Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

About Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Join Alison Curtis for some PMA (Positive Morning Attitude!) With lots of fun, energy, family-friendly chat, advice, big guests, the best listeners and big prize giveaways Weekend Breakfast broadcasts a blast of positivity every Saturday morning from 8am and Sunday from 9am.

Publisher

Today FM

Category

kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jul 2021

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

418 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   BOOO!!! I mean YAAAYY!!!! Ireland's Biggest Halloween Panto Is Back!!

   Halloween is perfect for panto --- all the dressing up and fun scares! So, it's great to see it back! Alison gets into the Halloween spirit with Claire Tighe (CEO & Creative Director of Theatre Works Productions) to chat about the return of the spooky panto, CreepyTown, Claire teases the story of Dorkula, a goofy, loveable vampire on a mission to make it into Creepy Town, meeting characters like the Bad Hatter, the Gate Creeper, the Creep Master and the fabulous villain, Mortabulous!! Plus: dress up and you could win the best-dressed competition! Landing back at The Helix from 24th–30th October — thehelix.ie

2. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Paraic Kerrigan Chats Traitors Ireland And Ireland's Greatest Pop Culture Moments

   Páraic Kerrigan joins Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast to chat all things Pop Culchie — his love letter to Irish popular culture (“Reeling in the Years” for your bookshelf). Páraic tells us about life inside The Traitors castle, the constant “faithful/traitor” slip-ups, and his empathy for Joanne McNally on Celebrity Traitors! Plus: the Irish deli counter as our unofficial Michelin guide in Ireland, the Ploughing Championships as a cultural phenomenon, the mystery of pop group Six, Housewife of the Year, and that iconic Nadine Coyle date-of-birth moment. "Meakin may a Jamini!"

3. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Melanie C Talks About The Spice Girls Magic And The Joys In Just Saying Go For It

   Melanie C joins Weekend Breakfast on Today FM, ahead of her Dublin date at the 3Olympia. Melanie chats about her ninth solo album, Sweat, and why she’s done with being too introspective — she wants to have fun again and get people dancing. She talks about discovering DJing in her 40s, the joy it’s brought her, and why you’re never too old to try something new. Plus, Melanie reflects on the Spice Girls legacy, staying grounded, and that game-changing moment they decided to “just dress like ourselves”.

Who has been a guest on Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jen Hatton
• Russell Alford
• Patrick Hanlon
• Gabby Logan
• Tova Leigh

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

3.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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