Podcasts about Donegal

We continue a county-by-county journey across Ireland, exploring all 32 counties that make up this remarkable island. Have you been to some of these places and hidden gems?Today, Anna Daly is joined by Travel Content Creator Kevin Penrose to find out what the best things to see and do are in County Derry!

Mick looks at a less nostalgic part of the 90s with "Gargoyles" (1995) on the Sega Mega Drive, McCormick gives us a deep dive into cult activities in rural Donegal with "The Secret of St Brides" (1985) for the Commodore 64 and Andy discusses why "Yoshi Touch & Go" (2005) for the Nintendo DS is the perfect game for when you're Yoshi touchin cloth.

Louise from Donegal joined the show this morning to take on Rhyme It, our fast-paced word game that puts players under serious pressure. The rules are simple: you get 30 seconds to answer as many questions as possible, but every answer has to rhyme with a word you're given.It sounds easy… until the clock starts ticking. ⏱️ From quick thinking to tongue-twisting rhymes, keep the answers flowing while the pressure built.

Declan Kilgannon, skipper of Kiwi Girl, discusses his sighting of two black and white orcas, the last remaining members of the critically endangered West Coast Community of Scotland.

RVing in Ireland is different from other places - and getting the basics wrong can turn a dream trip into a stressful one. Jody talks with Sandra Willis, chief explorer at Motorhome Roots Ireland, about what it actually takes to travel Ireland by motorhome or camper van: choosing the right vehicle size, where you're allowed to park overnight, the apps worth downloading, and the one mistake she sees travelers make again and again. Visit the full article with helpful links: https://irelandfamilyvacations.com/motorhome-travel-in-ireland/ireland-travel-tips/ Highlights: - Why bigger isn't always better when it comes to motorhome size in Ireland - The real rules around campsites, aires, and pub car park overnight stays - The apps Sandra actually uses to find places to park - The most common mistake travelers make — and how to avoid it - Sandra's own story, from a canal boat in England to Motorhome Roots Ireland - Three of Sandra's favorite motorhome spots: Enniskillen, Donegal, and Carrick-on-Shannon Ireland Travel Resources: - Car Rental & Driving Guide: https://irelandfamilyvacations.com/drive - DIY Ireland Travel Planner: https://irelandfamilyvacations.com/compass

In this episode, Alison McGonagle from WestBIC sits down with Evelyn Mc Glynn, entrepreneur, author, trainer and business coach with a passion for empowering women in business, building strong networks and encouraging a culture of giving across both business and community. Evelyn's own story is one of resilience and reinvention: after 20 years as a stay-at-home mum, she launched her marketing career in her 40s, proof that it's never too late to start and succeed. As owner of evelynmcmarketing.com, she's celebrating 14 years in business, mentoring SMEs to grow, adapt and thrive, and building extensive networks across Donegal and Europe along the way.In this conversation, Evelyn talks openly about starting her journey later in life, tackling imposter syndrome and learning to name your inner critic, and how to navigate marketing trends on a limited budget. She digs into the crucial difference between working in your business versus on it, and why solving a real problem for your customer, with clarity on exactly what you're offering, is at the heart of it all.Evelyn is also the face behind the much-loved Donegal Mammy brand, sharing relatable, humorous and heartfelt takes on everyday life and community. As founder of Donegal Giving, she's built a community-led initiative celebrating the power of giving time, talent and support, including a Transition Year programme that helps young people build confidence and discover their own capacity to give back.This is a conversation about communication, curiosity and connection, and about what's possible when you commit to all three, at any stage of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome ultra runner and adventure racer, Lonan O' Farrell (@lonanruncoach on Instagram). Whether it's recently coming second in Hellevation BYU, winning the Beara 100 mile in 2025, running 335km km around the Italian Alps, being a two-time UTMB finisher, or running into a Minotaur, we discuss all things ultra running, adventure racing and much more17:00 Introduction to Lonan O'Farrell and his achievements17:25 Lonan's background in football and adventure racing18:19 Transition from team sports to ultra running20:31 First ultra race and learning to dig deep21:25 The team element in adventure racing24:36 Details of the Donegal 24-hour adventure race27:15 The Beast 220km multi-sport race29:59 Navigating and strategy in adventure racing31:48 Dealing with fatigue, hunger, and sleep deprivation34:48 Mountain biking and technical trail skills36:21 Fuel, nutrition, and managing race pace39:03 The mental challenge and hallucinations during ultra races43:35 Training, preparation, and progression to ultra distances49:59 UTMB and the allure of iconic races67:53 Lifestyle, training, and balancing family and sport73:39 Lonan's coaching and social media presence75:16 Closing remarks and future ambitionsYou can follow us on Instagram:@anygivenrundaypodcastALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).altarfuel.com The Sports Recovery Kit is everything you need after training, matches, gym sessions and long active days. The full routine, ready to goShop HEREGet the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

