The Football Pod

Tommy, James and Paddy are back for The Football Pod after another riveting weekend of Gaelic Football - and for perhaps the very first time in five seasons, there’s a bit of friction between the lads - it may have a little bit of something to do with Meath. (00:30) - Weekend Winners & the losers: Derry, Mayo, Clare, Rossies. (11:00) - Wicklow beat Westmeath and shock everybody but Paddy. (16:...

Tommy, James and Paddy catch up for The Football Pod - a bumper double-pod, where we’re building up to a huge weekend in the championship and we’re putting your questions to the lads. CHAPTERS (00:30) - Hurlers and Chancers (10:00) - The 2025 Tailteann Cup (22:00) - Dublin-Derry what to look forward to and Galway v Armagh (48:00) - Lukewarm Cork v Roscommon, Kerry injury worries vs. Meath (58:00)...

Tommy, James and Paddy catch up for The Football Pod after another superb weekend of football, full of drama, upsets and brilliant skills on show. CHAPTERS (00:30) - Jimmy’s minute. (02:00) - Sensational Derry-Galway drama. (15:00) - Armagh flying, Dubs trouble? (31:00) - Mayo deliver against Tyrone, Donegal-Cavan route. (42:00) - Tyrone’s u20s magic. Tailteann Cup knockouts. (48:00) - Down-Louth,...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod after another fantastic Championship weekend - spanners were thrown into the works, once more - as we head into a weekend where everybody is in action! CHAPTERS (00:30) - Tommy’s Madeira sell, GAA TV blackouts. (05:00) - How Meath got a big W against Cork. (12:00) - Monaghan smarts too much for Louth (26:00) - Kevin McStay steps back as Mayo ma...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - it’s a novel pod, James is hanging after a wedding in Portugal and Paddy has his newborn in his arms, but as always, the lads deliver after another brilliant weekend of Gaelic Football! TIMESTAMPS below. (00:30) - Cavan beat Mayo - huge win for Galligan’s side, killer-blow for McStay. (17:00) - Livewatch Leinster Minor Final - midfield moves...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod after a weekend where there was only one real winner - Gaelic Football! We saw Donegal edge a stunning Ulster final, and on Sunday Louth claimed the Leinster title for the first time in 68 years. Scenes! We’re talking both finals, and all the rest of the action this weekend. (00:30) - Capturing the magic of Croke Park on Sunday. (05:00) - Louth...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - Galway come out the right side of a cracker in Connacht, Kerry get the job done on a scorcher in Killarney, and we've the Ulster and Leinster finals this week too. Enjoy CHAPTERS (00:30) - Sunday Night Excursions on The Pod. (02:00) - Classic in Castlebar - where Galway won and Mayo lost. (30:00) - Tommy spends an hour with Kieran McGeeney......

The Football Pod Live is BACK for our first show of 2025! Ahead of the Connacht Senior Football Championship, Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue we're joined by two legends of GAA, Mayo's Michael Conroy and Galway's own Finian Hanley! They got stuck into the upcoming clash, and reminisced on stories from their careers.    The Football Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you b...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - Meath have beaten Dublin for the first time since 2010, Armagh edge a classic, Donegal join them, and Louth are back in a Leinster final - for the first time since 2010…enjoy! Reminder that we’re in Galway on Friday night for our first roadshow of 2025 - join us! CHAPTERS (00:30) - Oh, Beautiful Meath (05:00) - How and why Dublin were beaten...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - after a savage weekend of GAA - we’re breaking down the three big games, looking at some of the themes around the rules and this weekend's provincial semi-finals.  (00:30) - What a weekend - two-pointers, hooter-gate and dodgy red cards. (04:00) - Cork rattle Kerry - why did they fall short? Head high tackles debate. (19:00) - Monaghan p...

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - but we’re obviously starting with the Golf, before getting into a pair of crackers in Leinster, as well as the Ulster Football quarter-finals. Enjoy! (00:30) - The Golf Pod, Rory McIlroy wins the Masters - agony and ecstasy! (08:00) - Kildare beat Westmeath: Loughlin stars, midfield battle, goals get the job done. (23:00) - Wicklow push the D...

Tommy, James and Paddy are talking through the opening weekend of Championship action - Tommy was in Ballybofey, Paddy was in Castlebar and James kept an eye on it all!, we get stuck into plenty - enjoy! (00:30) - A Beautiful Monday after a fine weekend. (05:00) - Mayo beat Sligo - did they meet Jimmy’s standards? O’Shea, Debutants, Sligo. (13:00) - Challenges for the underdogs (16:00) - Donegal-D...

Tommy, James and Paddy get stuck into a massive weekend of Football on and off the field - we’re talking the League winners and losers, and bringing you inside the managerial madness in Carlow and Meath… (00:30) - What a weekend (05:00) - Offaly brilliance and Kildare’s big problem. (21:00) - James on Mayo’s lack on quality, Paddy talks up Kerry (35:00) - Kevin McStay isn’t happy with David Cliffo...

Tommy, James and Paddy are looking back at an incredible day of action in the final round of the 2025 National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod  (00:30) - Final Round Football Madness (22:00) - Unlucky Tyrone, Dublin worries, Kerry signs (34:00) - Louth smarts, Meath frailties, Clare’s shooting, Teams forcing two-pointers (41:00) - Paddy’s return to the Football field...

Tommy, James and Paddy are looking back at another dramatic weekend in and around the National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod. CHAPTERS (00:30) - Paddy’s parade and GAA Traditions. (06:00) - Leitrim’s no-show. (15:30) - Donegal’s squad game, Kerry on it. (31:00) - target men, sympathetic passers and speed merchants thrive. (46:00) - Around the Grounds: Division 2 and 3 c...

Tommy, James and Paddy are looking back at Round 5 of the National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod, the managers are in awful form, but the football is keeping us entertained!  (01:00) - GAA Managers suffer Seasonal Affective Disorder (03:00) - Rules fallout, iffy guidance, hooters and the league finals nobody wants. (12:00) - Derry dogfight, kickout momentum, wides...

This is a short excerpt from The Football Pod Members Show - as we chat to Offaly goalkeeper Paddy Dunican as part of our Football Pod Fifteen series, we get stuck into how the new rules are affecting his position - become an Off The Ball member to get the full show - we've got two podcasts per-week (at least) for you across the 2025 intercounty season! Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Ro...

Paddy, James and Tommy get stuck into Round 4 of the National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod, we're focusing on some of the shining stars, and wonder will we start to see some innovation, as the FRC get ready for their mid-season review and much more too. Enjoy. (01:00) - Paddy in Luxury, James in Liverpool (05:00) - Galway impress, Donegal disappointed or content? (15:0...

This is a short excerpt from The Football Pod Members Show - become an Off The Ball member to get the full show - we've got two podcasts per-week (at least) for you across the 2025 intercounty season! Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney are back for our members pod - here we debate some of the rules and if you check out the full pod you can hear how league diamonds are polished for th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Welcome along to the latest episode of The Football Pod as James O'Donoghue, Paddy Andrews and Tommy Rooney chat through Errigal Ciaran’s brilliant win against Dr. Crokes, look at the challenge against Cuala in the All-Ireland club final, and we bring you the whispers the lads have heard about the new rules… (01:00) - The Pod returns (05:00) - How Errigal Ciaran got the job done. (10:00) - Dr. Cro...

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Football Pod Club with AIB, as a pair of Kerry superstars, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kayleigh Cronin, sit down with Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Dononghue to chat through an incredible season, finally winning the Brendan Martin Cup, the celebrations, the aftermath, and how they bounced back from the heartbreak of multiple final defeats. We also talk about...