RTÉ GAA Podcast

Cathal Mullaney chats to Shane McGrath after the weekend's club hurling action, with a huge crowd in Páirc Uí Chaoimh to see Glen Rovers regain the Cork SHC title. Shane assesses the city club's prospects with the likes of Ballygunner and potentially Na Piarsaigh lurking in Munster. He is in awe of his namesakes at Loughmore-Castleiney as they added yet another Tipperary football title to their bulging trophy cabinet. Speaking of football, Cathal caught up with victorious St Brigid's manager Damien Mulligan after a classic final in the Hyde. He also chatted to former Roscommon forward Donie Smith about the current health of club football. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neil McManus joins Cathal Mullaney for the latest edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast, where the Leinster Championship - and its proposed reforms - are up for debate. McManus is a fan of the proposals as it will give the aspiring counties the chance to see progress. But how can hurling become a truly national sport, like football? The panel discuss ways to move it beyond the traditional counties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RTÉ Sport's Cathal Mullaney is joined by former Kerry footballer Mike Quirke to discuss Éamonn Fitzmaurice's appointment as Galway boss, the plethora of new rules proposed for football as well as all the big Club news over the weekend - including a couple of All-Ireland favourites who bowed out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nigel Dunne and Rory O'Neill join Cathal Mullaney for a live recording of the podcast at the RTÉ tent at the National Ploughing Championships near Tullamore in County Offaly 0.00 - 1.45 - Introduction and welcome 1.45 - 3.00 - Nigel on his decision to join the Offaly management team ahead of the new season 3.00 - 5.00 - Reflecting on this year’s football championship which ended with Mayo’s historic triumph 5.00 - 7.35 - Will the way in which Mayo won the All-Ireland inspire other teams to adopt a similar brand of football? 7.35 - 8.55 - Will the fact that Mayo won the All-Ireland give a greater sense of belief to other counties currently awaiting a major breakthrough? 8.55 - 12.10 - Padraic Joyce’s decision to leave the Galway job and who might be next - might they go for someone from outside the county? 12.10 - 16.50 - Potential further changes to the football rules to be trialled this winter; but is there an appetite for this right now? 16.50 - 21.00 - Hurling is also exploring some potential changes,…

