He's the son of a GAA icon, but Brian Barry-Murphy has forged his own sporting path. A veteran of over 300 games in the Football League, he's now manager of a Rochdale side who have earned plenty of admirers for an attacking brand of football that has been serving them well in League One. Ahead of a glamour Carabao Cup tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford, the 41-year-old Corkman sat down at Rochdale's training ground to record the latest instalment of The Football Family.

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In our latest episode of The Football Family, we sit down with Derek Coughlan: the son of an All-Ireland winner, who played in England under Liam Brady, cleaned Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's father's boots, partnered Richard Dunne in defence for the Ireland U21s, and scored the winning goal in an FAI Cup final – all before playing his final competitive game at the age of 28.

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Now representing some of Ireland's most prominent footballers in his role as an agent, Graham Barrett looks back over a playing career that was cut short at 28. There were Premier League appearances with Arsenal, senior caps and goals for the Republic of Ireland, as well as a successful U16 European Championship campaign in 1998, during which he developed a close friendship with the late Liam Miller.

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Currently chasing promotion to the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division with Shelbourne, Karl Moore's career in professional football began at Manchester City, where he had a first-hand view of an extraordinary transformation that turned the club into Premier League winners and Champions League contenders.

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Republic of Ireland international, Women's Super League champion, television pundit and role model -- there are many strings to Louise Quinn's bow, which we explored when she visited our studio after her work with RTÉ on the 2019 Women's World Cup.

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Ahead of his fifth season in the A-League, Roy O'Donovan reflects on his career to date, as well as looking ahead to life at Brisbane Roar, where he became Robbie Fowler's first signing. The 33-year-old striker provides plenty of fascinating insight from his journey, which includes a taste of what it's like to be on the receiving end of a dressing-down from Roy Keane.

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