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It's Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea, Dara Smith-Naughton, and Keith… Friday! They're here to answer your nosiest and wackiest questions to welcome in the weekendOff The Ball Breakfast every weekday from 7:30AM
Colm Boohig, Keith Treacy & Arthur O'Dea run through some papers, with the Manchester derby dominating the conversation.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton & Vinny Perth bring you all the talking points after the All Blacks sacked their head coach Scott Robertson in a shock move, just 18 months out from the 2027 Rugby World Cup, Arsenal and Chelsea produced an intriguing first leg in their League Cup semi-final with the Gunners taking a narrow lead back to the Emirates in 3 weeks time and Troy Parrott netted a hat-trick against Ajax in a 6-0 drubbing in the Dutch domestic cup. Vinny and Colm also debate their All-Time Premier League Irish XI. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.
Former Kerry Football Captain and An Ghaeltacht Chairman Dara ó Cinnéide joins Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig to discuss his side's All-Ireland Club Football Intermediate Championship last Sunday where they overcame Derry's Glenullin 0-12 - 0-6 Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton and Matthew Brennan bring you all the talking points following Manchester City's League Cup first leg win over Newcastle, a controversial VAR check and some transfer shocks in the Rugby World. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea bring you all of the morning's latest sporting news, after Liverpool got the better of Conor Hourihane's Barnsley… but not without drama as Dominik Szoboszlai had an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE for Barnsley's goal!Across the continent we saw Xabi Alonso depart after just 7 months as Real Madrid boss… while closer to home it looks as though Manchester United have found their new boss… for a few months at least!Some golf news too as Brooks Koepka eyes a return to the PGA Tour…Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, the returning Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea recap a sporting bonanza of a weekend which saw plenty of Club GAA emotion.The FA Cup was as dramatic as ever with Manchester United dumped out at home, while Macclesfield pulled one of the all-time great FA Cup shocks.Leinster & La Rochelle played out an absolute classic, but it wasn't to be for Munster who narrowly lost out in Toulon…Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
After the remarkable sporting year that's been, could 2026 be better again?! Will Ireland reach the World Cup in North America? Who will be manager of Manchester United? How many majors could Irish golfers win?Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur James O'Dea and Matthew Brennan answered all these and more as the OTB Breakfast team looked ahead to the year ahead! Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.
Could 2025 have been one of the very best sporting years we've ever seen?! Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur James O'Dea and Matthew Brennan sat down in the OTB studio to reflect on what has been a remarkable 12 months of sport. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.
It really has been a remarkable sporting year! To recap all of the lows and highs of sport in 2025, Colm Boohig was joined by the 110-capped Irish international Kevin Kilbane in this Off The Ball Breakfast special. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.
It really has been a remarkable sporting year! To recap all of the lows and highs of sport in 2025, Colm Boohig was joined by the 110-capped Irish international Kevin Kilbane in this Off The Ball Breakfast special. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.
Jonathan Wilson joins Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig to review the weekend's Premier League action including the current outlook on a mixed run of form for Manchester United as well as Thomas Frank's future with Tottenham Hotspur Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Ger Gilroy is joined Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea in studio to breakdown a big weekend of sport which saw the last Premier League fixtures before Christmas, with Aston Villa cementing themselves as potential title challengers, beating Manchester United, with captain Bruno Fernandes going off with an injury at half-time. Meanwhile Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool all won. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon, and Dara Smith-Naughton run through the biggest sports stories of the day, including a great day of darts action, McIlroy's SPOTY win, and a look ahead to Leinster v Ulster
Newstalk's Jess Kelly joins Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon & Keith Treacy in studio to bring you some last minute gift options from the tech world ahead of the looming Christmas period next week. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
There's an eventful weekend of sport ahead. Plenty of action in the premier league all weekend with Man City and Arsenal both playing but there is an interesting tie between Liverpool and Spurs. Tonight, Leinster and Ulster go head-to-head in the united rugby championship in the Aviva but first we speak to Off The Ball's Colm Boohig in studio now about last night's final matches for Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers in UEFA Conference League. All to chat with Colm Boohig, Broadcaster with Off The Ball.
