The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

President Michael D. Higgins is in New York for a United Nations Conference, but he's not the only one. Our Taoiseach, Simon Harris, is also in The Big Apple and call it coincidence or fate, but they can't stop bumping into each other. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Fair City recently celebrated a massive moment- 35 years on air! Gift Grub's resident TV reviewer Daniel O'Donnell joined Ian this morning to mark the milestone. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Since Covid, thousands of the Irish workforce have become accustomed to working at home or at least a hybrid between home and the office. However, Amazon have ruffled some feathers by ordering their staff back to the office five days a week. On this morning’s Gift Grub, Michael O’Leary gave his honest thoughts on the move. Spoiler alert: He’s thrilled! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Did you know that one in four people have started their Christmas shopping?! A new survey released this week revealed the shocking statistic. On this morning's show, Ian caught up with a few of the Gift Grub crew to find out where they stand on the C-Word. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Football club Manchester City have been accused of violations of the Premier League's financial regulations and on Monday, they began a ten week hearing which aims to investigate the alleged wrong-doing. On this morning's Gift Grub, we got a sneak peek at the proceedings! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Ian hears what it takes to be a judge at the Ploughing Championships as well as the latest from Ireland's Smartest Surname and the Emmys. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.

After a lovely, long summer break, the Dáil is back. Has anything changed? Well, if this morning's Gift Grub is anything to go by - no! Well, except for the fact that we're 14 billion euro richer!

Well, today marks the start of the National Ploughing Championships. It will run until Thursday and over 200,000 people will make their way to Laois for the fun! There’s plenty going on - ploughing, cookery, crafts, sheep shearing and even a search of a new boyband! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Well, it's official. The Irish government has been told that it needs to collect €14 billion in taxes from Apple. But, what on earth will the government do with a windfall of this magnitude?! On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined by lots of familiar voices, who had a few ideas. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The Lazenby's take on Harry Potter in Waffle, the Dunnes try their hand at Ireland's Smartest Surnames and all the MTV VMA goss from Shauna. Subscribe to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show wherever you get your podcasts.