Podcast appearances and mentions of paul o'connell

The growth of the far right is not a short-term blip in onward human progress, it's a sign we're in trouble; in this episode Dr Paul O Connell suggests ways in which we might respond... #fascismiscapitalismindecay

Dan was joined by our good mate and all round legend Paul O'Connell to discuss the Labour Party and Labourism as a political culture, following Paul's recent article on Conter https://www.conter.scot/2022/1/25/labouring-under-illusions/. They discussed the history and defining features of Labourism, the new left debate on Labour as a vehicle for socialism, its analysis of the state, its relationship with imperialism, why the Labour party annoyingly refuses to die and ultimately why socialists urgently need to break with Labourism in order to tackle the current crisis of capitalism.

Thursday's #OTBAM podcast is here - Ireland have won GOLD at Tokyo, we've got reaction to the rowing all morning, there's Hurling with James Skehill, Paul O'Connell talking Rugby, Celtic with Enda Coll, TV with Sue, whilst we catch up with Ross and Harry Byrne. Timestamps and topics below. (01:00) - OTB AM is LIVE - Adrian and Eoin - ROWING reaction! (07:00) - Mark O'Donovan and Niall O'Toole reacts to Ireland's GOLD in Tokyo! (48:00) - Hurling with James Skehill. (01:04:00) - The Lions, Ireland and World Rugby Experience with Paul O'Connell. (01:30:00) - Olympics latest with Will O'Callaghan. (01:40:00) - Celtic crash out of the Champions League - Enda Coll. (01:55:00) - OTB TV Picks with Sue Murphy. (02:05:00) - Ross and Harry Byrne. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. Have you got anything for the OTB AM agenda this week? Let us know in the live comments or Whatsapp the show at 087 9 180180, or email AM@offtheball.com! SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #BestFaceForward

Paul O'Connell joined OTB AM to discuss his role in developing Limerick City's €30m interactive world rugby experience and much-more. #OTBAM with Gillette | #BestFaceForward

In the final episode Sam Warburton speaks to his former Lions team mate Paul O'Connell, who played in three Test series and captained the Lions in 2009. Paul's first experience with the Lions was the tour of New Zealand in 2005. He reflects on where it all went wrong; from injuries, to tactics and a dodgy Alastair Campbell speech. Four years later in South Africa, Paul captained the Lions to a first Test win in eight years. He shares his leadership style and explains how they learnt from the mistakes of 2005. Sam and Paul also look back at their winning tour to Australia in 2013. Despite winning the first Test, there were still mixed emotions for Paul as his tour was ended by injury. How do you deal with that? And what role did he play in the side after that? Sam explains just how important Paul was nine years ago.

Following the British and Irish Lions weekend victory over South Africa, Irish rugby legend Paul O Connell was on the line to give his expert analysis and to talk about The International Rugby Experience, a new initiative from JP McManus, which aims to boost the local economy.

The dads are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. No Ger this week but we have a very special guest to step in, Irish rugby legend Paul O'Connell. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com This episode of Dadcast is brought to you with thanks to Gillette. #BestFaceForward Enjoy!

The dads are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. No Ger this week but we have a very special guest to step in, Irish rugby legend Paul O'Connell. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com This episode of Dadcast is brought to you with thanks to Gillette. #BestFaceForward Enjoy!

The dads are back this week with more tales from their misadventures in parenting. No Ger this week but we have a very special guest to step in, Irish rugby legend Paul O'Connell. Email them your problems - a problem shared is top-quality content after all! Dadcast@offtheball.com This episode of Dadcast is brought to you with thanks to Gillette. #BestFaceForward Enjoy!