Colm Boohig, Vinny Perth, Arthur O'Dea & Dara Smith-Naughton run through some busy Thursday morning papers, as they chat Celtic, LOI in Europe & more.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Irish Times GAA correspondent Seán Moran joins Colm Boohig & Vinny Perth for the latest edition of OTB Breakfast's 'You Had To Be There'.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through some busy morning papers, as Cardiff push Chelsea close in the EFL Cup, Bruno Fernandes speaks about his future & more.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea & Matthew Brennan run through some busy morning papers, following United's 4-4 draw with Bournemouth last night.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through a busy edition of the Performance Rankings, as Charlie Smyth, Celtic's Scottish Cup disaster & Mo Salah all feature...Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Good news for Ireland at the European cross-country championships while Celtic lose the league cup final. Colm Boohig looks back on the weekend of sport.
Former Ireland International Keith Treacy joins Shane Hannon and Colm Boohig in studio to discuss last night's UEFA Conference League encounter in Tallaght Stadium which saw Crystal Palace comfortably overcome Shelbourne to knock the North-side club out of Play-Off contention. Ben Symes also joins the show live from Iceland to discuss Shamrock Rovers' defeat to Breidablik in Reykjavík which also saw the Hoops fall out of contention for post-Christmas European Football. There is also the return of 'Keith Friday' where Keith, Shane & Colm discuss the weird and the obscure questions in professional football. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Cathal is joined once again by OTB's Colm Boohig to chat all things Premier League — including the big talking point of the week: Salah vs Slot, and the fiery colours of the Tyne–Wear derby.Colm is also picking his midfield for his Greatest Premier League XI of All Time — and what a midfield he's gone for!Cathal also catches up with Alan O'Reilly, a.k.a. Carlow Weather, to chat about his club Aston Villa, who are absolutely flying at the moment.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join
Shane Hannon, Colm Boohig, and Arthur O'Dea bring you through the biggest news stories this Friday morning, including reactions to European action last night. Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers suffered defeats, while Evan Ferguson impressed against Celtic.Off The Ball Breakfast from 07:30AM
Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea and Matthew Brennan were on-hand to run through all of this morning's sports news on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast. After another night of box-office Champions League action, the lads are at odds over whether or not this new format is really working. While Real Madrid vs Manchester City is more compelling than some of the old group stage games, are the lower stakes diluting the quality of these massive games? Beyond that, the World Darts Championship kicks off tonight and Matthew led the discussion as the lads tried to figure out just why it has become so popular! Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea will run you through all of the latest news from the world of sport, the morning after Liverpool picked up a valuable win at the San Siro!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Would you agree with these calls?OTB's Colm Boohig is back in the hot seat, picking the two centre-backs for his all-time Premier League XI — and yeah, this one is definitely going to cause a few arguments.It's also the return of Nottingham Forest fan Callum Farmer. The last time he was on the show, he was very confident about Ange Postecoglou's future… and, well, that didn't exactly work out.
Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon, and Arthur O'Dea go through the big sports stories this Friday morning, looking particularly at Manchester United's draw with West Ham yesterday evening, the new GAA report concerning rural decline, and a preview of the end of the F1 Championship at Abu Dhabi this Sunday.
