Best GAA Podcasts (2025)

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The Football Pod: Rory’s Rollercoaster, Leinster flickers, Defence Trouble, Meath Character 54:26

14m ago54:26

54:26

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - but we’re obviously starting with the Golf, before getting into a pair of crackers in Leinster, as well as the Ulster Football quarter-finals. Enjoy! (00:30) - The Golf Pod, Rory McIlroy wins the Masters - agony and ecstasy! (08:00) - Kildare beat Westmeath: Loughlin stars, midfield battle, go…

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Rory’s Rollercoaster, Leinster Championship flickers, Defences in Trouble, Meath Character 54:26

19m ago54:26

54:26

Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - but we’re obviously starting with the Golf, before getting into a pair of crackers in Leinster, as well as the Ulster Football quarter-finals. Enjoy! (00:30) - The Golf Pod, Rory McIlroy wins the Masters - agony and ecstasy! (08:00) - Kildare beat Westmeath: Loughlin stars, midfield battle, go…

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Meath overcome Offaly to reach Leinster semi-final! OFF THE BALL 11:23

13h ago11:23

11:23

Robbie Brennan, Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly speak to our reporter Tommy Rooney as Meath made a huge second half comeback to defeat Offaly 1-25 to 0-21 in Navan in the Leinster Senior Football Championship quarter finals.

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Offaly defeat Derry to claim Division 2A camogie title! | OFF THE BALL 10:17

15h ago10:17

10:17

David Sullivan, Orlagh Phelan &, Mairead Teehan speak to Stephen Gleeson at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh following Offaly’s 4-13 to 0-10 victory over Derry in the Division 2A decider!

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Cork defeat Galway to win Camogie Division 1A title! | OFF THE BALL 17:17

15h ago17:17

17:17

Ger Manley, Meabh Cahalane, Saoirse McCarthy and Ashling Thompson speak to Stephen Gleeson following Cork's victory against Galway in the Division 2A decider

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Kerry beat Armagh to claim Division 1 title 12:57

1d ago12:57

12:57

Alanna Cunnane was on hand at Croke Park to get the thoughts of Kerry's Niamh Carmody, Danielle O'Leary and Mark Bourke, as well as Armagh's Darnell Parkinson.

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"We know we're not that far away" | Armagh captain Clodagh McCambridge 10:25

2d ago10:25

10:25

Armagh captain Clodagh McCambridge speaks to John Duggan ahead of Saturday evening's Lidl Women's National Football League final clash with Kerry at Croke Park.

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LIDL NATIONAL LEAGUE FINALS: Bumper captains preview 21:03

3d ago21:03

21:03

John Duggan was at the launch of the Lidl Ladies National Football League finals this week, speaking to all of the respective captains head of their respective finals. He spoke with, in order: Fermanagh captain Shannan McQuade Cork captain Sarah Leahy Wexford captain Róisín Murphy Galway captain Kate Geraghty Antrim captain Bronagh Devlin Cavan cap…

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OTB Breakfast Bite | Do more scores equal better Gaelic football matches? + Alan Quinlan & Hannah O'Connor 11:01

3d ago11:01

11:01

This is Friday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your free bitesize sample of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan and Hannah O'Connor helped us preview the weekend's Investec Champions Cup action, which includes our live game tomorrow - Bordeaux v Munster. Alan and Hannah also looked ahead to Ireland's W6N clash wi…

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Balancing life as a Garda with the Kerry captaincy | Aishlng O'Connell 11:41

3d ago11:41

11:41

Kerry captain Aishling O'Connell speaking to John Duggan about balancing life as a member of An Garda Siochána and her football as they prepare for the League final with Armagh.

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OTB Breakfast Bite | Neil Ewing on new rules' U20 impact + PSG reborn w/Graham Hunter 11:17

4d ago11:17

11:17

This is Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Graham Hunter looked back on an incredible night in the Champions League for both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. John Duggan helped set the table for today's start of The Masters. Former Sligo captain Neil Ewi…

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Rory Gallagher initiates legal proceedings against GAA & Jarlath Burns — explainer 22:33

5d ago22:33

22:33

As exclusively revealed by the Irish Independent, Rory Gallagher has commenced legal proceedings against the GAA and its president Jarlath Burns. This follows Burns' intervention in the former Derry football manager's appointment as a coach to the Naas senior football team earlier this year. Gallagher is suing the Association for malicious falsehoo…

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OTB Breakfast Bite | "The best sporting week of the year" + Hurling Power Rankings 11:18

5d ago11:18

11:18

This is Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Mike Sherry began our look ahead to Munster's Investec Champions Cup quarter-final with Bordeaux. Gavin Cooney of the 42.ie reviewed a dramatic night of Champions League action. And Will O'Callaghan brought us the…

