The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

It's All Ireland Football Final Weekend with Galway taking on Armagh take on Galway in Croke Park on Sunday. President Higgins will be there on the day and tried to be as diplomatic as possible.

It was confirmed this week that RTÉ will get a guaranteed €725m in public funding over the next three years in a bailout. Ian rang Montrose to speak to a representative about the news.

The Olympics officially start on Friday but there's events already underway across Paris. Ronan O Gara and Donal Lenihan join Ian from the capital with an update on Team Ireland's performance.

Simon Cowell has arrived in Ireland searching for talented singers for his new boyband. After some frustrating auditions in Dublin, a trip to Munster changes everything!

Simon Harris just hasn't sat down since becoming Taoiseach a few months ago. If he's not shaking hands with world leaders, he's mingling with the crowds at the All Ireland Hurling Final. He's a modern day Duracell Bunny!

Clare are All Ireland Hurling Champions for 2024 and Christy Moore rewrote one of his most famous hits to mark the historic occasion.

President Higgins has had enough. While Europe enjoys warm temperatures, we are stuck here with sideways rain and the sun peering out for a look every now and again. Michael D joined Ian to vent this morning.

Bertie Ahern has failed to rule himself out of the next presidential race but says if he does enter, he will be 'running to win'. Will he go for it? Unfortunately, Iano struggled to get a straight answer out of him on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Cork and Clare go head to head in the All-Ireland Hurling Final this weekend and the scramble for tickets is well and truly on. Davy Fitzgerald was onto Ian to see if he had any connections. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The Open Championship kicks off today and some of the world's highest-ranked professional golfers will tee off at Royal Troon. On this morning's Gift Grub, a few more famous faces popped up, ready to give this whole golf thing a go! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Earlier this week, we were chatting about newlyweds, Lucy Kelly and Tadgh Dennehy, who recently got hitched! The Cork couple decided to do things a little differently on their big day and chose an unusual method of transport to travel to their venue in Cobh - they took the train from Kent Station, along with 100 of their nearest and dearest! Upon hearing this gorgeous story, lots of listeners got in touch to share their own slightly unusual wedding stories . One message in particular captured our attention... I was at Paolo Nutini in Thomond Park last Saturday evening & there was a wedding party in one of the corporate boxes, apparently, bride & groom are huge Paolo fans so rented out a corporate box for the day & they looked like they were having a ball! Put out a call & they might tell you all about it, we certainly enjoyed looking at them from the pitch! Well, Ireland is small and it turns out the groom was listening! Paddy Curran joined Ian on this morning's show and told him all about himself and his wife Carmel's special day!

It's all about Cork and Clare, as they go head to head in the All-Ireland Hurling Final this weekend. But, the rivalry isn't just on the pitch! On this morning's Gift Grub, the two counties and their supporters locked heads in a musical battle too! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

It was announced last week that Rory Gallagher’s legendary Fender Stratocaster guitar was going up for auction, much to the dismay of rock and roll fans across the country. There have been calls to keep the guitar in Ireland and the government have been urged to intervene, to help hold onto this piece of history. On this morning’s Gift Grub, the Liveline was lighting up! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Rugby fans rejoiced on Saturday as Ireland beat South Africa by one point, after a dramatic and nail-biting game in Durban. Donal Lenihan joined Ian for this morning's Gift Grub and he was full of the joys. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Spain were crowned winners of Euros 2024 last night, after an exciting 2-1 victory over England. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined by Eamon Dunphy, who was overcome with passion. Who knew Eamon could speak Spanish?! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

This week, the big story in Irish sport was the appointment of the new Ireland manager. Icelandic Heimir Hallgrimsson held his first press conference on Thursday and on this morning's Gift Grub, former Ireland managers joined Ray to review his performance. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Donal Lenihan joined Ray, live from South Africa, ahead of the second Ireland v South Africa test. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

They've only gone and done it! England are one game away from glory after defeating the Netherlands with a last minute winner. Nigel Farage, Eamon Dunphy and Ryan Tubridy all give their immediate reaction.

Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this week. On this morning's Gift Grub, we managed to get inside the Aras to see how they are marking this momentous milestone. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After Sunday’s historic dethroning of four in a row champions Limerick, celebrations are continuing in Cork. Hit play now to hear the full episode.