The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

The Deposit Return Scheme, which went live last Thursday, aims to improve the amount of recycling of soft drinks & bottles in Ireland. On this morning's Gift Grub, some of the older members of the cast looked back to days gone by and glass bottles with great nostalgia. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

There has been a lot of conversation around the RTÉ presenter wages and their top earners. A selection of the highest-paid staff joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub, to crunch the numbers and defend their pay. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Rugby fans are eagerly awaiting tonight's Six Nations opener against France and some of the Gift Grub crew joined Ian on the line to give a real sense of the pre-match excitement. As Donal Lenihan would say himself, this could change EVERYTHING! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Michael O'Leary has been in the news a lot this week after it emerged that he purchased 25 new houses in a north Dublin estate for staff. What would the Ryanair boss be like as a landlord? Well, this morning's Gift Grub gave us a sneak peek. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After a break for Christmas, Shauna’s School Run is back!Our researcher Shauna headed off to meet a selection of students from 1st and 2nd classes at Scoil Naomh Feichín in Termonfeckin. She spoke to Millie, Darcie, AJ, Kai, Jacob, Mila, Lucy, Hugo, Sebastian & Sarah. She quizzed them about youngest siblings and getting bored in your job. Click play now to hear what they had to say!

Ireland's favourite boyband, The FOGS, are back. The supergroup, made up of Irish legends Ronan O'Gara, Alan Quinlan and Paul O'Connell, are gearing up for the Six Nations and they joined Ian in the studio this morning to pay tribute to our 'Boys in Green' ahead of the opener in Marseille this weekend.

Jurgen Klopp's shock departure sent shockwaves through the football community last week. In Liverpool fans are still struggling to come to terms with the news. Joe Duffy's Liveline was hopping on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Proud Kerry man Dáithí Ó Sé may have caused some unrest in the Kingdom. The RTÉ presenter was recently crowned an honorary Cork man and even received a Cork 'passport'. The bould Dáithí joined Ian on the show this morning, as well as some other famous faces, who had a thing or two to say about it. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

It was all about the movies on last night's Dancing With The Stars, but the credits rolled for Cork TikToker Miriam Mullins, who was sent home. On this morning's Gift Grub, judges Brian and Arthur joined Ian to give him all the juicy gossip. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

January has been a long month, but for lots of people around the country, this week brought some joy, in the form of PAYDAY! Even the Gift Grub crew had been counting down the days. They joined Ian on the line this morning to rejoice! Hit play now to hear the full episode.