Gaa On Off The Ball

Welcome to Ep. 36 of The Football Pod 2.0 - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews are back talking Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney. This is the Ray Connellan hour, where we hear from the Westmeath star about their Tailteann Cup success, what life is really like in Australia and the realities of Football today. We also discuss the prospect of 14 new management teams in the 2023 Gaelic Football season. (00:30) – 2023 ushering in a new era of Football Managers. (23:00) – The Ray Connellan Hour: Westmeath, AFL, Recovery. (45:00) – Tailteann Cup reaction, Team Holidays, Dessie Dolan. You can hear the podcast first in the 'The Football Pod' feed or also in the 'OTB GAA' feed - be sure to subscribe and leave us a review or comment if you enjoy! We want to hear your thoughts - use social media or email: thefootballpod@offtheball.com

Former All-Ireland winning captain Tommy Drumm and former Dublin footballer Barney Rock paid tribute to the late great Brian Mullins on OTB Saturday.

Former Meath footballer and now AFLW star Vikki Wall joined John Duggan for a chat on OTB Saturday. Vikki is an ambassador for the National Dairy Council who are launching the next phase of its campaign – ‘From the Ground Up’. The campaign highlights the hard work and commitment required by top athletes and dairy farmers to be top of their game.

With the breaking news of the passing of Brian Mullins, Ger Gilroy and Michael McCarthy pay tribute to a true, true legend of the GAA.

West Coast Eagles AFLW player, Aisling McCarty, spoke to Aisling O'Reilly about life in Australia and the rules she'd like to see implemented in LGFA. 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

GAA journalist Damian Lawlor joined Nathan Murphy to talk about his new book, "After The Storm", which charts the story of how the GAA and its people managed to weather the coronavirus pandemic and re-emerged from it.

Waterford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald joins Ger and Shane on #OTBAM as he returns this year to both the Déise and Ireland's Fittest Family, with a new series kicking off this Sunday night. 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Welcome to Ep. 35 of The Football Pod 2.0 - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews are back talking Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney. This is the Stephen O'Neill special, where the legendary Tyrone forward sits down for a brilliant chat - we also discuss the return of Jack McCaffrey and Paul Mannion plus the Irish boys winning in Australia! (00:30) – Kerry long for O'Connor, McCaffrey and Mannion return. (12:30) – The Stephen O'Neill special - angles, SOS, Tyrone chemistry (30:00) – Risky Football, the 08 comeback story, squad depth. (01:05:30) – quick-fire: favourite footballers, favourite boots, a word of advice. You can hear the podcast first in the 'The Football Pod' feed or also in the 'OTB GAA' feed - be sure to subscribe and leave us a review or comment if you enjoy! We want to hear your thoughts - use social media or email: thefootballpod@offtheball.com

Cora Staunton, Mickey Quinn and Ciarán Byrne joined John Duggan on The Saturday Panel to discuss Geelong Cats' AFL Grand Final victory. They also discussed their own Aussie Rules journeys, homesickness, and how Gaelic football skills compare to the oval ball.

Kerry GAA legend and Tralee Warriors star Kieran Donaghy was in studio with Adrian and Kathleen speaking about his return to playing club football and what's next for Kerry. 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

This is the second part of a two part interview with Offaly legend Niall McNamee on The Players Voice. Here he opens up about life in recovery from gambling addiction and how he has maintained his well-being since his last bet almost 11 years ago. Niall also discusses how he uses his own struggles to help other people in difficulty and the rise of problem gambling in sport and wider society. In part one of this conversation, Niall reflected on his sporting career to date and his journey as a successful entrepreneur. You can find that episode by searching ‘The Players Voice’ on whatever podcast platform you prefer. Earlier in this series, Tyrone’s All Ireland winning midfielder Conn Kilpatrick shared his experience of gambling addiction and recovery, so please feel free to check that out also. If you are a GPA member and worried about problem gambling, call 1800 98 92 85 or text ‘GPA’ to 50808 from the Republic of Ireland OR from Northern Ireland please call 0800 044 5059 or text ‘GPA’ to 85258. If you aren

Adrian and Shane pick the brain of GAA journalist Michael Verney for his top 5 performances he's seen firsthand on the latest edition of You Had To Be There. Timestamps and topics below. (01:10) – Joe Canning - 2008 (08:20) – Eoin Larkin - 2011 (15:00) – Khabib v McGregor - 2018 (21:40) – Rachael Blackmore - 2022 (26:30) – Gearoid Hegarty - 2022 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Brendan Ó Dufaigh joins Ger and Shane on OTB AM to talk about his new book dedicated to the life and memory of his son, Brendan Óg 'Ogie' Ó Dufaigh.

Mayo star Lee Keegan joins Ger and Shane on #OTBAM with his experiences of the early McStay era, plus reaction to the news that Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey are back in the Dublin mix. 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Former Brisbane Lions and St Kilda player Colm Begley joined Joe Molloy to look ahead to Saturday's AFL Grand Final between Geelong and Sydney at the MCG, where Irish duo Zach Tuohy and Mark O'Connor look to become champions with the Cats.

This episode of The Bernard Brogan Podcast with Jack McCaffrey originally aired in December 2020 - it's a fascinating chat. We were delighted to welcome Jack McCaffrey to Ep. 4 of the podcast for an exclusive interview. It's a brilliant listen, between two friends and former teammates - Bernard and Jack chat about winning All-Ireland's together, and growing up in Dublin. We hear about Jack's life off the pitch and why he stepped back from Dublin Football earlier in 2020 in a searingly honest insight into life as an intercounty footballer. The Bernard Brogan Podcast was brought to you by Off The Ball and SuperValu in the winter of 2020 - you'll find the other episodes in the OTB GAA feed, or Off The Ball's YouTube channel, as the Dublin legend brings you inside the lives of some of the most interesting figures in sport.

Ger, Johnny and Cathal discuss Dublin's All-Ireland chances now that Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey will be back in the 2023 squad. 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Joe Molloy was joined by four-time All Star Colm Boyle to discuss the return of Jack McCaffrey and Paul Mannion to the Dublin senior football panel.

Aisling O'Reilly caught up with Conal Keaney, Kenny Naughton and David Devereux after Ballyboden clinched a victory over Ballinteer in the GAA club championships. #OTB

Former Donegal boss Declan Bonner joins Ger and Shane on #OTBAM to reflect on his second spell as manager of Tír Chonaill. 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. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow