Podcasts about ciaran whelan

Aside from Oisin's grovelling apology for being late we've got Derek Lyng on Kilkenny's win over Limerick and Carlow's Ciaran Whelan on their status defining victory over Laois. Zac Bay Hammond, Shane Walsh and Liam Blanchfield joined as at the draw for the St Canices Credit Union Kilkenny Senior League. Plus Manager Matthew Ruth on the Kilkenny under 19 squad and Trevor Fletcher on working with Down and winning with leaving Lisdowney.

Ciaran Whelan and Éamonn Fitzmaurice join Rory O'Neill and Jacqui Hurley to reflect on an exciting weekend of All-Ireland football semi-finals.

Alan Cawley on the Euros; Shane Stokes on the opening days of the Tour de France, plus Ciaran Whelan and Peter Canavan review the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals! Game On.

Alan Cawley on the Euros; Shane Stokes on the opening days of the Tour de France, plus Ciaran Whelan and Peter Canavan review the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals! Game On.

Enda McGinley and Ciaran Whelan join Rory O'Neill to look ahead to the weekend's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals. Who will come out on top from Kerry v Derry, Dublin v Galway, Armagh v Roscommon and Donegal v Louth?

Enda McGinley and Ciaran Whelan join Rory O'Neill to look ahead to the weekend's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals. Who will come out on top from Kerry v Derry, Dublin v Galway, Armagh v Roscommon and Donegal v Louth?

This week on the DL Debate – Brendan Devenney is joined by Ciaran Whelan, Brendan Kilcoyne and Niamh McLaughlin. The DL Debate in association with Sara's Kitchen at Sister Sara's Letterkenny: The post DL Debate – The Championship 24/06/24 appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill are joined by Ciaran Whelan to look ahead to the start of the All-Ireland football championship as the much derided provincial championships get underway. Neil McManus also previews the Allianz Hurling League final between Kilkenny and Clare.

Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill are joined by Ciaran Whelan to look ahead to the start of the All-Ireland football championship as the much derided provincial championships get underway. Neil McManus also previews the Allianz Hurling League final between Kilkenny and Clare.

Ciaran Whelan and Paul Shaughnessy look back on Galway's eight point defeat to Dublin and preview the Tribesmen's clash with Kerry this weekend. Subscribe for more content! The Maroon & White Pod – brought to you by Citylink. For bookings, timetables, updates and any other information, head to citylink.ie

Over 48 hours have past since Dublin beat Kerry in the All-Ireland final, so it's safe to chat to Tomás Ó Sé and Ciaran Whelan, with Michael Foley of the Sunday Times also joining Rory O'Neill and Mikey Stafford. We couldn't let Paul Flynn's late night tweet go unmentioned, which leads into a debate on footballer of the year.

Ciaran Whelan and Mick Foley of the Sunday Times join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to look back on the Allianz Football League finals. Mayo are champions, but Galway get a week in Portugal. Dublin are out of the second tier, but what did they learn? The lads try to avoid All-Ireland predictions, but Mick took it further than others.

Ciaran Whelan and Jackie Tyrrell join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to the weekend's action. Whelo reflects on a tumultuous week in Donegal as Paddy Carr stepped down as manager, while Jackie looks at two good hurling semi-finals.

Enda McGinley and Ciaran Whelan are up early in the morning to preview Dublin v Derry with Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill. The lads also look ahead to Mayo-Roscommon and Tyrone-Kerry, in what promises to be an intriguing weekend in the league nobody (bar Roscommon maybe) really wants to win.

Ciaran Whelan and Eamonn Fitzmaurice join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to look back on the opening round of the Allianz Football League. Big wins for Donegal, Roscommon, Meath and Clare - but no one is getting carried away in the last week of January.

Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Ciaran Whelan join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to discuss the latest in a string of serious discipline breaches in the GAA. Is this a new phenomenon or is phone footage now just capturing more of the incidents that occur? How will the GAA cope with these breaches?

On the DL Debate this week, Brendan Devenney looks back at  Kerry's victory in the All Ireland Football Final in the company of Dublin legend Ciaran Whelan. Brendan is also joined by former St Eunan’s and Sligo captain Brendan Kilcoyne to discuss the Declan Bonner era, with a look at the possible candidates and what … DL Debate The Championship – 25/07/22 Read More » The post DL Debate The Championship – 25/07/22 appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Ciaran Whelan join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill for the unenviable task of calling the All-Ireland football semi-finals - Galway v Derry and Kerry v Dublin. We also look at Tailteann Cup final between Westmeath and Cavan.

