Podcasts about Leinster

Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel and captain Josh Macleod speak to Scrum V reporter Ceri Coleman-Phillips ahead of their United Rugby Championship play-off quarter final against Leinster in Dublin.

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson.Coming up today, we hear from the Leinster camp as they are dealt injury blows ahead of the crucial part of the season.Noel McNamara and Joey Carbery celebrate European success.Munster arrive in South Africa ahead of their meeting with the Sharks.And could the new man in red, Clayton McMillan be about to win a title with the Chiefs?Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

On a members pod that we're making available for all Hurling Pod listeners this week, the GAA's Head of Hurling Willie Maher joined the lads for a chat about why he's passionate about trying to grow the game across the country. They discussed why 20,000 free tickets have been made available for under-14s for the Leinster and McDonagh Cup finals, 45 new clubs being set up, pushing for more coverage for lower-tier competitions and what he hopes to achieve as Head of Hurling.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review the last round of group games in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships. Cork bounced back from their Limerick loss to defeat Waterford and reach a first Munster final since 2018, while the Deise's miserable round-robin record continued. Galway's first away Championship victory at Dublin saw them set up. a Leinster decider with Kilkenny, but how confident is Skehill about them beating the Cats?Antrim dropped to the McDonagh Cup, they'll be replaced by either Laois or Kildare in next year's Leinster Championship.

Welcome to the Final Whistle on Off The Ball.Here is your one-stop shop for all the weekend's biggest GAA voices in one podcast.David Wilson brings you through the weekend's major Gaelic Games talking points.Pat Ryan eyes a Limerick ambush on the Munster final.Peter Queally wants the Deise to kick on next year.Micheal Donoghue praises his side's ability to get it done as Galway book a Leinster date with Kilkenny.Jim McGuiness can't explain why his Donegal team weren't up to the pitch of things against Tyrone.Malachy O'Rourke continues to be a fly in the McGuinness ointment.Ger Brennan holds his hands up.And Dessie Ward on nearly calling it a day.Become a member at offtheball.com/subscribe

Welcome along to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, we'll hear from Ireland number 8 Aoife Wafer confirms her decision to leave Leinster to join Harlequins.Gerry Thornley on the criticism of the amount of foreign-born players in the Lions squad.And Munster will play one of their home Champions Cup games outside of Thomond Park.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Ulster sign Wallabies prop Angus Bell, raising questions over IRFU's overseas prop embargo,Leinster face a opening-weekend trip to South Africa with the fixtures out for the 2025/26 URC season,And Dara Smith-Naughton picks his Ireland XV for the Six Nations opener against France... next February!Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland, a proud sponsor of Irish rugby. #NeverStopCompeting.

Former chairman of the Offaly County Board, Michael Duignan joins Ger Gilroy & Vinny Perth on the line following a prolonged period of unbelievable success for underage GAA in Offaly, across both codes - most recently getting their hands on their first Leinster minor football title in 36 years!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

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Sarah Rowe joined Ger Gilroy and Vinny Perth after her A-League success with the Central Coast Mariners.And Michael Duignan explains how Offaly GAA is on the up after their minor footballers were crowned Leinster champions on Monday.But this morning's Bite begins Rowe explaining how she is switching focus from football to Aussie rules.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

Caoimhe Ní Ghormáin, Manuscripts Curator at the Library of Trinity College Dublin, discusses the conservation of the medieval manuscript, The Book of Leinster.

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Sarah Rowe joined Ger Gilroy and Vinny Perth after her A-League success with the Central Coast Mariners.And Michael Duignan explains how Offaly GAA is on the up after their minor footballers were crowned Leinster champions on Monday.But this morning's Bite begins Rowe explaining how she is switching focus from football to Aussie rules.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

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.Coming up, we will hear from Aoife Wafer after she was freshly crowned Guinness Women's 6 Nations player of the year for 2025.James Tracy's thoughts as Leinster begin their preparations for the URC playoff push,And an England stalwart retires - with a call-to-arms to those responsible for the future of the game.Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Seanie Johnston joined Ger Gilroy and Dara Smith Naughton after Cavan recorded a shock win over Mayo at the weekend.And James Tracey was in studio to run the rule over Leinster as they look for some piece of silverware this season.But this morning's Bite begins with reaction a great weekend for Cavan football.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

The lads are re-united this week with All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joining the returning Will O'Callaghan to break down the penultimate round of group games in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championshps. Limerick put in an awesome display to hammer Cork, while Tipperary won a Munster Championship home game for the first time since 2019 to secure qualification. Kilkenny are back into another Leinster final, Galway and Dublin are preparing for a de facto semi-final, and the lads give their take on Davy Fitzgerald's comments about referees ahead of their must-win. encounter with Offaly.

