Best Paddy Byrne Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 237: S08E30 The Big Reunion and a bit of Ollie Horgan 1:29:01

9h ago1:29:01

1:29:01

In a week of reunions this is really the one you’ve been waiting for. A surprisingly energised Dan returns to clean up after Johnny’s ‘you let Dougal do a funeral’ interim stint in charge. Amid the wreckage, we lament Northern accents, misinformed ministers, analogue opinions, and Larne before Dan tries to bury some inaccuracies in the interminable…

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S08E30 The Big Reunion and a bit of Ollie Horgan 1:29:01

1h ago1:29:01

1:29:01

In a week of reunions this is really the one you’ve been waiting for. A surprisingly energised Dan returns to clean up after Johnny’s ‘you let Dougal do a funeral’ interim stint in charge. Amid the wreckage, we lament Northern accents, misinformed ministers, analogue opinions, and Larne before Dan tries to bury some inaccuracies in the interminable…

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S08E29 Johnny and Garry’s mad mad mad season so far! 1:08:51

15m ago1:08:51

1:08:51

It’s a double act this week but not the usual one. Taciturn northerner Garry Doyle joins our normal “fan with a typewriter” Johnny Ward as we trawl through the week’s news which is not too harsh on Pats, but harsh on RTE and rugby fans. But isn’t rugby a popular sport? Not before 1987 apparently and Andy Farrell raises some questions too. Back with…

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Episode 236: S08E29 Johnny and Garry’s mad mad mad season so far! 1:08:51

8h ago1:08:51

1:08:51

It’s a double act this week but not the usual one. Taciturn northerner Garry Doyle joins our normal “fan with a typewriter” Johnny Ward as we trawl through the week’s news which is not too harsh on Pats, but harsh on RTE and rugby fans. But isn’t rugby a popular sport? Not before 1987 apparently and Andy Farrell raises some questions too. Back with…

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Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh: Tonn Teaspaigh agus Dánta Eile 59:26

5h ago59:26

59:26

(00:00) - Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Patrick Cotter Discussion (08:35) - Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh interview (55:48) - Southword poem, A South Ulster Homestead by Mary O'Donnell Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh was born in Kerry. She has read at festivals in New York, Paris, Montréal, Berlin and Ballyferriter. In 2012 her poem ‘Deireadh na Feide’ won the O’Neill Poet…

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Episode 235: S08E28 with Sean O'Connor, Keith Treacy, Harry Kenny and Paul Doolin 1:41:31

1h ago1:41:31

1:41:31

It’s hosts with notes this week as Johnny is overwhelmed by the sheer professionalism of his co-hosts who ably step in for a paternity left Dan McDonnell in the sunny surroundings of Oliver Marketing. Yes, it’s a full studio this week as Johnny is joined by the Robin to Dan’s Batman in Sean O’Connor, a fledgling journalist who’s more than finding h…

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S08E28 with Sean O'Connor, Keith Treacy, Harry Kenny and Paul Doolin 1:41:31

1h ago1:41:31

1:41:31

It’s hosts with notes this week as Johnny is overwhelmed by the sheer professionalism of his co-hosts who ably step in for a paternity left Dan McDonnell in the sunny surroundings of Oliver Marketing. Yes, it’s a full studio this week as Johnny is joined by the Robin to Dan’s Batman in Sean O’Connor, a fledgling journalist who’s more than finding h…

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S08E27 with Ciaran Kilduff and Ronan Finn 1:19:31

17d ago1:19:31

1:19:31

Reunited for at least the second time, the veterans of not one but two lengthy group-stages European campaigns join a solo Johnny and a stand in producer for the 27th episode of season 8 from a sunny Oliver studios. First in the door is Ciaran Kilduff, who might be a tad irate about the perception of the women’s game, while his old teammate Ronan F…

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Episode 234: S08E27 with Ciaran Kilduff and Ronan Finn 1:19:31

20d ago1:19:31

1:19:31

Reunited for at least the second time, the veterans of not one but two lengthy group-stages European campaigns join a solo Johnny and a stand in producer for the 27th episode of season 8 from a sunny Oliver studios. First in the door is Ciaran Kilduff, who might be a tad irate about the perception of the women’s game, while his old teammate Ronan F…

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Episode 233: S08E26 Shels/Derry review with Owen Heary & Luke Dennison Chat 1:11:50

