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Welcome to Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize, and FREE, taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, we've a bumper preview for Ireland v France in the Six Nations with both Ronan O'Gara and Alan Quinlan. Former Kerry player, and ex-Laois manager Mike Quirke joined us to discuss football's new rules. Plus, football writer Mark Critchley reflected on last night’s 1-1 draw between Man United & Real Sociedad in the Europa League. This morning's Bite begins with Quinny's take on tomorrow's game at the Aviva, and then we check in with Mike on football's new era.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

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning, Gavin Cooney talked last night’s Champions League fixtures, including the Madrid derby and Arsenal’s emphatic win over PSV. Wexford hurling legend Matthew O’Hanlon joined to discuss his retirement from hurling and future plans. And OTB’s Dara Smith-Naughton predicted Ireland XV for this weekend’s Six Nations clash with France.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. This morning's Bite begins with Gavin's review of last night's Champions League action, and then we talk retirement with Matthew O'Hanlon.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

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 advantage, Dubs-Armagh, Mayo.(32:00) - Duke’s wondergoal, Meath-Westmeath, Shane Walsh moments(42:00) - Around the Grounds, Clare-Kildare, Listener Voice NotesWe’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 our two episodes per-week throughout the intercounty season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships. Check out #TheToughest.

Welcome to Monday'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 tonight's full programme in the League of Ireland Premier Division with Keith Treacy. Tommy Rooney helped us round up all of the weekend's Allianz League action. After another bad weekend for Munster, we caught up with Alan Quinlan. And the show began with our regular Monday Performance Rankings. And that's where we begin our Bite this morning, looking back on Armagh's meeting with Dublin. Plus, Tommy was in Mulligar for Hooter-gate, and we get his perspective on a controversial meeting of neighbours Meath and Westmeath. 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 Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back to review a dramatic weekend in the National Hurling League. On a week where Clare lost their Hurler of the Year Shane O'Donnell for the season, the Banner rallied to beat their rivals Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds. Diarmuid Healy seized his chance for Cork in their victory over Kilkenny on Leeside, while Galway made it three wins in-a-row by overcoming Wexford. Offaly remain top of the pile in Division One B, Antrim's late equalising goal was a blow for Carlow, while Waterford finished strongly to beat Dublin at Walsh Park. And the lads learned the origin of the Paddy Losty meme, and its connection to Galway hurling...

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 Rooney are back for our members pod - this week we're chatting about the passing of the legendary Johnny Culloty of Killarney Legion, there's our Paddy Dunican interview as well as The Pod’s picks for the weekend ahead of Round 5 of the NFL. Enjoy!You can listen to The Football Pod every Monday (free) and Wednesday (members) throughout the season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

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 away to Slovenia for the Republic of Ireland. Plus, Saipan, Leeds and the never-ending downfall of Manchester United were all covered by Ger, Colm and Arthur. But this morning's Bite first checks in with Tommy Walsh, and his new-found love of padel. Then it's the turn of James Tracy. 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

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?(15:00) - Keepers and kickouts, 12th man theories and future innovation(26:00) - Stars in form: Clifford and Canavan return with goals, Walsh and Bugler flying!(45:00) - Around the Grounds: Div1 to Div4 standout momentsWe’ve got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week ft. an interview with Offaly goalkeeper, and former soccer star - Paddy Dunican on The Football Pod Fifteen.  Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to get three free listens every month.The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Clu

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back, joining Will O'Callaghan to discuss a weekend where Tipperary avenged their recent defeats to Cork at Semple Stadium. Wexford pushed Clare closer to the relegation trap door in Division 1A, while Davy Fitzgerald questioned his Antrim players following another loss. While Dan Ravenhill scored a remarkable late free, securing a dramatic win for Offaly over Dublin at Croke Park.

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 manager Declan Bonner and ex-Galway defender Finian Hanley previewed Sunday's meeting of the counties in Salthill in the Allianz Football League. On top of that, Kathleen McNamee looked ahead to tonight's meeting of the Ireland WNT and Türkiye in Tallaght. This morning's Bite gives you a flavour of both of our GAA chats, starting with Jamie's assessment of what's on the table at Congress this weekend. 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 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 the summer, as well as The Pod’s picks for the weekend ahead of Round 4 of the NFL. Enjoy!You can listen to The Football Pod every Monday (free) and Wednesday (members) throughout the season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

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 Football Power Rankings for the week. And with Paddy Andrews co-hosting this morning's show, it's a very GAA-centric bite. First we tackle the papers, and a call to scrap league finals. Then we dip into Tommy's Power Ranking chat. And we talk to Liam about his proposal to save hurling. 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

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 Westmemath in Division One B, UL continuing their recent dominance of the Fitzgibbon Cup, and your feedback from last week...

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-Mania in Ballybofey - where are Donegal?(33:00) - How the Dubs turned over Kerry - smart first-half, kickouts, Kilkenny.(48:00) - New rules in club football - what are we seeing?We’ve got another Members Football Pod coming for you later this week. Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to get our two episodes per-week throughout the intercounty season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

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 Rooney ran the rule over the weekend's Allianz Football League action. And it's there we take our Bite, as the merits of the 12 v 11 scenario born of the new football rules is debated. 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

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 ahead of tonight's start of the League of Ireland season, we were joined by Keith Treacy and Vinny Perth. This morning's Bite sees us check in with Eamon McGee, after Shane, Colm and Arthur picked through the story of some counties incurring six-figure losses. 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 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 Offaly impressed in a hammering of Antrim in One B.

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 ‘Bawn’ O’Sullivan & ex-Donegal player Kevin Cassidy join to look ahead to the Kerry v Donegal match this weekend. And Super Bowl LIX got the preview treatment from Cian Fahey. And it's there we take our Bite this morning, as we look ahead to that Chiefs-Eagles clash, but first, some of Shane and Colm's chat with Sean 'Bawn' O'Sullivan and Kevin Cassidy. 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

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 former teammates. RIP.