Highlights from Off The Ball

Ger Gilroy & Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea recap a football dominated weekend of sport which saw the Premier League return to our screens… oh and Oasis were in town, if you weren't aware…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

It's the Sunday Paper Review on the opening weekend of the 2025/26 Premier League season! John Duggan is joined in studio by Linda Maher from the Irish Daily Mail, and Declan Lynch of the Sunday Independent. The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball, brought to you by Virgin Media, enjoy an unbeatable line-up of live football, and golf with Sky Sports and Sports Extra from Virgin Media.Become a member to listen to the Sunday Paper Review in full.

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back with another episode of The Racing Pod to preview all the weekends racing action, and we'll hear from William Hills Sam Norris who'll give us all the tips for the upcoming races.

Happy Friday! Join Shane Hannon, Colm Boohig, and Arthur O'Dea to talk all things football! With the Premier League back today, Colm has set out to rank all 20 home kits. As well as this we look back at iconic first day of the season clashes and hint at who will be the signing of the season.Off The Ball Breakfast from 7:30am with UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

Adrian Barry sat down with Michael McKillop, paralympic middle distance runner, to chat about his successful career that saw him win 9 World Championships and 4 Paralympic Gold Medals Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to a very special episode of Word On The Street, where we bring you some fascinating behind the scenes content from the Irish Open in July. Susanna and Eve chat to Roger Henry and Michael Flanigan, two racket stringers working at Ireland's largest tennis tournament. Learn the history of the profession, the science behind the process, and some gossip from working at Grand Slams around the world!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!

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Colm Boohig brings you a very, very special edition of You Had To Be There - Brian Kerr, in front of a live audience, at All Together Now! 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

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Dara Smith-Naughton were on hand this Thursday morning to take you through all the morning's biggest sports stories on Off The Ball Breakfast. Marcus Rashford has given an interview to Gary Lineker and Micah Richards, detailing his discontent with how Manchester United have been run in recent years. But did he take enough accountability for his own actions in that time? Beyond that, there was Tottenham Hotspur's collapse against Paris St Germain to discuss, and Jack Byrne's falling out with his Shamrock Rovers boss, Stephen Bradley. 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

Cameron Hill joins Nathan Murphy and Eoin Sheahan for tonight's Newsround. Stephen Bradley has refused to comment further on his ‘bust up' with Jack Byrne and 5 time major champion Brooks Koepka has been confirmed in the field for the Irish Open at the K Club in September.The Newsround is brought to you by UPMC #GetBackInAction

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea have all of the days biggest news, the morning after Shelbourne lost out to Rijeka in the Europa Conference League qualifiers…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

Cameron Hill joins Eoin Sheahan and Mick McCarthy for this evening's newshound as Shelbourne face a massive night ahead against Rijeka for a confirmed place in European group stage football for the first time in their history. Kick Off is 7:45 and we have live commentary on Off The Ball from 7:30. Elsewhere Mark English has smashed his own Irish national record at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Budapest.The Newsround is brought to you by UPMC #GetBackInAction

Dublin intercounty footballers Paddy Small and Brian Howard, along with Dublin intercounty hurler Sean Brennan, journey from Dublin to Pittsburgh to partake in drills with some Pittsburgh Steelers NFL players. Off The Ball's Cian Fahey tagged along to document some of the journey and interview the lads before and after the event.Stay tuned to UPMC and the Pittsburgh Steelers' social channels to see videos of the lads in action at training camp.The NFL on Off The Ball with UPMC #GetBackInAction

The main crew are back, as Ger, Colm & Arthur run through Tuesday morning's papers, as the lads talk Shels v Rijeka, Andy Moran being appointed as Mayo manager & more.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

Stephen Doyle joins Eoin Sheahan and Mick McCarthy this Monday evening to wrap up all the days sporting news.The Newsround is brought to you by UPMC #getbackinaction SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Ger Gilroy, Will O'Callaghan & Arthur O'Dea reflect on yet another fascinating weekend of sporting action which saw Galway claim camogie glory, Crystal Palace lift the community shield & Manchester United unveil their new striker - Benjamin Sesko!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

To celebrate the return of the Premier League, Off The Ball has teamed up with William Hill to bring you The Final One Standing. Each week our OTB 'experts' will pick a team from the weekends fixtures that they think will win to stay in the game. Don't forget you can play alongside the OTB team in our own Final One Standing league. Simply join on the link below or on the William Hill app using code OFFTHEBALL. Sign up for free to be in with a chance to win!The Final One Standing with William Hill

Shane Hannon is joined by Alanna Cunnane and Aidan Delaney to run you through today's sporting headlines.

Former Irish basketball player, current author and activist Rebecca O'Keeffe joins Eoin Sheahan to respond to the statement put out on Friday by Basketball Ireland relating to their decision not to boycott the EuroBasket qualifiers, which will see them play two fixtures against Israel.

