Highlights from Off The Ball

Legendary boxing commentator Steve Bunce joins Eoin Sheahan in studio as the build up continues ahead of Saturday's HUGE fight night in Croke Park, as Katie Taylor prepares for her final bout as a professional boxer!

David Seagrave joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O'Dea for Wednesday's Newsround, presenting all the news from across the sporting world.Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Matthew Brennan sits down with Irish boxer Emmet Brennan just days out from a massive night at Croke Park, where he'll fight undefeated Taylor Bevan on Katie Taylor's historic card.From growing up 500 metres from the stadium to finishing camp back home in Dublin Docklands Boxing Club, Emmet talks focus, pressure, and why he wants to look back in 20 years and say he won — not just that he fought in Croke Park.He reflects on regrets, the Olympic journey, Madison Square Garden, and the mindset that keeps him level-headed. Plus: why this one could be “fight of the night”, and what he wants next — in and out of the ring.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Katie Taylor's former Republic of Ireland football teammates Méabh De Búrca and Olivia O'Toole join Eoin Sheahan to remember her time as a footballer before she had to commit to professional boxing. They look back on her work ethic, the goals she scored, her achievements in boxings and much, much more!

Host of the Rocky Road Boxing podcast and Sun sportswriter Kevin Byrne joins Enda Coll and David Wilson to discuss what will come in the aftermath of Katie Taylor's historic fight on Saturday at Croke Park against Flora Pili. Byrne discusses whether Taylor's legacy hinges on a hometown win on Saturday, or whether her legacy as Ireland's greatest ever athlete is already secured. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. 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 Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton and David Wilson are in studio reflecting on yesterday's crazy deadline day deals and fall throughs. The lads also look back on their favourite deadline day signing. ALSO, the lads catch up with Off The Balls Matthew Brennan ahead a historic night for Irish boxing on Saturday. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

Eddie Hearn joins Matthew Brennan to soak up the sense of occasion ahead of Katie Taylor's blockbuster night at Croke Park — and why this feels like the “impossible dream” becoming real.He reflects on the difference between just getting through fight week and actually looking around to realise what you're part of, with Taylor-Serrano and Madison Square Garden as defining reference points.There's talk of Katie's legacy beyond belts, the doors she's kicked open for women's boxing in Ireland, and the emotion of “lasts” piling up — last presser, last weigh-in, last ring walk — with one more war to go on Saturday.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy and Arthur O'Dea are in studio for this week's A Slight Tangent, looking all things tangential to the biggest sporting stories this week.Have something you want to get off your chest? Email ASlightTangent@OffTheBall.com!

David Seagrave joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O'Dea for Tuesday's Newsround, as the transfer window closes in just a few hours!Meanwhile, Ireland have it all to do to salvage the first Women's ODI against England in Leicester!Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

In 2001, 16 year-old Alanna Audley (Now Alanna Nihell) fought a 15 year-old Katie Taylor in the National Stadium in South Dublin in what was the first ever sanctioned Women's Boxing Match in Ireland. Alanna joined Eoin Sheahan on the line to discuss that fight 25 years on, as well as her own career and her experiences training with Katie ahead of the Irish Boxer's Farewell fight on Saturday night in Croke Park.

The 42's Gavan Casey joins Colm Boohig & Keith Treacy to continue our buildup to Katie Taylor's final fight in Croke Park on Saturday.Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll, Keith Treacy & Dara Smith-Naughton run through Tuesday's morning papers, following Arsenal's 1-0 win over Aston Villa last night.Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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, Arthur O'Dea and Stephen Doyle are here to bring you Monday night's Newsround where they will be discussing The New Orlean Saints releasing Charlie Smyth, Liverpool's completion of Bradley Barcola's signing, St Kilda granting Kobe McDonald permission to play with Crossmolina and all the biggest sports stories of the day. The Newsround on Off The Ball with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Katie Taylor at Croke Park is finally here. Matthew Brennan & Phil Egan join Colm Boohig & Enda Coll to begin what will be a massive week ahead of Taylor's Saturday night showdown with unbeaten French challenger Flora Pili — and what it means as a potential farewell for one of Ireland's greatest-ever sports stars...We get into fight-week schedule and key times (pressers, open workout, weigh-in, ring-walk), why free-to-air coverage on RTÉ matters, and how the occasion could shape the atmosphere inside an 80,000-packed stadium.Plus: a look through a stacked undercard featuring Paddy Donovan vs Tyrone McKenna, Emmett Brennan, Thomas Carty, and more!Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

It's a packed Performance Rankings morning as Colm Boohig, Enda Coll & Matthew Brennan round up a wild weekend across sport — from Novak Djokovic crashing out of the US Open in round one (and the bigger questions it raises about his body and his future), to the latest on Charlie Smyth's NFL situation with the Saints.In the League of Ireland, it's a 3-3 cracker between Derry City and Shamrock Rovers that keeps Rovers five points clear, while the Waterford Club Championship heartbreak also gets a mention...Plus: Liverpool's teething issues under Iraola, Bruno Fernandes' hat-trick for United (papering over cracks?), Spurs worries, and all the weekend's Premier League talking points — before a brilliant Irish rowing high!Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

Shane Hannon is joined by Roy Curtis and Glenn Ryan for this week's instalment of the Sunday Paper Review as they look over the back pages and top sporting stories from the past week. Enjoy a short snippet of today's Sunday Paper Review. Subscribe to Off the Ball to get the full episode every Sunday, as well as around-the-clock unmissable sports content every day. The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball

Margaret Cremen and Zoe Hyde join John Duggan to discuss their historic gold medal in the women's double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam on Friday.

