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Stephen Doyle & Brain Kerr reflect on the Manchester United’s loss to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford this afternoon! The Sunday Kickback on Off The Ball w/ William Hill Ireland
On this week's Who You Got, Eoin Sheahan, Shane Hannon, Mick McCarthy and Colm Boohig preview the weekend's biggest Premier League and WSL fixtures. Football on Off The Ball with William Hill Ireland
On Thursday’s Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the latest on the Jhon Duran transfer rumours, the lay of the Champions League land as we head into the knockout stage & all of the Europa League action tonight! - All of that, and so much more!
On Wednesday’s Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the latest on the Evan Ferguson transfer saga, all of the stipulations ahead of the final round of the Champions League-League phase(that’s a mouthful!) & find out which member of the Celtic side that beat Barcelona in 2013, looks set top sign for Shamrock Rovers! - All of that, and so much more!
On Tuesday’s Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the latest on David Coote’s first statement since being dismissed by PGMOL. Hear from Kyle Walker as he opens up on his conversation with Pep Guardiola about leaving Manchester City & the leghend that is Neymar returns to his boyhood club, Santos!
Kathleen McNamee is joined by Karen Duggan and Scarlett Herron to discuss Arsenal's disappointing performance against Chelsea, Manchester United's impressive form and the first ever €1 million transfer in women's football. The COYGIG Pod on Off The Ball is in association with Cadbury, the official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIreland
On Monday’s Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of The League of Ireland multi-year deal with Virgin Media TV. Ruben Amorim re-emphasises Marcus Rashford’s lack of effort. After Tottenham’s loss at home to Leicester City, Ange Postecoglou falls under even more pressure in London!
Eoin Doyle sits down with Nathan Murphy after Aston Villa drew 1-1 at home with West Ham. Football on Off The Ball with William Hill
On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of Andrew Omobamidele's move to Strasbourg. Shamrock Rovers look like losing another member of their European squad. A former Ireland U21 goalkeeper will be involved with a Champions League side. We hear from Ruben Amorim and Enzo Maresca as talk regarding an Alejandro Garnacho transfer intensifies. Arne Slot's been receiving some notes on Liverpool's performances from his Dad. And Mikel Arteta discusses Arsenal's hunt for a forward....
On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you details of Omar Marmoush's move to Manchester City, as their spending goes beyond £150m for the month. We also hear from City's new Egyptian. Pep Guardiola attempts to explain away City's latest capitulation, as Kyle Walker nears the exit. Brendan Rodgers praises Celtic's temperament as Adam Idah helps them stay in Champions League contention. And Republic of Ireland defender Caitlyn Hayes joins Brighton.
In case you missed it, here is episode two of our Settle In series, a bonus listen for our football fans! Former Ireland international rugby player and former Leinster head coach, Tania Rosser, joined Eoin Sheahan to discuss her time as a player, her coaching inspiration and the challenges she faced as a female player and coach in a male dominated profession.
Girls on the Ball's Rachel O'Sullivan joined Eoin Sheahan to discuss the biggest signing in women's football history, Naomi Girma heading to Chelsea! Off The Ball Football with William Hill.
On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to Liverpool's defeat of ten-man Lille in the Champions League, with Arne Slot discussing the latest injury to befall one of his players - Curtis Jones. Philippe Auclair gives his verdict on how the Champions League format has worked out. Napoli and Chelsea do battle for Alejandro Garnacho. Rocco Vata's strike the lone high point for Watford, with Festy Ebosele among those disappointing manager Tom Cleverley. Eiran Cashin is "categoric...
Welcome to Wednesday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Neil Ewing helped us preview Divisions 3 & 4 of the Allianz Football League. MMA fighter Paul Hughes joins us ahead of his Bellator lightweight title fight with Usman Nurmagomedov in Dubai. And Philippe Auclair reviewed last night's Champions League action, and gave his assessment of the new format. And this morning's Bite takes us to discussion regardin...
Author of 'My Beautiful Sisters' and the founder of the Afghanistan National Women's Football team Khalida Popal joined Eoin Sheahan to detail her story, the struggle to get the Afghanistan Football Federation to acknowledge women's football, the fight against the Taliban, and her ultimate exile and refugee status.
In case you missed it, here is episode three from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our Football Fans! Eoin Sheahan was joined by former long distance runner Catherina McKiernan who has won marathons across Europe as well as medalling at World and European Cross County Championships. She dives into whether she has any regrets when reflecting on her illustrious career and what life post-competing has been like. Settle In is brought to you by Guinness 0.0.
