Podcasts about Connacht

Galway Hosts it's First-Ever Green Clubs Event  Almost a quarter of parents in Connacht let their children ‘dictate' their holiday destination - according to a major new survey  Keith Donald launches his new memoir ‘Music & Mayhem: Passion, Addiction and Redemption in the Golden Age of Irish Music' in Galway this evening  

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, new Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster lays out his plans for next season,Gerry Thornley on whether Leinster have declined since Lancaster left,And ahead of the Premiership semi-finals, we'll hear from Michael Cheika, Pat Lam and Johann van Graan.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Rebecca Creagh and John Fallon are in studio to talk about a busy international week and react to the FAI Cup draw; Bernard Jackman looks at Paul O'Connell's Ireland squad for the summer tour and the arrival of Stuart Lancaster in Connacht, plus Shep previews the NBA finals between the Thunder and the Pacers! Game On.

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, James Tracy on Stuart Lancaster becoming Connacht head coach,The Ireland squad is announced for this summer's tour of Georgia and Portugal,And after failing to snap up Jack Crowley, Leicester Tigers set their sights on another possible out-half signing this summer.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Send us a text✨Take the Class Heroes and Villains of Ancient Connacht - https://irishpaganschool.com/p/connachtheroes1Was Queen Medb (Maeve) of Connacht truly just a jealous woman, or is there more to her story?In this episode, Jon O'Sullivan from the Irish Pagan School explores the often misunderstood character of Queen Medb from the Táin Bó Cuailnge. Exploring her motivations, Jon reveals the complexities of Medb's character beyond the superficial image of envy and jealousy.He explains the dynamics of her marriage to Ailill, the significance of her equality demands, and how the famous bull, Donn Cuailnge, was central to her maintaining status as Queen of Connacht. Uncover the real reasons behind Medb's actions in the Ulster Cycle and how her story has been misrepresented through the ages.Learn more about the fascinating figures of Irish mythology and explore Jon's class on the heroes and villains of ancient Connacht at the Irish Pagan School.✨ FREE LEARNING RESOURCES FOR A YEAR! - https://irishpagan.school/free✨ Irish Pagan Resources Checklist available NOW - https://irishpagan.school/checklist/

Colm Boohig, Adrian Barry & Arthur O'Dea will bring you ALL of the morning's biggest stories from the world of sport, the morning after Ireland missed out Nations League promotion, despite victory over Slovenia & Caomhin Kellher completed a move to Brentford!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

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Jonny Holland to recap last weekend's BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-finals. We also discuss Connacht's hiring of Stuart Lancaster as their new head coach.

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up, a huge coup for Connacht as Stuart Lancaster is confirmed as new head coach,Jacques Nienaber and Alan Quinlan react to 'wink-gate',And an ex-Leinster centre will swap for Dublin for Provence from next season.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Cameron Hill joins Eoin Sheahan and Gavin Cooney this evening to round up all of the day's sporting action, including massive news in Irish rugby that Stuart Lancaster is returning to Ireland, taking his coaching talents to the West to manage Connacht from July. Also included in today's Newsround are all the latest from Caoimhín Kelleher's move to fellow Premier League side Brentford and all the latest from the Ireland's final Nations League game against Slovenia with Kathleen McNamee and Rachel Sheehan at Parc Uí Chaoimh.

Following successes in Division 2 of the league and the Connacht championship, the Galway senior ladies footballers commence their quest for All-Ireland honours this season when they host Tipperary on Saturday (7th June 2025). The Tribeswomen also travel to Donegal the following week with two teams to qualify for the quarter-finals.  The group winners will have a home fixture in the last eight. Leading up to the game, Galway manager Daniel Moynihan has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly. == Throw-in at Tuam Stadium on Saturday is 2pm.

