It's finally Friday and Paschal Donohoe is shattered.

After a busy week announcing Budget 2022, he has retreated to Powerscourt Hotel and Spa to unwind.

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Pamela Joyce, who's filling in for Ian this week, checked in with Paschal mid-massage for a debrief on the week.

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The boys are back - Westlife have just announced a new album, 'Wild Dreams', which will be out November 26th!

Lifelong Westlife fan Pamela Joyce is taking over The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this week and needless to say she was ecstatic to chat to Shane Filan and Nicky Byrne this morning.

The lads shared their experiences recording the album remotely, with doorbells ringing, dogs barking and kids coming in from school all featuring amongst the songs.

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They also talked about the debate to include the all important key change in their new single 'Starlight'.

To test their knowledge on their own lyrics, Pamela challenged the lads to a game of Sing The Next Westlife Line!

We're sure Pamela wasn't the only one swooning!

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Ronan Keating's new album 'Songs From Home' sees the Boyzone frontman cover hits from a selection of Irish artists.

On this morning's Gift Grub, Ronan appeared on the Dave Fanning Show to chat about the album and share his delight at the reviews.

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He also treated listeners to live performances of some tracks from the album including 'The Island', 'Where The Streets Have No Name' and 'Summer In Dublin'.

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It's two in a row now for Stephen Kenny's side after Ireland beat Qatar 4-0 last night.

Eamon Dunphy joined Pamela Joyce on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning for a debrief on the match.

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Francis Brennan and Professor Luke O'Neill also chimed in with their takes on the game, before Dunphy and Giles played us out with a song...

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Last week, news broke that Kylie Minogue had decided to return home to Oz after 30 years in the UK.

No one was more distressed by the move than long-time Kylie stan Leo Varadkar.

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This morning, The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show hooked Leo up with a call from Kylie and he unashamedly pleaded with her to stay.

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Pamela Joyce has taken over The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show for the week while Ian is on holidays.

This morning, the Gift Grub Gals Miriam O'Callaghan, Glenda Gilson and Joan Burton phoned in to cheer Pamela on.

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Miriam was like a proud mother listening in, while Joan was more interested in entering Waffle.

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Authors and besties Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen struck gold when they created the character of Aisling, the quintessential Irish girl on a hungover Sunday morning.

To coincide with the release of their fourth book, Aisling And The City, Emer and Sarah joined The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning to chat all about the newest installment of the What A Complete Aisling series.

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Sarah told Ian about the fringe that sparked their 18-year friendship, while Emer gave an update on bringing Aisling to the screen with Element Pictures.

They also announced a very exciting competition coming up next week on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show which may or may not involve a trip to New York...

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It's looking increasingly likely that Dancing With The Stars will return to RTÉ in January, however, some big changes may be afoot.

Rumours have been swirling that judges Brian Redmond and Julian Benson may not be waltzing into the new series.

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On The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning, the two dancing kings addressed the rumours and showed they wouldn't be going down without a fight.

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It's been a week of highs and lows for Ray D'Arcy.

From winning an IMRO to The Den being cancelled, it's been hard to keep up with it all!

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Ray gave an update of his week on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning and he really tried to cap things off on a positive note.

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