Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Dara Smith-Naughton and Matthew Brennan are in studio to talk through today's headlines following a night of Premier League action which saw Arsenal overcome Brighton to pick up 3 points, meanwhile Manchester City drew 2-2 with Nottingham Forest, giving a 2 point extension to the Gunner's lead at the top of the table and putting their North London rivals in further relegation trouble. The lads also went through Paul Scholes' comments following Manchester United's late loss to Newcastle in St James' Park and Ireland's Head Coach Andy Farrell's response to the rumours of him vacating the position following the 2027 Rugby World Cup to go back to Saracens.

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This week our live commentary game comes from Tallaght Stadium as Shamrock Rovers look to get their season back on track as they welcome Derry City to the capital.

Kick off is at 8 o’clock on Friday and Stephen Doyle will be joined by Richie Towell in the commentary booth for that one, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm.

Tune in for all Tuesday's main sporting talking points, as Andy Farrell names his Ireland team to take on Wales in Dublin on Friday evening.

Eve Conway and Ciara Treacy are joined by F1 journalist and co-host of the Inside The Piranha Club Podcast Rebecca Clancy to look ahead to the new Formula One season, which begins this weekend in Australia. The 2026 season will see the largest regulation changes in F1 history, and Rebecca explains the ins and outs of the new aero and engine rules, who looks likely to succeed and who is at risk of failure, and gives us her predictions for this weekend.

Watch this space for more expert F1 analysis throughout the season, as THE F1 POD returns! Sponsored by KitKat and hosted by Eve Conway and Ciara Treacy, episodes will air each Wednesday of race week, beginning next week. Available for free on Off The Ball's YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

This week our live commentary game comes from Tallaght Stadium as Shamrock Rovers look to get their season back on track as they welcome Derry City to the capital.

Kick off is at 8 o’clock on Friday and Stephen Doyle will be joined by Richie Towell in the commentary booth for that one, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Dara Smith-Naughton are in studio to discuss all the pressing news from the sporting world including last night's heartbreak for the Republic of Ireland WNT as they lost late on to France in Tallaght Stadium in their opening World Cup Qualifier. Liverpool also suffered a late defeat to Wolves in Molineux thanks to a stoppage time winner from Andre. The lads also go through the predicted lineups for the Irish Rugby team as they take on Wales on Friday night.

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Off The Ball, in partnership with Guinness 0.0 gave two Arsenal super fans the trip of a lifetime to the Emirates Stadium! 

Eoin Sheahan and Kathleen McNamee travelled with competition winners Maire and Mark for Arsenal vs Brentford and Arsenal Women vs Liverpool last December. 

From pitch side to the Guinness bar and chats with club legends Dave O'Leary and Louise Quinn, they got the full, exclusive experience of an Arsenal game day. 

A huge thanks to Arsenal and Guinness Ireland for making it possible!

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Dara Smith-Naughton are in studio to discuss all the pressing news from the sporting world including tonight's World Cup Qualifying encounter between the Republic of Ireland and France at Tallaght Stadium, Kian Leavy's late goal that gave St Pats the win over Galway United, the increasing scrutiny over Arsenal's style and their corner routines and the move of Leinster scrum-half Luke McGrath to Perpignan in France.

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Evening all, we've got an extended newsround for you today with a PACKED studio with Eoin Sheahan, Arthur O'Dea, Mick McCarthy and Stephen Doyle all in situ. They chat Premier League, the weekend’s hurling and Gaelic Football, Shane Lowry’s unfortunate end in Florida, Kate O’Connor’s performance at the national indoor championships and all the latest from the Irish Rugby camp.

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Meath GAA county secretary Ciaran Flynn joins Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig on the line live from Dubai, UAE where there has been several different missile strikes due to ongoing conflict with Iran. Ciaran and many other GAA representatives were over in the area for a tournament and have not been able to get home yet.

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Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig and Dara Smith-Naughton are on hand in studio to bring you all the reaction from a packed weekend in the sporting world, which included a full slate of Football League fixtures, the Premier League title race continuing at full-traction and the National Senior Indoor Championships. 

The lads go through the Arsenal win over Chelsea, the takeaways from the football leagues, GAA Special congress and Shane Lowry's capitulation late on in the Cognizant Classic last night.

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John Duggan is joined by Shane Hannon & Adrian Barry for this Sunday’s Newsround!

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