Olivia Rodrigo brought her 'Guts' tour to Dublin this week and one of her Irish fans, Sean Davis (14) from Kilkenny made the trip to see her live. Sean decided to create a special, hand-painted, portrait of the star to bring along with him. But, did Olivia get to see his beautiful piece? YES! He told Ian the full story this morning!

Stuart Wilson, Croke Park's pitch manager, joined Ian on this morning's show, to give a sense of the preparation going into this weekend's big Leinster v Northampton game. (It just so happens that Stuart is a Northampton fan!) Hit play now to hear the full podcast.

The 2024 World Snooker Championship is in full swing at The Crucible at the moment and some of the Gift Grub crew are actually in play this week. We were lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the action on this morning's show. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

After a record-breaking crowd flocked to see The Wolfe Tones at last year's Electric Picnic, they are returning this year but this time, on the main stage. They joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub and gave a special performance. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

To celebrate an amazing 25 years of Gift Grub, the show is going on the road. Gift Grub Live ‘25 will hit the 3Arena on Friday 28th March 2025 for one night only.  All the gang are excited at the prospect! Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Gift Grub's Daniel O'Donnell joined Ian on this morning's show and he had something to get off his chest. There is one particular radio ad that has been grinding his gears and he HAD to share his annoyance. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

It’s all about Electric Picnic today. There has been a huge amount of speculation about potential headliners and who they might be but the lineup will FINALLY be announced today. Ronan Keating joined Ian on this morning's Gift Grub, to let it be known that he won't be there. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

The 'Deposit Return Scheme' has caused some controversy since its launch at the start of February. There's been many problems - some people have had issues with their bottles and some have found the machines unreliable. Ian caught up with some of the Gift Grub crew to see what their experience has been. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Our researcher Shauna headed off to meet a selection of students from Ms McDonald’s first class in Our Lady of Lourdes NS in Bunclody. She spoke to: Alex, Paulo, Emma, Aoife, Molly, Bridget, Will, Amber Rose, Lilly, Ruby, Tadgh and Nicole.

 With Simon Harris stepping into his new role as Taoiseach, she asked the kids what they wanted from the leader of the country and she also quizzed them about the importance of table manners.

 Click play now to hear what they had to say!

Some interesting news broke during the week - fans supporting Leinster and Northampton at Croke Park on the 4th of May will not be allowed to drink alcohol at their seats. Naturally, this has started a healthy debate. In fact, it continued live on this morning's Gift Grub. Hit play now to hear the full episode.