WARNING: this podcast episode contains talk of mouth watering meals and may cause you to run immediatley to your local haunt because of your hunger!

Alison chats to Food and Travel journalist Ali Dunworth - who compiled a list of the best places in the country to grab a sitdown Sunday Roast!

Follow Ali here: https://www.instagram.com/alidunworth/

Her full list is here - bear in mind it has a paywall - https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/19-of-the-best-pubs-in-ireland-for-a-sunday-roast-from-an-old-school-thatched-bar-to-a-city-centre-favourite/a620042085.html

This Easter weekend we wanted to welcome back one of our favourite guests on to Weekend Breakfast Lou Robbie chats to Alison a Sunday Times bestselling author – number 1 in Ireland and the UK with her debut cookbook - Make & Freeze

Lou has captured a huge and dedicated online audience – and recently celebrated getting to 1 MILLION FOLLOWERS on Instagram!!

She tells us all bout that amazing milestone and also some Easter recipes! Slow roast Leg of Lamb!! (160 degrees!)

Born in Tipp and based in Galway she told us that most of her videos are filmed while listening to Weekend Breakfast!

She’s a big fan of ours and we are big fans of her! https://www.instagram.com/littleloucooks/

✨ Sticky & Spicy Slow Cooked Irish Lamb ✨

INGREDIENTS
• 1 bone-in Irish lamb leg (~2.4kg)
Spice rub:
• 2 tbsp cumin
• 2 tbsp oregano
• 2 tsp paprika
• 4 garlic cloves (finely grated)
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 100g Specially Selected red pesto or harissa
Tray:
• 500ml beef stock + 250ml water
• 2 onion (sliced)
• sprig rosemary
• 2 tbsp Organic Squeezy honey

Serve with: buttery mash, roast cherry tomatoes & asparagus or roast carrots and parsnips.

METHOD
Take lamb out 20 mins before cooking. Score the fat in a diamond pattern.
Mix spice rub ingredients + massage all over lamb. Marinate 1 hr (or overnight).

Preheat oven to 160°C (fan). Add onion + rosemary to tray, place lamb on top, pour in stock + water. Cover tightly.
Cook 3.5–4.5 hrs until tender & falling apart.
Drizzle honey over, uncover, roast 30 mins more.
Rest 20 mins before shredding/carving.

💡 Use the tray juices + onions for gravy—thicken with cornflour, strain & serve!
Makes for a delicious meal!

Niamh Fahey has won it all - 4 WSL titles, 5 FA Cups, an FAI Women’s Cup, an All-Ireland for Galway and 115 caps for the Republic of Ireland! -- She has played for Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool - the former Ireland Captain spoke to Alison all about her new role at Liverpool Football Club, women in sport, and of course her insane competitive streak and much more

Dearbhla Mescal Joins Us For A Very Special Mother's Day Podcast

In a specially extended chat, Dearbhla Mescal reveals some of the magical moments of being a Mother.

This engaging, warm and revealing interview - Mother of Paul, Donnacha and Nell she speaks lovingly about their incredible bond growing up together, how having a "sweary house" allowed them their self expression, along with the slamming doors as teens! Her own journey from the freeing joy of showing vulnerability, her own cancer journey, her son Paul's current Beatles journey and much more

Dearbhla’s book ‘Finding Joy’ — a beautiful collection of poems, musings and reflections to help you find joy in everyday life is out now

Sky Sports and BBC Match Of The Day Anchor – Kelly Cates is an award winning presenter, podcaster, and all round icon!

Kelly joined Weekend Breakfast and Alison to chat about the excitement of live shows, parenting teenagers, young women in sport and creaking doors and much more!! This is a special uncut extended interview.

Stars of the Overlap – featuring Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Wayne Rooney and hosted by Kelly Cates – Audiences can expect honest conversations, behind-the-scenes stories, and plenty of friendly banter as these football greats take the stage to share their journeys from the pitch to punditry and beyond.

LIVE @ The 3 Arena - 25th March ticketmaster.ie

Follow Kelly on social: @kellycates_

Alison is joined by Cathal and Ciaran to try to help her get ready to embrace As Gaeilge this March.

Gaylinn, is the bilingual comedy podcast hosted by Cian Griffin, Cathal O’Sullivan, and Ciarán Murphy, - Each week they discuss the Worst, Weird & Wonderful of a broad range of topics: Dating, School, Renting, and more.

Gaylinn release new weekly episodes every Wednesday.

@gaylinnpodcast on Instagram or TikTok

Following their sold-out tour in 2025, I’m Grand Mam return to the live arena in 2026 with their brand-new show Happy Campers.

If you don't know already! I’m Grand Mam is the wildly popular Irish comedy duo made up of best friends Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby.

Two Cork boys that can't stop chatting and now they've made a career out of it! Alison caught with our two favourite fellas and they chatted about sexy spectacles, very rude and loud WhatsApp groups, selling put the Olympia (adding more dates!), and PJ reveals the HILARIOUS title for a youth group musical he was in !

@imgrandmam on Instagram

Meet ‘Indiana Bones’, who is also known as Indy and was recently named Ireland’s Top Agility Dog for the fourth year in a row, and is set to represent the country at Crufts next month!!

Not only that but she is a little silver screen superstar starring in several production including movies starring Barry Keoghan and Colm Meaney and more.

Alison on Weekend Breakfast spoke to Laura Murphy aka The waggy Mama and we literally spoke to Indy too!

Her back story is a Hollywood movie in itself - she was dumped in a shopping bag as a pup.

Follow them @thewaggymama on Instagram and waggymamasagility.com