The Second Captains Podcast

Ep 1408: Ken Returns, Eoin McCatalan, Mo’s Right Foot, Klopp’s Patience Not A Virtue - 04/03/19

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ken is back from Australia and Eoin is back from Premier Sports to talk about the weekend's football.Jurgen Klopp's tetchy responses after Liverpool's...

Ep 1403: Ireland Wobble in Rome, England Battered Into Submission, GAA Congress Blunder - 25/02/2019

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Just what is going on with Ireland? It might seem a strange question to ask after a weekend that saw England beaten, Ireland win their second game in ...

Ep 1402: Football Is The Asylum And The Players Have Taken Over, Liverpool Struggle On - 25/02/2019

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The moment when Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to come off at the end of yesterday's Carabao Cup final might have been sadly indicative ...

A Gentle Zephyr Of The Second Captains World Service

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

New slots including McTepid, Irish Scapegoats Of Days Gone By and Nesbitt's Lonely planet emerged this week but that hasn't helped Eoin's ego after on...

Ep 1397: It's Limerick's World, Rest Of Hurling Just Live In It; Kaepernick And NFL - 18/02/19

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Limerick ended 2018 as All-Ireland champions for the first time in 45 years, and they've started 2019 in menacing fashion - beating Wexford away befor...

Ep 1396: Bayern Beef, Without Virgil, Hakeem, Sports And Politics In Middle East - 18/02/2019

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's shaping up to be a big week for Jurgen Klopp, as his Liverpool team meet the challenge of Bayern Munich, a team Klopp has had reason to be at log...

Expect The Worst, Declan Rice's Valentine, Emma's FAI Stress, Good Clean Fun

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Expect the worst says Eoin, after having his Irish heart crushed by England's Declan Rice. Ken explains this whole sorry saga via a Valentine's messag...

Ep 1391: Sarri On The Brink, Sergio The Magnificent, Solskjaer For Keeps - 11/02/2019

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eoin questioned the wisdom of Maurizio Sarri berating his players in public a couple of weeks back - today he informs us that in their last 3 away gam...

Ep 1390: Nervy Ireland, Carbery Class, French Cliche, Kerry The Redeemers - 11/02/2019

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland picked up their first win of the 2019 Six Nations on Saturday, but it was pretty hard sledding for most of Saturday. Shane Horgan and Gerry T...

Six Nations Second Chancers, Facing The Enemy, Wrong Wrong Wrong, Noah McDevitt Needs A Win

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Essence of Second Captains World Service - Noah McDevitt is only three weeks old but he needs a win this weekend. Eoin explains. Hosted on Acast. See ...

EP 1385: Ireland's Out-Fought And Out-Thought By England In Crushing 6 Nations Defeat - 04/02/2019

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland had an extraordinary 2018, but in their first game of the 2019 6 Nations, their back-to-back Grand Slam dream came crashing down around them. ...

Ep 1384: The Miracle Of Manchester, Spurs And Son, Everton Squander, Thoughtless Man City - 04/02/19

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester City kept the pressure on Liverpool by beating Arsenal while Manchester United continued their resurgence under The Sunshine Man. Rory Smit...

Calm Obsessive Ireland, US Murph Predicts, Premier League Fright Nights

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Have a whiff of the Second Captains musk - from Donnacha Ryan to Mike Tindall to US Murph on the Super Bowl, to Premier League fright nights.... its b...

Ep 1379: Dublin Skyscraper, The Great Djokovic Mystery, Osaka's Apologies And Slams - 28/01/2019

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was a rough start to the GAA season on Saturday night, when it briefly looked as if Castlebar's MacHale Park might be blown away for the opening ma...

Ep 1378: Luke Kelly And Irish Football, McIlvanney's World, Franno On Football - 28/01/19

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was another FA Cup weekend, so today's football show is mainly about Luke Kelly. David Sneyd wrote about Kelly's links to Irish football in yesterd...