Súil chun cinn ar Cluiche Ceannais Camógaíochta na hÉireann le Gráinne McElwain, Sinéad Wylde agus Laura Murphy. Gráinne McElwain looks ahead to the All Ireland Camogie Final with guests Sinéad Wylde and Laura Murphy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Enda McGinley join Cathal Mullaney to reflect on the end of Mayo's 75-year famine. The green and red finally landed Sam Maguire against a fancied Kerry side at Croke Park, but how did they do it? Four different winners in four years, with a triumph for each province - have the new rules had the desired effect on football? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Súil chun cinn ar Cluiche Ceannais Peile na hÉireann le Gráinne McElwain, Garry Mac Donncha and Gary Brennan. Gráinne McElwain looks ahead to the All Ireland Football Final with guests Garry Mac Donncha and Gary Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tomás Ó Sé and Ciarán Whelan join Cathal Mullaney to look ahead to the biggest game in the calendar, the All-Ireland football final. The Kerry players are looking to deliver back to back titles for Jack O'Connor for the first time in his storied career with Kerry. They're favourites, but how are they dealing with that ahead of a potentially historic occasion. Mayo have been here before - 11 times since 1989 - but you have to go all the way back to 1951 for their last win. This relatively young team doesn't have all of that baggage, so can they be the ones to finally deliver for the green and red? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in a special episode of the RTÉ GAA Hurling podcast, we welcome Shane McGrath into studio all the way from Tipp (or perhaps, Curacao?) to pick the bones out of the All-Ireland final. Next our lads dissect The Sunday Game's Team of the Year selection before turning their attentions to the state of the game. Cathal Mullaney and the RTÉ Sport team take a look at all the biggest issues in football and hurling, plus preview and review the weekend's action with RTÉ's top GAA analysts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Réamhamharc ar Cluiche Ceannais Iománaíochta na hÉireann le Gráinne McElwain, Cuán Ó Flatharta agus Michael Rice. Gráinne McElwain looks ahead to the All Ireland Hurling Final with guests Cuán Ó Flatharta and Michael Rice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Quirke and Nigel Dunne join Cathal Mullaney for the RTÉ GAA Podcast. We have our All-Ireland final pairing, with Mayo to take on Kerry. The green and red impressed in dismantling Louth, but can they finally get over the line for the first time since 1951? Kerry, meanwhile, were efficient in seeing off an unlucky Dublin, but the victory did raise questions about technology and football. The story of the weekend might have been Wicklow, who pulled a Tailteann Cup victory out of the fire against Down at Croke Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane McGrath joins Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill to preview the All-Ireland hurling final. Limerick are going for a sixth title since 2018, while Galway last won it the year before. This fourth meeting of the counties in an All-Ireland final has massive promise, but what sort of game will it be? Will the approach that Galway have used in Leinster, and against Cork, work against the greatest team of this - and possibly any - era? Do Limerick have the advantage off the bench, and can they use all of their experience against a relatively new Galway side? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The two Shanes - McGrath and Dowling - join Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill after the weekend's All-Ireland hurling semi-finals. Galway ambushed Cork to make the decider for the first time in eight years, where they'll meet Limerick - who they faced in 2018 - once more. Clare died with their boots on, but Cork once again faded away in the second half a big game at Croke Park. Limerick are on a mission to lift Liam MacCarthy once more after a couple of years away, while Micheál Donoghue's tactics are working for Galway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tomás Ó Sé and Brian Fenton join Cathal Mullaney to look forward to All-Ireland football semi-final weekend. It's Kerry and Dublin, the sport's biggest rivalry, but the Dubs cause another surprise, or will the men from the Kingdom edge closer to back-to-back titles. Before that, on Saturday, Louth are looking to reach the biggest game in football for the first time since 1957, while expectation grows in Mayo that this could finally be their year. The Tailteann Cup final, between Down and Wicklow, pits the big favourites against the side looking to make a historic breakthrough for 2027. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Ciaran Whelan and Nigel Dunne to look back on a breathtaking weekend of football action as the four semi-finalists for the All-Ireland were decided. 00:30 - Best weekend of football this year? Whelo says it is definitely a forwards' game now. 3:00 - Louth-Monaghan review. The story of the weekend. Monaghan like chaos and don't know what to do against 14. Missing McCaul and Beggan. Louth have every chance of beating Mayo. Gavin Devlin guarding against complacency. Sense of trepidation in Mayo. Louth the more seasoned team. 11:50 - Mayo-Cork review. Mayo play a high-risk defence. Looked open in first half. Kobe McDonald hand pass under Cusack: in the old days he’d have ended up in the stands, but Whelo has to admire his confidence. 16:15 - Dublin-Galway review. Importance of the midfield duo of Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne and Ciaran Kilkenny (most underrated footballer of all time, says Nigel). Galway are very frustrating. Fallen short consistently. Padraic Joyce still a great manager,…

The Shanes, McGrath and Dowling, join Cathal Mullaney to preview the All-Ireland hurling semi-finals this weekend. How do they see Limerick getting on against neighbours Clare, and does Galway's gameplan stand up to the test of Cork? While the lads also share a few ideas on how to improve the sport. 0:30 - Minor hurling final review as Limerick overcame Tipperary at the death. 08:10 - Limerick-Clare preview semi-final preview. Dowling reckons Clare were so poor in the round robin game against Limerick. After 13 years on the road are the Banner beginning to tire. Despite convincing scoreline, Dublin had lots of goal chances in quarter-final.. 12:30 - McGrath believes Limerick are as good as they've been in last few years. Competition to even make panel is pushing performances to another level this year. 18:00 - McGrath describes Shane O’Donnell as unmarkable at times. Central to gameplan, but Clare need time and space out the field to deliver quality ball. Dowling says Limerick don’t worry about match-ups -…

