Highlights From Off The Ball

To say Ciara O'Brien's family are sports mad is an understatement, two brothers who represented Ireland and her own distinguished career in international hockey with 156 caps. The latest instalment of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley explores Ciara's tough choice between cricket and hockey, making the decision to move back to Dublin after many years away and the heartache that came with retiring from international competition. Check out the first two seasons of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley on the GoLoud Player right now.

Thursday's usual Newsround was disturbed by the news that the Brazilian legend Pelé has died, aged 82. In association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Kathleen McNamee is joined by Cathal Mullaney and Cameron Hill for Wednesday's edition of the Newsround. #OTBNR with Gillette UK | #EffortlessFlow

Off The Ball's Stephen Doyle was joined by producer Aidan Delaney and the sports team's David Wilson to take a look at the stories making the headlines on St Stephen's Day. The lads discussed how Arsenal need everything to go right to make their title ambitions a reality, heard from Mike Predergast as Munster prepare to take on Leinster in the URC and brought you the latest from the Stephen's Day racing from Leopardstown, Limerick and Kempton.

On St Stephen's Day, our own saint, Stephen Doyle was joined by darts journalist Dan Dawson to look ahead to the third round action at the PDC World Darts Championship which gets underway at Alexandra Palace on the 27th of December. The lads discussed the clash of the round as world number 1 Gerwyn Price takes on former champion Raymond Van Barneveld, the prospects of Joshua Rock and Brendan Dolan who represent this island in the third round and looked at the other big talking points as we head into the business end of the tournament.

In this episode of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley, Susan talks golf, career change and sibling rivalry with Lisa Maguire, twin sister of golfing superstar Leona Maguire. Check out the first two seasons of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley on the GoLoud Player right now.

Things got a little loose on OTB AM this morning as Colm Boohig and Cameron Hill joined Adrian Barry and Shane Hannon on OTB AM to talk about the countries they've visited and their top Irish counties. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on 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 & FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette. | #EffortlessFlow

The World Darts Championship is well and truly underway and former darts referee Jack Langston joined OTB AM to talk through the action so far. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on 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 & FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette. | #EffortlessFlow

With Ger Gilroy away, Shane Hannon wasn't going to miss the opportunity to talk about one of his top sports - snooker. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on 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 & FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette. | #EffortlessFlow

Nathan Murphy was joined live on air by Arthur O'Dea to test out his draughts skills, while together at the same time reviewed the sporting year that was with Mick McCarthy.

Nathan Murphy is joined Richie McCormack and Mick McCarthy for the Thursday edition of the Newsround. #OTBNR with Gillette UK | #EffortlessFlow

The BBC's Jack Nicholls joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM to run through the 2022 highlights for the world of Formula 1. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on 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 & FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live on weekday mornings from 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette. | #EffortlessFlow

Former Irish international athlete Ailís McSweeney joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM to talk about the Sanctuary Runners and their projects this Christmas Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on 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 & FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette. | #EffortlessFlow

Joe Molloy was joined by Michael McCarthy and Arthur James O'Dea to review some of the most memorable moments from the year that was in sport.

Joe Molloy is joined by Richie McCormack & Mick McCarthy to discuss the day's major sports headlines in THE NEWSROUND. #OTBNR w/ @GilletteUk | #effortlessflow

Welcome to The OTB Lunchtime Wrap, a look at the top sports stories of the day at lunchtime, with Phil Egan of OTB Sports. We bring you the latest sports news and what's happening today. You can also tune into OTB, our daily sports show from 7pm - where we've reaction, news, and analysis of all today's sport - watch or listen live across OTB Sports.

Former professional tennis player Jenny Claffey joins Ger, Shane & Colm on #OTBAM to run through her tennis highlights in a 2022 full of mad moments Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on weekday mornings from 7:30 am 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 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Shane brings you the stories you may have missed from world of sport in Around The World on #OTBAM Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on weekday mornings from 7:30 am 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 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Sinéad Kehoe joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM to run through her selection of sports documentaries to get stuck into over the holidays Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE on weekday mornings from 7:30 am 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 7:30 am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Joe Molloy was joined by Mick McCarthy, Arthur James O'Dea and, with Will O'Callaghan on his holidays this week, OTB AM's own Colm Boohig for another edition of A Slight Tangent! (04:00) Colm's question: What's the best sport to be elite at? (16:00) Loving sport when you work in it. (26:00) The most overrated Irish sporting achievement. (32:00) Why don't footballers tuck their shirts in anymore?! (35:00) The Lionel Messi dilemma: Why do (most) people still love him?