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5d ago11:34

11:34

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Cork have speed, skill, strength | Donegal’s goal problem | John Mullane, Pat Spillane & Dick Clerkin 1:00:30

6d ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Michael Verney is joined by John Mullane after a hurling league final weekend that saw joy on the banks of the Lee, where Cork continue to build momentum. Meanwhile Pat Spillane and Dick Clerkin react to the first weekend of the football championship, where Donegal’s goal shyness raises some early concern, as Pat defends the talents of Aidan O’Shea…

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OTB Breakfast Bite | Tommy's week-1 Championship review + James Tracy on Munster & Leinster 12:00

6d ago12:00

12:00

This is Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Méabh De Búrca helped preview this evening's Women's Nations League clash of the Republic of Ireland and Greece. Former Leinster and Ireland hooker James Tracy reviewed the Irish provinces' performances in the Inve…

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"That want to win is there" | Dublin hurler Brian Hayes speaks to OTB 4:18

6d ago4:18

4:18

Dublin's Brian Hayes speaks to Odhran Johnson at today's launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship.

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Wexford's Lee Chin looking forward to being reunited with Davy Fitzgerald 4:57

6d ago4:57

4:57

Wexford's Lee Chin speaking to Odhran Johnson at the launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship at UPMC Nowlan Park.

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"We'll have to match Kilkenny's physicality & intensity | Galway's Cianan Fahy 4:59

6d ago4:59

4:59

Galway midfielder Cianan Fahy speaks to Odhran Johnson at today's launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship.

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Offaly captain Ciaran Burke | "Having Galway come to O'Connor Park will be huge" 4:18

7d ago4:18

4:18

Odhran Johnson caught up with the Offaly captain Ciaran Burke at today's launch of the Leinster Hurling Championship at UPMC Nowlan Park.

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"The players knew we were doing the right work" | Antrim's Paddy Burke 9:06

7d ago9:06

9:06

Antrim's Paddy Burke speaks to Odhran Johnson ahead of this year's Leinster Hurling Championship.

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"That's the only one that matters" | Kilkenny's John Donnelly looks ahead to Galway test 6:07

7d ago6:07

6:07

Kilkenny captain John Donnelly speaks to Odhran Johnson at today's launch of the 2025 Leinster Hurling Championship at UMPC Nowlan Park.

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The Football Pod: Donegal's Class, Mayo motor on, Meath’s answers, Derry credit, Underdog challenges 53:41

8d ago53:41

53:41

Tommy, James and Paddy are talking through the opening weekend of Championship action - Tommy was in Ballybofey, Paddy was in Castlebar and James kept an eye on it all!, we get stuck into plenty - enjoy! (00:30) - A Beautiful Monday after a fine weekend. (05:00) - Mayo beat Sligo - did they meet Jimmy’s standards? O’Shea, Debutants, Sligo. (13:00) …

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Donegal's Subtle Class, Mayo motor on, Meath’s answers, Derry credit, Underdog challenges 53:41

8d ago53:41

53:41

Tommy, James and Paddy are talking through the opening weekend of Championship action - Tommy was in Ballybofey, Paddy was in Castlebar and James kept an eye on it all!, we get stuck into plenty - enjoy! (00:30) - A Beautiful Monday after a fine weekend. (05:00) - Mayo beat Sligo - did they meet Jimmy’s standards? O’Shea, Debutants, Sligo. (13:00) …

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OTB Breakfast Bite | Munster's bit of luck, and have Cork peaked too soon 11:01

7d ago11:01

11:01

This is Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan reviewed a fine weekend in the Investec Champions Cup for both Munster and Leinster. We looked back on yesterday's Allianz Hurling League final with Sarah O'Donovan and Ryan O'Dywer. Plus, football writ…

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THE HURLING POD: Cork crush Tipp in League Final | 'Tipp aren't getting out of Munster' | Waterford crowned 1B champions 1:23:19

8d ago1:23:19

1:23:19

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy think you can't play down the hype around Cork after the Rebels eased to a 10-point win against Tipperary to be crowned National League champions for the first time since 1998. How much have Tipperary improved during the league this season? And will it be enough to get out of Munster this summer? Th…

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"I'd be a lot more worried if I wasn't getting opportunities" | Galway's Rob Finnerty speaks to OTB 17:50

10d ago17:50

17:50

This year marks ten years of AIB's sponsorship of the All Ireland Football Championship. To mark the occasion, OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney spoke to Galway's Rob Finnerty.

