The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Well, it's the story on everyone's lips. The news broke yesterday evening that over the last number of years, Ryan Tubridy has been paid €345,000 more than declared. This announcement has left RTÉ staff in shock and some of the Gift Grub crew joined Ian this morning to share their thoughts on the matter. Ian even managed to get an exclusive with the man himself...

Seagulls have been causing havoc in Ireland for the last number of years but Drogheda seems to be their most recent stronghold. Locals have complained of being terrorised by thousands of birds, who have been intimidating them, stealing food, and pulling rubbish all over the town. There's only one thing for it - a Gift Grub Primetime special.

Liam Brady retired as a pundit on RTE this week, after an amazing 25 years. On this morning's Gift Grub, his old colleagues Eamon Dunphy and John Giles performed a tribute to him, in the form of a rap. Who knew Eamon Dunphy was a rapper?!

Earlier this week, ice cream manufacturer HB made the frankly shocking announcement that the legendary ice cream, the only and only 'Choc Ice', is to be discontinued. In this morning's Gift Grub, Joe Duffy opened the Liveline for the public's thoughts on the tragedy...

Reporter Henry McKean is in Berlin this week, supporting Ireland at the Special Olympics. He joined Ian on the line this morning, to give him the rundown on all the action from the 73 Irish athletes, including Team Ireland's football team, who started with an impressive 13-0 victory over Switzerland.

Ireland takes on Gibraltar tonight, for the third of our Euro 2024 qualifiers. Some of the Gift Grub crew joined Ian this morning for a little preview and Steve Staunton isn't too confident...

Earlier in the month, Air New Zealand announced that they would be conducting a passenger weight survey, as a way to gather data on the weight load and distribution for planes. Naturally, Michael O'Leary had some thoughts on this. He joined Ian on the line this morning.

Ireland take on Greece tonight in the all-important Euro 2024 qualifier. But, can the boys in green do what it takes to win?! The Gift Grub crew joined Ian this morning to give their predictions.

Joey Carbery, Conor Murray, Gary Ringrose & Tadhg Furlong have all tied the knot in the past two weeks. Is it a coincidence or is it all part of Paul O'Connell's plan for Ireland's World Cup domination?!

Dalkey Book Festival kicks off tomorrow and the who's who of literature are making their way towards Dublin. Gift Grub got a little sneak peek of the action....