Highlights From Off The Ball

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On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you a full preview of tonight's League of Ireland slate of fixtures. We hear from Keith Long, Stephen Bradley, Joe Redmond and Reece Hutchinson ahead of tonight's games. Don't forget, Waterford v Bohemians is live and exclusive on OTB Sports Radio tonight which you can hear on the Off The Ball app. Troy Parrott discusses the AZ goal that downed his former side Tottenham in the Europa League last night. Arne Slot talks Liverpool's 'luck' with injuries. And Newcastle's injury problems have gotten even worse.

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack has your team news ahead of that huge meeting of Ireland and Scotland. Mack Hansen is out of that game, and Simon Easterby explains why. He also discusses his bench composition, Tadhg Furlong's progress and more. Fabien Galthié has begun piling the pressure on Saturday's referee Angus Gardner + he discusses Thierry Henry's visit. And we hear from Gregor Townsend and Matt Sherratt on Saturday's meeting of Scotland and Wales.

A trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano has been confirmed for Friday July 11th at Madison Square Garden, on a card that will be screened by Netflix. To remind you of how the last bout went, we've compiled our peerless coverage from the week that followed. First up, Kevin Byrne joins us to review the fight itself. Eoin Sheahan then spoke to Serrano's promoter Nakisa Bidarian who was himself in spiky form. And we close out with an in-depth chat with Taylor's trainer, Ross Enamait. Keep tabs on the OTB Daily feed for all of our build-up to that trilogy contest.

Ronnie Delany was born on this day in 1935. To mark his 90th birthday, we've delved into the OTB archives to bring you a very special, feature-length interview that Ger Gilroy conducted with the 1956 Olympic 1500m gold medalist in 2012. Sit back and enjoy Ronnie's wonderful tales of an incredible sporting life.

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan previews tonight's European action, as the last-16s of the Europa League and Conference League get underway. We hear from AZ forward Troy Parrott ahead of his latest reunion with former club Tottenham. Arne Slot defends his goalkeeper Alisson amid claims of time-wasting away to PSG. We've the latest on the international tug-o-war for Rocco Vata. Sean Boyd gives an insight into working with Damien Duff.

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, we were joined by the one and only Danny Dyer for a very special edition of 'You Had To Be There'. We previewed the Six Nations clash of Ireland and France with Les Bleus legend Philippe Saint-André. And Jean-Philippe Leclaire reviewed Liverpool's smash-and-grab win away to Paris Saint-Germain. And this morning's Bite has a distinctly French flavour as we check in with Saint-André, and first we look back on last night's events at the Parc des Princes. 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 one, and only, Danny Dyer joins Ger & Colm in the OTB studio to give a very special edition of Off The Ball Breakfast's You Had to Be There. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition.Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition | #unlockmoreyouCatch 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

On Wednesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the France camp ahead of their departure for Dublin. And there's an update on the fitness of Gregory Alldritt. We hear from Mack Hansen and John Fogarty on France's deployment of a 7-1 bench. Marcus Smith has been sensationally dropped by England for the visit of Italy to Twickenham. And Rassie Erasmus addresses chatter that Felix Jones was sent to 'spy' on England.

Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. This morning, Gavin Cooney talked last night’s Champions League fixtures, including the Madrid derby and Arsenal’s emphatic win over PSV. Wexford hurling legend Matthew O’Hanlon joined to discuss his retirement from hurling and future plans. And OTB’s Dara Smith-Naughton predicted Ireland XV for this weekend’s Six Nations clash with France.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. This morning's Bite begins with Gavin's review of last night's Champions League action, and then we talk retirement with Matthew O'Hanlon.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan helps preview tonight's Champions League action and we hear from Arne Slot ahead of Liverpool's game away to Paris Saint-Germain. Alponso Davies addresses Joshua Kimmich's contract impasse as Bayern Munich prepare for another showdown with Bayer Leverkusen. Newcastle's left flank has been further decimated ahead of this month's Carabao Cup final. And the World Cup final in 2026 is to get its own Super Bowl-esque half-time show.

NFL All-Pro linebacker Quincy Williams and former FCS National Champion running back Isaiah Davis of the New York Jets joined Michael McCarthy and Cian Fahey in studio.On Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, the NFL franchise will arrive in Dublin, Ireland, for the launch of its brand-new NFL Girls Flag League, which aims to increase access to sport for young girls.Launching ahead of International Women’s Day, it will be the first league of its kind in Ireland, bringing together 80 girls (aged 12-15) from eight schools at the Sport Ireland Campus.

On Tuesday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you the latest from the Ireland camp ahead of Saturday's showdown with France. We hear from scrum coach John Fogarty on Tadhg Furlong's battle to be fit, plus Mack Hansen on the desire to send Ireland's retiring trio out on a high. France have injury concerns over an experienced member of their scrum. Les Bleus have reopened old wounds ahead of their trip to Dublin. Connacht have a new senior assistant coach. And we hear from Jamie George as he craves comfort against Italy.

The Lagan Dragons' captain Karen Dougan, who is currently going through her treatment for cancer, and Mabel Doherty join Eoin Sheahan in this week's episode of Settle In, to talk about the amazing work the paddling club does to support people with cancer. Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you up to date with an eventful round of fixtures in the League of Ireland Premier Division. We hear from Cork City boss Tim Clancy who has some choice words for referee Damien McGraith. Alan Reynolds demands a response from his Bohemians players after they slump to back-to-back defeats. Stephen Bradley gives his view of Shamrock Rovers' winless start to the season. Damien Duff on the hardest place to go in the Premier Division. Plus, Phil previews tonight's Champions League action. Bayern Munich are set to raid another Bundesliga side for one of their top players. And Barcelona's fresh blow in their attempts to return to the Camp Nou.

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, Owen Heary & Barry Murphy reflect on an action-packed night of League of Ireland action. Former Ireland hooker James Tracy joins to preview the weekend's massive Six Nations clash between Ireland & France. Matthew Brennan provides insight into Westmeath’s controversial clash with Meath. And Will O’Callaghan returns with an updated edition of The Hurling Power Rankings. And much more besides...This morning's Bite dips in on that chat with Owen and Barry, and first Colm and Arthur prod Ger about Villa's Champions League involvement tonight. 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

On Monday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you news of two players moving to IRFU central contracts in the summer. There's an update on the health of the squad ahead of Saturday's crunch with France. The FFR have made contact with World Rugby over the discrepancies in the bans of Garry Ringrose and Romain Ntamack. And could Ronan O'Gara be given a new voice in the La Rochelle coaches room?

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has news of that trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for Cork City in the summer. We hear from Damien Duff, Stephen Kenny, John Russell, Kevin Doherty and Tim Clancy ahead of a busy night in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Ruben Amorim's defended himself against Wayne Rooney's claims of naivety. And Eddie Howe discusses the red card that rules Anthony Gordon out of the Carabao Cup final.

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, we looked ahead to tonight's full programme in the League of Ireland Premier Division with Keith Treacy. Tommy Rooney helped us round up all of the weekend's Allianz League action. After another bad weekend for Munster, we caught up with Alan Quinlan. And the show began with our regular Monday Performance Rankings. And that's where we begin our Bite this morning, looking back on Armagh's meeting with Dublin. Plus, Tommy was in Mulligar for Hooter-gate, and we get his perspective on a controversial meeting of neighbours Meath and Westmeath. 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

John Duggan, Shane Hannon and Ann-Marie Donelan were on Sunday's Newsround talking through the biggest stories of the day.