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Aodán Mac Gearailt, an All Ireland winner as a player and coach, joined Tommy Rooney at the Boar's Head to look back on Sunday's magnificent Kerry showing in the All Ireland final against Donegal.Become a member at offtheball.com/join

Live from the Burlington Hotel, Kerry goalkeeper Shane Ryan and full-back Jason Foley joined OTB GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney to reflect on a one of the best ever All Ireland Football Final performances, and the success of a season as a whole.Become a member at offtheball.com/join

As Kerry produced a wonderful performance to capture their 39th All-Ireland SFC title against Donegal - James O’Donoghue and Paddy Andrews join Tommy Rooney for the latest episode of The Football Pod - live from the press box in Croke Park, in the moments after the final whistle.The Football Pod is brought to you with thanks to AIB. Proud sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC. Check out #TheToughest for more 

Welcome to the Final Whistle on Off The Ball.Here is your one-stop shop for all the weekend's biggest GAA voices in one podcast.David Wilson brings you through the weekend's major talking points from the All-Ireland football final as Kerry were crowned winners over Donegal on a score-line of 1-26 to 0-19 points.You will hear from Kerry boss Jack O'Connor as he guided his side back to the promised land.Whilst Donegal boss Jimmy McGuinness rues a disappointing day for his Donegal men.Become a member at offtheball.com/subscribe

Former Mayo star Keith Higgins spoke to John Duggan about his late brother Pierce, who passed away from MND in 2023On Sunday July 27th, there is a 'Shoulder to Shoulder' walk in aid of those suffering from ALS, the most common form of Motor Neurone Disease.  The walk is taking place at 9am at St Brigid's GAA Club, Croghan, County Offaly.  Former All Ireland winners with Galway, Joe Bergin and Michael Meehan are part of the organising team and it's being supported by the likes of Galway GAA, Leinster Rugby and Connacht Rugby.If you can't make the walk, you can support via iDonate, with all funds going to Research Motor Neurone.

On the final leg of his All Ireland final road trip, Eoin Sheahan returns to his native Kerry ahead of Sunday’s All Ireland final!He spent two days travelling across the Kingdom, starting off by speaking with Darran O’Sullivan in Rossbeigh, before heading to Cahersiveen to speak with Bryan Sheehan. From there, he crossed the bridge into Valentia Island to speak with Kerry legend Ger Lynch, and Valentia coastal rowing club’s Dermot Walsh.Heading back across the bridge, Eoin spoke with Radio Kerry’s Joe McGill about his great granduncle Jack Murphy’s incredible story. He followed this up with a chat with comedian Bernard Casey.Finally, Eoin travelled to ‘The Upper Deck’ to speak with super fan Kathleen O’Sullivan, before finally catching up with Three’s A Crowd for a final song ahead of Sunday. Gaelic Football on Off The Ball with AIB GAA | #TheToughest 

On this final part of our Road To Croke Park series, the Football Championship reaches the knockout phase and we find out who will battle it out for Sam Maguire on Sunday.

It's All-Ireland final weekend, and The Football Pod has a special treat for you, live from Croke Park! Join Tommy Rooney. James O'Donoghue, and Paddy Andrews as well as special guests Mark McHugh and Kieran Donaghy as they preview this weekend's encounter between Kerry and Donegal. Part TWO. With thanks to AIB #TheToughest

It's All-Ireland final weekend, and The Football Pod has a special treat for you, live from Croke Park! Join Tommy Rooney. James O'Donoghue, and Paddy Andrews as well as special guests Mark McHugh and Kieran Donaghy as they preview this weekend's encounter between Kerry and Donegal.Part one.With thanks to AIB #TheToughest

Rachel Sheehan joins Shane and Colm this Friday morning to look ahead to the camogie semi-finals between Galway and Tipperary followed by Cork and Waterford at Nolan Park.Off The Ball Breakfast from 7:30am with UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

It's Thursday, the best day of the week... Word On The Street is back!Welcome to episode 13, where we are talking all things curses and superstitions in sport.Rachel is over Cork's loss (or so she says..) but she still hasn't shown her face in the office! She joins on Zoom to, alongside Susanna and Eve, take you through some of sport's wildest superstitions and curses. Eve also chats to sports psychologist, Dr. Kate Kirby, to see whether 'winner's curse' can actually affect performance and the danger of superstitious behaviour!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!

Welcome to part 2 of Football's Road To Croke Park. We've reached mid-May, when 32 teams have been whittled down to 16 and it's time for the All Ireland group phase.

