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The Olympic Sports Awards are coming up in just over a weeks time and the 'Word On The Street' team have been out and about getting people's opinions on their Male and Female Athlete's of the Year and the biggest Sporting Moment! With cycling popping up across multiple awards, we got OTB cycling-enthusiast, Dara Smith-Naughton, in to explain why their achievements have been so extraordinary. Results for the 'real' awards will be out December 6 - stay tuned!Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @OffTheBall on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 0879180180!

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan will run you through all of today’s news, the morning after Arsenal & Bayern Munich went head to head in the Champions League!Catch 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

Tommy Rooney, Cameron Hill and Eoin Doyle are here to bring you Wednesday's Newsround, where they'll be discussing tonight's Champions League fixtures, the James Ryan ban, John Martin's comments and all the biggest sports stories of the day. 

Off The Ball's own Dara Smith Naughton caught up with Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, Charlie McConalogue, Sport Ireland CEO Dr Úna Murray, Cycling Ireland CEO James Quilligan, Irish track legend Martyn Irvine, and World Champion Lara Gillespie at the launch of the National Velodrome, on the Sport Ireland campus.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through some busy morning newspapers, following a night of Champions League action.Catch 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

Mick McCarthy, Cameron Hill and Vinny Perth are here to bring you Tuesday's Newsround, where they'll be discussing iconic tonight's Champions League fixtures, James Ryan's red card fate and all the biggest sports stories of the day.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton run you through all of today’s news, the morning after 10-man Everton STUNNED Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United!Catch 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

Champion Jockey Oisin Murphy joins Eoin Sheahan in studio as he launches his new book, Sacrifice, in which he talks about his battles with alcohol, his success as a jockey, and his own self criticism.If you are affected by any of the topics in this interview, visit drinkaware.ie 

Hiya everyone! It was a very busy weekend of sports, so we have a bumper extended Newsround for you this evening! From 7 - 8pm we'll bring you through the reaction to Ireland's defeat to South Africa, the Premier League action, club GAA updates, and much, much more!

Ger Gilroy is joined by Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea in studio to bring you a review of the weekend's sporting action which saw Ireland lose their final Autumn Nations Test to South Africa in the Aviva Stadium, Liverpool and Manchester City both losing, Arsenal hammering Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 and Irish players scoring goals across Europe. Catch 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/join

Shane Hannon is joined by Adrian Barry and Aidan Delaney for today’s headlines, dominated by Ireland being defeated by South Africa 24-11 at the Aviva Stadium. 

Shane Hannon is joined by Cameron Hill in studio to bring you all of today's sporting news ahead of Ireland's final match in the Autumn Nations series against South Africa and the Premier League returns following a dramatic International break.

Shane Hannon, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton run through the morning papers, as they chat about the leftover excitement from the Hungary win, and Andy Farrell's squad announcement for tomorrow's clash with South Africa.Catch 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

Irish Paralympian Josephine Healion joins Kathleen McNamee in studio for this week's Settle In to discuss her journey from overcoming a visual impairment diagnosis to representing Ireland in cycling events at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Settle In on Off The Ball with Guinness 0.0.

Eoin Sheehan is joined in studio by Cameron Hill and Dion Fanning to bring you all the news from today as the Republic of Ireland MNT found out their Play-Off Semi-Final opponents in Czechia as well as their potential final opponents should they win and Andy Farrell made 4 changes to last weeks line-up for the last November International this Saturday against the Springboks.

Happy Thursday everyone! Every week we ask the public if they have a topic in mind, and this week you delivered! Amy Gibbons, a Gaelic football player and coach, reached out to us about her 3rd ACL rupture. She is a major advocate for research into why ACL injuries are so prevalent in women's sports, and what can be done to mitigate it. We spoke to her about her own journey and recovery, as well as rugby player Aoibheann Reilly, Kildare football lead s&c Dr Neil Welch, and UPMC consultant orthopaedic surgeon Professor Brian Devitt for this special episode.Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 087 9 180 180!

Colm Boohig, Alan Quinlan & Dara Smith-Naughton run through the morning papers, as the lads debate what the Ireland team to face Springboks may look like, and Ireland's potential opponents in today's World Cup playoff draw.Catch 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

Johnny Ward brings you this weeks racing pod alongside Alex Dunn where they preview all of the weekends action! The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Gary Keegan & Jason Quigley join Eoin Sheahan to discuss the impact that Zaur Antia had on Irish boxing, as the legendary coach steps down from the Irish Boxing setup.

Tonight's Newsround is brought to you by Eoin Sheahan, Cameron Hill, and Michael McCarthy.

 Meghann Scully, Phil Egan & Arthur O’Dea run through the morning papers, as Ireland's World Cup path is a little more clear after last night's results.Catch 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

Tuesday's Newsround is brought to you by Eoin Sheahan, Cameron Hill, and Michael McCarthy.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through Tuesday morning's papers, as they talk further about Ireland's win over Hungary in Budapest, Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul & more.Catch 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

The Newsround returns this Monday evening as Eoin, Mick and Will continue to dissect Troy Parrott's 96th minute winner which keeps Ireland's World Cup dream alive!The lads also discuss Ireland's record breaking win against the Wallabies and Martin O'Neill's continued tenure at Celtic

Ger Gilroy is joined by Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea to bring you the reaction after yesterday's drama which saw Troy Parrott write his name into the Irish Sporting history books, scoring a hat-trick including a 96th minute winner for Ireland against Hungary in Budapest that sent Heimir Hallgrimsson's men to the World Cup Play-offs in March Catch 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/join

Shane Hannon brings you Saturday's Newsround, with Cameron Hill in studio, and Stephen Doyle dialling in from Hungary ahead of the Republic of Ireland's World Cup Qualifier on Sunday.

