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Off the Ball’s Kathleen McNamee and Aisling O’Reilly headed out to UCD for the jersey presentations and to talk to the squad ahead of their travels. Timestamps below: (01:00) – Izzy Atkinson (06:50) – Sinead Farrelly (13:10) – Ciara Grant (20:00) – Heather Payne (24:10) – Lucy Quinn (30:15) – Kyra Carusa (35:50) – Megan Walsh (38:50) – Katie McCabe (45:40) – Ruesha Littlejohn (53:20) – Niamh Fahey (59:00) – Abbie Larkin (01:05:00) – Claire O'Riordan

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik joins Adrian & Shane on #OTBAM this morning with the party set to put forward a Dáil motion calling for investment in Irish football. 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

Adrian, Shane & Colm discuss the sports headlines to kick off this morning's #OTBAM. 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 the latest edition of the LOI Matchday podcast. Off The Ball's magazine-style podcast covers all of the matches in both divisions of the SSE Airtricity League with exclusive interviews and previews of all the action. This week, host Stephen Doyle is joined by Shamrock Rovers centre-forward Rory Gaffney who isn't getting carried away despite the Hoops going seven points clear at the top of the table. Cork City centre-half Josh Honohan on the quiet confidence on Leeside that they can avoid relegation. Waterford attacker Roland Idowu on the manager he's had at both of his League of Ireland clubs.
This is a bonus LOI Matchday podcast on Off The Ball - which is released every Thursday ahead of all of the weekend action in the SSE Airtricity League. On the extra podcast, you can enjoy the full version of all three interviews with host Stephen Doyle and Shamrock Rovers centre-forward Rory Gaffney, Cork City centre-half Josh Honohan & Waterford midfielder Roland Idowu

John Giles joined Nathan Murphy to discuss the early moves in the summer transfer window, including Declan Rice's impending transfer to Arsenal.

The 23 Ireland players and Ireland manager Vera Pauw gathered in the Mansion House, in celebration of all their achievements as they are a few weeks away from heading down under for Ireland's first ever Women's World Cup! Aisling O'Reilly and Nathan Murphy spoke with Pauw, Ireland captain Katie McCabe and a host of others in the Round Room of the Mansion House. It is all in partnership with Sky Ireland | #OUTBELIEVE

Welcome to Thursday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Ger, Shane & Colm discuss the latest moves in this summer's transfer window. 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 Ireland manager Sue Ronan was on OTB AM to discuss the Irish World Cup squad which was announced yesterday and to analyse the team's hopes at the tournament. 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

Ger Gilroy, Shane Hannon and Kathleen McNamee discussed OTB's event in the Mansion House to send off the World Cup 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

On Wednesday's OTB, Joe Molloy is joined by Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Bay South, Chris Andrews, to discuss Robbie Keane's controversial switch to Israeli club Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

Former Ireland international Ruth Fahy joins Joe Molloy to react to the biggest headlines as Vera Pauw names her Ireland squad for the World Cup.

Welcome to Wednesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Following the announcement of the World Cup Squad, Vera Pauw spoke to the media including host of The COYGIG Pod, Kathleen McNamee.

Irish Examiner football correspondent John Fallon joined OTB AM to talk about his report which named some of the players who have missed out and those who have made the World Cup 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

Martin Lipton joined OTB AM to discuss the big moves in the Premier League transfer market including Harry Kane and Declan Rice. 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

Shane, Adrian and Kathleen give their instant reaction to Vera Pauw announcing her World Cup squad.

The Athletic's Matt Slater joined Joe Molloy to discuss why Saudi Arabian clubs are taking Chelsea's cast-offs, the PIF's commitment to football, and why the Manchester United takeover is now lacking energy.

Welcome to Tuesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Kathleen McNamee stepped into Vera Pauw's shoes and joined Shane & Johnny on #OTBAM to make her selection on who should be on the plane to Australia for Ireland's World Cup adventure. 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 Monday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Following Ireland's 3-2 victory over Zambia on Thursday night, Kathleen McNamee caught up with manager Vera Pauw, two-goal hero Amber Barrett, Claire O'Riordan who scored her first goal for Ireland, Ciara Grant, who assisted Barrett's second goal, and Leanne Kiernan who is desperate to earn a spot on the plane. | #COYGIG

It's the final Football Saturday of the season! Dan McDonnell, Johnny Ward & Shane Keegan join John Duggan for the latest stories from the football world, as Stephen Kenny claps back at the naysayers, and Vera Pauw has some tough decisions ahead of revealing her World Cup squad on Thursday.

