Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

You might remember 10-year-old Saoibh Lonergan from her appearance on the Late Late Toy Show with a song she wrote, Raining Rainbows. She had to have major surgery over the summer to remove a tumour on her back - but now she is absolutely smashing her recovery. This week Alison caught up with Saoibh and her dad Kenny. They told Weekend Breakfast her story in honour of the return of Little Baker and chatted about the Great Irish Bake - all in aid of Children’s Health Ireland. The Great Irish Bake is being held by the Children's Health Foundation on March 31st. For more details on how to get involved, tune into Weekend Breakfast every Saturday, or visit childrenshealth.ie/greatirishbake

Sophie Hinchliffe, aka Mrs Hinch, is an internet sensation renowned for her cleaning tips and tricks. She posts content of her cleaning - AKA Hinching – to her 4.6 million Instagram followers. She joined Weekend Breakfast to chat about life as a cleanfluencer, alpachas and her new kids book - Welcome to Hinch Farm.

This week Weekend Breakfast caught up with the hilarious mind behind Ross O’Carroll-Kely, Paul Howard, to discuss his second brain child, Aldrin Adams – a cheese-loving, kind-hearted kid superhero. Following the release of he second book in the Aldin series this week, Paul filled Alison in on Aldrin’s latest antics and his own cheese-induced nightmares…

Dublin Senator Lynn Ruane embarked on a roadtrip across Ireland this summer with Bafta-winning actress Miriam Margoyles to explore the life of Lady Gregory. She joined Alison to chat about her mate Mimzo, travelling cross country, and even managed to squeeze in a quick lesson in Dublinese....

It's been a busy few weeks in the Mescal household! Singer-songwriter Nell caught up with Weekend Breakfast to chat about her new track Homesick, her reaction to Paul's Oscar Nomination and the Irish on the centre stage.

Husband and wife Gina and Karol Daly - more commonly known as the Daly Dish - are all about good food and big flavours. Their most recent book was crowned Cookbook at the Year of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2022. This week they spoke to Weekend Breakfast about fakeaways, the perfect Sunday dinner and eating well without sacrificing the wow factor.

To fight the January Blues, many are dreaming of sunnier summer days. With holidays on the brain, Alison caught up with travel expert Pól Ó Conghaile. They chatted about the best holiday deals for families and couples and the Irish Independent Reader Travel Awards 2023.

Dr Coleman Noctor joined Weekend Breakfast with his top three parenting tips for 2023. He chatted about improving your child’s social skillset, learning to take a backseat and embracing the average. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

We caught up with Eoin Reardon, 21-year old from Cork who blew up on TikTok after sharing videos of his traditional woodworking skills. What started as a lockdown hobby for Eoin has become a regular source of entertainment for his 2.5 million followers worldwide. He chatted to Alison about TikTok, traditional tool, building his platform (and his curragh).

As the first week in 2023 draws to a close, many of us are attempting to stick to our resolutions and lead healthier lives. We caught up with dietitian Orla Walsh to discuss forging healthy habits and the dos and don'ts of eating well.