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It's day one of the Cheltenham Festival 2026 and John Duggan who is live at the tracks is alongside Johnny Ward and Thom Malone to bring you all the action today and across the week.

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TV Presenter Gráinne McElwain joins Ger Gilroy and Vinny Perth on the line to discuss Off The Ball's new podcast series celebrating the Irish Language through the eyes of the sporting world. Gráinne discusses the importance of the language as well as the interviews that will make up the episodes of the podcast.

Be sure to stay tuned to all of the OTB Social Channels and Podcast feeds for more information on this new and exciting series!

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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 Monday, and that means an Extended Newsround! Join Eoin Sheahan, Arthur O'Dea, Stephen Doyle, Tommy Walsh and Ben Symes as they bring you through all the biggest sporting stories from the weekend, including a tough loss for the WNT, a crazy day of 6 Nations rugby, and the beginning of the new F1 season, as well as look ahead to tonight's game between Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers. Tommy Rooney is with us from 7:30pm to chat through the hurling action from the weekend

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Ger Gilroy, Michael McCarthy and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you all the talking points from a packed weekend of sporting action including a topsy-turvy Six Nations slate, a great 5th round of the FA Cup, the business end of the Hurling Leagues and the Republic of Ireland WNT finished off their opening week of the 2027 WC Qualifiers with a defeat to The Netherlands in Utrecht. 

Tom English also joins the show on the line to talk about the Old Firm Derby between Rangers and Celtic which saw fans from both sets of supporters storm the pitch after Celtic booked their place in the Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals following a penalty shootout.

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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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John Duggan is joined by Johnny Ward to look ahead to the BIGGEST week in the racing calendar - The Cheltenham Festival!

You’ll also hear from AP McCoy, amongst others, within this preview, after they caught up with John over the last week!

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John Duggan is joined by Adrian Barry for this Sunday’s Newsround after one of the greatest Saturdays in Six Nations history, looking at all of the day’s top sporting news. Off The Ball’s GAA Correspondent Tommy Rooney also joins the lads on the line from Ennis.

Adrian Barry is joined by Grand Slam winner Fiona Hayes and the Sunday Independent’s Declan Lynch for this week’s Sunday Paper Review.

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20 time champion jumps jockey and rider of over 4000 winners, AP McCoy - exclusively previews the 2026 Cheltenham Festival with John Duggan.

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Cameron Hill joins John Duggan on Saturday’s Newsround, looking at all the weekend’s top stories.

43 time Cheltenham Festival winning jockey and William Hill ambassador Barry Geraghty exclusively previews the 2026 Cheltenham Festival with John Duggan.

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