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Lee Keegan and Brian Fenton to look back on the Round 3 action last week, digest the draw and look forward to this weekend's quarter-final action. The lads also touch on Lee's new-found fame as a Spanish World Cup meme and Brian catches us up on his travels - watching Dublin on his phone in a Malaga Airport queue that included Ciaran Whelan. That's a lot of Dublin midfielder for one airplane. TIMESTAMPS 0:30 - Lee Keegan going global with new World Cup Twitter fame 3:10 - Everyone happy with their lot from that quarter-final draw 3:55 - Scary Kerry. Armagh brilliant for 35 mins, goal at half-time killed them. How do you mark David Clifford? Complemented by silky Dylan Geaney. 12:30 - Niall Morgan is the perfect test for Kerry. Tyrone will be fresh but this is a whole new challenge. Do they have the defence? 17:20- Galway next best after Kerry says Lee, based on squad depth. Can control a game and posess excellent kickers of the ball. 19:40 - Brian buzzing about Dublin. Very…

Shane McGrath joins Cathal Mullaney to rake over the coals of two very disappointing hurling quarter-finals and give his own input on the debate about how to improve the standard of hurling across the country and reduce the perceived gap between Leinster and Munster. TIMESTAMPS 00:20- Shane McGrath holidaying in Costa del Centerparcs 02:30 - The step up for Offaly in terms of fitnes and physicality. Bigger picture is stronger counties will always be stronger 07:00 - How can Cork get the best out of Alan Connolly? 12:00 - How will Cork deal with Galway’s packed defence? Will Mark Coleman hold the line? 14:45 - David Reidy injury. Duty of care that players must have. 19:10 - Limerick bring out the best in Clare but too many bodies missing in Banner defence? 22:15 - Dublin don’t travel well. Reliance on Donal Burke. Man-on-man system doesn’t work, but they do have the personnel. 25:45 - Munster just way ahead of Leinster at the minute. Jarlath Burns' comments on time needed to fix hurling nationwide. 28:45 - Is…

This week on the RTÉ GAA Hurling podcast, Shane McGrath insists that - if Dublin want to pull one over on Clare - they need to drop Dónal Burke back as a sweeper. And Rory O'Neill explains to us why 'Hurling Man' is fearful - but he needn't be! Cathal Mullaney and the RTÉ Sport team take a look at all the biggest issues in football and hurling, plus preview and review the weekend's action with RTÉ's top GAA analysts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney and the RTÉ Sport team take a look at all the biggest issues in football and hurling, plus preview and review the weekend's action with RTÉ's top GAA analysts. This week, Nigel Dunne holds his hands up over his Cork prediction following their massive win and Ballybofey. And Dessie Dolan wonders if players too often take the easy way out in front of goal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane McGrath joins Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill after Limerick and Galway claim provincial honours. Laois are also celebrating after winning the Joe McDonagh Cup, while Waterford are on the search for a new manager. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Fenton and Dessie Dolan join Cathal Mullaney to preview a bumper weekend of All-Ireland SFC Round 2 action. Attention starts in Salthill as high-flying Westmeath look to return to the quarter-finals after a 20-year hiatus. Can Donegal book their place in the next round as they host Cork? There's a repeat of the 2021 All Ireland Final as Mayo and Tyrone battle it out. Brian dissects the Dublin disciplinary dilemmas and form ahead of their crunch Cavan clash. Finally, Jack O'Connor brings Kerry to his old county Kildare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan Cummins joins Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to a weekend of hurling finals. Dublin beat Galway in the Leinster round robin but it's the Tribesmen who are the slight favourites ahead of their clash at Croke Park. In Munster, Limerick are heading to Leeside on a revenge mission for last year's loss to Cork on penalties. There's also the Joe McDonagh final, as Laois and Carlow look for their place in the 2027 Leinster Championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Nigel Dunne join Cathal Mullaney to cast an eye over the All-Ireland SFC draw. Can Cavan put Dublin out of their misery and have Louth set their ambitions too low? Cork face a nightmare journey to Donegal but our panel disagree on whether that's a game to go after. Teams who are targeting Sam Maguire will need to produce their best at Croke Park, and it's a challenge to bring provincial football to the game's biggest stage. Seán Fitzgerald has made his Love Island debut, but what would Éamonn tell a player of his who wanted to appear on the show? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane McGrath and Rory O'Neill join Cathal Mullaney after Kilkenny failed to make the All-Ireland Championship for the first time since 1996. Is it a blip or a sign of a more terminal decline for the Cats? And what of Dublin, who are aiming for their second Leinster title of the century. It was also a massive weekend for Offaly, who secured their passage into the race for the Liam MacCarthy. Munster produced two one-sided games but the final between Cork and Limerick is full of promise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Fenton and Mike Quirke join Cathal Mullaney as the fallout from Kerry v Donegal Part III continues. Has justice been served for Jim McGuinness, and was David Clifford lucky to escape punishment in Killarney, and what can done to avoid similar scenes in the future? Cork and Tyrone came good last weekend, but what of Meath and Roscommon? Westmeath are back in action after their Leinster triumph, but which version of them will show up, and is this the weekend where we finally see a performance from Mayo and Dublin? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney previews the last weekend of the Leinster and Munster Championship round robin on the hurling RTÉ GAA Podcast with Shane McGrath and Rory O'Neill, where this are big birthday celebrations and plenty of stories from the former Tipp hurler including one involving Cian Lynch and John 'Bubbles' O'Dwyer. Our panel run the rule over the trials and tribulations of six-in-a-row Leinster champions, Kilkenny. Can Dublin score just their second ever championship victory over the Black and Amber at Parnell Park this weekend? On that note, is Leinster hurling now where it's at? Or, is Masters hurling the new crowd (or hamstring) puller?! The thorny issue of player welfare and the duty of care to each other on the field raises its head once again after a couple of late hits prompted concerns last week. Former Tipp star McGrath waxed lyrical about the skill and verve of Offaly's Eoin Cahill, made an old-school Simpsons reference and then signed off with a wonderful Cian Lynch story. A bumper edition of your…