Eoin Sheahan travelled the length and breadth of Donegal in preparation for this Sunday’s All Ireland final, speaking with some of the biggest Donegal supporters as well as former players and managers of the county.He first caught up with the quintessential Donegal legend Brian McEniff and his friend and former player Pauric McShea in Bundoran, before taking the incredibly scenic drive through to Gweedore to speak with ‘The First Lady of Celtci music’ Moya Brennan. From there, he travelled to Killeybegs’ Tara Hotel to speak with the player of the final in 1992, Manus Boyle, before heading back inland to speak with the face of Football Special, Edward McDaid. Eoin finally completed his Donegal Odyssey by speaking with All Star and All Ireland winner Frank McGlynn in the Dooish National School in Balleybofey!Gaelic Football on Off The Ball with AIB GAA | #TheToughest 

Off The Ball's Rachel Sheehan sat down with Dublin Footballer and former Irish Rugby International Hannah Tyrrell ahead of the 2025 Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Kansas State University & Iowa State University this August. The fixture will take place at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on Saturday, 23rd August at 5pm and there are limited tickets available.Tyrrell was part of the Dubs team that scraped over the line against Galway last weekend, and will take on Meath on the August bank holiday, the weekend after next.Become a member at offtheball.com/join

The Road To Croke park began on the first week of April with the start of the provincial championships. In part 1 of our three-part series, Richie McCormack tracks all four provincials from start to finish, as OTB were there every step of the way.

Reigning champions Cork play Waterford in the first part of an All Ireland Camogie semi-final double bill this Saturday at UPMC Nowlan Park. Cork's Saoirse McCarthy and Waterford's Lorraine Bray both spoke to OTB's Rachel Sheehan ahead of that game.

Ahead of Saturday's double-header of All Ireland Camogie semi-finals at UPMC Nowlan Park, OTB's Rachel Sheehan caught up with Galway's Carrie Dolan and Tipperary's Mairead Eviston.

Donegal bainisteoir Jim McGuinness sat down with Off The Ball GAA Correspondent Tommy Rooney ahead of Sunday's All Ireland Football Final against Kerry.The men from Tír Chonaill are looking to bring their third All-Ireland crown home, after wins in 1992 and 2012.

Tommy, James and Paddy begin their All-Ireland Football final week build-up as the 2025 decider between Donegal and Kerry comes into view…(00:30) - Hurling Man Tommy and Lessons from Tipp’s Hurling Title (18:00) - Kerry improvements and Donegal progression in 2025.(36:00) - TFP Listener Questions(54:00) - Debate: Combined Donegal-Kerry FifteenTickets to our All-Ireland Final Roadshow in Croke Park are now on sale - check out The Football Pod on instagram to get the ticketing link in our bio or stories.We’ve got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too where we’ll look ahead to another quality weekend of action. 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 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Tommy Rooney sat down with Dublin All-Ireland winners Barney and Dean Rock in episode four of Inner Drive to discuss the family's legacy within the GAA from Russell Road to the steps of the Hogan Stand.Inner Drive is brought to you by Allianz, proud sponsors of Irish sport for over 30 years. #StopTheDrop

Donegal star Ryan McHugh sat down with Off The Ball GAA Correspondent Tommy Rooney ahead of Sunday's All Ireland Football Final against Kerry.The men from Tír Chonaill are looking to bring their third All-Ireland crown home, after wins in 1992 and 2012.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan and The Hurling Pod's viewers for a live edition of pod to review Tipperary's incredible second-half demolition of Cork to land the Liam McCarthy Cup.

Tipp stars Darragh McCarthy and Willie Connors sat down with OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney the morning after the night before at their team hotel in Malahide.

Tipperary's Oisin O'Donoghue spoke to OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney on Monday morning at the team hotel in Malahide.He said their underdog status worked in their favour.Tommy also spoke to Rhys Shelly and Conor Stakelum.

Two goals from John McGrath helped Tipperary come from behind to beat Cork in Sunday's All Ireland hurling final. He spoke to OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney at the Tipp team hotel. Tommy also caught up with Andrew Ormond in Malahide.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea recap an amazing weekend of sport which saw Tipperary obliterate Cork to claim a first Liam McCarthy Cup since 2019.We’ll be joined LIVE by All-Ireland winning Tipperary star Andrew Ormond as well as goalkeeper Rhys Shelly who are with Tommy Rooney from the Tipperary winners hotel! Elsewhere… Scottie Scheffler won The Open in Portrush, Evan Ferguson sealed a move to Roma & The Lions recorded an opening test victory over Australia in Brisbane!Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction 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

