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Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Dara Smith-Naughton are on hand in studio to bring you all the reaction from a packed weekend in the sporting world, which included a full slate of Football League fixtures, the Premier League title race continuing at full-traction and the National Senior Indoor Championships.    The lads go through the Arsenal win over Chelsea, the takeaways from the football...

John Duggan is joined by Shane Hannon & Adrian Barry for this Sunday’s Newsround! SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

John Duggan is joined in studio by Tommy Martin and Roy Curtis for this week's Saturday Panel, looking back on the week's sporting stories, most notably the government's response to events in Oriel Park last week, the down week in the Six Nations, and GAA Congress today!

Join Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon, and Arthur O'Dea for Arthur's final Friday Papers on Off The Ball Breakfast before he bids farewell to early mornings and says hello to the evening shift from next week. Colm and Shane throw some Arthur Friday questions at him, Shane asks whether phones are killing football atmospheres, and they discuss the lost art of the 1v1 Off The Ball Breakfast every weekday fr...

The Racing Pod is back and this week Johnny Ward is standing in for JD and he was joined by Thom Malone as they previewed the weekends action and continue the build up to the Cheltenham Festival.   The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill 18+ see gamblingcare.ie  

Orla Comerford, Paralympian and World Para Athletics Champion and Women in Sport week ambassador is speaking at the launch of Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Week which is taking place from March 2nd to March 8th. ' This week our live commentary game comes from Dalymount Park as Bohemians begin their last season in their home ground by taking on old rivals Shamrock Rovers. Kick off is at 8 o’clock...

Rachel Sheehan and Eve Conway sat down with Sport file photographer David Fitzgerald who told us all about his time photographing the 2026 Winter Olympic games, the hours he spent traveling and the faces he met along the way.   Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 087 9 180 180!

Eoin Sheahan, Cameron Hill. and Dion Fanning bring you Thursday night's newsround, as both the Ireland men's rugby and football teams are withoutn key men going into March. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Erin King, Ireland women’s rugby captain and Women in Sport Week ambassador, speaking to OTB at the launch of Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Week, which is taking place from March 2nd to March 8th. This week our live commentary game comes from Dalymount Park as Bohemians begin their last season in their home ground by taking on old rivals Shamrock Rovers. Kick off is at 8 o’clock on Friday and Jon...

On Arthur’s final morning alongside Ger & Colm the lads muse over Arthur’s choice of shirt before diving into the morning’s biggest stories… Could Andy Farrell really leave Ireland after The World Cup in favour of a return to Saracens? Despite some INCREDIBLE drama in The UCL, the lads ponder over whether it was as gripping as usual… News emerged yesterday that Ireland’s pair of clashes with I...

Susanna Mollen and Eve Conway sit down with Irish halfpipe skier Ben Lynch, who finished a remarkable 8th in his Winter Olympic final in Milano-Cortina. He talks about changing his allegiances from Team Canada to Team Ireland, recovering from injury, and what it's like to compete in his first Olympic Games   Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platfo...

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Ben Symes and Cameron Hill in studio for Tuesday's Newsround, as FAI CEO David Courell has said The Republic of Ireland has "no choice" but to fulfil its Nations League fixtures with Israel, Katie Taylor announces her retirement, and Terenure College part ways with head coach Carlos Spencer, just 6 months into his 3-year contract. The Newsround on Off The Ball. Live every...

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through Wednesday morning's papers, as the Champions League is back in full swing. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Bal...

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Mick McCarthy and Cameron Hill in studio for Tuesday's Newsround, as Minister for Sport Patrick O'Donovan has spoken out on Friday night's pyrotechnics in Dundalk, Isreal coming to Dublin and the possibility of Donald Trump attending the Irish Open.  Meanwhile, the Galway Camogie team are stuck in New York, and there's Champions League team news!

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea fly through the morning’s biggest stories after Benjamin Sesko bagged another crucial goal for Manchester United! There is conversation around Arthur’s trip to Leeds, taking in a Yorkshire Derby between Huddersfield & Barnsley while Colm was on a scouting mission to Prague! There’s also chat around Ireland’s win over England - theorising as to ‘why no...

Ger Gilroy, Dara Smith-Naughton, and Paddy Andrews bring you a roundup of the weekend's headlines as Ireland enjoy a fantastic weekend in Twickenham.

Laois' Patrick Harding, the performance coach for Formula One driver Alex Albon, joins Eve Conway in studio to talk through his journey from the GAA, to the Olympics, to the Premier League and now to the pinnacle of motorsport. Ahead of the 2026 F1 season starting in Australia next week, with a whole new generation of cars, Patrick chats about how to extract every inch of performance from a driver...

After a very busy weekend of sport we have an extended Newsround for you all this evening. Join Mick McCarthy, Eoin Sheahan, Stephen Doyle, and Tommy Rooney for a look back on the weekend's football, rugby, GAA, and Olympics action

John Duggan, Adrian Barry and Shane Hannon are in studio to bring you all the news from the sporting world on a weekend where Ireland beat England in a statement win at Twickenham, Manchester City closed in on Arsenal with a win over Newcastle and the close of the Winter Olympics. Arsenal will look to bounce back from the late draw with Wolves last week with a win over North London rivals Tottenha...

Adrian Barry is joined by Orla McElroy, Sports Editor with the Irish Daily Mail, and Brendan Hackett, sports psychologist and Head of Coach and Player Development with the GAA in this week's edition of the Sunday Paper Review The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball in partnership with Centra, make sure your fridge is match ready, to KICK OFF WITH A COLD ONE. Over 18’s only. Drink responsibly. Get...

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Ciaran O'Connor, Senior Analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and John Sebire, Co-Founder of Signify, the company using AI to work with the IRFU to tackle online abuse, following a week which saw Edwin Edogbo's first cap celebrations spoiled online by a tirade of online racist abuse directed at him through social media platforms such as X and Instagram. Listen t...

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for another episode of The Racing pod where they start the countdown to Cheltenham, reminisced on their favourite racing memories and previewed this weekends action in Fairyhouse.   The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill. 18 + see gamblincare.ie  

Ger Gilroy is back hosting the Crappy Quiz, trying to keep Shane Hannon, David Wilson and Arthur O’Dea in line on the shoutiest segment across a multitude of platforms!   The Crappy Quiz on Off The Ball in partnership with Centra, make sure your fridge is match ready, to KICK OFF WITH A COLD ONE. Over 18’s only. Drink responsibly. Get the facts. Visit drink aware.ie .

Shane Hannon, Keith Treacy, Eve Conway, and Arthur O'Dea bring you through the biggest stories of the day, as we react to Celtic's disappointing result in Europe, preview the North London Derby, and much more Off The Ball Breakfast every weekday from 7:30AM

Dion Fanning and Cameron Hill join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Thursday's Newsround, as Arsenal's Bukayo Saka has signed a new contract until 2030, Andy Farrell has named a changed side for Twickenham, and Stephen Bradley has spoken out about Ireland's Nations League draw with Israel.