The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

With Man Utd's performance hitting a new low, legends of the club's past and present gathered at a mysterious, undisclosed location to air their frustrations. Hit play now to hear the full Gift Grub episode.

While the presidential election heats up, this morning's Gift Grub shifted focus slightly, from the President to the Paso Doble! Who is going to replace Lorraine Barry as a judge on Dancing With The Stars Ireland? Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After the most dramatic of days in New York, Europe defeated the US 15-13 to win the Ryder Cup once again. It was Ireland's Shane Lowry who saved the day and he joined us from the afterparty along with a few other familiar faces.

With over 70,000 packed into Croker on Sunday for the NFL game between the Steelers and the Vikings, it's safe to say it won't be the last time we see a game like this in Ireland. It was a bit of a culture shock however for GAA and rugby fans including Donal Lenihan and Marty Morrissey.

The Ryder Cup starts tomorrow in New York with USA hoping to claim back the trophy from Team Europe after defeat in Rome two years ago. Rory McIlroy is joined on his radio show by Padraig Harrington and President Trump as excitement levels grow in the golfing world.

With three confirmed candidates in the race to replace Michael D Higgins as President of Ireland, the campaign trail has begun. The Gift Grub microphones followed Jim Gavin, Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly up close around the country.

Patrick Kielty sparked a debate the other night after a public display of support for US television host, Jimmy Kimmel.With Kimmel suspended from his own show by ABC, Kielty declared that the host was welcome in Ireland as you can 'Say whatever the f**k you want'!But is that fully true in RTE? Gift Grub investigates.

Kate O Connor secured Ireland's first world track and field medal since Sonia O'Sullivan's gold in 1995 by winning a silver medal on Saturday afternoon at the World Championships in Tokyo. Katie Taylor and Dundalk legend Steve Staunton joined Ray to pay tribute this morning.

There has been chaos in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport over the weekend with many delays, flights cancelled and long check-in queues. Keith Duffy and Michael O Leary were among those at the airport this morning happy to chat to Ray.

Ian was lucky enough to sit down with Hollywood stars Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell to chat about their movie, 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey'. Hit play now to hear how happy Colin was to see Iano and how thrilled they both were with Iano's gift.

Happy Birthday, Paschal Donohoe! The Minister for Finance celebrated his big birthday by joining Ian on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

It's Culture Night in Ireland, and exciting events are happening all over the country tonight. Dáithí is on the beach, Christy is making butter, and Heather Humphreys is feeling musical. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who has recruited some of his peers and former colleagues to help him with his autobiography. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

On this morning's show, Ian was lucky enough to welcome the incredibly talented Saoirse Monica Jackson to the studio! Saoirse is currently preparing for a run of 'Three Sisters' at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, and she reflected on her journey from selling Hello Fresh door to door, to Derry Girls, to the stage. Ian also had a little surprise for her, which almost had her in tears! Hit play now to listen back to the lovely chat.

On this morning's show, Ian caught up with our Ploughing Correspondent, Charlie O'Dwyer, who is a 14-year-old farmer. Charlie may be a farmer, but if he wanted a career in broadcasting, he could go straight to the top. If you missed him this morning, please take this opportunity to listen to an absolute legend in action.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to Marty Morrissey at the Ploughing Championships. From Joanna Donnelly's weather forecast to Michael Flatley showcasing his famous flute, it's all happening! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed over to Ryder Cup's 'Team Europe', who have been using VR headsets to prepare for the heckling that they may get from the New York crowd! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After a long summer break, The Late Late Show returned on Friday night, and one of the first guests was Irish dancing legend Michael Flatley. On the show, Michael revealed to Patrick that he had plans to auction off his famous flute. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to tell him all about the sale of the precious instrument. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

As Heather Humphreys prepares to run for President, she joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to talk through her plan for the campaign. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Lucy in Sydney stumbled upon Today FM when looking for Aussie station 2Day FM. However, we were able to win her over, and she's still with us! There's also Ian's scheduling issues, a cool new micro-gifting idea, and an unsuccessful Waffle attempt. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts

