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The big kick off Transfer Talk Zoom Chat

We had a couple of transfer stories that we discussed in our Zoom show, Barcelona and Harry Kane!

Apr 23, 20204 min

The big kick off Newcastle United Takeover Zoom chat

As part of our zoom show we discussed the Newcastle United takeover...

Apr 23, 20205 min

The big kick off 5th March LOI & Six Nations

Darren Shiels was on the line to run over the Six Nations so far and would the tournament even finish. Also thebigkickoff.com Nathan Doyle looked ahead to the weekends League of Ireland Premier fixtures and the Premier Leagues Hall of Fame.

Mar 8, 202057 min

The big kick off 27th Feb Womens T20 World Cup

Peter Moore from thebigkickoff.com gave us a run down on all the teams at the Cricket World Cup and how it has been going so far. Also with the FA opening the Premier League Hall of Fame we take a look at who should be the first two players to take their place.

Mar 3, 202053 min

The big kick off LOI Champions League 20th Feb

The full show where we had Kieran Burke from Bar One Racing previewed the League Of Ireland First Division. Neal Dobbs from thebigkickoff.com reviews the Champions League games and alot more....

Feb 29, 202051 min

League Of Ireland First Division Review

Bar One Racing's Kieran Burke joined us on the phone to review the League Of Ireland First Division 2020, and even drops a few tips for Cheltenham.

Feb 23, 202016 min

The big kick off League of Ireland Special

We had St. Pat's Darragh Markey on the line to discuss how his and the clubs pre-season went and a look at some of the newest members of the St.Pats family. Also Nathan Doyle from thebigkickoff.com joined us to review the League and all its in's and out's, plus who has the best jersey 2020.

Feb 16, 20201h 1m

The big kick off 65 Day Challenge Gaz Bailey

We had Gaz Bailey in to talk about his 65 Day Challenge for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.

Feb 10, 202016 min

The big kick off Superbowl 2020

Nick Price was in studio to run through Superbowl 2020 between the 49ers and the Chiefs. Darren Shiels previews the six nations and transfer deadline day is upon us and we look at the in's and out's.

Feb 2, 202055 min

The big kick off 23rd Jan FAI & Niall Quinn

We discuss Niall Quinn's new role in the FAI, Conor Mcgregors fight, a bit of basketball and Liverpool get mentioned AGAIN by Dave......

Feb 2, 202056 min

The big kick off Mixer Podcast January 16th

It was one of those weeks with the phone line! Although the line wasn't great we had a great chat with Eric Murray of the mixer podcast which covers grassroots football in Ireland.

Jan 22, 202052 min

Bar One Racing Kieran Burke

With the SSE Airtricity League kicking off in just over 5 weeks Bar One Racing were the first bookmaker to offer outright betting on the 2020 season. We were joined by Bar One Racing's sports broadcaster Kieran Burke to discuss those odds and all things LOI ⚽️

Jan 10, 202020 min

The big kick off Christmas Show 2019

It's that time of the year again and we take a look back at the year while discussing our sporting Christmas wishes. Also we have a Christmas big kick off Room 101.

Dec 28, 201952 min

The big kick off 12 December Show 129

We talk Arsenal tv, europa league, boxing, the Dubs and alot more!

Dec 18, 201950 min

The big kick off 5th December John Joyce Pro Boxer

We had John Joyce Professional Boxer in studio to announce his next fight and talk all things boxing.... plus a bit more!!!!

Dec 18, 201954 min

The big kick off 28th November Show 127

Europa League groups are coming to a close, We talk Wilder vs Ortiz and Joshua vs Ruiz and all your weekly sports news and stories!

Dec 17, 201953 min

The big kick off 21st Nov All change at Spurs

Pochettino gets the sack at Spurs and less than 12 hours later the special one takes over, we discuss was it the right decision on both calls. Also Irelands play off chances, Stephen Kenny and AJ vs Ruiz!

Nov 24, 201952 min

The big kick off 15th November Roisin Upton (Irish hockey)

Irish International Hockey star Roisin Upton joined us on the line to discuss the Olympic quailifier vs Canada, the aftermath and next summers competition!