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Sean Óg Ó hAilpín's Journey from Australia to Cork | How he Overcame Injury to become a Three-Time All-Ireland Winner | Inner Drive 42:18

10d ago42:18

42:18

In our new season of 'Inner Drive' with Allianz, Will O'Callaghan spoke to hurling and football legend, Sean Óg Ó hAilpín. An icon of Cork hurling, Seán Óg is a three-time All-Ireland winner with the Rebels. He won Hurler of the Year in 2004 and captained the side to Liam MacCarthy in 2005. In this deep dive into his journey from Australia to Irela…

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Armagh's Ethan Rafferty looks ahead to their Sam Maguire defence 24:56

10d ago24:56

24:56

This year marks ten years of AIB's sponsorship of the All Ireland Football Championship. To mark the occasion, Armagh goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty sat down with OTB's Tommy Rooney to talk about their defence of the Sam Maguire.

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Mick O'Dwyer remembered — Pat Spillane & Martin Breheny pay tribute to a GAA giant 40:03

10d ago40:03

40:03

Kerry legend Pat Spillane shares his poignant memories of Mick O'Dwyer, the totemic Gaelic football manager and player, who passed away at the age of 88. Martin Breheny, who penned Micko's autobiography 'Blessed & Obsessed', also joins Joe in studio to delve into the life & times of an Irish sporting titan. If you'd like to get in touch with the sh…

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"The lads will have us primed" | Westmeath's Ronan Wallace talks to OTB 6:19

10d ago6:19

6:19

Newbridge hosted this week's launch of the Leinster Football Championship, and it was there that OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney spoke to Westmeath centre-back Ronan Wallace.

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"We all want that Leinster" | Louth's Tommy Durnin talks to OTB 9:21

10d ago9:21

9:21

Newbridge hosted this week's launch of this year's Leinster Football Championship. And it was there that OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney caught up with Louth midfielder Tommy Durnin.

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"It's obviously very disheartening" | Injured Louth captain Sam Mulroy talks to OTB 17:38

10d ago17:38

17:38

Injured Louth captain Sam Mulroy has told Off The Ball he hopes to play some part in this year's All Ireland Championship. He sat down at this week's AIB All Ireland Football Championship launch with OTB's Tommy Rooney.

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Remembering Micko | Kieran Donaghy on Mick O'Dwyer's legacy | OTB Breakfast Football 13:49

11d ago13:49

13:49

Former Kerry footballer Kieran Donaghy reacts to the sad news of Kerry legend Mick O'Dwyer's passing. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition | #unlockmoreyou 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/…

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OTB Breakfast Bite | Kieran Donaghy pays tribute to Mick O'Dwyer + Daniel Wiffen comes home 10:31

11d ago10:31

10:31

This is Thursday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Kieran Donaghy reacted to that breaking news of the passing of legendary Kerry footballer and manager, Mick O'Dwyer. James Tracy helps preview this weekend's Investec Champions Cup action, which includes our LIVE …

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MICK O'DWYER | From the OTB archives 41:55

11d ago41:55

41:55

Mick O'Dwyer, a pillar of Irish sport over the past eight decades has died at the age of 88. As a tribute, we'd delved into the OTB archives to bring you some of our best 'Micko' material. 00:00:13 - Various Micko tributes from down the years on OTB 00:00:57 - a career-spanning interview from Newstalk Breakfast, conducted in August of 2011. 00:21:1…

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Pat Spillane & Philly McMahon — All-Ireland Football Championship Preview 🏐 1:12:22

12d ago1:12:22

1:12:22

With a shared 16 Celtic Crosses between them, serial All-Ireland winners Pat Spillane and Philly McMahon join Joe to preview the 2025 Senior Football Championship. The lads delve into which team is likely to best acclimate to the new rules, and why they don't necessarily agree on whether all of the FRC 'enhancements' will be a force for good. Also …

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OTB Breakfast Bite | Going in the right direction with Cork City's Tim Clancy & Wexford's John Hegarty 10:03

13d ago10:03

10:03

This is this morning's OTB Breakfast Bite - your FREE bitesize flavour of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, The Athletic's Mark Critchley broke down a thirteenth Premier League defeat for Manchester United. We spoke to Cork City boss Tim Clancy about their much sought-after starlet Cathal O'Sullivan. And ahead of t…

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Ep. 142 - League Final ahoy but Underage woes 55:22

12d ago55:22

55:22

Episode 142 of The Premier 'View' sees Seán Smith in the hotseat alongside Tipp Media's Noel Dundon & Clonmel Óg's Colm Purcell. The lads have a lot to get through and start off looking at the league final, Tipp v Cork, coming up this weekend, They also discuss the venue selection & ticketing issues around the game. Last week was a bad week for Tip…