Sadlier's Summers, Kerry Hope, Ulster Ageism, Football identity And Brexit

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

January is a long, cold month, and sometimes the only thing for it is to wrap up warm, hunker down by the fireside, and download a podcast or two. Ken...

Ep 1373: TOO MUCH WINNING - Shane Lowry Back On Top, All Irish Provinces in QF - 21/01/19

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was a very, very satisfying weekend for Irish sports fans, with one of our most beloved sports-people Shane Lowry back in the winner's enclosure af...

EP 1372: Sarri's Calm Rant, Andy Robertson Sells His Soul, The Solskjaer Backstop - 21/01/2019

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It seems a little early for the Premier League run-in jitters, but Liverpool were made to sweat for their 4-3 win over Crystal Palace. Mo Salah is th...

Bielsa-bub, Lampard's League, Ken Torched On Twitter, Brexeter And The Dying Wasps

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your weekly spritz of Second Captains on the (Leeds) World Service Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1366: Red Hot Rice, Zero Chill Lamps - 14/01/19

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a great weekend for Irish Premier League goalscorers and Brian Clough anecdotes, as Declan Rice, Shane Long and Jeff Hendrick ran riot while...

Slating David Silva, Second Captains' Yoko, 1995 Dunphy, Double Doink

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It was the week that very nearly tore Second Captains apart - but we've made it to this time of the week again, unscathed, which means it's time for u...

Ep 1361: Carbery Class, Munster's Muddled Middle, GAA Rules U-Turn, Salt Bae Gold - 07/01/2019

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Munster put in their best performance of the season and showed enough quality at the vital moments to keep Connacht at arm's length, and central to th...

Ep 1360: How the Premier League became the richest, most disruptive business in sport - 07/01/19

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Robinson and Jonathan Clegg's new book "The Club: How the Premier League became the richest, most disruptive business in sport" provides a fascin...

World Service - Premier League 2.5 Horse Race, Ken Quits, Brian Kerr's 2019, Canny Mackem

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! Now go listen to this, our weekly reminder to you of the manifold benefits of being a Second Captains world service member. We will h...

Ep 1355: NYE Feel-good Special With Limerick Hurling And Hockey World Cup Stars! 31/12/18

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, after a long, tiring festive period, you might feel your energy levels flagging. So as you prepare for another big night of socialising, w...

Ep 1351: Happy Christmas Eve - Paul Kimmage Talks To Richie Sadlier - 24/12/2018

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's Christmas Eve, and maybe you're on your way home for a couple of days of peace and quiet with your family. So to ease you on the road, here's a ...

A Shot Of Mourinho Gets The Sack

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A Shot Of Mourinho Gets The Sack, our breaking news podcast on today's world service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 1346: Munster Take A Beating, Leinster Hum, Ulster Puzzle Taking Shape

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 1346: Munster Take A Beating, Leinster Hum, Ulster Puzzle Taking Shape by Second Captains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Ep 1345: Klopp Better Than Fiction, Mourinho's Olden Days, Saudi Investors - 17/12/18

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jurgen Klopp knew that the power of narrative was against his team on Sunday evening, if this had been fiction, the writers could probably not have re...

Second Captains World Service Amuse Bouche

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's just about that time again, when we remind you what you've been missing on the Second Captains World Service. Our members will be hearing plenty...

EP 1340: Mullinalaghta Defy The Odds And The Gods, JJ's 10, Ryan's Gongs, Happy Ulster - 10/12/2018

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Clubs like Mullinalaghta (population: 447) just don't beat clubs like Kilmacud Crokes - it just, shouldn't happen. And yet in Tullamore yesterday, tha...

Ep 1339: Lionheart Luiz, Sterling Response, Negative Steve G, Pep Pressure, Copa Loco - 10/12/18

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Saturday was a bad night for all the losers and haters out there as David Luiz showed just what kind of footballer and what kind of man he is against ...

