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All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are back with Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to this weekend's Division One B and A League finals. As Limerick and Cork renew their rivalry at the Gaelic Grounds, the lads think neither side will hold back ahead of the Munster Championship. They also chat about Liam Rushe's return to the Dublin panel, and whether Clare can ignite their season coming out of One B?The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan for a live edition of The Hurling Pod reviewing the last night of the Hurling League. Holders Cork and Limerick will meet at the Gaelic Grounds in Division One A final, but not everyone's happy that it's a double header with the One B decider. Dublin sealed promotion to the top-flight, and the lads tackled a wide variety of questions from the live audience on YouTube and Facebook!The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

On this week's Hurling Pod, All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are with Will to chat about Tipperary's comeback win at Waterford, which has sent the Deise down to Division One B. Was Andy Comerford justified in his criticism of Kilkenny? And did Galway sack Joe Canning?The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy join Will O'Callaghan on this week's Hurling Pod to review the penultimate round of the League. They chat about an 'unacceptable' performance by Kilkenny as they were put to the sword by a young Galway team, as well as Limerick's impressive and efficient performance in seeing off the champions, Cork. And the GAA is potentially putting huge restrictions on the streaming of matches. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are alongside the returning Will O'Callaghan for this week's (slightly delayed) edition of The Hurling Pod. They look back on a weekend where Cork enjoyed a rare win at Nowlan Park, Galway eased their relegation worries by beating Waterford and Offaly went through the trap door. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead

With Will laid up this week, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill were handed the reins of this week's Hurling Pod...They discussed Limerick stretching their unbeaten record against Tipp to 13 games, a battling draw between Dublin and Wexford at Croke Park, Kilkenny narrowly overcoming Waterford and Kildare putting it up to Clare. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill join Will O'Callaghan to review UL's win over Mary I in the Fitzgibbon Cup final and to look forward to the fourth round of matches in this season's National Hurling League. They also discuss whether the art of defending is being lost and whether it's full-forward or nowhere for Kilkenny captain TJ Reid this summer. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back with Will O'Callaghan to review the last weekend of games before break in the National Hurling League. Reigning One A champions Cork overcame Tipp in front of a record crowd at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Limerick got back in the groove against Kilkenny, while Reuben Halloran fired Waterford another step closer to safety. The lads discuss Kildare's first 1B in almost 50 years, the focus on the black card, and the arrival of baby Joey Skehill. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back with Will O'Callaghan for the first episode of the new season of The Hurling Pod. The lads review the second weekend of the National Hurling League, new arrivals in both the Murphy and Skehill households and if manliness is beng taken out of the game. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

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.

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

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

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

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 we 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...

Fresh from his stint with the BBC on the telly, Paul Murphy joined James Skehill and Will O'Callaghan on this week's review of the All-Ireland semi-finals on this week's Hurling Pod. The lads discussed the fallout from the scoreboard controversy, Oisin O'Donghue's incredible winning goal for Tipperary against Kilkenny, and how a ruthless Cork team put Dublin to the sword in the other semi-final.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan ahead of this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Hurling semi-finals. Skehill is licking his wounds after a loss in the Galway League final, they salute Waterford's rising stars, and discuss Shane O'Donnell potentially giving it another. year with Clare.

After Dublin stunned Limerick in the All-Ireland Hurling. Quarter-Finals and Tipperary eased past Galway, James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan on The Hurling Pod to chat about where the games were won and lost. The lads eat some humble pie about writing off Dublin, and Skehill gives his most glowing assessment of Tipp in four seasons of the pod...

A little bit later than planned, James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to this weekend's All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Finals. Tipperary look to pick up a first Championship win over Galway since 2016, can Dublin pull off a shock and register a third straight Championship victory over Limerick?And after more 20+ point hammerings last weekend, the lads consider whether the All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals still have merit in their current format. On the pod this week:0:00 - 'I'm on the side of hope rather than expectaton with Galway'. 05:00 - Tipperary are going well and are more settled than Galway. 11:00 - Galway don't always bring the fight. They need this game to be a spark. 21:00 - Tipp's firepower, changes Galway. could make in defence. 27:00 - Cathal Mannion is in hurler of the year territory. 40:00 -'If you're not concerned, your head is n the sand; 45:00 - If there a lack of hype this week?53:00 - Limerick will relish another run-out at Croke Park. 01:00;00 - Dublin have had a good year but Limerick will have too much. 01:10:00 - Drop the All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals.

