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John Duggan is joined by Shane Hannon to digest a massive weekend of sport. They look at Katie Taylor's historic sold-out farewell fight at Croke Park against Flora Pili as she looks to bow out of a glittering career as a three-time undisputed world champion.

They look at Dubliner Troy Parrott scoring a sensational winner on his home debut for Real Betis to stun Real Madrid.

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Welcome to the latest installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was.

Eoin Sheahan and Mick McCarthy were on hand this time out and had plenty to dig into!

It's Katie Taylor's final fight week and we've had plenty to talk about across all Off The Ball shows.

First though, former Monaghan manager, Gabriel Bannigan joined Shane Hannon in studio on Off The Ball Breakfast, where he gave a very honest interview about what happened behind the scenes before his departure.

The main theme of today's episode is Katie Taylor, and boy were the stars in town this week...We'll hear from Katie herself, Eddie Hearn, commentators, Steve Bunce, Adam Smith & Kevin Byrne. We also spoke to Katie's first-ever opponent, Alanna Nihell, Natasha Jonas joined Eoin in studio and we'll hear about Katie Taylor the footballer from former teammates Olivia O'Toole & Meabh de Burca

And finally, If you haven’t heard by now, A Slight Tangent is back up and running on Off The Ball every single week!  Get your emails in at [email protected] now!  

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Katie Taylor makes her final walk to the ring at Croke Park as she takes on unbeaten French challenger Flora Pili — with 80,000 expected and Westlife on the bill.

Matthew Brennan is your guide to what’s actually happening on fight day, from the 4pm opener right through to the main event. We break down a stacked undercard featuring Paul Ryan vs Paddy Gallagher, heavyweight prospect Adam Olaniyan, Finglas favourite Bobby Flood, and the night’s big clashes including Emmet Brennan vs Taylor Bevan, Paddy Donovan vs Tyrone McKenna, and Thomas Carty vs Dave Allen.

Plus, Adam Smith on the emotion of a once-in-a-lifetime Irish sporting occasion.

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John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for this week’s Racing Pod, as the sad news that Galopin des Champs has passed away is still fresh in the memories, while John also has some positive discussions around his recent visit to Aidan O’Brien’s yard! 

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Shane Hannon joins Enda Coll and Dara Smith-Naughton as they react to the breaking news of Padraic Joyce's departure as Galway manager. 

Also, news from France: Ronan O’Gara is set to commit to La Rochelle until 2031, and Mike Dean has admitted to playing games with himself during Premier League matches. 

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Natasha Jonas joins Eoin Sheahan in studio as our build up to Saturday's massive card in Croke Park continues! She fought Katie Taylor twice in her career, first as an amateur in the quarter finals of the 2012 London Olympics, and then again as a professional in 2021, both times losing to Taylor!

David Seagrave, Stephen Doyle, Tommy Rooney and Arthur O'Dea join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Thursday's Newsround, looking at all of the top sporting stories from across the world.

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The Breakfast team dives into the Breakfast Buffet to debate who should play Katie Taylor if a Hollywood biopic happens, throwing names like Claire Dunne, Saoirse Ronan, and Charlie Murphy into the mix.

We also debate the greatest sports movies, calling out unrealistic football films while praising classics like Rocky and Invictus.

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Enda Coll and David Wilson are joined by former Irish boxer and Katie Taylor’s sparring partner, Eric Donovan. The lads just can’t hold their excitement, as Eric explains just what Katie was like growing up with big ambitions to the professional role.

Also, Eric analyses Katie's opponent Flora Pilli, on her footwork and just how Katie may get the upper hand on her opponent's youthful playing style.

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Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton and David Wilson are in the studio getting more and more excited about Saturday's historic night.

The lads are still trying to unravel the craziness of deadline day, especially with the topic of City’s new man, Enzo Fernandez.

Finally, the build-up to the new URC season continues, OTB’s Rugby correspondent caught up with Josh Van Der Flier and what he got up to in his off-season.

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