Alison Curtis is joined live in studio by Vicki Notaro — podcaster, broadcaster and bestselling author — for a chat packed with laughs, life, and a little bit of home-reno realness (minimalist vs maximalist!).Vicki talks about her third novel, 'Anywhere But Here'. It focuses on female friendships, identity, and that “crossroads” moment many women feel around 40 — with freedom, choice, and pressure all colliding.They also dig into comparison culture, Instagram's happiness-leaching scroll, public scandal, and why Donegal is the perfect escape… even when your problems follow you!Plus: writing advice, publishing nerves, and the crucial question — Mayo or Kerry?NOTE: BOTH Alison and Vicki forgot to bring the book for the obligitary photo with book! So they have invisible copies!! :-D

Join David Maxwell and Rosie Maye as they dig into the archive and look back at garden visits from past summers on the programme. From long-flowering perennials at Kilcoan Gardens in Islandmagee to producing delicious organic vegetables at Portnoo Market Garden in Donegal and a visit to the immersive Ardán Garden in Howth which has become a highlight of Dublin's coastal landscape. In studio Rosie Maye offers expert advice on keeping roses healthy over the remaining summer months and how to make comfrey feed at home.

Time for Pat's weekly chat with Luke o'neill, professor of biochemistry in the school of biochemistry and immunology at trinity college Dublin and this week, coming to us from the MacGill summer school in Donegal. This week Pat and Luke are talking all about the technology that is restoring abilities in people with paralysis.

The Taoiseach has said that the Government's investigation into Aughinish Alumina has not found definitive proof linking its alumina exports to a weapons manufacturer in Russia.Joining Ciara to discuss this is Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at DCU and author of ‘Unfinished Empire: Russian Imperialism in Ukraine and the Near Abroad' who is at the Magill Summer School in Donegal and Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil TD for County Limerick and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

With the cost of crude oil having exceeded $90 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks, experts are warning that this surge in price will be reflected in pump prices at our forecourts over the next few days…For more on this, Ciara is joined by Muireann Lynch, Energy Economist and Senior Research Officer with ESRI and Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin TD for Donegal and party Spokesperson on Finance.

Philippa sits down with the brilliant Jo Spain — 13 bestselling thrillers already published, translated into 17 languages, TV writer and producer — to talk about her extraordinary new novel Never to Be Found, which sparked a bidding war from some of the biggest names in television before it was even published.

