The king of breakfast radio, Ian Dempsey, has announced he is once again calling on businesses to enter their bids to have The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show broadcast live from their place of work on Friday, April 12th.Last year, Kildare-based travel agent Celtic Horizon Tours came out on top after bidding €20,000 for Iano. This year, Ian and his team are looking for even more as they aim to raise vital funds as part of Today FM’s Big Busk for Focus Ireland campaign.
The business with the highest bid by Thursday March 28th 2024 will see their place of work play host to The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show with some special guest appearances on the day. All proceeds from the highest bid will be directly donated to Focus Ireland and go towards helping them in the fight to end homelessness in Ireland.
There is currently a record total of 13,531 people who are homeless in Ireland, including 1,940 families and 4,027 children, according to the most recent Department of Housing figures. In the last year, 1,640 families became homeless. That’s over 31 families per week or more than 4 families per day. The total number of people experiencing homelessness in Ireland is 15% higher than the same time last year.