Irish Football Development

Kathleen McNamee was joined by Chris McDermott & Neil Hoey from the Irish Amputee Football Association to chat about their goals in football and the future of amputee football in Ireland. Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they delve into the biggest stories this week in the world of Irish football. Alan Browne has had one of the better seasons of the Irish players in the English Championship and Matthew calls for his inclusion in the next ROI squad. Also Matthew goes through his Irish EFL team of the week, and what players could step up in the future to don the green shirt. Eiran Cashin's resurgence at Blackburn Rovers is a positive but how high is his ceiling? Owen Elding is the latest young prodigy to make the move across to the UK, but did the Bit O'Red get hard done by a measly transfer fee? Jack Moylan has made the move in recent years, and is finding his feet at Lincoln City. There is debate around summer football and the FAI pathways plan. Is there enough investment into football facilities in the country? Do other sports hold too much sway over football in the country, and why can't we all just get along? And with Donald Trump's America continuing to grab the headlines globally, we ponder do we even need to be there at the World Cup in the first place? And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch? You can do so by emailing [email protected] Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms. Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram. And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Football Saturday is back! OTB’s John Duggan is joined by broadcaster Johnny Ward, the Irish Independent’s Dan McDonnell and League of Ireland legend Graham Gartland to look through a jam packed day in the FA Cup with some giant killings possibly on the cards. The lads will also cast their eye on what should be a massive year for Irish football both domestically and internationally. Football with thanks to Sky Ireland.