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Cork boxer Spike O'Sullivan joins us to say he wants to fight Muhammad Ali's grandson, Nico Ali, on the undercard of Katie Taylor v Flora Pili at Croke Park. Muhammad Ali fought in Croke Park in 1972 when he defeated Alvin Lewis - and Spike says there would be a certain poetry in him facing Ali's Grandson at the same venue 54 years later.

Katie Taylor, and her manager Brian Peters, dropped by the RedFM Studios this morning to talk to KC and Ruairi about fighting in Croke Park, her country wide press tour, Flora Pilli and much more.

Órla O'Leary back in the hot seat today with reaction from cork hurler's manager Ben O'Connor after today's 1 point defeat to the treaty county in the Munster hurling championship final. Also hear from Adam Sweeney Ireland's youngest person to summit Mount Everest! And lots more!!

Speaking to Órla O'Leary, Adam just aged 22 climbed to the top of mount everest! He speaks about his training prior, how he managed on the mountain , a "luxury" item he missed during the climb and speaks lots lots more about his experience!!

Orla O Leary back on the big red bench with plenty of talk about tomorrow's munster hurling final, Irish WNT interviews and lots more!!!

Órla O'Leary with exclusive interviews after last night's game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh with Amber Barrett who scored the winner! Kyra Carusa with the opening goal and Megan Campbell retired Irish national known for her canons as arms with her very long throw ins and currently Liverpool U21 Assistant Coach!

Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes join Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan to look back on the URC quarter final defeat to the Bulls, to reflect on the season as a whole, and to look ahead to the next campaign.Subscribe to The Rugby Channel for new episodes every week! #TheRed78The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join

Órla O'Leary back in the hot seat today with all things GAA ,soccer ,Oisin Brady kick-boxer and lots more!

Órla O'Leary speaks to Oisin Brady -20 years old and from Castletownbere who is an elite kickboxer and appears on ITV -Oisin talks about his fight coming up on June 13th in Olympia theatre in Liverpool ,his very intense training ,his lovely cousin Oisin and how he represents him and lots more!

Was brilliant to speak to the Cork Hurling Pod as the two lads look back at the year so far as well as looking ahead to the clash with Limerick in the Pairc

Dan Casey in on the Big Red Bench. We talk Cork hurling, Cork City, Kit Con and everything in between!

With Kit Con taking place at the Marina Market this weekend, Kit Con founder Paul Behan talks to Ruairi about the surge in popularity of retro jerseys and retro jersey collecting, and why you can't beat the real thing.

On this week's episode of The Red 78, Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes, and Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan look ahead to Saturday's URC quarter final with the Bulls. The first twenty minutes of this week's podcast is unlocked, but to listen to the full podcast, get on over to the Go Loud app, or become a member at offtheball.com/join

Republic of Ireland striker Saoirse Noonan talks to Ruairi at her old school, Scoil Nicolais in Frankfield, and looks ahead to Ireland's game with the Netherlands in SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh next week, and facing Rangers in the Cup Final on Sunday.

RedFM's Ger McCarthy speaks to Cork's Mark Coleman ahead of Sunday week's Munster final with Limerick.

Melanie Browne with plenty of hurling and football reaction as both Cork codes victorious over the weekend.While the running bug sweeps up Cork City, as we are a week out from the 2-26 Analog Devices Cork City Marathon

Mel was chatting to Evelyn Twomey, first Female home in the 2025 Analog Devices Cork City Marathon.Evelyn ran an amazing 2.54.30, but has a refreshing approach to racing and the mental side of running.

What an incredible win for Cork, as they defeated Meath in Pairc ui Rinn. A tremendous performance from the Rebels saw them win an absolute epic, winning 0-30 to 1-24 - and they had 14 players for the last 20 minutes after Colm O'Callaghan was shown a red card.Ger McCarthy was there for The Big Red Bench, and spoke to boss John Cleary, and players Maurice Shanley, Rory Maguire and Chris Óg Jones.

Dan Casey was back with another installment of the Big Red Bench and he can barely contain his excitement at the Cork v Meath football game, we also look ahead to Cork v Clare in Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Irish wheelchair rugby superstar Alan Dineen joined us on the show today to talk about him heading off to Spain for the European Wheelchair Rugby championships!!!

On Sunday, May 24th, Round 5 of the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship sees Cork taking on Clare at SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh with a 4pm throw-in.Ahead of what promises to be a cracking encounter, Ben O'Connor spoke to RedFM's Ger McCarthy.

Red FM's Ger McCarthy speaks to Cork football boss Ger McCarthy ahead of Saturday's clash with Meath in the All Ireland Football Championship.

Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster greats Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to talk about the win over the Lions that sees Munster finish 5th in the URC table, and sets up a quarter final clash away to the Bulls.

