The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

Ireland are gearing up for their first of three New Zealand games this Saturday. Rugby's hottest boyband, The FOGs, returned to the airwaves this morning to debut their new cover of 'Men In Black'. They absolutely smashed it!

The land of Céad Míle Fáilte is becoming less and less appealing for tourists as the cost of everything from a bed to a pint sky rockets. On this morning's Gift Grub, Michael Flatley delivers a tourism pitch for Ireland today. Begorrah, that's pricey!

All this week, Today FM are giving lucky listeners the chance to see Adele perform at Hyde Park this weekend. This morning, Adele herself joined The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show to talk about the upcoming gigs. She also took questions from some famous faces including Louis Walsh, Leo Varadkar and Davy Fitzgerald.

It was a fiery afternoon at Croke Park yesterday as Galway took on Armagh in the Senior Football Semi-Finals. As players headed back to their changing rooms, an almighty brawl broke out and Morgan Freeman was front and centre as the drama unfolded. He said it was like his own version of Glastonbury.

Leo Varadkar and Pearse Doherty have been at each others throats lately and there's been a lot of back and forth. Ian wanted to have them on this morning’s show to put their disagreements to bed once and for all.

It's an action packed weekend for gigs and Ian was joined this morning by a whole host of people to discuss what’s on. Matt Cooper is heading to see Inhaler in Fairview Park, Pat Kenny and Robbie Keane will be attending the Eagles and Miriam O’Callaghan is going to take a look at HAWKE THE BAND.

On Gift Grub this morning, Des Cahill, Pat Spillane, Morgan Freeman and Joe Brolly discuss this weekend’s GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Finals . On Saturday, Derry take on Clare and Dublin play Cork. Meanwhile on Sunday, it’s Galway v Armagh and then Kerry take on Mayo. Pat Spillane doesn’t think Mayo have a chance against Kerry, with David Clifford now given the ok to play following an injury. Morgan disagrees and is backing Aidan O’Shea and the Mayo boys.

There’s great excitement in the air with Harry Styles playing in the Aviva Stadium tonight. Christy decided to give one of Harry's tunes ‘As It Was’ a re-jig, keeping the rising cost of living in mind and reminiscing on the 1980’s.

Following Michael D Higgins speech about the Government and their housing policy, the President took a trip to Leinster House where the Government showed their disapproval.

This morning, Ian was joined by Morgan Freeman to spill the tea on the All-Ireland quarter-final double header in Semple Stadium on Saturday. He had the best seat in the house.