With up to 140,000 expected through the gates of Croke Park, it's the biggest weekend of the football season thus far, and Ciaran Whelan and Eamonn Fitzmaurice join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to it.

Rory O'Neill is joined by Ciaran Whelan, Oisin McConville and Sunday Times GAA correspondent Michael Foley to preview the weekend's All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

After a weekend that saw a couple of favourites shaken, but none stirred, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Michael Foley, Ciaran Whelan and Derek McGrath to look back on the action.

It's a huge weekend of Championship action and to look ahead to it Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Ciaran Whelan, Damian Lawlor, Anthony Daly and Denis Walsh of The Sunday Times.

Derek McGrath, Ciaran Whelan and Conor McKeon join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to reflect on Allianz League finals weekend, which saw Waterford hurlers beat Cork and Kerry footballers savage Mayo.

It's a pivotal weekend in the Allianz Football League. Ciaran Whelan joins Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to discuss the tightness of Division 1 and the farcical scheduling in Division 4. Ursula Jacob joins the lads to look ahead to the Allianz Hurling League semi-finals.

Ahead of a bumper weekend of Allianz League action, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Colm Keys of the Irish Independent, Ciaran Whelan and Derek McGrath.

Ahead of Congress, Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by RTÉ GAA Correspondent Marty Morrissey to look at some of the more significant motions on the agenda, while Ciaran Whelan looks ahead to the weekend's Allianz Football League matches, with Anthony Daly previewing the hurling.

Pat Spillane and Ciaran Whelan join Rory O'Neill and Mikey Stafford to look ahead to the Allianz Football League season. The lads also give their thoughts on the new football championship structure in waiting, the favoured 'Green Proposal'.

Rory O'Neill and Mikey Stafford welcome back Ciaran Whelan and Dessie Dolan to reflect on Tyrone's All-Ireland triumph. The Red Hand are a young and dedicated team that could inspire the next wave of Ulster champions, as Mayo deal with another heartbreak, Kerry in managerial turmoil and Dublin need to reimagine their attacking play.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Dessie Dolan and Ciaran Whelan to look ahead to Saturday's showdown between Mayo and Tyrone, where a high energy, 80 minutes of chaos is expected. Later in the show, Elaine Aylward and Ursula Jacob are on hand to preview Sunday's camogie decider between Cork and Galway.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Ciaran Whelan and Kevin McStay to look ahead to the All-Ireland SFC semi-final between Dublin and Mayo, and discuss the postponement of the Kerry-Tyrone game due to Covid-19 cases in the Ulster champions' squad.

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.

Ciaran Whelan and Anthony Daly join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to reflect on the unique Allianz Football and Hurling leagues. As speculation grows that Stephen Cluxton has played his last game for Dublin they reflect on his incredible impact. The two lads also assess whether the GAA and its players are doing enough to promote the games.

Ciaran Whelan and Anthony Daly join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to reflect on the unique Allianz Football and Hurling leagues. As speculation grows that Stephen Cluxton has played his last game for Dublin they reflect on his incredible impact. The two lads also assess whether the GAA and its players are doing enough to promote the games.

Shane Dowling and Ciaran Whelan join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill this week as the GAA world awaits word on when club training can return. The lads discuss how the hurling and football leagues could be very different animals this year. They also reflect on their contrasting retirements and the wrench it is to leave the inter-county scene.

On this week's DL Debate, Brendan Devenney covers the  All Ireland Semi Finals with Dublin legend Ciaran Whelan and Cavan All Star Cian Mackey plus he discusses 2020 and looks forward to 2021 with Colm Parkinson. Listen to the DL Debate in association with Sara's Kitchen @ Sister Sara's Letterkenny - Serving food you'll love. […]

Pearse Corcoran is joined by former Dublin Footballer and RTE Pundit, Ciaran Whelan, to preview this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Semi Final between Dublin and Cavan.Be sure to subscribe to The GAA Show on your preferred podcast app. If you have any feedback or want to get in touch, you can find us on on @TheGAAshow on Instagram and Twitter.Enquiries: info@gaascores.com.Check out fellow Caman Media Podcast: The Saffcast – An Antrim GAA Podcast for the latest interviews from personalities across the Saffron County. Now on Patreon for early episode access and bonus episodes at patreon.com/thesaffcast.

