Bits & Bobs | Mailbag ✉️ | McGregor's whitewashed comeback | World Cup end game | Joe hits NYC 🗽
episodePreviously titled “Bits & Bobs | Weekend mailbag ✉️ | McGregor's whitewashed comeback | World Cup end game | Joe hits NYC 🗽” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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This is an Irish independent podcast. Hello, everybody. It's a Friday. Bits and Balls is coming at you. Once again, two Fridays in a row. Sarah Mulcairns, welcome. That was our reaction. And Will Slattery here. Hey, Joe. Sarah's had a tough morning. She has spent 90 minutes on a runway in Manchester trying to get over here. And they didn't have the air con on.
Nope, no water available. I had conspiracy Karen behind me as well. So she was a delight to listen to. She didn't want to believe the reasons as to why we were stopping. There was something else going on. Bill Gates. That they weren't telling us about when the captain came on and said the runways are closed and suddenly she was on the phone to her friend. Just saying, no, it's something more. There's something else going on. Can you Google it? How about Googling it yourself, Karen? So, yeah. And then when he came back on and said it was because of a bird strike, she still wasn't convinced. She was looking for something. So, yeah.
What's a bird strike?
You know, when like a flock of birds go into the jets.
Have you never seen Sully? Oh yeah, that's what happened. Captain Chesney Sullenberger, his act of heroism. He saved every single person on board, Joe. How the hell do you remember his full name? It was one of the biggest. I think it's the biggest aviation feat of heroism in history.
What’s the weekend sports round-up and who’s on the show?
What's his full name? Chesney Sullenberger. Not a great name, to be fair. I'm not surprised he went by Sully.
Good movie. We won't name in shame. That's disappointing they didn't give some water, though.
Yeah, and somebody went up and said, there was a guy saying, if this goes over two hours, you have to provide us with refreshments. And the flight attendants were like, not on this aircraft and this particular one. But I was surprised by that.
So I'm going to look into my consumer rights. Even just a bit of goodwill.
How did Sarah’s delayed flight and tarmac experience unfold?
It's hot. Whatever bit November.
Being stranded on the flight on the tarmac is one of the worst things. Albeit still probably preferable to being stranded in Manchester Airport, which is arguably the worst airport in the world.
Yeah, you'll get no arguments from me on that. I had no reception or signal as well. So I couldn't even get in contact.
Did you have a book or something or Kindle?
No, no, I just, I had a podcast on that I had downloaded.
Oh yeah, I know, good.
It was a good golf preview ahead of next week. I'd already rinsed, you know, all of this week's editions from you guys.
Sarah, the touch of class that she brings is working the open for the Beeb on television, people. Oh! She's hosting the highlights on BBC One Television. Wow, very nice.
BBC Two, actually.
Whatever. From Royal Birkdale.
So that's nice. That's good. Big day for the Irish. I'm missing the Hurling final. That is the only part of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But yeah. Too much. I mean, where there's a Sunday where there's the open... their All-Ireland Herney final, the World Cup final. It's a joke. Yeah, it is. Michael Ray was going well in Scotland. I haven't seen much. You're watching.
I watched yesterday and he finished really strongly. So he was five under. I haven't checked in on today's action. Yeah. Owing to events in Manchester Airport. Yeah.
Well, the menu this weekend, obviously France won last night, Spain, Belgium tonight, England, Norway, 10 o'clock Saturday, Argentina, Switzerland in the early hours. Yeah. And then suddenly there'll just be three games to go. GA2 sellouts. Loud, Mayo, Dublin, Kerry with Dan Wicklow and the Talchin Cup. Wicklow, Ocean McConville's Wicklow looking to pull off a shock. There is Scottish Open golf. There is Nations Championship rugby.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:53
2
What’s the weekend sports round-up and who’s on the show?
1:53–2:24
3
How did Sarah’s delayed flight and tarmac experience unfold?
2:24–13:43
4
Why is Switzerland being defended as an underrated World Cup team?
13:43–24:17
5
Can I watch England vs Norway on a transatlantic Aer Lingus flight?
24:17–28:46
6
What Broadway shows and NYC plans is Joe considering on his trip?
28:46–53:20
7
What are the main listener emails and local sport updates (hurling, tennis, rugby) discussed?
53:20–1:01:50
Speakers
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