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Join Michael Verney every week for a breakdown of the biggest talking points in the GAA world. Join us for interviews, club action and inter-county debates, with football analysts including Pat Spillane & Dick Clerkin and hurling insights from John Mullane, Pat Ryan and more from the Irish Independent family.

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Football: Systems failure for Derry - has Mickey Harte lost his touch, and the dressing room? 03.06.2024

On this week’s Throw-In football show, Dick Clerkin and Colm Keys join Will Slattery to pick apart Derry’s collapse from league winners at Easter time to another poor defensive performance at home. Colm remarks that poor management is to blame as Derry have not learned their lessons from their Ulster championship defeat to Donegal, while Dick asks if Mickey Harte has lost the dressing room? Elsewh...

Football: Meath fall to Wee County’s big statement; Armagh need to earn credit 28.05.2024

On this week’s Throw-In football show, Dick Clerkin and Conor McKeon join Will Slattery as the second round of the All-Ireland series threw up a historic victory for Louth and a worrying lack of fans in Croke Park. Donegal, meanwhile, continue their resurgence, as Conor believes Jim McGuinness’s men have leapfrogged the chasing pack in the race for Sam Maguire. Elsewhere, Dick states his belief th...

Hurling: Questions over Henry Shefflin’s future; Limerick's shock-and-awe factor returns 27.05.2024

The end of the Leinster and Munster round-robin series brought no shortage of on-field drama, sideline questions and top level action in championship hurling. Michael Verney was joined by John Mullane and Eddie Brennan to break down a weekend that saw Limerick top the Munster table, Galway get dumped out and Dublin show true strength. Questions over management have begun to crop up, as John states...

Football: Galway back in All-Ireland picture; Donegal aren’t as good as they think 20.05.2024

On this week’s Throw-In football show, Dick Clerkin and Donnchadh Boyle join Will Slattery to break down Galway’s bounce back into form over a Derry team still reeling from a bruising Ulster campaign. Donnchadh explains why he believes that despite their loss, the body of work put in by Mickey Harte’s men does not rule them out of the running. Elsewhere, Kerry - despite having what Dick said was a...

Hurling: Anger over Clare’s 65 does not cloud belief that Waterford could stop Limerick’s drive for five 20.05.2024

Controversy reigned in Clare’s one-point win over Waterford, but it sets up a thrilling final weekend. John Mullane and Eddie Brennan join Michael Verney to break down the weekend’s action. John states his case for more referees being involved in senior games as ‘players deserve the best’, while Eddie believes that with Hawk-Eye, it should be ‘everywhere or nowhere’. In terms of the runners and ri...

Football: Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh get ‘too comfortable’ in Ulster final defeat 13.05.2024

On this week’s Throw-In football show, Colm Keys and Frank Roche join Will Slattery to break down Donegal’s triumph in the Ulster final after what was a supremely difficult route to the decider. Armagh were the latest victim to Jim McGuinness’s tactical nous, but Colm suspects that Kieran McGeeney’s side got too comfortable when they got four points ahead despite a high-quality showing in the firs...

Hurling: Cork's joy in one of the best games ever - if only we could watch it 13.05.2024

The magic of the Munster championship served up one of the greatest hurling clashes in history as Cork pipped Limerick - John Mullane and Eddie Brennan join Michael Verney to break down the weekend’s action. The excitement is evident after the entertainment in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, where Cork got their tactics right but now face the risk of being drained for the next game against Tipperary on Sunday....

Football: Don’t over-estimate Galway, why Mayo haven’t progressed and is Kerry’s form a concern? 06.05.2024

Galway’s dramatic win over Mayo for their third Connacht title in a row was a huge win for Padraic Joyce’s team but does it show their true potential and are they really potential All-Ireland contenders? Dick Clerkin and Colm Keys join Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In Football show to discuss the big talking points from the weekend action. Plus, where does this leave Mayo? Dick and Colm belie...

