Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show/Topflight Ski Trip
At the end of January 2010 we broadcast live from St Johann in Tirol, Austria, on the 11th Topflight/Today FM Ski Trip!
Check out the photo gallery below and our very special Ski TV where you can catch video blogs from the trip.
Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday night and we enlisted the help of the local ski school instructors to make the event extra special. There were flags, fireworks and fantastic ski displays!
The piste bashers make a dramatic entrance for the start of the Opening Ceremony
On Monday, we kicked off our first live broadcast and were joined by GAA All Star and Clare hurler, Niall Gilligan. Maura O'Sullivan was here from the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists to lead our warm up. She'll be looking after any knocks and bruises this year. Dennis Gill from Wexford took the plunge on our 'Karaoke In The Cold' competition for his chance to win his trip back - listen to our other contestants sing their hearts out every day after the 8am news and for Simon Cowell's reaction. Public vote to take place Friday. Tune in tomorrow for Gift Celebrity Bainisteoir part two!
Good morning St Johann!
On Tuesday, Marcia Gallagher from Donegal was our karaoke contestant and performed 'Run' by Leona Lewis. Jo went to experience the official Sound of Music tour and recounted her adventure. Click here to see photos. Tuesday night was party night - 'The Snowball' - with Ian Dempsey and Tony Fenton in the town square. We also had a performance from mystery guest, Mundy.
Mundy makes a surprise appearance on stage
Wednesday morning we had karaoke from Noreen Cotter with 'These Boots Were Made For Walking'. We're halfway through the week in Gift Celebrity Bainisteoir and it's getting more exciting - download parts 1&2 on podcast now. Mundy joined us in the snow for some traditional Tirolean food-tasting and he performed 'January is Blue' live. The winner of our limerick competition was announced as Liz Kennedy from Dublin and she is flying out to join us in St Johann with her husband Paul and will perform a little challenge on tomorrow's show!
Yum, Mundy tries some Tiroler Grostl
Thursday morning we met our limerick competition winners, Liz and Paul Kennedy. They were given a yodelling challenge to perform in the snow and they carried it off like professionals. This morning’s ‘Karaoke In The Cold’ contestant was Niamh O’Regan from Cheekpoint, Waterford, who performed Carol King’s ‘I Feel The Earth Move’. GAA All Star and Clare hurler Niall O’Gilligan was here with some useful tips ahead of today’s Puc Fada competition. Ian and Martin reported back on their adventure of learning to control a car on ice, thanks to the Audi Driving Experience in Saalbach. Congratulations to team 'Choosey Bitches' who were the winners of last night's Quiz Night.
Liz yodels in the snow
Friday and our final broadcast from the slopes of St Johann. Today we had our fifth and final karaoke contestant, Eoin Ryan, who performed Hallelujah. The voting lines were opened to the listeners and the final result was as follows: 3rd place - Niamh O’Regan from Waterford, 2nd place - Marcia Gallagher from Donegal and 1st place - Eoin Ryan from Tipperary - congratulations to Eoin who wins his trip back! Paul Collins was here with the results of the annual Puc Fada competition - congrats to Shenda Moran, Wexford, and Sean Heffernan, Galway, who won their respective categories - and we caught up with Niall Gilligan and Maura O'Sullivan on the week's activities. We had live music from Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club as they closed the 11th Topflight/TodayFM ski trip here in the Austrian Alps with ‘Celebrate’!
Celebrate, this party's over, I'm going home!
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