On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan helps preview tonight's Women's Nations League clash of the Republic of Ireland and Türkiye at Tallaght Stadium. Ahead of that game, Katie McCabe has blasted the FAI's treatment of Colin Healy as 'not good enough', we speak to the skipper. And new WNT manager Carla Ward's view of the domestic game seems to be at odds with MNT counterpart Heimir Hallgrimsson. Nathan catches up with Stephen Bradley following Shamrock Rovers Conference League exit. And we hear ...
Feb 21, 2025•13 min•Season 25Ep. 185
COYGIG podcast host Kathleen McNamee joins Shane Hannon and Colm Boohig on Off The Ball Breakfast to look ahead to Carla Ward’s first game in charge of the Ireland WNT, as they take on Turkey this evening in Tallaght Stadium. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ Optimum Nutrition | #unlockmoreyou
Feb 21, 2025•22 min•Season 25Ep. 183
On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest following Stephen Bradley's incendiary comments regarding Colin Healy and the FAI. We hear from Republic of Ireland women's captain Katie McCabe, and former Sligo and Bolton striker Eoin Doyle on the matter. Two more of Shelbourne's title-winning squad have signed long-term deals. Arne Slot criticises Darwin Nunez's application.
Feb 20, 2025•12 min•Season 25Ep. 181
Our panel of LOI experts are back for another episode of the LOI Pod. Gareth McGlynn and Vinny Perth (most of the time!) are back again alongside Stephen Doyle to get into all of the LOI news from the week, including a preview of tomorrows Rovers vs Molde Europa conference league clash and a reaction to Stephen Bradley's recent comments about Heimir Hallgrímsson Apologies for any technical issues experienced throughout the pod!
Feb 20, 2025•52 min•Season 25Ep. 180
On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to Celtic's heartbreaking Champions League exit in Munich. We hear from Pep Guardiola ahead of Manchester City's mission to the Bernabeu. Bohemians have been linked with the loan signing of a Republic of Ireland U21 international. INEOS continue to shrink their sporting footprint. And Arsenal announce a minor loss.
Feb 19, 2025•8 min•Season 25Ep. 177
Ahead of the start of Ireland's Nations League B campaign vs. Turkey on Friday, new Irish assistant coach Alan Mahon sat down with the media to talk about his hopes for this squad after spending a decade with Manchester City and about his own football career. Football on Off The Ball with William Hill Ireland.
Feb 18, 2025•28 min•Season 25Ep. 173
On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan sets the table for tonight's Champions League playoff action. We hear from optimistic Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers ahead of their second leg away to Bayern Munich. Arne Slot provides the latest injury update from Liverpool as they prepare for tomorrow's trip to Aston Villa. A bidding war looks set to take place this summer for one of Bournemouth's stars of the season. And we speak to new Bohemians winger Connor Parsons.
Feb 18, 2025•13 min•Season 25Ep. 170
Kathleen McNamee was joined by Scarlett Herron to look ahead to Ireland's first game under Carla Ward this Friday as well as reviewing all the action from the weekend's Women's Super League. 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
Feb 17, 2025•43 min•Season 25Ep. 171
On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has all the reaction from yesterday's record-breaking Dublin derby at the Aviva Stadium. We hear from goalscorer Ross Tierney, and Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley who has some choice words for Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson. Ruben Amorim claims Manchester United must keep the head down and just survive the remainder of the season. Motherwell have a new manager. And Bramley Moore Dock is to be tested by fans for the first time....
Feb 17, 2025•12 min•Season 25Ep. 166
Jonathan Higgins & Vinny Perth provide immediate reaction to an absolute thriller in London! The Sunday Kickback on Off The Ball w/ William Hill Ireland
Feb 16, 2025•13 min•Season 25Ep. 164
Liverpool restored their 7-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a less-than-comfortable 2-1 win over Wolves in a game we brought you live and exclusive from Anfield. A recent visitor to Anfield - Accrington Stanley captain Seamus Conneely was alongside Nathan for commentary, and he gave his view of the win in The Sunday Kickback.
Feb 16, 2025•6 min•Season 25Ep. 162
Ger is joined by Kathleen McNameee and Colm Boohig to go through where you should put your money this weekend in the #PremierLeague | ⚽️ From #Spurs and #United chaos, to the #Arsenal chances at a title charge opening up; this is a huge weekend in the Premier League so get all your advice here | 🏆 #football on #Offtheball with @williamhill
Feb 14, 2025•48 min•Season 25Ep. 156
On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to Michael Noonan announcing himself on the European stage for Shamrock Rovers. We hear from Hoops boss Stephen Bradley on the teenager's breakthrough, and he talks about Sunday's season-opener with Bohemians. As part of our league preview, we hear from Gareth McGlynn and Drogheda boss Kevin Doherty. Arne Slot speaks for the first time since his Merseyside derby red card. Liam Delap has seemingly closed the door on a Republic of Ireland c...
Feb 14, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 155
With the news that Off the Ball is going to be doing full live commentary of the League of Ireland for the first season ever we had everyone in studio to look ahead to its start. Stephen Doyle was joined by Nathan Murphy, Vinny Perth and Gareth McGlynn to run through every team and their chances this season.
Feb 13, 2025•58 min•Season 25Ep. 149
On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan looks ahead to tonight's Europa Conference League clash between Shamrock Rovers v Molde. Celtic have it all to do in their 2nd leg against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. No love lost in the final Goodison Park Merseyside derby.
Feb 13, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 148
On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti's responses to a pulsating Champions League night at the Etihad. The latest on Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi after his troubling clash in their FA Cup tie at Exeter. We hear from David Moyes ahead of the final Merseyside derby at Goodison. Alan Reynolds looks ahead to Bohemians' league opener at the Aviva. And another Wrexham player is involved in a car crash.