Dublin defender Daire Gray spoke to Will O'Callaghan ahead of their trip to Kildare in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship, and the impact Niall Ó Ceallacháin has had as manager.

Kildare's Paul Dolan spoke to Will O'Callaghan about their remarkable back-to-back promotions from the Christy Ring to the Leinster Championship, their superb performance against Laois in the McDonagh Cup final, and hosting Dublin in the All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals at a packed St Conleth's Park this weekend.

Two-time Hurler of the Year and Limerick captain, Cian Lynch, spoke to Will O’Callaghan at the launch of the All-Ireland Championship about their loss to Cork on penalties in the Munster final, his approach to the game, and Nickie Quaid’s remarkable recovery from a knee ligament injury.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James 'Liam' Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan on this weekend's edition of The Hurling Pod to break down a drama-filled Munster final, a far less dramatic Leinster decider, and Kildare securing back-to-back promotions by winning the McDonagh Cup.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan for this week's edition of The Hurling Pod, featuring more chatter on. strange meat matter, a preview of this weekend's provincial finals and Tipperary's latest All-Ireland success at Nowlan Park. Timestamps:0:00 - 12:30 - Your questions about unusual meat 12:30 - 29:40 - Davy's ban, would Skehill go on Fittest Family?, CCCC hand out retrospective bans. 29:40 - 43:40 - Eating grizzly bears, why Ireland has no tanks, other listener questions 43:40 - 54:24 - 'No question that Tipperary are the best under-20 team in the country'. Forward talent ready to flourish at senior level. 54:24 - 1:17:00 - Look ahead to Limerick this Saturday, New-look Limerick, Cork's injuries. 1:17:00 - 1:23:00 - Can Kildare make it back to back promotions? Cha Dwyer leaves Laois panel. 1:23:00 - end: 'Galway need to a Leinster!', Kilkenny's 6-in-a-row bid but bigger ambitions, who tracks Cathal Mannion? New York now an issue? Can more players extend their career by going in. goal?

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review the last round of group games in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships. Cork bounced back from their Limerick loss to defeat Waterford and reach a first Munster final since 2018, while the Deise's miserable round-robin record continued. Galway's first away Championship victory at Dublin saw them set up. a Leinster decider with Kilkenny, but how confident is Skehill about them beating the Cats?Antrim dropped to the McDonagh Cup, they'll be replaced by either Laois or Kildare in next year's Leinster Championship.

On a members pod that we're making available for all Hurling Pod listeners this week, the GAA's Head of Hurling Willie Maher joined the lads for a chat about why he's passionate about trying to grow the game across the country. They discussed why 20,000 free tickets have been made available for under-14s for the Leinster and McDonagh Cup finals, 45 new clubs being set up, pushing for more coverage for lower-tier competitions and what he hopes to achieve as Head of Hurling.

The lads are re-united this week with All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joining the returning Will O'Callaghan to break down the penultimate round of group games in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championshps. Limerick put in an awesome display to hammer Cork, while Tipperary won a Munster Championship home game for the first time since 2019 to secure qualification. Kilkenny are back into another Leinster final, Galway and Dublin are preparing for a de facto semi-final, and the lads give their take on Davy Fitzgerald's comments about referees ahead of their must-win. encounter with Offaly.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back together to pick apart the weekend's action in the Munster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championships. Tipp's first provincial championship win in 748 days has left All-Ireland champions Clare facing an early exit, while Dublin and Kilkenny maintained their 100 per cent starts in Leinster.

The episode where Paul Murphy and James Skehill were left in charge of The Hurling Pod...The lads discuss Limerick's excellent performance in their win at Waterford, whether 90s hurling really was better, and look ahead to this weekend's games - including the do-or-die clash between Clare and Tipperary!

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Calaghan to take listeners' and viewers' questions after the second weekend of the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships.

All-Ireland winners James Sklehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review a cracking opening weekend of Championship action. All-Ireland champions Clare battled back to earn a draw against League winners Cork. Tipperary bounced back from their League final loss to hold reigning Munster kingpins Limerick at Semple Stadium. Skehill is worried about Galway's lack of style of play and their Leinster chances after a hammering by Kilkenny, Lee Chin starred as Wexford accounted for Antrim, and Dublin had a strong finish to beat Offaly at Parnell Park.