Connacht Rugby and the IRFU have announced the appointment of Stuart Lancaster as the club's new Head Coach. Lancaster has signed a two-year contract and arrives at the province with a wealth of coaching experience at the highest level of the sport, across all three major European leagues and at international level. He most recently served as Head Coach of Racing 92 in France, and before then enjoyed a hugely successful seven-year spell as Senior Coach of Leinster Rugby. With primary responsibility for the day-to-day coaching of the team, he helped lead Leinster to four consecutive PRO14 titles and four Champions Cup finals, including victory in the 2018 decider. As the news broke, Galway Bay FM's William Davies joined John Morley and Darren Kelly on Galway Talks. == He made the move to Leinster after four years as Head Coach of the England national team, with whom he led for four Six Nations campaigns and the 2015 Rugby World Cup in his native country. He was appointed to that role after four years as the RFU's Head of Elite Player Development, where his primary remit was to help young players realise their potential at club and international level. Lancaster began his coaching career over 20 years ago, as Head of Academy at Leeds RFU. He was then appointed Head Coach of the Leeds Tykes in 2006, leading them to promotion to the English Premiership in his first year in charge. After a further year as Head Coach, he was promoted to the RFU. As Head Coach, Lancaster will also have responsibility for defence, thereby completing next season's coaching team. Joining him will be new attack coach Rod Seib, scrum & contact coach Cullie Tucker, and lineout & maul coach John Muldoon. Lancaster will take up the role in time for the beginning of pre-season training in July, and will be formally presented to the media and wider Connacht supporters next month.

Massive news for Connacht today. We also touch on the quarter finals but who cares!!!

A new study carried out by Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH and refurbed, Ireland's leading online marketplace for refurbished devices, examined the number of unused devices across European households and their potential for refurbishment. The findings revealed that in Irish households, there are 7.6 million unused devices, or 1.43 old devices per person, of which 2.5 million have the potential to be refurbished and re-enter the market. Dublin City alone holds 874,830 unused smartphones, while households across Leinster account for a total of 4,219,076 old devices. In comparison, Munster has 1,373,346 unused smartphones, and Connacht holds 870,825. The study also found 642 million devices lie idle across European households, 211 million of which are suitable for professional refurbishment. The quantity of raw materials stored in these devices would allow Europe to meet its demand for metals, rare earths and other materials for several years. Speaking on the results, Peter Windischhofer, co-founder of refurbed said, "Two years ago, we commissioned Fraunhofer Austria to calculate life cycle assessment data for selected electronics, quantifying the environmental impact of refurbished vs new devices for the first time. Last year, we built a unique model with Fraunhofer that delivers scientifically verified data for thousands of refurbished phones, laptops, and tablets. Now, with this third study, we can show how much impact we can generate if consumers bring old devices back into the circular economy. This is definitely a call to action to Irish consumers." "Refurbishing smartphones offers huge potential in the circular economy," says Paul Rudorf, project lead at Fraunhofer Austria. "Devices destined to become e-waste are reintroduced into the usage cycle, reducing e-waste, extending product life and lessening the need for critical raw materials. It also minimises the environmental damage caused by mining and production, while offering affordable alternatives to consumers. Refurbishment is essential for preserving resources and promoting sustainability in electronics." On average, European households hold around €8 in the form of unused old smartphones. While this may not sound like much on an individual level, with 642 million unused devices in total, it adds up to a material value of €1.57 billion sitting in Europeans 'junk drawers'' across the EU. On average, buyback programs offer around €100 for devices aged between 2.8 and 4 years, meaning this results in an untapped market value of approximately €6.42 billion. Aside from financial savings, refurbishing unused devices and extending their use could also save the EU about 24 million tons of CO? equivalent and reduce virtual water usage by 8.5 billion cubic meters over the next 3 years. Since 2024, refurbed has provided a trade-in service in Ireland, helping minimise e-waste levels and repurpose old tech. refurbed is playing an active role, allowing Irish consumers to recycle their old devices, give them a new purpose and recover the valuable raw materials they contain. The refurbishment process is continuously monitored and refined, setting a higher benchmark for quality in the refurbished tech industry. To date, refurbed has saved over 270,000 tonnes of CO2, 900 tonnes of e-waste, and 94 billion litres of water since its founding in 2017, and has planted over 6.6 million trees. See more stories here.

