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Kerry’s smash and grab, Armagh and Galway make their statements, and Donegal emerge. There’s Offaly and Tipperary drama, and Division 2 lights up. Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney get stuck into a brilliant weekend of Gaelic Football, with so much to discuss. Enjoy.(01:00) - Excitement and chaos: 2025’s Gaelic Football(08:00) - 3up transforms attacks, changing times in midfield and defence.(17:00) - Emerging trends and Headlines around the grounds(25:00) - Chaos in Celtic Park - James on Kerry-Derry (40:00) - Tanking the league, Paddy on Galway-Mayo (50:00) - Credit to the refs and potential fixes?We’ve got another Members Football Pod coming for you later this week. Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to two episodes every week throughout the intercounty season. The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

What a weekend. The National Football Leagues returned with a bang, with some great games and a bunch of new rules - Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney get stuck into it all. Enjoy.(01:00) - “It’s January.”(05:00) - Galway-Armagh, Dublin-Mayo - old rules vs. new rules.(16:00) - Midfield battleground and the goalkeeper +1 debate…(24:00) - Tyrone-Derry breakdown - Glass and Murtagh wonder-goals. (30:00) - Around the Houses: Rossies impress, Kildare top Div. 3.(38:00) - Dublin newbies and retirements and Rian O’Neill’s break(50:00) - Thoughts on the Solo & Go and the Kickouts. Crossmolina’s moment.We’ve got another Members Football Pod coming for you later this week. Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to two episodes every week throughout the intercounty season. The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

Season 5 of The Football Pod throws-in with our recap of the All-Ireland Club Final. Cuala deliver the goods as Errigal Ciaran’s comeback falls just short. Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney get stuck into that game, discuss the retirement of one of the forwards of a generation and begin our build-up to the 2025 NFL this weekend. It’s all go. Enjoy!(01:00) - Cuala make history, how did they do it?(05:00) - Errigal first-half freeze, and inspirational Peter Harte(15:00) - Con's impact and Dessie Farrell's hopes for Cuala?(24:00) - Conor McManus calls it a day - what a baller!(30:00) - The National Football League - new rules, new games, new eyes?(45:00) - Interview: Mick Fitzsimons chats to Tommy We’re diving deeper into the launch of the leagues on our members show on Wednesday. Become an Off The Ball member, or download the Off The Ball app to get that every week throughout the intercounty season. The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

Welcome along to the latest episode of The Football Pod as James O'Donoghue, Paddy Andrews and Tommy Rooney chat through Errigal Ciaran’s brilliant win against Dr. Crokes, look at the challenge against Cuala in the All-Ireland club final, and we bring you the whispers the lads have heard about the new rules…(01:00) - The Pod returns(05:00) - How Errigal Ciaran got the job done.(10:00) - Dr. Crokes’ regrets(24:00) - The Cuala Train(36:00) - Whispers on the new Gaelic Football rulesSeason 5 of The Football Pod begins next Monday - and we’ll also have our members on Wednesday as we build-up to the first weekend of the National Football League.The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Football Pod Club with AIB, as a pair of Kerry superstars, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kayleigh Cronin, sit down with Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Dononghue to chat through an incredible season, finally winning the Brendan Martin Cup, the celebrations, the aftermath, and how they bounced back from the heartbreak of multiple final defeats. We also talk about their very different journeys through football, playing different sports, and what’s next for both? Chapters...(00:30) - Introduction and black-tie celebrations!(04:00) - Multiple final defeats: how low it got, and how Kerry bounced back.(10:00) - Why was 2024 different, how Kerry won the All-Ireland…(20:00) - Declan Quill and Darragh Long - how the manager duo made it work?(25:00) - Kayleigh’s journey: leaving football in her teens, the other sports, Dr. Crokes return(33:00) - Louise on a life in football: obsession, an gaeltacht, family and Kerry breakthrough(40:00) - Sports specialisation vs. multiple sports benefit - S&C improvement in LGFA.(48:00) - Club challenges and rising up the ranks: Chorca Dhuibhne vs. Dr. Crokes(58:00) - Will Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh play for Kerry in 2025? (01:00:00) - Moving to the AFLW - Kayleigh Cronin’s 2025…(01:08:00) - All-Ireland Ladies Club Final - Kilkerrin/Clonberne vs. Kilmacud Crokes(01:12:00) - Quickfire: new rules needed? Physicality. The need for integration…There's all of that and so much more across our 90 minute chat - recorded in the lovely Great Southern Hotel, this is Episode 4 of The Football Pod Club and our final show of 2024, we hope you’ve enjoyed the episodes across the year, and if you’ve missed anything - go back and have a listen. We’ll see you in January!The Football Pod Club is brought to you with thanks to AIB, proud sponsors of the Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football and Gaelic Football All-Ireland club championships, check out #TheToughest for more!