Springbok legend Bryan Habana joins Christina and Jamie Roberts this week to preview the upcoming Lions Tour. Bryan tells us which Lion player he would swap into the Springboks and who South Africans would be most intimated by in the Lions squad. Bryan names his starting XV for the first test for SA - both him and Jamie make their predictions - discuss how the coin toss in the first test in 2009 spooked Paul O’Connell and the lions and gave SA the psychological Edge – explain how the brutal physicality of the games and rivalry meant the teams never socialised with each other, which both Jamie and Bryan massively regret. We also hear the real story about Bryan being terrified of racing that cheetah, his top 3 players he faced and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Molloy is joined by Ireland and Lions pair Tadhg Furlong and Paul O'Connell for a special Wednesday Night Rugby, as we speak to Tadhg about his second Lions call-up last week, and Paul's experiences of captaining the touring side in 2009. Tadhg Furlong is an official Vodafone Ambassador for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Vodafone, along with its suite of Lions ambassadors, will be using the power of connectivity to bring fans closer to the tour than ever before. Download the official Lions app, powered by Vodafone to start your experience now. Rugby with @vodafoneireland #TeamOfUs

As the sun starts to shine on Clapham we voyage digitally overseas, all the way to Canada in fact to catch up with a man known as 'Rugbys Greatest Thug' - Mr Jamie Cudmore. In a career that lasted over 15 years mostly playing for Clermont in the Top 14, Jamie gained a reputation as one of the most terrifying and physical rugby players the game has ever seen.Today we hear how he went from being an enforcer for drug dealers back in Canada eventually leading to a spell in prison before falling in love with Rugby and escaping the mediocracy of rural Canada for France. He tells us about his biggest fights and enemies in rugby, his physical regrets, his relationship with Paul O Connell and why he's suing the love of his life in Clermont Auvergne for damages related to a failed HRA.In this episode Archie also announces that he's running for London Mayor and sets out his main policies, we have a wonderful Club House Stories and we find out if Archie will eventually get to see Alistair for the first time in over a year this Easter!-----We're delighted to be in partnership with Manscaped once more for this series - so for the best in below the belt grooming - order any product on their website from their award winning Lawnmower 3.0 to their new Cologne and receive 20% discount and free shipping with the code - RIGBIZ20. www.uk.manscaped.com We'd also invite you to try out a 5 day trial with the incredible guys at Fresh Fitness Food - they make delicious bespoke meals delivered daily and are curated to help you achieve your health goals - seriously these shave the chassis whilst remaining delicious - get £50 off your 5 day trial with the code - RIGBIZ50 Now! https://www.freshfitnessfood.com/ Finally, if you're reading this and you've lost your lid or you fear that you maybe on the way to loosing your lid, then don't just sit there and accept it - you can still do something about it! Thanks to SONS non evasive treatment which works in over 9/10 guys - you can be reunited with your lid in as little as 1 - 3 months - so ‘Show hair loss who’s boss’ Go to Sons.co.uk and use the code RIGBIZ20 to get £20 off your first order!

Paul tells us about understanding socialism, how it needs to be bottom up, and how important eduction is. We also learn more about the Political Education Project.

Joe Molloy, Dan McDonnell and Richie McCormack on the line for Tuesday's Newsround as we look at all the biggest sports stories from throughout the day. We chat Shane Long, as the Tipperary man completes a move to Bournemouth from Southampton, we discuss the Daniel Kinahan BBC Panoramo documentary and Paul O'Connell's first press conference as part of the Irish coaching set-up as we build-up to the Six Nations this weekend.

Donal Lenihan, Bernard Jackman and Wes Liddy join Hugh Cahill on RTÉ Rugby Podcast to discuss Paul O'Connell joining the Ireland coaching staff, the Champions Cup post-postponement, CVC plans for the Six Nations and Lions uncertainty.

Joe Molloy chats with former Ireland player and La Rochelle Head Coach Ronan O'Gara as we discuss outbreak of COVID-19 in the La Rochelle camp, the suspension of the Champions Cup,  and the appointment of Paul O'Connell as Ireland forwards coach.

Liam Toland & Ruaidhri O'Connor join Nathan to discuss Paul O'Connell's link-up with the Ireland set-up. @VodafoneIreland #TeamOfUs

Nathan Murphy chats with Munster rugby player Fineen Whycherley about his rise through the ranks at Munster, his rugby background, the influence of Paul O'Connell on his career and what his ambitions are for Ireland.

