Gavan Casey and Sean Farrell look at the big talking points as Joe Schmidt names his 36-man squad for the opening two Six Nations games.

Gavan Casey and Ryan Bailey are joined by Madrid-based football writer Dermot Corrigan to preview one of the biggest games in football, El Clasico between La Liga leaders Barcelona and Real Madrid, who are showing a dip in form of late.

As Munster and Leicester prepare to do battle, we're joined by a man who played for both teams, Johne Murphy, to preview that and the rest of the weekend's Champions Cup action.

Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Gavan Casey for another episode of Close Calls with Eirsport, this week looking ahead to a big weekend of rugby for the Irish teams in Europe.

IT WAS ALWAYS one of the biggest days on the league calendar, but does Manchester United v Arsenal bring the same levels of excitement as it used to?

Jack Pitt-Brooke of The Independent joins Gavan Casey and Ryan Bailey to chat about that for the latest episode of Close Calls with Eirsport.

Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Gavan Casey to cast an eye back at Ireland's November series and tackle the big questions heading into the 2018 Six Nations.

Former Ireland head coach Eddie O'Sullivan joins Gavan Casey to chat about Ireland's final November international against Argentina. It's the sides' first meeting since the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup, which Argentina won. This was recorded live as part of Close Calls with Eirsport.

Olympic medalist and current 4-0 professional boxer Michael Conlan joins Gavan Casey and Niall Kelly to preview a big weekend of boxing in Belfast, with his brother Jamie, Paddy Barnes and Carl Frampton all fighting on The Jackal's 'Frampton Reborn' card in the SSE Arena.

Join The42's Gavan Casey, Paul Dollery and Ben Blake to preview the Republic of Ireland's decisive second leg playoff game against Denmark in the Aviva tonight. Try to keep the nerves under control!

Eddie O'Sullivan joins Gavan Casey to cast an eye back at Ireland's 38-3 win over South Africa on Saturday and do their best to answer some of the questions that have come from the game including, who will make up Ireland's center pairing with Bundee Aki now in the frame?