Another step in the right directionThe decision by Micheál Martin last week to oppose Sinn Féin's “Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026” was no real surprise. His opposition to any meaningful planning for Irish Unity has been transparently obvious for many years. Despite Fine Gael spokespersons declaring that Fine Gael would not oppose the Sinn Féin Bill they then chose to support An Taoiseach. No surprise there. Simon Harris is Tánaiste to Micheál Martin's Taoiseach. For Fine Gael to step away from a united government approach would have likely had serious repercussions for the coalition government.I spent the day in Leinster House on the day of the debate and it was clear from my conversations with some Fianna Fail TDs and the Sinn Féin team, who had spent significant time speaking to TDs from other parties and none, that there is a significant number of them deeply unhappy with ‘The Republican Party' turning its face against a common sense Bill that would have advanced the discussion about the future.Irish Republicanism & ‘The Gays' ExhibitionNext Wednesday, 22 July, an important exhibition will open in Áras Uí Chonghaile in Belfast. It examines the relationship between Irish Republicanism and ‘The Gays'. For those of a certain age who remember in particular the hunger strikes of 1980 and 1981, the support of members of the gay community in Ireland in solidarity with the men on the Blanket Protest in the H-Blocks and the women in Armagh Prison, was evident at many of the demonstrations that took place. Their banners were always front and centre and were well received by the crowds in attendance.The exhibition records the fact that it was a gay republican prisoner writing in the H-Blocks in 1991 who pointed out that “gay men and lesbian women have been involved in the struggle for national liberation and independence as long as any other section of our people.” He was right.Moore St. should be bought by the GovernmentLast week it was announced that the London developer Hammerson had sold the Carlton site on O'Connell Street to Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Hammerson is the company that owns part of the 1916 Moore St. Battlefield site and the Carlton site connects it to O'Connell St.Responding to the news James Connolly Heron of the Moore St. Preservation Trust pointed out that under the Hammerson plan the former Carlton site was to be the gateway to a shopping mall extending into Moore Lane and Moore Street. This was to include the demolition of part of the terrace, the last headquarters of the leaders of The 1916 Rising. We were told that this was essential for retail ‘footfall'.James Connolly Heron pointed out that: “The sale of the Carlton site rendersThe Glorious Twelfth. Now that the Twelfth has come and gone it is long past the time for opinion makers within unionism to chart out a course to regulate the building of Twelfth bonfires so that they are safer, legal and community friendly. The Orange Parade in Rossnowlagh in Donegal should be an example to the ‘Loyal‘ Orders of what is possible.  Is anyone out there within the Orange or Unionist leaders up for that challenge?  

Fresh from guiding the Cork minor footballers to All-Ireland success, Keith Ricken sat down with Rachel Sheehan to talk about the comeback in Newbridge last Sunday, his role in MTU as student services officer and learning his trade as a coach from the late Eamon Ryan.

This week on the DL Debate, Brendan Devenney talks All Ireland Championship Football with former Donegal county players, Paul Durcan, Nadine Doherty and Maureen O’Donnell plus Sports Editor of the Irish Sun Jason Byrne. The DL Debate in association with Sara's Kitchen at Sister Sara's Letterkenny: The post The DL Debate 13/07/26 appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

The Prince of Donegal, Daniel O'Donnell joins Dermot in studio to talk comeback concerts and how to brew the perfect cup of tea. ‘Boil the Kettle' for Relay for Life, Donegal is on Tuesday 28th July from 12pm to 4pm.

Galway's under-20 ladies footballers could make history this Saturday (11th June 2026) when they face Donegal in the first ever All-Ireland Final in this grade. The Tribeswomen won three of their four group games in May, beating Meath, Mayo and Cork.  But a loss to Dublin left them waiting a month before they knew they were qualified to take on the Ulster champions. Leading up to the game, Galway manager Kevin Joyce has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly. == Throw-in at Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry on Saturday is 1pm.