Following two group victories, Galway prepare to defend their TG4 Connacht senior ladies football title on Sunday (25th May 2025) when they meet Mayo. It's a repeat of last year's decider which saw Andrea Trill get a late winner for the Tribeswomen.  But Mayo were champions in 2023 when they ran out seven point winners. The winners will seed an All-Ireland championship group containing Donegal and Tipperary, two sides Galway beat in the league.  The runners-up must negotiate Cork and the Munster champions (Kerry or Waterford) to try and reach the quarter-finals. Leading up to the game, Galway manager Daniel Moynihan has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly. == Sarah Ní Loingsigh, Chellene Trill, Louise Ward, Olivia Divilly, Róisín Leonard and Lynsey Noone all come back into the Galway team for their Connacht Senior Final against Mayo. The team in full: Dearbhla Gower in goal; A full back line of Bronagh Quinn, Sarah Ní Loingsigh and captain Kate Geraghty; Hannah Noone, Nicola Ward and Chellene Trill are the half backs; Louise Ward partners Siobhán Divilly in midfield; Olivia Divilly, Kate Thompson and Ailbhe Davoren are on the '40; And an inside line of Lynsey Noone, Róisín Leonard and Kate Slevin. == Mayo have made two changes to the team that started last time out, with Ella Brennan and Saoirse Lally replacing Annie Gough and Suzanne Tuohy.  Mayo: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, N O'Malley, C Durkan; S El Massry, D Caldwell (capt.), E Brennan; H Reape, C Whyte; A McDonnell, S Lally, C Doherty; E Murray, K Sullivan, S Walsh.  Throw-in at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar on Sunday is 1pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Before working for Irish Rugby, Nick was the […]

Galway United aim to get back on track after three defeats in the men's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division on Friday (16th May 2025) when they host Sligo Rovers. John Caulfield's side won 2-1 away in April, but haven't secured a home victory over their Connacht rivals since 2017.  Recent back-to-back braces led to Moses Dyer being named the SSE Airtricity League Men's Player of the Month. Leading up to the game, Moses Dyer joined manager John Caulfield at a media event in Eamonn Deacy Park to look ahead to the game with Sligo Rovers and they spoke to assembled media including Galway Bay FM's Mike Rafferty. == Kick-off at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday is 7.45pm and we'll have LIVE on ‘Over The Line' on Galway Bay FM.

RUGBY: Connacht scrum half Ben Murphy with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their final URC game of the season away to Zebre

RUGBY: Connacht interim head coach Cullie Tucker with Galway Bay FM's William Davies ahead of their final URC game of the season away to Zebre

Following their fourth consecutive Connacht senior football championship victory, Galway begin their quest for Sam Maguire this Saturday (17th May 2025) when they host Dublin in the opening game of the round-robin series. Padraic Joyce's charges are in a difficult group that also includes Armagh and Derry and will be determined to repeat last June's stunning quarter-final victory over the Metropolitians. Former Galway captain Barry Brennan played in the 1983 All-Ireland Final against Dublin and also won five Connacht championships between 1982 and 1987. The two-time county senior championship winner with St. Grellan's looked ahead to the game with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly. == Throw-in at Pearse Stadium on Saturday is 5pm and we'll have LIVE coverage on Galway Bay FM.  The game is preceded by the Leinster senior hurling championship clash between Galway and Antrim at 2.30pm.

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Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Jonny Holland to break down the big news of the week, as we reach the final regular season round of the United Rugby Championship

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Munster and Leinster begin preparations for a huge weekend in their respective URC hopes,Ronan O'Gara and La Rochelle have their sights set on a Connacht star as a potential new signing this summer,and former Connacht boss Pete Wilkins has landed a new coaching gig.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

The future of the provincial football finals has been a source of debate in recent years due to Dublin's dominance in Leinster and Kerry's in Munster.But after Donegal won back-to-back Ulster titles and Louth were crowned Leinster champions for the first time in 68 years, along with a hugely entertaining Connacht final between Mayo and Galway last weekend, have the new rules breathed life into the provincial championships?Michael Foley, Sportswriter with The Sunday Times and former All-Ireland winning captain Ray Silke, spoke to Matt about this on Monday.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear their chat.

