Bits & Bobs: Augusta afterglow, GAA Championship has arrived, Arsenal title teeters
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What insights were shared about the Masters tournament and Rory McIlroy's performance?
This is an Irish independent podcast. Now, welcome, everyone. It's Monday. It's Bits and Bobs. Happy to say Will Slattery is here in studio. Will, hello. Hello, Joe. Good news, Will. We are joined by Sarah Mulkerrins. Oh, back again.
Back again, like a bad smell.
Resh from the athletic rounds yesterday.
Yes.
Extra time as well.
Oh, it was good. It was good. Do you know what? It feels proper now. You know, summer's underway. Championship is back. The intensity was there.
Intensity.
That's the word, isn't it? And yeah, league football is done. We're into championship now.
And I bet as a freelancer you could charge for overtime because it went extra time as well.
I have not that written into my contract yet. However, Will.
That was a good idea. His first thought is extra time loomed. Sarah, just a quick question.
Hang on. Time and a half?
Double? At least on Sundays. Indosport podcast at independent.ie for your emails. Mad weekend. We'll try and touch on a bit of everything. Bumper weekend. Yeah, bumper. Go bumper. GAA Championship Open weekend, of course. Armagh survive extra time against their own. Leitrim beat Sligo in the Rugby Women's Six Nations defeat for Ireland at Twickenham. Leinster semi-final upcoming against Toulon. Toulouse are out. Premier League as well. Arsenal. Big wobbles now. Big wobbles. Man City very good against Chelsea. So this is on again. City, if they beat Arsenal, I mean, it's really on. And of course, the small matter of the Masters where Irish golf just dominates these days. Halcyon days. Two Irish golfers in the last two groups going into the final round.
Obviously for Shane, it finished up very disappointingly. But Rory McIlroy, back to back Masters champion. It is quite incredible.
I see it's very fitting you've come in in the green shirts as well today.
You could call it a jacket.
You could.
There's a lot of texture to the shirt.
It's a big shirt. Yeah.
What's going on? Sarah has been to Augusta, I should say.
How did the GAA Championship opening weekend unfold?
We should defer to the one person here who's been there. But what about that? Come on.
Oh, listen. I like... He just keeps... He keeps doing it, doesn't he? In the human way that he does. I was leaving work on...
What were the highlights of the Women's Six Nations match at Twickenham?
When was it? So after round one, Thursday and early. So I was leaving work early on Friday and I was with Five Live and I do stuff with Five Live Golf. And one of the production staff was like, it's Rory's, isn't it? And this was before he teed off on Friday. And I was like, get a grip. Just calm yourself down there. And I was like, I'm not going there. I'm not going there.
What is the current state of Arsenal's title race and their recent match results?
Didn't really have it. He's pulled a score out, but he didn't have it. His swing isn't there, but he clearly has a confidence that he can get himself out of trouble there. And there's not the panic of when he is in trouble that we've seen in the past and the anxiety because of everything that hung over that. And then Friday night happened.
What are the implications of the Premier League standings for Arsenal and Manchester City?
God, look at this. Still didn't have it.
Still didn't have it. And everyone was like, it's over. I was like, it's not over. It's not. And I was, in a way, I was really glad that Saturday happened to him because I think that helped him then get over the line on Sunday because it was easier for him to have a bad round on a Saturday than a Sunday. And also it probably just maybe put the brakes on in his brain a little bit and he understood, It's that debate always with Rory and it happened last year. And I remember Padraig Harrington talking about it on the podcast that you did with him about the mistakes that he made last year was when he was playing defensive golf and it's not comfortable for him. And so actually what helped him get over the line, I think, last night was the moments early on where he stumbled and he actually had to press the accelerator because he's more comfortable and more fluid within himself when he can play aggressive golf rather than defensive golf.
because it was a stiff breeze and the back nine was tough.
How did the Champions Cup matches impact the teams involved?
People thought when they saw the pin positions in the morning, it was going to be a birdie fest. It just became a who can hold your nerve job, a bit like the Tiger won in 19.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights were shared about the Masters tournament and Rory McIlroy's performance?
0:01–2:05
2
How did the GAA Championship opening weekend unfold?
2:05–2:21
3
What were the highlights of the Women's Six Nations match at Twickenham?
2:21–2:42
4
What is the current state of Arsenal's title race and their recent match results?
2:42–3:04
5
What are the implications of the Premier League standings for Arsenal and Manchester City?
3:04–4:05
6
How did the Champions Cup matches impact the teams involved?
4:05–8:34
7
What challenges are Spurs facing in their relegation battle?
8:34–16:28
8
What historical significance does Mary Louise Etta's appointment hold in football?
16:28–1:03:26
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