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - it's a novel pod, James is hanging after a wedding in Portugal and Paddy has his newborn in his arms, but as always, the lads deliver after another brilliant weekend of Gaelic Football!TIMESTAMPS below.(00:30) - Cavan beat Mayo - huge win for Galligan's side, killer-blow for McStay.(17:00) - Livewatch Leinster Minor Final - midfield moves and two-point frees off the deck.(20:00) - Galway beaten by Dublin in Salthill - Kilkenny, Con and the new-boys.(40:00) - Louth-Offaly Minor Final update.(42:00) - Down mow down Clare. Peter Keane's War of Words.(53:00) - What did Kerry get out of beating Roscommon? Paudie's position.(01:05:00) - Offaly beat Louth in a cracking Leinster Minor final.We've got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too where we'll look ahead to another quality weekend of action. 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.

En finale de Champions Cup samedi (15h45), Bordeaux-Bègles sera face à Northampton, équipe qui a fait tomber le Leinster en demies. A la ramasse en Premiership, les Anglais, notamment portés par Henry Pollock, Tommy Freeman et Fin Smith, réalisent une campagne européenne particulièrement emballante. Qu'est ce qui caractérise cette équipe ? Quelles sont leurs forces ? De quoi l'UBB doit-elle avoir peur ? Réponses dans « Crunch ». Un podcast présenté par Léa Leostic, avec Guillaume Dufy et Antoine Bourlon. Enregistrement : Baptiste Binet.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - it's a novel pod, James is hanging after a wedding in Portugal and Paddy has his newborn in his arms, but as always, the lads deliver after another brilliant weekend of Gaelic Football!TIMESTAMPS below.(00:30) - Cavan beat Mayo - huge win for Galligan's side, killer-blow for McStay.(17:00) - Livewatch Leinster Minor Final - midfield moves and two-point frees off the deck.(20:00) - Galway beaten by Dublin in Salthill - Kilkenny, Con and the new-boys.(40:00) - Louth-Offaly Minor Final update.(42:00) - Down mow down Clare. Peter Keane's War of Words.(53:00) - What did Kerry get out of beating Roscommon? Paudie's position.(01:05:00) - Offaly beat Louth in a cracking Leinster Minor final.We've got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too where we'll look ahead to another quality weekend of action. 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.

Welcome to the Final Whistle on Off The Ball.Here is your one-stop shop for all the weekend's biggest GAA voices in one podcast.David Wilson brings you through the weekend's major Gaelic Games talking points.Barry Nash and John Kiely on a huge Limerick win over Cork.Rebels boss Pat Ryan rues where it went wrong.Liam Cahill praises his Tipperary side and his old Waterford players too, whilst Deise boss Peter Queally says it was a tough result to take.Kilkenny's Derek Lyng eyes a Leinster crown.Dessie Farrell's Dubs are back?And Padraic Joyce and Galway are brought back down to earth.Become a member at offtheball.com/subscribe

Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron HillComing up, Munster are gearing up for what will be a decisive night in the URC.Leinster name their team for tomorrow's clash with defending URC champions Glasgow,And Antoine Dupont has taken an ownership stake in a Major League Rugby side.Rugby on Off The Ball, with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan helped preview the final round of regular season fixtures in the URC. Conal Keaney looked ahead to another massive weekend in the Munster and Leinster hurling championships. And we previewed tonight's League of Ireland action in the company of Owen Heary and Barry Murphy. But this morning's Bite first takes us to our chat with Quinny, as he assesses the scrapping of the Ireland Men's Sevens programme, and then we cut to Owen and Barry as they reflect on last night's call-in regarding grass roots football on Off The Ball. 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

Welcome to Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan helped preview the final round of regular season fixtures in the URC. Conal Keaney looked ahead to another massive weekend in the Munster and Leinster hurling championships. And we previewed tonight's League of Ireland action in the company of Owen Heary and Barry Murphy. But this morning's Bite first takes us to our chat with Quinny, as he assesses the scrapping of the Ireland Men's Sevens programme, and then we cut to Owen and Barry as they reflect on last night's call-in regarding grass roots football on Off The Ball. 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

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.

