Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Danny O’Donoghue from The Script joins Alison with a load of big news — including a major arena tour, with two huge nights at Dublin’s 3Arena on October 30th and 31st. Halloween!

Will it be a scary Script --- Alison has an inspired costume suggestion and Danny is up for it!!

Danny chats about feeling energised after tour, diving straight into the studio, and the new album 'The User’s Guide to Being Human' (out August 14th) — uplifting, positive, and all about the human condition.

Plus, he explains the Theodore Roosevelt inspiration behind the brand-new single “Man in the Arena”, and why it’s a song people really need right now.

Tickets go on sale May 29th

Karen Koster joins Alison on Weekend Breakfast for a fun, sleep-deprived chat after a big night at the Style Awards — Ireland’s own mini Met Gala, capes, tiaras and all!

Then it’s on to summer survival mode for parents, as Karen teams up with MyWadi to launch the MyWadi FAI Football Camps, running nationwide throughout July and August.

Karen chats screen-free mornings, confidence-building team sport (especially for girls), inclusive “Football for All,” and why getting those camp weeks booked feels like pure relief!

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Lucy Kennedy drops into studio with Alison for a laugh-out-loud catch up that goes everywhere!! — from being a full-blown Swiftie to what it’s really like moving in with celebrities on her show.

Lucy spills on the surreal moment Caitlyn Jenner opened the door in LA, and why living with Katie Hopkins was the most challenging stay of all.

Plus, we talk her new novel 'The Mini Breakers': five friends on a girls’ trip, perimenopause, palpitations and more --- and her character inspiration coming poolside in Albufeira! (where she hits the pool fully armed with towels, doughnuts and a floating unicorn at 7am!)

And wait until you hear how she celebrated turning 50… pyjamas, Waterford Castle, a ferry, and a Chinese takeaway!

Kate O’Connor is not just good at one event... she has SEVEN! 800 Metres (indoor and outdoor), Shot Put, Long Jump, High Jump, Hurdles, Javelin! It's tiring just reading the list!

The World Champion and Olympic contender for Team Ireland joins Alison on Weekend Breakfast for a brilliant chat about life as a heptathlete (and yes, how to say it!) — and what it really takes to be good at seven disciplines, not just one.

Kate shares how she fell into multi-events “organically,” thanks a lot to her to her dad's encouragement - he is tell her coach to this day. She opens up about the toughest event to master, the mindset behind constant learning, and the whirlwind of medals, records and media attention!

And perhaps the most important of all -- inspiring the young athletes of Ireland to live their own dream!

Kate chatted to Alison as part of the SPAR and Eurospar Community Fund - helping more kids get into sport by investing in their clubs.      

The Community Fund initiative will see €60,000 awarded to 30 sports clubs across the country. 

Nominees are being asked to submit a short application to showcase how their club is ‘Hungry For Success’.

Entries are now open and will close on Wednesday, July 8th.

Two of our favourite people - Stephen and Anita Mangan join Alison on Weekend Breakfast to celebrate their brilliant new kids’ book, 'Welcome to Weird Street' — a collection of hilarious and wild short stories!

A girl finds a lost cat and knocks door to door down Weird Street, with a brand-new mini adventure behind every house. Anita chats about illustrating all 23 houses (even more drawings than planned) and teasing what’s behind each door without giving anything away.

Plus, chatty courgettes, why good books are your best friend, reading at bedtime, and which big Irish celebrity living in London (down the road from Anita!) turns out to be their long lost cousin!!

Alison caught up with Alex Warren backstage at the 3 Arena - he was getting ready for the second of his TWO night sold out run at the venue.

Ireland hearts Alex and he loves us back. The one night of the year he grabs a beer is always on Irish turf when he checks out a local boozer with his crew for one night!

This amazing young man has an incredible backstory but he has turned tragedy into triumph and inspired so many on the way. He talks about “finding your people” on the road, why he sometimes just stares out at the audience to remember it all, and how the big streaming numbers still don’t feel real - but what actually matters is the people.

An open, heartfelt conversation about losing parents young, keeping their memory alive for his kids, and the artists he’s dying to collaborate with next — Niall Horan and Hozier!!

Westlife’s Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Shane Filan join Alison Curtis in studio on Weekend Breakfast for a brilliant chat — and plenty of laughs — as they mark 25 years together, from the early days to The Ultimate Collection and the memories fans still share with them.

The lads reminisce about first meetings (including Grease in Sligo), those early auditions, and what it’s like now that their kids are all grown up enough to be backstage — and even have their own group chat.

Plus: Shane’s advice for young musicians and parents, and Kian explains the now-viral moment he helped push a pregnant woman’s car at Supermac’s.

Westlife’s record breaking 3Arena run kicks off this September 10th.

‘25 - The Ultimate Collection’ is out now.

TodayFM's very special one-off live show 'Up Close and Personal With Westlife' takes place on The Dave Moore Show Friday 15th May. Tune in from 9am.

It’s a Fly on the wall, six-part series that documents the incredible work of Ireland’s largest animal charity the NSPCA

Two of it’s stars – Senior Animal Welfare Inspector Fiona Conlon and Veterinary Surgeon Chloe Foley joined Weekend Breakfast to tell Alison all about how much they love their work and the new series.

The Shelter: Animal SOS season six airs on Friday May 8 at 8pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

Brand new MasterChef judge Anna Haugh told Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast how she is so buzzing after a big week at the helm of one of the BBC's biggest shows!! She explains why talking “in civilian clothes” can feel more nerve‑wracking than being in chef mode! When she is filming she is in the zone!

Anna tells us about her fabulous London restaurant that has an Irish twist! She's a BIG fan of TK Red Lemonade and boxty!

She also talks reimagining old Irish recipes (and famine-era ingredients), life skills in the kitchen with her little lad, what working for Gordon Ramsay really taught her, is The Bear realistic? and why she’s so proud to be from Tallaght.

Masterchef continues on Tuesday this week on BBC 1 at 9pm

Follow Anna - https://www.instagram.com/haughser/

Actor Dominic West joins Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast to chat all things gardens, nature and getting back outside — just in time for the Festival of Gardens & Nature in County Laois, happening Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of May (the long weekend).

Dominic shares his connection to the festival through his wife Catherine Fitzgerald, who co-founded it, and why “tending a garden” might just be the meaning of life — especially after lockdown reminded us how much we need trees, fields and fresh air.

He also told us about working with Cillian Murphy's son Aran on upcoming legal thriller 'War' starring opposite Sienna Miller and playing Aran's Stepdad! He couldn't quite get over how much like Cillian his son looks and he really enjoyed the whole experience.

Plus: studios vs sunshine, getting kids into the outdoors and learning “life skills”, and where is he with his Irish citizenship quest!

Find out more about the festival here: https://festivalofgardensandnature.com/