Nigel Dunne and Éamonn Fitzmaurice join Cathal Mullaney after Westmeath's ambush on Dublin worked. The panel discuss how the Lake County got past the Dubs. In Ulster, an Armagh panel with plenty of Celtic Crosses finally brought their provincial drought to an end. The All-Ireland series begins this weekend. Is it open, or will Kerry defend their crown? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Shane McGrath and Rory O'Neill to preview a crucial weekend in hurling, with Leinster taking centre stage. Shane makes the case for Offaly breaking out of Leinster, admitting he may have underestimated a side now playing to its strengths. With their fate in their own hands, the focus turns to how they’ll handle a new favourites tag ahead of their clash with Wexford (3:30). There are growing concerns for both Wexford and Kilkenny, with both counties needing results. While Shane believes Wexford are in the more precarious position, he also notes Kilkenny’s dip in standards is becoming more noticeable as the season unfolds (11:30). The panel also debate the championship format, with Shane suggesting counties like Kildare risk being caught in a yo-yo cycle between the Liam MacCarthy and Joe McDonagh cups, and argues for greater flexibility (21:50). Attention then shifts to Munster (30:00), where despite failing to register a win, Waterford have remained competitive. Shane questions…

Brian Fenton and Enda McGinley join Cathal Mullaney to reflect on Roscommon's epic Connacht final triumph. Kerry looked professional in dispatching old foes Cork, but the Rebels lacked a real game plan, according to the panel. This weekend, Westmeath will try to stop the Dubs at Croke Park, while Armagh might finally land an Ulster title, two years after much of their squad collected their Celtic Crosses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shane McGrath dials in to chat with Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill ahead of another weekend of provincial hurling action. Rory is quick to remind Shane of all the Cork teams in action this week, with Barry Walsh set to line out for the Cork Under-20s and seniors this week - is there fear of burnout (3:00)? There is a mea culpa from Shane (5:00) for his Clare prediction. He accepts Limerick very good without two hurlers of the year - the fact two spots were up for grabs spurred on the fringe players. But Clare weren’t ready to hurl that match at 2 o’clock Sunday. The brilliance of Barry Nash is well discussed (11:00). His involvement in so many crucial moments drew comparisons to Ollie Canning. Shane was reminded of the coaching of Eamon O’Shea watching Limerick's comfort playing in tight spaces, the Tipp coach used to have the panel play a possession game between the 14 and 21-yard lines, which left no space to breathe. This gave you an appreciation of how big the pitch is. Limerick have that approach.…

