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Irish Examiner Sport episodes

December 03, 2019 GAA coaching from those who know best: A brainstorming session with football's sharpest minds
An Irish Examiner special podcast featuring Mike Quirke, Tony McEntee, Cian O’Neill, Ronan McCarthy, Éamonn Fitzmaurice, Ray Cosgrove, Declan O’Sullivan and Oisin McConville.What happens when the players you have don’t match the plan you have?The drills v games debate.Keeping kids engaged.Delivering bad news to players in a constructive and respectful way.The value of GPS.Developing kickout strategies.Can you improve the skills of a senior player?The holistic approach: developing the next club secretary as much as the star forward.And much more...
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1 hr 8 min
November 19, 2019 Garrett Fitzgerald Interview Part 2: Munster highs, lows and controversies. And the loss of Axel
The second part of an exclusive interview with retired Munster CEO Garrett Fitzgerald on two decades in the province's hotseat.Including: - The famous win over Australia when he was head coach- The big regrets and the ones he missed out on - The supposed divide between the province and its clubs- The Limerick v Cork debate- Changing the crest- The Grobler signing- Munster values- The rise of Leinster- And Anthony Foley's passing, the one thing you could never plan for.
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58 min
November 15, 2019 Ruby Walsh assesses how the new National Hunt season is shaping up
Ruby Walsh assesses how the new National Hunt season is shaping up by Irish Examiner
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13 min
November 12, 2019 The making of Munster: Garrett Fitzgerald Interview Part 1
Retired Munster CEO Garrett Fitzgerald on two decades in the province's hotseat. From grappling with professionalism's new dawn to building the Munster brand. From navigating a roadmap to Europe to growing an extraordinarily committed fanbase.In part 1 of an exclusive interview with Irish Examiner sports editor Tony Leen, Fitzgerald talks highs and lows, the best and the worst. From Rassie Erasmus and Felix Jones right back to the pain of 1999. But was it better in the long run Munster didn't win that first Heineken Cup final? He describes how an extraordinary group came together to chase an odyssey and explains how Munster changed people's lives.
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54 min
October 22, 2019 The Larry Tompkins Story Part 2: 'Go back to Kildare. You're useless!'
The second part of an exclusive podcast celebrating Larry Tompkins' induction into the GAA's Hall of Fame, the first Cork footballer to receive the honour.Part 2 takes in...- His Castlehaven debut: "The best performance I've ever seen"- Lapping the Cork team at training- Underestimating Limerick and impressing nobody- Experiencing Manchester United's drinking culture- Changing the Cork mindset- The Royal rumbles And much more....
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55 min
October 21, 2019 RWC Inquest podcast: How did a team so good at the ABCs become almost shambolic?
Irish Examiner rugby writers Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis look back at where it all went wrong for Ireland. And ask can anyone now stop the All Blacks.In association with Nissan Ireland.
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23 min
October 18, 2019 RWC Podcast: Buying into the confidence in the air around Irish camp
Irish Examiner rugby writers Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis look ahead to the World Cup quarter-final meeting with New Zealand. And Simon reckons Ireland are going to do it.In association with Nissan Ireland.- Schmidt's plan may not be as predictable as the All Blacks seem to think- The feelgood factor may have gone undetected back home but Ireland are bullish- But a near faultless performance is needed- Elsewhere, South Africa's physicality may be too much for spent Blossoms- Fast Eddie Jones is showing his full hand - and it's too strong for Wallabies- Superb Wales can banish the mutinous French
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26 min
October 15, 2019 The Larry Tompkins Story Part 1: The madness, the passion, and the need to win
From Kildare to New York, from Castlehaven to Cork, an exclusive two-part podcast celebrating Larry Tompkins' induction into the GAA's Hall of Fame, the first Cork footballer to receive the honour.Part 1 takes in... - The foul blow that left him in a coma and fearing his career was over- The hunger for improvement that left him scouring the country for a gym. And the talent that saw him entrusted with Kildare hopes at 17.- The row that meant he left Kildare football behind for good.- Life in New York where his scoring feats at Gaelic Park were the stuff of legend- And the lure of Ireland and the Castlehaven factor. The fanatical men who brought him home.And much more....
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1 hr 15 min
October 14, 2019 RWC Podcast: Ireland in a good place but All Blacks built for knockout rugby
Irish Examiner rugby writers Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis look ahead to the World Cup quarter-finals. Plus Johnny Sexton on negativity back home and his belief that Ireland have already had their customary World Cup no-show.In association with Nissan Ireland.
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28 min
October 10, 2019 Integrity at stake as World Cup blown off course. Ronan O'Gara on how Schmidt's first XV has emerged
Irish Examiner rugby writers Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis on a World Cup weekend in disarray. Plus Tony Leen gets Ronan O'Gara's thoughts on how the quarter-final picture is shaping up, as well as his own early struggles at La Rochelle. In association with Nissan Ireland.
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43 min