Podcast appearances and mentions of Brendan Cummins

Listen back to Friday May 16th's edition of Across The Line as Paul Carroll looks ahead to the weekend of sport in Tipperary. On this week's show: - Tommy Dunne and Brian Flannery preview Tipperary's clash with Waterford in the Munster senior hurling championship - Post-match reaction from Brendan Cummins, Sam O'Farrell & Oisín O'Donoghue after the Munster U20 hurling final victory over Clare - Anthony Shelly on Tipperary vs Kildare in the Tailteann Cup - Greyhound racing update with Barry Drake

Stephen Gleeson fills in for Paul as the Munster championship takes centre stage where we hear from Brendan Cummins, Niall Fitzgerald, Barry Drake and Enda Treacy ahead of the action...

Listen back to Friday evening's edition of Across The Line as Paul Carroll looks ahead to another busy weekend of sport in Tipperary. On this week's show: - We hear from Tipp U20 hurling manager Brendan Cummins and U20 football selector Paddy O'Gorman following their midweek games - Ken Hogan looks ahead to the National Hurling League final between Tipperary and Cork - Tipperary senior football manager Philly Ryan on the season so far and the Munster quarter-final meeting with Waterford - South Tipp GAA PRO Pat Murphy on the draws for the South Championships - Barry Ryan previews Peake Villa's Munster junior cup semi-final - Barry Drake previews the weekend's greyhound racing action

Listen back to Friday March 21st 2025's edition of Across The Line as Paul Carroll looks ahead to the weekend's sporting action in Tipperary. On this week's show: - Tipperary U20 hurling manager Brendan Cummins and panel members Cathal English and Stefan Tobin look ahead to the start of their Munster championship campaign - Thurles CBS coach Aidan Stakelum looks back on a special Croke Cup final win - Nenagh Guardian head of sport Shane Brophy joins Paul to preview the weekend's GAA action - Barry Drake provides our weekly greyhound racing action.

Sean Boylan, Noel Meade and David Sheehan paid tribute to our late esteemed colleague Brendan Cummins. Bestselling author Cathy Kelly, who has been through the mill, talked about the many challenges she's faced recently. Teacher Ursula Hynes and students from Ratoath College told us about their new sensory garden at the school. And beekeeper Eoin Mac Giolla Coda warned of the dangers facing our native honeybee from imported continental bees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the passing of legendary Meath commentator Brendan Cummins, we return to late September 2017 and the day he retired as LMFM Head of Sport, when he joined Gerry Kelly on Late Lunch to reflect on his life and career in broadcasting. There was also a surprise or two in store for Brendan, as some really special people dropped by to pay tribute to the great man! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan Cummins joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to the Munster and Leinster hurling finals. Can Clare or Dublin upset the apple cart, or are we looking at Limerick and Kilkenny winning the Mackey and O'Keeffe Cups once more? The panel also preview the Joe McDonagh final between Offaly and Laois.

Listen back to Friday May 31st 2024's edition of Across The Line as Paul Carroll looks ahead to the weekend of sport in Tipperary. On this week's show: - Brendan Cummins, Cian Treacy and Will O'Callaghan all join Paul to look ahead to Tipperary vs Offaly in the All-Ireland Under 20 hurling final - Irish amateur snooker champion Brendan O'Donoghue features on 'The Sporting Edge' - Barry Drake provides our weekly greyhound racing update.

This week we talk hurling after the curtain came down on a disappointing Munster Championship for Tipperary. We hear from Liam Cahill, Tom McGrath, Ken Hogan and JJ Kennedy. Our u-20's upped the mood music with their amazing display in the Munster final, we hear from manager Brendan Cummins and Darragh McCarthy. Ger Kinane on camogie rounds off another busy show, we hope you like..

Listen back to Friday May 24th 2024's edition of Across The Line as Paul Carroll looks ahead to the weekend of sport in Tipperary. On this week's show: - Shane McGrath and Enda Treacy preview Tipperary vs Clare in the Munster senior hurling championship - We hear from Tipp manager Brendan Cummins ahead of the Munster U20 hurling final - We look ahead to the start of the All-Ireland camogie championships - Tipperary camogie PRO Geraldine Kinane is the feature on 'The Sporting Edge' - Barry Drake provides our weekly greyhound racing update.

This week we celebrate the winning National Camogie League champions after Tipp's one point win over Galway. We hear from Denis Kelly and Ger Kinane. Brendan Cummins and Shane Brophy on Under 20 hurling and Michael Dundon on underage hurling. Finally Johnny Cremmins and Barry Ryan on St. Michael's historic 10th Munster Junior Cup win. We hope you like...

Tipperary All-Ireland winners Shane McGrath and Brendan Cummins join Corkonians Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to say glowing things about Limerick's four-in-a-row heroes.

Ahead of the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals, Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill are joined by Ursula Jacob and Brendan Cummins to preview the weekend's action. They look ahead to the camogie quarter-finals, with Kilkenny and Cork meeting off earlier than most expected and Antrim reaching the last six to take on Tipperary.

Colm Collins joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to discuss his decision to end his long Clare tenure. He and Eamonn Fitzmaurice also preview the weekend's football while Brendan Cummins and Jackie Tyrrell look ahead to the hurling quarter-finals.

Brendan Cummins joins Jacqui Hurley to preview a pivotal Sunday in the Hurling Championship as Limerick and Clare meet in the Munster final and Galway and Kilkenny do battle in the Leinster decider. He also pays tribute to late Cork dual legend Teddy McCarthy.

Brendan Cummins and Michael Foley join Jacqui Hurley to wonder whether Limerick are coming back down the mountain. Enda McGinley argues that the football championship gets a bad rap and looks at how Derry will get on starting out a new competition after their Ulster title.

Brendan Cummins and RTÉ Sport online's Conor Neville join Rory O'Neill to look ahead to the hurling weekend including Waterford v Clare, while Enda McGinley and RTÉ Sport online's Niall McCoy join the podcast to preview the Ulster and Leinster football deciders.

Listen back to Friday April 28th 2023's edition of Across The Line with Paul Carroll as we look ahead to the weekend of sport in Tipperary. On this week's episode: - Tipperary U20 manager Brendan Cummins looks ahead to their game with Waterford whilst Tipperary minor hurling manager James Woodlock looks back on their Munster campaign - St. Michaels manager John Cremins and local soccer analyst Muiris Walsh preview Saturday's FAI Junior Cup final between St. Michael's and Newmarket Celtic - We hear from Tipp Ladies Footballer Cliona O'Dwyer - And Talking Dogs with Barry Drake.