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.comHabía una vez una mujer llamada Brigida de Kildare nacida en el siglo V en irlanda en el reino de Leinster Su padre era un rey irlandés y su madre una esclava cristiana. Desde joven Brigida mostro una gran devoción religioas y una gran inclinación para ayudar a los necesitados. Cuando fue adulta Brigida decidio consagra su vida a la religión y debido a esto decidio construir un convento en la región de Leinster. En aquel tiempo el rey de Leinster era un hombre conocido por su avaricia y por su paganismo. Pero Brigida sabía que el era el dueño de todos los terrenos que ella podría utilizar para la construcción de su convento. Decidida se presento ante el rey de Leinster y con toda calma le pidió que le donara un terreno. El rey que no era muy afecto a la religión simplemente se negó a la petición y ordeno que retiraran a la mujer de su vista. Cierto día, la Santa tuvo una idea para que este rey escarmentara por su codicia, así que de nuevo  se dirigió al rey solicitándole que le concediera solamente  la tierra que pudiera cubrir su capa. A pesar de sus recelos, el rey cansado de la petición y solamente para zafarse definitivamente de Brigida acepto que le daría el área que la capa de la santa cubriera.La santa pues cito al rey a lo alto de una pequeña colina en la planicie de Curragh en el condado de Kildare. Allí apareció el rey un poco curioso ya que sabía que con el área que ocupara una capa nunca se podría construir un convento.  Allí frente al rey Brigida se quito su capa y la entrego a cuatro asistentes que llevaba consigo. Cada una de las asistentes tomo una punta de la capa y a la orden de Brigida comenzaron a jalar y a caminar en cada una de los puntos cardinales, a medida que las asistentes caminaban la prenda de la que estaba hecha la capa se iba extendiendo y extendiendo aumentando su área con cada minuto que pasaba. El rey asombrado veía como la pequeña capa iba aumentando su tamaño de forma inesperado y veía como otras mujeres se unian a la otras ayudando a tirar más y más la tela de la capa. Allí en medio de la planicie de Curragh la sombra creada por la capa cubria ya casi la mitad del área de aquel amplio terreno y el rey no comprendía como su promesa se convertia en una pesadilla. El rey consternado preguntó a la que luego seria  Santa Brígida qué estaba ocu­rriendo. La Santa le dirigió una de sus miradas más duras y le contestó que estaba cubriendo con su capa todo su territorio, para cas­tigarle por su inmensa mezquindad. El rey sobresaltado se dio cuenta de que el enojo de la Santa podía ser muy peligroso, por lo que accedió a darle una parcela de terreno y a ser más generoso en el futuro.Santa Brígida asintió no sin antes advertirle que si en alguna ocasión volvía a sus antiguos hábitos, le recordaría las virtudes elásticas de su capa.Dicen que fue tanto el impacto que tuvo aquel milagro sobre la vida del rey que este no solo dono el terreno sino que se convirtió al catolicismo.  Y así después de una vida de ayuda a los damnificados Brigida fundo su propio convento desde donde se dice que curaba a los enfermos y llevo a irlanda el catolicismo y se convirtió en santa en el siglo VII y se convirtió en su santa patrona. 

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE!Finn Caddie joins ACC Head G Lane to discuss exactly how much is a "sh*tload" of cocaine (00:00)...Then, they chat about all the hyphenated names in the Warriors team (6:25), Mike Hesson being named the Coach of the Pakistan white-ball cricket team (13:00) and the bizarre scenes in the NZ A and Bangladesh A matches (15:30)... Plus, Rieko Ioane expects a "50/50" reception from Leinster supporters (18:45), and former English rugby player Danny Care tells a great story about Jonah Lomu (21:00)!Finally, they get to your feedback in 'Yours Please' (28:28)...Brought to you by Export Ultra!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keith Treacy chats League of Ireland and the Irish squad announcement; Matt Jones on Goodison Park; Damian Lawlor has all the latest GAA stories, and Nadine Doherty is in studio to review the Leinster and Ulster Ladies Football finals! Game On.

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

Rory Jacob and Paul Shaughnessy dissect Galway's victory over Wexford in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. The lads also look ahead to this weekend's clash against Antrim and the U20's Leinster semi-final against Dublin. 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!

Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily with David Wilson.Coming up today, we hear from the Leinster camp as Caelan Doris is ruled out for 6 months.Hugo Keenan explains where he watched the Lions announcement after making the touring squad.Tyler Bleyendaal wants his side to build momentum in the business end of the season.Denis Leamy looks for Munster consistency as they aim to back up last week's win at home to Ulster.Joe Schmidt has his eye on the Lions lurking in the long grass.World Rugby increase their ties to North America with a further pivot to the Middle East.Ian McGeechan receives a cancer diagnosis.Whilst Leicester Tigers have their new man. And finally on the day when Jonah Lomu would have turned 50, we remember some his greatest trys.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod after a weekend where there was only one real winner - Gaelic Football! We saw Donegal edge a stunning Ulster final, and on Sunday Louth claimed the Leinster title for the first time in 68 years. Scenes! We're talking both finals, and all the rest of the action this weekend.(00:30) - Capturing the magic of Croke Park on Sunday.(05:00) - Louth's glorious Leinster win - how they got the better of Meath.(24:00) - Tailteann Cup stories and Tyrone's u20s.(28:00) - Donegal-Armagh serve up a classic - where it was won and lost. We've got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too where we'll look ahead to another quality weekend of action. 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.

Peter Fitzpatrick, Former manager and former chairman of the Louth county board, reacts to Louth's Leinster victory.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run you through all of the past weekend's action, the morning after ‘The Wee County' were crowned Leinster football Champions for the first time in 68 years!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/join

Welcome to Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Tommy Rooney joined Ger and Colm to look back at a huge weekend of Gaelic games action whilst Alan Quinlan gave the expert view on Munster's inter-pro win over Ulster.Louth finally have their hands on the Delaney Cup after 68 long years, and Tommy was on hand to capture the scenes on a huge day for the Wee County.Quinny explained the Importance of the lineout and why that might have played a key role in the Lions selection whilst Munster target a top 8 finish in the URC.But this morning's Bite begins with the Meath perspective after their loss in the Leinster football final.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

Sean McClean, Chair of the Louth County Board, discusses Louth's Leinster win yesterday.

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod after a weekend where there was only one real winner - Gaelic Football! We saw Donegal edge a stunning Ulster final, and on Sunday Louth claimed the Leinster title for the first time in 68 years. Scenes! We're talking both finals, and all the rest of the action this weekend.(00:30) - Capturing the magic of Croke Park on Sunday.(05:00) - Louth's glorious Leinster win - how they got the better of Meath.(24:00) - Tailteann Cup stories and Tyrone's u20s.(28:00) - Donegal-Armagh serve up a classic - where it was won and lost. We've got a Members Football Pod coming for you later this week too where we'll look ahead to another quality weekend of action. 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.

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 to the Final Whistle on Off The Ball.Here is your one-stop shop for all the weekend's biggest GAA voices in one podcast.David Wilson brings you through the weekend's major Gaelic Games talking points.Sam Mulroy, Ger Brennan and Conor Grimes on a momentous day for Louth.Carla Rowe wins 12th consecutive Leinster crown for the Dubs.Tyrone book another under-20 All-Ireland final date.Jim McGuinness and Patrick McBrearty savour an Ulster triumph.Liam Cahill pays tribute to his players as Brian Lohan's Clare look all but out.And Davy Fitzgerald is impressed by Dublin.Become a member at offtheball.com/subscribe

All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back together to pick apart the weekend's action in the Munster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championships. Tipp's first provincial championship win in 748 days has left All-Ireland champions Clare facing an early exit, while Dublin and Kilkenny maintained their 100 per cent starts in Leinster.

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

Welcome to Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show it was a Gaelic Football bonanza as build-up increases ahead of both the Leinster and Ulster Football finals this weekend. Former Meath footballer Mark Ward was on hand to recall Meath's last golden era, whilst former Armagh 'keeper Paul Hearty and ex-Donegal wing-back Kevin Cassidy reminisced on some classics between the two counties.But this morning's Bite begins with Ward's assessment of the excitement levels in the Royal County.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

Welcome to Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show it was a Gaelic Football bonanza as build-up increases ahead of both the Leinster and Ulster Football finals this weekend. Former Meath footballer Mark Ward was on hand to recall Meath's last golden era, whilst former Armagh 'keeper Paul Hearty and ex-Donegal wing-back Kevin Cassidy reminisced on some classics between the two counties.But this morning's Bite begins with Ward's assessment of the excitement levels in the Royal County.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

