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Mr Tayto Trip To Poland

22/05/2012 08:05:14

Mr Tayto has given us another fantastic prize for one very lucky Irish Soccer Fan (and one even luckier friend!)

You could win:

• Trip for two to Poland (departing on June 8th, returning June 19th)

• Staying in Poznan city centre – the ideal place to soak up the atmosphere of all ...

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The Breakfast Show Try Their Hand At Golf

21/05/2012 10:53:11

Ian, Mario & Tony Fenton tried their hand at the Shot In A Million practice day in Druids Glen during the week to give the 75 competitors a few tips on how to play the 12th hole. Watch to see how the lads got on - let's say Druids Glen's million euro was ...

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Showbiz 21st May

21/05/2012 10:41:32

Robin Gibb died surrounded by his wife and children last night.

His family annouced with "great sadness" that Robin, 62, had lost his brave fight with colon cancer. Speaking in 2009, Robin and Barry explained how difficult it had been to continue after the loss of Robin’s twin brother Maurice.

In a brief statement Robins family ...

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Microsoft Work Wherever Wednesday

18/05/2012 07:34:44

Next Wednesday is ‘Work Wherever Wednesday’ thanks to Microsoft Office 365. And we’re going to be working somewhere else on the day to show how it’s done. We’ll be broadcasting from the offices of Microsoft and we’d like to offer you the chance to ‘Work Wherever’ on the day.

We’ll give 3 listeners the ‘Work Wherever ...

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Gift Ganley

16/05/2012 09:52:26

See Gift Ganley through pictures...it's kinda scary!

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Kilkenny's Got Talent

15/05/2012 12:07:25

We had great craic in Langtons of Kilkenny last Friday and our version of Kilkenny's Got Talent went down a storm. It was an unusual mix with Louis & Cian on hand to offer his opinion of the talent.

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Showbiz 14th May

14/05/2012 10:36:07

17-year-old dog trainer Ashleigh Butler and her mixed breed dog Pudsey won Britains Got Talent, however, for the human/canine pair this looks only to be the start of a very illustrious career together.

BGT judge Simon Cowell has vowed to them both that he will make Pudsey a star and has promised that he ...

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Gift Paul O'Connell Meets Real Paul O'Connell

30/04/2012 11:47:55

During the recent leg of the Gift Grub 2 Tour in Limerick at the weekend, Paul O'Connell was in the crowd and got a pic with Ian & Mario after the show. An all-round good guy too!

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Aisling Quinn

19/04/2012 10:53:54

Ashling Quinn from Galway sang her new single Song I Wrote For You in studio this morning taken from her debut album Let The Games Begin.

The single is released on Friday 20^thApril 2012. You can catch her tonight in Bewley's Theatre, Dublin, The Grand Social on the 29th April and ...

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We Cut Corners

12/04/2012 13:15:28

We had We Cut Corners in studio today performing A Pirate's Life from their Choice Prize nominated album Today I Realised I Could Go Home Backwards. They play around Ireland at the following venues:

Thurs 12 April – Roisin Dubh, Galway

Saturday 14 April – Whelans, Dublin (with visuals from Le Tissier)

Sat 21 ...

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Liz Lawernce

11/04/2012 11:13:38

We had the lovely Liz Lawrence on the show today performing Monday Morning. You can see her Upstairs in Whelans tonight and for more info see www.lizlawrencemusic.com

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Kickstart Back Pack On Tour

05/04/2012 11:49:14

This really is a craze!! Siobhan McCarthy Twomey kickstarted the show a few weeks back and she brought her kickstart backpack with her on holidays to Edinburgh. Fair play Siobhan.

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Irish Surfer Needs Your Money!

05/04/2012 09:16:26

We had Irish surfer Ollie O’Flaherty on this morning as he is in the running for one of big wave surfing’s most prestigious prizes for his ride on a monster Co Sligo wave last month – but he can’t afford to attend the prestigious ceremony.

Ollie from Lahinch, Co Clare, has been nominated in the Biggest ...

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Greatest Hole In One Ever?

04/04/2012 11:18:42

Here's Tiger in his pomp at the Phoenix Open's famous Par 3 16th which sometimes has over 30,000 people watching on that hole alone! It could be you on June 1st at the 12th Hole in Druids Glen.

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Organ Donor Awareness Week

04/04/2012 09:58:57

This week is Organ Donor Awareness Week. Ian spoke to Director of Transplantation and Dublin GAA legend David Hickey this morning. Remember to carry the card. Text DONOR to 50050 to get one.

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ROG Meets ROG

02/04/2012 11:35:27

Look who turned up to watch Gift Grub Live 2 at the Opera House in Cork at the weekend...!

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Thanks Cork!

02/04/2012 09:50:47

Thanks to everyone in Cork for making the past week very special! Ian even got a picture to mark the occasion...

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Kickstart Back Pack On Tour

29/03/2012 14:00:29

One of the many Breakfast Show listeners, Lisa Black who kickstarted the show a few weeks back, contiuned the craze of our backpacks showing up in ususual places all around world. This time it's the bright lights of Las Vegas! Fair play Lisa.

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JMOB Competition

26/03/2012 08:17:23

All this week on the show we have teamed up with Johnston Mooney & O'Brien to give one lucky listen a chance to win a trip to visit family or friends anywhere in the world with flights and accommodation to the value of €4,000 plus €2,000 spending money.

It's all thanks to ...

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The Magnificent 7 Best Boy Band Songs

23/03/2012 12:07:28

With One Direction hitting the Number 1 spot, we asked our listeners on the show this morning what is the Best Boy Band Song of all time. And the winner is...

Here is the list:

1          Take That - Never Forget

2          Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby

3          Monkees - ...

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