This week we have a lot to digest after our opening championship win in Ennis. We hear from Liam Cahill, Ken, Paddy and JJ. Our footballers Munster Championship ended in Killarney, we hear from David Power and Martin Quinlivan. Brendan Cummins on under 20 hurling and Barry Ryan on the FAI Junior Cup Final. We hope you like..

Listen back to Friday March 24th, 2023's edition of Across The Line with Paul Carroll. On this week's show: - Ken Hogan previews Tipperary vs Limerick in the National Hurling League semi-final - Brendan Cummins looks ahead to Tipp's U20 Munster championship campaign - Geraldine Kinane reviews a busy weekend for Tipperary camogie - Samantha Lambert looks ahead to Tipperary vs Armagh - Peter Silke talks Cashel vs Nenagh Ormond - Talking Dogs with Barry Drake.

Hear reaction from the Meath and Louth camps after today's games against Cork and Clare respectively. Brendan Cummins spoke to Matthew Costello, while Colm Corrigan got the views of Mickey Harte. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan Cummins, who is one of Ireland's most violent prisoners is suing the State after being placed in solitary confinement for the last 3 and a half years. His lawyers are arguing that being locked up for 23 hours a day is making him more aggressive due to the solitary placement in what is known as the National Violence Reduction Unit. To explain this case, Sean was joined by Conor Gallagher, The Irish Times, Crime Correspondent… Image: Photo of Midlands Prison via Google Maps

Brendan Cummins, who is one of Ireland's most violent prisoners is suing the State after being placed in solitary confinement for the last 3 and a half years. His lawyers are arguing that being locked up for 23 hours a day is making him more aggressive due to the solitary placement in what is known as the National Violence Reduction Unit. To explain this case, Sean was joined by Conor Gallagher, The Irish Times, Crime Correspondent… Image: Photo of Midlands Prison via Google Maps

Videos circulated online last night from the Cherry Orchard area in Ballyfermot in Dublin. Phone camera footage shows two stolen cars being driven dangerously around the streets of an estate in the Dublin suburb, and eventually ramming a Garda car. Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Brendan Cummins, a youth worker in the area, Brendan O'Connor is the President of the Garda Representative Association and other listeners to discuss the anti social behaviour in the area…

We're down to the final four in the hurling as we reach the All-Ireland semi-finals, with Clare facing Leinster champions Kilkenny and reigning All-Ireland and Munster kingpins Limerick taking on Galway. Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Derek McGrath and Brendan Cummins to look ahead to two intriguing ties.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Brendan Cummins and Eoin Ryan to reflect on the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals, while Kevin McStay and Paul Fitzpatrick of the Anglo-Celt look back on the Tailteann Cup semi-finals.

Ahead of a big weekend of action in hurling and Gaelic football, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Malachy Clerkin, Brendan Cummins and Eamonn Fitzmaurice.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Oisín McConville, Brendan Cummins and Marty Morrissey to look ahead to the weekend's action. But first there is time to quiz Oisín on pitch dimensions and which grounds he considered 'tight'. Brendan gives his take on Limerick's situation after events on Monday morning.

Paul Carroll steps in for Shane Brophy for Friday May 8th, 2022's edition of Across The Line. On this week's show: - Declan Fanning talks Tipperary vs Limerick. - Paudie Maher on Darkness into Light and Tipperary vs Limerick. - Brendan Cummins reflects on Munster Under 20 final loss. - Geraldine Kinane previews Tipperary vs Clare in the Munster camogie semi-final. - Samantha Lambert previews Tipperary vs Kerry in the Munster Ladies Football semi-final. - Pat Cullen on his Hall of Fame award with Mid Tipperary GAA. - Talking Dogs with Barry Drake.

The fall out from this weekend's defeat at the hands of Clare in the Munster Championship takes center stage this evening. We hear from Colm Bonnar, William Maher, Brendan Cummins, Mick Ryan, Ken Hogan, Noel Dundon and JJ Kennedy. Camogie with Geraldine and boxing with Martin Fennessy rounds out another busy hour, we hope you like....

Listen back to Friday April 15th, 2022's edition of Across The Line with Shane Brophy. On this week's show: - Colm Bonnar, Declan Fanning, Andy Moloney and Tony Considine all preview Tipperary vs Waterford in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship. - Hear from Brendan Cummins and John McNamara following wins for the Tipperary Under 20 hurlers and Minor Footballers during the week. - Talking Dogs with Barry Drake.

Listen back to this week's edition of Across The Line with Shane Brophy. On this week's show: - Tipperary minor hurling review with manager James Woodlock. - Tipperary Under 20 hurling review with manager Brendan Cummins. - Tipperary under 20 football preview with manager Paddy Christie. - Tipperary junior camogie preview with manager Ray Delaney. - Talking Dogs with Barry Drake.

Development Perspectives CEO Bobby McCormack brought perspective to the debate on climate change. Darragh O'Heiligh appealed for consideration from contractors carrying out repairs on our streets. Susann Sullivan's fledgling chocolate business is taking off, Brendan Cummins paid a lovely tribute to Des Ferguson and Gerry's take on Lady Gaga rolled on... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wooly, Lee and Niall discuss the news of the week while Brendan Cummins joins the show for a chat with Wooly.

Wooly, Lee and Niall review the weekend's club action and the news from the weekend.

This week we hear from our new under 20 hurling manager Brendan Cummins. We traverse the county bringing you reports from Dan Breen, Seamus O'Riain and the Intermediate Championships. We hope you like.....

Michael, Seán & Enda look back on a busy couple of weeks in Tipperary GAA as Colm Bonnar & Brendan Cummins are appointed Senior & U20 Managers resepectively. They review Round 1 & preview Round 2 for all 24 games in the Tipperary Dan Breen, Séamus O'Riain & Intermediate Hurling championship. An action packed episode and the lads even throw in their predictions.

