Ian Dempsey was born on 16 January 1961 and is an Irish presenter of television and breakfast radio.
16 Facts About Ian Dempsey
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Ian Dempsey has won several major awards for his programmes and was the Republic of Ireland's tenth most-listened-to broadcaster in 2007.
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Ian Dempsey later hosted the lunchtime show before moving to the breakfast slot in the mid-1980s.
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Ian Dempsey picked up where Marty Whelan had left off, engaging the audience with his natural personality, a world apart from the 'jocks' that stalked the Radio Centre in Montrose at the time.
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Maxi was placed on the breakfast show at that time, but, after a few weeks, it was apparent to all that her style was not suited to the format; Ian Dempsey was promptly reinstated.
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Ian Dempsey worked on various TV shows including the pop music quiz show Number 1 and three seasons of The Beatbox, a two-hour music video show simulcast on Network 2 and RTE 2fm.
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Ian Dempsey was the first host of the Irish version of Talkabout.
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Ian Dempsey weathered the storm of the advent of independent radio in Ireland on RTE 2fm breakfast.
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Ian Dempsey shocked the Irish radio world in 1998 by announcing a move to the newly relaunched Today FM.
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Ian Dempsey had been tempted by a sizable salary package to join the station that 12 months beforehand had languished with a minimal JNLR result.
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Ian Dempsey left RTE for Today FM in July 1998 and since 21 September 1998 he has worked at the station with his Gift Grub team providing comedic value.
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In 2007 Ian Dempsey started presenting an online radio show for Irish people abroad called The Craic.
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Ian Dempsey appeared on The Restaurant where he bamboozled the critics with his Mini Bloody Mary Burgers, JFK's Lidded Lobster Soup, Swedish Meatballs, Tagliatelle with Lightly Curried Prawns, Deeply Bitter Chocolate Mousse and a dish he called "The Bomb".
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Ian Dempsey is married to Ger and has three children.
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Ian Dempsey was nominated in the category of Best Radio DJ - National at the 2010 Meteor Awards.
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On 16 September 2016, it was announced that Ian Dempsey had been inducted into the PPI Radio Awards Hall of Fame along with RTE 2FM DJ Dave Fanning and South East Radio's Eamonn Buttle and Downtown Radio's Trevor Campbell.