Ep 1334: Tyson Fury's Redemption Road, Eamon McGee Still Kicking It With Gweedore - 3/12/2018

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Deontay Wilder was the champ, and the favourite going into this weekend's World heavyweight title bout, but Tyson Fury emerged with the plaudits and t...

Ep 1333: Klopp Charge, Arsenal Rising, Pogba Virus, Fergie's Boneyard, Euro 2020 Fun - 03/12/18

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

City's imperious form puts all the challengers under unbearable pressure. Do Liverpool have the nerves of steel to respond? If they don't have nerves ...

Paris Cheek, Noble Englishmen, Irish Manager Stew, Brexit Baloney, ARMAGEDDON

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's taster menu of the Second Captains world service, we invite you to sample some of our choicest, most delicious bon mots from the week j...

Ep 1328: Irish Managerial Merry-Go-Round - Schmidt Out, Farrell In, Kenny In (2 Years) - 26/11/2018

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 1328: Irish Managerial Merry-Go-Round - Schmidt Out, Farrell In, Kenny In (2 Years) - 26/11/2018 by Second Captains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Ep 1327: McCarthy, Kenny, Robbie - This Just Might Be Crazy Enough To Work? 26/11/2018

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ken has this unfamiliar feeling....and he thinks it may be optimism?? Seven days ago, Martin O'Neill was preparing his Ireland team to face Denmark in...

Angry Sadlier, The Stephen Kenny Debate, Smooth Andy Lee, Shane Horgan On Next Step For Ireland

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for our weekly sneak peek at what we've been up to with our brilliant Second Captains world service members, and this week has been pretty b...

Ep 1321: IRELAND BEAT THE ALL-BLACKS - 19/11/2018

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was a game between the teams ranked 1 and 2 in the world, and for a breathless 80 minutes, that's exactly what it looked like - a game of huge qual...

Ep 1320: Gareth Southgate's Fun House, Throw Like An Englishman, Is This.... Rugby Country? 19/11/18

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is this... rugby country? The very real chance that life may be imitating advertising is the appalling prospect that greets the Irish football team as...

Alien Invasion, New Zealand Matrix, Dad Of The Year, ROI V NI

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's our weekly taster menu of Second Captains fare - and this week things took a turn for the extraterrestrial as Ken wrestled with the news that ali...

Ep 1315: Now For NZ, Respect And Results, Coping Without Murray, Number 1 Talk - 12/11/2018

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland defeated Argentina on Saturday, the team that has ended our World Cup on 2 of the last 3 occasions lest we forget, but rarely has a win over a...

Ep 1314: City Bring the Hammer Down - 12/11/2018

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester City's crushing dominance in the Manchester derby means Manchester United are roughly back to where they were before the last international...

Biles The Best, Happy Jose, Economy Schmonomy, Los Pumas, Here Come The All Blacks

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our spritz of world service goodness. This week we talked about happy Jose, the Manchester derby, Liverpool's mojo, and we made the case fo...

EP 1309: Poppys and Papists - 05/11/2018

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the Centenary edition of Poppy Mania hits full throttle, James McClean and Neil Lennon have both complained that they have become the victims of an...

Ep 1308: Larmour Lights It Up, The Unseen Work, Hurling Gets Respect - 05/11/2018

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland eased their way to an 8 try win over Italy in Chicago on Saturday evening, and the two players many people were looking at to make an impact o...

Davy Fitz on Settling Scores, All Black Backs Are Up, The Conor Murray Ruse

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A little taster of what was on the Second Captains World Service this week: Davy Fitz on whether he set out to settle scores in his new book, Kiwi con...

Ep 1303: The End For Julen Lopetegui And The Leicester City Helicopter Disaster - 29/10/2018

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's almost certainly Julen Lopetegui's last day as coach of Real Madrid, after his side were hammered 5-1 at Camp Nou.We talk through the aftermath o...

Man United Punch In The Face, Murray On Gossip, Munster Parish

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A taster of what was on Second Captains World Service this week: Man United's cunning plan, Murray on privacy and gossip, Champions League fun, beefs...