Trademark talks to Dr Paul O Connell (of SOAS & The Political Education Project @PoliticalEdPoj) about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

England made it two wins from two with a comfortable win over Ireland in the Autumn Nations Cup in a game which Eddie Jones had billed as his sides most important of 2020.Joining Brian in the studio to reflect on wins for both England's men and women is Harlequins captain Rachael Burford.Johnny May stole the headlines at Twickenham with a sensational try but it could have been avoided if Ireland were more accurate in the lineout. Former skipper Paul O'Connell joins the show to dissect what's gone wrong with the Irish set piece and expresses concern over the developing gap between the two sides since Ireland's Grand Slam win at Twickenham in 2018.Elsewhere Wales finally stopped a run of defeats by beating Georgia 18-0. Wayne Pivac made 13 changes to his team and we speak with former Osprey's head coach Sean Holley about whether any of the new faces will feature this weekend against England and if anyone in Wales is giving them a chance against their great rivals.England's women secured a 2-0 series win over France just days after being drawn in the same pool for the 2021 World Cup, we get Rachael's take on England's chances in New Zealand next year and also some of the stigma female rugby players face on social media.And in a week where rugby was given £135 million by the government as part of a Covid bailout we speak to Steve Grainger, rugby development director at the RFU, about how the money will help the sport and how his role has changed in 2020 as a result of the pandemic.For 30 days' free access to the Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/contactFor more details about the Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer Recognition Programme with England Rugby visit https://www.englandrugby.com/participation/volunteers/mitsubishi-motors-volunteer-recognition-programmeFollow Rachael's academy https://www.burfordacademy.co.uk/

Paul O'Connell joins us once again to discuss Keir Starmer's attacks on the left in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn's readmission to the Labour Party. Also an update on Peru and Bolivia

On today's show we Pothole Pauly on his love of Golf, his thoughts on what makes Schmidt, Rassie and Gatland such good coaches and the positive life lessons learned from playing rugby abroad. Mick Galway makes a welcomed appearance for a well-oiled team talk at half time in Perpignan and we hear how a lad in a pair of Connacht Bermuda shorts crashed his wedding in the south of France.

We preview the final weekend of the Six Nations in the company of former Ireland captain Paul O'Connell & the former Wales captain Sam Warburton. @VodafoneIreland #UniteThePride

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Lions captains Paul O'Connell & Sam Warburton join Joe to reflect on their time together on tour. @VodafoneIreland #UniteThePride

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A live statue of Paul O'Connell and the cancellation of the Great Limerick Run, in this CLASSIC Noni's News we get informed and up to date with our favourite Chawwwwklit seller.   Classic #Noni from this time last year - seems like a lifetime ago @DermotTodayFM @DaveTodayFM pic.twitter.com/w4NgNTnq3I — Today FM (@TodayFM) August 27, 2020 [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/08/27124659/Noni-Podcast.mp3"][/audio]

Talking with Dr Paul O Connell of SOAS London who suggests that if we are to rise up and break through the crust of the earth and overthrow this system then we need to embrace the notion of serious, hard, underground, messy, long-term political education.

Former Ireland wing Tommy Bowe reveals who was his hardest teammate at the Ospreys, what Paul O'Connell would say to fire up the squad for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions, and shares his views on the potential changes to rugby's global calendar with Gareth Rhys Owen and Nicky Robinson.

In our latest work, Paul O'Connell of Leave, Fight, Transform [LeFT] provides a comprehensive historical and contemporary analysis of the European Union, and how socialists should both understand and interact with its institutions. Connect with LeFT: https://leftcampaign.orgConnect with Paul: https://twitter.com/pmpocHome of Radical Reflections: http://www.radicalreflections.co.uk                                                                                    https://www.patreon.com/radicalreflectionsEnd Music: Haf by The Trials of Cato

On this week's episode, Will & Rupert are joined by rugby royalty. Former Munster, Ireland & Lions Captain, Paul O'Connell is the special guest. Hear his Munster Memories, Lions Memories and memorable tales from his playing days.

