Episodes

  • Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Ireland show their hand for Scotland
    Feb 7 2025
    Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis reflect on Simon Easterby's team announcement ahead of the trip to Edinburgh.

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    19 mins
  • Ireland v England: Easterby starts as he means to go on
    Feb 1 2025
    Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien reflect on an impressive first win for Ireland and interim coach Simon Easterby.

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    11 mins
  • Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Ireland v England preview
    Jan 31 2025
    Brendan O'Brien joins Simon Lewis from the Aviva Stadium to discuss Ireland's team selection for the Six Nations opener with England, what the Irish camp have to say, as well as Thursday night's U20s defeat in Cork.

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    19 mins
  • Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: ROG on the Six Nations kick-off
    Jan 30 2025

    Irish rugby legend and La Rochelle head coach, Ronan O'Gara speaks to Tony Leen ahead of the Six Nations kick-off this weekend.


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    37 mins
  • Irish Examiner Rugby Podcast: Six Nations preview
    Jan 29 2025

    Donal Lenihan joins Brendan O'Brien and Simon Lewis to look ahead to the 2025 Six Nations, assess Ireland's chances without Andy Farrell and pick their likely tournmaent winners.


    Tomorrow: Ronan O'Gara in an in-depth conversation with Tony Leen ahead of the tournmaent kick-off.


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    53 mins
  • The Madness of Football, episode 10
    Dec 31 2024

    It's the final instalment of our special series on the evolution of Gaelic football.


    We hear the thoughts of Eamonn Fitzmaurice before James Horan, Paul Rouse and Maurice Brosnan reflect on what we've learned over the past few weeks and consider where the game can go from here.


    This is Episode 10 in a 10-part series which was initially produced for Irish Examiner subscribers earlier this year - before the FRC devised radical new rule enhancements -- in which we explore the development of Gaelic football over the decades.


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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • The Madness of Football, Episode 9: Dublin take the game to a new level
    Dec 30 2024

    In the penultimate episode of the series, we reach the 2017 All-Ireland semi-final in which Dublin demolished Tyrone in a statement win.


    What does the performance tell us about the game's evolution and were this Dublin team the greatest to ever do it?


    James Horan, Paul Rouse and Maurice Brosnan revisit the landmark display, with input from Colm Kavanagh who saw his Red Hand defence crumble around him at Croke Park.


    This is Episode 9 in a 10-part series which was initially produced for Irish Examiner subscribers earlier this year, in which we explore the development of Gaelic football over the decades.


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    59 mins
  • The Madness of Football, episode 8: Donegal v Dublin 2011
    Dec 29 2024

    This week we focus on a match that redefined the game and drew lots of criticism - Dublin v Donegal in the 2011 All-Ireland semi-final.


    Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan revisit a hugely influential encounter which spawned lots of imitators and changed the shape of the game while we share from one of the key men in Jim McGuinness's dressing-room, Eamon McGee.


    This is Episode 8 in a 10-part series which was initially produced for Irish Examiner subscribers earlier this year, in which we explore the development of Gaelic football over the decades.


    Subscribe to the Irish Examiner for more exclusive podcasts like the Gaelic Football Show and Dalo's Hurling Show, columns and other benefits.


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    1 hr and 7 mins