With the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships underway this weekend, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O’Callaghan to look ahead to the start of the Championship. They also discussed Shane O’Donnell potentially playing some part in Clare’s title defense, why Skehill snubbed the last round of The Masters, and predictions for all five of this weekend’s games. Timestamps:0’00” - ‘F*ck golf’ - Will and Paul were captivated by Rory McIlroy completing the career Grand Slam, but Skehill couldn’t care less. 14’13” - ‘We spent 14 minutes on Rory, let’s talk some hurling now’. Shane O’Donnell hopes to be back in action in four weeks. 27’40” - Nine months on from the All-Ireland final, Clare and Cork clash again, can Clare continue their strong record against the new League champions?53’48” - ‘John Kiely has lost nine Championship games, I’ve been on the pitch for two of them!’ - Tipperary v Limerick preview 1’01’00” - Have Leinster group games between Kilkenny and Galway been a bit tame?1’26’20” - Dublin and Wexford have to open with wins on Saturday if they’re to progress in the Leinster Championship 

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?

James Skehill and Paul Murphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for this week's Hurling Pod for Off The Ball members. They discuss whether they ever watch back games from their inter-county careers, the holistic nature of coaching, and even sneak in some podcast and TV recommendations. Following a request from some of our members, we've made this podcast available for free.

As the philosopher Kurt Cobain once wrote, 'no apologies'. All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for this week's edition of The Hurling Pod. The lads look ahead to the sold-out Division One B and One A finals this Sunday, discuss the fall-out from the venue controversies for the lower division deciders, and discuss the rest of the news from the past week...On the podcast:0'00" - We're sorry for saying sorry too much. 'Hurling is hot' at the moment but should the 1A and 1B finals have been stand-alone fixtures?. 'What happens in football, I couldn't care less!'. 16'45" - There should be footage of Division One A games on League Sunday, even if they're dead rubbers. 27'19" - Managers very unhappy about the venues for last weekend's lower division hurling finals. No 65m lines in Iniskeen!? Put some respect on lower-league hurling. The task is facing Willie Maher, and why will we be having a podcast with him soon? 47'20" - James Mahon's red card upheld on appeal, Shane O'Donnell reports, Brian Hayes' injury not as bad as first feared. 1'07'20" - Preview of the Division One A and One B finals. Are Limerick fans right to have slight worries?

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to discuss the end of the regular section of the League. Cork impressed again in setting up a first League final against their rivals Tipperary since 1960, but so many questions remain around Galway ahead of the Championship. The lads also looked at the red card shown to Offaly's James Mahon, and discussed whether Limerick have some issues to address coming out of the League.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review Kilkenny's victory over Limerick in the National Hurling League.Tipperary are into the One A final, but will it be Cork or Galway joining them?Has Huw Lawlor become Kilkenny's most important player?And is there any chance that Waterford could slip up on the last day in Division One B?

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan on a live edition of the pod on YouTube to take listeners and viewers' questions after a controversy-filled weekend in the National Hurling League. Tipperary consolidated top spot in One A with an impressive win at Kilkenny in a red-card-dominated second half. And Cork hit All-Ireland champions Clare for six goals, edging Brian Lohan's team closer to relegation. They also discuss Limerick's comfortable win against Galway, Offaly getting promoted, and the dramatic fall of Westmeath.

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. On, and the lads learned the origin of the Paddy Losty meme, and its connection to Galway hurling...

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.

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...

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.

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to look back on an action-packed second weekend of the National Hurling League. Carlow made history by registering a first competitive win over Waterford, blowing the Division One B promotion race wide open. Galway bounced back from their Tipperary thrashing to beat Kilkenny on the road.Tipp sit top of the top-flight after a win against Wexford, and we had a cracker between Cork and Limerick on Leeside.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review an opening weekend of the National Hurling League where Kilkenny struck late to beat holders Clare, Tipperary handed a beating to Galway and Cork eased past Wexford.They also chat about the saga around Cork and Limerick initially not being broadcast, and whether hurling is losing out to football's brave new world.The power returns for Skehill, then goes and returns again...as he battles the fall-out from last weekend's storm.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Muphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for the first episode of the fourth series of The Hurling Pod.The lads bring you up to date on their off-seasons, why Will's crumbling WiFi and Skehill buying a gun in Mayo delayed the pod at the weekend.They also touch on Na Fianna's win in the All-Ireland Club final, Waterford's lengthy injury concerns, Galway's new-look panel, and look ahead to the first week of the League.