Welcome along to Friday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, more reaction to the Lions squad announcement, while a key player has emerged as a major doubt for the Wallabies this summer.A big night for Munster and Ulster in their URC clash at Thomond Park,and Leinster and Connacht name their sides for this weekend's domestic action.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Bundee Aki will make his 150th Connacht appearance against Edinburgh in their final home game of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday (10th May 2025). Jack Carty misses out due to a minor ankle injury so JJ Hanrahan starts his last game in Galway at number 10. With a full preview of the game, Galway Bay FM's William Davies is joined by Connacht lineout and maul coach John Muldoon. == Kick-off at Dexcom Stadium on Saturday is 7.35pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

Maurice Brosnan and Paul Shaughnessy look back on Galway's victory over Mayo in the Connacht Senior Football Championship Final This Podcast is brought to you by Hoare Chartered Accountants. Hoare Chartered Accountants based in Galway City are a leading provider of Audit, Accountancy and Taxation services.. For more information, visit their website on www.hoarecharteredaccountants.ieSubscribe for more content!

Austin O'Malley reflects on the Connacht and Munster football finals while Niall Moran reviews Limerick's win over Waterford; Michael Corcoran picks apart Leinster's loss against Northampton, plus Paul Corry has his eye on the League of Ireland games!

Galway have claimed their 4th Connacht Football title in-a-row after defeating Mayo in MacHale Park by a score-line of 1-15 to 1-17. Tommy Rooney gets reactions from Conor Gleeson, Dylan McHugh, Padraic Joyce and Kevin McStay. Off the Ball GAA. To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: here:http://offtheball.com/join

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - Galway come out the right side of a cracker in Connacht, Kerry get the job done on a scorcher in Killarney, and we've the Ulster and Leinster finals this week too. EnjoyCHAPTERS(00:30) - Sunday Night Excursions on The Pod.(02:00) - Classic in Castlebar - where Galway won and Mayo lost.(30:00) - Tommy spends an hour with Kieran McGeeney...(32:00) - Killarney host Kerry's Munster win against Clare - Banner hopes in All-Ireland?(43:00) - Leinster Final or bust for Louth and Meath.We've got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too - and if you missed our Roadshow last Friday night in Galway, go watch it back on YouTube or listen on Spotify, we had some craic!Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to get three free listens per month and get our two episodes per-week throughout the intercounty season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you every week by AIB. Proud sponsors of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - Galway come out the right side of a cracker in Connacht, Kerry get the job done on a scorcher in Killarney, and we've the Ulster and Leinster finals this week too. EnjoyCHAPTERS(00:30) - Sunday Night Excursions on The Pod.(02:00) - Classic in Castlebar - where Galway won and Mayo lost.(30:00) - Tommy spends an hour with Kieran McGeeney...(32:00) - Killarney host Kerry's Munster win against Clare - Banner hopes in All-Ireland?(43:00) - Leinster Final or bust for Louth and Meath.We've got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too - and if you missed our Roadshow last Friday night in Galway, go watch it back on YouTube or listen on Spotify, we had some craic!Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to get three free listens per month and get our two episodes per-week throughout the intercounty season.The Football Pod Club is brought to you every week by AIB. Proud sponsors of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Mayo used the elements to their favour in the Connacht Minor Football Semi-Final at MacHale Park, Castlebar on Friday (2nd May 2025) to put Galway out of the Tier 1 championship. Oran Murphy's goal kept the hosts in touch before they pulled clear after the break thanks to strikes from Tony Carey and Fiacre Ó Cinnseala ended the maroon and white dreams and put them into the Tier 2 competition for the second consecutive year. Galway Bay FM's match commentary team were PJ Lynch and Kevin O'Dwyer.

FOOTBALL: Galway minor manager Neil McHugh with Galway Bay FM's PJ Lynch after their Connacht semi-final defeat to Mayo

Conor Mortimer and Declan Meehan look ahead to this weekend's Connacht Senior Football Championship final between Galway and MayoThis Podcast is brought to you by Hoare Chartered Accountants. Hoare Chartered Accountants based in Galway City are a leading provider of Audit, Accountancy and Taxation services.. For more information, visit their website on www.hoarecharteredaccountants.ieSubscribe for more content!

