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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.

Football writer John Brewin joins Shane on #OTBAM after José went full José for the Europa League final, with his Roma side losing to Sevilla on penalties in Budapest 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

Former Dundalk boss Vinny Perth joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM for our weekly League of Ireland slot, as Shamrock Rovers hit another bump in the road to the title against Cork, and Dundalk look in serious bother. He also gives his thoughts on why competitive games at underage level can benefit the development of young players. 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

The Irish Independent's Dan McDonnell joined Joe Molloy for The Football Show to look ahead to the meeting of Manchester United and City in the FA Cup final, the impact made by Irish players in the Premier League this season, and the latest in the League of Ireland title race. ⚽️ with Sky.

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.

Gavin Cooney of the42.ie joined Joe Molloy on The Football Show to look back on some of the key events in a remarkable Premier League season. Football with Sky.

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.

Football analyst Jasmine Baba joined OTB AM to talk about the final day of the Bundesliga which saw Borussia Dortmund draw with Mainz and let Bayern Munich snatch the title from them. 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 McNamee, Emma Byrne and Karen Duggan are joined by the resident TOTW selector Emma Carroll to pick a team of the season, and the COYGIG crew also break down the winners and losers of the year as well as what we might (already) expect from the transfer market madness that is set to ensue. Got a question for the pod? Email [email protected] ! The COYGIG Pod on OTB Sports is in association with Cadbury FC, the official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIreland
Former Chelsea and Everton winger Pat Nevin joins OTB's Joe Molloy to look back on the final weekend of the Premier League campaign and picks his team of the season. Football with thanks to Sky Ireland.

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.
Brian Kerr speaks to Stephen Doyle ahead following the end of the Premier League season. Football with thanks to Sky Ireland.

Former Republic of Ireland international David Connolly joins Irish Independent football writer Dan McDonnell, broadcaster and journalist Johnny Ward and OTB’s John Duggan as we look ahead to the final day of Premier League action and the rest of the biggest stories from the world of football. Football with thanks to Sky Ireland.

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.

Former Ireland winger Keith Treacy and OTB's Colm Boohig joined Ger Gilroy on The Football Kick-Off ahead of the final day of the Premier League season. ⚽️ with Sky.

Broadcaster Shebahn Aherne was on OTB AM ahead of the final weekend of the Women's Super League to look at the possible permutations and also discuss the several Irish players moving on from their clubs 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

Manchester Evening News writer Samuel Luckhurst was on OTB AM to discuss Manchester United's possible summer transfer strategy and their win vs. Chelsea 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

Shane Hannon and Johnny Ward were joined by Cameron Hill and Johnny Ward to talk through last night's 4-1 thrashing by Manchester United of Chelsea and remembered former RTÉ broadcaster Bill O'Herlihy eight years after his death. 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

Adam Pope joins Nathan Murphy on Thursday’s OTB to discuss Leeds United being on the precipice of relegation and the damages that come as a result. Football w/ @SkyIreland

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 four interviews with host Stephen Doyle speaking to Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty, UCD's Jack Keaney, Bray Wanderers boss Ian Ryan and Galway United skipper Conor McCormack.

Welcome to the latest edition of the LOI Matchday podcast. Off The Ball's new 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 Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty after a big win at Shamrock Rovers. UCD midfielder Jack Keaney is expecting a physical battle and feels optimistic heading to Weavers Park. Bray Wanderers head coach Ian Ryan hopes his team have had their one blip of the season. Galway United captain Conor McCormack reveals what it's like to play under John Caulfield and Ollie Horgan.

Nathan Murphy was joined by Raphael Honigstein to discuss Borussia Dortmund potentially ending Bayern Munich's domination of the Bundesliga, Jude Bellingham and Edin Terzić Football w/ @SkyIreland

Republic of Ireland legend, John Giles joins OTB's Nathan Murphy to discuss Leeds United's potential relegation to the Championship and Evan Ferguson's stunning performance versus Southampton. Football w/ @SkyIreland

Michael Obafemi sits down with Nathan Murphy for an in-depth interview that looks back over the course of his club and international career. @CarlsbergIreland 0.0

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.

