Highlights From Off The Ball

Cameron Hill and Mick McCarthy join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Tuesday’s Newsround, as Connacht have announced the signing of Will Connors from Leinster for next season. There’s also updates from the Australian Open, while Bohemians have signed Senan Mullen to a season-long loan.

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they delve into the biggest stories this week in the world of Irish football.Alan Browne has had one of the better seasons of the Irish players in the English Championship and Matthew calls for his inclusion in the next ROI squad.Also Matthew goes through his Irish EFL team of the week, and what players could step up in the future to don the green shirt.Eiran Cashin's resurgence at Blackburn Rovers is a positive but how high is his ceiling?Owen Elding is the latest young prodigy to make the move across to the UK, but did the Bit O'Red get hard done by a measly transfer fee?Jack Moylan has made the move in recent years, and is finding his feet at Lincoln City.There is debate around summer football and the FAI pathways plan.Is there enough investment into football facilities in the country?Do other sports hold too much sway over football in the country, and why can't we all just get along?And with Donald Trump's America continuing to grab the headlines globall

Colm Boohig sits down with the ever-fascinating John Bishop ahead of the release of ‘Is This Thing On?’ -  a movie inspired by his life, starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern & Bradley Cooper, among others!There’s chat around the movie itself, John’s favourite comedians, his love for Tommy Tiernan as well as love for Liverpool - and how impressed he was with Ronnie Whelan!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

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O'Dea run through Tuesday morning's papers as they discuss Bruno Fernandes' future, the decrease in the number of youth sports during the months of November-March in Ireland.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

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea discuss the weekend's sporting action which included Manchester United's shock win over Premier League leaders Arsenal, with Manchester City and Aston Villa closing in on the North London club. The lads also react to the opening weekend of the GAA Leagues with reigning All-Ireland Champions Kerry beating Roscommon at the Buzzer. 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.

It's Monday and you know what that means, folks! Here's an extended Newsround with Eoin Sheahan, Keith Treacy, and Stephen Doyle (plus Tommy Rooney from 7:30pm). They will bring you through the biggest sporting news stories of the past few days, including some Premier League drama, Six Nations injury worries, and football league reaction

Adrian Barry is today joined by Su Carty and Kieran Shannon on The Sunday Paper Review to chat through the biggest stories and best sportswriting across the back pages!To access the full Sunday Paper Review, become a member now at offtheball.com/join.

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for another week of the Racing pod, brought to you by William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Happy Friday, folks! Join Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon, and Arthur O'Dea as they go through increasingly inane conversation topics such as strong men handshakes, volley-gates, Champions League hypotheticals, most popular boys names in 1993… and also look at some actual sporting news! They give an update on the Australian Open, react to Casemiro who is due to leave Man United this summer, and their footballing cult heroesOff The Ball Breakfast every weekday from 7:30AM

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by Cameron Hill and Dion Fanning as they bring you all the news from the Sporting World on the evening of the penultimate round of the UEFA Europa League.  The Newsround: Weekdays 7PM 

Happy Thursday everyone! Word On The Street is back asking for YOUR opinions. In a wake of a wave of 'sackings' in the football and, unusually, the rugby world, we're looking at whether the Irish public think managers deserve more patience. Is rugby becoming too much like the Premier League..? Or maybe we should just all "follow the GAA!"Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 087 9 180 180!

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through some busy morning headlines, as the lads react to Ireland's Six Nations squad announcement & last night's Champions League.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

Eoin Sheahan is joined in studio by Eoin Doyle and Cameron Hill for Wednesday's Newsround, as Andy Farrell has named an experienced squad for the Six Nations, with a few injury concerns, while the Champions League continues live.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, and Arthur O'Dea bring you this morning's backpage talk, as Manchester City fell to an embarrassing defeat at Bodo/Glimt and Arsenal solidified their Champions League top spot at Inter Milan.

Tuesday's Newsround is jam-packed folks, so join Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy, and Stephen Doyle as they bring you through today's biggest news stories. There are plenty of potential upsets in the Champions League, some interesting team news for the Six Nations, and an appearance from Katie Taylor at Croke Park

High performance coach Gary Keegan has worked with the Irish rugby team, the Lions, the Cork senior hurlers, Irish boxing & so many more over the years, contributing to some of the greatest sporting teams & individuals in recent memory…He joins Ger & Colm on the line to tell us all about his work!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 BallGary joined the lads in association with the Benecol Habit Stacking event where people will hear about how tiny daily habits can lead to extraordinary long-term results.

Ger, Colm, and Arthur bring you a comprehensive roundup of the morning's backpages, as Lisandro Martinez bites back at Nicky Butt, and 'Saipan' is set for it's UK release.

We have an Extended Newsround for you all this Monday evening! Join Mick McCarthy, Kathleen McNamee, and Stephen Doyle as they run through the biggest stories from over the weekend, including the crazy scenes between Senegal and Morocco in the AFCON final, Thomas Frank's tenure at Tottenham which looks to be coming to an end, and an injury update on Hugo Keenan

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig & Arthur O’Dea run through some busy Performance Rankings, the entries include the All-Ireland club finals, Munster & much more.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

Here is a free segment this week’s Sunday Paper Review where Adrian Barry is joined by Jackie Shiels & Declan Lynch discussing Munster’s SHOCK exit from the Champions Cup following last night’s home defeat to Castres…You can catch the full hour by subscribing to the Off The Ball podcast network.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join