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Championship begins - time for Derry to go all-in | Final the start of Tipperary’s gauntlet | Dick Clerkin & John Mullane 1:07:45

14d ago1:07:45

1:07:45

The football championship kicks off this weekend, and Dick Clerkin is on hand to deliver his predictions to Michael Verney. The balance of power between the Cliffords, whether Derry can unseat Donegal and who can stick out as All-Ireland favourites are all on the menu. Meanwhile, John Mullane is on hand to preview this weekend’s hurling finals, whe…

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"We're starting to see the dividends" | Wexford & Laois captains preview Leinster clash 17:05

13d ago17:05

17:05

Wexford and Laois help get the 2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship underway on Saturday evening when they go head-to-head at Chadwicks Wexford Park. Ahead of that game, OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney caught up with Wexford captain Liam Coleman, and his Laois counterpart Brian Byrne.

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"The demands are high" | Paddy Fox & Dean Healy preview Longford v Wicklow 14:48

13d ago14:48

14:48

A date with Dublin awaits the winner of this Sunday's Leinster Football Championship meeting of Longford and Wicklow at Glennon Bros. Pearse Park. OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney caught up with their respective captains Paddy Fox and Dean Healy.

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Offaly captain Lee Pearson | Mickey Harte obviously sees something in us 6:11

14d ago6:11

6:11

Offaly will go into this year's Leinster Championship on a high following their Division 3 success in the Allianz Football League. They'll look on with interest this weekend as they'll face the winners of the Meath/Carlow clash. Faithful skipper Lee Pearson caught up with OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney.…

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Carlow's Mikey Bambrick | "As players we thought it was a bit unfair" 6:10

14d ago6:10

6:10

The Leinster Football Championship was launched on Monday with dark clouds hovering over a pair of counties who will meet in round 1 on Sunday. OTB's GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney caught up with Carlow captain Mikey Bambrick to discuss the spiky parting of the ways between the panel and former manager Shane Curran.…

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Meath's Sean Rafferty | Players in the dark over coaches' departure 10:14

14d ago10:14

10:14

This year's Leinster Football Championship was launched under the pall of coaching uncertainty within two counties. One of them is Meath, whose defender Sean Rafferty told Tommy Rooney they're in the dark over Joe McMahon's and Martin Corey's reasons for departing the Royals' set-up.

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THE HURLING POD: Cork and Tipp clash in League Final | Put some respect on the lower league finals | No apologies 1:37:01

15d ago1:37:01

1:37:01

As the philosopher Kurt Cobain once wrote, 'no apologies'. All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for this week's edition of The Hurling Pod. The lads look ahead to the sold-out Division One B and One A finals this Sunday, discuss the fall-out from the venue controversies for the lower division decider…

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OTB Breakfast Bite | McStay's Clifford blast + Ireland banish Parma hoodoo 11:51

14d ago11:51

11:51

This is Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, former Ireland internationals Alan Quinlan & Hannah O’Connor joined us to discuss Munster’s victory over Connacht and Ireland’s emphatic win over Italy in the Women's Six Nations. OTB’s GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney…

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League Finals Bonanza, Bonkers Carlow and Mad Meath, Offaly love, Mayo’s lack of quality 1:05:59

14d ago1:05:59

1:05:59

Tommy, James and Paddy get stuck into a massive weekend of Football on and off the field - we’re talking the League winners and losers, and bringing you inside the managerial madness in Carlow and Meath… (00:30) - What a weekend (05:00) - Offaly brilliance and Kildare’s big problem. (21:00) - James on Mayo’s lack on quality, Paddy talks up Kerry (3…

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The Football Pod: League Finals Bonanza, Bonkers Carlow and Mad Meath, Offaly love, Mayo’s lack of quality 1:05:59

15d ago1:05:59

1:05:59

Tommy, James and Paddy get stuck into a massive weekend of Football on and off the field - we’re talking the League winners and losers, and bringing you inside the managerial madness in Carlow and Meath… (00:30) - What a weekend (05:00) - Offaly brilliance and Kildare’s big problem. (21:00) - James on Mayo’s lack on quality, Paddy talks up Kerry (3…

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THE SATURDAY PANEL: Allianz National League finals preview | CONOR DEVANEY & DESSIE MONE 20:42

17d ago20:42

20:42

Shane Hannon hosts this week's Saturday Panel, looking ahead to the National Football League finals this weekend, starting with the Division 2 Final between Monaghan and Roscommon, before the mammoth Division 1 final between Mayo and Kerry! He is joined by Conor Devanney and Dessie Mone. *The full version is available to members. Gaelic Football wi…

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