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On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the latest on Garry Ringrose's disciplinary hearing. Munster count the cost of that ill-fated Ireland 'A' game at Ashton Gate, and we speak to John Ryan. Pete Wilkins also has injury concerns at Connacht, and he's provided an update on their out-half depth chart with JJ Hanrahan departing. Rob Russell is back for Leinster, and we hear from their att...

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan helps preview this evening's Women's Nations League clash of Slovenia and the Republic of Ireland + we get the expert view of Julie-Ann Russell. Jamie McGrath is on the move in Scotland. The Premier League title race protagonists speak ahead of their latest outings, with Mikel Arteta defiant despite Arsenal's 11-point gap. Jose Mourinho has been accused of ra...

In case you missed it, here is episode seven of our Settle In series, a bonus listen for our OTB fans! In this week's episode of 'Settle In,' Eoin Sheahan sat down with Gaelic football referee David Gough to discuss the anniversary of his own coming out story and the culture of inclusion he wants to promote in the GAA.  'Settle In' on Off the Ball brought to you by Guinness 0.0 – Proud Partne...

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Kilkenny legend Tommy Walsh looked back over the weekend's Allianz Hurling League action. Former Ireland hooker James Tracy analysed Ireland's scrum performance in Cardiff. OTB's own Kathleen McNamee helped preview this evening's Women's Nations League game awa...

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you up to date with the Ireland news following an eventful weekend for both the men's sides that were in action. We have the latest on Garry Ringrose, and hear from Alan Quinlan on the centre's red card challenge in Cardiff. Ulster have been forced into signing short-term injury cover for their front row. Two Munster forwards have extended their sta...

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest Republic of Ireland injury news ahead of next month's Nations League playoff with Bulgaria, with one player set to miss both legs. There's all the reaction to Liverpool's potentially title-defining win at Manchester City, as we hear from Brian Kerr, Jonathan Wilson and Pep Guardiola. Leanne Kiernan has been left behind as the Ireland WNT head to...

Welcome to Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan reviewed the weekend's Six Nations action, including Ireland's nervy win in Wales. We look back on a weekend when Liverpool moved 11-points clear at the top of the Premier League with Jonathan Wilson. OTB GAA Correspondent Tommy Rooney wraps up the weeke...

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest ahead of Ireland's Six Nations clash with Wales tomorrow in Cardiff. We hear from head coach Simon Easterby, Wales captain Jac Morgan, and Alan Quinlan on the big game. Gloucester have described the signing of Ross Byrne as a real coup. Ronan O'Gara gives OTB the latest on rumours he could soon start his international coaching career....

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On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan helps preview tonight's Women's Nations League clash of the Republic of Ireland and Türkiye at Tallaght Stadium. Ahead of that game, Katie McCabe has blasted the FAI's treatment of Colin Healy as 'not good enough', we speak to the skipper. And new WNT manager Carla Ward's view of the domestic game seems to be at odds with MNT counterpart Heimir Hallgrimsson. N...

Welcome to this morning's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, we looked ahead to Ireland's game away to Wales in the Six Nations with Ronan O'Gara and Alan Quinlan. GAA Congress takes place this weekend in Donegal, and we spoke to Jamie Wall about proposed changes to the handpass rule in hurling. And former Donegal ma...

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the team news ahead of Saturday's Six Nations clash of Wales and Ireland. We hear from interim head coach Simon Easterby on his decision to pick Dan Sheehan as captain, and the stories linking him with the Wales job. Interim Wales coach Matt Sherratt's also made a raft of changes, and has responded to that Off The Ball Breakfast clip. Scotland head c...

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest following Stephen Bradley's incendiary comments regarding Colin Healy and the FAI. We hear from Republic of Ireland women's captain Katie McCabe, and former Sligo and Bolton striker Eoin Doyle on the matter. Two more of Shelbourne's title-winning squad have signed long-term deals. Arne Slot criticises Darwin Nunez's application.

Welcome to Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your bitesize free sample of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Sarah O'Donovan and Seamus Hickey previewed the weekend's Allianz Hurling League action. Galway hurling great and author Tony Óg Regan talks about his book MVP: Raise Your Game. Unlock Your Potential and shares tips on being the best version of yourself. T...

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news of a potential move to the English Premiership for Leinster and Ireland out-half Ross Byrne. We hear from Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw on this week's Six Nations clash with Wales. Warren Gatland speaks for the first time since leaving the Wales head coach's job. Michael Cheika has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Joe Schmidt in Austr...

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to Celtic's heartbreaking Champions League exit in Munich. We hear from Pep Guardiola ahead of Manchester City's mission to the Bernabeu. Bohemians have been linked with the loan signing of a Republic of Ireland U21 international. INEOS continue to shrink their sporting footprint. And Arsenal announce a minor loss.

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning on the show, Tom English looked back on Celtic's heartbreaking exit from the Champions League. We began our look ahead to the League of Ireland weekend with former goalkeeper Barry Murphy. And we were also joined by writer Sam Peters, author of Concussed: Sports Uncomfortabl...

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you confirmation of Ireland's return to Soldier Field in Chicago. We hear from Robbie Henshaw and Andrew Goodman ahead of Saturday's clash with Wales, as a trio of experienced players will miss the game in Cardiff. James Botham discusses the changes made by Matt Sherratt with Wales. France are set to go with a 7-1 split on their bench as they look...

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan sets the table for tonight's Champions League playoff action. We hear from optimistic Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers ahead of their second leg away to Bayern Munich. Arne Slot provides the latest injury update from Liverpool as they prepare for tomorrow's trip to Aston Villa. A bidding war looks set to take place this summer for one of Bournemouth's stars of...

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Irish Daily Mail rugby correspondent Rory Keane talks Irish rugby ahead of Ireland’s clash with Wales in the Six Nations. Wexford legend Liam Griffin joins us to discuss his proposal to Congress to safeguard hurling. And Tommy Rooney provided us with his Gaelic Foot...

Legendary rider Davy Russell joined Eoin Sheahan to pay tribute to jockey Michael O'Sullivan who died on Sunday aged just 24.

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the latest from the Ireland camp which has gone through significant change over the weekend due to injury. We hear from Aled Walters and Alan Quinlan on the Wales game ahead, and on Sam Prendergast's physical development. There's a new addition to the Wales coaching staff ahead of Ireland's visit to Cardiff. And changes galore between Scotland and Wale...

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has all the reaction from yesterday's record-breaking Dublin derby at the Aviva Stadium. We hear from goalscorer Ross Tierney, and Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley who has some choice words for Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson. Ruben Amorim claims Manchester United must keep the head down and just survive the remainder of the season. Motherw...

Welcome to Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, we reviewed the province's latest URC outings and began our look ahead to the Six Nations clash with Wales. After Manchester United racked up a dozen Premier League defeats we were joined by Daniel Harris. We had the latest batch of Performance Rankings, and Tommy Ro...

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the Ireland camp a week out from their Six Nations game away to Wales. Aled Walters provides us with a fitness update, and Garry Ringrose discusses his contentment with Simon Easterby's centre rotation. Josh Wycherley returns to the Munster fold for the first time since September. Pete Wilkins says he's not feeling any more press...