In the strangest of League finales, this weekend saw Limerick post a massive 36 points over Clare in the hurling decider which also doubled up as the Munster Championship opener, while Kerry’s 14 point win over Donegal saw them collect their first League title since 2017. Donnchadh Boyle and Ciaran Whelan joined Will Slattery and Michael Verney on this week’s Throw-In as they analysed all the weekend action, assessing how the teams are also faring for the up-coming Championship games. It was certainly the statement of intent from John Kiely’s men who retained their League crown and march on to a crunch Munster hurling semi-final tie next Sunday with Michael Verney describing Limerick as ‘the complete side’ who are laying down the marker for the others to follow. Meanwhile, in the football, Ciaran Whelan was impressed with Kerry’s continued progress under Peter Keane and says they are the team to rival Dublin for the Championship. Since returning from the AFL, Tyrone’s Conor McKenna has also starred for his county and Whelan says he is one to watch but it is still Dublin who are the team to beat. Away from the top of the table, Mayo were relegated to Division 2 after their narrow defeat to Tyrone but they can set their season right against Leitrim in the opening round of Connacht next Sunday. With focus turning to the Championship between now and Christmas, the League’s final games have whetted appetites and given GAA fans the hope that the games will continue and some sense of normality can return ending 2020 on some sort of high. For more from the Throw-In podcast go to the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ And don’t forget to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. The Throw-In League series in association with Allianz.ie.

The Allianz Leagues return this weekend with two rounds to play and the anticipation is on another level after the shutdown of inter-county action in March. Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Tomas Ó Sé and Ciaran Whelan as they ask the important questions.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Sunday Game analyst Ciaran Whelan and Dick Clerkin, a member of the GAA's Covid Advisory Committee, to discuss another eventful week for sport amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Sunday Game analyst Ciaran Whelan and Dick Clerkin, a member of the GAA's Covid Advisory Committee, to discuss another eventful week for sport amid Covid-19 pandemic.

With the defence already selected by RTÉ.ie readers, we are on to the midfield. Tomas Ó Sé and live contender Ciaran Whelan join Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill to discuss the best centre-fielders. Ciaran recalls the day he stopped the unstoppable Anthony Tohill, while Tomas rhapsodises about his brother Darragh... eventually.

Tyrone v Dublin being played in horrendous conditions with plenty of history between these teams, what could possibly go wrong? This week on the Throw-In, Ciaran Whelan joins Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Colm Keys to discuss the fall-out from the game. Plus the panel discuss Mayo’s failings and difficulties ahead for James Horan as they seek to re-build for the future. In hurling, John Mullane joins Will, Michael and Colm to discuss how the League format has taken the sting out of so many games and highlights the fact that managers are looking to bed down squad players at this time of year. Finally with the GAA Congress voting in its first ever overseas President as well as a host of rule changes, including the ditching of the black card in hurling, the Throw-In panel give their verdict on the effect of Congress’ decisions. 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.

Referees, umpires, cards and time-keeping all came under the microscope after this weekend’s Allianz Football League games and on this week’s Throw-In, Ciaran Whelan joined Will Slattery and Donnchadh Boyle to go through all the big talking points. Whelan slammed the Clifford sending off believing it was an easy cop-out to dish out two yellows. "Let's look at the context of the incident and see would it be the defender instigating this and if it is the defender, let's start punishing the defender and instead of the cop-out of just saying it's handy here to give two yellow cards,” he told Will and Donnchadh. “It was one of those classic GAA solutions to a classic GAA problem,” said Donnchadh Boyle.  “I suppose at club level you kind of expect to see that sort of stuff and it's probably accepted really at that level but you do expect the county game, for everyone involved, referees, umpires, linesmen to be more sophisticated, to have seen all these tricks before and to call it for what it was.” The recurring failings of the Kerry defence also came to the fore, while in the Dublin-Monaghan game, timekeeping was a sore point for many from the Ulster side. For Dessie Farrell, it was a chance to blood young talent and Sean Bugler caught the eye of Whelan whom he likens to a Diarmuid Connolly. Meanwhile, Galway’s win over Donegal has people asking if Joyce’s Tribesmen are the sleeping giant of 2020? While looking to Division Two, with just two points separating top from bottom it could go right down to the wire in a dogfight in the final weekend. 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.

