Be prepared for a couple of shockers

Keith Duffy hosts the 2020 GIFTA Award ceremony, where the most scandalous goings-on in Ireland, over the past 12 months, are "celebrated".

But who wins big in categories such as: 'Anti-climax of the Year', 'Ah Come On Now You're Taking The Piss' and 'What Were Ya Thinking?'?

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Now that would be music to our ears!

Actor Alex Murphy, best known for his role as the bauld 'Conor' in The Young Offenders, made an intriguing suggestion during his recent interview with The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show.

Murphy, who is preparing for his first big stage role in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, popped into studio for a chat about his plans for 2020.

The major new production, which follows the hugely successful run of McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, is directed by Andrew Flynn and runs at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre from January 27 for a limited run only (check out tickets here).

 

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Extended dates added to Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore due to demand. Now 27th Jan – 14th March 2020. Tickets on sale now: bit.ly/2J5Xcic

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Alex takes on the part of teenager Davey, a character his best bud Chris Walley (Jock) played in the West End last year and won an Olivier Award for, so himself and Iano have a good laugh about the pressure that brings.

The 22-year-old then teases us with news of some more sing-along moments in season 3 of The Young Offenders and adds the idea that a musical could be a great addition to the franchise.

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"Well at least I don't look like Mr Burns outta the Simpsons"

With only a three week window standing between election candidates and those valuable seats, tensions are high.

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show welcomed party-leaders Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin into studio for a  dignified discussion on Gift Grub, but it doesn't take long for the digs to come flying in!

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#FullMetalPaschal

With the nation on the cusp of a General Election, Paschal Donohoe has called all Fine Gael candidates to attention.

In a strategic move to win the battle, the war - the lot - our usually placid Minister for Finance gets fiery and you're gonna love his chants.

 

We also get a glimpse of Micheál Martin's approach, which is a just a tad different.

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"115 Cardinals but only 1 supreme pontiff"

Every Tuesday, The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show delves into the Gift Grub archives to bring us a classic Gift we haven't heard in ages, as suggested by our listeners.

This week's pick is from Tom in Laois:

“Hi Ian, Stumbled across this one on my old iPod the other day and it had me in bits laughing. Could you play 'Pope Idol' for your Gift Grub Rewind. Love the show.”

The year was 2005 and the Vatican were looking for Pope John Paul II's replacement. Gift Grub transformed the selection process into a talent competition and there was plenty of white smoke.

If you have a Gift Grub that you would love to hear again, email your suggestion to [email protected]

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"Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary......"

Dancing with the Stars judges Brian Redmond and Julian Benson popped into studio for Gift Grub, to give us their reaction to episode 2 of the smash-hit series.

Iano also wanted to discuss Julian's "Brunch-tastic" fashion and ask Brian why he was so mean to Mary Kennedy.

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"I'm afraid those days are over Ian, I just got engaged"

Ireland and Leinster rugby HOTshot Rob Kearney is a regular contributor to Gift Grub and things always get steamy when he's in. Well they used to anyway - before this happened:

 

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It’s a Yes from NYC!!

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Ahead of his side's Champions Cup match against Lyon at the weekend, Iano wanted to get one of Rob's saucy forecasts, but the fizz was gone.

No music...no oomph?? That bitta bling has changed him.

Could Ian eek one last bit of naughtiness out of the 33-year-old?

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5 days in 20 minutes

The Best-of Podcast is where we bring you our highlights from the past week on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show.

So what did we get up to?

In Gift Grub, Ronan O'Gara hosted a Radio ROG Munster Rugby Crisis Special and Christy Moore sang a song about body confidence.

We also heard about yet another Today Fm TopFlight Ski Trip wedding and Shauna O'Reilly became the star of a new music quiz we created - SHAZ-AM!!

Sit back, relax and enjoy.

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"My belly's a friend of mine, I like to keep an eye on him"

With a new series of Operation Transformation back on our screens, Christy Moore has found himself on a journey of discovery.

The 'Ordinary Man' chats to Iano about a weight-watching world gone mad and belts out a ballad dedicated to finding happiness in your own body.

He gives it plenty of Juice!

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Ronan's conspiracy theory is food for thought

Lads...what the hell has happened to Munster rugby?

After that thumping from the red hand of Ulster over the weekend, Ronan O'Gara hosts a Radio ROG special to explore ways his former side can get their groove back.

Paul O'Connell and Alan Quinlan accompany their buddy as they take a look ahead to the Province's must-win Heineken Champions Cup match against Racing 92 in Paris on Sunday.

A heavily sponsored Brian O'Driscoll offers his expert opinion, but it's ROG's conspiracy theory that interested us most.

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