Hunter-gatherers relied on megafauna for their subsistence. Those material conditions no longer exist: most land is under the control of state or private individuals and most of the megafauna are extinct. Rewilding looks to hunter-gatherers as an inspiration for adapting modern subsistence practices as best we can, to be more like that of our evolutionary past. While domestication was a stark turn away from hunting and gathering, pastoralism as an existing subsistence strategy is ripe for potential rewilding of various kinds. There are methods that combine human subsistence with ecological restoration to help increase biodiversity and carbon sequestration. A few of the current terms for this are regenerative agriculture, agro-forestry, and silva-pastoralism, holistic grazing, among others. In this episode I'll be interviewing John and Laura, of Future Oak Farms, who manage multiple sites in Ireland, with multiple strategies.Recording Date: 11/24/25John Duffy was born in London to Irish parents who left Donegal during the wave of emigration in the 1960s. Disillusioned by the destructive logic of his career in oil and gas exploration, he began searching for an alternative path. In 2018, he returned to the family farm in Donegal and set about reimagining its future. Today, John co-runs the Future Oak Farm Project with his partner Laura. Guided by permaculture and regenerative design principles and using the Holistic Management Framework, the farm regenerates local ecosystems while sustaining a resilient, profitable enterprise—powered by a keen herd of Belted Galloways and billions of unseen allies beneath the soil.Laura McGoran is a wellbeing facilitator, regenerative farming educator and co-manager of Future Oak Farm in Donegal. She has a corporate background in international sales and operations in the education sector, and later retrained in yoga, fitness and community health. She has worked closely with vulnerable groups by using movement, nature and practical food growing to support confidence and connection. On the farm she is involved in daily operations, ecology work and the storytelling that brings people into the regenerative journey.NotesFuture Oak Farms InstagramFuture Oak Farm on YouTubeIsland of WoodsThirty Two Words for FieldSupport the show

Today's panel reacts to the end of a wonderful World Cup for Crumlin's Pico Lopes. Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West.

Sean O'Driscoll, member of the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce; and today's panel Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West.

Martin Harte, CEO of Love Temple Bar; and today's panel Charlie McConagle, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Media, Communications, Culture, and Sport, and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal; Jen Cummins, Social Democrats TD for Dublin South Central; Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West.

It's a tale of two islands and two very different political visions this week. With Lesley broadcasting from the quiet, remote shores of Gola Island in Donegal and Fraser pitching up on the Isle of Bute, the pair unpack a massive week of infrastructure breakthroughs, constitutional questions, and sporting heartbreak. From Shetland finally securing a green light for subsea tunnels to Andy Burnham's bold decentralisation agenda shaking up Manchester and Westminster alike, we ask whether Scotland's highly centralised governance is ready to respond to fresh thinking. Plus, we mourn the Tartan Army's World Cup exit, take a look at the state of youth football coaching (not our area).Linkshttps://labourlist.org/2026/06/is-fiscal-devolution-the-missing-piece-of-manchesterism/ ★ Support this podcast ★

For the six men and one woman trafficked to Donegal by Georgijs Poniza and Armen Pogosyan, life was unimaginably harsh.They worked long, gruelling hours, lived together in dire conditions, rummaging in public bins for food and walking up to 30km to get to work. When they stepped out of line they were subject to abuse including physical violence.]In the nearly three years they spent in modern slavery in Ireland, the seven victims, all Latvians, earned about €750,000 but as their bank accounts were controlled, they saw a tiny fraction of that.This month in a first conviction of its kind in the State, Poniza and Pogosyan, who were long-time residents in Ireland, were jailed for a total of 24 years for human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation.So how did the operation work? Why in a small community in Donegal did no one notice anything? And how were the traffickers caught?Chris McNulty, a journalist with Donegal Daily, has been following the case and was in court for the sentencing.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On tonight’s DL Debate Pauric Hilferty is joined by Highland Radio GAA analyst Brendan Kilcoyne reviewing Donegal’s exit from this years championship. Michael McMullan will also review the weekends quarter finals. The DL Debate in association with Sara's Kitchen at Sister Sara's Letterkenny: The post The DL Debate 29/6/26 appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

Veronica Guerin remembered, a voyage into the past on a Donegal island, and a tribute to David Hockney, with Brian Farrell, Fiachra Gallagher, John MacKenna, Gail Seekamp, Billy Collins, Mícheál McCann and Moya Cannon

Shane O'Curraighin, our North West Correspondent in Rossknowlagh Co. Donegal and Eavan Murray, Western Correspondent with the Irish Independent in Galway city.

