Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Ahead of this weekend's clash against Italy, Kathleen McNamee of Off The Ball joined Alison to discuss how the Irish rugby team are faring in the Six Nations.

Alison caught up with drag sensation turned ballroom star Panti Bliss, AKA Rory O'Neill, who has been painting the Dancing With the Stars floor red each week. They chatted all things ballroom, the bond between contestants this year and breaking down stigma.

With over one billion monthly users, Tiktok has fast become one of the most popular social media platforms out there. For parents with young teenagers, trying to navigate this new cyber space and keep their kids safe can be daunting. But CEO of Parentline Aileen Hickie is here to help! She joined Weekend Breakfast with tips to help parents tackle TikTok.

You might remember 10-year-old Saoibh Lonergan from her appearance on the Late Late Toy Show with a song she wrote, Raining Rainbows. She had to have major surgery over the summer to remove a tumour on her back - but now she is absolutely smashing her recovery. This week Alison caught up with Saoibh and her dad Kenny. They told Weekend Breakfast her story in honour of the return of Little Baker and chatted about the Great Irish Bake - all in aid of Children’s Health Ireland. The Great Irish Bake is being held by the Children's Health Foundation on March 31st. For more details on how to get involved, tune into Weekend Breakfast every Saturday, or visit childrenshealth.ie/greatirishbake

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Weekend Breakfast has love on the brain. And what type of love is more important than self-love? Alison caught up with Irish Times journalist Conor Capplis – who’s recently grown a mullet and is championing his hair and his decision.

Sophie Hinchliffe, aka Mrs Hinch, is an internet sensation renowned for her cleaning tips and tricks. She posts content of her cleaning - AKA Hinching – to her 4.6 million Instagram followers. She joined Weekend Breakfast to chat about life as a cleanfluencer, alpachas and her new kids book - Welcome to Hinch Farm.

This week Weekend Breakfast caught up with the hilarious mind behind Ross O’Carroll-Kely, Paul Howard, to discuss his second brain child, Aldrin Adams – a cheese-loving, kind-hearted kid superhero. Following the release of he second book in the Aldin series this week, Paul filled Alison in on Aldrin’s latest antics and his own cheese-induced nightmares…

Dublin Senator Lynn Ruane embarked on a roadtrip across Ireland this summer with Bafta-winning actress Miriam Margoyles to explore the life of Lady Gregory. She joined Alison to chat about her mate Mimzo, travelling cross country, and even managed to squeeze in a quick lesson in Dublinese....

It's been a busy few weeks in the Mescal household! Singer-songwriter Nell caught up with Weekend Breakfast to chat about her new track Homesick, her reaction to Paul's Oscar Nomination and the Irish on the centre stage.

Husband and wife Gina and Karol Daly - more commonly known as the Daly Dish - are all about good food and big flavours. Their most recent book was crowned Cookbook at the Year of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2022. This week they spoke to Weekend Breakfast about fakeaways, the perfect Sunday dinner and eating well without sacrificing the wow factor.