
The Football Pod
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!
Latest episodes

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.

Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 8min
TFP - S3, Ep. 23: Save the Shooters, Kerry's Penalty, Sam Contenders and Pretenders
Welcome along to Ep. 23 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 getting stuck into a bumper weekend of GAA, enjoy!
(01:00) - Ban club games of a Monday Bank Holiday!
(10:00) - Kerry issues, Penalty Debate, is Clifford enough?
(27:00) - All-Ireland round-up: Gallen, Louth’s duvet, Rian’s red.
(31:00) - McCarron’s clinic: save the shooters!
(40:00) - Roscommon improvement, Cool Conor and Ben O'Carroll, Sam?
(56:00) - Good Dublin. Bad Dublin. Galway remain on course.
(01:03:00) - Tailteann Cup round-up, GAAGO in Vegas.
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.

May 29, 2023 • 1h 3min
TFP - S3, Ep. 22: Respect the Rossies, Brave Managers, McGuigan's No. 1, Tyrone threat
Welcome along to Ep. 22 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 chatting through the weekend gone, and attempting to preview a Football bonanza, where 32 sides are in action!
(01:00) - James’ colour, Kevin Moran and Paddy in Derry.
(09:00) - Putting Respect on the Rossies. Why are Dublin so lax?
(32:00) - Monaghan's big calls, McGuigan's in the zone.
(46:00) - Cork v Kerry, Tyrone v Armagh, Football bonanza.
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.

May 22, 2023 • 1h 10min
TFP - S3, Ep. 21: Kerry worried, Mayo impress, Ros to rattle Dublin, dodgy rules and attacking flair
Welcome along to Ep. 21 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 getting stuck into Kerry-Mayo, debating the value of mercurial forwards, looking at the Tailteann Cup and other results, as well as the weekend ahead.
(01:00) - Paddy’s Brolly and ROG for Kerry.
(11:00) - What went wrong for Kerry?
(24:00) - Impressive Mayo.
(33:00) - ‘Mercurial’ forwards need love too.
(40:00) - Galway-Tyrone, Donegal beat Clare and Sligo’s rise!
(52:00) - Tailteann Cup round-up and quick-thinking forwards!
(59:30) - James on Louth-Cork, Paddy talks up Roscommon-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.

May 15, 2023 • 1h 5min
TFP - S3, Ep. 20: Drama in Clones, Dubs deliver, Donal Óg’s cheap-shot, Kerry-Mayo
Welcome along to the latest episode of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. This week we’re chatting about a dramatic Ulster Final, Dublin's win against Louth, Donal Og and the Tailteann Cup and next weekend's Kerry-Mayo clash.
(01:00) - James and his beats...
(05:00) - Breaking down that Derry-Armagh final!
(28:00) - Where Dublin demolished Louth.
(42:00) - Kildare's u20s success
(45:00) - Donal Óg’s cheap-shot
(48:00) - Tailteann Cup takes off
(52:00) - Kerry v Mayo.
(59:00) - Galway v Tyrone.
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.

May 8, 2023 • 57min
TFP - S3, Ep. 19: GAAGO Debate, Galway-Kerry impress, Armagh-Derry excitement
Welcome along to the latest episode of The Football Pod - James O'Donoghue and Paddy Andrews talk Gaelic Football with Tommy Rooney every Monday. This week we’re chatting about the Provincial Finals, James’ antics on the golf course and the GAAGO debate.
(01:00) - James on the golf course.
(05:00) - Kerry and Galway impress.
(16:00) - What do Dublin need to show?
(33:00) - GAAGO Debate
(48:00) - Why Derry-Armagh will be brilliant.
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.