Nov 20, 201957 min

The big kick off 7th November Show 124

It's the start of November and huge sporting events one after another! Rugby world cup is over, premier league is getting very interesting with VAR taking all the headlines, the Irish hockey team qualifying for the Olympics and a whole lot of other stories.....

Nov 9, 20191h 3m

The big kick off 24th October Champions League Review

We look back on all the Champions League games during the week and discuss all the weeks sports news and stories!

Oct 26, 201958 min

The big kick off October 17th Stretty News

We had Dale O' Donnell from the award winning Manchester United news site and blog 'Stretty News' to discuss the huge pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the moment. Plus a full round up of all the latest sporting stories!

Oct 19, 201955 min

The big kick off 10th October Show 121

It's an Irish double header, Rugby world cup and Euro 2020 qualifier. But all is not certain.... we discuss the impact of Typhoon Hagibis in Japan and the mentality going into Tiblisi. Plus loads of other sporting stories!

Oct 13, 201952 min

The big kick off 3rd Oct Rugby World Cup

Ireland's world cup has been shaky to say the least! Darren Shiels joins us again to discuss the positives we can take from the tournament so far.... Plus all your sporting news!

Oct 7, 201952 min

The big kick off 26th Sean Russell Limerick FC

League of Ireland player Sean Russell was in to discuss his frustrations with the ACL injury he sustained and about his treatment from former club Limerick FC following the injury. Also Darren Shiels came into studio to review the rugby world cup which turned out gave us a false sense of security.... plus a little bit more!

Sep 28, 20191h 2m

The big kick off 12th September Show 118

With International week just over we look back at the Republic Of Ireland senior and U21 performances. Also Roy Keane was in the news and we discuss the Rugby World Cup and Solheim cup!

Sep 15, 201955 min

The big kick off Irish Rugby 29th August

After Ireland's heavy defeat to England in the run up to the rugby world cup, we had Darren Shiels in to discuss what went wrong and should the panic button be pressed!? Plus all your sports news and stories including the champions league draw...

Aug 30, 201956 min

The Big Kick Off Bury FC Peter Taylor

Freelance writer, Football Manager 20 researcher and Bury FC supporter Peter Taylor was on the show to discuss the dire situation Bury find themselves and if there is any hope at all!? Plus all your sports news and stories....

Aug 23, 201934 min

The Big Kick Off 15th August Show 115

We discussed the first weekend of the premier league, also boxing, golf and alot more!

Aug 19, 20191h 2m

The big kick off 8th Aug Premier League Special

The transfer window has just ended and the new Premier League season is about to kick off! Kieran Burke & Thomas Devlin joined us on the show to go through all the teams chances this season....

Aug 10, 201952 min

The big kick off 1st August, Show 113

With the new season only a week away we review the transfers in and out of the premier league and which clubs need to step up their activities. plus all your latest sporting news and stories!

Aug 5, 201955 min

The big kick off 25th July Stephen Henderson

On the show we have former Cobh Ramblers and Waterford United manager Stephen Henderson to discuss life as a League of Ireland manager, youth football in the country and what the future holds for himself and irish football in general ⚽️

Jul 28, 201958 min

The big kick off Surfcity Lahinch

I'm sure at some stage we all wanted to try out surfing, give it a shot and ride that wave 🏄‍♂️ With ireland being one of the top destinations on the planet for surf and it being on our own doorstep we decided to get Dave Flynn from Surfcity Lahinch to talk us through what's needed to enjoy the irish waves 😎

Jul 28, 201923 min

The big kick off 11th July Ruaidhri Croke (The Irish Times)

Sky has recently become the exclusive distributor of BT Sport and Premier Sport in Ireland. Sky’s new deal with BT Sport will give access to vast range of sport, but at what cost? Ruaidhrí Croke is a sports journalist with The Irish Times and wrote an article on the many dangers of this deal. Ruaidhrí joins us on the show to spell out that danger

Jul 14, 20191h 0m

Tbko 4th July Nuala Donlon Greyhound Action Ireland

We had Nuala Donlon from Greyhound Action Ireland in to discuss the RTE Prime Time Investigates documentary and what the implications should be for the greyhound industry. Plus a round up on all your sports news.

