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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.
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
It was a disappointing weekend for Australian F1 driver Oscar Piastri as Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix. There are now only 12 points between Verstappen and Lando Norris in the battle for the championship. In rugby, Connacht and Leinster both secured wins in the URC while Munster's unbeaten streak came to an end in Thomond Park against the Stormers. And in the NFL, down native Charlie Smyth scored a 56-yard field goal on his first start for the New Orleans Saints.Colm Boohig takes a look back on the weekend of sport.
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.
In last night's Europa league, Troy Parrott was denied 20th goal of season but his team Az Alkmaar still came out victorious against Shelbourne. Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot is under pressure to secure a win this weekend as they face west ham in the premier league. The Dutch coach pledged to fight on in the wake of the club's worst run in over 70 years. The URC returns for a new season with Leinster and the Dragons kicking off this evening.Colm Boohig from Off The Ball looks ahead to the weekend of sport.
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, 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
There was disappointment for rugby fans this weekend as Ireland were beaten by South Africa in the Aviva stadium. The 11 point win by the Springboks ended their 13-year wait to claim victory in Dublin. Meanwhile it was another big weekend for Arsenal in the Premier League. The Gunners' came up trumps in its game against Tottenham to put the team back in the hot seat. Eberechi Eze scored his first hat-trick in senior football the first in a north London Derby since 1978 and trashed Tottenham 4-1.Colm Boohig from Off The Ball takes a look back on the weekend of sport.
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
The Premier League returns as Arsenal remains top of the leaderboard. While Ireland face a tough game against South Africa in this weekend's international test match this Saturday. And in Formula One all eyes will be on Lando Norris who could run away with the driver's championship in Las Vegas this weekend? Colm Boohig from Off The Ball brings us all the sport to look forward to this weekend.
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
here were scenes of joy and jubilation in Budapest last night as Ireland defeated Hungary 3 nil. Ireland's world cup dream remains alive and well after Ireland forward Troy Parrott proved to be a hat trick hero. However, Parrott wasn't the only sportsman to hit a hat trick for Ireland as Mack Hansen's return resulted in a three-try hit against Australia. It was a successful day for Andy Farrell's side as they dominated the Wallabies with a 46–19 win. And Rory McIlroy ended the golf season by clinching a seventh race to Dubai title, his fourth in succession.All to chat with Colm Boohig from Off The Ball and Keith Tracey, former Republic of Ireland winger.
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?
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Dara Smith-Naughton running through some busy morning papers, as Ronaldo speaks to the Irish media & Sam Prendergast looks set to start at 10 for Ireland.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 Wednesday morning's papers, as they mainly touch on Ireland's massive fixture with Portugal tomorrow night in the Aviva Stadium.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 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
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea reflect on yet another fantastic weekend of sporting action, as Man City dismantled Liverpool, Ireland got the better of Japan, Shamrock Rovers recorded a league & cup double & the Ireland u17s recorded another World Cup win!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
Looking back over this past weekend in sport, Shamrock Rovers beat Cork City securing their first league-cup double since 1987, Ireland defeat Japan in Rugby, Manchester City victorious over Liverpool in the Premier League, Rory McIlroy falls just short of Abu Dhabi title in golf, and Donegal native Catriona Jennings has set a new 100 mile world record. Colm Boohig from Off The Ball looks back on the weekend of sport.
Colm Boohig was joined by former Irish Rugby player Devin Toner as they travel to places with memories of his career in Irish rugby as they dissect Irelands loss to New Zealand and preview they're upcoming clash with Japan. This is with thanks to Renault #RethinkRenault
Colm Boohig was joined by former Irish Rugby player Devin Toner as they travel to places with memories of his career in Irish rugby as they dissect Irelands loss to New Zealand and preview they're upcoming clash with Japan. This is with thanks to Renault #RethinkRenault
Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton, Meghann Scully, and Arthur O'Dea bring you through this morning's papers, which include news of Ireland's squad for the final international window of the World Cup qualifier campaign.
A busy weekend of sport ahead, with Ireland taking on Japan in the rugby, Manchester City facing off with Liverpool in the Premier league, Rory McIlroy heads to Abu Dhabi for the HSBC Championship, the F1 heads to Brazil, and Shamrock rovers aim for a double as they play Cork City. Colm Boohig from Off The Ball looks ahead to the weekend of sport.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea and Dara Smith-Naughton were together on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast to discuss all the morning's major sporting stories. With the Hurling All Stars announced this morning, the lads considered whether too much influence is placed on players' performances in the All-Ireland final. 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
Fans are what make football special — who could forget Andy Tate's iconic line, “Give it Giggsy 'til the end of the season!”In this episode of The Kick Off, Cathal and OTB's Colm Boohig take a trip down memory lane, revisiting some of the most unforgettable fan moments in football. Colm also previews this weekend's Premier League fixtures.Later on, Cathal is joined by Irish Seagull Tony Hayes to chat about Brighton's season so far.
Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig were joined by Tim Clancy and Barry Murphy on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast. Only days out from the 2025 FAI Cup final, Tim and Barry considered whether there is any argument to be made for relegated Cork City to beat double-chasing Shamrock Rovers. 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 and Dara Smith-Naughton were together on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast to discuss all the morning's major sporting stories. With the Hurling All Stars announced this morning, the lads considered whether too much influence is placed on players' performances in the All-Ireland final. On top of that, Colm brought us news of his recent visit to Cherry Orchard (and what it tells us about the future of Irish football), while Manchester United's Director of Football, Jason Wilcox, has been talking about the club's transfer policy again! 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 the morning papers, following a big night in the Champions League, while also chatting about Johnny Sexton's press conference ahead of the Ireland v Japan fixture.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
Denis Walsh of the Irish Times joins Ger Gilroy & Colm Boohig on the show, following DJ Carey's sentencing.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 bring you all of the latest sporting stories, the morning after & DJ Carey was sentenced…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 bring you all of the latest sporting stories, the morning after & DJ Carey was sentenced…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
In this episode of The Kick Off, Cathal is joined by Today FM presenter Dave Moore.Dave opens up about his lifelong love for Manchester United and shares an unforgettable Old Trafford story — one that involves Sir Alex Ferguson getting a little hands-on.OTB's Colm Boohig also returns to preview this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur James O'Dea and Dara Smith-Naughton were in the studio to discuss all of the morning's major sports stories on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast. Following Liverpool's latest defeat - a 3-0 Carabao Cup loss to Crystal Palace in Anfield - the lads queried how much longer the club will stick with Arne Slot? How much credit does last season's Premier League win afford him? Also, with Shamrock Rovers finally securing the League of Ireland title last night, there was some discussion as to what Stephen Bradley will do next. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
OTB's Dara Smith-Naughton, alongside Ger Gilroy & Colm Boohig, brings forward a special All Blacks edition of his Irish Rugby Green XV for episode 5, ahead of Ireland v New Zealand in Chicago.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Former Republic of Ireland international Julie-Ann Russell joins Ger Gilroy & Colm Boohig on the line - alongside OTB's Kathleen McNamee - the morning after Ireland (just) overcame Belgium to achieve promotion to Nations League A!Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through the morning papers, following Ireland's massive aggregate win over Belgium, securing their Nations League promotion.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through a busy pile of Tuesday morning papers, following the news that Brendan Rodgers has left Celtic & Martin O'Neill has come in to replace him...Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball
Former Shelbourne and Bohemians Captain/Manager Owen Heary and former Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic Goalkeeper Barry Murphy joins Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig for the first ever You Had To Be There duo episode! Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInActionCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join