It was a disappointing game for Man Utd last night as the Red Devils disappointingly drew against west ham. the results left former player and pundit Roy Keane has taken aim at Manchester United's subs for "bringing down the level". in rugby the champions cup returns as Leinster face harlequins and Munster play Bath. And in Formula 1, drivers' championship will be decided in a three-way showdown that takes place this weekend on Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit.To look ahead to the busy weekend of sport was Colm Boohig from Off The Ball.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea & Matthew Brennan will run you through all of today's news, the morning after an action-packed night of Premier League action!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea & Matthew Brennan will run you through all of today's news, the morning after an action-packed night of Premier League action!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Episode 3 of Colm Boohig's 'YOU MADE ME!' sees former tennis pro Jenny Claffey return to Elm Park Golf & Sports Club to chat through her journey from young star to fully fledged professional, and the injuries that ultimately ended her career far too early.
Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea & Dara Smith-Naughton will run you through all of today's news, the morning after Jacques Nienaber addressed his comments about a return to the Springboks…Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton will run you through all of today's news, through the ever controversial Performance Rankings…Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon, and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you through Friday morning's back pages, as both Irish sides suffered defeat in last night's Conference League.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan will run you through all of today's news, the morning after Arsenal & Bayern Munich went head to head in the Champions League!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Cathal is joined by OTB's Colm Boohig as they try to settle the debate: who is the greatest left-back in Premier League history?He's also joined by Off The Ball and Today FM's Phil Egan to break down the current crisis at Liverpool — is Arne's job already under threat?Plus, the lads preview the biggest games in the Premier League this weekend.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan will run you through all of today's news, the morning after Arsenal & Bayern Munich went head to head in the Champions League!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through some busy morning newspapers, following a night of Champions League action.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton run you through all of today's news, the morning after 10-man Everton STUNNED Ruben Amorim's Manchester United!Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy is joined by Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea in studio to bring you a review of the weekend's sporting action which saw Ireland lose their final Autumn Nations Test to South Africa in the Aviva Stadium, Liverpool and Manchester City both losing, Arsenal hammering Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 and Irish players scoring goals across Europe. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Shane Hannon, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton run through the morning papers, as they chat about the leftover excitement from the Hungary win, and Andy Farrell's squad announcement for tomorrow's clash with South Africa.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
It's confirmed — Ireland are heading to Prague in March to face Czechia.Cathal is joined by OTB's Colm Boohig to react to the news that Ireland will take on Czechia in the World Cup play-off semi-final, with Denmark or North Macedonia awaiting in the final.Paul Nealon from Irish Football Fan TV also joins Cathal to give his reaction and share what the past week has been like for him.Cathal and Colm also continue their mission to pick the best Premier League XI of all time — and this week, the right-back spot is up for grabs.
Colm Boohig, Alan Quinlan & Dara Smith-Naughton run through the morning papers, as the lads debate what the Ireland team to face Springboks may look like, and Ireland's potential opponents in today's World Cup playoff draw.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through Tuesday morning's papers, as they talk further about Ireland's win over Hungary in Budapest, Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul & more.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy is joined by Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea to bring you the reaction after yesterday's drama which saw Troy Parrott write his name into the Irish Sporting history books, scoring a hat-trick including a 96th minute winner for Ireland against Hungary in Budapest that sent Heimir Hallgrimsson's men to the World Cup Play-offs in March Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Ger Gilroy is joined by Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea to bring you the reaction after yesterday's drama which saw Troy Parrott write his name into the Irish Sporting history books, scoring a hat-trick including a 96th minute winner for Ireland against Hungary in Budapest that sent Heimir Hallgrimsson's men to the World Cup Play-offs in March Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Alisson? Čech? Schmeichel?OTB's Colm Boohig is picking his all-time Premier League XI — and it all starts between the sticks!Got a suggestion? Email us at kickoff@todayfm.com.Cathal is also joined by Eamonn Donnelly from the Dublin Arsenal Supporters Club.It's not a bad time to be an Arsenal fan… is it?
Colm Boohig sits down with Vinny Perth as he returns to the club that made him, Cherry Orchard FC, for an in-depth chat about his footballing and managerial career, the direction of the sport in Ireland, and his relationship with Stephen Kenny.You Made Me! Episode 2 is also available on Off The Ball's YouTube channel