All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review an opening weekend of the National Hurling League where Kilkenny struck late to beat holders Clare, Tipperary handed a beating to Galway and Cork eased past Wexford.

They also chat about the saga around Cork and Limerick initially not being broadcast, and whether hurling is losing out to football's brave new world.

The power returns for Skehill, then goes and returns again...as he battles the fall-out from last weekend's storm.

All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Muphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for the first episode of the fourth series of The Hurling Pod.

The lads bring you up to date on their off-seasons, why Will's crumbling WiFi and Skehill buying a gun in Mayo delayed the pod at the weekend.

They also touch on Na Fianna's win in the All-Ireland Club final, Waterford's lengthy injury concerns, Galway's new-look panel, and look ahead to the first week of the League.

On the last regular pod of the season, All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to select their team of the year and moments of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

We also learned which events the lads reckon they'd excel in at the Olympics and Skehill's unorthodox biscuit eating techniques...

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All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to take questions from listeners and to discuss Clare's one-point win against Cork to seal their fifth All-Ireland title in an epic of epic finals at Croke Park.

They looked at some of the controversial decisions within the match, chatted about who the leading contenders are next season and the dark arts of being a corner-back.

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In part two of Off The Ball's All-Ireland Hurling Final roadshow, Will O'Callaghan and Paul Murphy were joined by two-time All-Star goalkeeper with Cork, Anthony Nash and 2013 All-Ireland winner with Clare, Podge Collins.

Limerick's Seamus Flanagan and Kilkenny legend Tommy Walsh also took questions from the audience ahead of the All-Ireland final.

The lads were at the Bord Gais Theatre to help raise funds for Focus Ireland.

Hurling on OTB with Bord Gais Energy - proud sponsors of the All-Ireland Senior Championship.

In the first part of Off The Ball's All-Ireland Hurling Final roadshow, Will O'Callaghan and Paul Murphy were joined their Hurling Pod co-host James Skehill from Galway, as well as Kilkenny legend Tommy Walsh and Limerick forward Seamus Flanagan.

The lads were at the Bord Gais Theatre to help raise funds for Focus Ireland, and part two features Cork's Anthony Nash and Clare's Podge Collins.

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As Cork and Clare prepare to contest this Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling final, former winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy join Will O'Callaghan to try and predict where the game will be won and lost.

Naturally, the lads can't agree on a winner, where Clare should play Tony Kelly, or who Cork should use to make him...

Tickets are still available for Friday's live roadshow at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, see offtheball.com/events for full details.

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All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan on a live edition of the pod to take your questions after this weekend's All-Ireland semi-finals.

Limerick's bid for five-in-row All-Ireland titles was brought to a halt by a brilliant Cork performance which saw the Rebels set up a repeat of the 2013 decider against Clare.

Clare put their losses to Kilkenny in the last two years behind them to score the last six points unanswered to overcome the Leinster kingpins.

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After Davy Fitzgerald confirmed that he's stepping down as Waterford manager after two years in charge, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan on (a slightly delayed) Hurling Pod!

The lads also looked at where this weekend's All-Ireland semi-finals will be won and lost as Limerick continue their bid for 5-in-a-row by taking on a resurgent Cork, and Clare look to beat Kilkenny in the Championship for the first time since 1997.

Keep an eye out on Off The Ball's social media accounts for ticketing details for the live roadshow at The Bord Gais Theatre on Friday, July 19th.

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All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan a review a pair of lacklustre quarter-finals on a live edition. of The Hurling Pod!

They faced accusations of not rating Clare, while marvelling at Shane O'Donnell's skills in the Banner's defeat of Wexford. They discuss whether Rory O'Connor's reds were merited and if Cork have lost momentum since the Munster Championship.

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