On this morning's Gift Grub, Donal Lenihan looks ahead to the Women's Rugby World Cup and Ireland's next match! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

After a lovely summer break, The Late Late Show is back tonight. But who will be on? We know Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell will be chatting to Patrick Kielty, but what else can we expect? Ian caught up with some potential guests on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, we headed over to catch up with Sinn Féin FM. However, this is no ordinary episode of Sinn Féin FM, it's a Traitors Special! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, there was only one topic up for discussion - Ireland's disappointing loss to Armenia. Eamon, Michael D, and Stan all rowed in with their strong opinions on the situation. There may have been a pen tossed in frustration. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed over to Radio Roy as the boys in green gear up for a crucial World Cup qualifier against Armenia. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

After a huge amount of speculation and rumour, Bertie Ahern has backed out of the Irish Presidential Race and has officially taken himself out of the running. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to explain why. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

The party was still going on in The K Club this morning, as the stars of Irish golf toasted to Rory McIlroy's Irish Open win! Ian was lucky enough to cross live to Kildare, where celebrations were in full swing. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

Ian chats to a bus full of girls heading off to support the Irish Ladies in the Rugby World Cup, he clears out his cupboard of treasure and hears a story of good old fashioned kindness! Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts

Bertie has bowed out, Jim Gavin is going for it, and Bob Geldof is still undecided. The Presidential Race is wide open! On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian and some well-known Gift Grub voices really got into it. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

Back in January 2025, Irish footballer Robbie Keane became the manager of the Hungarian team, Ferencvaros. So, with Ireland playing Hungary at the weekend, Ian thought Robbie might have some interesting observations, or the inside scoop on some of the players. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

With the Irish Open kicking off in Kildare this week, there is plenty of excitement around The K Club. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live and managed to capture some legends teeing off for the Pro-Am. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

There's a lot of sport on at the moment, and Roy Keane had a studio booked for a special episode of Radio Roy! However, Roy got booted out by Ronan O'Gara, who also needed to record Radio ROG and then....someone else arrived at the door! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

With Claire Byrne making the move over to Bauer Media, it seems that some of the other RTÉ presenters are interested in jumping ship too! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

The Irish adaptation of The Traitors launched on RTÉ last night, and it's off to a good start. On this morning's Gift Grub, some familiar faces joined Ian to give a full rundown. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

It's transfer deadline day, and on this morning's Gift Grub, it wasn't just footballers making headlines! Ian crossed live to Sky for the latest shocking news, including Claire Byrne's sensational switch. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to Electric Picnic. He caught up with Matt Cooper and Frank Greaney, who were nice and cosy in their tent on the campsite. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The two most popular things in Ireland this summer have probably been the return of Oasis and the increase of saunas across the country. They are everywhere! Christy Moore joined Ian live from his personal sauna and even penned a song to mark their popularity.

Well, the back-to-school rush is well and truly on, and on this morning's Gift Grub, we heard a trailer from an exciting new drama, which is set to unearth the chaos and challenges that come with the end of the summer holidays. Frightening stuff. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

Former Dublin manager Jim Gavin has been heavily linked to becoming the Fianna Fail candidate for the upcoming race to the Aras. Bertie Ahern, Paschal Donohoe and Davy Fitzgerald all chat to Ian about this breaking political GAA story.

Robbie Williams put in a man of the match performance in Croke Park on Saturday night with an array of hits and surprises. While Marty Morrissey sums up the atmosphere on the night, man of the moment Garron Noone tells Ian about his night on the stage with Robbie.

Ireland got off to a great start at the Women's Rugby World Cup with a win over Japan at the weekend. Rugby commentator Donal Lenihan is our man on the ground following the girls in green.

RTÉ has announced its 2025-26 schedule, with three brand-new Irish dramas, a revamped Ireland's Fittest Family and the return of The 2 Johnnies' Late Night Lock-In among others. Tipp's finest joined Ian this morning along with Miriam live from the sun.