Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

As season six of The Great Pottery Throwdown returns to our screens tonight, Alison caught up with master potter Keith Brymer Jones. They chatted about the art of ceramics, creativity, patience and Keith's unlikely friendship with a certain A-lister...

Bressie joined Alison in studio and shared some great tips to help keep mindful during the Christmas break. It can be a time of high stress for a lot of people, but the popular singer and podcaster has some excellent tips. Plus, he gives more details of the relaunch of his hugely popular podcast "Where Is My Mind". There will be a live podcast recording on April 28th at the 3Olympia Theatre too.

Neven Maguire joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast to talk all things Christmas dinner. Neven had our mouths watering with his special twists on Christmas classics but also gave us some tips on how to avoid a big stress over the cooking. We can't wait to try his harissa turkey and soy sauce brussels sprouts!

Mario Rosenstock joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast and had us laughing from start to finish! Straight off the back of his Late Late Show appearance he let us in on his backstage secrets and gave us a taste of a new sketch featuring Matt Cooper, Frank Greaney and our very own Alison.

The fabulous Sarah Breen joined us in studio on Weekend Breakfast. She spoke to Alison Curtis about being an only child and now have her own kids, why she is a 10 bauble Christmas lover! And of course what happens next for her famous Irish heroine Aisling.

Actress, author, podcaster, designer, mother and all round hilarious woman, Amy Huberman joined Alison to discuss her podcast exploring the joys and difficulties in parenting. Aldi's Mamia & Me has real talk, parenting confessions and most importantly - laughs! Amy and Alison had plenty of laughs on the show.

Derry woman Serena Terry, also known as ‘Mammy Banter’ has released her second, eagerly-awaited new book, ‘The Sh!te Before Christmas’ and joined Alison on Sunday's show. Serena shot to fame on Instagram and TikTok, amassing more than two million followers and 35 million views across all platforms. She also made a guest appearance on the final season of "Derry Girls". After the phenomenal success of her first book 'Mammy Banter: The Secret Life of an Uncool Mum' Serena couldn't wait to tell more of Tara's story, and this time we meet her during one of the most chaotic times of the year. Serena and Alison talk about the extreme pressure mammies put on themselves at this time of year, and how Serena wrote this book in just 8 weeks!

We have our Cadbury Soundtown Winner for 2022. Congratulations to Listowel, Co Kerry! In 2022 local spirit has never been more important, and we've been searching for those communities that go the extra mile to spread light and joy. Our judging panel said Listowel fully embodied our SOUND qualities of It has been a difficult year for us all with the hope of returning to ‘normality’ taking a little longer than anticipated. Local spirit has never been more important, and we want to celebrate those communities that go the extra mile to spread light and joy. Soundtown with Alison Curtis is back and ready to hear about the wonderful community spirit in your neighbourhood. And you don’t have to be a sound ’town’ – you could be a sound city, a sound village, a sound collection of locals. We’re looking for communities who live and breathe our SOUND qualities: Selfless, Optimistic, United, Neighbourly, Dependable. Click play to hear their fantastic reaction to winning €10,000 for their town with thanks to Cadbury. HUGE THANKS to all our amazing finalists: Westport Co Mayo, Drogheda Co Louth, Rosscarbery Co Cork, Grange Co Carlow, and Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath

Comedian Emma Doran has just announced her biggest tour to date including a night a Vicar Street on April 21st. Emma joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast to tell her all about it, including the unusual places she gets her comedy inspiration from.

Bryan went viral this week after a video he made about his story was received with HUGE positive responses. Mallow native Bryan O’Keeffe was unhappy with his weight at 23 stone and wanted to change his life for the better — At the end of last year, he moved to the Mallorcan wilderness cutting off communication from family and friends for 7 months so he could get his transformation going. His hard work paid off as he dropped a whopping 10 stone. To celebrate his transformation, he came home to Ireland to surprise his family and friends and released a video. Alison spoke to Bryan on Saturday's show to hear all about it.