The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show

This summer has been an absolute feast for sports fans. Between Gaelic, Rugby, Hurling and the Euros, there has been plenty to go around. But some sports are getting plenty of TV time and others seem to be missing out. On this morning's Gift Grub, pundits from each discipline argued about the merits of their sport being shown on RTE television. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Taylor Swift fever has gripped us all, with countless events happening across the country to celebrate the Queen of Pop's arrival later this week. But, did you know Taylor has travelled quite of bit of our beautiful country? If you are trying to figure out your holiday plans, why not follow in Taylor's footsteps. Fáilte Ireland have curated a list of Taylor-inspired stays around Ireland for you to visit, to recreate. Check out DiscoverIreland.ie to plan your next Taylor-inspired short break now! They have also collaborated with internationally acclaimed, Irish-designer, Gabrielle Malone, who created a beautiful, bespoke cardigan for Taylor, which will be presented to her this week. Gabrielle joined Ian on this morning's show to tell him all about it.

As Leaving Certificate students all across Ireland prepare to sit Maths Paper 1 today, some of the Gift Grub crew joined Ian, to reminise about their own school days and their mathematical strengths and weaknesses. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

With connections in both Clare and Limerick, this weekend's Munster Hurling Final is going to prove difficult for President Michael D Higgins. He joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub and got into a bit of fluster when trying to pick sides. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Our researcher Shauna headed off to meet a selection of students from 1st and 2nd classes at City Quay National School, Dublin 2. She spoke to Indie, Reuben, Sidarth, Sam, Katie, Safa, Danni, Lily, Mason and Harley and asked them about loveable family pets and adults who never learned how to cycle. Hit play now to hear the full chat!     

John O'Shea managed to lead the Irish football team to victory on Tuesday night, with Troye Parrott scoring the winning goal against Hungary! The lads have had a tricky few months , so any win is welcomed! On this morning's Gift Grub, a special report highlighted just how big of a deal this is! Hit play to hear the full episode.

Election fever has hit Gift Grub. With just a few days left until the local and European elections, candidates are out on the campaign trail, meeting the people of Ireland and the Gift Grub microphones managed to pick up some of the more interesting interactions! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Gift Grub's Eamon Dunphy always gives Iano a hard time for not being a 'real football guy'. However, with Ian off this morning, Eamon took the opportunity to start a few rumours. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Following on from the various RTÉ scandals over the last year, they've introduced a new 'Register of Gifts, which will require employees to declare any gifts they receive and any little nixers they might be working on. On this morning's Gift Grub, we got a sneak peak of a hotline set up to answer any staff queries on this and the Gift Grub crew are being very cooperative. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

This June Bank Holiday weekend, we'll be counting down the Today FM Top 1000, as voted for by the listeners of Today FM! Some of the most loved Gift Grub characters joined Ian this morning, to give their thoughts on the poll and who should be in the top spot. Hit play now to hear the full episode.