This week's episode is packed after a seismic weekend in the Champions Cup. Jim's got some apologies to make as Northampton Saints pulled off the unthinkable in Dublin, knocking out Leinster in their own backyard. We have Bigs on to break down exactly how his former club did it, where Leinster got it wrong, and what it means for the upcoming Lions squad announcement. Plus, we've got all the fallout from Jordie Barrett's bench role, Caelan Doris injury whispers, Fin Smith and Polock's meteoric rise, and some listener questions, including who from Lions history we'd bring back for 2025 and whether 100 Jim Hamilton could actually take down a gorilla. We also dive into Bath's win over Edinburgh to reach their first European final in over a decade, Bordeaux's breakout moment as they dismantled Toulouse and how the final might play out against Saints. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Filmed in style at the House of Rémy Martin, this week's episode finds Alex, Hask, and Jonny May enjoying life in Cognac-deep in wine country and not far from Bordeaux's dismantling of Toulouse-as they unpack a seismic weekend in the Investec Champions Cup. Northampton's young guns stun Leinster, prompting big praise for Pollock, Smith, Freeman and more. But how might the Saints' heroics shake up Andy Farrell's Lions selection? Plus, Jonny faces another pronunciation test-this time courtesy of Bielle-Biarrey. Please enjoy your Rémy Martin responsibly. Season 5 is sponsored by Continental Tyres.  WOB Group & GB&R Competition Entry Form

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Graham Hunter was on the line to talk last night's classic between Inter and Barcelona, plus Ruaidhri O'Connor was in studio to reflect on that stunning Leinster loss on Saturday.Just how good are this Inter side and will Barca rue their missed opportunity?Did Leinster show arrogance and is Leo Cullen's position under threat?But this morning's Bite starts with Hunter reflecting on one of the greatest European ties of all time.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

Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill.Coming up today, Ruaidhri O'Connor on which Irish players could miss out on the spot in Andy Farrell's Lions squad.Josh van der Flier on how Leinster are fully focused on securing a URC title,And worrying times for the future of the Welsh regions.Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Graham Hunter was on the line to talk last night's classic between Inter and Barcelona, plus Ruaidhri O'Connor was in studio to reflect on that stunning Leinster loss on Saturday.Just how good are this Inter side and will Barca rue their missed opportunity?Did Leinster show arrogance and is Leo Cullen's position under threat?But this morning's Bite starts with Hunter reflecting on one of the greatest European ties of all time.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

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Graham Hunter was on the line to talk last night's classic between Inter and Barcelona, plus Ruaidhri O'Connor was in studio to reflect on that stunning Leinster loss on Saturday.Just how good are this Inter side and will Barca rue their missed opportunity?Did Leinster show arrogance and is Leo Cullen's position under threat?But this morning's Bite starts with Hunter reflecting on one of the greatest European ties of all time.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

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Alan Quinlan was live in studio to talk yet another European defeat for Leinster, whilst comedian Dara O'Briain selected his top five 'You Had To Be There' moments.Did Leinster take Northampton for granted? And is this defeat a worry for Irish rugby in general?Dara O'Briain was perhaps Ireland's most famous fan at last summer's Olympics, but did any of those moments make his list?But this morning's Bite starts Quinny analysing where it went wrong for the Boys in Blue on Saturday.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

Cameron Hill brings you the latest from the world of rugby this Tuesday.Coming up today, the fallout continues from Leinster's shock defeat to Northampton Saints in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final.Jacques Nienaber offers an update on the injury to Leinster and Ireland captain Caelan Doris,And Connacht's interim head coach Cullie Tucker looks ahead to their do-or-die clash with Edinburgh in the URC this weekend.

Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show Alan Quinlan was live in studio to talk yet another European defeat for Leinster, whilst comedian Dara O'Briain selected his top five 'You Had To Be There' moments.Did Leinster take Northampton for granted? And is this defeat a worry for Irish rugby in general?Dara O'Briain was perhaps Ireland's most famous fan at last summer's Olympics, but did any of those moments make his list?But this morning's Bite starts Quinny analysing where it went wrong for the Boys in Blue on Saturday.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

After Northampton stunned Leinster to reach the Champions Cup final, what impact could that result have on Andy Farrell's Lions squad? Ugo, Danny and Ashy discuss who played their way into contention and whose place could now be under threat. Is Maro Itoje now favourite to be named captain on Thursday? Northampton DOR Phil Dowson joins us to relive that epic victory in Dublin and and gives us a great insight into Henry Pollock and how Saints masterminded the victory over a Leinster team packed full of Irish internationals. Plus, there's more change at Exeter and Bath's dream of a treble continues.