In case you missed it, here is episode four from our Settle In Series, as a bonus listen for all of our Football Fans! Nathan Murphy sat down with Tham & Nhat Nguyen to talk about their incredible journey from Vietnam to Ireland to performing on the world's biggest stage. While they once thought they'd never see each other again, they're now supporting each other through this new stage of life. Settle In is brought to you by Guinness 0.0.
Welcome to Tuesday's Football Daily where Phil Egan brings you the latest on a pair of Republic of Ireland internationals on the move. We also hear from Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch after he added three more experienced players to his 2025 squad. Jake Mulraney discusses his reasons for staying with St. Pat's. Manchester City are set to purchase their third young defender of the transfer window, while a loan move for one of their former midfielders remains a possibility. Matty Cash has furthe...
Kathleen McNamee caught up with Karen Duggan and Scarlett Herron to run through an exciting round of fixtures in the WSL while discussing the recent appointment of Carla Ward as the manager of the Ireland Women's National Team The COYGIG Pod on Off the Ball in partnership with Cadbury
Welcome to Monday's Football Daily, where Phil Egan has the latest on Antony and Marcus Rashford's futures at Manchester United, or lack there-of. Pep Guardiola wants one of his in-form Manchester City stars to join Erling Haaland in committing his future to the club. A Premier League target is available for a cut-price fee from Lyon this month. And a Republic of Ireland U21 defender is on the move today.
Welcome to Monday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Alan Quinlan looked back on Munster's heroic loss away to Northampton in the Investec Champions Cup. The Athletic's Mark Critchley discussed a contrasting Sunday for the red and blue halves of Manchester. Plus, Tommy Rooney was at yesterday's AIB All Ireland Club finals at Croke Park, and met with some of the protagonists. And this morning's Bite assesses Manc...
Richie McCormack & Vinny Perth reflect on the clash between Ipswich Town & Manchester City at Portman Road! The Sunday Kickback on Off The Ball w/ William Hill Ireland
As Manchester United fall yet again, Brian Kerr and Stephen Doyle reflect on another poor performance under new manager, Ruben Amorim. But Brighton impress and leave us wondering what is next for this 'underdog' club? They also touch on the news rocking Irish football at the moment as Colin Healy continues to speak out against the FAI. The Sunday Kickback is brought to you by William Hill Ireland.
Kathleen McNamee caught up with new Match of the Day presenter Kelly Cates at the launch of the Lidl LGFA National League on the eve of becoming the first female co-presenter of MOTD with Gabby Logan. They chatted about the changing face of sports broadcasting and how she found her voice in a male dominated world. The COYGIG Pod on Off The Ball is in association with Cadbury, the official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIrelan...
Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84. Back in the depths of COVID, in April of 2020, John Giles included Law in his all-time Manchester United XI.
The great Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84. Back in 2004, the Manchester United and Scotland legend dropped into our studio to talk about his autobiography 'The King'. In conversation with Ger Gilroy, Law spoke about joining Manchester United, his ill-fated time in Italy, and him being beloved by both sides of Manchester.
Manchester United icon Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84. Back in September of 2024, John Giles attended a special night to benefit the former striker who had announced in 2021 that he was suffering from dementia. Listen back to John's memories of a truly great striker.
On this week's Who You Got, Eoin Sheahan was joined by Will O'Callaghan and Michael McCarthy to preview all the weekend's action across the water. Arsenal take on Aston Villa but with the Gunners lack of striking options, will they have enough to topple Unai Emery's side, who themselves had a win over Everton midweek? Is Boubacar Kamara the most under-rated player in the Premier League? And young 'English Lion' Declan Rice declares that he can play anywhere in the midfield. Manchester United stu...
On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you details of Erling Haaland's new, blockbuster deal at Manchester City, and we hear from the man himself. There's reaction to Amad Diallo's rescue job for Manchester City at home to Southampton. Watford boss Tom Cleverley talks up their signing of Ireland U21 defender James Abankwah. We hear from Dara O'Shea regarding the recovery of his Ipswich and Ireland teammate Chiedozie Ogbene. Arne Slot on Liverpool's need to tighten up at the back. And Renee...
For a very special episode of The COYGIG Podcast, Kathleen McNamee was joined by new manager Carla Ward as she was unveiled in Dublin as Eileen Gleeson's successor. You'll also hear from Marc Canham and David Courrell as to why Carla was the standout candidate and their excitement for where she will take the role. The COYGIG Pod on Off The Ball is in association with Cadbury, the official snack partner to the Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team. #CadburySupporterAndAHalf | @CadburyIrelan...
