It's 6 Nations week and we take this serious. Join us as we discuss Delilah, Gatland, Tattoos and the empty space on Jonny's wall.

We’re joined by Ultimate Hell Weeks Marc O’Neil to talk about stripping around the world to being exploited on Big Brother to becoming a scientist and Winning Hell Week. For the FULL episode go to our Patreon; On the full episode we are also joined by the latest addition to our Penguin gang, Mr Dennis Fogarty. Fogs will bring some well needed bulk …

On today’s show we’re joined by Peter Stringer who tells us all about Hell Week. Strings lifts the veil on how he conquered the course, how he gets bodies through airport security, why he turned down Human Growth Hormones as a child and the emotional differences between Cardiff 2006 and Spike Island 2021. We also try to count his abs but run out of…

Barry & Trimby tell us all about their final battle in Hell & Laura Nolan joins us to give an insight into what it took for her to blow through her own physical and mental expectations.By Barry Murphy Andrew Trimble Laura Nolan

Barry, Trimby and Dermie are joined by Hell Week's most orderly of Sergeants Deric “The Weatherman” Hartigan. The lads discuss leadership, punches in the balls, the art of hugging and menstruation. Deric has been a star of Hell Week & it was a pleasure to talk through all his highlights on the show 🚀…

We dive into Hell Week again with more Helicopters, Dead Drops, Bangers, Ice Wells, Burning Buildings and Blood sweat and tears. We’re joined by Rory O’Connor aka Rorys Stories who gives a wonderful insight into his experience on Hell Week so far and how it felt to bare his emotions to the nation over the last 2 Episodes. Full Show on Patreon…

On today’s show we dive head first back into Hell with the one and only Anna Caplice. Fresh off celebrating winning the Interpros with Munster & on her Birthday week Anna takes us through her experience in Hell. Trimby survives and counts his blessings as well as the puke in his pockets while Barry gets in a karate fight with the Holy Spirit.…

Hell Week Ep 1 & as expected Barry takes it way too seriously, Trimby gets distracted by a fart & Strings has his top off for most of the show. Donegals All Ireland winning Footballer Eamon McGee tells us how much of a pussy his wife thinks he is for not jumping out of a Helicopter & how devastated he was to let Darren O’Sullivan beat him. We look …

Hello Penguins we hope you’re all well and the summer has been good to ye. So as you all probably know Barry and Trimby have taken part in this years Ultimate Hell Week on RTE one which starts this Wednesday at 9.30pm. The show runs for the next 6 weeks and each week we will have a guest on from the show to dissect our experience with them in Hell.…

On today’s episode we regret to announce after a short 3 test illness the death has occurred of Rugby Union (ní professional mens only). Survived by loving partner World Rugby, Children namely Women’s Rugby, Under 20’s, Schools and mini’s, friends and colleagues alike. May he rest in eternal peace. Removal from Thomand park on Thursday at 6 and mas…

We are live from Belfast, touching, caressing and sniffing each other and it is glorious. We are in a Lions frenzy as we prepare to board a flight to Edinburgh for the first game of the Lions series against Japan. We talk misleading media headlines, Irish 7’s success, Lions squad permutations and what it would be like if Pat Lam smashed your face o…

Congrats to the Irish 7’s team on qualifying for the Olympics well you heard it here first! We had the main man Harry McNulty on the show last week and it’s pretty clear how much this meant to him and that special group of players. Full episode over on our Patreon page Full Episode available over on https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins…

Season finale! We wrap up our first season by looking forward to a year of Blockbuster films, a Lions Series and the death of fragile masculinity. Who makes our Lions 15? That’s right we don’t really care for that but we’ll play along. https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguinsBy Barry Murphy Andrew Trimble Dermot Sheedy

On today’s show we go through the top 5 Ronan O’Gara moments that don’t end up in getting his head kicked in or pissing off the Queen. We dive into Leinster and Ulster’s European shortcomings, finalise our Lions squads and Mike Prendergast joins us from Paris to be anointed as a Hero for the Energia AIL 🕳🐧🚀…

Join us this week as Barry brings us on a weird and wonderful pilgrimage around the River Shannon. He recounts the many encounters of the journey including the baptism of Paulie by Pat the Baptist. Why Graham Rowntree is the latest to get a trucker hat & absolutely 'love it'. Trimby's Silly Little Bit welcomes the less thrilling rivalry emerging fr…

On this weeks show we tiptoe around Ireland getting hammered by France like you would if you saw someone fall over but knew they were ok and you were in a rush so you kept going. As its Oscar's week we give our two cents on some of the nominees & are joined by 9 time AIL winner Andrew Thompson. 🕳🐧🚀By Barry Murphy Andrew Trimble Dermot Sheedy

On today’s show Trimby gets ratty about being slagged and takes it out on Munster and Prince Phillip. Meanwhile Barry designs a water park on Robben island while Dermy imagines what it would be like to go out with the sister of the top points scorer in AIL history.By Barry Murphy Andrew Trimble

On today’s show we imagine what life would be like if we convinced ROG to return to Ireland. Failing that maybe we could bottle him and spray him on our clothes to inspire us all and make us more successful. We dive into our highlights from the weekends European rugby and welcome a new hero of the AIL from Trinity college Dublin. Patreon https://ww…

We hold a vigil for Munster rugby and imagine a world where instead of being massacred by Leinster they flame-throw their way to victory. Trimbys expert analysis suggests cloning Leinster is the only option and we introduce our first hero of the All Ireland league. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins…

To celebrate Ireland’s win over England we celebrate the obvious class things Ireland did the not so obvious things. Trimby tells us of a not so welcome return of a family member and Barry dreams of Johnny Wilkinson being his local cannabis supplier. We also pick our starting Lions 23 after a cracking finish to the Guinness 6 nations. 🕳🐧🚀 https://w…

Like Prince Akeem of Zamunda in Coming to America, Ireland needed to go to Murrayfield today and find themselves. And like Eddie Murphy in that film, if Tadhg Furlong could have played every position himself today we’d have hammered them. We shallow end flop into the weekend of 6 nations, discuss slagging etiquette and put our hands up for speciali…

On this week's show Trimby compares being an ulster fan to that of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York. It starts with creative genius, continues with inspirational hope and ultimately finishes with shooting yourself in the face. Barry joins us in the middle of his 4x4x48 challenge run where he hopes to grow a moustache as powerful as Donal Lenihan…

Today’s show is all about instinct. How instinctive is a tweet or French refs bias or Italy being shite and loads more. We bring our analysis to another level with an actual stat and give our ratings on the Irish players after round 3 of the 6 nations. Shannon RFC’s Davey Quinlan joins us to tell us all about Craig Casey’s Dads rise to Twitter fame…

On today’s show Alan Queeny tries to get us cancelled but instead we renounce the Monarch & will only take things seriously if it involves getting into nightclubs for free. Trimby looks at Craig Casey like a plastic bag in the wind and we commit to running 50 miles in as many hours for some unknown reason. 🕳🐧🚀 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/poth…

In the year of our lord 2021 Penguins of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, waddled the fields of Twickenham. They fought like Barry on yokes, they fought like Scotsman and won their freedom forever. Or until next week when they get beaten by Wales. In other news Paul O’Connell has Billy Burns Hung drawn and quartered while Peter O’Mahony now live…