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'It was absolutely live' - Ian Dempsey reminisces on Christmas morning in the Den
First published Christmas Day 2014
CHRISTMAS MORNINGS IN Ireland in the late eighties and through the nineties were exciting for not one, but two reasons.
Not only had Santa visited overnight and left wonderful presents and magic, but there was the added joy of spending the morning with Ian Dempsey (and later Ray D’Arcy), Zig and Zag.
Christmas morning in Dempsey’s Den was a festive tradition for so many Irish children, so DailyEdge.ie caught up with Ian to reminisce about…
Being in the Den live on Christmas morning
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The excited kids on the phone
On the Christmas specials
On improvising in the Den
On his favourite memories of Dempsey’s Den
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What are your Christmas morning telly memories? Share them with us in the comment section. And Happy Christmas from all at DailyEdge.ie
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