22d ago1:11:50

1:11:50

It's not a standard show, as we record on Monday night after Shels scoreless draw with Derry City and it appears that the burning question is - what is the standard? Owen Heary, a multiple league winner with Shels, dials in to offer his take on the panache free situation at the top of the table and mull over what happens from here. There's plenty o…

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S08E26 Shels/Derry review with Owen Heary & Luke Dennison Chat 1:11:49

18d ago1:11:49

1:11:49

It's not a standard show, as we record on Monday night after Shels scoreless draw with Derry City and it appears that the burning question is - what is the standard? Owen Heary, a multiple league winner with Shels, dials in to offer his take on the panache free situation at the top of the table and mull over what happens from here. There's plenty o…

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Episode 232: Episode 25: Dalymount Days & the LOI’s Financial Haze with Paddy Kavanagh 1:19:01

27d ago1:19:01

1:19:01

The boys are back face to face in Oliver after a weekend of mixed emotions with JW mourning Galway disappointment and Dan energised by a casual Friday of tram and pram pushing in Dalymount. After a giddy reunion featuring urinal banter, the perils of pissing money down the drain, and tales of wrong weddings and inaccurately named children, Paddy Ka…

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Episode 25: Dalymount Days & the LOI’s Financial Haze with Paddy Kavanagh 1:19:01

20d ago1:19:01

1:19:01

The boys are back face to face in Oliver after a weekend of mixed emotions with JW mourning Galway disappointment and Dan energised by a casual Friday of tram and pram pushing in Dalymount. After a giddy reunion featuring urinal banter, the perils of pissing money down the drain, and tales of wrong weddings and inaccurately named children, Paddy Ka…

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Martín Espada: Floaters 1:17:44

1M ago1:17:44

1:17:44

(00:00) - Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Patrick Cotter Discussion (08:43) - Martín Espada interview (01:14:46) - Southword poem, When Our Mother Dies by Jenny Mitchell Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His latest book of poems is called Floaters, winner of the 2021 National Book Award and the Ma…

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Episode 231: S08E24 State of the LOI Nation with Conan Byrne 1:15:34

20d ago1:15:34

1:15:34

We are in peak LOI in Europe time, which means the annual state of the nation debates about our league although this week’s pod veers off into a discussion on the state of several other nations. Dan has declared Derry’s defeat to Bruno’s Magpies the most damaging in recent league history but Johnny thinks the pub talk will disappear from memory and…

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S08E24 State of the LOI Nation with Conan Byrne 1:15:34

1M ago1:15:34

1:15:34

We are in peak LOI in Europe time, which means the annual state of the nation debates about our league although this week’s pod veers off into a discussion on the state of several other nations. Dan has declared Derry’s defeat to Bruno’s Magpies the most damaging in recent league history but Johnny thinks the pub talk will disappear from memory and…

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S08E23: Euro Review/Preview & Greg Cunningham Chat 1:04:36

1M ago1:04:36

1:04:36

The boys are sort of back in town, if not in the same room, as post-Euros Dan reflects on the contrast between the glory of Germany and the survival instincts of Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on Tuesday night. Johnny was there for the great escape, catching words with Johnny Kenny, the hero of the first half hour, before waking on Wednesday to confir…

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Episode 230: S08 E23: Euro Review/Preview & Greg Cunningham Chat 1:04:36

26d ago1:04:36

1:04:36

The boys are sort of back in town, if not in the same room, as post-Euros Dan reflects on the contrast between the glory of Germany and the survival instincts of Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on Tuesday night. Johnny was there for the great escape, catching words with Johnny Kenny, the hero of the first half hour, before waking on Wednesday to confir…

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Episode 229: S08E22 LOI in Europe with Barry Murphy 45:20

2M ago45:20

45:20

It's just after the final whistle in Iceland, and no, not the one Mum's go to, so we look at the game with old friend Barry Murphy who married his debs date and ain't happy with certain goalkeeping pundits. We've also got a Derry double act with Hoban and Higgins and Dan stops by from the semi to pose a perplexing quiz question. No Collar & Cuff ma…

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S08E22 LOI in Europe with Barry Murphy 45:20

1M ago45:20

45:20

It's just after the final whistle in Iceland, and no, not the one Mum's go to, so we look at the game with old friend Barry Murphy who married his debs date and ain't happy with certain goalkeeping pundits. We've also got a Derry double act with Hoban and Higgins and Dan stops by from the semi to pose a perplexing quiz question. No Collar & Cuff ma…