Ep 1298: Katie On "Katie", Toulouse Throwback, Zebo Wave, Fog Of GAA War - 22/10/2018

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Taylor had a routine defence of her world title in Boston on Saturday night against a fighter who was woefully unable to offer anything on the f...

Ep 1297: Seamus Takes Aim, The PL Table Lies, Madrid Manage, Joke Is On Bayern - 22/10/18

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Nations League may be gone for the next few weeks but the aftershocks continue to shake up the Irish punditry scene as Seamus Coleman takes clinic...

Ep 1292: Munster Mettle, Electric Leinster, Ken Vs Joe Brolly On UFC, God Is Watching - 15/10/2018

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

European Rugby is back, and it was an excellent week for the Irish provinces, as Leinster and Ulster both won against English opposition, and Munster ...

Ep 1291: Good Ship Ireland, McCarthy Charm Offensive, Natural Goalscorer Worship - 15/10/18

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1286: McGregor Taps Out, Khabib Chaos, Leinster/Munster Classic, Connacht Party - 08/10/2018

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So it turns out if you insult Khabib Nurmagomedov's family, religion, and country... he's not going to like it very much. Conor McGregor's pre-fight p...

Ep 1285: Man U Manhunt, Pep Pragmatism, Mahrez Waddles Up, Lopetegui LOL - 08/10/18

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It turns out Pep Guardiola can do pragmatism with the best of them, and the much-hyped clash of Liverpool and Manchester City fizzled out in mild disa...

BONUS EPISODE 1281: The Player’s Chair With Brian Lenihan

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

**NOTE: This was initially a World Service members-only show broadcasted first on 2nd of October 2018. We have decided to re-publish the podcast today...

Ep 1280: Europe Toy With Tiger, Leinster Assert, Munster Fly, Grunge Week Ahoy - 01/10/18

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Europe were deemed to be the underdogs going into the weekend's Ryder Cup, but it was very much an old-school Ryder Cup in the end - the US had all th...

Ep 1279: Chelsea And Liverpool Get It On AND Get Along; Der Spiegel Reports On Ronaldo - 01/10/18

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chelsea and Liverpool used to straight up not like each other. And yet their last two matches, despite being played out in a bizarre atmosphere of mut...

Ep 1274: Tiger's Back, Ryder Sizzle, Joey Carbery's Munster Jigsaw, Connacht Friends - 24/09/18

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, Tiger Woods could barely walk. Last night, in chaotic, brilliant circumstances, he won his first PGA Tour championship in 5 years to reaffi...

Ep 1273: Pogba's Points, The Mendes Derby, Chelsea's Control Freak, Liverpool's Headstart - 24/09/18

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 1273: Pogba's Points, The Mendes Derby, Chelsea's Control Freak, Liverpool's Headstart - 24/09/18 by Second Captains Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Ep 1268: Dublin Tick Cork Off List, Cavanagh's Face, Dominant Puspure - 17/09/18

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dublin have been the best team in ladies football for the last two years, but yesterday they finally got the result they needed to truly frank that fo...

Ep 1267: Hammer-Time For Spurs, Milner-Time, Rice and Doherty Light Up PL

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stand-in host Ciaran Murphy, like many Manchester United supporters, is angry with the double standards employed by the fake news media. Is it not tim...

Ep 1262: Why Serena Is A Nuance-Free Zone, Dominic Ryan Retires, Solos In Slaughtneil - 10/09/2018

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 1262: Serena's Outrage, Why She Is A Nuance-Free Zone, Dominic Ryan Retires With Concussion, Solos In Slaughtneil - 10/09/2018 Hosted on Acast. See...

Ep 1261: Nations League Works, Irish Strife, Peter Crouch On How To Be A Footballer - 10/09/18

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Nations League turns out to be not bad, eh. We discuss the opening weekend of UEFA's new tournament, why it seems to be working despite the dull a...