Jul 7, 201958 min

The big kick off 27th June George Kelly Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock Rovers F.C. photographer George Kelly was in studio with us to discuss his time with the club (since 1970) and the up' and down's and stories he has no doubt experienced along the way. Plus all your sporting news and stories as usual...........

Jun 30, 20191h 1m

Tbko June 20th Shane Smith

Kilmacud Crokes coach Shane Smith joins us tonight to discuss a piece he wrote for the Irish Examiner on the problems that still arise in coaching circles both in GAA (football & hurling) and football clubs all around the country.🏐⚽️ The rumour mill is back with tonnes of transfer speculation! And all your sports stories and news...

Jun 23, 201957 min

The big kick off 13th June "Bob"

On tonight's show.... The women's world cup, Toulon U21 tournament, a review of the nations league, rule changes for the new season,Tyson Fury is fighting this week, plus alot more...... oh.... and of course there's Bob!

Jun 13, 20191h 0m

The big kick off 6th June Fight Connect TV

on this week's show we have Fight Connect TV's Lydia Des Dolles on the line to talk about her new podcast, Katie Taylor's huge win at the weekend, Anthony Joshua's shock defeat and all things combat sports. Plus we look back on the champions league final and look forward to this weeks nations league matches and euro qualifiers.

Jun 6, 201958 min

The big kick off 30th May Champions League Final Review

Well it's European finals week and as well as reviewing the champions league final between Liverpool & Spurs we also look back on the europa league final. Joining Roy and Dave is Neal Dobbs and Thomas Devlin who both have a keen interest in the final on Saturday. Plus "The Rumour Mill" has started on all the possible transfers this coming summer.....

May 31, 201958 min

The big kick off 23rd May DDSL {David Gilligan)

The DDSL reintroduced "winter" football last week but not everyone was happy about it. David Gilligan started up a petition to get summer football returned as it hasn't been given a chance to evolve. Also we chat to Darren Shiels about all the latest from the world of rugby.

May 27, 20191h 0m

The big kick off 9th May A Footballtastic Week!!

Well what a week of football we had!! We discuss the champions league semi-finals that turned out to be crackers!!! Also Nick Price joins us to keep us up to date on sports across the big pond...

May 15, 20191h 0m

The big kick off 2nd May Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby!

One of the greats decides to retire shocking us all while another great shows us he's still got it in the champions league!

May 9, 201957 min

The big kick off 25th April Manchester Derby

The Manchester Derby didnt throw up many surprises and Dave and Neal seemed happy enough with the way it went. We also discuss 'non competitive football' and Amir Khan.

May 1, 201954 min

The big kick off 18th April Champions League

We discussed the Champions League Q final results and what the semi finals might bring to the table...

May 1, 201957 min

The big kick off 11th April US Masters with Garrie O'Neill

We were joined by Garrie O'Neill from 'Confessions of a golf addict conditioning coach' to look over the magical weekend in Augusta which is the US Masters. Plus a whole lot more!

May 1, 201954 min

The big kick off Mark Travers (Rep. Of Ireland) April 4th

We chatted to Republic Of Ireland Senior International Goalkeeper Mark Travers about his first time in the squad. Plus all your football,golf and rugby news.

Apr 8, 201954 min

The big kick off International Week & New Rules 28th March

We look back on the International Break where the Rep of Ireland gave a country some hope. Also we discuss the rules you would like to see brought into football... and a little bit more.

Apr 1, 20192 min

The big kick off 6 Nations Review 21st March

We look back on the 6 Nations and what it means with the World Cup looming!

Apr 1, 201954 min

The big kick off 7th Feb Red Mist Tv

Barry Greene & Scott Goldblatt (BBC & ITV) from RED MIST TV joined us to discuss Liverpool fc & Manchester United's season so far and what is expected from Klopp and Ole in the remaining games!

Mar 10, 201953 min

The big kick off Brendan Rodgers at Celtic 28th Feb Show 93

We discuss the nonsense from Celtic fans on Brendan Rodgers. Also the ridiculous new Nike Ad. plus a lot more!

Mar 3, 201957 min