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Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run you through all of the morning’s news, ahead of a bumper night of Premier League action! There’s some chat around The Winter Olympics after Colm indulged in some ‘Normal Hill’, Ger spent some time watching ‘Big Air’ & Arthur spent his evening watching Figure Skating! The bulk of the conversation is around Irish rugby - and what is the root cause o...

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea are on hand to bring you all the reaction from a packed week of sport which included the Superbowl, won by Seattle Seahawks in a reverse result of Superbowl 49, a controversial end at Anfield which saw Manchester City keep the gap at 6 points between themselves and Arsenal, as well as the return of the League of Ireland. The lads go through the resurgence o...

It's Monday again, and it's time for an extended Newsround! Join Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy, Stephen Doyle and Dion Fanning as they bring you through the biggest sports news of the past couple days

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OTB Sunday Paper Review: France cast Ireland aside | Cranky managers | Straight-talking Ben O'Connor Adrian Barry is joined on The Sunday Paper Review today by columnist Roy Curtis and former Ireland rugby star Fiona Hayes.  Today's Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball is in partnership with Centra, make sure your fridge is match ready, to KICK OFF WITH A COLD ONE. Over 18’s only. Drink respon...

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for this week’s Racing Pod, looking ahead to the weekend’s racing, as well as the top stories from the week around the yards.  They are also joined by Alex Dunn from William Hill. The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill. 18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ie

Mick McCarthy is back hosting the Crappy Quiz, trying to keep Ger Gilroy, 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 .

Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea, and Dara Smith-Naughton react to the first game of the Six Nations, that saw Ireland lose to France on a wet and windy night in Paris. Our reporter Susanna Mollen joins us on the line live from Paris to give us an insight into what the atmosphere and game-plan was like at the Stade de France last night. Our full chat continues with Alan Quinlan and Matt Williams, availab...

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Cameron Hill, Vinny Perth and Fiona Hayes to take a quick look at the headlines from the sporting world prior to Ireland's showdown away to France. The Newsround on Off The Ball

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Irish Olympian Elsa Desmond to talk about the current factors that have put her out of a place at this year's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in the Luge event, as well as her current back and forth hearings with the Court of Arbitration in Sport that has led to her missing out on the Games.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through Thursday morning's papers, as they react to Manchester City's 3-1 win over Newcastle, the Six Nations opener tonight & more! 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 i...

Happy Thursday folks, we have another special episode for you today! While Susanna is off reporting at the Six Nations, Eve and Rachel interview 17-year-old Eoghan Jennings, who has recently returned from the Junior Australian Open, where he was just one win shy of a place in the Main Draw. We talk through his tennis hopes and dreams, training routines, his experience in Melbourne, and what it's l...

Dion Fanning joins Cameron Hill and Eoin Sheahan in studio for Wednesday's Newsround as the second Carabao Cup semi-final is about to get underway, while Caelan Doris speaks a day before Ireland get their Six Nations campaign underway in Paris.

Back in 2019, OTB's resident snooker superfan Shane Hannon sat down with legendary player and broadcaster in the press conference area of The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for a wide-ranging interview. They talked the success of Big Break, his Salford upbringing, the unique Alex Higgins, and gambling in the 80s. Virgo passed away on Wednesday the 4th of February aged 79.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Arthur James O'Dea were back in studio this morning with all manner of major sports stories to chat through. After an initial diversion to consider the quality of Marco Pierre White's steaks (and his writing ability), they got stuck into hurling's manliness, Arsenal's doggedness and the dangers (or joy) of sporting nostalgia. The conversation ends just as we started tal...

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through some busy morning headlines, as Dara Smith-Naughton joins to react to Ireland’s squad due to play France on Thursday. 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 week...

Hey folks, Tuesday's Newsround coming at ya with Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy and Cameron Hill. They'll bring you through the biggest sporting news stories of the past couple days ahead of a hectic week for Irish sport

Here is a free segment this week’s Sunday Paper Review where Adrian Barry is joined by Linda Maher & Kieran Cunningham discussing Ireland’s Six Nations opener against France… You can catch the full hour by subscribing to the Off The Ball podcast network. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

John Duggan, Shane Hannon and Cameron Hill discuss the big stories in sport on this Saturday afternoon. The Newsround on Off The Ball.

Eoin Sheahan and Michael McCarthy discuss the pressing topics around the sporting world on a day that featured not one but two classics in the Australian Open Men's Singles Semi-Finals which saw Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic book their places in Sunday's final. A massive weekend of Premier League action is also on the horizon with so many different places across the length of the table up for...

It's only a week until the 2026 Winter Olympic Games get underway in Milano-Cortina in Italy. Four athletes will represent Team Ireland, in what will be their ninth appearance at the Winter Games. Ireland’s debut at the Games in 1992 is a fascinating story - all starting with a note left taped to a boat at the Henley Regatta.  Terry McHugh, a six-time Olympian and part of the '92 bobsleigh te...

Join Shane Hannon, Keith Treacy, and Dara Smith-Naughton as they talk through some of the morning's biggest sporting stories, including updates on the Australian Open semi-final between Alcaraz and Zverev, debating the new Champions League format, and remembering iconic goalkeeper goals. Off The Ball Breakfast every weekday from 7:30AM

William O'Callaghan, Cameron Hill and Dion Fanning are here to bring you Thursday's Newsround where they will be discussing Tadgh Furlong's availability, Team Ireland at the Winter Olympics, tonight's Europa League action and all the biggest sports stories of the day. 

Happy Thursday folks, we have a bit of a special episode for you today! In light of Katie Taylor’s comments about her desire to play Croke Park and the acknowledgement that were she a male fighter, she’d be a multi-multi-millionaire by now, the Word On The Street crew looked into the gender pay gap in sport, with a particular focus on tennis as an example of a sport where active change has been ma...

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton bring you all of the latest sport thing news the morning after an absolutely outrageous end to the league phase of the Champions League - with a certain Jose Mourinho stealing the headlines once again!  There is also chat around the loss of both Bundee Aki & Hugo Keenan ahead of Ireland’s Six Nations opener this day next week… Catch The Of...