This week, Tomás Ó Sé, Alan Brogan, Conor McKeon and Rory O'Connor join Will Slattery for The Throw-In's All-Ireland final preview. Ó Sé feels that although Mayo have improved in the latter stages of the championship, their old failings could come back to haunt them. The Kerry legend also thinks that Stephen Rochford has a big decision to make on how he uses Lee Keegan. Brogan tries to predict Dublin's possible team selection for the final, and also gives an insight into Jim Gavin's unique manag...
Sep 11, 2017•56 min
Jonny Ward is joined by Rory O'Connor from Rory's Stories, Anna Geary and Colm Keys, while a dejected John Mullane takes a call, as does a happy Anthony Cunningham, to discuss the epic that was the 2017 All-Ireland Hurling Final. not everyone operating at full tilt today but a fun and informative discussion! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Joe Brolly joins Johnny Ward to celebrate the 'future of football' and the death of the blanket defence with the thumping of Tyrone by Dublin. "Dublin might as well have been playing against traffic cones," says Brolly. He's also critical of the one-dimensional, singular way that Mickey Harte has Tyrone playing. "It's a criminal offence to criticise Mickey Harte in Tyrone. It's a massive problem." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 29, 2017•23 min
It's an action-packed show with Alan Brogan, Ciaran Whelan, Dick Clerkin and Tomás Ó'Sé joining Johnny Ward, Rory O'Connor and Donnchadh Boyle. How good were the Dubs and how poor were Tyrone? Have Kerry taken a step backwards and are Mayo the one team that will expose the Dubs' weaknesses? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 28, 2017•52 min
Alan Brogan previews the All Ireland football semi-final between Dublin and Tyrone. 'This Dublin team needs to slay Tyrone to prove they're the best team of the last decade,' says Brogan. He also thinks Diarmuid Connolly could be brought in to the starting XV but says there's also some big names still missing out and not getting a look in which proves the depth of the playing squad. 'Dublin by three points,' he says. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 24, 2017•9 min
Tomás Ó'Sé, David Brady and Alan Brogan join Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor as they look back on the drawn Kerry v Mayo All Ireland semi-final, 'the best game in the football championship so far' says Ó'Sé. But why was Aidan O'Shea put on Kieran Donaghy? Brady defends his call on it and says it worked to a degree. 'But you wouldn’t send a plumber to wire a house,' argues Ó'Sé. 'Kieran Donaghy is playing the football of his life at the moment. If Aidan O'Shea was in centre forward he would cause...
Aug 21, 2017•35 min
Joe Brolly looks ahead to the first All Ireland football final between Kerry and Mayo. Are Mayo now back to their best or will their poor form come back to haunt them? And how can they stop Donaghy and the aerial bombardment that will rain down on their full back line? "Kerry are the safe bet because of their efficiency and ruthlessness," says Brolly. "But you know, there's something about Mayo, something buoyant about them now that they are back on track after Roscommon. I'm going to go for May...
Aug 17, 2017•19 min
'Kieran Donaghy is still the key man for Kerry and he’s gone up a notch from just a few years ago,' says the Irish Independent's Vincent Hogan. 'How much of it has been the influence of Maurice Fitzgerald? And what’s Mayo plan for dealing with him?' To preview Sunday's first All Ireland football final between Kerry and Mayo, Vincent Hogan and Colm Keys joined Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor on the latest episode of the Throw-In. For more: independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in See omnystudio.com/l...
Aug 16, 2017•18 min
Jamesie O'Connor joins Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor on the Throw-In this week to look back on Waterford's momentous All Ireland semi-final victory over Cork. 'Waterford are opposition that Galway would not have wanted,' he says. Also on the show, the Irish Independent's Vincent Hogan and Colm Keys, plus former Wexford camogie star, Ursula Jacobs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 14, 2017•32 min
Former team-mate and former Galway manager, Anthony Cunningham remembers Tony Keady, his All Ireland winning centre-back. Speaking to Johnny Ward, Keady who passed away after a sudden and short illness, Cunningham says Keady was 'one of the best centre backs of the last thirty years'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 10, 2017•2 min
Joe Brolly joined Will Slattery to discuss Mayo's resurgence, why he thinks the Super 8s are a disgrace, and Tyrone's chances of upsetting Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. After meeting Lee Keegan following Mayo's destruction of Roscommon in the All-Ireland quarter-final replay, Brolly explains why 'you can't help smiling after talking to him'. He also thinks the upcoming Super 8s, which will replace the current quarter-final stage, will be terrible for the football championship. See omnyst...
Aug 10, 2017•21 min
On this week's episode of The Throw-In, Brendan Cummins and Alan Brogan join Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor, Conor McKeon and Donnchadh Boyle as they discuss all the weekend GAA action. Galway pipped Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday, and Cummins feels that Tipperary suffered from not adding a new element to the game plan that delivered the Liam MacCarthy Cup last season. In football, Brogan feels that the semi-final battle between Jim Gavin and Mickey Harte has been building up fo...
Aug 08, 2017•51 min
Joe Brolly joins Will Slattery to preview the mouthwatering quarter final clash between Tyrone and Armagh and looks back on the bitter rivalry that exists between the two Ulster counties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 02, 2017•19 min
Tomás Ó'Sé, Alan Brogan and David Brady join Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor and Conor McKeon as they discuss Mayo's continuing struggles. Why is Andy Moran being taken off with fifteen minutes still to go ask Brady and Brogan? 'He is the type player you need to win a game at the end,' says Brady. Kerry struggled against Galway but were only in fifth gear and are fearful of quarter-finals says Ó'Sé, while Brogan believes Dublin will have too much against Monaghan in their quarter-final clash next w...
