With a break weekend in the National Hurling League, Paul Murphy, James Skehill, and Will O'Callaghan took on the challenge of picking a best XV with only one player per county allowed.

They also chat about Mary I landing their third-ever Fitzgibbon Cup, and ponder whether all three really hate Clare?

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James Skehill has returned from his holiday to join Paul Murphy and Will O'Callaghan to review the second weekend of the National Hurling League on this week's (slightly delayed) Hurling Pod!

The lads look at Tipp's fast start and whether they're now favourites to win the league, Paddy Leavy taking the 'Brick Flick' to new levels and Skehill finding out that all-inclusive is not necessarily all inclusive...

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Hey there, this is a taster from this week's Football Pod members episode, which will be available every Thursday throughout the season.

Thursday's members Football Pod saw the usual crew of Paddy Andrews, James O'Donoghue and Tommy Rooney talk Football - tune in to our latest show, where the lads discussed the best way to foster a winning mentality, and as you'll hear here, picked their Dream 15.

We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both: Monday's are free to everyone, and Thursday shows are for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more.

Former Cork and Dublin camogie player Sarah O'Donovan looks at the new Camogie Association recommendations to increase "meaningful playing time" for players and previews the weekend's hurling action.

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Jimmy Barry Murphy sat down with Eoin Sheahan and Tommy Rooney at The Cork Opera House during the Cork Podcast Festival last August. You can listen to the full interview now for free.

We’re back, after a very interesting weekend of Gaelic Football. Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney for Monday’s free episode of The Football Pod - and we’ve got so much to chat about.

(00:00) - Carragher, Odegaard and appreciating the small wins in GAA!
(13:00) - Form vs. Substance - Louth clip Cork again, Mayo beat Dublin.
(26:00) - Division 3 and 4 drama: McNulty’s call, Square balls, Down flying.
(31:00) - Division 1 and 2 trouble: Armagh nail Meath, Kildare lose, Tyrone in bother.
(46:00) - Footballer of the Weekend: Murphy, Burke or Gallen?

We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Thursday.

Monday's are free to everyone, and Thursday shows are for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more. There’s plenty of ways to listen in.

With James Skehill away on holiday, hurling analyst and coach Sean Flynn joined Paul Murphy and Will O'Callaghan to review the main talking points from the first weekend of the National Hurling League.

They also discussed how some teams are overcomplicating their approach early in the season, and some of the puck out approaches being adopted as going short is very much back in fashion.

Oh, and the lads have received their first-ever fan art!

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Hey there, this is a taster from this week's Football Pod members episode, which will be available every Thursday throughout the season.

We hope you enjoy this segment and we'll see you again on Monday in this feed - the Thursday show is only available to Off The Ball members. Go to offtheball.com/join for more.

Thursday's Football Pod saw the usual crew of Paddy Andrews, James O'Donoghue and Tommy Rooney talk Football - tune in to whole show, for a chat on this weekend's biggest NFL Division 2 fixtures, a chat about our favourite footballers and how a young player can deal with being dropped.

We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both!

Monday's are free to everyone, and Thursday shows are for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more.

Full disclosure: Will forgot to hit record on the first take at this week's podcast. But James Skehill and the returning Paul Murphy powered through on the second attempt. to look ahead to the return of the National Hurling League, answered your comments from last week and even made a bet which will see one of them tattooed at the end of the season.

By becoming a member at offtheball.com/join, you'll get an exclusive bumper second podcast each week tackling listeners' questions, previewing the weekend's action, and finding out which TV shows slipped Skehill by in his youth.

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What a weekend of Football. Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney for Monday’s free episode of The Football Pod, and we've got plenty to get stuck into after the return of the National Leagues. 

(00:00) - Winter Football, Derry in Kerry and youth getting a shot.
(13:00) - Statement wins for Monaghan, Mayo, Donegal.
(16:00) - Botching Goals - back-post merchants vs. proper finishers.
(25:00) - Around the Four Divisions.
(36:00) - Footballer of the Weekend.
(42:00) - Early season over-reaction? Kildare are in bother.

We've got two episodes per-week throughout the 2024 season, and hopefully we'll see you for both - tune in to our members episode on Thursday.

Monday's are free to everyone, and Thursday shows are for Off the Ball members, head over to offtheball.com/join for more. There’s plenty of ways to listen in.