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On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you up to date with the Republic of Ireland WNT's preparations for the second part of their Nations League double-header with Greece. Arne Slot on his message to his Liverpool players after their defeat to Fulham. Pep Guardiola claims one of his players is not smart enough to play in midfield. And former Bohemians striker Jonathan Afolabi's career has h...

Tune in for a small portion of the Sunday Paper Review with Adrian Barry as this week he was joined by Clíona Foley and Jamie Wall in studio - here they discuss writing around the late great Mick O'Dwyer.

It was John Duggan and Shane Hannon on the Newsround, paying tribute to the late great Mick O'Dwyer as he was laid to rest today in his native Kerry.

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has team news from all four provinces - and their opponents - ahead of a busy weekend of Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup action. We hear from Dan Sheehan and Alan Quinlan on Leinster's last-16 encounter with Alan Quinlan at Croke Park, a game you can hear live and exclusive on Off The Ball on Saturday. Ronan O'Gara speaks exclusively to us as his...

John Duggan and Thom Malone are back for The Racing Pod to preview this weekends Grand National. They'll go through all their tips for the weekend and they dived into their personal favourite National memories. To hear the full episode, subscribe at offtheball.com/join .   The Racing Pod on Off The Ball, with William Hill. 

On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you a full preview of this evening's League of Ireland action. We'll have live and exclusive coverage of St. Pats' Dublin derby with Shelbourne on tonight's Off The Ball, with coverage starting on Newstalk from 7pm. We hear from Pat's boss Stephen Kenny, Galway captain Greg Cunningham, Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley, Waterford forward Trae Coyl...

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your free Bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Ronan O'Gara took time out from La Rochelle's preparations for their Investec Champions Cup tie with Munster to speak to Shane and Colm. Alan Quinlan helped set the table for the rest of the weekend's action. We previewed the start of the Football Championship with...

This is Thursday's Rugby Daily, in which Richie McCormack brings you the latest on Munster's push to see Alex Nankivell included in their squad to face La Rochelle. The prospect of a Middle East World Cup has gained a very powerful ally. And the Wallabies star that's won an NFL contract.

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the reaction worth airing from the Merseyside derby. Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk speaks to OTB about their Premier League dreams, while David Moyes claims last night's winner should not have stood. PGMOL have reacted to James Tarkowski's contentious challenge on Alexis MacAllister. Amber Barrett discusses a potential 50th WNT cap. And th...

This is Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast . On this morning's show, Kieran Donaghy reacted to that breaking news of the passing of legendary Kerry footballer and manager, Mick O'Dwyer. James Tracy helps preview this weekend's Investec Champions Cup action, which includes our LIVE game on Saturday - Leinster v Harlequins at Croke...

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from Jack Crowley on his own future. Ronan O'Gara has also come out swinging ahead of La Rochelle's Investec Champions Cup last-16 tie with Munster, and he's also given an injury update. The coaching staff for Ireland's summer tests has been revealed. And Courtney Lawes fancies a third Lions call.

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you up to date with Evan Ferguson's latest disappointing outing for West Ham. Graham Potter explains his reasons for the half-time hooking of the Ireland striker, and why he may struggle for more starts. Ruben Amorim says the pressure of playing for Manchester United is too much for some players. Phil has the latest from a turbulent build-up to the I...

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from Munster ahead of their blockbuster Investec Champions Cup last-16 tie away to La Rochelle on Saturday. We hear from Tadhg Beirne on his role in Antoine Dupont's recent ligament injury, plus Mike Prendergast addresses being overlooked for the head coach's job. A season to forget for Rob Baloucoune continues at Ulster. We hear fro...

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you a flavour of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast interview with Sean Dyche . We hear from the former Burnley boss regarding his immediate future in the game, and his praise for his ex-Everton captain Seamus Coleman. Arne Slot's addressed those stories linking Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, and discussed his squad's fatigue levels. Saoirse...

This is Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast . On this morning's show, we were joined by ex Everton and Burnley manager Sean Dyche who - alongside Keith Treacy - discussed his new-found free time, plans to return to management, and how the game has gone soft. Tommy Walsh begins our previews of this weekend's Allianz Hurling League fi...

Irish basketball star Claire Melia joins Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Keith Treacy ahead of tomorrow’s Euro Cup final 2nd leg decider & a wider chat around her career as a whole & playing minor football for Kildare! Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition | #unlockmoreyou Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast...

In the second episode of this series, we get invited to spend an afternoon at the plush environs of the Prince of Wales country club in Santiago, Chile. Here, some of the country’s national rugby players are putting kids through their paces and they themselves prepare for a first ever Rugby World Cup. A snoop around a flea market, then, tips me off about a storied football club, Club Deportivo Pal...

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest on Jack Crowley's future at Munster. We hear from Dan Sheehan and Robin McBryde as Leinster switch their attentions to Croke Park and an Investec Champions Cup date with Harequins. That Leinster-Quins game will be live on Saturday's Off The Ball. There's reaction to a 'statement' win for Ireland in the W6N in Parma. The Middle East is...

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the latest on Evan Ferguson at West Ham where Graham Potter has leapt to the defence of his on-loan striker. We hear from Pep Guardiola as Erling Haaland faces another spell on the sidelines. Liverpool are said to be keen on a former Manchester City star, while Arsenal's new sporting director could determine their move for a striker this summer. Una...

In our latest episode of 'Settle In' Kathleen McNamee was joined by IDA Co-Founder Laura Youngson to talk about their company that created "The first ever soft-ground boot engineered specifically for female athletes." Laura talked about her inspiration for the design and how they got from ideation to the boots being debuted in the Guinness Women's Six Nations.    Settle In is brought to...

Tune in for a small portion of the Sunday Paper Review w/ Adrian Barry as he is joined by Paddy O’Dea & Sue Ronan for this week’s edition!

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you team news ahead of Ireland's W6N game with Italy in Parma on Sunday. We hear from Scott Bemand and Neve Jones on that Azzurri test. Leinster have been linked with a big-name replacement for Jordie Barrett. Conor Murray to reach 200 Munster caps in Castlebar tomorrow. Paul Gustard will not be Leicester coach next season, and Bill Beaumont calls f...

Johnny Ward is in for John Duggan this week, and he is joined by the racing aficionado himself Thom Malone to look at all the weekend's races. They are also joined by Sam Norris from William Hill. The Racing Pod with William Hill. 18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ie

On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you a full preview of tonight's League of Ireland action. We'll have live coverage of Shamrock Rovers' meeting with Derry City live on tonight's Off The Ball, with coverage on Newstalk beginning at 7pm. Ahead of that game, we'll hear from Stephen Bradley and Tiernan Lynch. Plus, Stephen Kenny, Keith Long, Tim Clancy and Stephen Elliott look ahead to som...

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the latest - and pretty significant - contract news from Leinster, and we hear from Leo Cullen on the influence of their NIQ players. Rob Baloucoune is back for Ulster, who hand a 200th cap to Stuart McCloskey. Andy Farrell's left the door open for his son to be part of the Lions tour of Australia. And Ellie Kildunne reaches as landmark for England t...