John Duggan and Shane Hannon were joined by Cameron Hill in his last ever Saturday Newsround as they bring you all the news from across the sporting world.Become a member and sign up at ⁠offtheball.com/join

Legendary former jockey Nina Carberry joins Meghann Scully as the Pat Smullen race day in aid of Cancer Trials Ireland returns to the Curragh Racecourse on Saturday, 29th August, where Nina will return to the saddle to help raise awareness for the great cause.

Welcome to the second installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was.Eoin Sheahan and David Wilson were on hand this time out and had plenty to dig into!Firstly, former Chairman of the FIFA Governance Committee, Miguel Maduro, joined us in studio this week. He gave his opinion on UEFA's response to FIFA's latest struggles.We started a new series on Off The Ball this week, where we take a deep dive into a particular subject. We kicked it off by looking at one of the most dominant sportspeople we do not know enough about – Tadej Pogačar – with Professor Gregor Starc from the University of Ljubljana, Pogačar's biographer Andy McGrath and the former professional cyclist, Nicolas Roche. Denise O'Sullivan appeared on The COYGIG Pod, where she opened up about the struggles that motivated her to leave Liverpool and return to the States after just 6 months.And finally, If you haven't heard by now, A Slight Tangent is back up and running on Off The Ball every single week! Get your emails in at aslighttanget@offtheball.com now! If you like what you've heard on The Week on Off The Ball, don't forget you can become an OTB member now - https://www.offtheball.com/uncategorized/join-in-the-obsession-1494916

For a last episode of Word on the Street for a few months, Susanna brings you a brilliant chat with Irish athletics legend David Gillick, fresh back from Birmingham and the unforgettable week for Irish track and field.Gillick reflects on the sea of Irish fans, the moments that defined the championships, and why the real story goes deeper than medals — from top-10 finishes to the team culture driving the next generation.He also dives into Rhasidat Adeleke's future across 200m and 400m, the impact of injuries, and the parallels with his own tough spell in the States.Plus, a quick note from Susanna on what's next for Word on the Street! Thank you all for listening over the past year,Susanna, Rachel, Eve & Bronagh--Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland is launching its new CRIVIT collection today with an exclusive media and influencer event at Saint Studios in Dublin. Bringing the brand's new ‘Find Your Move' campaign to life, the event showcases CRIVIT's latest sportswear, outdoor gear and fitness equipment, with a focus on making movement accessible to everyone, whatever their fitness level. One of CRIVIT's brand ambassadors, David Gillick, will be joining the day as an instructor, leading attendees through a programme of movement, wellness and recovery sessions.

The Racing Pod is back with John Duggan and Johnny Ward, after the news that trainer Willie Mullins has retired Galopin Des Champs! The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ie

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll and Shane Hannon bring you all of the news from the world of sport! Shane has his say on Gabriel Bannigan leaving his post as Monaghan manager. Colm digs into Shamrock Rovers crashing out of Europe last night and how they can recover from this disastrous European campaign. Enda gives his verdict on Rangers and Derek McInnes after Rangers crashed out of Europe. The lads react to and are divided on Man City fans selecting their new third kit and they select their all time all-island of Ireland XI!Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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 David Seagrave and Dion Fanning for Thursday's Newsround, as Munster's Jack Crowley's injury woes continue, with him not expected back before the new year at the earliest!Meanwhile, the Champions League draw has been made this evening, while the first round of the Women's Irish Open draws to a close.Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Johnny chats through growing up in Newbridge, County Galway and playing for his local clubs St.Brendan's and Shiven Rovers and playing alongside Andy Moran. He chats about growing up as a Liverpool fan and how he became a Galway United fan in living in a Premier League stronghold. Johnny recalls his first Galway United match against Cobh in Terryland and how he became infatuated by the match programmes, starting chants in the canal end and taking Croke Park turf from the final in 1998.Johnny Ward cites Sea the Stars winning the 2009 prix de l arc de triomphe as one of his best memories in racing, Galway's 2017 triumph starring Joe Canning and the Dundalk's historic night in Warsaw against Legia. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll, Johnny Ward and Matthew Brennan run through the morning papers! The lads react to Troy Parrott's debut for Real Betis as we revisit the most important position in football and Mourinho's Real run riot as Mbappé bags a hat trick. Will the Irish public watch LaLiga now?We also have Guendouzi's outburst, EFL Cup reaction and Has Savio's name change made him better? Plus: Shamrock Rovers on the brink of a massive financial failure and why are they not on TV? Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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, Mick McCarthy and Arthur O'Dea are in studio for this week's A Slight Tangent, looking all things tangential to the biggest sporting stories this week.Have something you want to get off your chest? Email ASlightTangent@OffTheBall.com!

