

The Football Pod
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Welcome to The Football Pod - Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney to talk Gaelic Football every Monday and Wednesday. You can also listen back to all of our episodes since 2021 - there are plenty of interviews, stories and insights around the game. You'll find the podcast by searching for 'The Football Pod' wherever you want to get it on Podcast, YouTube and social media. Available on Apple Podcasts and all other platforms too. You can watch the show on YouTube every week too. Follow our social accounts to get in contact with the show!
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Jul 28, 2023 • 2h 1min
LIVE from Croke Park: Paul Galvin & Cian O'Sullivan on Cluxton, Sam and Dublin-Kerry: TFP - S3, Ep. 33
Welcome along to The Football Pod LIVE from The Hogan Suite of Croke Park, Ep. 33 of Season 3 - where Tommy, James, and Paddy are joined by special guests Paul Galvin & Cian O'Sullivan to preview this year's All-Ireland Football Final between Kerry and Dublin!
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 3min
TFP - S3, Ep. 32: Dublin vs. Kerry, the match-ups, memories and the noise of an All-Ireland Final week
Welcome along to Ep. 32 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney, tonight we’re building up to a Dublin-Kerry All-Ireland final.
00:00 - Best Croke Park atmospheres and the buzz of 2013.
17:00 - Lessons learned from the 2019 replay and 2022 semi-final.
22:00 - Will Ciaran Kilkenny start?
31:00 - Cian O'Sullivan and Paul Galvin are joining the pod!
36:00 - What will the match-ups be?
58:00 - Where will the All-Ireland final be won and lost?
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jul 17, 2023 • 1h 24min
TFP - S3, Ep. 31: Dublin and Kerry find their way through, Meath’s big day out
Welcome along to Ep. 31 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every week - we get stuck straight into a glorious weekend of Football.
00:00 - Sweaty palms and knots in the stomach.
03:00 - How did Kerry hold off Derry and Clifford vs. McKaigue.
22:00 - Kerry’s quiet forwards and targeting McGuigan?
40:00 - Dublin-Monaghan breakdown: Mick Fitz, the press and The Last Dance
01:05:00 - How will Derry and Monaghan look back on 2023?
01:15:00 - Tailteann Cup Final - Meath’s brilliant win over Down.
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jul 14, 2023 • 59min
TFP - S3, Ep. 30: Andy McEntee joins us to talk Down v Meath, Antrim and being a County Manager
Welcome along to Ep. 30 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every week - this is another bonus episode for you as former Meath boss and current Antrim manager Andy McEntee joins the pod to talk about the Tailteann Cup Final.
00:00 - Who’s a good loser?
05:00 - Andy McEntee talks about leaving Meath and joining Antrim.
27:00 - Where have Meath impressed?
35:00 - Morris, Kerry corner-forwards and Basquel - playing with a swagger.
48:00 - Down-Meath in 1991 and Andy’s Meath Football career.
53:00 - Players to Watch in the Tailteann Cup Final.
56:00 - McEntee’s word on Derry-Kerry and Monaghan-Dublin.
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jul 10, 2023 • 50min
TFP - S3, Ep. 29: How Derry and Monaghan can spoil Kerry and Dublin’s 'party'
Welcome along to Ep. 29 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. This week we’re looking ahead to the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals, we’re also planning a bonus podcast for Thursday.
00:00 - Kerry club drama and the Hurling
05:00 - How can Derry beat Kerry?
20:00 - Kerry-Derry match-ups
30:00 - Where can Monaghan hurt Dublin?
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can find us, follow and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram.
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 13min
TFP - S3, Ep. 28: Dublin and Kerry rip it up, Magic McManus, Derry stutter, Fear in Armagh and Mayo pain
Welcome along to Ep. 28 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday.
00:00 - Paddy’s West Clare Pub Crawl
05:00 - How Dublin and Kerry made their mark.
30:00 - Armagh blew it, as McManus and McCarthy star.
48:00 - Roadshow announcement - in Croke Park!
57:00 - Clifford magic, Cork fall short, Mayo’s sorry end.
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jun 29, 2023 • 57min
TFP - S3, Ep. 27: Quarter-final bonanza, calling Kerry-Tyrone, Dublin-Mayo, Derry-Cork, Armagh-Monaghan
Welcome along to Ep. 27 of Season 3 of The Football Pod as James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. It's a double pod-week, Paddy's just home, Tommy's in Porto and James is dying with the hay-fever, but we couldn't help ourselves with the weekend of Football ahead of us. Enjoy.
00:00 - Tommy in Porto, Relitigating JOD.
10:00 - Focus on Kerry vs. Tyrone
21:00 - Can Monaghan turnover Armagh?
31:00 - Derry vs. Cork - are we sleeping on Derry?
38:00 - Dublin-Mayo match-ups
54:00 - Quarter-final predictions
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 16min
TFP - S3, Ep. 26: Cork and Mayo mania, Tyrone v Kerry, Targeting injured players, Losers Report Card
Welcome along to Ep. 26 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. We’re breaking down another brilliant weekend of Championship action.
00:00 - Paddy in Rome, the perfect quarter-final draw!
05:00 - Championship Carnage: Jimmy’s Cork, Mayo emerge.
28:00 - Winners and losers: Knockouts, Minor and Tailteann Cup
35:00 - Tyrone to take down Kerry? Canavan trouble
50:00 - Playing Sean Kelly and do injured players get targeted?
55:00 - Monaghan’s class, Mayo v Dublin
01:03:00 - Report Card: Galway, Kildare and Roscommon’s 2023.
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 7min
TFP - S3, Ep. 25: Chaos in the Championship, Galway-Mayo madness, redemption scripts, read the rulebook
Welcome along to Ep. 25 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. The boys are in flying form as the Football Championship takes flight, enjoy!
00:00 - Jimmy’s home from Vegas
03:00 - The Championship is Alive: Mayo and Galway slip.
20:00 - Colm Collins steps down as Clare boss after a decade.
25:00 - James graduates from Punditry school: Cork and Tyrone-Donegal.
30:00 - Preliminary fallout: Kildare-Ros, Westmeath, sleeping on Kerry-Dublin.
57:00 - Predictions (under duress)
01:00:00 - Tailteann Cup Glory Days.
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.

Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 14min
TFP - S3, Ep. 24: Winning habits, Go for goal, All-Ireland Predictions, Tailteann Cup quarters
Welcome along to Ep. 24 of Season 3 of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. James is in Vegas, so we recorded an All-Ireland preview with him before his flight and Paddy joined Tommy on Monday to breakdown the Football from the weekend!
00:00 - Desperation or Invincibility? How great teams keep winning.
06:00 - Tailteann Cup + Brilliant Minors
22:00 - Football Championship woes
35:00 - Why aren’t we seeing more goals?
50:00 - All-Ireland series preview and predictions
Make sure you're subscribed to 'The Football Pod' podcast feed to get new episodes every Monday night, if you're an 'OTB GAA' subscriber you'll also catch us there.
Tuesday night from 10pm, you can watch the pod on YouTube.
You can follow us and contact the pod on Twitter/Instagram: @footballpod_gaa
The Football Pod is brought to you in partnership with AIB - Proud sponsors of the GAA Senior Football Championship. Check out #TheToughest for more.