It's been described as the greatest hurling final display since Kilkenny's demolition of Waterford in 2008 and after Limerick's record score and victory over Cork this year, just how can they be beaten? Brendan Cummins and John Mullane join Will Slattery and Michael Verney on this week's Throw-In to look back on Limerick's incredible performance as well as reviewing where Cork got it so wrong and what other counties can do to stop the ‘green machine' from dominating in the years to come. “It was probably the best half of hurling I've ever seen,” says Mullane. “It was just relentless. They just pushed this button, they went into gear and they just blitzed Cork and it was just a joy to sit back and watch it. The great teams don't let up and they didn't let up in the second half.” Listen and follow the Throw-In on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, with new episodes every Monday throughout the Championship. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In's All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

This week, Sunday Game producer Rory O'Neill is joined by Jackie Tyrrell, Brendan Cummins and Marty Morrissey to preview this year's very first All-Ireland SHC between Cork and Limerick.

Waterford are into another All Ireland semi-final after beating Tipperary at the weekend but the question now is whether their speed and running game will be enough to overcome the country's best in Limerick? Brendan Cummins and John Mullane join Michael Verney on this week's Throw-In as they give their verdict on Waterford's win, Cork's victory over Dublin and rate the counties' chances in the semis. Plus there's special mention for Offaly's 41 points scored against Derry to win the Christy Ring final while in the Nicky Rackard final, Mayo beat Tyrone by sixteen points to win their second title. And with Joe Canning's retirement from the game, the panel rank Joe Canning's career amongst the greats, remembering his legacy to his county and the overall game of hurling. In the football, Dick Clerkin and Martin Breheny review the Leinster and Ulster finals and for Clerkin, it was a case of a lost opportunity for his native county in their one-point loss to Tyrone. Dublin's eight-point victory over Kildare gave them yet another Leinster title and sets them up for a semi-final against Mayo and while they're not dominating as in years gone before, they're still in the last four and just two games away from another All Ireland title. But it's the strength in depth that is raising question marks with people asking are they vulnerable? “They just need to be one point better than Mayo, one point better than Kerry,” says Dick Clerkin. “And there's nothing to say that they won't be because they're still an excellent team. I expect them to put up a big performance against Mayo. But at the end of the day, it's up to Mayo to try and bring it, don't expect Dublin to come back any further and give them a handy semi-final win, that's just not going to happen.” Listen and follow the Throw-In on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, with new episodes every Monday throughout the Championship. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In's All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

Hey again to everybody and welcome to Slice 9 of GAA Global on the LOB GAA pod. I make the short 90min flight from South Carolina and say thanks to Niall and Bluffton GAA and go slightly north west to the city of Indianapolis and chat to local men Kyle and David! It's an interesting one for the podcast as it was Indianapolis city that unleashed the first sliced bread on the world! We talk about all things Indy GAA, taking up the sport in the USA, unfortunate attempted pickups on debut, friends in Sixmilebridge, the Indy GAA Pub leagues, kids playing in the CYC, rivalries with Chicago, Vancouver and Denver, discovering Magners after a final win, state of the art hurling pitches, having Brendan Cummins in the club and other sports and other key things such as being a Colts fan! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason-keelan/message

As we were recording this week's show, news broke of Joe Canning's retirement. Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill get the immediate reaction of Brendan Cummins and Anthony Daly to the end of the inter-county career of 'one of the greatest players I have ever seen'.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Michael Foley of The Sunday Times, Pat Spillane and Brendan Cummins to preview the weekend's matches. In football Spillane can't see how Cork can beat Kerry, while in hurling Cummins believes Cork's dire need for a result should be enough to see them past Clare.

It's been called Limerick's greatest half of hurling and it sealed their first Munster three-in-a-row since the 1930s so can anyone now stop them retaining the All Ireland? On this week's Throw-In, Michael Verney was joined by Colm Keys and Brendan Cummins to look back on all the weekend hurling action. Kyle Hayes's goal was reminiscent of New Zealand rugby star Jonah Lomu in his pomp says Keys while Cummins believes that Limerick can be stopped, but only if you bring enough bodies out the field. ‘If you get most of those Limerick players one-on-one, like it was in the second half,' says Cummins. ‘Unless you're an Olympic sprinter with a hurley in your hand, you're going to be in difficulty, so the only way around that is to pull bodies around the middle of the field. Every time they turn they hit into somebody and try to get them to take risks that they wouldn't normally want to take and Tipp did that in the first half but unfortunately in the second half it obviously petered out.' Elsewhere, it was yet another Leinster title for Kilkenny and Brian Cody while Clare's win over Wexford sees Brian Lohan's team hitting their stride as they face Cork next in the qualifiers. For Davy Fitzgerald though, the question is, has he taken this Wexford team as far as he can? In the football, Dublin reached their eleventh Leinster final in a row overcoming Meath by six points but their form so far has been sluggish, and Keys reckons they are beginning to fray at the edges. Are Kerry and other counties sensing an opportunity this year? But the big story was in Monaghan where their two-point win over Armagh in the Ulster semi-final was a bittersweet victory coming less than twenty-four hours after the death of their U20 captain Brendán Óg Duffy. Listen and follow the Throw-In on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, with new episodes every Monday throughout the Championship. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In's All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Dessie Dolan and Conor Neville of RTÉ Online to look at the GAA's three proposals to restructure the championship. In hurling, Brendan Cummins joins the lads to preview a huge weekend of hurling.

The 2021 Championship is up and running and with the main rivals to Dublin's crown all in action, Kerry, Donegal and Mayo showed they are all hungry to push on this year. While there were easy wins for Kerry, Donegal and Mayo, will Dublin's dominance be affected most of all by their own dressing-room with Cian O'Sullivan announcing his retirement and question marks over Stephen Cluxton's involvement for another season in doubt. Ciaran Whelan joined Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Conor McKeon to look back on all the weekend football action and addressing the Cluxton situation, Whelan said he think it's unlikely Cluxton will be involved next week saying Dublin's lack of strength in-depth could hurt them. “One of my concerns going into the Championship is when you look at Dublin's depth that they used to have and the impact of the subs that could come off the bench and how frightening it was for opposition defenders to see a Diarmuid Connolly or a Kevin McManamon coming on in the height of their powers with 15-20 minutes to go. That would be a little bit of concern for Dublin going forwards.” Meanwhile, in the hurling, Brendan Cummins also joined the panel and he believes that the wins for Dublin, Wexford and Clare have all shown a hunger and desire that has marked the cards of their opponents in next week's provincial semi-finals. “You look at Brian Lohan at the end of the third quarter, he was spitting fire about the wides and the expletives were coming out but you could see the passion and the spirit of '95 I think is what was pouring out of him and that's what Clare supporters would have wanted - that ferocious, vicious attitude towards the game, never say die. Yes they made mistakes, but you're going to make that when you're trying as hard as what Clare were trying.” Listen and follow the Throw-In on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, with new episodes every Monday throughout the Championship. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In's All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

On this evening's edition of Across The Line with Shane Brophy: - Tipp v Cork - Munster Senior camogie semi-final preview with Tipp FM analyst and former Tipp star Geraldine Kinane. - Munster hurling preview with Tipperary goalkeeping legend and two-time All-Ireland winner Brendan Cummins. - National Athletics Championships preview with athletics writer and broadcaster Cathal Dennehy. - And our weekly dog racing update with greyhound correspondent, Barry Drake.

The Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships begin this weekend, and Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Brendan Cummins and Conor McKeon for a preview pod.

Momentum is everything in sport and with such a short turn-around between the Allianz Leagues and the Championship, it's more important than ever this summer in the GAA and on this week's Throw-In podcast, David Brady and Brendan Cummins join Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Sean McGoldrick as they look back on the league's weekend football and hurling action. With Kerry's big win over Tyrone generating much attention, is the race for Sam effectively a two-horse race? But if David Clifford was to be injured are Kerry a team of genuine title contenders? And then there's the ‘big Mo' and what that means to every county preparing for the provincial Championships. “You go between the ying and the yang,” says David Brady. “Of what should have been a defeat for Monaghan yesterday to come off the back of a massive victory in the last couple of minutes against Galway and they're going, 'you know what guys, all is good now'. If you have that kind of confidence it's good because you do need, without a doubt you need a positive end to your league campaign for a Championship that's not just around the corner, it's right in front of them.” Brendan Cummins's appetite is similarly whetted for what the summer will bring, not least by the fact that after all the furore over referees and the advantage rule in earlier rounds, common sense has prevailed and we're seeing some great games, with more to come. “Our game is just getting better and better because of it,” says Cummins. “And I pray to God that they keep doing that for the Championship now in a couple of weeks' time because we're in for some summer that's a fact now.” For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie.

The return of hurling and Gaelic football has seen fans not roaring in delight at the games being played but instead throwing their hands up in the air at the new rule changes in both codes and wondering why? “Who in the name of God decided that the game needed this to happen and on what basis did they make it on?” asks Brendan Cummins on this week’s Throw-In joining Will Slattery, Michael Verney, Conor McKeon and Dick Clerkin to look back on the weekend action. “My hope is that the GAA will come out and say 'look lads this is why' and give us a little Powerpoint presentation as to what the thinking was behind it, why it passed Congress, and then we might be able to see. But I don't see it happening because I can't see any reason in the world why we've changed this, it's mad stuff.” The rest of the panel was equally vociferous when it came to the amended black card rule in Gaelic football with them all wondering what way the games will be come the Championship. But back on the pitch, Limerick’s six point defeat to Galway in the hurling has shown their vulnerability while Kerry’s twenty-two point annihilation over Galway has fans licking their lips for the weekend clash with Dublin. “We want a competitive Championship,” says Dick Clerkin. “Something to look forward to. Kerry gave everybody a sign that ye, come August there's a real challenge on the cards. For Kerry it's good to see they're as good as that because that's what the game needs at the minute.” For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie.

The opening weekend of the Allianz Hurling League threw up a welcome shock with Antrim’s two point win over Clare and joining Will Slattery and Michael Verney on this week’s Throw-In was Brendan Cummins and Colm Keys to look back on all the hurling action. “I think the narrative out of the game,” says Cummins. “Was 'oh my God, Clare were bet by Antrim, they must have given Antrim a loan of the hurleys to play 'em'. Certainly that's not what I see of Antrim but for Clare it is certainly a bit of a set back but I wasn't overly-surprised now to be honest with you that Clare got beaten up there.” Next up for Brian Lohan’s Clare is a grudge match against Davy Fitzgerald’s Wexford, who were 19 point winners over Laois, but he was an unhappy coach, not least with the new advantage rule brought into the game. “There are some things that need to be changed about hurling,” says Michael Verney. “And stopping the cynical element was definitely one. This advantage rule I'm not so sure. I just think we're changing the game too much and I don't think there's a need for it. I just don't like it.” Elsewhere, the panel discussed Cork’s impressive over Waterford and whether they can be contenders in the League and Championship come the summer, while Tipp’s draw over Limerick was courtesy of a Jason Forde masterclass of 14 points, including 11 from frees. Next up is the visit of Cork and a real test of the Rebel county’s credentials. For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie.

Back after the winter hiatus, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Pat Spillane and Brendan Cummins, with the lads in philosophical mood. They ponder the elimination of risk from game plans in both football and hurling, as well as the continuing growth of the power of the inter-county manager, as evidenced by the recent level 5 breaches.

Brendan Cummins and former Limerick camogie star Aoife Sheehan look ahead to a massive weekend of action. Brendan looks at the puckout strategies of Limerick and Waterford and how they could influence the senior hurling final. Aoife heaps praise on the Galway defence, which will be key to defending their camogie title against Kilkenny.

Brendan Cummins and former Limerick camogie star Aoife Sheehan look ahead to a massive weekend of action. Brendan looks at the puckout strategies of Limerick and Waterford and how they could influence the senior hurling final. Aoife heaps praise on the Galway defence, which will be key to defending their camogie title against Kilkenny.

One hundred years, eighty-five years and twenty-three years in the making. It was the GAA weekend that saw history being made in the Football Championship and joining Will Slattery and Michael Verney to look back on it all on this week’s Throw-In podcast were Brendan Cummins and Ciarán Whelan. “We were worried about no crowds being at the grounds and they are eerie and it is different and you're saying 'ye it's not the same', but yesterday made it all worthwhile,” Whelan told the show. “Ironic that it's the same four provincial winners as a hundred years, you just couldn't write that sort of stuff so it was just an incredible day to be a GAA follower.” For Cummins who was also previously involved with the Tipp footballers, it was an amazing day for Tipperary and not one that he was surprised about when it finally came. In the rest of the football, Cavan’s win over Donegal probably raised more eyebrows when it came but it’s showing the strength of belief in the so-called smaller counties and with no backdoor anything can happen on the day. In contrast to the other provinces, the Dublin machine in Leinster keeps rolling over all opposition with the county’s tenth Leinster title in a row captured in a twenty-one point victory over a very disappointing Meath. Football may have garnered much of the headlines from the weekend, but Saturday’s hurling qualifiers were also of the highest quality with Galway ousting reigning All Ireland champions, Tipperary, and Waterford beating Clare convincingly to reach an All Ireland semi final against Kilkenny. Could Waterford be the dark horses for this year’s All Ireland where history is being made every step of the way? For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In’s All Ireland Championship series is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

As Sligo become the first team to forfeit a Championship game due to Covid-19, Tomas Ó Sé joins Mikey Stafford, Rory O'Neill and Kieran Shannon to discuss the situation and his own response to it, which has caused some furore in itself. Elsewhere Brendan Cummins looks at the two first round qualifiers as hurling's back door swings open.