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This is the free weekly edition of TMBS. To get hours more content weekly, subscribe at Patreon.com/tmbs The Labour Leaks revealed the neoliberal rot never left   Obama's uninspiring Biden endorsement    Paul O'Connell (@pmpoc) joins us to talk about the Labour Leaks, Keir Starmer, & the unlearned lesson of Brexit.   During The GEM, David breaks down the changes in oil production & how we need to respond to the crisis.   Slavoj Zizek calls in to talk about our war communism

The World Service was, as always, a broadchurch this week. The reincarnated Bill Shankly chose Ken as his host so we could finally get to the bottom of what he would have made of the Liverpool furlough scandal. Andy Lee watched the most gruelling fight of his career back for the first time before joining the lads to relive the whole experience. And to top things off, Paul O'Connell became our very first guest on our new slot, 'The Game That Changed My Life.' Join the World Service now for just €5 + VAT a month: https://www.secondcaptains.com/join/

After a week off we're back for round three of the 2020 Six Nations.Alongside Brian this week for the first time is the former France flanker Serge Betsen who casts his eye over the resurgent French ahead of their trip to Cardiff this weekend.The standout tie of the round comes from Twickenham on Sunday as unbeaten Ireland take on England in Eddie Jones first home game of the tournament. Former Ireland and Lions captain Paul O'Connell knows a thing or two about winning in Twickenham but he's expecting his former side to fall just short of England after their momentum building win over Scotland in round two.As for Wales, they face the prospect of France in front of their home crowd on Saturday evening. Serge gives us the lo down on the impact Shaun Edwards has had on the French side since deferring from Wales after the World Cup, meanwhile former Wales scrum half Rupert Moon is on hand to explain how Wayne Pivac will manage his way around an injury crisis.Away from the Six Nations there's been some big domestic news. The RFU have announced they will be slashing the funding to the Greene King Championship by a staggering 50%. We'll get the thoughts of the Telegraph's chief rugby correspondent Gavin Mairs who explains what impact the news is likely to have on the future of the competition.Plus we'll be answering your questions as always and we'll ask Serge about his favourite Six Nations memories including a memorable game against England in 2002.Listen to Crossfire: www.playpodca.st/crossfire

This is the free weekly edition of TMBS. To support the Michael Brooks Show on Patreon and receive hours of weekly members-only content, subscribe at Patreon.com/tmbs Paul O'Connell (@pmpoc), reader in law at SOAS Law joins us to discuss the post-Corbyn leadership labour party. Should people have been shocked by Corbyn's loss and the extent to which his loss was determined by Brexit. How Boris Johnson's exploited the schism and why he and Trump show how the threatening the populist right can be. Rebecca Long-Bailey vs Keir Starmer. Electability. The current weakness of the UK Left and what Labour didn't do under Corbyn. The urgent need for working class empowerment. 

We talk the latest Euro week, Paul O'Connell's selfie tutorials and Rob Howley's incredibly unproductive gambling career See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we talk about levels of psychological and physiological arousal for both training and competition settings. Here's the Paul O'Connell dressing room video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha0hq1DjIBI If you would like to get more content go find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sikastrength/?hl=en If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to help with the day-to-day expenses, please find us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/sikastrengthpodcast

There simply is no better time to join the Second Captains world service than the first week of the month, with new editions of both Richie Sadlier's Player's Chair and Ken Early's Politics Podcast, and an Ireland V Switzerland review coming on Friday. Richie was speaking to Paul O'Connell at Electric Picnic last Saturday, and Ken spoke to Richard Seymour, author of a new book called The Twittering Machine. For those of you who haven't succumbed just yet... here's a taster.

