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Fáilte go Saol ar OTB! TV Presenter Gráinne McElwain is host to Off The Ball's new bilingual podcast series celebrating the Irish Language through the eyes of the sporting world.

In Episode One we have Jamie Wall, Jamie played for both the Cork hurlers and footballers at Minor level and won three Munster u21 football titles. In 2014, doctors discovered an abscess developing on his spine, leaving him paralysed from his midriff down.

Jamie decided to use his talents for coaching, he has since won the Fitzgibbon Cup three times with Mary Immaculate College. A qualified teacher he is now in his last year studying Law and Accounting in UL.

In eipeasóid a haon tá Jamie Wall againn. D’imir Jamie d’fhoirne mionúir iomána agus peile Chorcaí araon agus bhuaigh sé trí theideal Mumhan faoi 21. Sa bhliain 2014, tháinig easpa ar a dhromlach air, rud a d’fhág pairilis air ón mheánchorp síos.

Shocraigh Jamie a chuid tallainne a úsáid don chóitseáil, agus ó shin i leith bhuaigh sé Corn Mhic Fhinn trí huaire le Coláiste Mhuire gan Smál. Is múinteoir cáilithe é agus tá sé anois ina bhliain deiridh ag déanamh staidéir ar an dlí in Ollscoil Luimnigh.

Michael McCarthy, Matthew Brennan and the former Ireland International Keith Treacy bring you through all of the headlines from the sporting world on a Friday that features 5 LOI Premier Division fixtures as well as the Chel and a weekend that features a full slate of Premier League matches, the final weekend of the 6 Nations and a massive card of bouts in the 3Arena.

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This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.

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It's day four of the Cheltenham Festival 2026 and John Duggan who is live at the tracks is alongside Johnny Ward and Donn Mclean to bring you all the action today including market moves, NAPS and all the action coming up across the week.

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One of Ronnie Delany’s close friends and two time Olympian Danny McDaid, as well as one of Delany’s former competitors Mike Fleet, join Eoin Sheahan on the line to remember the Irish Olympic hero after his death at the age of 91.

Mayo legend David Brady also joins Eoin in studio, with a story of his own about the great Ronnie Delany.

Off The Ball’s John Duggan joins Eoin Sheahan live from Cheltenham where Davy Russell has ‘brokered a peace’ between Declan Queally and Nico de Boinville, while there’s been a few surprises on the track on day three of the festival.

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This week's live League Of Ireland commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

Thursday's Off the Ball Newsround comes to you on an evening where Andy Farrell has named his final Six Nations team of 2026, ahead of Scotland's visit to Dublin on Saturday afternoon. The racing festival at Cheltenham continues, while Troy Parrott was on the scoresheet against Czech opposition tonight in the Conference League.

This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

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Last weekend was a huge one for Irish hockey with both men's and women's teams qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, but why has such a big achievement seemingly gone under the radar? Rachel Sheehan spoke to Irish international Ayeisha McFerran to find out.

Athletics journalist Cathal Dennehy joins Ger Gilroy and Paddy Andrews to pay tribute to Ireland's first Gold Medalist, Ronnie Delany who the 1500m event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Delany had a superstar career in the United States and set the standard for Irish athletes. He passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 91.

You can catch Ger Gilroy's chat with the Athletics Legend from 2012 on the OTB Podcast feeds now.

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This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.

SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

It's day three of the Cheltenham Festival 2026 and John Duggan who is live at the tracks is alongside Johnny Ward and Donn Mclean to bring you all the action today including market moves, NAPS and all the action coming up across the week.

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Ger Gilroy, Dara Smith-Naughton and 7-time All-Ireland Champion Paddy Andrews are on hand to bring you all the headlines from this morning following a bad night for the English teams in the Champions League as both Chelsea and Manchester both lost by 3 goals, with Pep Guardiola potentially finishing up at City soon. The lads also talk about the late great Ronnie Delaney, Ireland's first Gold Medalist who sadly passed away at the age of 91 yesterday afternoon. 

John Duggan also joins the show to give an update on what was a very controversial day two of Cheltenham Festival

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This week's live commentary comes from Inchicore on Friday night as St. Patricks Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park. Phil Egan will be joined by Richie Towell in the gantry, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm, and kick off at 7-45.

Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.

SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball