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This is Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Mike Sherry began our look ahead to Munster's Investec Champions Cup quarter-final with Bordeaux. Gavin Cooney of the 42.ie reviewed a dramatic night of Champions League action. And Will O'Callaghan brought us the latest Hurling Power Rankings. And today's Bite begins with Will's ranking of hurling's super powers as they commence Championship action, and then Gavin changes hats to help preview The Masters. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

This is Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Méabh De Búrca helped preview this evening's Women's Nations League clash of the Republic of Ireland and Greece. Former Leinster and Ireland hooker James Tracy reviewed the Irish provinces' performances in the Investec Champions Cup, while OTB's own Dara Smith-Naughton highlighted the top 5 Irish performances of the weekend. And OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney reviewed the opening weekend of the All Ireland Football Championship. But this morning's Bite takes some of James' chat around Munster's win at La Rochelle, and then we check in with Tommy. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Dublin's Brian Hayes speaks to Odhran Johnson at today's launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship.

Galway midfielder Cianan Fahy speaks to Odhran Johnson at today's launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship.

Wexford's Lee Chin speaking to Odhran Johnson at the launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship at UPMC Nowlan Park.

Odhran Johnson caught up with the Offaly captain Ciaran Burke at today's launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship at UPMC Nowlan Park.

Antrim's Paddy Burke speaks to Odhran Johnson ahead of this year's Leinster Hurling Championship.

Kilkenny captain John Donnelly speaks to Odhran Johnson at today's launch of the 2025 Leinster Hurling Championship at UMPC Nowlan Park.

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-Derry deepdive: Tally credit, Ó Baoill and Patton’s class, Squad balance(41.00) - Around the Provinces: Tipp’s Steven O’Brien, Galway Cooke, Meath’s answers, Quarters in Ulster and Leinster.We’ve got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too. Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to get three free listens per month and get our two episodes per-week throughout the intercounty season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you every week by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships. Check out #TheToughest.

This is Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan reviewed a fine weekend in the Investec Champions Cup for both Munster and Leinster. We looked back on yesterday's Allianz Hurling League final with Sarah O'Donovan and Ryan O'Dywer. Plus, football writer Dan Bardell talked Premier League. But this morning's Bite takes us first to a huge evening for Munster at the Stade Marcel Deflandre, and then we ask Sarah if Cork's hurlers have peaked too soon. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy think you can't play down the hype around Cork after the Rebels eased to a 10-point win against Tipperary to be crowned National League champions for the first time since 1998. How much have Tipperary improved during the league this season? And will it be enough to get out of Munster this summer?They also reflect on Waterford's win against Offaly in the One B final and discuss if Offaly would have benefitted from another season in the second-flight?

This year marks ten years of AIB's sponsorship of the All Ireland Football Championship. To mark the occasion, OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney spoke to Galway's Rob Finnerty.

This year marks ten years of AIB's sponsorship of the All Ireland Football Championship. To mark the occasion, Armagh goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty sat down with OTB's Tommy Rooney to talk about their defence of the Sam Maguire.

In our new season of 'Inner Drive' with Allianz, Will O'Callaghan spoke to hurling and football legend, Sean Óg Ó hAilpín. An icon of Cork hurling, Seán Óg is a three-time All-Ireland winner with the Rebels. He won Hurler of the Year in 2004 and captained the side to Liam MacCarthy in 2005. In this deep dive into his journey from Australia to Ireland and his GAA career, we spoke to his sister Sarote, journalist and author of Sean Óg's biography, Michael Moynihan and John Gardiner, a fellow team mate and Cork half back. Inner Drive is brought to you by Allianz, Proud sponsors of the Allianz Leagues for over 30 years #StopTheDrop All archival footage used under Creative Commons.

Injured Louth captain Sam Mulroy has told Off The Ball he hopes to play some part in this year's All Ireland Championship. He sat down at this week's AIB All Ireland Football Championship launch with OTB's Tommy Rooney.

Newbridge hosted this week's launch of the Leinster Football Championship, and it was there that OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney spoke to Westmeath centre-back Ronan Wallace.

Newbridge hosted this week's launch of this year's Leinster Football Championship. And it was there that OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney caught up with Louth midfielder Tommy Durnin.

Former Kerry footballer Kieran Donaghy reacts to the sad news of Kerry legend Mick O'Dwyer's passing.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition | #unlockmoreyouCatch 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 The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

This is Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Kieran Donaghy reacted to that breaking news of the passing of legendary Kerry footballer and manager, Mick O'Dwyer. James Tracy helps preview this weekend's Investec Champions Cup action, which includes our LIVE game on Saturday - Leinster v Harlequins at Croke Park. We had a very special edition of 'You Had To Be There' with Irish tennis legend (and award-winning author) Conor Niland. Plus, we caught up with Olympic gold medallist, Daniel Wiffen. But this morning's Bite takes in some of Kieran Donaghy's Micko tribute, and then we're off to the pool with Daniel Wiffen. Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Mick O'Dwyer, a pillar of Irish sport over the past eight decades has died at the age of 88. As a tribute, we'd delved into the OTB archives to bring you some of our best 'Micko' material. 00:00:13 - Various Micko tributes from down the years on OTB00:00:57 - a career-spanning interview from Newstalk Breakfast, conducted in August of 2011. 00:21:11 - Kieran Donaghy and Eoin Sheahan give their reasons for Micko's inclusion on their Kerry Mt. Rushmore00:27:44 - from the same year as above, the late great Micheal Ó Muircheartaigh recounts his memories of O'Dywer the player, and the manager. 00:29:50 - from 2019, renowned racing photographer Pat Healy gave that night's Friday Night Racing an hilarious recounting of his own brush with Micko.00:32:57 - Pat Spillane a couple of years back with his own warm words for his former manager. 00:35:09 - and we finish on 2019, with one of our final encounters with Mick O'Dwyer, as Maire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh caught up with the man himself.