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A packed-house on Off The Ball Breakfast Enda Coll, David Wilson, Matthew Brennan & Dara Smith-Naughton kick things off with a proper post-mortem on Manchester United’s latest collapse - 2-0 up at Old Trafford, and somehow losing 3-2 to Brighton. The lads dig into the Carrick heat, the tactical issues, and a ruthless look at Benjamin Šeško’s night, with Shea Lacey’s goal the one bright spot in...

Tonight's Off the Ball Newsround centres around Offaly man Shane Lowry, three days on from his spectacular Amgen Irish Open Win at Doonbeg. Is Michael Carrick already on thin ice at Old Trafford after a poor start to the season for Manchester United? With Amazon.ie , Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section

Finn Russell joins Eoin Sheahan for our latest episode of Inner Drive, for a wide-ranging chat on the journey from Bridge of Allan to the very top of world rugby.  Finn reflects on growing up playing every sport going, breaking through as a “late developer”, and balancing rugby with a stonemasonry apprenticeship before the pro dream properly took off.  He opens up on New Zealand’s influe...

It’s a full-on Off The Ball Breakfast Buffet as the gang goes from porridge trauma and hotel breakfast politics to the loudest noises you’ve ever heard (including low-flying Air Force jets over a French campsite). The big talking point: Hyrox — and the Beijing chaos that had everyone asking where the line is in “competitive exercising”, plus the wider obsession with turning hobbies into side hustl...

Colm Boohig, Sarah O’Donovan, Enda Coll & Matthew Brennan run through Tuesday morning’s papers, as they chat Carabao Cup, JJ Gabriel & more. With Amazon.ie , Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the pod...

Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy and Arthur O’Dea are in studio for this week’s A Slight Tangent, looking all things tangential to the biggest sporting stories this week. Have something you want to get off your chest? Email ASlightTangent@OffTheBall.com !

Will O’Callaghan joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O’Dea for Tuesday’s Newsround, discussing all of the biggest sports stories from across the world this afternoon and evening. The Newsround on Off The Ball with Amazon.ie , Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Alisha Haridasani Gupta of the New York Times to breakdown the controversy surrounding an advert for Sports prediction betting company Novig, featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.

Dublin's 2026 Rose of Tralee Suad Mooge joined Rachel Sheehan to discuss her involvement in the Sport Against Racism Ireland organisation, how important sport is in educating people about racism and her experience in the Rose of Tralee festival 2026.  

2016 Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy joins Enda Coll & Colm Boohig to bring us through a mad 12 months: becoming a mum to Juliette, battling hyperemesis through pregnancy, and then jumping back into the boat after five years away. She explains how the World Championships ended up in Dublin, what it’s like returning to racing with the standard rising across the fleet, and why sailing c...

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan bring you up to date on all of the Sports news on this Tuesday morning! The lads review all of the action in the League of Ireland last night, Séamus Coleman's future, Leeds United's brilliant win against Newcastle and we debate is Dominic Calvert-Lewin the best striker outside of the top 6? Plus: Howard Webb under pressure after VA...

Golf writer John Huggan joins the show to look at Shane Lowry's extraordinary 11-shot victory at the Irish Open. The panel breaks down how Lowry conquered recent adversity and mental doubts, adopted an aggressive, carefree mindset, and benefited from his chemistry with caddy Dermot Byrne. SUBSCRIBE at ⁠⁠ OffTheBall.com/join⁠

Eoin Sheahan, Arthur O'Dea, and Will O'Callaghan bring you tonight's sports news headlines on Off the Ball. The dust settles on Shane Lowry's epic win at the Irish Open in Doonbeg, while a controversial Manchester derby stole Sunday's footballing headlines thanks to Foden's dubious red card and a borderline offside goal from City striker Erling Haaland. The Newsround on Off the Ball, with Amazon.i...

Tommy Rooney joins Eoin to break down an extraordinary weekend at the Amgen Irish Open in Doonbeg. Tommy shares his account of Shane Lowry ignoring the noise and overcoming recent final-round demons to claim a historic victory. Plus, they recount the scene inside the ropes from Air Force One making an unscheduled flyby over Rory McIlroy as he searched for his ball. SUBSCRIBE at ⁠ OffTheBall.com/jo...

Enda Coll, Keith Treacy & Matthew Brennan run through Monday morning’s Performance Rankings, in the aftermath of Shane Lowry's Irish Open win & the controversial Manchester derby. With Amazon.ie , Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for...

Shane Hannon is joined by Nadine Doherty and Shane McEntee to dissect the biggest sports stories across the back pages. The panel breaks down the explosive fallout following Mary McAleese's departure from the Gaelic Games integration steering group, evaluating financial misgivings, AFLW player drain, and governance hurdles stalling the 2027 roadmap. Plus, they react to Shane Lowry taking a four-sh...

John Duggan is joined by former Ulster Rugby player Ryan Caldwell to talk about his new book; White Lines in which Caldwell details the dark path his life went down including intense drug taking to deal with chronic pain and injury as well as time in prison and finding himself in the jungle in Columbia. If you were affected by any of the topics within this segment, you can contact the Samaritans a...

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was. Eoin Sheahan was on hand after a week where Katie Taylor had her glorious Croke Park homecoming, and Gaelic games came under a harsh spotlight as the prospect of integration is not progressing as planned. On the former, we had the great pleasure o...

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for another episode of The Racing Pod to preview all of the weekends racing action including the upcoming action at Leopardstown. We'll also get all the biggest tips and odds from William Hill's Alex Dunn. The Racing Pod on Off The Ball, with William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Mick McCarthy is on hosting duties for this week's scintillating and splenido Crappy Quiz. In the hot seat this week are three cranks from the OTB scrapheap of trivia - Arthur O'Dea, David Wilson, and Eoin Sheahan. Who will conquer all and reign supreme in this week's Crappy Quiz?

Shane Hannon, Enda Coll and Dara Smith-Naughton are in the studio this morning wth reaction to Manchester United’s return to the UCL with a 4-0 win. Goals galore in the Allianz Arena as Bayern look strong favourites to bring home the Champions League. Also, throughout the show, the lads discuss day 1 of what was a long, drawn-out Irish open, with weather difficulties and Shane Lowry’s strong first...

Eve Conway, Will O'Callaghan, Dion Fanning, and Dion Fanning bring you your Thursday night fix of sports news on the Newsround. The final set of Champions League openers kicks off at eight, with Michael Carrick's Manchester United making their return to Europe's premier competition against Azerbaijani side Sabah. Elsewhere, the integretional saga rolls on, and the Irish Open kicks off in Doonbeg....

Eve Conway and Ciara Treacy are back for another week of The F1 Pod. This week they are joined by Formula 1 commentator Harry Benjamin to recap all the action at the Italian Grand Prix including Kimi Antonelli's historic victory, the Ferrari disaster class and much, much more!  The F1 Pod on Off The Ball with KitKat #HaveABreak 

Champions League nights are back, and we run through all the big results: Arsenal edging Napoli & Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid... We also dig into what that Liverpool performance says about Andone Iraola's tweaks, squad depth, and the latest on Bradley’s Barcola's knock. Plus, a quick scan of the back pages, including Jarlath Burns’ response to Mary McAleese, and Pochettino’s call...

Eve Conway joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O'Dea for Wednesday's Newsround, as Jarlath Burns responds to Mary McAleese stepping down from her integration role. Meanwhile, Arsenal and Liverpool are in Champions League action tonight. Meanwhile, Tommy Rooney joins live from Doonbeg as the Irish Open gets underway tomorrow. Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men wit...