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Kate O'Connor picked up the Bronze in the Pentathlon at the recent European Indoor Championships on Sunday, now she joins Ger and Dara to discuss her multi-event career so far and her plans for the future! Off the Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here: http://offtheball.com/join

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest on the health of an Ireland squad still licking their collective wounds after Saturday's defeat to France. FFR president Florian Grill seethes over their treatment at the hands of match officials. England's Ollie Lawrence is now a doubt for the Lions tour this summer. And Richie has the latest on Rabah Slimani's status as a Leinster p...

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you what Mike Arteta DID say in response to the title race question. Ruben Amorim heaps praise on his Manchester United captain, Bruno Fernandes. Florian Wirtz could have already played his final game for Bayer Leverkusen. And Real Madrid have injury doubts over three key players ahead of their Champions League second leg with Atletico Madrid.

Welcome to Monday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. You can listen to that here . On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan joined us for the post mortem on Ireland's Six Nations defeat to France. Football writer Jonathan Wilson reviewed the weekend's Premier League action, and the further dwindling of Arsenal's title hopes. Sarah O...

Here's a snipped of our Sunday Paper Review, after a disappointing night for the Irish Six Nations campaign, Adrian Barry is joined by former Irish Rugby international Grace Davitt, and sports journalist, Clíona Foley, to discuss the sports news of the week.

Shane, Adrian & Ann-Marie bring you all of the major sporting stories on this Sunday morning, the after Ireland Six Nations hopes were dashed at the hands of a largely Dupont-less France…

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack completes your build-up to tomorrow's titanic battle between Ireland and France at the Aviva. We speak to Caelan Doris and Simon Easterby at today's captain's run, plus Antoine Dupont piles further pressure on tomorrow's referee Angus Gardner. Ronan O'Gara, Alan Quinlan and Andy Dunne all have their say on tomorrow's crunch clash. Plus Italy make half a do...

Legendary jockey AP McCoy spoke with John Duggan in the build up to the Cheltenham Festival, which gets underway officially on Monday! The Racing Pod w/ 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 slate of fixtures. We hear from Keith Long, Stephen Bradley, Joe Redmond and Reece Hutchinson ahead of tonight's games. Don't forget, Waterford v Bohemians is live and exclusive on OTB Sports Radio tonight which you can hear on the Off The Ball app. Troy Parrott discusses the AZ goal that downed his form...

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has your team news ahead of that huge meeting of Ireland and Scotland. Mack Hansen is out of that game, and Simon Easterby explains why. He also discusses his bench composition, Tadhg Furlong's progress and more. Fabien Galthié has begun piling the pressure on Saturday's referee Angus Gardner + he discusses Thierry Henry's visit. And we hear from Gregor...

Ronnie Delany was born on this day in 1935. To mark his 90th birthday, we've delved into the OTB archives to bring you a very special, feature-length interview that Ger Gilroy conducted with the 1956 Olympic 1500m gold medalist in 2012. Sit back and enjoy Ronnie's wonderful tales of an incredible sporting life.

A trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano has been confirmed for Friday July 11th at Madison Square Garden, on a card that will be screened by Netflix. To remind you of how the last bout went, we've compiled our peerless coverage from the week that followed. First up, Kevin Byrne joins us to review the fight itself. Eoin Sheahan then spoke to Serrano's promoter Nakisa Bidarian who wa...

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan previews tonight's European action, as the last-16s of the Europa League and Conference League get underway. We hear from AZ forward Troy Parrott ahead of his latest reunion with former club Tottenham. Arne Slot defends his goalkeeper Alisson amid claims of time-wasting away to PSG. We've the latest on the international tug-o-war for Rocco Vata. Sean Boyd gi...

Welcome to Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast . On this morning's show, we were joined by the one and only Danny Dyer for a very special edition of 'You Had To Be There'. We previewed the Six Nations clash of Ireland and France with Les Bleus legend Philippe Saint-André. And Jean-Philippe Leclaire reviewed Liverpool's smash-and-g...

The one, and only, Danny Dyer joins Ger & Colm in the OTB studio to give a very special edition of Off The Ball Breakfast's You Had to Be There. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition. 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 and get the podcast on the Off...

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the France camp ahead of their departure for Dublin. And there's an update on the fitness of Gregory Alldritt. We hear from Mack Hansen and John Fogarty on France's deployment of a 7-1 bench. Marcus Smith has been sensationally dropped by England for the visit of Italy to Twickenham. And Rassie Erasmus addresses chatter that F...

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast . This morning, Gavin Cooney talked last night’s Champions League fixtures, including the Madrid derby and Arsenal’s emphatic win over PSV. Wexford hurling legend Matthew O’Hanlon joined to discuss his retirement from hurling and future plans. And OTB’s Dara Smith-Naughton predicted...

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan helps preview tonight's Champions League action and we hear from Arne Slot ahead of Liverpool's game away to Paris Saint-Germain. Alponso Davies addresses Joshua Kimmich's contract impasse as Bayern Munich prepare for another showdown with Bayer Leverkusen. Newcastle's left flank has been further decimated ahead of this month's Carabao Cup final. And the Wo...

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the Ireland camp ahead of Saturday's showdown with France. We hear from scrum coach John Fogarty on Tadhg Furlong's battle to be fit, plus Mack Hansen on the desire to send Ireland's retiring trio out on a high. France have injury concerns over an experienced member of their scrum. Les Bleus have reopened old wounds ahead of the...

NFL All-Pro linebacker Quincy Williams and former FCS National Champion running back Isaiah Davis of the New York Jets joined Michael McCarthy and Cian Fahey in studio. On Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, the NFL franchise will arrive in Dublin, Ireland, for the launch of its brand-new NFL Girls Flag League, which aims to increase access to sport for young girls. Launching ahead of International Women’s...

The Lagan Dragons' captain Karen Dougan, who is currently going through her treatment for cancer, and Mabel Doherty join Eoin Sheahan in this week's episode of Settle In, to talk about the amazing work the paddling club does to support people with cancer. Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you up to date with an eventful round of fixtures in the League of Ireland Premier Division. We hear from Cork City boss Tim Clancy who has some choice words for referee Damien McGraith. Alan Reynolds demands a response from his Bohemians players after they slump to back-to-back defeats. Stephen Bradley gives his view of Shamrock Rovers' winless start...

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast . On this morning's show, Owen Heary & Barry Murphy reflect on an action-packed night of League of Ireland action. Former Ireland hooker James Tracy joins to preview the weekend's massive Six Nations clash between Ireland & France. Matthew Brennan provides insight into Westmeat...

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news of two players moving to IRFU central contracts in the summer. There's an update on the health of the squad ahead of Saturday's crunch with France. The FFR have made contact with World Rugby over the discrepancies in the bans of Garry Ringrose and Romain Ntamack. And could Ronan O'Gara be given a new voice in the La Rochelle coaches room?

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has news of that trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for Cork City in the summer. We hear from Damien Duff, Stephen Kenny, John Russell, Kevin Doherty and Tim Clancy ahead of a busy night in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Ruben Amorim's defended himself against Wayne Rooney's claims of naivety. And Eddie Howe discusses the red card that rules Anthony Gordon out...