The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Well, it's the 4th of July and Americans worldwide are celebrating Independence Day. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian was joined by former President of the USA, Donald Trump amongst others...

Our resident GAA pundit, Morgaaaaan Freeman, joined Ian this morning to give him the full rundown on this weekend's proceedings, including the contentious Dublin v Mayo game...

Robbie Keane has been named as the new manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv. On this morning's Gift Grub, some of his old comrades got in touch to pass on their congratulations.

As Mayo and Dublin revisit their rivalry this weekend, Louis Walsh and Keith Duffy give us their county's predictions. Who knew Louis was a GAA expert?!

Well, it has certainly been a big week over at Montrose but at least they've been able to use the drama as inspiration for a new, gritty TV show called 'Dirty'. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian managed to get his hands on the trailer.

Obviously, there is huge public interest in the RTÉ pay scandal. On this morning's Gift Grub, Ian crossed live to the voice of horse-racing, Des Scahill, for The 'We Just Can't Get Enough Of This RTÉ Pay Scandal' Handicap Hurdle, live from Leopardstown....

Our resident GAA pundit, Morgaaaaan Freeman, joined Ian this morning to give him the full rundown on this weekend's proceedings, including the nail-biting Galway v Mayo match.

Last week, former Taoiseach Bertie Aherne was the guest of honour at a Fianna Fáil barbecue in Leixlip and the word is that he is preparing for a presidential bid. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub to talk barbeques amongst other things.

Father and daughter, Colm Meaney and his daughter Brenda, have teamed up to work together on the new play by Enda Walsh called 'Bedbound'. Funnily enough, the pair play father and daughter and they joined Ian in studio this morning to tell him all about it. Starring Colm Meaney and his daughter Brenda Meaney, it runs from the 14 - 29 July at Bailey Allen Hall, University of Galway as part of Galway International Arts Festival and the 8 - 12 August at 3Olympia Theatre. Colm & Brenda join me this morning in studio. Colm returns to the Irish stage for the first time in over 40 years, to play the once-flamboyant furniture salesman. Brenda Meaney plays his daughter, confined to a small bed.

Taylor Swift announced the European leg of her Eras tour this week, and much to the delight of fans, there are two Dublin dates on the list. However, the highly inflated cost of hotels on the dates has annoyed lots of people, including Gift Grub's Paschal Donohoe.