Episode 20: Mike McGurn __ In today’s episode of the podcast ( one step at a time , Sean Flannery available on iTunes, stitcher & Spotify) I sat down with internationally respected Strength & Conditioning Coach Mike McGurn. __ Mike has vast experience in working with top level athletes including the likes of Brian O’Driscoll, Bernard Dunne, Tommy Bowe , Paul O’Connell and has experience in America with the Philadelphia Eagles during his time learning his trade in college. Back home he was also involved with various inter county football teams as well as working under the legendary Eddie O’Sullivan. _ He also worked with premier league sides Hull City & Everton as head of S&C and now works and consults with various teams and individuals in Queens University Belfast. __ We discussed various topics including mikes background, important characteristics for young coaches starting out, discussing mentality especially when dealt with a setback and I asked Mike what it is like in relation to working with big egos in the professional game. _ I finished the show by asking Mike 5 questions that came across from instagram last week which includes tips to enhance speed, best recovery strategies for team sports player and much more. __ Hope you guys enjoy the episode and let me know if you found it enjoyable and beneficial. There is a lot of value in this one __ #onestepatatime __ For Coaching details Instagram: @seanflanPT & @Flnry Facebook: Fitnesswithflan Snapchat: seaniflan7 Podcast: “One Step at Time” iTunes, Stitcher & Spotify __ #fitness#nutrition#goals#mindset#muscle#healthy#healthy#power#seaneflan#flnry#entrepreneur#transformation#personaltrainer#PT#onlinecoaching#onlinecoach #instagram #ireland#fitfam#fit#physicalactivity #content#gymphotoshoots#coach #business#speaker#blogger

Barry Murphy and Andrew Trimble are up to their necks in Guinness PRO14 action but still find time to talk about Paul O'Connell's opinions on cardigans and reveal Jacob Stockdale's one-liner in Glasgow. Producer Pat sits down for a chat with Ulster & Ireland captain Rory Best.

The lads return from hiatus to pick up the story of the Premiership relegation battle, the return of the European competitions and all the news from around the rugby world. Jack puts Mark Wilson in his tea! Christy goes all Puritan! Tom can't stop looking at his laptop! Part 1: The pod dissects a bumper weekend of Premiership action. This round of fixtures saw Saints maul the Tigers, Chiefs canter past Bath, Sarries squeeze past Harlequins and Gloucester defeat a limp Waps. At the bottom, Falcons boosted their fading survival hopes with a win against Sale and a basement ding dong saw Warriors hold on against Bristol. We also have a brief look at the Super Rugby and Pro14 results over the weekend, with Leinster being shocked by Edinburgh and the Waratahs securing a famous win over the Crusaders. Part 2: The European Express roles back into town with some mouth watering Quarter Finals lineups. The pick of the bunch are Racing against domestic rivals Toulouse, Leinster against Ulster and Clermont vs Saints in the Challenge Cup. HUGE SCOOPS is back with a bang. Martin Johnson’s green eyes of envy, Eddie Jones sulking over Lions and Paul O’Connell’s Stade exit all feature. Part 3: The Hall of Fame is dusted off, with the greatest escape acts the topics of discussion. Finally, we end on listener questions which includes which player the pod would like to be gunked on Get Your Own Back.

In a Left-Wing podcast exclusive, Ireland legend, Paul O'Connell, joined Will and Luke to talk all things rugby. The former Ireland captain opened up on the challenges of coaching in France with Stade Francais, recalled his memories of winning the 2015 Six Nations and the impact it had in the lead up to the World Cup later that year, and says why he wouldn't make wholesale changes for the next Six Nations clash against Italy. For more from the Left Wing podcast visit www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-left-wing/ The Left Wing podcast is in association with Aldi.

After their win over the All Blacks, are Ireland favourites for next year’s World Cup? That’s just one of the questions put to Matt Dawson, Paul Grayson and Paul O'Connell as they look ahead to final round of autumn internationals. We also wind the clock back 15 years to reflect on England's historic last-gasp World Cup victory over Australia by speaking to Jonny Wilkinson.

If you have ever wondered how high performance in elite sport was attained then this is going to be a great episode for you. On this weeks show we have Paul Devlin Head of High Performance at Australian NRL giants The South Sydney Rabbitohs.  Having played professional rugby for European cup winners Munster, Sale Sharks and our hometown team of Widnes Vikings he has played with legends such as Jason Robinson, Christian Slater and Paul O'Connell. More recently as a coach, he has worked with some of the greatest players to play rugby league including Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Sam Burgess and Greg Inglis. Devs, as you will come to know him, has a unique view on how you get the best from the very best. We speak about management, mental toughness and physical performance in a wide-ranging discussion.

