The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

It's all happening this weekend! Leinster and Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle meet on Saturday for the much anticipated Champions Cup Final and Ian crossed live to the man himself this morning for a special edition of 'Radio ROG'...

Tired of being broke? Electricity charges have risen, gas prices, fuel costs, grocery bills, you name it - it's going up. It's not just us though, the cost of living crisis and 'shrinkflation' has even hit the more affluent of the Gift Grub crew....

There has been a lot of frustration with GAAGO in recent weeks, coming from both sports stars and fans. The subscription-based streaming service has been showing a selection of GAA matches for free. However, some of the bigger, more important games are behind a paywall and this has angered many in the GAA community. They decided to group together and took to the studio to channel their dissatisfaction...

Munster reigned victorious this weekend, taking a 16-15 victory over Leinster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the URC semi-final. After a very tight game, some of Gift Grub's biggest rugby fans joined Ian on the line to relive the exhilaration...

We all know that John Mullane loves his county boi. But, which county does Waterford manager Davy love? John puts his loyalty to the test...

This week on the show, Ian was asking for the best Irish slang words and the Gift Grub crew were more than happy to provide some excellent suggestions...

What is going on behind the scenes at RTE? By the sounds of things, the powers that be are desperately trying to find and lock down the new host of The Late Late Show. Long board meetings, power struggles, unexpected changes, press releases - it's starting to sound like an episode of Succession...

In our latest trip to primary schools across the country, Shauna headed off to meet the students from Ms Twaddle’s 2nd class, in Melview National School, Longford. She spoke to Amelija, Julia, Nicole, Dan, Andrei, Conor, Aisha, Oisin, Zac, Una, Ella, Rachel, Ellie Rose, Viljamas, Alanna, Vilte, Joseph, Piotr, Malaikah, Leo, Michael, Elena, Múireann, Franciszek, Ruby, Farah, Isaac, Cillian, Blake, Mila and Iva. The dawn of mind-reading machines is upon us. Scientists have shown it is possible to read thoughts using a brain scanner and Shauna asked the children what they thought of this development and how it could be used. She also asked them about the cost-of-living crisis and if they had any tips on how adults could cut back and save a few bob…. Thanks to secretary Lorna, teacher Ms. Twaddle, and to principal Bryan Kennedy who is a big fan of the show and organised the visit!

It's the question on everyone's lips. What went wrong for Ireland at last night's Eurovision? Despite Wild Youth putting on a great performance and getting a great response from the crowd, it just wasn’t enough to get them into the Grand Final. Some of Gift Grub's biggest Eurovision fans joined Ian on the line this morning to give their thoughts...

Bruce Springsteen has been in Ireland for the guts of a week now and the man is popping up left, right, and centre. Is there anywhere he hasn't been?! On this morning's Gift Grub, Joe Duffy opened the Liveline...