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After a very busy weekend of sport we have an extended Newsround for you all this evening. Join Mick McCarthy, Eoin Sheahan, Stephen Doyle, and Tommy Rooney for a look back on the weekend's football, rugby, GAA, and Olympics action

Laois' Patrick Harding, the performance coach for Formula One driver Alex Albon, joins Eve Conway in studio to talk through his journey from the GAA, to the Olympics, to the Premier League and now to the pinnacle of motorsport. Ahead of the 2026 F1 season starting in Australia next week, with a whole new generation of cars, Patrick chats about how to extract every inch of performance from a driver over the course of the weekend, competition in the garage, and his favourite races.

Ger Gilroy, Dara Smith-Naughton, and Paddy Andrews bring you a roundup of the weekend's headlines as Ireland enjoy a fantastic weekend in Twickenham.

John Duggan, Adrian Barry and Shane Hannon are in studio to bring you all the news from the sporting world on a weekend where Ireland beat England in a statement win at Twickenham, Manchester City closed in on Arsenal with a win over Newcastle and the close of the Winter Olympics.

Arsenal will look to bounce back from the late draw with Wolves last week with a win over North London rivals Tottenham.

The Sunday Newsround on Off The Ball

Adrian Barry is joined by Orla McElroy, Sports Editor with the Irish Daily Mail, and Brendan Hackett, sports psychologist and Head of Coach and Player Development with the GAA in this week's edition of the Sunday Paper Review

The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball in partnership with Centra, make sure your fridge is match ready, to KICK OFF WITH A COLD ONE. Over 18’s only. Drink responsibly. Get the facts. Visit drink aware.ie.

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Ciaran O'Connor, Senior Analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and John Sebire, Co-Founder of Signify, the company using AI to work with the IRFU to tackle online abuse, following a week which saw Edwin Edogbo's first cap celebrations spoiled online by a tirade of online racist abuse directed at him through social media platforms such as X and Instagram.

Listen to live and exclusive commentary of Derry City's clash with Bohemians this Friday from 7 o'clock on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App.

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for another episode of The Racing pod where they start the countdown to Cheltenham, reminisced on their favourite racing memories and previewed this weekends action in Fairyhouse.

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Ger Gilroy is back hosting the Crappy Quiz, trying to keep Shane Hannon, David Wilson and Arthur O’Dea in line on the shoutiest segment across a multitude of platforms!

The Crappy Quiz on Off The Ball in partnership with Centra, make sure your fridge is match ready, to KICK OFF WITH A COLD ONE. Over 18’s only. Drink responsibly. Get the facts. Visit drink aware.ie.

Shane Hannon, Keith Treacy, Eve Conway, and Arthur O'Dea bring you through the biggest stories of the day, as we react to Celtic's disappointing result in Europe, preview the North London Derby, and much more

Off The Ball Breakfast every weekday from 7:30AM

Dion Fanning and Cameron Hill join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Thursday's Newsround, as Arsenal's Bukayo Saka has signed a new contract until 2030, Andy Farrell has named a changed side for Twickenham, and Stephen Bradley has spoken out about Ireland's Nations League draw with Israel.