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by David Seagrave and Arthur O'Dea for Wednesday's Newsround, looking at the tip sporting stories from across the world.The Newsround: Monday-Thursday from 7PMViagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Eve is off but Ciara and Ross are here to bring you another episode of the F1 Pod, this time with the returning Declan Quigley to look back at last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix, the final hosting at Zandvoort for the foreseeable.Declan talks Lando Norris' back to back wins, Ferrari's strategy problems, Mercedes' team orders and more.The F1 Pod on Off The Ball with KitKat | #haveabreak

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll and Matthew Brennan bring you THE BREAKFAST BUFFET! The lads debate everything from the levels of obsession sports stars go, what's the most important position on the football pitch and how long is it acceptable to return to a restaurant to use their bathroom? We answer the hard hitting questions that keep you up at night here on The Breakfast Buffet!Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll and Matthew Brennan run through the morning papers! The lads react to Celtic crashing out of the Champions League and the inquest begins as to why the standard of players Celtic have currently are so poor and the standard that they currently can compete at. Matthew analyses Troy Parrott's Real Betis debut last night and gives his verdict on the move. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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 David Seagrave and Arthur O'Dea for Tuesday's Newsround, looking tat the tip sporting stories from across the world.Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

OTB's Rachel Sheehan was on hand at the K Club to hear from the Irish hopefuls ahead of the KPMG Irish Women's Open.Firstly hear from 2-time LPGA Tour tournament winner Leona Maguire and then hear from Sara Byrne and Lauren Walsh.

Colm Boohig, Matthew Brennan and Enda Coll are in studio reflecting on Chelsea's 3-2 win over Fulham. Are Chelsea a goalkeeper away from being strong title contenders? ALSO, speculation over Parrotts debut tonight, the Irish in the Championship and much more. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. 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.

Eoin Sheahan, Arthur O'Dea and Stephen Doyle are here to bring you Monday night's Newsround where they will be discussing Troy Parrott's inclusion in the Real Betis squad, Bemand's naming of his Ireland squad taking part in training camp and all the biggest sports stories of the day. The Newsround on Off The Ball with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Sean Butterly made history in July when he became a World Junior Champion, winning Ireland's first ever medal in a men's canoe sprint championship.Before returning to school to sit his Leaving Cert, Sean joined Rachel Sheehan at Salmon Leap Canoe Club to chat about canoe marathons vs sprints, the World Championships in Canada and Olympic qualification.

Colm Boohig is joined with Enda Coll, Matthew Brennan and Keith Treacy as they chat through the crazy Premier League opening weekend. Man Utd first game worries, classy Arsenal and much more. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. 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.

Shane Hannon is joined in studio by David Sneyd and Kieran Shannon to dissect the biggest sport stories across the back pages. Enjoy a short snippet of today's Sunday Paper Review.Subscribe to Off the Ball to get the full episode every Sunday, as well as around-the-clock unmissable sports content every day.The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball

Welcome to the first installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was. Eoin Sheahan and Arthur James O'Dea were on hand this time out and had plenty to dig into! There were European medals galore as they ran back through interviews with Kate O'Connor, Ellen Walshe and Mona McSharry from OTB Breakfast and nightly radio show. Athletics Ireland boss Paul McNamara also joined Off The Ball this week to run through how such a transformation in Irish sporting success has taken place. An All-Ireland winner with Kerry, and AFL Grand Final champion with the Sydney Swans, Tadhg Kennelly joined Eoin from Australia this week. He shared his expert opinion on how - if at all - the GAA can ever hope to manage the departure of its star players to the Australian game. And finally, ahead of the first of a four-game series between New Zealand and South Africa this weekend, author and political activist Trevor Richards joined Eoin to discuss the dark history of this fixture. If you like what you've heard on The Week on Off The Ball, don't forget you can become an OTB member now - https://www.offtheball.com/uncategorized/join-in-the-obsession-1494916

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for another episode of the Racing Pod and this week, they talk all things City of York Stakes and the Curragh racing festivals!The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Fresh off the back of a stellar career-best finish at the Swiss Open on the Ladies European Tour, Dublin golfer Anna Foster joined Rachel Sheehan to look ahead to next week's KPMG Women's Irish Open at the K Club. With a record number of Irish golfers involved this year, Anna believes it's the best chance we've ever had at having a winner on home turf.

The Crappy Quiz is invaded by The Green Scene this week, as David Wilson, Matthew Brennan and Ben Symes compete in the shoutiest segment across a multitude of platforms, hosted by Eoin Sheahan!