Ep 1256: Harry Takes A Break, Roy's Beefs, Super Patriots, Dane Chaos - 03/09/18

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Arter has become the latest Ireland international to decide that he'd rather not join up with the squad right now. Martin O'Neill has admitted t...

Ep 1255: Dublin Make It Four, Begrudgery And Spreadsheets, Ken Surfs - 03/09/2018

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dublin are now utterly dominant, that dominance franked by a convincing fourth All-Ireland final win in a row against a valiant but outclassed Tyrone ...

Ep 1250: Rice Talks To England, Jose's Existential Vacuum, Mo's Dispute - 27/08/18

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oh Declan. The news that Declan Rice is "deliberating" over an offer to play his international football with England has sent Irish football into a ta...

Ep 1249: Seamie O'Shea On Challenging The Dubs, Tyrone's Hope, Rule Changes - 27/08/2018

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The All-Ireland Football Final is next Sunday, a game in which few people, if anyone, give Tyrone much of a chance of discommoding Dublin. So just ho...

Ep 1244: "Hurling's Just Mad" - The All-Ireland Final Edition, Limerick's Wait Is Over - 20/08/2018

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Even in a bad game, in this extraordinary year hurling found a way to be exceptional, as Limerick dominated the All-Ireland champions Galway for 70 mi...

Ep 1243: Performing Pep, Jose's Prep, Pogba's Attitude, Shane Duffy's Rise - 20/08/18

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1238: Are The Dubs Bored Of Winning, Tyrone's Final, Koepka's Knocks, Rhys' Gold - 13/08/2018

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This year's All-Ireland football final will be between Dublin and Tyrone, after Tyrone pipped Monaghan by a point, and the Dubs eased past Galway in t...

Ep 1237: Stupid Passing, Big Sam Roars, Mendy Media, Pogba Or Jose, What Are Arsenal? 13/08/18

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1236: Gary Neville And Second Captains Premier League Night With Cadbury 2018 - 10/08/18

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a very special edition of the Second Captains Football Podcast, a live broadcast from the wonderful Liberty Hall Theatre in Dublin. Warning...

Ep 1232: Monaghan Make Semis, Fitzmaurice's Fan Fracture, Brogan Back, Alisson's Aviva - 06/08/18

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The hardest working man in showbiz, Ken Early, has been working right through the Bank Holiday weekend. He soaked up the goodwill towards Alisson Beck...

Ep 1227: The Ascent Of Hurling, Limerick Refuse To Lose, Clare Can, Mullane's Spotify - 30/07/18

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hurling is no longer a sport, more a sneak preview of what the heavenly after-life will be like. Murph is apparently still walking in a daze around Cr...

Ep 1226: Jose's Job Security, Flog Pog, Neymar's Boy Inside, Wayne Finds Happiness - 30/07/18

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Premier League season starts on Friday week with Manchester United against Leicester, which is an interesting match-up because Jose Mourinho and C...

Ep 1221: David Clifford Saves Football, Tiger's Heart, Molinari's Pressure Principle - 23/07/18

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So it turns out those people writing off the Super 8s as a bad idea after one weekend might have been a little premature. It was a brilliant weekend ...

Ep 1220: Özil Drops The Mic, Karius Makes Plea To Humanity, Jose in Cali - 23/07/18

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mesut Özil has quit the German national team and issued a four-page statement that concludes "I will no longer be playing for Germany at internationa...

Ep 1215: Mediocre 8's, Kerry Flounder, Dull Dublin, Limerick Leverage, Ken Train - 16/07/2018

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The opening weekend of the All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stages, otherwise known as the Super 8s, was supposed to be, well... super. But that's not...

Ep 1214: La Gloire, Didier Deux, Putin's poodle, Ref Brain, Croatia Never Ever Die - 16/07/2018

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Here ends a bizarre, uplifting, brilliant, outrageous World Cup - France are champions after a 4-2 win against Croatia, in a game where bafflingly the...