With little over a week to throw-in, there is already plenty of intrigue around this year's hurling championship. Starting in October, with the second wave of Coronavirus upon us and that other plague, the yellow sliotar, causing even further upset. Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Brendan Cummins and Ursula Jacob.

Shelmaliers victorious captain and Wexford corner-back Simon Donohoe joins Brendan Cummins, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to discuss the derided and then lauded Wexford county championships structure, the difficulty of flicking between hurling and football, and the momentum

We convene a special podcast following Leinster and Munster hurling draws, with Brendan Cummins and Tomas Ó Sé giving Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill their thoughts after a significant day in the return to GAA action. Mikey also speaks to Dr Ciarán Kearney and Liam Moggan about the basics of sports psychology.

It’s time now to hear from Jamie O’Flaherty, Ronan Quirke, JJ Kennedy and Stephen Gleeson for week four of the Tipp FM All Star Hurling team of the past 30 years. Each week our panel of Ronan , JJ and Stephen nominate a player for every position in the team. This week we’ll hear who each of our panel put forward for the number 4 jersey, but before we do, the public have decided that Paul Curran should join Cathal Barrett and Brendan Cummins in the Tipp FM All-Star Hurling team. Paul was nominated for the position by JJ Kennedy and JJ thought the public made the correct decision. To vote in our poll, just visit the Tipp FM Sport Twitter page.

This week I chat with the former great Tipperary netminder Brendan Cummins.

After some controversial selections from the public in the defence, we move onto discussing the midfield on the All-Star team of The Sunday Game era. Ken McGrath and Brendan Cummins join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to discuss the evolving game around the middle and we deal with the reaction to JJ Delaney's omission from the team.

After some controversial selections from the public in the defence, we move onto discussing the midfield on the All-Star team of The Sunday Game era. Ken McGrath and Brendan Cummins join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to discuss the evolving game around the middle and we deal with the reaction to JJ Delaney's omission from the team.

With sport on hiatus, we have some hurling sport by selecting the best hurling All-Star goalkeeper of The Sunday Game era. Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Anthony Daly and bonafide goalkeeping great Brendan Cummins. Madness, leadership, shoutiness and tactical awareness all recognised as key components of a great goalkeeper.

Does Dublin have a weakness, the Padraig Joyce effect, cynicism in football, the state of hurling referees, Brian Lohan's direct route and the positive effect of the new camogie rules are all up for discussion on this week's Throw-In. Tomás Ó'Se, Brendan Cummins and Ursula Jacob join Michael Verney, John Brennan and Roy Curtis with all the latest opinion and analysis from the weekend GAA action. While Joe Brolly says Jim Gavin's baseball cap could manage this team, Brolly could be the waterboy reckons Ó'Sé and he believes it is scary for the other teams in the country looking to beat the Dubs. In hurling, Brendan Cummins applauds Clare's more direct approach but says the old failings of possession without being dominant still needs to be addressed.   And leave the game alone the panel all agree on.  The resurgence of Waterford, the strength of Wexford, and Clare's rising under Lohan, along with the traditional heavyweights, shows there's not much wrong with hurling. For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie.

Brendan Cummins and Pat Spillane join us to review the second weekend of league After losing both of their opening games in hurling's top flight, Brendan assesses where Tipperary are at early on After Kerry's win over Galway, Pat feels the Kingdom are still too open defensively and remain a bit behind the Dubs

Mikey Stafford is joined by Adrian McGuckin to reflect on the managerial career of Mickey Moran. Brendan Cummins salutes Borris-Illeigh’s renaissance man Brendan Maher. Rory O’Neill and James McMahon also react to Eoin Larkin’s call to help hurling in Ulster, while there is news of a big clash to begin RTÉ’s live Allianz League coverage.

The PwC All-Stars Awards are this Friday, November 1st. The football team will be announced live on the night this year, so it's time for the debate to start!  In studio we're joined by three-time All-Star Kerry's Marc Ó Sé, Kildare legend and 2010 All-Star Johnny Doyle, and by Connacht Championship winning Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham to discuss the football nominations and what players deserve to be in the 2019 PwC All-Stars Team. They also give their reasons for the Footballer of the Year and Young Footballer of the Year selections. Listen to the full discussion here or watch the full show on our YouTube or social media channels. Download the PwC All-Stars app now to pick your own football and hurling teams and vote for who you think should win the PwC GAA GPA Hurler, Football and Young Hurler and Footballer of the Year awards. You can also listen to our hurling debate with Brendan Cummins, Brendan Bugler and Richie Power on this feed or watch in on the Balls.ie YouTube channel.     

The PwC All-Stars Awards are this Friday, November 1st. The football team will be announced live on the night this year, so it's time for the debate to start!  In studio we're joined by three-time All-Star Kerry's Marc Ó Sé, Kildare legend and 2010 All-Star Johnny Doyle, and by Connacht Championship winning Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham to discuss the football nominations and what players deserve to be in the 2019 PwC All-Stars Team. They also give their reasons for the Footballer of the Year and Young Footballer of the Year selections. Listen to the full discussion here or watch the full show on our YouTube or social media channels. Download the PwC All-Stars app now to pick your own football and hurling teams and vote for who you think should win the PwC GAA GPA Hurler, Football and Young Hurler and Footballer of the Year awards. You can also listen to our hurling debate with Brendan Cummins, Brendan Bugler and Richie Power on this feed or watch in on the Balls.ie YouTube channel.     

The PwC All-Stars Awards are only around the corner and now that we know the nominations the debate on what 15 players deserve the nod has begun! In studio we're joined by Brendan Cummins, Brendan Bugler and Richie Power to discuss the hurling nominations and what players deserve to be in the 2019 PwC All-Stars Team. Listen to the discussion here or watch the full show on our YouTube or social media channels. Download the PwC All-Stars app now to pick your own football and hurling teams and vote for who you think should win the PwC GAA GPA Hurler, Football and Young Hurler and Footballer of the Year awards.

