Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Happy Clare Campers! 24-year-old Padraig Greene, a graphic design and woodwork Teacher in Clare has spent the past five months converting a second-hand Ford Cab Van into a class camper van with the help of his girlfriend Nurse Amy Blue. He told Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast it’s the most worthwhile thing he’s ever done and has been invaluable for his mental health during lockdown. It helped us to focus on something different. Working on the van and starting this journey and now planning ahead where we are going to go is just a freedom to look forward to in the time ahead. They hope to take it on the Wild Atlantic Way when restrictions ease again. [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/05/09131051/WB-FORD-TRANSIT-CAMPER-PADRAIG.mp3"][/audio] Follow Padraig and Amy's Ford Trans...formation journey on Instagram. They did a phenomenal job:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Transit Campervan Conversion (@the_transit_camper_build)  

Their runaway bestselling first, The Daly Dish became the fastest selling cookbook in Irish history! It was published during the pandemic, which makes it all the more impressive! Instagram sensations (see them below) and debut cookbook authors Gina and Karol Daly had a massive hit in 2020 with their first cookbook, The Daly Dish, which has sold over 40,000 copies. Now they are back with more food that looks so decadent, you will find it hard to believe it will also help you lose weight to achieve your slimming goals. Just ask Gina and Karol – between them they have lost over 10 stone and look and feeling better than ever! The Daly Dish joined Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast to chat all about the new book: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/05/08122621/WB-THE-DALY-DISH-RIDES-AGAIN.mp3"][/audio]   Containing over 100 recipes that are compatible with the principles of many popular diet programs, you will find fan favourites such as: 'Tasty Tacos' 'No Stress Stew' 'Perfect Pizza'. The Daly Dish Rides Again book will have you looking forward to dinner every night and feeling good about weighing in on the scales too! WE LOVE THIS! The book cover inspired by Lady & The Tramp is just genius guys!     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by (@thedalydish)  

Roz Purcell is a busy busy woman and one of Weekend Breakfast's favourite people to follow online. She always uses her platform for good. Whether it be healthy food or hiking. 'The Hike Life' is something she started up a few years and she recently wrote a piece for the Irish Times called ‘32 great hikes around Ireland’ – one in every County. It has provided her with an outlet for body and mind. Roz says that her mindfulness is in the mountains. Ironically, she agreed to come on the show just before she broke her leg (see below) and detailed the gruesome experience on her Instagram! She wasn't even on a hike ...it was tennis! Rambo Roz didn't even seek the Doctor after breaking it. She didn't think it was painful enough to be a break! She doesn't have a leg to stand on! Roz tells Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast all about the leg break, and her top tips for hiking plus some of her favourite hiking spots in the country: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/05/01115739/WB-ROZ-PURCELL-HIKING.mp3"][/audio] Find out more here: rozpurcell.co/the-hike-life   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by R O Z (@rozannapurcell)  

Cathy Kelly is one of Ireland's favourite novelists. She is also a global literary star selling over 15 million copies. Her stories are always heartfelt and her characters are brought to life by her emotive and natural writing. 'Other Women' is the name of her latest book. It revolves around 3 very different women - Sid, Bea and Marian. #METOO INSPIRATION One narrative in the story is informed by Cathy's own life experience. She told Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast that if all her books (over 20 now!) were informed by her own life she'd "be in a pickle jar at this stage. It's just not possible!" However, she has used this new book to include an event that she experienced that informed a character's story. She also credits the #MeToo movement for inspiring her include it in the story. “Suddenly you begin to hear other people’s stories. And it’s very powerful to say, ‘Oh, that’s not your fault. How was that your fault? Why is it that when you’re 20, and somebody who has power over you does this to you, why is that your fault?’” She also says that sometimes people can shield what is really going on and slowly we are getting able to shre and open up much more as people than we used to in Ireland: “I thought, ‘OK, you know, people look at me and they think because I am enthusiastic, and I’m generally a good-humoured person, they don’t see that there’s any darkness, or that there’s any anxiety or worry. And I’m a bag of all of those things." I think if you read my books, you can see that.” Huge congrats to @cathykellybooks 🎉 on her new number 1 bestselling book. #OtherWomen is out now and available in all Irish bookshops!! @orionbooks pic.twitter.com/zGxSn6d7QG — Hachette Ireland (@HachetteIre) April 20, 2021  

Alison Curtis caught up with the cast of The Mitchells Versus The Machines. It's a brand new animated movie from the people that brought you The Lego Movie and Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse. A  family road trip is upended when The Mitchells find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse.  They suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope. Maya Rudolph told Alison Curtis she loves her character in this movie: If there was more Lindas in the world sure it would be a better place! I just love this movie so  much because it is refreshing that people are see for who they are in this movie. Everyone is complicated and there's a true realness to The Mitchells It hits Netflix at the end of April and looks absolutely brilliant! (see trailer below) Maya Rudolph (Linda Mitchell) Abbi Jacobson (Katie Mitchell) and Beck Bennett ( Eric the robot) joined Alison and Weekend Breakfast to chat about making the film. In one of the cutest moments ever Joan, (Alison's 10-year-old daughter) slipped a picture she drew of Eric The Robot under the door of Alison's room just as she was chatting to the cast! [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2021/04/24120352/WB-MAYA-MITCHELLS-AND-THE-MACHINE.mp3"][/audio]