Will, Keith & Arthur run through Friday morning's papers, as the lads talk Benjamin Šeško's likely move to Manchester United, the Alexander Isak saga & more.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInActionCatch 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 and Thom Malone are back for another episode of The Racing Pod where they continue to look at the fallout from Thurles' closer, while Thom also gives his tips ahead of the race weekend.. The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill | 18+ | See gamblingcare.ie

Cameron Hill and Stephen Doyle join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Thursday's Newrsound as Nathan Murphy and Vinny Perth are in situ in Tallaght for St Pat's Europa Conference League clash against Besiktas. The Newsround w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

Hello and welcome to a brand new episode of Word On The Street! Susanna is away this week, but Rachel is back from a long weekend at All Together Now to join Eve in studio and listen to her very biased account of last week's Champions League run for Athlone Town women.Have a topic in mind? Send us a DM on @OffTheBall on all our social platforms, or send us a message at 087 9 180 180

Will O'Callaghan, Meghann Scully & Arthur O'Dea have all of the morning's major news for you, the morning after Shelbourne picked up a valuable win in Rijeka!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

Colm, Adrian & Arthur run through Wednesday morning's papers, as they discuss Dublin's options for their next manager, apathy towards the Lions 3rd test & more.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInActionCatch 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

This Wednesday, the Newsround is brought to you by Eoin, Cameron, and Richie, and they take you through the big stories of the day, including the Isak saga, Ireland beating Pakistan in the cricket, and much more!The Newsround on Off The Ball with UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

Semaco "Zak" Moradi joined Eoin for the latest instalment of Settle In to talk about his transition to Ireland, how his love of sport came from playing football in refugee camps as a child and the difficulties faced by refugees. He'll also talk about how hurling and the GAA was pivotal to his transition into Ireland. Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0

Cameron Hill and Mick McCarthy join Eoin Sheahan for Tuesday's Newsround after the bank holiday, as Dublin won their seventh All Ireland Ladies title, while the British & Irish Lions lost the third test to the Wallabies, but still took home a series victory. Meanwhile, there's plenty to talk about in the football transfers ahead of the start of the Premier League season in two weeks. The Newsround w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

Colm Boohig, Meghann Scully & Arthur O'Dea run through Tuesday morning's papers following a busy, busy Bank Holiday weekend.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInActionCatch 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 Adrian Barry is joined by Orla McElroy & Kieran Shannon looking haead to this afternoon's All-Ireland Ladies Gaelic Football Final!The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball is brought to you by Dove men plus care, proud partners of the British and Irish Lions, upgrade to Dove men plus care, because care changes everything.You can catch the full hour by subscribing to the Off The Ball podcast network.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Aidan Delaney joins Johnny Ward to run you through today's sporting headlines.

Johnny Ward and Thom Malone are back for another episode of The Racing Pod where they'll discuss today's breaking news that Thurles Racecourse, Ireland's only privately owned racecourse, has closed with immediate effect.The Racing Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill. 18+ See gamblingcare.ie

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Cameron Hill for Thursday's Newsround with Nathan Murphy dialling in from Tallaght as Shamrock Rovers play host to St Joseph's of Gibraltar in the second leg of the Europa Conference League qualifiers.Meanwhile, Andy Farrell has made two changes to his British and Irish Lions team for the third and final test against Australia on Saturday, while Scott Bemand has named his team to tackle Scotland in the first of two warm-up matches ahead of the Rugby World Cup.And Irish swimmer Ellie McCartney has qualified for finals in the 200m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships after a lifetime best time earlier today.The Newsround on Off The Ball with UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

A slightly different look this week as the Word On The Street team are out of the studio and into the beautiful grounds of the Carrickmines Croquet & Lawn Tennis Club. It's the 2025 Irish Tennis Open, the only ITF World Tennis Tour event hosted in Ireland and a real chance to get to know the stars of Irish tennis. From the struggles of tour life to the pride in playing at home, Susanna and Eve host WOTS court-side and chat to some incredible young tennis players along the way. 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!

NFL's newest recruit from Ireland Mark McNamee (Green Bay Packers) and ex-Connacht and ex NFL International Pathways Player Darragh Leader join Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig ahead of the 2025 NFL season getting underway. Mark had signed with the BC Lions in Vancouver in the CFL but signed for the Wisconsin NFL side earlier this month, joining Wicklow's own Daniel Whelan as the second Irishman on their roster.OTB Breakfast w/ UPMC #GetBackInActionTo become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here:http://offtheball.com/join All the perks right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGDs3EEl0RHUwgdEGeCL_A/join

Dara Smith-Naughton joins Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig for Thursday morning's paper review in the wake of Athlone Town's 4-0 rout of Cardiff City in the 1st qualifying round of the Women's Champions League, Off The Ball's own Eve Conway who was at the game joins the lads to review it. The Lions team for the final test vs Australia has been named and Shelbourne learn that they will face Rijeka in the 3rd round of qualifying in the Europa League.OTB Breakfast w/ UPMC #GetBackInAction

Nathan Murphy and Eoin Sheahan are joined by Cameron Hill for tonight's episode of The Newsround...but all the attention is on the Go Loud stage at the All Together Now festival this weekend.The Newsround with UPMC in Ireland #GetBackInAction

Nathan Murphy was joined by two legends of Irish football, Glen Whelan and Richard Dunne to dive into their careers in the Premier League and with the Irish team. This is all with thanks to Guinness, Never Settle. Get the facts, be drink aware, visit drinkaware.ie

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Dara Smith-Naughton are here to divulge through Wednesday morning's papers, including the possibility of a 4 point goal being introduced to Gaelic Football, all the latest Premier League transfer news and Lara Gillespie's historic third place finish in stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes.OTB Breakfast on UPMC w/ UPMC #GetBackInAction

Michael McCarthy is joined by Eoin Sheahan, Nathan Murphy and Matthew Brennan for this week's episode of The Crappy Quiz.Dove Men Care #DoveMenCare

Happy Tuesday everybody! Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy, and Cameron Hill will bring you the Newsround this evening, with news of Cathal O'Sullivan's ACL injury, Garry Ringrose's confirmed absence from the final Lions game, and Lara Gillespie's podium at the Tour de France Femmes The Newsround on Off The Ball with UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction

Ger, Colm & Arthur run through the morning papers as Kerry return to Killarney, with Sam Maguire. While the lads also react to Sligo's new coaching ticket.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