The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

The very talented Susan Banks from Tallaght, who was behind the massively popular Michael Tea Higgins tea cosy, has been hard at work. She has created something for our brand new President - 'Catherine Connell-Tea'. Susan joined Ian on the phone this morning to tell him all about it. She even offered to create the Ian Demps-tea for him! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here' is kicking off later this week, and on this morning's Gift Grub, Ian caught up with presenters Ant and Dec. He was also joined by podcaster Vogue Williams, who is rumoured to be heading down under. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian and Donal Lenihan caught up on Saturday's Ireland v Japan game. But it wasn't just the score that had everyone talking- the eye-catching haircuts of players caught people's eye too. Hit play now to hear the episode in full.

There was plenty going on The Breakfast Show this week for you to catch up on. Ray Christie tries a game of Waffle, Ian hears all about the new Mummy movie, the retiring Baldy Barber calls in and Dave Moore sells us the benefits of a whole book of Bad Jokes! Enjoy whenever and wherever you listen.

The Arts Council should consider revising how they assess grant applications and has warned that comedians have been "frozen out". This is according to Minister for Culture and Arts Patrick O'Donovan. So, if it was brought in, just how would the application process work and who could qualify? Gift Grub investigates!

Miriam O'Callaghan has released her new memoir and it's flying off the shelves. Life, Work, Everything gives us a look inside the life of one of Ireland's most popular broadcasters. This morning, we heard some extracts from the audiobook with Bertie, Leo and even Tony Blair joining in.

The Ivan Yates controversy continues to rumble after he failed to disclose that he coached presidential candidate Jim Gavin before some media interviews. One person who was blindsided was Matt Cooper who co-hosted the Path to Power podcast with Yates. Will Matt and the pod survive without Ivan?

New Zealand got revenge on Ireland in Chicago on Saturday evening with a convincing win. Michael Flatley and Ronan O Gara joined Ian this morning to discuss what went wrong on the night.

Bon Jovi are coming back to Dublin's Croke Park on August 30th 2026. Ian sat down with Jon Bon Jovi this morning to hear what makes Irish audiences the best in the world as well as surprising Ireland's biggest Bon Jovi fan! Make sure you check out the videos on Today FM socials too. Enjoy!

The O'Sullivans went the whole way and were crowned Ireland's Smartest Surname 2025, Mary and her family were heading on an exciting trip, and Ian quizzed everyone on the things that we should throw out but can't / don't! Hit play now to hear the episode in full.