Former Donegal star forward Brendan Devenney is joined in studio by his old St Eunan's team-mate John Haran. He also talks with Ciaran Whelan, Colm Parkinson and the man of a thousand voices  - Aidan Tierney. Ep 1 - DL Debate in association with Sister Sara's Letterkenny...    

On a special episode of The Throw-In podcast, Will Slattery is joined by Joe Davitt and Sean Potts to discuss The Herald's Decades of the Dubs annual.The book is a collection of The Herald's six-part series on the history of Dublin GAA from the 1950s to Jim Gavin's side completing a historic five in-a-row in 2019.Joe helped produce the annual while Sean was a contributor and both have a wealth of knowledge of Dublin GAA.The annual features in-depth interviews with Dublin legends like Mickey Whelan and Jimmy Keaveney, as well as player diaries from the likes of Alan Brogan and Ciaran Whelan.As well as that, there is an extensive collection of sensational photographs included, some from all the way back in the 1950s.

It was one of the best football finals of the decade and Dublin and Kerry get to do it all again, but did Kerry leave it behind them? Ciaran Whelan joined Michael Verney, Frank Roche and Conor McKeon to look back on the 2019 All Ireland final and he reckons both teams have room to improve for the replay on September 14th. "These Kerry forwards are a special talent and operating at a different level to what Dublin have been used to," says Whelan. "Dublin will improve. They won’t be happy with that level of performance. But Kerry will also get better. Is this the start of something special from them?" All the panellists tip Dublin to win the replay but Kerry's belief will be real going into the game and it's all set up for another tension-filled, dramatic finale. History is still on the line. 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.

For the first time in the Jim Gavin era, Dublin are not going to be competing in a League final, but, after defeat to Tyrone, are we reading too much into the Dubs’ defeat? Vincent Hogan, Conor McKeon and Ciaran Whelan joined Will Slattery on this week’s Throw-In to look back on all the weekend Allianz League action with Whelan pointing to the forward line as his main source of concern for Dublin. Kerry’s rise, Tyrone’s turn-around and Mayo’s potential are all pointing to what could be a very exciting football Championship. And let’s not forget Corofin retaining the All Ireland Club title in style as well. The greatest club side ever perhaps? In hurling, Tipp’s inconsistency reared its head again, but Dublin’s win in Semple Stadium augurs well for their summer and the incredible work done under Mattie Kenny. Plus, putting up thirty-one points against Clare, Waterford are into a League semi-final against Galway and are quietly going about their business, putting up massive scores along the way. 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

Great line-up for this one - Wooly is joined on stage by Ryan McManamin, Joe McMahon, Owen Mulligan, Ciaran Whelan, Paddy Christie, Rory Began, Damien Comer and Brian Sheehan.

A true icon of Dublin GAA, one of the best midfielders and indeed players to ever wear the famous Blue. And he's not a bad pundit either. The legendary Ciaran Whelan is this weeks guest on Blue Is The Colour as we chat about everything from his many triumphs and heartaches with The Dubs to what it's like to be an analyst on the Sunday Game and much much more.

On this week's episode of The Throw-In in association with Allianz, Will Slattery is joined by Ciaran Whelan, John Mullane, Colm Keys and Martin Breheny to discuss the weekend's league action. The panel starts off by reviewing Sunday's Division 1 league final between Dublin and Galway - were Galway too defensive after Dublin were reduced to 14 men? Whelan praises how Jim Gavin's side managed the game's final 20 minutes, while adding that Galway are a coming force. Keys and Breheny assess how Kevin Walsh's side are set ahead of their blockbuster Connacht first round clash with Mayo in May, while discussing the comparatively easy start Dublin have to the championship. The panel conclude that the football provincial structure is no longer fit for purpose. On hurling, John Mullane says you write Kilkenny off at your peril, and fancies Brian Cody's men to spring a surprise in the league final against Tipperary next weekend. Limerick's continued rise sets up a mouthwatering Munster championship, with John Kiely's side set for a rematch with the Premier County on the first weekend of the new format.

