

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
Today FM
Welcome to today, this is your captain speaking. With Iano at the helm, the Breakfast Show brings you up to speed on everything. News, sport, guests, giveaways, listener interaction and music - not to mention the legendary Gift Grub - all add to the mix of this 2-hour radio rollercoaster. Buckle up and come and have your breakfast.
Episodes
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Sep 18, 2023 • 3min
Gift Grub: Johnny Breaks ROG's Record!
Saturday was a big day for Johnny Sexton. Ireland defeated Tonga 59-16 in their second Rugby World Cup pool game AND Johnny became Ireland's record points scorer, beating the record held by Ronan O'Gara. The two lads joined Ian on the line for this morning's Gift Grub, and ROG was, as you'd expect, absolutely over the moon...Hit play now to hear all the craic!

Sep 15, 2023 • 5min
Gift Grub: All Eyes Are On Patrick Kielty Tonight
The brand new Late Late Show, hosted by the charismatic Patrick Kielty, kicks off tonight. Some familiar faces joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to look ahead....

Sep 15, 2023 • 4min
Gift Grub: It's All About Ireland V Tonga
Ireland's Rugby World Cup dream continues on Saturday as they take on Tonga. Louis Walsh joined Ian to give his professional opinion on the national anthems controversy, followed by an excited Donal Lenihan...

Sep 14, 2023 • 4min
Gift Grub: Who Might Replace Stephen Kenny?
There's a lot of speculation about who might replace Stephen Kenny as the Republic of Ireland manager. Some of the potential candidates joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub, including Ryan Tubridy, who is apparently in the running for the gig too!

Sep 13, 2023 • 4min
Gift Grub: Radio ROG 'Ireland V South Africa' Special
Well, the Rugby World Cup is in full swing and Ireland take on South Africa this Saturday in Paris. Can Ireland defeat the Spring Boks? How are the traveling fans getting on? Who will CJ Stander be shouting for? Find the answers to all those burning questions in this episode of Radio ROG. Hit play to hear the full episode!

Sep 8, 2023 • 5min
Gift Grub: Football Fans React To The Irish Defeat
Ireland took on France in last night's Euro qualifier and unfortunately, lost the match 2-0. Some of Ireland's greatest football stars and fans joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub for all post-game analysis. Hit play to hear the full episode.

Sep 7, 2023 • 5min
Gift Grub: Radio ROG and Radio Roy Join Forces!
We are spoiled for choice when it comes to sport at the moment. The Irish Rugby team are standing by and ready for the 2023 World Cup to kick off in France this weekend and on the football front, Stephen Kenny’s men take on France in the Euro Qualifier tonight. A match of this calibre would generally mean a special episode of ‘Radio Roy’ but Ronan O’Gara has other ideas. Hit play now to hear it all unfold…

Sep 6, 2023 • 6min
Gift Grub: Roy Keane Pens A Beautiful Ballad For Evan Ferguson
Roy Keane is a straight-talking kind of guy. He doesn't suffer fools gladly and he doesn't often get carried away, Except when it comes to the new Republic of Ireland hope, the one and only Evan Ferguson.

Sep 5, 2023 • 3min
Gift Grub: Do We Really Need More TDs?!
The Government has announced plans to increase the number of the country's politicians but, it has been received with mixed reaction. President Michael D Higgins is restricted in what he can say on the matter but, that doesn't mean he can't encourage others to get vocal...

Sep 4, 2023 • 4min
Gift Grub: Daniel Lets Rip On Fair City
Our resident TV expert, Daniel O'Donnell, joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub. He had one topic on his mind and that was Fair City...