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Episode 228: S08E21 The Title Race Hots Up with Paul Corry and No Shamrock Rovers 1:01:09

2M ago1:01:09

1:01:09

A title race!? In July!? With no Shamrock Rovers!? With THEIR reputation! No, it's not Roly from "The Fast Show" but our two regulars who are joined by sometime RTE co-commentator and very busy all rounder Paul Corry to discuss, dissect, analyse and eulogise the demise of the Shamrock Rovers title challenge. Is it goalkeeper problems? Where's the m…

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S08E21 The Title Race Hots Up with Paul Corry and No Shamrock Rovers 1:01:09

1M ago1:01:09

1:01:09

A title race!? In July!? With no Shamrock Rovers!? With THEIR reputation! No, it's not Roly from "The Fast Show" but our two regulars who are joined by sometime RTE co-commentator and very busy all rounder Paul Corry to discuss, dissect, analyse and eulogise the demise of the Shamrock Rovers title challenge. Is it goalkeeper problems? Where's the m…

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Thomas McCarthy: Prophecy 1:08:59

2M ago1:08:59

1:08:59

(0:00) - Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Patrick Cotter Discussion (24:23) - Thomas McCarthy interview (1:06:53) - Southword poem, The Woman Who Used To Bleed by Lorraine McArdle Thomas McCarthy was born in Co. Waterford and educated at UCC. His many collections of poetry include Pandemonium (2016) and Prophecy (2019). A former Editor of Poetry Ireland Revi…

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S08E20 Trans Europe Express 37:23

2M ago37:23

37:23

"Parenthood", "Strangers On A Train", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Family Guy", and "The Saint". No it's not the films leaving Netflix this month, rather it's the topics of discussion on this week's brief, disjointed, somewhat chaotic, trans European pod. With Dan dialling in from a substandard German hotel room with tales of darts players and s…

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Episode 227: S08E20 Trans Europe Express 37:23

2M ago37:23

37:23

"Parenthood", "Strangers On A Train", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Family Guy", and "The Saint". No it's not the films leaving Netflix this month, rather it's the topics of discussion on this week's brief, disjointed, somewhat chaotic, trans European pod. With Dan dialling in from a substandard German hotel room with tales of darts players and s…

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Episode 226: S08E19 Mid Term Break with Graham Gartland and Keith Long 1:27:18

2M ago1:27:18

1:27:18

It's horses for courses this week as we have our final show before our midterm break. As the European election posters come down, we embark on our own leadership debate with a review of the season so far with the help of studio guest Graham Gartland. We discuss inappropriate trips to Croatia, Rovers goalkeeping woes, the secrets to Shelbourne’s def…

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S08E19 Mid Term Break with Graham Gartland and Keith Long 1:27:18

2M ago1:27:18

1:27:18

It's horses for courses this week as we have our final show before our midterm break. As the European election posters come down, we embark on our own leadership debate with a review of the season so far with the help of studio guest Graham Gartland. We discuss inappropriate trips to Croatia, Rovers goalkeeping woes, the secrets to Shelbourne’s def…

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S08E18 Pat's Problems, The Perfect 10 (Team League) and red carpet chat with Reece Hutchinson 1:03:19

3M ago1:03:19

1:03:19

It's a laid up Dan with an unexciting back story that leads us in to episode 18 on the back of astro wars, Pat's problems, baby stories, Metallica funerals, the perfect 10 and who's season will the cup save. It's hard to call a bottom 2 but not as hard as Galway's 10 defenders or being sent to Sligo like Reece Hutchinson, or the male Reese Withersp…

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Episode 225: S08E18 Pat's Problems, The Perfect 10 (Team League) and red carpet chat with Reece Hutchinson 1:03:19

3M ago1:03:19

1:03:19

It's a laid up Dan with an unexciting back story that leads us in to episode 18 on the back of astro wars, Pat's problems, baby stories, Metallica funerals, the perfect 10 and who's season will the cup save. It's hard to call a bottom 2 but not as hard as Galway's 10 defenders or being sent to Sligo like Reece Hutchinson, or the male Reese Withersp…

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S08E17 with Dane Massey 1:20:34

3M ago1:20:34

1:20:34

Episode 17 sees Johnny flummoxed by a 'Legal Blonde' from a Sunday night on the northside that plunges him into a Monday morning Big Brother dystopian reality. Unlike Clough and Taylor, it's a big week for Damien Duff and his football wife as they keep on keeping on to stay ahead of the posse at the top of the league, we discuss can they stay there…

