Happy Thursday everyone! Every week we ask the public if they have a topic in mind, and this week you delivered! Amy Gibbons, a Gaelic football player and coach, reached out to us about her 3rd ACL rupture. She is a major advocate for research into why ACL injuries are so prevalent in women's sports, and what can be done to mitigate it.

We spoke to her about her own journey and recovery, as well as rugby player Aoibheann Reilly, Kildare football lead s&c Dr Neil Welch, and UPMC consultant orthopaedic surgeon Professor Brian Devitt for this special episode.

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We’re back with a new run of The Football Pod Club with AIB, and where better to start this four-episode series than a deep-dive with two of Kerry’s All-Ireland Champions. 

Kerry Captain, Gavin White and their All-Star goalkeeper Shane Ryan joined Paddy, James and Tommy in Killarney for a chat about their lives in Gaelic Football, and their incredible 2025 season with the Kingdom. Enjoy!

Chapters...
(00:00) - Intro 
(01:30) - Club hopes and dreams, and a break in the off-season?
(06:00) - Shane Ryan’s soccer escapades and captain Gavin White.
(12:00) - 2019 reflections, nearly stopping Dublin’s five in-a-row. 
(15:00) - ‘The Reluctant Goalie’ - Shane Ryan’s year out from the Kerry camp.
(20:00) - Growing as a Kerry footballer, Minors vs. Seniors debate.
(27:00) - Kerry’s 2025 journey and road to Sam
(33:00) - New rules - space, kickouts, momentum.
(38:00) - Inside Kerry’s dressing room, recovering from defeat and the doubts.
(45:00) - GAA fan culture and how the Kerry support rallied in Croke Park.
(50:00) - Gavin White on ‘The Mon’ and Killarney.
(55:00) - Shane Ryan on Rathmore’s All-Ireland run
(01:00:00) - Quickfire GAA: Jack O’Connor, Sporting Heroes, Greatest thing

There's all of that and so much more across our hour with Shane and Gavin, recorded in Jimmy Briens bar in Killarney at the end of October.

The Football Pod Club on Off the Ball…in partnership with AIB. Proud supporters of the AIB All-Ireland club championships for men’s football, hurling, ladies football and Camogie. Because we believe support is what gets you the life you’re truly after.

Stay tuned for Episode 2 of the series, which will be released on Wednesday, December 3rd.

Ep. 3 will be released on Wednesday, December 14th - as always, available to watch right here on Off the Ball’s YouTube for free and to listen to on The Football Pod podcast feeds.

Olympic Gold Medallist Rhys McClenaghan joined Eoin Sheahan to dive into his journey to the Paris Olympics as well as his devastating loss in Tokyo. We'll also hear from his parents and his coach who gave us their account of the biggest moments in his career. Inner Drive on Off The Ball is brought to you by Allianz | #Stopthedrop

Happy Thursday everyone! Welcome to a very special episode of Word On The Street, where the team head to Claregalway to chat to Kate and Emma Slevin, twin sisters competing at the highest levels of completely different sports on completely different sides of the world. Footballer Kate and Gymnast Emma talk about their upbringing in rural Galway, motivations and aspirations, and their own relationship.

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Welcome back to The Football Pod as we return from a wee sabbatical and catch up in a car in North Galway - shortly after recording a feature interview (more on that later) - we're talking All-Stars winners, the stories emerging as counties return to training and the clubs that are flying high in the provincial series.

We're bringing back The Football Pod Club this winter - and the first episode is out next week with two of Kerry's brilliant All-Ireland winning team. If you missed them, you can can check out last seasons episodes with Conor McManus and Rory Beggan, Aidan Forker and Conor Turbitt, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kayleigh Cronin, and James McCarthy.

The Football Pod is brought to you every week with thanks to AIB GAA.

Here is a free segment this week’s Sunday Paper Review where John Duggan is joined by Paul O’Hehir & Roy Curtis, reflecting on the sentencing of DJ Carey…

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Former Tipperary captain Eoin Kelly speaks to Stephen Gleeson about Tipperary's magnificent All-Ireland winning year, and what it meant for both the players and the county. | In association with Braeburn Coffee, only at Applegreen.

Ger Gilroy, Colm Boohig, Arthur O'Dea and Dara Smith-Naughton were together on Thursday's Off The Ball Breakfast to discuss all the morning's major sporting stories.

With the Hurling All Stars announced this morning, the lads considered whether too much influence is placed on players' performances in the All-Ireland final.

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Journalist Eimear Ní Bhraonáin joins Eoin Sheahan this evening to talk about her new book, 'The Dodger' about the rise and fall of former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey.

Denis Walsh of the Irish Times joins Ger Gilroy & Colm Boohig on the show, following DJ Carey's sentencing.

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