Dessie Dolan and Ciaran Whelan join Cathal Mullaney to discuss the latest Gaelic football news and look ahead to the provincial finals. First up (2:00) the lads give their thoughts on the All-Ireland SFC draw being held before the finals. Whelo reckons it changes the direction of the conversation and raises the question of whether the "higgledy piggledy" structures should be flipped? Provincials a little bit lost between league and All-Ireland series. Dessie says the draw is causing confusion, with Westmeath bandwagon fans wondering why they're playing Cavan in the Leinster final. On Westmeath, Dessie and Whelo recall the 2004 quarter-final ambush. The former Midlanders manager reckons Westmeath will be fully focussed on getting players fit for Leinster final v Dublin (8:00), with all eggs in the provincial final basket. Dessie reckons Dublin are not in their pomp and it's an opportunity for Westmeath. They look back on Monaghan's "incredible comback" against Derry, in the moment of the year so far for Whelo…

Shane McGrath joins Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill on the hurling edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast to discuss the weekend's action in Munster and Leinster, look ahead to Clare v Limerick, and delving into the Antrim situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Fenton is back in studio with Cathal Mullaney to reflect on the weekend and look ahead to the upcoming fixtures, with Dessie Dolan dialling in from Costa del Westmeath. The lads rake over the coals of Mayo's heavy defeat to Roscommon (4:00) and the influence of a good (or bad) kickout under these rules. Can Roscommon back it up against Galway (14:00), who were less than impressive against Leitrim. Down provided the shock of the weekend with their defeat of Donegal (18:00), with Brian saying Jim McGuinness is prowling the RTÉ carpark looking for the person responsible for that graphic. There is no rest for Conor Laverty and his team as they face Armagh this weekend, with Monaghan and Derry in the other Ulster semi-final (25:00). In the wake of Munster semi-finals, the lads analyse David Clifford's effectiveness on the loop and the legality of the screen (30:00). Finally they preview the Leinster semi-finals (35:00). Ahead of Dublin's trip to Portlaoise for Louth showdown, Dessie details all of Brian's…

Shane McGrath, Rory O'Neill and Cathal Mullaney reconvene to look back on the opening weekend of the hurling championship and look ahead to round 2 on the RTÉ GAA Podcast. Shane rakes over the embers of Tipp's defeat to Cork (18:00). With the Premier heading to Walsh Park, Shane fears for his native county as a fired-up Waterford will fully believe they can win after an encouraging showing in defeat to Clare (18:00). Rory has faith Cork will perform well in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as they always do, but Limerick are a formidable foe and the Rebels have questions around their long distance frees (24:00). We need to talk about Kilkenny (33:00) and Shane would have worries about the set-up there after what he observed from the stands in Pearse Stadium on Saturday evening. Finally, is it time to consider a four-point goal (45:00)? Rory thinks so after the clinker that was Dublin v Offaly last weekend, while Shane would prefer to see the handpass properly policed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five-time All-Ireland winning former Kerry footballer Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Offaly football stalwart Nigel Dunne join Cathal Mullaney on the football edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast as they reflect on the opening weekend of the Championship. There's reaction from the panel to Westmeath's hugely impressive victory over local rivals Meath along with a look back at Dublin's narrow win against Wicklow. Stand-in manager Dean Rock reflects on a tight game while Fitzmaurice looks at just how the absence of Ger Brennan will effect the Dubs during their Leinster campaign. Dunne meanwhile feels that the era of dominance from Dublin is over. There's a preview of this weekend's Ulster Championship clash between Donegal and Down along with an in depth look ahead to the big meeting between Mayo and Roscommon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Shane McGrath, Marty Morrissey and Rory O'Neill on the hurling edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast as excitement builds ahead of the start of the provincial hurling championships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven-time All-Ireland winning former Dublin footballer Brian Fenton and Westmeath legend Dessie Dolan join Cathal Mullaney on the football edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast to look back at the weekend's results in Gaelic football and cast an eye ahead to how the 2026 championship will play out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enda McGinley and Rory O'Neill join Cathal Mullaney to look ahead to the start of the provincial championships this weekend, with Enda feeling Tyrone are under big pressure to deliver. He also explains why the competitions are the most open in years with a look to the busy start in Leinster. Watch the RTÉ GAA Podcast on the RTÉ Sport Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_7bF90ySEVfWLXtn9HlWA Web http://www.rte.ie/sport X: https://x.com/RTEsport Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/rtesport See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Shane McGrath on this week's RTÉ GAA podcast, as we recap wins for Limerick and Clare in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A and 1B finals on Sunday. The panel discuss whether Limerick's victory has laid down a mark as the Munster championship approaches, while we also look at what Cork manager Ben O'Connor will take from the campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Offaly great Michael Duignan and RTÉ Sport's Damian Lawlor join Cathal Mullaney to preview the weekend's league finals in hurling, namely the clash of Limerick and Cork in Division 1A and the 1B decider between Clare and Dublin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Rory O'Neill to sort through the weekend's Allianz Football League finals. Unsurprisingly there were two somewhat disappointed men in Éamonn and Rory, with both Kerry and Cork missing out in their respective finals, but as will be revealed, in very different ways. Éamonn explained that Kerry's 13-point loss to Donegal will not have much bearing on the county's championship season. He also reflects that the manner of the defeat may sting but there will be no panic in the Kingdom over the coming weeks. The panel considered the differences in Donegal's play compared to last year's All-Ireland final, and the ex-All-Ireland winning manager is relishing the "tactical innovation" to come in the championship, given the glimpses show by the Tír Chonaill men on Sunday. Rory calls on Éamonn's FRC knowledge to discuss the refereeing of tackling and the hooter issues he saw in Cork v Meath, where he felt there was an unsatisfactory finish to the Division 2 clash. Joe…