Ep 1209: Irish Athletes Ask Euro Championships To Inspect The Damage, Super 8s, Galway Grow - 9/7/18

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was a brilliant weekend for the Irish girls at the European u-18 championships with four medals from three athletes, and some championship records ...

Ep 1208: Easy Breezy England, Harry's Head, Belgium Dazzle, Neymar Punchline - 09/07/18

09 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was, for a change, quite routine on Saturday afternoon (by England tournament knockout game standards) as a 2-0 win over Sweden saw them qualify fo...

World Cup Everything, Penalty Positivity, Primeval Ken, Becker Republic

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1202: Mbappé Takes The Torch, Russian Comfort, Limp Spain, Alpha Kasper - 02/07/2018

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Another weekend, another barely believable series of storylines. We said goodbye to Messi AND Ronaldo on the same day, clearing the way for the suppo...

Ep 1203: Mayo's Story, Kildare Win Wars, Cork Belief, Cody Jape, Boris Becker Diplomacy - 02/07/2018

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mayo have illuminated the last decade of football, but they were dumped out of the championship last Saturday night when they lost a classic All-Irela...

Argentina, Babushka, Fresh and So Clean, #SoccerIsPopular

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1197: Arlene In Clones, Provincial Landslides, Ireland Complete The Dream Down Under - 25/06/2018

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ulster final day is always pretty special, and Oisin McConville has been there for a few of them over the years. Leader of the DUP Arlene Foster was ...

Ep 1196: Wild World Cup Weekend - Kroos Call For Germany, Swiss Hands, English Swagger - 25/06/2018

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There may have been a few dissenting voices prior to this weekend, but be in no doubt now - this has been a brilliant World Cup. 27 goals in 6 games ...

Ken in Russia, Laughing Gas, Bonus Pod

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1190: Ireland Learn And Win, Galway Into Super 8s, Connacht Spanner, Eddie's Future - 18/06/2018

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1189: Brazil, Argentina, Germany Toil, Ronaldo Soars, Mexico Roars, England Darts - 18/06/2018

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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World Cup Trap, Ken The Samaritan, Spain Shenanigans, Super Eagles Fly

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1184: GAA Survival Plan, Tipp And Waterford OUT, Ireland Lose, Ken's Presidential Time - 11/06/18

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The All-Ireland hurling championship was always going to claim a few high-profile early exits, but it's still hard to believe that two of last year's ...

Ep 1183: RUSSIA 2018 PREVIEW EDITION - 11/06/18

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ken goes to Russia tomorrow battling accusations that he has been spreading orientalist brain-rot via the pages of the Irish Times. Has he anything to...

James Lowe, King McGregor, Second Captains at the World Cup

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 1178: Why Do We Play, Watch, Love Sport - With David O’Doherty And Adam Hills At Cat Laughs

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We were in Kilkenny at the Cat Laughs Festival this weekend, and took two of our favourite comedians, David O'Doherty and Adam Hills, for a walk on th...

Ep 1173: Carlow Can't Stop Winning, Tipp And Cork Classic, Galway Flex Their Muscle - 28/05/2018

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At half-time in Thurles yesterday, it looked like Tipperary's hurling world was falling in around them. Nine points down, at home to Cork, and with th...

Ep 1172: Champions League Heartbreak For Liverpool, The Essential Meaninglessness Of Life - 28/05/18

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We expected a dramatic Champions League final, and it didn't disappoint. Real Madrid are three-in-a-row champions of Europe, and Liverpool are left to...

Ep 1167: Hurling Championship Off To A Flyer, Leinster On The Double - 21/05/2018

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Leinster Championship was first into the fray last week, and with four games across both provincial round-robins yesterday, Eoin has called it - h...

Ep 1166: Chelsea Win FArewell Cup, Abramovich’s Visa, Jose’s Warrenball - 21/05/2018

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chelsea won the FA Cup but the future of the club looks uncertain, with question marks over the future of Antonio Conte, Eden Hazard and even Roman Ab...