1.00 - Stephen, Pat and Andy discuss Ulster, Ireland, and the World Cup. 25.00 - Conor Murray interview 40.00 - Niall Woods interview 1.03.00 - The panel discuss the weekend's games 1.09.00 - Stephen answers your Twitter questions... mostly about Ulster

Paul O'Connell and Daniel Fulham are in studio for Monthly Madness to talk all things Rovers. Plus we read out your FAI Cup stories and interview Noel Larkin. Now with timestamps! Start: Beer and chocolate, Gary Shaw 12 mins: Pat's, away days, 2012 season 35 mins: Their first game, Finland 2016 52 mins: Harps game, Paddy McCourt 1 hour 10 mins: Poor crowd, buses 1 hour 20 mins: Cork, gambling, match fixing 1 hour 32 mins: Belgrade, 2010 title 1 hour 45 mins: Flags, European trips 1 hour 52 mins: 2006 and 2010 Cup runs 2 hour 1 min: FAI Cup story contest 2 hour 14 mins: Noel Larkin interview 2 hour 29 mins: FAI Cup stats 2 hours 43 mins: Starting XI & Predictions 2 hour 49 mins: List of Hatred 2 hour 58 mins: TV, music

Wrecking Ball is a captivating and humorous memoir by Billy Vunipola, one of the stars of England's recent rugby renaissance, and will be enjoyed by those who have read the recent autobiographies by Jonny Wilkinson, Brian O'Driscoll, Dan Carter and Paul O'Connell. Standing at 6 feet 2 inches and weighing almost 20 stone, Billy is a rampaging and unmissable presence on the rugby pitch, for both club and country. Wrecking Ball is his captivating story so far, chronicling his remarkable personal odyssey of 10,000 miles, from the tiny Tongan village of Longo Longo to the imposing vastness of Twickenham. Join Billy on his journey from the year-round sunshine of Tonga to the bitter cold of a British winter, from his favourite Pontypool kebab shop to finding himself eating broccoli for breakfast, and from carefree childhood games in the middle of the Pacific to the serious business of playing professional rugby in Europe. Wrecking Ball is a wonderfully eccentric and witty book, written with bags of charm. It captures Billy's colourful family and upbringing, and creates a rounded and fascinating portrait of a young man finding his feet as a modern English rugby player. (P)2017 Headline Publishing Group Ltd. Audible UK: http://adbl.co/2iNZuYL Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2wt9NER

Stand-up comedian and former manager of the world-famous Burgerland, Karl Spain is as precious to Limerick as the Treaty stone or Paul O'Connell. This week he called over for some BBQ-fuelled chats. I sense there'll be many more editions to this one.

'How not to win a Lions series' talks to a number of key players both on and off the field from the 2005 series. Sir Clive Woodward, Alistair Campbell, Matt Dawson, Paul O'Connell and Eddie O'Sullivan analyse why the players didn't perform and offer plenty of advice for the current Lions squad.

Stephen Ferris, Kevin McLaughlin, SportsJOE's Pat McCarry and host Andy McGeady are on the podcast this week. 1:00 - Stephen Ferris on his first time in Irish camp 3:30 - Kev McLaughlin remembers pissing off John Hayes on his first day in Irish camp 5:20 - Fez on his first meeting with Brian O’Driscoll 7:10 - The boys try to remember the first player they roomed with in Irish camp 8:25 - An absolute classic about Justin Fitzpatrick 10:00 - A great story about Paul O’Connell’s roguery 12:55 - Kev on the pressure of trying to establish himself in the Ireland squad 16:00 - The guys talk about Rory Scannell’s potential 18:55 - Who are the new leaders emerging in Irish rugby? 20:30 - The guys talk about Jacob Stockdale’s inclusion ahead of Andrew Trimble and Craig Gilroy 25:00 - What does the Ireland squad tell us about late Lions call-ups? 27:37 - What has gone wrong at Ulster this season? 31:00 - Why have Ulster stopped producing good young players? 32:25 - Kev on how Saracens coach Mark McCall can help Ulster 34:20 - Fez on the lack of local players in the Ulster setup 41:28 - What Jono Gibbes will bring to the Ulster setup next season 44:00 - A Guinness PRO12 semi final preview w/ Hayley O’Connor from Ladbrokes 49:00 - A look at Connacht’s Champions Cup playoff semi final with Northampton