Feb 12, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 144
On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you Carla Ward's first Republic of Ireland WNT squad, which includes an uncapped Charlton midfielder. We hear from the new manager on the inclusion of Mel Filis, and how she'll utilise captain Katie McCabe. Arne Slot calls for cool heads, not cool legs from his Liverpool squad ahead of the final Merseyside derby at Goodison. Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola speak about tonight's Champions League playoff. Manchester United's part-owners INEOS are in ...
Feb 11, 2025•15 min•Season 25Ep. 141
Welcome to Tuesday's Off The Ball Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, the BBC's Chris Jones looked back on the Six Nations weekend that was. Will O'Callaghan gave us his latest Hurling Power Rankings. And Jonathan Wilson helped us look ahead to Manchester City v Real Madrid in the Champions League. And it's there we take our Bite this morning, with Jonathan looking into Jim Ratcliffe's intentions at Manchester United, and t...
Feb 11, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 140
On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of Off The Ball's blockbuster League of Ireland announcement. We hear from Ange Postecoglou and Arne Slot in the wake of their teams' FA Cup 4th round exits. Pressure mounts on Philippe Clement at Rangers. And tributes paid to a former Newcastle striker.
Feb 10, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 136
League of Ireland Director Mark Scanlon joins Ger, Nathan & Colm to announce that Off The Ball has signed an exclusive national radio deal with the League of Ireland which will see 30 live SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division matches across the upcoming season on your radios. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is ...
Feb 10, 2025•23 min•Season 25Ep. 135
It is Eoin Sheahan, Kathleen McNamee and Shane Hannon in this week for Who You Got? as all attention turns to the FA Cup competitions. Who You Got? with William Hill.
Feb 07, 2025•42 min•Season 25Ep. 131
On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the fallout from last night's Carabao Cup semi-final. Ange Postecoglou hits back at pundits' claims his Tottenham side lack fight. Meanwhile, Spurs' latest signing still has eyes for Manchester United. Arne Slot is not giving any guarantees that Caoimhin Kelleher will get another outing at Wembley next month. Eddie Howe calls for concentration from his Newcastle side. Celtic fans avoid a travel ban. And we hear from Damien Duff ahead of tonight's ...
Feb 07, 2025•14 min•Season 25Ep. 130
Welcome to Thursday's Football Daily, where Phil Egan brings you news of the Republic of Ireland U21's Euro qualifying draw. Manchester United's worst fears regarding Lisandro Martinez are confirmed. We hear from Lys Mousset and Alan Reynolds on the €17m striker's decision to join Bohemians. Stephen Kenny discusses Mason Melia's Tottenham deal. And Brendan Rodgers continues to heap praise on Adam Idah.
Feb 06, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 126
In case you missed it, here is episode five of our Settle In series, a bonus listen for our football fans! Irish golfer, Sara Byrne joined Nathan Murphy in our sixth instalment of our 'Settle In' series. In this deep dive into her golfing career, Sara recounted the sacrifices she made to play golf as a young girl, her dreams of making the LPGA, and the difficult decision to end her amateur career and turn pro. Settle In on Off The Ball is brought to you by Guinness 0.0
Feb 06, 2025•46 min•Season 25Ep. 125
Recently retired Irish international Julie-Ann Russell joined Eoin Sheahan to reflect on her long career, her miraculous return to the national setup under Eileen Gleeson, the mascot that took over the nation, Baby Rosie, and how Ireland can bridge the gap with other countries in terms of professionalism. Football on Off The Ball with William Hill Ireland.
Feb 05, 2025•30 min•Season 25Ep. 122
On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you details of Mason Melia's blockbuster move to Tottenham, and what it means for St. Pat's. Denise O'Sullivan has strongly criticised the FAI's treatment of former WNT assistant Colin Healy. Bohemians are weighing up a move for former Premier League striker Lys Mousset, and we hear from another of their arrivals - Connor Parsons. Arne Slot discusses Conor Bradley replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. And Adam Idah is r...
Feb 05, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 119
Welcome to Wednesday's OTB Breakfast Bite - your bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, Ulster and Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey helped us set the.table for Sunday's meeting with Scotland at Murrayfield. Seamus Hickey and Sarah O'Donovan looked back on the weekend's hurling. And football writer Dan Bardell ran the rule over Aston Villa's January transfer business. And it's there we take our bite this morning, with Dan talking to Ger about Marcus ...
Feb 05, 2025•11 min•Season 25Ep. 118
Kathleen McNamee is joined by Karen Duggan and Scarlett Herron to look back on an epic football career for Julie-Ann Russell. They also rate the now closed January transfer window and look at a chaotic meeting between Arsenal and Manchester City. 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 To become a member and access our exclusive content simply click: h...
Feb 04, 2025•44 min•Season 25Ep. 114
Welcome to Tuesday's Football Daily, where Phil Egan ties up the loose ends following transfer deadline day. We hear from new West Ham striker Evan Ferguson following his loan move from Brighton. Gavin Bazunu is given the chance to rebuild his career in Belgium. Celtic have blocked a loan move for Johnny Kenny. Tottenham's signing of Kevin Danso is all the more timely with another defender suffering a long-term injury. And we hear from Eddie Howe on Newcastle's transfer business....
Feb 04, 2025•10 min•Season 25Ep. 113
Nathan Murphy & Keith Treacy reflect on the Arsenal’s massive triumph over Manchester City at The Emirates! The Sunday Kickback on Off The Ball w/ William Hill Ireland
Feb 02, 2025•13 min•Season 25Ep. 111