Carmela interviewed Luke McCann who discussed Human Life International (HLI) Ireland's activities and a new website called MyHolyHero.com. Luke outlined several upcoming HLI events including a 33-day Eucharistic dedication starting July 19th, a men's climb of reparation on August 22-23, and the completion of a 32-county mission, soon to be ending in Donegal, which was […] L'articolo Northern Soul – The Essential Work of Human Life International (HLI) – Luke McCann and Carmela proviene da Radio Maria.

Welcome along to The Football Pod; as we break down a cracking weekend of Gaelic Football, and bring you live reaction to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw. Enjoy.CHAPTERS(00:30) - How Dublin took out drained Donegal. (27:00) - Monaghan down Westmeath.(35:00) - Live reaction to the quarter-final draw: Galway-Dublin, Louth-Monaghan(41:00) - Kerry whip Armagh - Tyrone next.(49:00) - Mayo comeback to beat Meath - defensive questions ahead of Cork.The Football Pod on Off the Ball is brought to you by Movember, Ahead of the Game, already reaching over 16,500 players, parents and coaches across Irish clubs with the tools to look after their mental health. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com to find out how you can be part of it.Thanks for tuning in, we'll be back with a members pod on Wednesday morning. Chat then.

Damien McCroary, Principal of St. Eunan's College, Letterkenny, pays tribute to Tadhg Callaghan-Carter, the 15-year-old schoolboy who died after being hit by a competitor's car at the Donegal International Rally.

Art McCarrick, Motorsport Ireland Sporting Manager, discusses the death of a teenage spectator during the Donegal International Rally.

First up at 7:35, Ger Gilroy, Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan bring you this week's Performance Rankings.Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.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

Donegal Bay is witnessing an exceptional gathering of Basking Sharks, with dozens of the world's second-largest fish feeding, travelling in groups and even breaching near Mullaghmore Head. Mark O'Connor of Donegal Bay Conservation Trust also discusses a visiting Humpback Whale, known as "Humpback 102", now delighting observers in the bay...

This week on the DL Debate, Brendan Devenney takes a looks at all the GAA action from the weekend with Donegal legend Kevin Cassidy and top GAA sports writer Kieran Cunningham. The DL Debate in association with Sara's Kitchen at Sister Sara's Letterkenny: The post The DL Debate 22/6/26 appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

King of the North, By-Election Blues, and Tartan Army JoyWell, the by-elections were well worth waiting for. In this delayed "wait for it" by-election special, Lesley and Fraser digest a massive week in UK and Scottish politics. Andy Burnham has secured a predictable but comprehensive landslide in Mackerfield, leaving everyone wondering how quickly he might challenge Keir Starmer for the keys to Number 10. Meanwhile, the SNP faces a disappointing loss in Aberdeen South, prompting questions about energy policy, land taxes, and rural trust. Plus, the Tartan Army takes over America with an incredible display of joy and cultural diplomacy.In this episode, we discuss:Burnham's Path to Number 10: Andy Burnham defeated Reform, Restore, and the Tories combined with 55% of the vote in Mackerfield. We look at his victory speech, the rumors of cabinet resignations, and why Keir Starmer is stubbornly hanging on despite plummeting popularity.Aberdeen South & SNP Frustrations: The SNP lost the Aberdeen South by-election to the Conservatives, the first Tory by-election win in Scotland since 1973. We discuss how Stephen Flynn's move to Holyrood triggered the vote and whether he will take a hit for it. We also dive into the Scottish Government's lack of action on community wealth-building opportunities like onshore wind repowering and land taxes.Tartan Army Takeover: From securing Haggis approvals in Massachusetts to twinning with Glasgow, the Scotland fans are outclassing everyone with their energy and charity work. We contrast their joyful behavior in Boston with the rather more hostile chants coming from England fans in Dallas.Highland Clearances on Film: Lesley shares updates from a poignant filming trip to the clearance site at Rosal in Strathnaver. We discuss the rich oral traditions kept alive by the community, the struggle to find authentic black Highland cows, and how crofters actually lived in longhouses the size of modern three-bedroom bungalows.Upcoming Schedule: There will be no podcast next week as Lesley heads off to an island in Donegal with her bike, panniers, and absolutely no Wi-Fi or potable water. LinksHighland Clearances Interview: Watch the interview with Professor James Hunter on the main Lesley Riddoch YouTube channel.https://youtu.be/U5dCbYELJa8Equitable Energy research about communities taking on repowering contracts -   https://ruralsehub.net/onshore-wind-re-powering-report/ ★ Support this podcast ★