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Episode 224: S08E17 with Dane Massey 1:20:34

3M ago1:20:34

1:20:34

Episode 17 sees Johnny flummoxed by a 'Legal Blonde' from a Sunday night on the northside that plunges him into a Monday morning Big Brother dystopian reality. Unlike Clough and Taylor, it's a big week for Damien Duff and his football wife as they keep on keeping on to stay ahead of the posse at the top of the league, we discuss can they stay there…

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Episode 223: S08E16 Shelebration Time & Johnny Mc talks Pat’s 1:18:27

3M ago1:18:27

1:18:27

LOI Central 835 followers835 286 tracks286 Report We've a warchest of stories and an infusion of intellectual capital in this weeks episode. Johnny introduces the Right shoe diaries to Damien Duff in between bouts of cat strangling orgasms and earth burning Gaza rants on short lived marriages. Dan ruminates on what a world would look like if footba…

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S08E16 Shelebration Time & Johnny Mc talks Pat’s 1:18:27

4M ago1:18:27

1:18:27

We've a warchest of stories and an infusion of intellectual capital in this weeks episode. Johnny introduces the Right shoe diaries to Damien Duff in between bouts of cat strangling orgasms and earth burning Gaza rants on short lived marriages. Dan ruminates on what a world would look like if football was golf, introduces Shelabrations to a new wor…

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S08E15 Saint Stephens Day 37:08

4M ago37:08

37:08

It's Saint Stephens Day and he's back on the grass. Our unexpected Episode 15 captures the events of the last 24 hours with analysis of the Stephen Kenny appointment, his opening press conference and badly photoshopped send ups of a certain Independent sportswriter. There's old magazines, more Brian Kerr chat, Stephen O'Donnell not in the nip, the …

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Episode 222: S08E15 Saint Stephens Day 37:08

3M ago37:08

37:08

It's Saint Stephens Day and he's back on the grass. Our unexpected Episode 15 captures the events of the last 24 hours with analysis of the Stephen Kenny appointment, his opening press conference and badly photoshopped send ups of a certain Independent sportswriter. There's old magazines, more Brian Kerr chat, Stephen O'Donnell not in the nip, the …

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Episode 221: S08E14 Kenny Waiting Game, Dundalk Madness & Meeting Jack Moylan 1:19:24

3M ago1:19:24

1:19:24

So where do we start? The lads reflect on the maddest week of League of Ireland news since last week, with the Stephen Kenny flirtation with a League of Ireland return prompting a review of our St Patrick's Athletic perceptions. Noel King's 25 day stint as Dundalk manager is over, but the legacy of the day may be a tweet that the internet will neve…

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S08E14 Kenny Waiting Game, Dundalk Madness & Meeting Jack Moylan 1:19:24

3M ago1:19:24

1:19:24

So where do we start? The lads reflect on the maddest week of League of Ireland news since last week, with the Stephen Kenny flirtation with a League of Ireland return prompting a review of our St Patrick's Athletic perceptions. Noel King's 25 day stint as Dundalk manager is over, but the legacy of the day may be a tweet that the internet will neve…

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Episode 220: S08E13 Mayday Mayhem, Managerial Moves & Johnny Meets Ollie 1:12:21

4M ago1:12:21

1:12:21

Dan is back, although he's been outdone by producer Derek on the travel front as we attempt to sprint through the events of another manic week but find the path blocked by some substantial news hurdles. What does Jon Daly's departure say about St Patrick's Athletic? How will Stephen O'Donnell function as Alan Reynolds assistant? Is it 'Noel King's …

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S08E13 Mayday Mayhem, Managerial Moves & Johnny Meets Ollie 1:12:21

4M ago1:12:21

1:12:21

Dan is back, although he's been outdone by producer Derek on the travel front as we attempt to sprint through the events of another manic week but find the path blocked by some substantial news hurdles. What does Jon Daly's departure say about St Patrick's Athletic? How will Stephen O'Donnell function as Alan Reynolds assistant? Is it 'Noel King's …

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S08E12 with Ian Harkin and Garry Doyle 1:05:06

4M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Like Eric B. and Rakim, Sonny and Cher, and The White Stripes, all good duets must come to an end, if even only for a week. Don't fret listeners as soon as the sponsorship cash rolls in Dan will be back strumming harder than Garfunkel in Central Park next week. So for one week only Garry Doyle steps into the virtual studio to mull over the season s…