Jul 31, 2017•57 min
Joe Brolly joins Will Slattery to explain why he has an apocalyptic vision of the future of the GAA, how it could end up like cricket with all the games on pay-per-view, and why an All Ireland final at Kentucky Fried Chicken Park might not be that far away. 'It's coming and coming soon,' warns Brolly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 26, 2017•24 min
Brendan Cummins joins Will Slattery, Colm Keys, Rory O'Connor and David Brady for this week's Throw-In as they discuss Davy Fitz's tirade against the punditry of Michael Duignan and Henry Shefflin, the sweeper in hurling, the likely hurling finalists and if Mayo's guts will be enough to win an All Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 24, 2017•50 min
Alan Brogan, Joe Brolly and Sligo manager, Niall Carew, join Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor and the Herald's Frank Roche on this week's Throw-In. Despite a seventh Leinster title in a row, Brogan says there's a lot for Jim Gavin and the team to work on and that Tyrone look like the team that could cause them trouble. Also on the show, Niall Carew defends smaller teams setting out defensively with 14 men behind the ball and points the financial clout of the bigger counties in helping their preparat...
Jul 17, 2017•54 min
On this week's show Will Slattery is joined by Waterford legend John Mullane, Rory O'Connor from Rory's Stories, Conor McKeon of the Herald and Martin Breheny from the Irish Independent. Mullane looks back on his county's first win over Kilkenny since 1959 while Breheny outlines why Kilkenny would be crazy to move on from Brian Cody. In football, the panel discuss Roscommon's shock win over Galway and Mayo's continuing journey through the back door. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Jul 10, 2017•57 min
In the wake of Jim McGuinness joining Beijing Guoan as assistant manager, Joe Brolly talks to Will Slattery to discuss the managerial genius of the Donegal man and why he sees him managing Barcelona one day. "He’s remarkable person, the type you meet and walk away from feeling inadequate," says Brolly. "It’s a marker of the guy that he was offered such as a big job in China. You meet people like him once in a while and realise they’re destined for great things." See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Jul 05, 2017•17 min
On this week's show Will Slattery is joined by Rory O'Connor from Rory's Stories, INM's Donnchadh Boyle, Mayo's David Brady, Cork's Anna Geary and Waterford's John Mullane. Looking ahead to the hurling qualifiers, Mullane says the Waterford players are relishing the chance to play Kilkenny and get a first win against the Cats since 1959. He also reckons Davy Fitzgerald would be better off spending more time in the stands while the panel discuss whether managers should be on the sidelines or furt...
Jul 03, 2017•52 min
Will Slattery caught up with Joe Brolly in the wake of his attack on Pat Spillane on the Sunday Game, accusing Spillane of 'carefully crafting' what he said about Diarmuid Connolly and saying he's no friend of the Kerry pundit. Brolly also dismisses the CCCC's stance that they're not influenced by media coverage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2017•23 min
On this week's show, Will Slattery & Rory O'Connor are joined by INM's Conor McKeon and Martin Breheny, plus Alan Brogan and Ciaran Whelan. Brogan and Whelan give their thoughts on 'Gavin-gate', Jim Gavin's surprising attack on the media in relation to the Diarmuid Connolly ban, and explain why they were surprised and feel he hasn't done Dublin GAA any favours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2017•44 min
Joe Brolly and the Throw-In panel of Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor, Michael Verney and Donnchadh Boyle on Mickey Harte's brilliant leadership of Tyrone and why Dublin and Kerry should be fearful. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 21, 2017•38 min
This week, Brendan Cummins joins the Throw-In panel of Will Slattery, Rory O'Connor, Michael Verney and Donnchadh Boyle to discuss Cork's march on Munster, Waterford's identity problems and Galway's All Ireland chances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 21, 2017•17 min
On this week's Throw-In, Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor are joined by INM's Donnchadh Boyle and Michael Verney plus Brendan Cummins and Joe Brolly. Are Cork hurlers the ones to watch for the All Ireland? Will Tipperary be hungry for revenge? Plus, asks Cummins, where has Waterford's identity gone? In football, the panel asks what happened to Meath while Joe Brolly dissects Tyrone's defeat of Donegal and says Dublin and Kerry should be watching them carefully. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Jun 19, 2017•55 min
On part four of this week's podcast, Joe Brolly tells Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor why Stephen Rochford is lost with this Mayo team, why their failings keep coming to the fore and if Diarmuid Connolly has a chance in his appeal against his twelve week ban. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2017•23 min
On the first part of this week's podcast, John Mullane joins the rest of the Throw-In panel to look back on Wexford's glorious victory over Kilkenny and to ask where now for Brian Cody's team? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2017•18 min
In part two of this week's podcast, David Brady and the rest of the Throw In panel discuss Mayo's defeat to Galway questioning the players' desire and hunger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2017•25 min
On part three of this week's podcast, former Cork camogie All Star, Anna Geary, discusses the 2017 Camogie Championship and details the commitments from camogie inter-county players. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2017•7 min
On this week's Throw-In, Will Slattery and Rory O'Connor are joined by John Mullane, Joe Brolly, David Brady, Michael Verney and Anna Geary to discuss the Davy Fitz Factor, Kilkenny's decline (is Brian Cody the Arsene Wenger of hurling?), Mayo's perennial failings and the anti-Diarmuid Connolly bandwagon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2017•1 hr 13 min
