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On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to Liverpool's defeat of ten-man Lille in the Champions League, with Arne Slot discussing the latest injury to befall one of his players - Curtis Jones. Philippe Auclair gives his verdict on how the Champions League format has worked out. Napoli and Chelsea do battle for Alejandro Garnacho. Rocco Vata's strike the lone high point for Wat...

Welcome to Wednesday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Neil Ewing helped us preview Divisions 3 & 4 of the Allianz Football League. MMA fighter Paul Hughes joins us ahead of his Bellator lightweight title fight with Usman Nurmagomedov in Dubai. And Philippe Auclair reviewed last night's Champions League action...

Author of 'My Beautiful Sisters' and the founder of the Afghanistan National Women's Football team Khalida Popal joined Eoin Sheahan to detail her story, the struggle to get the Afghanistan Football Federation to acknowledge women's football, the fight against the Taliban, and her ultimate exile and refugee status.

In case you missed it, here is episode three from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our Football Fans! Eoin Sheahan was joined by former long distance runner Catherina McKiernan who has won marathons across Europe as well as medalling at World and European Cross County Championships. She dives into whether she has any regrets when reflecting on her illustrious career and what life...

Welcome to Tuesday's Football Daily where Phil Egan brings you the latest on a pair of Republic of Ireland internationals on the move. We also hear from Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch after he added three more experienced players to his 2025 squad. Jake Mulraney discusses his reasons for staying with St. Pat's. Manchester City are set to purchase their third young defender of the transfer window...

In case you missed it, here is episode four from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our Football Fans! Nathan Murphy sat down with Tham & Nhat Nguyen to talk about their incredible journey from Vietnam to Ireland to performing on the world's biggest stage. While they once thought they'd never see each other again, they're now supporting each other through this new stage of life...

Kathleen McNamee caught up with Karen Duggan and Scarlett Herron to run through an exciting round of fixtures in the WSL while discussing the recent appointment of Carla Ward as the manager of the Ireland Women's National Team The COYGIG Pod on Off the Ball in partnership with Cadbury

Welcome to Monday's Football Daily, where Phil Egan has the latest on Antony and Marcus Rashford's futures at Manchester United, or lack there-of. Pep Guardiola wants one of his in-form Manchester City stars to join Erling Haaland in committing his future to the club. A Premier League target is available for a cut-price fee from Lyon this month. And a Republic of Ireland U21 defender is on the mov...

Welcome to Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan looked back on Munster's heroic loss away to Northampton in the Investec Champions Cup. The Athletic's Mark Critchley discussed a contrasting Sunday for the red and blue halves of Manchester. Plus, Tommy Rooney was at yesterday's AIB All Ireland Clu...

Richie McCormack & Vinny Perth reflect on the clash between Ipswich Town & Manchester City at Portman Road! The Sunday Kickback on Off The Ball w/ William Hill Ireland

As Manchester United fall yet again, Brian Kerr and Stephen Doyle reflect on another poor performance under new manager, Ruben Amorim. But Brighton impress and leave us wondering what is next for this 'underdog' club? They also touch on the news rocking Irish football at the moment as Colin Healy continues to speak out against the FAI. The Sunday Kickback is brought to you by William Hill Ireland.

Kathleen McNamee caught up with new Match of the Day presenter Kelly Cates at the launch of the Lidl LGFA National League on the eve of becoming the first female co-presenter of MOTD with Gabby Logan. They chatted about the changing face of sports broadcasting and how she found her voice in a male dominated world. The COYGIG Pod on Off The Ball is in association with Cadbury, the official snack pa...

Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84. Back in the depths of COVID, in April of 2020, John Giles included Law in his all-time Manchester United XI.

The great Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84. Back in 2004, the Manchester United and Scotland legend dropped into our studio to talk about his autobiography 'The King'. In conversation with Ger Gilroy, Law spoke about joining Manchester United, his ill-fated time in Italy, and him being beloved by both sides of Manchester.

Manchester United icon Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84. Back in September of 2024, John Giles attended a special night to benefit the former striker who had announced in 2021 that he was suffering from dementia. Listen back to John's memories of a truly great striker.

On this week's Who You Got, Eoin Sheahan was joined by Will O'Callaghan and Michael McCarthy to preview all the weekend's action across the water. Arsenal take on Aston Villa but with the Gunners lack of striking options, will they have enough to topple Unai Emery's side, who themselves had a win over Everton midweek? Is Boubacar Kamara the most under-rated player in the Premier League? And young...

On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you details of Erling Haaland's new, blockbuster deal at Manchester City, and we hear from the man himself. There's reaction to Amad Diallo's rescue job for Manchester City at home to Southampton. Watford boss Tom Cleverley talks up their signing of Ireland U21 defender James Abankwah. We hear from Dara O'Shea regarding the recovery of his Ipswich and I...

For a very special episode of The COYGIG Podcast, Kathleen McNamee was joined by new manager Carla Ward as she was unveiled in Dublin as Eileen Gleeson's successor. You'll also hear from Marc Canham and David Courrell as to why Carla was the standout candidate and their excitement for where she will take the role. The COYGIG Pod on Off The Ball is in association with Cadbury, the official snack pa...

The presentation of Carla Ward as the new Republic of Ireland women's manager was overshadowed by yet another controversy today. Eileen Gleeson's assistant Colin Healy accused the association of a lack of transparency and compassion, as well as "a total disregard" towards his welfare as an employee of the FAI. At Ward's unveiling, the FAI's CEO David Courell and Chief Football Officer Marc Canham...

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the first words as new Republic of Ireland manager of Carla Ward. We also have reaction to her appointment. RTE have surrendered League of Ireland rights, and what's in store for academies in the draft plan for Government. Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal are actively seeking a new striker as Ange Postecoglou rues a passive display in the North London...

Welcome to Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning on the show, Republic of Ireland legend Andy Reid discussed the rise of his current employers, Nottingham Forest. The Irish Daily Mail's Rugby Correspondent Rory Keane ran the rule over the Ireland Six Nations squad. And the first 'You Had To Be There' of 2025 comes...

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you up to date on all of the Irish players on the move at the halfway stage of the transfer window. Tom Cannon looks set for a return to the Championship, despite being recalled by Leicester. James Abankwah could be following Festy Ebosele yet again. There's the latest on Evan Ferguson and his need for minutes on the pitch. Nuno Espirito Santo and Ar...

In the latest episode of 'Settle In,' Kathleen McNamee was joined by Jim McElroy from Bohemians' Pride Committee to talk about the club's trailblazing mission to make football a more welcoming space for the LGBTQ+ community. From the whole club marching in Dublin Pride to instigating never-before-done research on LGBTQ+ participation in football, they are leaders in this field. Settle In with Guin...

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest on Gabriel Jesus' injury at Arsenal, and what it means for their transfer dealings this month. Leicester and Newcastle escape Premier League PSR punishments. Liverpool reportedly reject a Saudi bid for Darwin Nunez, but his long-term replacement may have already been identified. Chelsea and Bayern Munich dance around a high-profile swap deal. P...

Welcome to Tuesday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your FREE sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Seamus Hickey joined us to look back on the Limerick captaincy of Declan Hannon. The BBC's Chris Jones assessed the English performances in the Investec Champions Cup, which included that Saracens defeat at Thomond Park. And to preview Liverpool's trip to Notti...