The PwC All-Stars Awards are only around the corner and now that we know the nominations the debate on what 15 players deserve the nod has begun! In studio we're joined by Brendan Cummins, Brendan Bugler and Richie Power to discuss the hurling nominations and what players deserve to be in the 2019 PwC All-Stars Team. Listen to the discussion here or watch the full show on our YouTube or social media channels. Download the PwC All-Stars app now to pick your own football and hurling teams and vote for who you think should win the PwC GAA GPA Hurler, Football and Young Hurler and Footballer of the Year awards.

Sean Boylan and Brendan Cummins paid tribute to former Meath County Board Chairman Fintan Ginnity who passed away earlier today. Angler's representative Alan Molloy told us about a lethal new disease affecting Salmonoids in the River Boyne catchment. Sinead Tiernan gave up drinking almost three years ago and told us how much better she feels in every way On National Breastfeeding Week Gerry joined a local Cuidiu group to talk to mums. Its Flu jab time - Kathy Maher from Haven Pharmacy was so informative on the who, what and whys.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To celebrate another year of the SportsDirect Clubhouse on Balls.ie, your home for grassroots GAA now that the intercounty season has ended, we gathered in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone for a special Clubhouse Live last Friday.  For our football panel, we had a distinctly All-Ireland Replay theme with Kerry legend Marc Ó Sé and Dublin All-Ireland winner Eamon Fennell on stage, with Liam McHale mediating as honest, neutral broker. SportsDirect and proud supporters of grassroots GAA around the country and are proud supporters of Roscommon's St. Dominic's who we celebrated on Friday night. Check out this feed to find our brilliant hurling panel on the night of Anthony Daly and Brendan Cummins. 

To celebrate another year of the SportsDirect Clubhouse on Balls.ie, your home for grassroots GAA now that the intercounty season has ended, we gathered in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone for a special Clubhouse Live last Friday.  For our hurling panel, we talked Liam Sheedy, the Sunday Game, the importance of the club, weaker county hurling, and lot's more with our brilliant guests, Anthony Daly and Brendan Cummins.  SportsDirect and proud supporters of grassroots GAA around the country and are proud supporters of Roscommon's St. Dominic's who we celebrated on Friday night. Stay tuned later this week for our football panel of Marc Ó Sé, Eamon Fennell, and Liam McHale.   

The hurling decade started with Tipperary and has now ended with Tipp as All Ireland champions once again. Brendan Cummins joined Will Slattery, Colm Keys, Frank Roche and Donnchadh Boyle on this week's show to assess Tipp's dominance over the Cats in recent years. After all, this has been the most successful period for Tipp since the 1960s and have the shackles of the past been finally thrown off and is this Tipperary team the benchmark for future generations? "The experience of the players along with the younger firepower has upped their game management," believes Cummins. "All-Ireland medals are won by the teams and players that keep their composure the most. Who can keep their head when the pressure is on? That’s why Liam MacCarthy is heading back to Thurles this year." The panel also gave their nominations for Hurler of the Year - Seamus Callanan was the overall pick, with no surprises there - and gave special mention to their Rising Stars with Tipp's youngsters and Galway's minors deserving special mention. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

For ten minutes it was 'footballing perfection' as the Dubs blitzed Mayo to leave them in the dust. Was it as good as Dublin have played under Jim Gavin and what chance does Kerry have of stopping them in the final? Tomás Ó'Sé joined Will Slattery, Michael Verney, Conor McKeon and Donnchadh Boyle to look back on the weekend semi-finals and Ó'Sé reckons there's too many what-ifs for the Kingdom to win. "Do Kerry press forward? You have to target Stephen Cluxton, but do you trust the Kerry defence? There’s so many fires for Kerry to put out all over the pitch," he says. The panel also discusses the future of Mickey Harte and whether he is still the best person to lead Tyrone football, plus they give their picks for their Rising Stars. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy. *** Get FREE tickets to The Throw-In Live in Croke Park in association with Bord Gáis Energy on Saturday, 17 August *** Following on from the success of the recent Throw-In Live in Gorey in association with Bord Gáis Energy, we’re coming to Croke Park on Saturday, August 17. Join Joe Canning, John Mullane, Eddie Brennan, Brendan Cummins, Will Slattery and Michael Verney as they look ahead to the clash of the heavyweights, Tipperary v Kilkenny, and Sheedy v Cody III. It promises to be a great night of hurling chat, craic and stories from some of the game's legends. We will also be giving away All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final tickets plus signed Kilkenny and Tipperary jerseys on the night. Tickets are free but places are limited so to be in with a chance of joining us on Saturday, August 17 in Croke Park, just register here: https://competitions.independent.ie/get-free-tickets-to-the-throw-in-live-in-croke-park-in-association-with-bord-gais-energy-on-saturday-17-august.html Doors open at 6pm and the live show is 7-8pm. If you can't make it on the night, the event will also be recorded and broadcast live on Independent.ie's Facebook channel so be sure to tune in.

It’s the finest of margins that decide matches at this stage of the Championship and the 2019 All Hurling Final sees the return of the traditional heavyweights with Tipperary and Kilkenny facing off in August after a weekend of epic semi-finals. “The two best teams have ended up in the final,” says Brendan Cummins who joined Will Slattery, Martin Breheny and Conor McKeon on this week’s Throw-In. “Tipperary were slaughtered after the Munster final but Liam Sheedy will back these guys to the end.” And Kilkenny haven’t gone away you know. The question is, how would an All Ireland title rank with this team for Brian Cody? The panel also discussed the standard of refereeing, whether VAR needs introducing – or two referees as Martin Breheny would prefer – and the future of Davy Fitz. Plus they nominate their Rising Stars from the weekend and look ahead to the final round of the Super 8s where it’s do-or-die in Castlebar for Mayo while Jim Gavin brings his team for another battle in Omagh. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

It was a special Live Throw-In from Wexford this week as we previewed a bumper All Ireland Hurling Semi-Final weekend. Gorey was alive with excitement as Billy Byrne, Ursula Jacob, Brendan Cummins, John Mullane and Colm Keys joined Michael Verney in the Ashdown Park Hotel for a night of stories looking back on old clashes and rivalries and analysis looking ahead to the weekend. Wexford or Tipp? Limerick or Kilkenny? It's too close to call with the panel split on both games but either way it promises to be two cracking semi-finals to look forward to. Keep an eye out as well for tickets for the next Live Throw-In special that will be broadcasting from Croke Park the night before the All Ireland Hurling Final. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