A dominant second half performance saw Tipperary claim this year's All Ireland Hurling title at Cork's expense.Hear the immediate full-time reaction of our analyst Tommy Walsh.Then we talk to victorious Tipp manager Liam Cahill, and his Cork counterpart Pat Ryan.After that, Tommy Rooney catches up with Jason Forde, Michael Breen and finally Seamus Kennedy.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Welcome to the Final Whistle on Off The Ball.Here is your one-stop shop for all the weekend's biggest GAA voices in one podcast.David Wilson brings you through the weekend's major talking points from the All-Ireland hurling final as Tipperary were crowned winners over Cork on a scoreline of 3-27 to 1-18.You will hear from Liam Cahill as he guided his county back to the promised land.Cahill gives credit to his players but also pays a special tribute to Dillon Quirke, and his opposite number Pat Ryan.Jason Forde tells the story of a tough winter, whilst Michael Breen hails superstar corner-forward Darragh McCarthy.Become a member at offtheball.com/subscribe

Off The Ball's reporter Rachel Sheehan speaks to Sinead Goldrick and Paul Smyth of Meath after their All-Ireland Final semi-final win over Galway.

Off The Ball's reporter Rachel Sheehan speaks to Vikki Wall, Shane McCormack and Ciara Smyth of Meath after their All-Ireland Final semi-final win over Kerry. She also catches up with Mark Bourke of the losing Kerry side.

Former Meath footballer Niamh O’Sullivan joins John Duggan to look ahead to today’s All Ireland Ladies Football Semi Finals, as the Royals take on the Kingdom, while the Dubs face Galway for a place in the final. 

Eoin Sheahan was live in Tipperary on Friday, travelling the county to speak to the die-hard Tipp Hurling fans and icons ahead of Sunday’s All Ireland final!He spoke with iconic Tipp man Pat Shortt in Cahir, before heading to Toomevara GAA club to speak with former Tipp hurler Tommy Dunne. From there, he went up to Roscrea to speak with ex-Tipp goalkeeper Ken Hogan, before driving through to Loughmore-Castleiney to figure out just what makes the McGrath family so legendary in the county. Finally, he made his way back to Cahir to speak with Tipp FM personality Johnny Luby!

Welcome to Off The Ball's Road to Croke Park, a 3-part podcast series detailing the routes taken by both All Ireland finalists, Cork and Tipperary in the championship in 2025. David Wilson brings you right back to April when dreams were big, and everyone had the wish of climbing those famous Hogan Stand steps.Now, only two counties remain, Cork and Tipperary, in the battle for the Liam McCarthy trophy.Backboned by the wealth of knowledge from the vast selection of Off The Ball pundits, this podcast series will highlight some of those talking points you might have forgotten about, and what were the pundits opinions after certain weekends.In part three, the provincials were done as all eyes were on making it to the the second last Sunday in July.Become a member at offtheball.com/join

Eoin Sheahan was live in Cork on Thursday, travelling the county to speak to the die-hard Cork Hurling fans and icons ahead of Sunday’s All Ireland final!He spoke with the legendary Dr. Con Murphy on the history of hurling in the county, ex-Cork hurler Alan Cadogan, as well as iconic sports photographer Eddie O’Hare throughout the afternoon. 

Welcome to Off The Ball's Road to Croke Park, a 3-part podcast series detailing the routes taken by both All Ireland finalists, Cork and Tipperary in the championship in 2025. David Wilson brings you right back to April when dreams were big, and everyone had the wish of climbing those famous Hogan Stand steps.Now, only two counties remain, Cork and Tipperary, in the battle for the Liam McCarthy trophy.Backboned by the wealth of knowledge from the vast selection of Off The Ball pundits, this podcast series will highlight some of those talking points you might have forgotten about, and what were the pundits opinions after certain weekends.In part one, we will have a look back at the provincial championships as Clare began their defence of the All-Ireland title.Become a member at offtheball.com/join

Off The Ball's Rachel Sheehan journeyed to Araglin GAA club on the border between Cork and Tipperary to discover the unique dynamic of being a Cork club whose pitch is in Tipperary. Is the tension boiling over ahead of this weekend's All-Ireland Final?

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to episode 12 of Word On The Street, where we are talking all things British and Irish Lions ahead of the first test this weekend. This week we asked the public where their loyalties lie, Ireland over Lions or Lions over Ireland, and also whether this concept could work in any other sport. Susanna got the chance to ramble about her favourite sport, Eve got an education in all things rugby, and Rachel joined us from the glorious land of Cork to give her two cents on the GAA as well.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!

Off The Ball's Eoin Sheahan and Rachel Sheehan journeyed down to the now famous village in East Cork, Killeagh, to talk to some local legends and get a sense of place that is the background to the song of the summer.

