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Balls.ie's resident League of Ireland head Sean attempts to get people hyped for the start of the League of Ireland season. God loves a trier.

Elsewhere on The Buildup podcast:

Ladbrokes ambassador Kevin Doyle chats to the lads about the need for Shane Long in the Ireland squad, the Mauricio Pochettino-shaped hole on Manchester United's touchline and tales of extreme weather.

They're also joined by PJ Browne for another edition of 'Guess the Handicaps' with PJ looking to avenge the defeat that Donny dished to him last week.

Sean also tries his hand at the Big Shout.

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

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4:12 - 20:16 - Kevin Doyle on Shane Long, Pochettino and the weather

29:17 - 45:46 - GAA Guess the Handicaps

48:01 - 1:02:00 - Get Hyped for the League of Ireland season

This week on The Buildup podcast, there's another line-up change, as Sean and Donny take over the reins for the week.

Ladbrokes ambassador Kevin Doyle chats to the lads about the need for Shane Long in the Ireland squad, the Mauricio Pochettino-shaped hole on Manchester United's touchline and tales of extreme weather.

They're also joined by PJ Browne for another edition of 'Guess the Handicaps' with PJ looking to avenge the defeat that Donny dished to him last week.

Finally, the two lads get us hyped for the upcoming start to the League of Ireland, with Balls' resident League of Ireland head Sean waxing lyrical about the League at large. Sean also tries his hand at the Big Shout.

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.

Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

You can subscribe to the podcast via Spotify, iTunes, Pocketcast or all other good podcast platforms by searching 'The Buildup on Balls.ie'. If you enjoy it, please do leave a comment and give us a rating.

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It's a General Election special on The Buildup, with Mark, Donny, and Sean investigating what might happen to the future of the country.

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

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6:54 - Stephen Ferris on Ireland's winning start to the Six Nations and looking forward to the Wales match.

27: 54 - 'Guess the Handicaps' and a look ahead to the upcoming Allianz Football League action

53:27 - Kevin Doyle on the winter break

1:19:35 - Get Hyped for the General Election

On The Buildup Podcast this week, we're getting geared for the second weekend of the Six Nations with Stephen Ferris, who'll be giving us his Ireland v Wales prediction, while Kevin Doyle is on the line to chat about the Premier League's 'winter' break and his experiences of hectic football schedules.

Meanwhile Donny Mahoney is the latest challenger to try dethrone PJ Browne in GAA Guess the Handicaps and he will also be getting Mark and Sean hyped for the General Election this weekend!

As always, we'll have our charity bets, play 1-2-FREE and give you the chance to win two cakes and a sports biography in our Big Shout. PJ is in the Big Shout hotseat again this week after coming so close to a 114/1 winner last weekend.

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography!

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

You can subscribe to the podcast via Spotify, iTunes, Pocketcast or all other good podcast platforms by searching 'The Buildup on Balls.ie'. If you enjoy it, please do leave a comment and give us a rating

 

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On this week's episode of the Three Man Weave, Mark, PJ and Gary ask one simple question: is football and hurling too good right now?

It's only the 1st weekend in February but we've already been served up more drama and storylines than Abe Simpson could shake a fist at!

The lads reflect on the late thrillers around the country on Saturday night, the possibility of a black card in hurling, the two David Fitzgeralds and much more.

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Gary and PJ from the Three Man Weave join Mark to look forward to another weekend of GAA action, with PJ looking to defend his 'Guess the Handicaps' crown against the self-proclaimed 'lineal champ', Gary.

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If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography! Ladbrokes will be also dropping a €1 free bet in online users' accounts this Friday.

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.

Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

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Live and direct from Naples, Donny Mahoney talks to Mark Farrelly about the tantalising Superbowl showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.

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If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography! Ladbrokes will be also dropping a €1 free bet in online users' accounts this Friday.

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.

Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

You can subscribe to the podcast via Spotify, iTunes, Pocketcast or all other good podcast platforms by searching 'The Buildup on Balls.ie'. If you enjoy it, please do leave a comment and give us a rating.

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Ladbrokes ambassador Stephen Ferris joined us in Balls HQ to look forward to the opening weekend of the 6 Nations. The former Ireland man gives his predictions for each of the weekend's matches as well as who he'll think will be the top try scorer and tournament winner.

If you want to listen to the full podcast, search 'The Buildup on Balls.ie' on all podcast apps. 

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography! Ladbrokes will be also dropping a €1 free bet in online users' accounts this Friday.

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.

Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

You can subscribe to the podcast via Spotify, iTunes, Pocketcast or all other good podcast platforms by searching 'The Buildup on Balls.ie'. If you enjoy it, please do leave a comment and give us a rating.

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04:46 - Stephen Ferris on the 6 Nations

35:14 - Kevin Doyle on the weekend's football and the January transfer window

56:45 - GAA, Guess the Handicaps, and the Big Shout

1:15:50 - Get Hyped - Superbowl 

It's a massive week on The Buildup, in association with Ladbrokes, as we welcome Stephen Ferris into the podcast studio.

Stephen is on-hand to preview the first weekend of the Six Nations, give us his thoughts on Andy Farrell's team selection and make some predictions for the tournament ahead.

Elsewhere, we talk to Kevin Doyle about the weekend's football matches and hear his experiences of the hectic January transfer window, including the brilliant story of how he ended up joining QPR on loan.

Defending champion PJ Browne is challenged by the undefeated Gary Connaughton in GAA Guess the Handicap and PJ also has perhaps the biggest Big Shout in the history of the show.

Want more? Donny Mahoney is on the line to Get Hyped for the Super Bowl, while Mark and Sean make their 1-2-Free picks in the hope that they'll win €100 cash and after going 0 for 2 in our charity bet we're hoping it's third time lucky as we try to get off the mark.

If you have a Big Shout of 25/1 or over, send it to us, and you can win the grand prize of two cakes and a sports autobiography! Ladbrokes will be also dropping a €1 free bet in online users' accounts this Friday.

Please bet responsibly, visit Dunlewey.net for further information.Send us your Big Shouts or get in touch with the show for any reason by emailing [email protected] or contact us @ballsdotie on Twitter or Instagram.

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The Three Man Weave returns for a new GAA season with Mark Farrelly in the hotseat, joined by Gary Connaughton and PJ Browne.

This week the lads discuss Dublin v Kerry, Cork v Waterford, Limerick v Tipperary and plenty more besides. PJ has unearthed the GAA's newest cliche, while Mark is giving out about people giving out about the mark.

We also chat to Sligo's Pat Hughes off the back of their first win in 18 months, courtesy of their 5-9 to 0-11 defeat of London.

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