Jamesie O'Connor, Ciaran Whelan and Tomás Ó'Sé join Will Slattery and Conor McKeown for this week's show as they discuss Kerry's struggles, Dublin's dominance and how it's all going to plan for Wexford and Galway in the hurling. "I was disappointed with Kerry," says Tomás Ó'Sé. "Id be worried because we did not cope when faced with a mass defence and struggle when teams run at us. Kerry need to wise up for the Championship and need to adopt a system similar to Galway’s." In hurling, Jamesie O'Connor reckons the jury is still out on Clare while Wexford are taking care of their business. But for Dublin hurling, despite another defeat, the eye is on the long-term with Pat Gilroy in charge, says Jamesie.

Kerry finally gave youth its fling for the start of the Allianz Football League, Dublin crushed yet another opponent but is cynical play tarnishing their reputation? Joining Will Slattery on this week’s Football Throw-In was Dublin legend, Ciaran Whelan, Martin Breheny of the Irish Independent and Conor McKeown of The Herald. Plus, Rory's Stories on their take on GAA life and this week we hear from the club AGM. For more: independent.ie/sport The Throw-In is in association with Allianz.

RTÉ Online Sport Editor Mikey Stafford is joined by League Sunday pundits Anthony Daly, Tomás Ó Sé, Jackie Tyrrell and Ciaran Whelan for a look through the GAA stories in the Sunday papers. League Sunday is broadcast at 9.30pm on RTÉ2.

It's an action-packed show with Alan Brogan, Ciaran Whelan, Dick Clerkin and Tomás Ó'Sé joining Johnny Ward, Rory O'Connor and Donnchadh Boyle. How good were the Dubs and how poor were Tyrone? Have Kerry taken a step backwards and are Mayo the one team that will expose the Dubs' weaknesses?

On this week's show, Will Slattery & Rory O'Connor are joined by INM's Conor McKeon and Martin Breheny, plus Alan Brogan and Ciaran Whelan. Brogan and Whelan give their thoughts on 'Gavin-gate', Jim Gavin's surprising attack on the media in relation to the Diarmuid Connolly ban, and explain why they were surprised and feel he hasn't done Dublin GAA any favours.

In this week's head-to-head, and in the wake of the sending-offs of Diarmuid Connolly and Sean Cavanagh in their football quarter-finals, Ciaran Whelan and Eugene McGee discuss the issue of the targeting of opposition players.

“It’s great that Kilkenny players have another cut to prove themselves this Saturday,” said Henry Shefflin on this week’s Independent.ie GAA podcast, The Throw-In. Previewing the All Ireland hurling semi final replay between Kilkenny and Waterford with Frank Roche, Michael Verney and Conor McKeon, the Kilkenny legend believes that some of the players let themselves down and will be eager to make up for a below-par performance. “Looking at last Sunday you can see that Kilkenny aren’t as strong as in other years,” he admitted. “But mentally, they are still the best around.” “The one thing that Brian Cody will focus on with his teams is that you never, never give up and you could see that as they came back to get the draw against Waterford.” Looking to the other semi final between Tipperary and Galway, Shefflin is also tipping the Munster champions based on their improved defence and ability to always get their score. “Tipp will always score and if they’re now conceding less, then they have a very good chance.” Turning to football, and in the wake of last week’s sending-offs of Sean Cavanagh and Diarmuid Connolly, Ciaran Whelan and Eugene McGee were also on the show as they discussed whether teams and managers should be bemoaning the targeting of key players. For McGee, this has been a tactic as old as the hills, and teams need to just get on with their own game. For Ciaran Whelan however, the game and the rules have evolved and it’s easier to provoke a player with the aggressor and the victim both getting yellows. “Most of what the managers said in the wake of the games last weekend was rubbish,” said Whelan. “They’re just PR spinners and you should just ignore all their PR talk.” Leon Blanche from BoyleSports joined the Throw-In team to discuss the weekend GAA bets and in the weekly €50 charity bet, recommended a 2/1 double of Galway +4 and Waterford +6 while INM’s Michael Verney was going for two singles of 10-1 draws between Tipp v Galway and Kilkenny v Waterford. The Throw-In is Independent.ie's GAA Championship podcast, in association with BoyleSports.

Our first episode of a new podcast feature which will see former Dublin midfielder Ciaran Whelan sit down with the recently retired Alan Brogan for a look back on his memorable career in blue.