Welcome to Friday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

COYGIG Pod host Kathleen McNamee joins Adrian & Shane on #OTBAM this morning after Ireland kicked off their World Cup warm-up with a 3-2 win over Zambia. 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

Kathleen & Karen are in situ for an early-morning post-match debrief after Ireland's polarised win against Zambia last night. Got a question for the pod? Email [email protected]! The COYGIG Pod on OTB Sports is in association with Cadbury, the official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIreland

Welcome to the latest edition of the LOI Matchday podcast. Off The Ball's magazine-style podcast covers all of the matches in both divisions of the SSE Airtricity League with exclusive interviews and previews of all the action. This week, host Stephen Doyle is joined by Shelbourne goalkeeper Conor Kearns who discusses the club's new owner and this Friday's derby against the Saints. Dundalk's John Martin talks about watching his clubmate frustrate James McClean on Lansdowne Road and the feeling of scoring a late winner. Treaty United forward Dean George talks about playoff hopes and a tricky trip to Athlone.

This is a bonus LOI Matchday podcast on Off The Ball - which is released every Thursday ahead of all of the weekend action in the SSE Airtricity League. On the extra podcast, you can enjoy the full version of all three interviews with host Stephen Doyle and Shelbourne goalkeeper Conor Kearns, Dundalk's John Martin and Treaty United forward Dean George.

Welcome to Thursday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

On Wednesday’s Off The Ball, host Nathan Murphy was joined by the Irish footballing legend John Giles.

Ger, Shane & Kathleen kick off #OTBAM this morning as Ireland's World Cup run-in really heats up with the visit of Zambia to Tallaght, while Dara O'Shea is heading to Burnley and Brentford are pursuing Nathan Collins. 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 Ireland manager Sue Ronan joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM this morning as the Ireland face Zambia in Tallaght, with a big opportunity for some players to get in the frame for Vera Pauw's World Cup 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

Welcome to Wednesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Ger, Shane & Nathan react to to latest news from the backpages. 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

Football writers Dan McDonnell and Gavin Cooney joined Joe Molloy to discuss Ireland's performances against Greece and Gibraltar in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Welcome to Tuesday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Ex-Ireland international Keith Treacy & former Dundalk manager Vinny Perth join Ger & Adrian on #OTBAM this morning after Stephen Kenny's side pick up their first points of the Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Gibraltar last 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

Don Deacy, brother of legendary Galway football player Eamonn Deacy, joined Ger & Adrian on this morning's #OTBAM after his views on Stephen Kenny and the Ireland team went viral last 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
Ireland's centurion James McClean and goalscorers Evan Ferguson, Mikey Johnston and Adam Idah joined Nathan Murphy following their 3-0 win at home to Gibraltar in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
League of Ireland winner with Shelbourne Stuey Byrne joined Joe Molloy to analyze Ireland's 3-0 win over Gibraltar in their Euro 2024 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium.

Welcome to Monday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

John Fallon of The Irish Examiner joined Ger & Kathleen to look ahead to Ireland v Gibraltar in the Aviva. Following a poor result in Greece John looks at the potential successors to Stephen Kenny. 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
Stephen Kenny and James McClean speak to the gathered media ahead of Monday's game against Gibraltar.

Former Republic of Ireland internationals David Connolly and Gary Breen join John Duggan to look back at the disappointing 2-1 loss for the Republic of Ireland to Greece in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. They reflected on a poor, unprepared performance in Athens, ponder why Evan Ferguson was not given the ball at every opportunity, and look ahead to Stephen Kenny's future after Gibraltar on Monday: Could Ireland be looking for a new manager come Tuesday morning?

After a disastrous night in Athens for Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland, Nathan Murphy takes you behind the curtain to understand the atmosphere around the squad after a calamitous performance.

Vinny Perth and Nathan Murphy joined Ger Gilroy to reflect on Ireland's poor showing in their 2-1 loss at Greece which heaps more pressure on manager Stephen Kenny.

Welcome to Friday's Football Daily - Phil Egan runs you through all you need to know from world football... Subscribe to the 'OTB Football' podcast feed to hear the best Football analysis, interviews and stories from Off The Ball.

Nathan Murphy joins Adrian & Shane on #OTBAM live from Athens (he assures us) as gameday finally arrives for Ireland when they take on Greece in a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier this evening. 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

John Giles explains pays tribute to the departed Gordon McQueen, explains why Pep Guardiola was one of the greats even without the Champions League and why Man City were lucky to get past Inter Milan in the final.
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