Ger McCarthy was at Páirc uí Rinn as Cork won an epic battle against Kerry in the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship final, the Rebels winning by two points after extra time.Afterwards, Ger spoke to :0.30 Cork minor boss Keith Ricken4.55 Cork coach Maurice Moore7.22 Cork player Tom Whooley8.20 Kerry moss Marc Ó Sé

Ruairi speaks to Jordan Adams, one half of The FTD Brothers, just before he embarked on Marathon number 23 in 33 days. Jordan recently ran the London Marathon with a fridge strapped to his backThe FTD Brothers are raising funds for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, in honour of their mother Geraldine who passed away from frontotemporal dementia at the age of 52. Jordan, and his brother Cian, have the gene that causes FTD, and have undertaken this challenge to raise funds and awareness.Ruairi, along with Seamus from the Neil Prendeville Show, spoke to Jordan just before he set off, and we'll also hear his inspiring speech to the crowd in attendance at Tramore Valley Park. And as an extra bonus, we'll hear from the legendary Daniel O'Donnell, who popped by to support the lads.

Mel is back in the hot seat, talking GAA, Sciath na Scol and running.

Ahead of the 2026 Analog Cork City Marathon, Kate Conroy of EveryRun Club Cork was named winner of the inaugural spirit of running award, in memory of Ellen Cassidy, who passed away last year.Kate speaks about Ellen, how EveryRun Club came about and lots more !

One of the busiest spells in the Cork GAA calendar, the Sciath Na Scol hurling and camogie finals, gets underway this week.Over the next two weeks 30 finals will be played at SuperValu Pairc ui Chaoimh, with schools from all across Cork taking part.Damien Irwin is the Sciath na Scol PRO - he's been chatting with Ruairi.

Dan Casey back in the hotseat, plenty on the show including Cork City chat as well as hearing from Padraig O'Hora on Mount Everest!

Dan Casey was joined by Harry Hayden to review and preview Cork City's season so far , including looking at recent controversy

Ruairi chats to Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes about tomorrow's clash with the Lions at Thomond Park.This is an excerpt from The Red 78 on Off The Ball.

On this week's episode of the Red 78, Off The Ball's Ruairi O'Hagan is joined by Munster legends Alan Quinlan and Fiona Hayes to discuss the lacklustre performance at the Dexcom Stadium as Connacht run out 26-7 winners, and to look ahead to a huge clash against the Lions on Saturday.

Hear from Cork boss John Cleary, and Kerry boss Jack O'Connor, after the Kingdom's win in yesterday's Munster Championship Final in Killarney,.

As Cork made it three wins from three in the Munster hurling championship campaign, Rebels boss Ben O'Connor spoke with Off The Ball's Stephen Gleeson to talk about the win, and the spirit in their camp. Stephen also spoke to Waterford boss Peter Queally.

Órla O Leary back on the hot seat with all things GAA ,rugby And lots more!!

Ger Mccarthy interviewing Cork and Kerry LGFA sides after Corks defeat against Kerry at Fitzgerald stadium this afternoon

Órla O'Leary on the big red bench with all things cork football ,cork city fc and lots lots more!!

Órla O'Leary and Dan Casey from the big red bench preview the Cork footballers clash against Kerry in the Munster SHC Final in Killarney tomorrow!

Cork football boss John Cleary chats to Harry Hayden ahead of tomorrow's Munster Championship final with old rivals Kerry in Killarney.

Hear from hat trick hero Hans Mpongo and boss Barry Robson as Cork City put a difficult week behind them with a 3-1 win over UCD at Turner's Cross.

Ahead of his Elite Fighting Championship title defence on Saturday night at Blackrock Hurling Club, Luka Nadirashvili talks to Ruairi about his beginnings in MMA, his team at MMA Cork and preparing for Saturday's fight.

Hear from Cork boss Noel Furlong and Clare boss Terence Fahy after the Banner's win in the Munster Championship Semi Final at SuperValu Pairc ui Chaoimh, speaking to RedFM's Ger McCarthy.

Waterford inflicted a 3-18 to 3-7 TG4 Munster LGFA senior football championship defeat on Cork at Páirc Ui Rinn on Sunday.The Déise were full value for their victory thanks to Kellyann Hogan, Katie Murray and Clare Walsh's scoring and a superb all-round team display.As for Cork, Joe Carroll's side head to Killarney next Sunday needing to defeat Kerry to avoid ending their provincial championship without a point.After the match, the Big Red Bench's Ger McCarthy spoke to Cork manager Joe Carroll and Waterford manager Tomás Mac A Taoir.

Liam Kearney, Cork City's new director of football, speaks to Ruairi about being appointed to the role. Liam is also serving as the club's interim women's manager - Ruairi spoke to him after their defeat to Shelbourne at Turner's Cross.

Orla O'Leary is in the hotseat as we hear from Cork's City's new director of football Liam Kearney, Abbie Salter Townshend speaks about UL Bohs' Energia All Ireland league title win and more.

Matthew Hurley kindly spoke to us to look ahead to a HUGE Munster final Sunday week in Killarney

The full episode of the Big Red Bench with Dan Casey, featuring Cork v Kerry preview, reaction from Cobh Ramblers win over Cork City and more.