Connacht play their second BKT United Rugby Championship game in South Africa on Saturday (26th April 2025) against the Emirates Lions, needing a result to keep their play-off hopes alive. Cullie Tucker's side are 12th on 34 points, four points ahead of their opponents, but five behind the Stormers in 8th place.  It's only the second time they've played the Johannesburg franchise and they did enjoy a 33-30 success in April 2022. To preview the game, Galway Bay FM's William Davies is joined by Connacht's Lineout and Maul coach John Muldoon. == Kick-off in Johannesburg on Saturday is 3pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

FOOTBALL: Leitrim 5-13 Galway 4-12 (Connacht under-20B Final report with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly)

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Cameron Hill brings the news on the Leinster injury front.Ulster opt to move on several players as Richie Murphy continues his rebuild.Connacht look for improvement in South Africa.An English legend retires.And the return of a star for New Zealand.Rugby on Off The Ball with thanks to Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Cameron Hill brings the news on the Leinster injury front.Ulster opt to move on several players as Richie Murphy continues his rebuild.Connacht look for improvement in South Africa.An English legend retires.And the return of a star for New Zealand.Rugby on Off The Ball with thanks to Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Stormers head coach John Dobson joins John Maytham to reflect on his team’s bonus point 34–29 win over Irish side Connacht in Cape Town on Saturday — a crucial United Rugby Championship (URC) victory that keeps the Capetonians in strong contention for the playoffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan gave us his immediate reaction to a massive morning in Irish rugby with another All Blacks superstar to join Leinster, and Connacht's head coach exiting stage left. OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney began our preview of the weekend's action. Denis Walsh talks hurling. And we're joined in studio by Irish MMA star Paul Hughes. But this morning's Bite starts with Quinny, as he reacts to a huge morning in Irish rugby, and then Tommy introduces us to our nearest, youngest GAA pundit.Catch Off The Ball Breakfast 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

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you a year's worth of news in one tasty morsel. There's reaction to Leinster's bombshell signing of Rieko Ioane + to that of Pete Wilkins' departure from the Connacht job. A recent U20 Grand Slam-winner has retired at the age of just 23. The Wallabies look poised to appoint their successor to Joe Schmidt.

This is Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan gave us his immediate reaction to a massive morning in Irish rugby with another All Blacks superstar to join Leinster, and Connacht's head coach exiting stage left. OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney began our preview of the weekend's action. Denis Walsh talks hurling. And we're joined in studio by Irish MMA star Paul Hughes. But this morning's Bite starts with Quinny, as he reacts to a huge morning in Irish rugby, and then Tommy introduces us to our nearest, youngest GAA pundit.Catch Off The Ball Breakfast 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

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you details of an increase to the provinces of their contributions towards central contracts. There's mixed injury news from Ulster ahead of their interpro with Leinster. We hear from a frustrated Ian Costello ahead of Munster's date with the Vodacom Bulls at Thomond Park. Cullie Tucker joins us from the Western Cape where Connacht are preparing for the DHL Stormers. And an All Blacks mainstay is cutting short his international career for the riches of Japan.

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news from the Leinster camp after they put Glasgow to the sword in the Investec Champions Cup. We hear from Jacques Nienaber and Joe McCarthy as Leinster attentions turn to Ulster in the URC. Connacht's Challenge Cup exit at the hands of Racing has come with added cost. Eben Etzebeth scotches retirement talk.And Ireland lick their wounds after a second half mauling at the hands of England in the W6N.

On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the Munster and Connacht team news ahead of their respective EPCR quarter-finals tomorrow. Alex Nankivell is back for Munster, while Racing have made wholesale changes for their trip to Galway to play Connacht in the Challenge Cup. We hear from Stacey Flood as Ireland put the finishing touches to their preparations with England visiting Cork in the W6N. A surprising name has emerged as favourite for the Wales job. And the Waratahs score a contender for try of the year.

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has the news all Munster fans have been waiting for.Connacht have an eye on another provincial GAA ground.The western province have also added to their coaching structure.We speak to Scott Bemand as Ireland prepare to resume their Women's Six Nations campaign against England in Cork.Richie has the latest on Australia's hunt for a new head coach.And the latest too from trouble-stricken Cardiff.

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from Munster who are preparing for another raid on France. Thaakir Abrahams and Denis Leamy speak ahead of that Bordeaux clash. The potential semi-final venues for the Investec Champions Cup have been revealed. We hear from Cullie Tucker on Connacht's Challenge Cup quarter-final with Racing 92. And the 7-1 bench split has received some high-level backing.