Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined each week by guests from the world of Gaelic Games for stories, insights and analysis from their careers. The Square Ball is powered by William Hill
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The Joe Canning Special | The Square Ball Season Finale
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Joe Canning was the guest for the season finale of The Square Ball powered by William Hill. One of the greatest hurlers of his generation, Joe outlines his pathway to success and the relentless drive to win which powered his illustrious career. Since making his senior club debut aged 15 back in 2004, he won four All-Ireland titles at inter-county l…
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Niall Morgan: Tyrone highs and lows, the drive for success and future of goalkeeping | The Square Ball Ep14
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Our guest this week is one of the leading goalkeepers in the GAA, an All-Ireland winner and an All-Star, it's Tyrone's Niall Morgan. Niall joined Dave and Conor in studio this week to discuss his illustrious GAA career, as well as the recent departure of Tyrone joint managers Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan, his constant desire to improve, the famou…
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The GAA World According To Joe Brolly | The Square Ball Ep 13
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Does this week's guest need any introduction? Probably not, but we'll give one anyway. Former Derry footballer Joe Brolly is our guest on The Square Ball this week and to say we touched on many different topics would be an understatement. In typical Brolly fashion the conversation flowed from one topic to the next and the result is an incredible ho…
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Cork legend Patrick Horgan on dealing with obsession and why he’s not retiring just yet | The Square Ball Ep 12
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When you think of Cork hurling, the name Patrick Horgan won't be far from the first thing entering your mind. We were honoured to be joined in studio by one of Cork's most famous sons to discuss his extraordinary career - which isn't done yet! - and his obsession with the game of hurling, his fascination with the NFL and a lot more. It's an excelle…
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An incredible interview with the great Kevin Cassidy | The Square Ball Ep11
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Donegal and Ghaoth Dobhair's Kevin Cassidy is our guest in studio this week on The Square Ball and this episode dives deep into his remarkable career and story. The chat touches on Kevin's childhood, from offers of a trial with Celtic to moving to Donegal as a young fella and not being able to speak a word of Irish. We also talk about his gaelic fo…
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Shane Dowling: Tasting success, injuries, filling in metrifit and being born in the wrong era | Square Ball Ep10
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by former Limerick hurler, Shane Dowling. Shane joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about his career with Limerick including that incredible u21 game against Cork, dealing with injuries, filling in apps for training, being born in the wrong era and breaking the narrative that…
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All-Ireland Football Final preview with Kevin Cassidy | The Square Ball Ep9
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It's the biggest week in the Gaelic Football calendar and that requires a big character for the show. This week in our All-Ireland Final preview, Lee and Dave are joined by Donegal and Ghaoth Dobhair star, Kevin Cassidy. What way will the showdown between Armagh and Galway go on Sunday? Well, the lads had some things to say on the matter... The Squ…
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All-Ireland Hurling Final preview with Shane Dowling and Alan Cadogan | The Square Ball Ep8
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It's All-Ireland Final week and we're set for an incredible showdown between Cork and Clare this weekend. Lee and Dave are joined in studio to discuss what could be a game for the ages by hurling gurus Shane Dowling and Alan Cadogan. Does dethroning Limerick make Cork heavy favourites? How will Clare deal with space in front of their full-back line…
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Podge Collins: Accidental retirement, early success and life as a dual player in the modern game
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Clare dual star Podge Collins. Podge joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about his the craziness of winning two All Ireland titles in 2013, Clare's subsequent underachievement, playing intercounty football and hurling matches on consecutive days, life under Davy Fitz, coac…
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Conor McManus on his incredible career, retirement and greatest moments | The Square Ball Ep6
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We were in the presence of footballing royalty in The Square Ball studios this week as Lee and Dave were joined by Monaghan's greatest ever footballer, Conor McManus. After unapologetically fanboying Conor for several minutes in studio, Lee and Dave dived deep into his career from bursting onto the scene at wing back to managing an injury at a youn…
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A life less ordinary: The incredible story of Ashling Thompson | The Square Ball Ep5
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Cork camogie star Ashling Thompson. In an extraordinary interview Ashling opens up practically every element of her remarkable life. Nothing is off limits as Ashling speaks with searing honesty and openness about her relationship with her mother, who pushed her every step of…
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Pádraic Maher - Beating Kilkenny, never going back-to-back and coping with retirement
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by three-time All Ireland winner and Tipperary legend, Pádraic Maher. Pádraic was in studio with Lee and David to his first All-Ireland victory with Tipperary, why that Tipp side never went back-to-back, avoiding a red card in the 2012 final, celebrating free kicks and the chil…
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Keith Higgins on Mayo's fear of winning, Dublin battles and his love of hurling | The Square Ball Ep3
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Mayo legend and four-time All Star, Keith Higgins. Keith joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about some of the biggest moments in his career filled with incredible highs and crushing lows, as well as his love of hurling and the joy he got playing it with his brother. In an…
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Seán Cavanagh’s darkest hour, social media abuse and the real Mickey Harte | The Square Ball Ep2
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In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by three-time All Ireland winner and former Footballer of the Year, Seán Cavanagh. No subject was off the table as Seán discussed the lows following his 2016 sending off against Mayo (5.10), his relationship with his father (18.45), the moment he wanted to quit GAA in 2005 (27.…
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Defeats, triumphs and dealing with regret | Lee Keegan and Darran O’Sullivan
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In our first episode of The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by four-time All Ireland winner Darran O'Sullivan. They discuss some of the epic Kerry v Mayo battles over the years, whether Darran feels he could have got more out of his career, growing up in London, having trials with QPR, being made Jack O'Connor's fall guy at Ker…
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