Ciaran Whelan and Rory O'Neill join Cathal Mullaney in studio to look ahead to this weekend's Allianz Football League finals. First Whelo recalls his one and only league final appearance, which took place in Cork... for some reason. He hasn't dwelt on it much in the 30-odd years since. The league finals mean different things to different teams (04:00), with the likes of Wexford, Longford and Carlow placing more emphasis on it than a Donegal or a Kerry. As to that Division 1 final (06:00), Whelo expects both teams to hold a little back ahead of Championship, with Kerry's lack of Paudie Clifford giving them a perfect excuse should things not go their way. The Division 2 decider could be a clinker (16:50), with both Meath and Cork free to throw off the shackles, their primary goal of promotion already secured. Meath's familiarity with Croke Park and Cork's celebration of Tyrone win may play a part. The most significant final is the third tier meeting of Down and Wexford (23:00) with Sam Maguire football likely…

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Enda McGinley, Shane McGrath and Damian Lawlor to reflect on an exhilirating final round of Allianz League games over the weekend. They also pay tribute to Michael Lyster following the death of the legendary The Sunday Game presenter over the weekend (00:30). The football chat starts with divisions 3 and 4 (5:30), where Wexford pulled off the heist of the weekend to gain promotion ahead of Westmeath, while in Division 4, Wicklow threw away the chance to escape the basement, with Longford benefiting. In the top tier, Dublin were relegated while Donegal and Kerry will meet in the final, with the Kingdom's draw in Armagh capturing Enda McGinley's attention. Meath and Cork hinted at an interesting summer ahead with their promotion to the top tier, while Kildare's hopes of progress stunted once more by relegation. In hurling (41:45), Shane fancies Cork as the All-Ireland favourites but has lots of Limerick men in his team of the league. The Munster pair will meet in the league final…

The Allianz Leagues reach their final round of round robin games with plenty still to be decided. The four football divisions are the more intriguing, and Peter Canavan joins Cathal Mullaney and Rory O'Neill to run through the permutations. Hurling (35:00) has less on the line, but the de facto semi-final between Limerick and Galway does raise a couple of talking points. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathal Mullaney and Conor Neville from the RTÉ Sport team are joined by Éamonn Fitzmaurice to take a look at round 6 of the Allianz football league. Éamonn boldly proposes that Kerry may be entering an era similar to Jim Gavin's Dublin from 2015-2020 (4:45). Mayo's attacking game (7:50) against Kerry was broken down, with the ex-Kerry manager stating he felt any issues would be ironed out in time for Championship season. The Rossies are in flying form was another topic of discussion and Éamonn feels they look like they have preserved more energy than usual to beat their past form of not being able to produce after a strong league performance. (13:00) Ger Brennan's post-match comments were brought up with Éamonn reflecting that the "straight shooting" manager maybe felt there was a lack of leadership in their second-half performance that allowed Armagh to control the kickouts (16:30). Thoughts also turned to what approach Jack O'Conor will take for the final-round clash against the Orchard county, with Éamonn…