It wouldn’t be a Championship without a Mayo drama and the showdown looms in two weeks’ time for the clash between Mayo and Donegal for a place in the All Ireland semi-final. Donegal however, are coming good and despite missing players, have to be pleased with themselves and their performance in the draw against Kerry. On this week’s Throw-In, Ciaran Whelan joins Will Slattery and Donnchadh Boyle to assess the potential of the rivals to Dublin’s crown, though Kerry, Donegal and Mayo have some way to go before being considered as serious contenders. As for Diarmuid Connolly’s return, Whelan says he’s there for a reason, though not for the starting XV, “Jim Gavin brought him back because of his X factor and Dublin will need a significant impact for the last 15-20mins off the bench. There’s no one better than Connolly. He’s been brought back for that purpose.” Also on the show, the panel discuss the future of the Super 8s and why it needs to expand to ten teams, while the Rising Stars this week are Donegal’s Oisin Gallen and a special mention for the under-rated but still rising, Stephen O’Brien from Kerry. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy. ** Get free tickets to The Throw-In Live in Wexford in association with Bord Gáis Energy ** We’re bringing the Throw-In Live to the Ashdown Park Hotel in Gorey on July 25th and we’re giving you a chance to be there on the night. Tickets are free but you’ll need to register your details below to be in with a chance, with 50 pairs of tickets going on a first-come first-serve basis. Click here to register: https://competitions.independent.ie/preview/get-free-tickets-to-the-throw-in-live-in-wexford-in-association-with-bord-gais-energy.html Hear from John Mullane and his thoughts on the 'Wexicans', Brendan Cummins and why Tipp will win, Ursula Jacob and Billy Byrne for the Wexford view, and Colm Keys and Michael Verney from INM who will be assessing Davy Fitzgerald and Wexford's chances.  Plus, we’ll have great prizes to give away on the night, including tickets to the semi-finals and signed Limerick, Kilkenny, Wexford and Tipperary jerseys. Doors open at 6pm with the show taking place between 7pm and 8pm. Please note that this event will also be recorded and broadcast live on Independent.ie's Facebook channel.

The cauldron of Parnell Park was the place to be at the weekend as the Dublin hurlers finally got the big victory that counted and put Galway out of the Championship who must be feeling punch-drunk after results went against them. Brendan Cummins joined Colm Keys, Conor McKeon, Will Slattery and Michael Verney to look back on all the weekend hurling action that also saw Wexford and Kilkenny draw, while in Munster, Tipperary's momentum shows no sign of slowing down. "The Tipperary machine is really purring and their confidence is on a high," says Cummins. Meanwhile, in football, Roscommon captured a second Connacht title over Galway in three years, but what about manager Anthony Cunningham and his incredible record in both codes at county and club level? Former Kilkenny All-Star, Elaine Aylward, also looks back on the opening games of the Camogie Championship while Will and Michael give their verdicts on the Rising Stars from the weekend. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

Brendan Cummins joins Will Slattery, Frank Roche and Vincent Hogan for this week's Throw-In and both ends of the hurling spectrum dominate this week's discussion. From Tipp's dominance to Waterford's demise, it's a tale of two counties so far in the hurling championship and Cummins reckons Liam Sheedy's perfectionist playbook means Tipp won't be complacent or resting on their laurels. "Tipperary are a momentum team and they have it now. The lads are making hay knowing they're nearing the end of their careers and they have a dream coaching team looking after them." Meanwhile, the panel addresses the toxic atmosphere in the Waterford set-up and wonders if there's any way back for Paraic Fanning’s management? Plus, there's a preview of the Munster football final and a nod to the weekend's Rising Stars. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is in association with Bord Gáis Energy.

The faith Liam Sheedy showed in his Tipp players was repaid in buckets with their impressive seven point win over Cork on Sunday and Brendan Cummins joined Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Donnchadh Boyle on this week’s Throw-In podcast to discuss their chances for the 2019 Championship. “The intensity is what impressed most,” said Cummins. “We spoke about how fast Cork were but it’s very hard to show your speed when you don’t have the ball. Tipp knew if they brought the aggression they’d have enough to beat Cork. We’ll find out more about them now against Waterford.” What now for Cork, whom many tipped for an All-Ireland, especially the panel on the Throw-In? After questions being raised about Kilkenny during the week, Brian Cody’s men also answered any doubters with their win over the improving Dubs whose season is now on the line against Wexford. In football, the Leinster Championship began with nervy wins for Meath and Kildare while in Ulster, Tyrone got their summer underway with a six point victory over Derry before facing Antrim in the quarter-finals. Plus, in our weekly Rising Stars discussion, it’s the resurgence of some older young stars that catches the eye. For more from the Throw-In, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In is sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy.

Whilst the hurling quarter final line-ups have finally been decided, it’s the other end of the League that’s been getting most attention. Offaly’s defeat to Carlow sees them slipping down to Division 2 and it could be a long way back for the once formidable county. On this week’s Throw-In, Will Slattery was joined by Brendan Cummins, Conor McKeon and John Brennan, as well as former Wexford camogie star, Ursula Jacob, to look back on all the weekend League hurling and camogie action. Wexford’s defeat of Kilkenny shows them facing up to the Cats and showing no fear which Cummins believes will have a bearing later in the summer. Meanwhile, Tipp’s victory over Cork had the Premier county back to their swaggering best, but finding consistency is now the key, especially as they face Dublin next weekend. Plus, in camogie, Kilkenny continue their push for four Leagues in-a-row after beating the reigning All Ireland champions Cork and will face Galway in the final. For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie. For more on Allianz Leagues Updates, Podcasts and Competitions please visit the official sponsor page at www.allianz.ie/allianz-leagues