Andy Mitten brings Ger & Shane his 5 pick's for the latest episode of 'You Had to be There'. 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 Dundalk boss Vinny Perth joins Ger & Shane on #OTBAM for our weekly League of Ireland slot. 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 writer with the Irish Independent, Dan McDonnell, joined Joe Molloy on The Football Show. ⚽️ with Sky.

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.

Former Republic of Ireland international Tony Cascarino joined Joe Molloy in the Off The Ball studio for a remarkably open chat about life in and out of football, challenges in his personal life and why he's now happy as he's ever been.

Ciaran Kelly of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle joined Joe Molloy to chat about the Magpies qualifying for the Champions League. ⚽️ with Sky

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.

Shane Hannon and Johnny Ward were joined by Colm Boohig to talk through this morning's top football stories including Newcastle finally returning to European football and the state of affairs for Irish players. 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

The Athletic's Brighton correspondent Andy Naylor was on OTB AM to talk about Evan Ferguson's future and the atmosphere around Brighton after qualifying for Europe. 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 McNamee, Emma Byrne and Karen Duggan are joined by a very special guest heading into the final weekend of WSL action, player of the season nominated and Manchester United star Ona Batlle. She talks about the team’s title push this year, the importance of Champions League football and her role in the side under Marc Skinner. Emma Carroll also joins the team to provide the latest TOTW, recap a hectic weekend and discuss the WNT’s decision to play their first Nations League fixture at the Aviva Stadium. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIreland
Joe Molloy was joined by journalist Jonathan Wilson to discuss Manchester City's latest Premier League triumph and what it tells us about the competition. In association with Sky

Joe Molloy was joined by journalist Graham Hunter to discuss another egregious story from Spain's La Liga of racist abuse being directed at the Real Madrid and Brazil star, Vinicius Jr. In association with Sky

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.
Former Republic of Ireland defender Damien Delaney and Irish Independent football writer Dan McDonnell join OTB’s Kathleen McNamee for this edition of Football Saturday. The panel will discuss if City can be stopped from going 5 titles in 6 years, look at who is best placed to avoid the drop and ask if Phil Jones will be remembered for being more than just a meme. Football is with thanks to Sky Ireland

Former Ireland winger Keith Treacy and Phil Egan are with Ger Gilroy to look ahead to this weekend's Premier League action on The Football Kick-Off. Football on Off The Ball with Sky.

Gilly Flaherty was on OTB AM ahead of the penultimate weekend of the Women's Super League which features title holders Chelsea taking on Arsenal and Manchester United facing Manchester City with the title and Champions League qualification on the table.
Football journalist Sheban Ahearn joins Nathan Murphy to look at the run in for the WSL title. Football with Sky.
Philippe Auclair joins Nathan Murphy to look at Toney's ban for betting, how Manchester City are going to fight their 115 charges and more. Football with Sky

Ireland and Leeds legend John Giles joined Nathan Murphy to react to Manchester City's crushing defeat of Real Madrid in the Champions League. Football on Off The Ball with Sky.

Welcome to the latest edition of the LOI Matchday podcast. Off The Ball's new 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 midfielder Richie Towell ahead of a home match against Drogheda United. Shelbourne manager Damien Duff talks tactics with St Patrick's Athletic on their way to Tolka Park. And Waterford head coach Keith Long discusses a brilliant start for him in charge of Waterford in the First Division.

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 versions of all three interviews with host Stephen Doyle speaking to Shamrock Rovers midfielder Richie Towell, Shelbourne manager Damien Duff and Waterford head coach Keith Long.

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 Gilroy and Shane Hannon were joined by Colm Boohig and Kathleen McNamee to discuss the football on Wednesday evening and got into a heated discussion about whether Manchester City's success came from their deep pockets. 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 expert Graham Hunter was on OTB AM after Manchester City hammered Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal tie. 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

Joe Molloy talks with Dan McDonnell about the Champions League semi-final between Manchester City v Real Madrid as well as the latest football news. Football with Sky
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