Hurling: Tipp rise from the ashes, Wexford breathe new life into Leinster and what next for Henry Shefflin? 06.05.2024

Waterford look a different side this summer but after letting Tipp come back to draw against them, have they blown a big opportunity to secure qualification? And as Tipp rise from the ashes, what were the differences to the Limerick game six days before? John Mullane and Eddie Brennan join Michael Verney for another episode of The Throw-In Hurling show to look back on all the weekend hurling actio...

Hurling: The green machine rolls on, Cork staring into the abyss & Davy v Cahill fireworks expected 30.04.2024

It was an action-packed weekend of hurling action and Eddie Brennan and John Mullane join Michael Verney on the latest Throw-In Hurling show to discuss all the big talking points including Limerick’s humbling of Tipp with the lads asking is the Limerick green machine better than ever and what effect will the Peter Casey injury have on the rest of their campaign? Cork v Clare was a cracker with Cla...

Football: Can Donegal really challenge Dublin? And Kildare have the players - not the team 29.04.2024

On this week’s Throw-In football show, Dick Clerkin and Conor McKeon join Will Slattery to break down Donegal and Armagh’s path to this year’s Ulster final. Elsewhere, the crew break down Kildare’s season of woes as a Leinster whimper condemned a ‘sleeping giant’ to Tailteann Cup football. The problem? Conor and Dick do not believe it lies with the players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Football: Derry negligence leaves ‘keeper out to dry as Ulster springs a score-fest 22.04.2024

On this week’s Throw-In football show, Colm Keys is joined by Dick Clerkin and Frank Roche to break down the most exciting weekend of championship action so far. Jim McGuinness engineered a tactical masterclass to expose Derry’s use of a fly-keeper, Dick outlines why the Oak Leaf midfield could not take control of the game as Colm adds that their dedication to the fly-keeper tactic was like ‘the b...

Hurling: Limerick's Lazarus-like recovery and Davy's Déise deliver 22.04.2024

Just how did Clare lose this game against Limerick? And after Limerick’s Lazarus-like recovery, will they only get better from here on in? John Mullane and Eddie Brennan join Michael Verney on this week’s Throw-In Hurling show with all the analysis and insights from a cracking opening weekend of Championship hurling action. And with Waterford silencing their doubters with their win over Cork, can...

Hurling: John Mullane & Eddie Brennan’s Championship Preview 18.04.2024

Championship season has arrived as John Mullane and Eddie Brennan join Michael Verney to preview this weekend’s opening round of Munster and Leinster action. Eddie breaks down how Clare will use Tony Kelly in a match-up with a Limerick side who may be losing hunger aiming to lay siege to Ennis. He also reminisces about his own time with Kilkenny chasing five-in-a-row, and offers his advice as to w...

Football: Stephen Cluxton’s frustration as Meath lack belief, and how will Jim McGuinness prepare for his duel with Mickey Harte’s Derry? 15.04.2024

Dick Clerkin and Colm Keys join Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In Football Show after Dublin maintained their dominance over the Royals, albeit not with encouraging execution. A difference in kick-out approach was key - Colm breaks down how Dublin’s aggression displays the difference between the best and the rest, but also how Stephen Cluxton was uncharacteristically wayward with some of his k...

Football: ‘Broken system’ leaves small counties and championship hype behind 08.04.2024

Dick Clerkin and Frank Roche join Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In Football show after the not-so-thunderous start to this year’s championship. The 2024 Championship kicked off over the weekend, but low attendances and public attention means the conversation around the fixtures calendar continues to spark debate - with Dick stating that situations some counties are forced into is ‘not good en...