When is a home venue also a neutral venue? That's the square peg in a round hole that the GAA have managed to do and it's drawn a lot of criticism, including from Peter Canavan on this week's Throw-In. "Dublin are getting away with it and it shouldn’t be the case," he told Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Donnchadh Boyle. "If, for example, Dublin were to play Tyrone in Clones as a neutral venue it changes things completely." On the pitch, Mayo were given a reality check by the Dubs, which is no bad thing for them and for Tipperary, losing another close game, this time to Kilkenny, means confidence is draining fast, says Brendan Cummins. "Once again we lost the arm wrestle. Tipp at the moment need a win from somewhere to build confidence and head into Munster with confidence under their belt." Plus, the panel give their verdicts on the Performance of the Week, including an eye-catching fisted goal from Tipperary's Aisling McCarthy. For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie. For more on Allianz Leagues Updates, Podcasts and Competitions please visit the official sponsor page at www.allianz.ie/allianz-leagues

After the opening round of Allianz Football and Hurling League games, Tomás Ó Sé and Brendan Cummins joined Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Conor McKeon to review all the big games. Is it too early to raise question marks after Dublin's defeat to Monaghan in Clones and are Kerry going too defensive after their dour victory over Tyrone? In the hurling, Brendan Cummins says the shadow boxing is going on until the summer and Tipperary against Clare in Ennis in the Munster Championship will be a different matter altogether. While Cork's performance against Kilkenny was described as 'abject', there is still so much to admire about Kilkenny and how Brian Cody has once again brought in and developed new talent. Plus, Will and Michael give their performances of the week - Colin Guilfoyle's one-handed point or Sean O'Shea's outrageous sideline anyone? - and the night after the Royal Rumble, they ask what GAA star would make it in the WWE? For more from the Throw-In podcast go to: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ The Throw-In podcast is in association with Allianz.ie. For more on Allianz Leagues Updates, Podcasts and Competitions please visit the official sponsor page at www.allianz.ie/allianz-leagues

On today's episode of The Throw-In, Will Slattery is joined by Vincent Hogan, Conor McKeon and Brendan Cummins to preview the All-Ireland hurling final between Galway and Limerick. The lads discuss how Galway have reinvented themselves as a steely team who close out games despite having predominantly the same squad that came up short under Anthony Cunningham. However, there propensity to fade out of games after a strong start must be addressed this weekend. For Limerick, it is their first All-Ireland final appearance since 2007 with a team full of U21 All-Ireland winners. Cummins says that how they deal with the big occasion will be crucial on Sunday. The job done by Galway manager Micheal Donoghue is also discussed, with the Tribesmen boss formerly a member of the Tipperary backroom team. Limerick's bench strength, Joe Canning's evolution and media hype are all discussed and the panel give their predictions ahead of the big game.

On this week's episode of The Throw-In, Will Slattery is joined by Conor McKeon of the Herald, Brendan Cummins and Joe Brolly. The lads start off by discussing another dramatic week in the Munster hurling championship as Tipperary and Limerick snatched draws against Waterford and Cork. Cummins talks about the areas his county have to improve to advance from Munster, while he also breaks down the causes of concern Cork have after wilting in another second half. After going to Parnell Park, Conor discusses where Dublin are now at under Pat Gilroy after demolishing Offaly, and where the Faithful county must go from here after relegation to the Joe McDonough Cup. The lads also analyse Galway's comprehensive win over Wexford, and all agree that the Tribesmen are the team to beat. In football, Joe Brolly laments Monaghan's defensive style of play after they were upset by Fermanagh in the Ulster semi-final. He says that Malachy O'Rourke's men need a radical rethink if they want to get into All-Ireland contention. Brolly also weighs in on Diarmuid Connolly potentially playing football in America this summer, and says that he doesn't think the star attacker will play for Dublin again as long as Jim Gavin is the manager.

Wooy, Cheddar and Damien take a look at the news of the week and the four big games this weekend.

On this week's episode of The Throw-In, Brendan Cummins and Alan Brogan join Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor, Conor McKeon and Donnchadh Boyle as they discuss all the weekend GAA action. Galway pipped Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday, and Cummins feels that Tipperary suffered from not adding a new element to the game plan that delivered the Liam MacCarthy Cup last season. In football, Brogan feels that the semi-final battle between Jim Gavin and Mickey Harte has been building up for years. Brogan explains how Gavin became 'obsessed' with breaking down blanket defences after losing to Donegal in 2014, and discusses whether Diarmuid Connolly should get back in the Dublin team to take on Tyrone. For more: http://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/

Brendan Cummins joins Will Slattery, Colm Keys, Rory O'Connor and David Brady for this week's Throw-In as they discuss Davy Fitz's tirade against the punditry of Michael Duignan and Henry Shefflin, the sweeper in hurling, the likely hurling finalists and if Mayo's guts will be enough to win an All Ireland.

This week, Brendan Cummins joins the Throw-In panel of Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor, Michael Verney and Donnchadh Boyle to discuss Cork's march on Munster, Waterford's identity problems and Galway's All Ireland chances.

On this week's Throw-In, Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor are joined by INM's Donnchadh Boyle and Michael Verney plus Brendan Cummins and Joe Brolly. Are Cork hurlers the ones to watch for the All Ireland? Will Tipperary be hungry for revenge? Plus, asks Cummins, where has Waterford's identity gone? In football, the panel asks what happened to Meath while Joe Brolly dissects Tyrone's defeat of Donegal and says Dublin and Kerry should be watching them carefully.

On this first episode of the Throw In for the 2017 Championship, Will Slattery is joined by INM's Michael Verney and Donnchadh Boyle, Rory O'Connor from Rory's Stories as well as Brendan Cummins and Joe Brolly. Cummins talks about how and why it went so wrong for Tipperary against Cork and the need for some deep soul-searching from the All Ireland champions. Joe Brolly castigates the disciplinary process that saw Antrim's Matt Fitpatrick being banned initially, he weighs in on Aidan O'Shea and selfie-gate while celebrating his son's role in a famous Antrim minor win over Donegal.

The Throw In is back on Monday 22nd for the 2017 GAA Championship season. Will Slattery will be presenting and will be joined each Monday by some of GAA's biggest names including Joe Brolly, Tomás Ó'Sé, Brendan Cummins and John Mullane. Rory O'Connor from Rory's Stories completes the Throw In line-up as he brings the fan's voice to the show with some interesting takes on the controversies and off-pitch stories from the world of GAA.

This week I had a sit down with the greatest goalkeeper to ever play the game of hurling, Tipperary's Brendan Cummins. With a record 73 appearances, 2 All-Ireland's, 5 All-Stars and countless other accolades Brendan gives a candid insight into what it takes to be elite. Whether you like hurling or not, you don't even have to be a sports fan to take inspiration from this chat.