Shane Hannon, Keith Treacy, and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you through all the biggest sporting news this Friday morning, with one story dominating the headlines! Ireland had an historic win over Portugal last night at the Aviva Stadium, and the lads talk through Parrott's two brilliant goals, Ronaldo's five minutes of madness, the Hungary game on Sunday, and much more!Off The Ball Breakfast from 7:30am

Kathleen McNamee is joined by Dublin hurler James Madden and two-time Olympian Michelle Finn to chat about how they're developing their businesses while also balancing busy sports careers with the help of the Local Enterprise Office. To find out more about the programme visit: www.LocalEnterprise.ie/Sport The Entrepreneurs in Sport Panel on Off The Ball Is brought to you by The Local Enterprises Offices

John Duggan is joined by Cameron Hill and Vinny Perth to bring you all of today's news from the world of sport on a day where Andy Farrell announced his squad for Saturday's test against Australia and Ireland's last home game of the year against Portugal as well as the first round for Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry at the DP World Tour Championship

As part of Off The Ball's partnership with the Olympic Ireland Awards, Kathleen McNamee sat down with Irish sailor Eve McMahon who is up for Sport Ireland's Rising Star award. Eve has had a stellar year which saw her claim gold in the LA Grand Slam. She talked about how she is dealing with the pressure of being a rising star of Irish sport, what it's like out on the water and the general success Irish sailing has enjoyed.Off The Ball and Olympics Ireland also want to hear from YOU in these awards. To vote for the awards follow this link and stay tuned for exclusive interviews with the winners on Dec. 6th: https://olympicsportawards.com/.

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to a very special episode of Word On The Street, where the team head to Claregalway to chat to Kate and Emma Slevin, twin sisters competing at the highest levels of completely different sports on completely different sides of the world. Footballer Kate and Gymnast Emma talk about their upbringing in rural Galway, motivations and aspirations, and their own relationship.Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 087 9 180 180!

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton running through some busy morning papers, as Ronaldo speaks to the Irish media & Sam Prendergast looks set to start at 10 for Ireland.Catch 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

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through Wednesday morning's papers, as they mainly touch on Ireland's massive fixture with Portugal tomorrow night in the Aviva Stadium.Catch 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

Joining Eoin Sheahan on Off the Ball tonight is journalist Shea Serrano, author of new book "Expensive Basketball."

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by Mick McCarthy and Cameron Hill for Tuesday's Newsround.

Will O’Callaghan, Arthur O’Dea, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan run you through all of today’s news, the morning after John O’Shea & Nathan Collins spoke to the media!Catch 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

Olympic Gold Medallist Rhys McClenaghan joined Eoin Sheahan to dive into his journey to the Paris Olympics as well as his devastating loss in Tokyo. We'll also hear from his parents and his coach who gave us their account of Rhys' biggest moments in his career. Inner Drive on Off The Ball is brought to you by Allianz #Stopthedrop

Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy, and Stephen Doyle bring you through the biggest sports news stories of the day in this extended Newsround

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea reflect on yet another fantastic weekend of sporting action, as Man City dismantled Liverpool, Ireland got the better of Japan, Shamrock Rovers recorded a league & cup double & the Ireland u17s recorded another World Cup win!Catch 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

Here is a free segment this week’s Sunday Paper Review where John Duggan is joined by Paul O’Hehir & Roy Curtis, reflecting on the sentencing of DJ Carey…You can catch the full hour by subscribing to the Off The Ball podcast network.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Colm Boohig was joined by former Irish Rugby player Devin Toner as they travel to places with memories of his career in Irish rugby as they dissect Irelands loss to New Zealand and preview they're upcoming clash with Japan.  This is with thanks to Renault #RethinkRenault

Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton, Meghann Scully, and Arthur O'Dea bring you through this morning's papers, which include news of Ireland's squad for the final international window of the World Cup qualifier campaign.

Will O'Callaghan, Cameron Hill and Vinny Perth are in studio for Thursday's Newsround where they talk about the day's biggest sports news.

Former Ireland sprinter and current athletics interviewer David Gillick joins Will O'Callaghan in studio as he promotes his new biography: The Race.

It's that time of year! The evening's are getting darker, it's harder to get out of bed, and it's tough to socialise... but one beacon of light every year is the 'Movember' campaign. The WOTS team chatted to people throughout Ireland about what 'Movember' means to them, what initiatives spring up around the country, and how you can help make a difference. Check out Movember.ie/register for more info. 🥸Have a thought or topic in mind? Send us a DM on @OffTheBall or WhatsApp us at 087 9 180 180. 📞

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea and Dara Smith-Naughton were together on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast to discuss all the morning's major sporting stories. With the Hurling All Stars announced this morning, the lads considered whether too much influence is placed on players' performances in the All-Ireland final. On top of that, Colm brought us news of his recent visit to Cherry Orchard (and what it tells us about the future of Irish football), while Manchester United's Director of Football, Jason Wilcox, has been talking about the club's transfer policy again! Catch 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

Tonight's newsround is brought to you by Eoin Sheahan and Cameron Hill.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through the morning papers, following a big night in the Champions League, while also chatting about Johnny Sexton's press conference ahead of the Ireland v Japan fixture.Catch 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

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by Mick McCarthy and Cameron Hill for Tuesday's Newsround, as Ireland's qualifier draw has them in a group with France, Netherlands and Poland, while the Champions League returns, with Trent Alexander Arnold taking centre stage at Anfield once more!

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea bring you all of the latest sporting stories, the morning after  & DJ Carey was sentenced…Catch 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