Ronan O'Gara and Stephen Ferris join SportsJOE's Pat McCarry and host Andy McGeady on The Hard Yards this week. 0:30 - What player was the most craic on the 2009 Lions tour? 9:00 - ROG and Fez talk about the moment they were called up to the Lions for the first time 12:48 - ROG on how Simon Zebo, Donncha Ryan and Keith Earls are feeling about missing out 15:20 - Ronan and Stephen talk about what they think are biggest surprises in Gatland's squad 18:40 - ROG on Garry Ringrose missing out 21:00 - Ferris on the inclusion of Iain Henderson, and ROG on what he needs to do to take his game to the next level 24:20 - What does the squad tell us about the style of rugby the team will play? 31:30 - The guys tell us about what they know about the Lions captain Sam Warburton 32:46 - ROG tells us about have Paul O'Connell, Martin Johnson and Brian O'Driscoll as Lions captain 35:44 - Champions Cup preview, will the Irish players that missed out on the Lions have a hangover? 38:50 - Munster vs Saracens, ROG on how the Irish side can win that game? 43:33 - ROG on Tyler Bleyendaal's growing influence at Munster 45:00 - Clermont vs Leinster, how can Leinster win that game? 48:13 - Ronan and Stephen's prediction for the two semi finals 50:10 - Hayley O'Connor from Ladbrokes gives us odds for the Champions Cup semi final and a bit of Jordie Barrett

Paul O'Connell is the man behind the Uprise Festival, the biggest and best startup event in Europe. In the past Uprise has been run in Amsterdam but on October 20th it is coming to the RDS in Dublin. Paul met up recently with Ronan to talk about Uprise. Paul explains to Ronan what you can expect at Uprise, the pitch battle contest, why companies like Microsoft have come on board and how startups will be actively looking for people to work for them.

Public debates between candidates for IFA president and deputy president began on Monday. We bring you extracts from the debate, farmers' reactions and analysis by Irish Farmers Journal news editor Patrick Donohoe and news correspondent Pat O'Toole. On the general election campaign trail, news journalist Odile Evans spoke with Labour party leader and Tánaiste Joan Burton as she visited the food processing company Country Crest in Co Dublin this Monday.She also recorded Sinn Féin's Mayo county councillor Rose Conway-Walsh as she spelled out her party's farming and rural life manifesto. As dairy commodity markets show no sign of recovery, dairy editor Jack Kennedy met the former editor of Kerry Group, Denis Brosnan and asked him for his outlook for the sector. On the beef side, Phelim O'Neill spoke with Debbie Boucher of AHDB Beef And Lamb on the prospects in the UK market at her organisation's meat outlook conference in London. There, he also asked Professor Alan Matthews from Trinity College about the implications of a Brexit scenario for farmers in Britain and Ireland. Rugby legend John Hayes contributes to Irish Country Living during the Six Nations. In conversation with Joe Lenehan, he reflects on the career of his former teammate Paul O’Connell, who retired from play this week. Some subscribers to Virgin’s pay TV service have received notice that the company will not keep them as customers. Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahey and editor Mairead Lavery have more details. Finally, Mairead Lavery met garden historian Jennifer Harmer at the recent snowdrop gala, and she tells us more about the best loved flower of the season.

Murray Kinsella chats to former Ireland international Trevor Hogan about the draw against Wales, the trip to France, the retirement of the great Paul O'Connell and more. This podcast is the audio version of our Six Nations Show video series, which is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7__14q-oB0 Theme music credit: Pitx - Found Smoke (Creative Commons licence)