Welcome to Off The Ball's Road to Croke Park, a 3-part podcast series detailing the routes taken by both All Ireland finalists, Cork and Tipperary in the championship in 2025. David Wilson brings you right back to April when dreams were big, and everyone had the wish of climbing those famous Hogan Stand steps.Now, only two counties remain, Cork and Tipperary, in the battle for the Liam McCarthy trophy.Backboned by the wealth of knowledge from the vast selection of Off The Ball pundits, this podcast series will highlight some of those talking points you might have forgotten about, and what were the pundits opinions after certain weekends.In part two, the Munster and Leinster finals took centre-stage, as Limerick renewed their rivalry with Cork, whilst Kilkenny chased a 77th provincial crown against Galway.Become a member at offtheball.com/join

Four-time All-Ireland winner Ciara Trant and Team OTB's own Rachel Sheehan joined Ger and Colm on this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. With the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship semi-finals to take place this Saturday evening, Ciara and Rachel broke down what we can expect from the two ties: Dublin vs Galway and Kerry vs Meath. The reigning champions Kerry are everyone's favourite to retain the Brendan Martin Cup, but Ciara is still not convinced they're playing like champions... as often as they ought to be, at least! Can Meath catch them this weekend? And in what is Dublin's first season post-Mick Bohan, how does Paul Casey have the team playing? Will they be able to avenge last year's result - Bohan's last game in charge - when Galway knocked Dublin out of the championship? Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction 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

Welcome to The Football Pod Members show as the lads build-up to the 2025 All-Ireland SFC final - Kerry v Donegal, we reveal our special guests at our Croke Park show and dig into the potential match-ups.CHAPTERS(00:00) - House Business: Roadshow Guests reveal, Tommy in Donegal.(08:30) - Watching back the 2014 All-Ireland Final…(21:00) - Tactical overview and nailing the skills - McGuinness v Jack and Cian O’Neill(28:00) - How can Donegal stop the Kerry attack?(35:00) - Kerry’s defensive match-ups on Donegal’s stars.We’re delighted to announce that our All-Ireland Final Roadshow in Croke Park on Thursday July 24th is now sold out - Kieran Donaghy and Mark McHugh are joining us as special guests, if you can’t make it live you can watch it back or listen here on Friday!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 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan on the greatest week of the year as we get ready for the showdown of Cork and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. With two lethal forward lines can be expect a shoot-out at Croke Park? How big of a loss is Seamus Harnedy? And can Cork end their Liam McCarthy drought? And who will be alongside Murph on the telly?And the lads pick their pre-final All-Star. team of the year...

Welcome to the Final Whistle on Off The Ball.Here is your one-stop shop for all the weekend's biggest GAA voices in one podcast.David Wilson brings you through the weekend's major talking points from the All-Ireland football semi finals and the Tailteann Cup final.You will hear from Jack O'Connor, Gavin White, Robbie Brennan, Jimmy McGuinness, Malachy O'Rourke, Kevin Feely and a whole pile more!Become a member at offtheball.com/subscribe

Welcome back to The Football Pod - Paddy Andrews and Tommy Rooney are still in Croke Park, broadcasting back from the press box after the All-Ireland semi-finals, James dials in from Killarney, with a smile on his face after Kerry's win on Saturday.(00:30) - Donegal and Kerry set-up their All-Ireland final re-match with powerful wins.(04:00) - How Donegal destroyed Meath and Clifford wreaked havoc on Tyrone.(24:00) - Tailteann Cup decider provides a thriller as Kildare beat Limerick.(32:00) - Where do Meath and Tyrone go from here? (40:00) - The Donegal v Kerry build-up begins...Thank you for the huge interest in our All-Ireland Final Roadshow in Croke Park, we are sold out but do check out The Football Pod on instagram for any late tickets that appear. We're announcing our special guests this week.We’ve got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too where we’ll look ahead to another quality weekend of action. 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 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Hear from Jim McGuinness, Paddy McBrearty & Robbie Brennan in the immediate aftermath of Donegal’s emphatic All-Ireland semi-final victory over Meath to setup a mouth-watering clash between themselves & Kerry in a battle for the Sam Maguire trophy!

Tyrone's Malachy O'Rourke speaks to the assembled media in Croke Park after his side's semi-final loss to Kerry.

Kerry are through to another All-Ireland final after an impressive win over Tyrone in Croke Park. Jack O'Connor and Gavin White spoke to the assembled media after the game.

Off The Ball's Jonathan Higgins catches up with Kevin Felly, Brian Flanagan and Brian McLoughlin of Kildare after their dramatic Tailteann Cup final victory today.

We're back for another week of Word On The Street, and this week Eve, Susanna and Rachel tackle technology in sports!

All-Ireland winner with Dublin, Ciara Trant, joins Ger & Arthur following the All-Ireland quarter-finals, as Meath, Kerry, Galway & Dublin remain.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction 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