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On this week's edition of The Hurling Pod, Paul Murphy, James Skehill, and Will O'Callaghan were joined by former Galway defender and now performance coach Tony Óg Regan. Tony opened up on the pain of being dropped from the panel twice, his anxiety around big games as a player, and working with top teams like Limerick and Ballygunner in recent seasons. The lads also chat about Laois's vital win at...

Paddy, James and Tommy get stuck into another superb weekend of Gaelic Football across the leagues on the latest episode of The Football Pod, with so much to discuss as we get to grips with the new rules - oh, and Tommy and James got to play a club game too. Enjoy. (01:00) - History-makers and record-breakers… (05:00) - Murtagh and Walsh cause wreck, skills and size to the fore… (15:00) - Murphy-M...

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...

Welcome to this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, former Donegal star Eamon McGee helped us preview the latest round of Allianz Football League fixtures. Alan Quinlan gives his view of Warren Gatland's departure as Wales head coach, and he gives us his Six Nations team of the competition so far. And a...

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to break down the third weekend of the National Hurling League, which featured another second-half blitz in a Limerick win over Tipperary and a stunning Sean Kenneally goal. Galway seem to be finding their groove after a win against the holders Clare, Wexford were left bemoaning their first-half display against Kilkenny, and...

Ex-Dublin goalkeeper John O'Leary joins John Duggan to mourn the passing of legendary Dub Paddy Cullen, who passed away during the week.

Welcome to Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Ireland legends Ronan O'Gara and Alan Quinlan helped set the scene for Sunday's Six Nations clash with Scotland. We looked back on the Carabao Cup semi-finals - and Evan Ferguson's move to West Ham - with former Dundalk boss Vinny Perth. Former Kerry footballer Sean ‘...

Three-time All Ireland-winning goalkeeper Paddy Cullen has died at the age of 80. Back in 2004, and ahead of the All Ireland quarter-final clash of Kerry and Dublin, Paddy joined Ger Gilroy to discuss Dublin's special rivalry with the Kingdom, and his own role in that. Paddy also reflected on his time as Dublin manager. All of our thoughts at Off The Ball are with Paddy's family, friends and forme...

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 Partner of Croke Park Stadium and Proud Partner of the GAA.

In case you missed it, here is episode five of our Settle In series, a bonus listen for our GAA fans! Irish golfer, Sara Byrne joined Nathan Murphy in our sixth instalment of our 'Settle In' series. In this deep dive into her golfing career, Sara recounted the sacrifices she made to play golf as a young girl, her dreams of making the LPGA, and the difficult decision to end her amateur career and t...

In case you missed it, here is episode five of our Settle In series, a bonus listen for our GAA fans! 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-...

Kerry’s smash and grab, Armagh and Galway make their statements, and Donegal emerge. There’s Offaly and Tipperary drama, and Division 2 lights up. Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney get stuck into a brilliant weekend of Gaelic Football, with so much to discuss. Enjoy. (01:00) - Excitement and chaos: 2025’s Gaelic Football (08:00) - 3up transforms attacks, changing times in midfield a...

GAA referee David Gough reveals to Eoin Sheahan the issues that referees have faced in implementing the new rules, & the lack of support they've received.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review an opening weekend of the National Hurling League where Kilkenny struck late to beat holders Clare, Tipperary handed a beating to Galway and Cork eased past Wexford. They also chat about the saga around Cork and Limerick initially not being broadcast, and whether hurling is losing out to football's brave new world....

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize sample of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. Things got started with the Cork GAA C.E.O. Kevin O'Donovan joining Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig to discuss the fact that Cork's highly-anticipated game against Limerick this weekend will not be televised. Irish international Anna Caplice was up next to discuss Ireland's Six Nations clash with...

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize sample of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. The seven-time All-Ireland winning Dublin footballer Paddy Andrews joined Ger and Arthur on this morning's show as our co-host! Things got started with another Dublin GAA man Ryan O'Dwyer jumping into studio to tell us how the Dublin hurlers should go this season, before explaining how much pre...

Welcome to Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize sample of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning on the show, Jim Gavin, the six-time All-Ireland winning manager and Chair of the Football Review Committee joined Ger Gilroy and Keith Treacy in studio to reflect on a first league outing for the new Gaelic Football rules enhancements. Football writer Jonathan Wilson considered how...

What a weekend. The National Football Leagues returned with a bang, with some great games and a bunch of new rules - Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney get stuck into it all. Enjoy. (01:00) - “It’s January.” (05:00) - Galway-Armagh, Dublin-Mayo - old rules vs. new rules. (16:00) - Midfield battleground and the goalkeeper +1 debate… (24:00) - Tyrone-Derry breakdown - Glass and Murtagh...

In case you missed it, here is episode two of our Settle In series, a bonus listen for our GAA fans! Former Ireland international rugby player and former Leinster head coach, Tania Rosser, joined Eoin Sheahan to discuss her time as a player, her coaching inspiration and the challenges she faced as a female player and coach in a male dominated profession. ‘Settle in’ in partnership with Guinness 0....

Welcome to Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Sarah O'Donovan and Seamus Hickey joined us to preview the opening weekend of action in the Allianz Hurling League (fingers crossed it survives the storm!) DHL Stormers coach, and friend of the show, John Dobson was in studio ahead of their URC fixture with Leinste...

In case you missed it, here is episode one from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our GAA Fans! Former Ireland international and coach Linda Gorman joined Eoin Sheahan to discuss how she’s tackling ageism in sport by encouraging more people to take up walking football and she also discussed how much support for the women’s game in Ireland has changed since she played on the first...

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Muphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for the first episode of the fourth series of The Hurling Pod. The lads bring you up to date on their off-seasons, why Will's crumbling WiFi and Skehill buying a gun in Mayo delayed the pod at the weekend. They also touch on Na Fianna's win in the All-Ireland Club final, Waterford's lengthy injury concerns, Galway...

In case you missed it, here is episode four from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our GAA 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. Set...

In case you missed it, here is episode three from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our GAA 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 post...

Season 5 of The Football Pod throws-in with our recap of the All-Ireland Club Final. Cuala deliver the goods as Errigal Ciaran’s comeback falls just short. Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney get stuck into that game, discuss the retirement of one of the forwards of a generation and begin our build-up to the 2025 NFL this weekend. It’s all go. Enjoy! (01:00) - Cuala make history, how...