Welcome along to the latest episode of The Football Pod as James O'Donoghue, Paddy Andrews and Tommy Rooney get stuck into the latest in Gaelic Football, we’re talking the club finals and much more too.(01:00) - quiet pints or the european markets?(05:00) - Errigal Ciaran beat Kilcoo and emerge from Ulster(15:00) - Dr. Crokes’ All-Ireland credentials…(24:00) - Paddy vs. James - The Football Pod Christmas Quiz(36:00) - Getting out at the top, Brian Fenton says goodbye…(48:00) - Our very early 2025 league hype…This is our final Monday show of 2024, but this weekend we’ll have another special episode of The Football Pod Club (go check out our other episodes if you’ve missed them) - and we’ll be back on the first Monday of January!The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

Welcome along to the latest episode of The Football Pod as James O'Donoghue, Paddy Andrews and Tommy Rooney look at the new world of Gaelic Football as Special Congress say yes to the FRC’s proposals for 2025, the club All-Ireland series keeps on giving, and some stars of the game say goodbye.(01:00) - Welcome to the new World and TFP Christmas Party(04:00) - Cuala and Coolera/Strandhill win, All-Ireland favourites?(15:00) - New Rules - Gavin masterclass, which Counties will it suit, refs?(26:00) - The Football Pod listener Q+A on the new rules.(41:00) - Dublin retirements - how will they cope in 2025?(47:00) - Cillian O’Connor and Mayo Football - what’s going on?(55:00) - Derry get Paddy Tally from Kerry, but lose Chrissy McKaigue…The Football Pod Club is brought to you by AIB. Proud sponsors of the Football, Ladies Football, Hurling and Camogie All Ireland Club Championships . Check out #TheToughest for more.

Welcome along to Episode 3 of The Football Pod Club with AIB, as Monaghan stars Rory Beggan and Conor McManus sit down with Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Dononghue at Concra Wood, to chat through Monaghan’s rise, Beggan’s American Dream, and whether Conor McManus will play for his county again - there’s all of that and so much more, enjoy!Chapters...(00:30) - Welcome(02:30) - Will Conor McManus play for Monaghan again?(08:00) - Rory Beggan and the ‘American Dream’...(20:00) - Monaghan in the 2000s, and Conor’s breakthrough.(27:00) - Scotstown, Clontibret and the Ulster club championship.(36:00) - Monaghan’s rise from 2013, Malachy O’Rourke, chasing Sam Maguire.(41:00) - Beggan and changing goalkeeper(49:00) - Dublin in 2023 - why did Monaghan fall short(01:03:00) - The FRC and new rules, best football memories, Stephen CluxtonThere's all of that and so much more across our chat with two Monaghan legends, stay tuned to The Football Pod - we’ve got the next show in our series coming to you very soon...#GAA - #GaelicFootball #TheFootballPod is brought to you with thanks to AIB, proud sponsors of the Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football and Gaelic Football All-Ireland club championships, check out #TheToughest for more!

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Football Pod Club with AIB, as nine-time All-Ireland winner, and recently retired Dublin star James McCarthy sits down with Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Dononghue to chat through his incredible career, we caught up with James in the Ballymun Kickhams clubhouse, the perfect setting for this chat - do enjoy! Chapters... (00:30) - Intro and the decision to retire from Dublin. (09:30) - Impact of injuries and enjoying the 'living wake'(15:00) - Ballymun Kickhams: great days, regret and hope.(21:00) - What shaped James McCarthy.(24:00) - Developing Street Footballers - the future?(27:00) - Jim Gavin's standards and Pat Gilroy's breakthrough.(36:00) - Debuts: Cluxton's act and lessons from Paul Galvin.(41:00) - Rivalries: McCarthy going red, Mayo and Kerry.(49:00) - Dublin's Greatest: 2014 to 2017 - sliding doors and glory.(01:00:00) - That dressing room: characters, friends, stepping away.(01:06:00) - Paddy on why McCarthy is such a Dublin legend.(01:13:00) - Quickfire: referees, AFL trials, new rules, toughest opponent. There's all of that and so much more across our 90 minute chat - it’s James McCarthy like you’ve never heard him before, stay tuned to The Football Pod - we’ve got Ep. 3 coming next week...The Football Pod Club is brought to you with thanks to AIB, proud sponsors of the Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football and Gaelic Football All-Ireland club championships, check out #TheToughest for more!

🚨 As Dublin fans wake up to the Brian Fenton news this morning - we've got another legend lined up for The Football Pod Club 💙 Nine-time All-Ireland winner James McCarthy sits down with Tommy, Paddy Andrews and James O'Dononghue to chat through his incredible career!⏰ Full podcast drops on Wednesday, November 20th, it's a brilliant 90 mins, recorded in Ballymun Kickhams clubhouse! 🔥The Football Pod Club is brought to you with thanks to AIB GAA, proud sponsors of the Hurling, Camogie, Ladies Football and Gaelic Football All-Ireland club championships, check out #TheToughest for more! 🎥 Watch on YouTube or listen in wherever you get your podcasts!You can also listen to previous editions of TFP Club now - just search for our episodes with Paudie and David Clifford and Armagh’s All-Ireland winning duo, Aidan Forker and Conor Turbitt.🎧