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Michael McCarthy, Matthew Brennan and the former Ireland International Keith Treacy bring you through all of the headlines from the sporting world on a Friday that features 5 LOI Premier Division fixtures as well as the Chel and a weekend that features a full slate of Premier League matches, the final weekend of the 6 Nations and a massive card of bouts in the 3Arena.   Viagra Connect 50mg fi...

One of Ronnie Delany’s close friends and two time Olympian Danny McDaid, as well as one of Delany’s former competitors Mike Fleet, join Eoin Sheahan on the line to remember the Irish Olympic hero after his death at the age of 91. Mayo legend David Brady also joins Eoin in studio, with a story of his own about the great Ronnie Delany.

Off The Ball’s John Duggan joins Eoin Sheahan live from Cheltenham where Davy Russell has ‘brokered a peace’ between Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville, while there’s been a few surprises on the track on day three of the festival. The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill. 18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ie This week's live League Of Ireland commentary comes from Inchicore on...

Thursday's Off the Ball Newsround comes to you on an evening where Andy Farrell has named his final Six Nations team of 2026, ahead of Scotland's visit to Dublin on Saturday afternoon. The racing festival at Cheltenham continues, while Troy Parrott was on the scoresheet against Czech opposition tonight in the Conference League. This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St...

Last weekend was a huge one for Irish hockey with both men's and women's teams qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, but why has such a big achievement seemingly gone under the radar? Rachel Sheehan spoke to Irish international Ayeisha McFerran to find out.

Athletics journalist Cathal Dennehy joins Ger Gilroy and Paddy Andrews to pay tribute to Ireland's first Gold Medalist, Ronnie Delany who the 1500m event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Delany had a superstar career in the United States and set the standard for Irish athletes. He passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 91.   You can catch Ger Gilroy's chat with the Athletics Legend from...

It's day three of the Cheltenham Festival 2026 and John Duggan who is live at the tracks is alongside Johnny Ward and Donn Mclean to bring you all the action today including market moves, NAPS and all the action coming up across the week. Racing On Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Ger Gilroy, Dara Smith-Naughton and 7-time All-Ireland Champion Paddy Andrews are on hand to bring you all the headlines from this morning following a bad night for the English teams in the Champions League as both Chelsea and Manchester both lost by 3 goals, with Pep Guardiola potentially finishing up at City soon. The lads also talk about the late great Ronnie Delaney, Ireland's first Gold Medal...

On the day of his tragic passing, we've gone in to the OTB archives to find this very special, feature-length interview that Ger Gilroy conducted with the 1956 Olympic 1500m gold medalist Ronnie Delany in 2012. Sit back and enjoy Ronnie's wonderful tales of an incredible sporting life.

John Duggan joins Eoin Sheahan live on the line from Cheltenham after day two of the Cheltenham Festival as Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville were the centre of controversy after the Irish rider accused the English rider of racial abuse. The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill. 18+ | Bet responsibly | ⁠ http://GamblingCare.ie⁠ This week's live League Of Ireland commentary comes from In...

Tonight's Off the Ball Newsround centres around a packed week of Champions League action, with Manchester City's visit to Real Madrid and Chelsea's game with PSG being the pick of the bunch. Cheltenham racing festival also continues, and Ireland continue to prepare for their final Six Nations game with Scotland on Friday night. Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adul...

It's day two of the Cheltenham Festival 2026 and John Duggan who is live at the tracks is alongside Johnny Ward and Thom Malone to bring you all the action today and across the week. Racing On Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Formula One is back and so is Off The Ball's Formula One pod. In episode one Eve Conway and Ciara Treacy were joined by Motorsport Journalist Declan Quigley to look back at the first weekend of racing, the increase in overtakes and to look ahead to this weekend's action.   The F1 Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by KitKat, bringing breaks to the fastest sport in the world. #HaveABreak

Ger Gilroy, Adrian Barry and Dara Smith-Naughton are on hand to bring you all the headlines from this morning following a topsy-turvy night of Champions League action which saw Tottenham Hotspur lose 5-2 away to Atletico Madrid, Liverpool lose 1-0 away to Galatasaray and Barcelona's late draw with Newcastle. The lads also dive into the supposed 'Scottish Arrogance' following Darcy Graham's comment...

Off The Ball’s John Duggan joins Eoin Sheahan on the line live from the Cheltenham Festival to reflect on the first day of the biggest week in horse racing! The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill. 18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ie

Dr. Babak Fozooni, tutor at The Open University, joins Eoin to reflect on the power of football as both a distraction and a form of protest for the Iranian people throughout decades of authoritarian rule. With members of the Iranian Women's team currently applying for asylum in Australia, Dr. Fazooni explains how the sport is deeply entrenched in Iranian feminism, as well as looking to a Men's Wor...

Eoin Doyle joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O'Dea for tonight's Newsround, bringing you all of today's biggest sporting stories. Live every weeknight from 7pm on YouTube and Newstalk FM. The Newsround is brought to you by Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always re...

TV Presenter Gráinne McElwain joins Ger Gilroy and Vinny Perth on the line to discuss Off The Ball's new podcast series celebrating the Irish Language through the eyes of the sporting world. Gráinne discusses the importance of the language as well as the interviews that will make up the episodes of the podcast.   Be sure to stay tuned to all of the OTB Social Channels and Podcast feeds for mo...

It's day one of the Cheltenham Festival 2026 and John Duggan who is live at the tracks is alongside Johnny Ward and Thom Malone to bring you all the action today and across the week. Racing On Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Ger Gilroy, Vinny Perth and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you all the talking points on a Tuesday that marks the return of the Champions League with 4 matches this evening. Last night Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers faced off at Tolka Park with both sides coming away with only a point.   Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject...

It's Monday, and that means an Extended Newsround! Join Eoin Sheahan, Arthur O'Dea, Stephen Doyle, Tommy Walsh and Ben Symes as they bring you through all the biggest sporting stories from the weekend, including a tough loss for the WNT, a crazy day of 6 Nations rugby, and the beginning of the new F1 season, as well as look ahead to tonight's game between Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers. Tommy Roon...

Ger Gilroy, Michael McCarthy and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you all the talking points from a packed weekend of sporting action including a topsy-turvy Six Nations slate, a great 5th round of the FA Cup, the business end of the Hurling Leagues and the Republic of Ireland WNT finished off their opening week of the 2027 WC Qualifiers with a defeat to The Netherlands in Utrecht.    Tom Engli...

John Duggan is joined by Johnny Ward to look ahead to the BIGGEST week in the racing calendar - The Cheltenham Festival! You’ll also hear from AP McCoy, amongst others, within this preview, after they caught up with John over the last week! The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill Ireland.

John Duggan is joined by Adrian Barry for this Sunday’s Newsround after one of the greatest Saturdays in Six Nations history, looking at all of the day’s top sporting news. Off The Ball’s GAA Correspondent Tommy Rooney also joins the lads on the line from Ennis.

Adrian Barry is joined by Grand Slam winner Fiona Hayes and the Sunday Independent’s Declan Lynch for this week’s Sunday Paper Review. This week’s Sunday Paper Review is brought to you by Optimum Nutrition. We're delighted to team up with Optimum Nutrition, the world's number one performance nutrition brand, as they launch their new global campaign, The Optimum Advantage. With over 35 years at the...