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Episode 219: S08E12 with Ian Harkin and Garry Doyle 1:05:06

4M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Like Eric B. and Rakim, Sonny and Cher, and The White Stripes, all good duets must come to an end, if even only for a week. Don't fret listeners as soon as the sponsorship cash rolls in Dan will be back strumming harder than Garfunkel in Central Park next week. So for one week only Garry Doyle steps into the virtual studio to mull over the season s…

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S08E11: King's Coronation, Kosovo and the Chicken Fillet Debate 52:35

4M ago52:35

52:35

There's an eerie flashback feeling to Episode 11. The Dundalk news has stunned our two hosts with Dan doing all he can to avoid crashing his car when he hears that Noel King has been entrusted with Dundalk's survival. Our listeners have stuffed our Collar & Cuff mailbag fuller than something something as we try to digest the big news of the week wi…

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Episode 218: S08E11: King's Coronation, Kosovo and the Chicken Fillet Debate 52:35

4M ago52:35

52:35

There's an eerie flashback feeling to Episode 11. The Dundalk news has stunned our two hosts with Dan doing all he can to avoid crashing his car when he hears that Noel King has been entrusted with Dundalk's survival. Our listeners have stuffed our Collar & Cuff mailbag fuller than something something as we try to digest the big news of the week wi…

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Abigail Parry: I Think We're Alone Now 50:05

4M ago50:05

50:05

(0:00) - Clíona Ní Ríordáin and James O'Leary Discussion (4:00) - Abigail Parry interview (47:23) - Southword poem, My Poetry Isn’t Art Enough by Pragya Gogoi I Think We’re Alone Now was supposed to be a book about intimacy: what it might look like in solitude, in partnership, and in terms of collective responsibility. Instead, the poems are preocc…

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Episode 217: S08E10: FAI’s Hill To Climb & Getting To Know James Akintunde 1:03:35

5M ago1:03:35

1:03:35

As Mister Sun makes a rare appearance, we say goodbye to an FAI chief and look at mythical leaks and manager rumours doing the rounds. On the back of Bohs' two wins we talk to James Akintunde after his winning goal and he tells us about hanging with his boys in Dunboyne. We delve into the Dundalk goal drought before heading to the chip vans around …

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S08E10 FAI’s Hill To Climb & Getting To Know James Akintunde 1:03:35

5M ago1:03:35

1:03:35

As Mister Sun makes a rare appearance, we say goodbye to an FAI chief and look at mythical leaks and manager rumours doing the rounds. On the back of Bohs' two wins we talk to James Akintunde after his winning goal and he tells us about hanging with his boys in Dunboyne. We delve into the Dundalk goal drought before heading to the chip vans around …

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Episode 216: S08E09 with Ciaran Kilduff 1:15:25

4M ago1:15:25

1:15:25

As Hildegarde whips up a storm in Leinster house, storms play havoc with pitches and we finally realise that 8 seasons of this malarkey is completely redundant in the face of the Damien Duff renaissance, there's a gloomy outlook to this weeks pod. Ciaran Kilduff drops in to our Oliver Marketing studio to dissect the big news story of Stephen O'Donn…

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S08E09 with Ciaran Kilduff 1:15:25

4M ago1:15:25

1:15:25

As Hildegarde whips up a storm in Leinster house, storms play havoc with pitches and we finally realise that 8 seasons of this malarkey is completely redundant in the face of the Damien Duff renaissance, there's a gloomy outlook to this weeks pod. Ciaran Kilduff drops in to our Oliver Marketing studio to dissect the big news story of Stephen O'Donn…

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Episode 215: S08E08 Easter Bank Holiday review with Barry Murphy 1:07:05

4M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

March of many weathers hasn't really lived up to its reputation and the constant rain has left sodden pitches countrywide for an Easter double header. While Duffer, once he gets out of Johnny's head, bemoans the state of said pitches, and threatens to produce his own "straight story" on his Da's ride on, there's a missing interview and a catch up w…

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S08E08 Easter Bank Holiday review with Barry Murphy 1:07:05

5M ago1:07:05

1:07:05

March of many weathers hasn't really lived up to its reputation and the constant rain has left sodden pitches countrywide for an Easter double header. While Duffer, once he gets out of Johnny's head, bemoans the state of said pitches, and threatens to produce his own "straight story" on his Da's ride on, there's a missing interview and a catch up w…

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