Cathal Mullaney is joined by fellow Sligoman James McMahon and former Westmeath manager Dessie Dolan to preview the weekend's Allianz Football League action. There is much excitement around Mayo's visit to Tralee to take on Kerry (2:50) and not just because it's Kobe versus Clifford. Can Mayo keep the 'Moranball' bounce going or will Jack O'Connor look to continue his impressive league record? Also on Saturday, Armagh travel to Croke Park to take on Dublin (9:00). Neither side has enjoyed the spring they would have hoped for... can Armagh find the net and can Ger Brennan find a few more wins while minding Con O'Callaghan? High-flying Donegal travel to Roscommon on Sunday (15:45) with the hosts looking to bounce back from a poor showing against Dublin. Dessie believes the Connacht men need to show more aggression in the tackle. With Monaghan hosting Galway (18:40) and the drop looking inevitable, Dessie explains how the drop to Division 2 is not the end of the world... provide you bounce back up. Things in…

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Shane McGrath and Mikey Stafford to discuss the weekend’s Allianz League hurling action, which saw a historic loss for Kilkenny, Limerick’s return to their old set-up, and the benefits of 1B for developing teams. Shane details how he felt nothing went right for Kilkenny in Salthill on Saturday (1:20), where a lack of energy and an issue with their puck-out resulted in the county's worst loss since the 1950s, a result Shane joked even Google wouldn’t know. The panel also consider how Galway have risen to their current status, with Shane adding that the real measure of success for minor teams is how many make it to senior, suggesting Galway as an example (11:30). Thoughts also turn to Kilkenny's next fixture, against Shane's own Tipp, where a heavy defeat could see relegation for the 36-time All-Ireland champions, something he feels could further motivate the Premier County for the fixture (13:00). The lack of need for goalkeepers in Salthill was another point of discussion, with…

Cathal Mullaney is joined by the dynamic Clare duo of Marty Morrissey and Anthony Daly to preview the weekend's Allianz Hurling League action. In arguably the most tantalising round of fixtures thus far, much may be decided in the top two divisions. Dalo describes Waterford as 'abysmal' in their heavy defeats to Cork and Galway but gives them some hope against a Tipp side who were fairly abysmal themselves in defeat to Limerick (02:00). Galway and Kilkenny (09:30) both need a win to fend off relegation threat. Galway are building strength and depth again thanks to their underage production line, but the same can't be said of Kilkenny, where the well has run dry to an extent. The biggest game of the weekend prove to be the most underwhelming, with real fears that Cork and Limerick (16:00) may engage in a bit of shadowboxing, with the potential for three or even four more meetings in the coming months. Finally to matters in Division 1B (27:00), where Banner hero Dalo fully expects already-promoted Clare to go…

Cathal Mullaney is joined by Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Damian Lawlor to discuss football, with Shane McGrath and Rory O'Neill joining after to look back at the hurling. After a strange weekend of results in the Allianz League, football’s form lines are hard to discern. Football Review Committee mastermind Eamonn reveals a few opportunities at opponent's kick-out and Cathal gets very excited. Armagh lose another tight game (11:00), this time to Mayo. Lack of goals at one end is the problem, coupled with too many at the other. Are they overthinking it? Meanwhile for Mayo the Kobe hype is disguising their growth around the field. Kerry are in a good position, even if they're not pulling up trees (18:00). Roscommon will be bitterly disappointed but Dublin impressed in the Hyde, with Jim Gavin era levels of efficiency in front of goal (20:00). Cork systems failure above in Derry (24:00) as they feel loss of Ian Maguire. Scoring difference could cost the Rebels. Time for pints in Portugal? Meath built on fast start…