Public debates between candidates for IFA president and deputy president began on Monday. We bring you extracts from the debate, farmers' reactions and analysis by Irish Farmers Journal news editor Patrick Donohoe and news correspondent Pat O'Toole. On the general election campaign trail, news journalist Odile Evans spoke with Labour party leader and Tánaiste Joan Burton as she visited the food processing company Country Crest in Co Dublin this Monday.She also recorded Sinn Féin's Mayo county councillor Rose Conway-Walsh as she spelled out her party's farming and rural life manifesto. As dairy commodity markets show no sign of recovery, dairy editor Jack Kennedy met the former editor of Kerry Group, Denis Brosnan and asked him for his outlook for the sector. On the beef side, Phelim O'Neill spoke with Debbie Boucher of AHDB Beef And Lamb on the prospects in the UK market at her organisation's meat outlook conference in London. There, he also asked Professor Alan Matthews from Trinity College about the implications of a Brexit scenario for farmers in Britain and Ireland. Rugby legend John Hayes contributes to Irish Country Living during the Six Nations. In conversation with Joe Lenehan, he reflects on the career of his former teammate Paul O’Connell, who retired from play this week. Some subscribers to Virgin’s pay TV service have received notice that the company will not keep them as customers. Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahey and editor Mairead Lavery have more details. Finally, Mairead Lavery met garden historian Jennifer Harmer at the recent snowdrop gala, and she tells us more about the best loved flower of the season.

Damien O'Meara and Wes Liddy are joined by Alan Quinlan to discuss Ireland's opening win at the Rugby World Cup. Joe Schmidt, Paul O’Connell, Rob Kearney, Conor Murray and Jonathan Sexton also feature.

Recorded LIVE! at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland Oregon, on this special Bridgetown Comedy Festival edition of the show welcomes Brendon Small to the show. Ken and Brendon discuss VooDoo Donuts, drug testing, working at a movie theater, Berklee College of Music, going to film school, Harold and Maude, Springfield, Emancipation, Garbage Plates vs. Chop Suey Sandwiches, Chez Henri, conscripting a retired chef, Paul O'Connell, guitar, Little Stevie's Pizza, being insulted by Bobby McFarren, acapella TV theme songs, It's Gary Shandling Show and its theme song, NBC's comedy revolution, the early days of Fox TV, writers' constant state of strike, Shout! Factory, how nothing new is actually new, Burns and Allen, Ernie Kovaks, Jack Benny, when things are Shakespeare, stealing from dead people, cable making you who you are, Night Flight, loving horror films, wanted to have nightmares, Salem's Lot, the Poltergeist remake, JoBeth Williams, great scores, puking up a worm, why amputees make the world's best monsters, novelizations as the original deleted scenes, Tobe Hooper, The Funhouse, Spider Plant kids, being a special FX make up artist, Basket Case, Frankenhooker, James Lorinz, Leprechaun, movies about balls, Jake Busey, 80s TV Horror anthology revolution, Get a Life, Fox's Werewolf, The Young Ones, Chris Elliot, UPN Network, from boats to TV, Bob and Ray, Chris Elliot as FDR, One Man Shows, Ben Franklin's White Shadow, Captain Moustache, 80s Boston comics, retarded JD Salingers, shitting on what you love, Metalocalypse, Desmind Pfeifer, Homeboys in Outerspace, Shasta McNasty, Home Movies, "the cartoon boom of 99", Dr. Katz, Jonathan Katz, Bob Newhart, Albert Brooks, smart subtle word comedy, Mr. Show, being roommates with Eugene Mirman, The Bob Newhart Show, The Marx Bros, Groucho, ignorance bred innovation, Sid Caesar, Your Show of Shows, onions, Jealousy as the greatest form of comedic admiration, Seinfeld, Mike Bent, hearing results based on practice, DJ Hazzard's red headed shadow, Metallica vs. Anthrax, developing your life long identity, when your job is to be inspired, Headbanger's Ball, losing MTV, Lost in America, Gary Marshall, Mr. Bill, Christopher Guest, Martin Short, Martin Short, SCTV vs. SNL, Billy Crystal as Sammy Davis Jr, Martin Short as Jackie Rogers' Jr, Jiminy Glick, Jerry Lewis, and Cheers + Jeers.

This panel, moderated by Paul O'Connell, PhD, serves to introduce students to the issues relevant to the 2012 Presidential election. Panelists: Caitlin Greatrex, PhD, Ann Heekin, PhD and Tricia Mulligan, PhD