Reporter, Barry Gallagher sets the scene in Letterkenny where the Donegal International Rally is getting underway.

Cork boss John Cleary chats with Ger McCarthy about the superb win over Donegal, and looks ahead to Monday's All Ireland quarter finals draw.

New figures from the Department of Housing show that Clare is among the strongest-performing counties in the country under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant scheme.   Since its launch in 2022, more than €14.7 million has been paid out locally to help bring vacant and derelict properties back into use, with Clare ranking behind only Dublin, Cork, Donegal & Tipperary in terms of funding awarded.   But is the scheme delivering the housing boost it was designed for, and what improvements could be made?   To discuss this, Alan Morrissey was joined by John Crowe, Chair of the Social Strategic Policy Committee, Carmel Greene, Senior Executive Officer with Clare County Council, and the Killaloe Fianna Fáil Councillor, Tony O'Brien. Photo (c) tirc83 from Getty Images Signature via Canva

How have Donegal got themselves in this mess? Has Jim McGuinness's obsession with Kerry blinded him to the other threats.On Free State today, Joe examines why some counties accumulate All Irelands and others fail, while Dion surprises him with his knowledge of Roscommon's football history.Joe and Dion also look at how the Belfast Riots happened. For months the PSNI were warned that houses were being identified and that people were stockpiling food for fear their homes would be attacked but according to reports nothing was done.‘My daughter was crying, saying she doesn't want to die,' one father said of the terror his family endured during the riots.Why has this happened and what is the hypocrisy at the heart of loyalism that allows this hate to prosper? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to The Football Pod, as we get stuck into an insane weekend of Gaelic Football and react live to a box-office Round 3 draw of the All-Ireland series. Enjoy.CHAPTERS(00.10) - Cork hammer Paddy's predictions and beat Donegal(25:00) - Louth rip up Armagh script, Mayo beaten, Kerry, Mon, Meath win.(30:00) - Live reaction to the Round 3 draw and weekend falloutThe Football Pod on Off the Ball is brought to you by Movember, Ahead of the Game, already reaching over 16,500 players, parents and coaches across Irish clubs with the tools to look after their mental health. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com to find out how you can be part of it.Thanks for tuning in, we'll be back on Wednesday for our second pod of the week. Chat then.

Mick McCarthy, Arthur O'Dea and Stephen Doyle are here to bring you Monday night's instalment of The Newsround. They will discuss all the biggest sports news stories of the day!Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

PJ talks to 96FM GAA Correspondent Finny Mac about a thrilling game Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The draw for Round 3 of the All-Ireland Gaelic football championship has been made with some blockbuster ties to be played across the 20th and 21st of June.Kerry face Armagh in Killarney on Saturday, while Donegal head to Croke Park on Sunday to play Dublin.Meanwhile, Mayo host Meath on Saturday evening in MacHale Park before the round wraps up in Clones with Monaghan vs Westmeath.Colm Keys, GAA Correspondent with the Irish Independent and Off The Ball's Will O'Callaghan join Matt on The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the chat.