Hurling: Clare the biggest threat to Limerick’s crown 08.04.2024

Eddie Brennan and John Mullane join Michael Verney for this week’s Throw-In Hurling show to analyse Clare’s potential after defeating Kilkenny in the league final. Selection will be key and the lads ask whether Tony Kelly could fit in as a centre-back for Clare? Meanwhile, Eddie is pushed for his first-choice Kilkenny back-line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Throw-In Football: Decider that had it all sees Derry make physicality count 01.04.2024

Dick Clerkin and Donnchadh Boyle join Colm Keys on this week’s Throw-In Football Show to look back on Derry’s dramatic shoot-out victory over Dublin in the Division 1 final. Dick explains why he believes the right team came out as victors, pointing out that Derry dominated possession in a game that was the culmination of years of hard work by an Oak Leaf side who have depth and are great at gettin...

The Throw-In Football: Are the managers to blame for such a poor football League? 25.03.2024

Dick Clerkin and Conor McKeon join Will Slattery on the latest Throw-In Football show to look back on the final round of football league games before next week’s Divisional finals. Dick sums it up as a dismal, drab campaign placing a lot of the blame on managers who were content with mid-table. Even Monaghan’s relegation wasn’t as big a deal, he says. All that matters is being in the last 16 for S...

The Throw-In Hurling: Limerick’s off-day or a sign of things to come? And what did Kilkenny get right? Plus, what Clare are building and Masterchef Mullane’s Curragh trip 25.03.2024

Eddie Brennan and John Mullane are back with Michael Verney on the latest Throw-In Hurling show as they discuss the hurling league semi-finals. Was this an off day for Limerick or a sign of things to come? Does John Kiely have a lot of headaches now?  And what did Kilkenny get right? Was this just the win that Derek Lyng needed to kickstart their season? For Clare, is Brian Lohan building som...

The Throw-In Football: The GAA is missing a trick to properly promote its games over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend 18.03.2024

Dick Clerkin and Donnchadh Boyle join Will Slattery on the latest Throw-In Football show and ask is the GAA is missing a promotional trick by not making a bigger deal of St Patrick's weekend now that the club finals are no longer in that slot? As Dick points out, Man Utd v Liverpool was getting most of the attention in the club bar on St. Patrick’s Day – why couldn’t it have been Dublin v Kerry in...

The Throw-In Hurling: Why Kilkenny need to lay down a marker against Limerick, Galway’s discipline issue and Alan Connolly’s hat-trick heroics 18.03.2024

Frank Roche is joined by Eddie Brennan and John Mullane on this week's Throw-In Hurling show to discuss all the big talking points from the weekend hurling action. With Galway having two sent off against Dublin last week and two more lucky to stay on against Limerick, Frank asks the panel if Galway have a discipline problem? ­Plus, why only a Leinster title will do for Henry Shefflin this year, wh...

The Throw-In Hurling: Is the GAA pricing out ordinary fans? Plus, Clare’s strengths, Waterford’s missed opportunity & Wexford’s bright future 11.03.2024

John Mullane and Frank Roche join Michael Verney for the latest Throw-In Hurling show as they look back on all the weekend hurling league action. The lads discuss Wexford’s win over Waterford which points to their bright future but Mullane says it was a missed opportunity for the Déise as they face relegation to the second tier next season. Elsewhere, Clare’s form and confidence continues to grow...

The Throw-In Football: Derry’s missed opportunity, Rory Beggan's NFL tryout & do Kerry get judged differently with on-pitch rows? 04.03.2024

It was another impressive win for Dublin on Saturday, but was it a missed opportunity for Derry to not go at Dublin at full strength? Dick Clerkin and Colm Keys join Will Slattery on the latest Throw-In Football show to discuss. There were also lots of flashpoints in Kerry’s win over Tyrone and Colm asks if Kerry are judged differently when it comes to on-pitch rows? Plus, Dick gives his take on R...

The Throw-In Football: Kerry’s stasis, Canavan’s starring influence and how can Gaelic football really be improved? 26.02.2024

Just how significant could Dublin’s ten point beating of Kerry be for later in the year and why have Kerry not developed more since their All-Ireland win in 2022? Dick Clerkin and Donnchadh Boyle join Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In Football show to discuss and look back on the weekend action, including another win for Derry and a stellar performance from Tyrone’s Darragh Canavan against May...

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