This is The Preview, in partnership with Ladbrokes, where we look ahead to the first game is a massive week for Stephen Kenny and Ireland. 
Former Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle brings us through the team he would pick the trip to Portugal and gives us his insight into the dropping of Darren Randolph, and much more. 
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The Preview: Portugal V Ireland, with Kevin Doyle

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This is 15 for 50: The Hurling Edition.
We tasked three of the greatest minds in hurling - Anthony Daly, Anthony Nash and Liam Sheedy - to come up with a XV of the greatest hurlers the game has seen from the past 50 years to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the All-Stars!
Who will get into a stacked full forward line? Who misses out by the skin of their teeth? How many lads will be moved out of position to facilitate another?
It is a fascinating listen and, yes, the lads do come to an agreement in the end!
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Choosing The Best Hurling XV Of The Past 50 Years With Anthony Daly, Anthony Nash and Liam Sheedy | PwC 15 For 50

Continuing on the coaching theme, this week Maurice chatted to Martin Bennett, sprint coach to the stars of the GAA.
Over the course of the podcast, Martin delved into his role with the Waterford hurlers, how to get the most of an athletes performance and how impressive Tyrone's Conor Meyler truly is.
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GAA Embedded: Martin Bennett on Sprint Coaching, Conor Meyler and Getting The Most Out Of Performance

With Mick away, Maurice took the reins this week for a special GAA Embedded interview with Donegal legend Eamon McGee.
Amongst other things, Eamon chatted about whether Jim McGuinness ruined football (the answer is no), the problems surrounding coaching throughout the GAA, and his experience on RTE's Ultimate Hell Week!
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GAA Embedded: Eamon McGee Special on Jim McGuinness, Bad Coaching In The GAA and RTE's Ultimate Hell Week

Mick and Maurice bring you this week's GAA Embedded. The lads discuss the jots of following the club season from afar in 2021, some outstanding performances of the club weekend, including a 39 year old JJ Delaney! 
For the main part of the show, Maurice talks to Cahair O'Kane of the Irish News with the two differing on the rights and wrongs of "Proposal B," the championship restructure backed by the GPA but, it appears, doomed to failure. 
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GAA Embedded: Championship Restructure Pros and Cons, With Cahair O'Kane

The Buildup, in association with Ladbrokes is our weekly podcast where we mark your card for the sporting action of the week ahead in the company of Ladbrokes ambassadors Kevin Doyle, Stephen Ferris, Jason Quigley, and other top sporting pundits. 
Kevin joins us this week after Stephen Kenny's perfect week. Kevin wanted a clean sheet and a goal from a forward. He got two clean sheets and seven goals in two games. We discuss how things have turned around for Ireland and what it means going forward. 
He also makes his Ladbrokes 1-2-Free picks, giving us his reaction to the Newcastle takeover and how it will affect the current squad, and why Tottenham fans should be very worried about the form of Harry Kane. 
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The Preview: Portugal V Ireland, with Kevin Doyle

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