John Duggan and Shane Hannon are on hand to bring you all the news on a busy Sunday with loads of sporting action ahead. They talk about last night's World Cup action which saw Brazil and Morocco play out an exciting draw in New Jersey, Scotland pick up an important win, Qatar picking up an injury time equaliser and finally Australia beating Turkey comfortably. They also talk the All-Ireland Football Championship after Cork's shock win over Donegal in Ballybofey as well as all the other action across the country.The Newsround on Off The Ball

Three musicians who play at a Donegal pub are on a mission to bring concerts into living rooms and kitchens in every Irish county.This month, Gig in a Gaff had their third concert at a living room in Dublin featuring local artists WineMom, Final Girl and Runner.Aaron Coleman from Gig in a Gaff joins Seán to discuss.

Welcome back to The Football Pod with Paddy, James and Tommy - we're building up to a huge weekend of Gaelic Football. There's so much to discuss, and we get stuck into plenty of it.(00.10) - Pod catch-up; New friends, Fitzy on Love Island, Ger Brennan v Burns.(20:00) - Stars struck down by the Cruciate curse; Kinsella and McGinnis ruled out.(25:00) - Derry-Meath breakdown, with so much on the line…(39:00) - Shootout expected in Clones; Monaghan v Roscommon.(45:00) - Kerry and Donegal off Broadway, can Kildare or Cork cause bother?(59:30) - Sunday's Knockout ball; Cavan hope cools, Dublin to bounce back?(01:10:00) - ‘Oil' Clasico, Westmeath giddiness, Calling Mayo-Tyrone The Football Pod on Off the Ball is brought to you by Movember, Ahead of the Game, already reaching over 16,500 players, parents and coaches across Irish clubs with the tools to look after their mental health. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com to find out how you can be part of it.Thanks for tuning in, we'll be back next week with two shows. Chat then.

Travel to Ireland with Charleen Hurtubise to celebrate her US debut, Saoirse—a moving story of art, memory, and reinvention set on Donegal's wild Atlantic coast. Book Gang welcomes Charleen Hurtubise, novelist and artist, to discuss her sweeping and quietly powerful novel, Saoirse. Charleen draws on her transatlantic life, her creative work as an artist, and her deep ties to Ireland and Michigan to bring this immersive story to life. Set in 1990s Donegal, this immersive novel follows Saoirse Byrne, an artist whose life is transformed when she unexpectedly wins the prestigious Margaret Dowling Art Prize. As fame threatens to uncover long-buried secrets from her Michigan past, Saoirse must navigate a world shaped by Ireland's social and political change, Catholic influence, and her own search for freedom. In this layered and moving conversation, we discuss:

Kevin Cassidy, former Donegal footballer, reacts to the statement issued on behalf of suspended Dublin manager Ger Brennan in which he said that comments by GAA President Jarlath Burns were “insulting”.

As the Belfast Book Festival opens Kirsty Wark is joined by a range of guests at the Crescent Arts Centre. She'll be discussing reading and freedom of expression with Hilary McCollum, whose new book As A Lover is inspired by the scandal which followed the publication of Radclyffe Hall's story of lesbian love The Well of Loneliness in 1928, and by novelist and short story writer Lucy Caldwell whose work often examines what were once taboo subjects. Head of Cuba Pictures Dixie Linder, who's made TV adaptations of work by Marian Keyes, MIsha Glenny and Susanna Clarke talks about her approach to adapting much-loved books, and Andrew Reid of Northern Ireland Screen will explain how the Game of Thrones effect has made an enormous cultural and economic impact on the local industry. The director and one of the cast of Bold Girls - Rona Munro's play about how women held families together during The Troubles - also join us live, as does Donegal-based poet Annemarie Ní Churreáin, who will be reading live from her latest collection Hymn To All the Restless Girls. Producer: Mark Crossan