RTÉ GAA Podcast

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 full bore against Wexford and all but condemn the improving Model County to another year in the second tier.
Meanwhile the balance of power may be about to tip in the Carlow-Kildare rivalry.
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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 in Newbridge to down their neighbours (27:10). No disguising how impressive the Royals have been so far this year.
Kudos to Wexford and Clare as Division 3 looking very interesting (30:00) with a close race to join runaway leaders Down in Division 2.
Hurling (33:19) begins with a chat about Shane Long's hurling prowess.
Cork get rare win in Nowlan Park without a plethora of potential Championship starters and on a dry day Shane reckons there could have been 5-6 goals for the Rebels.
But KIlkenny's lack of attacking talent in pipeline is concerning (41:00).
Hurling now a percentage game played by elite athletes (51:00) as team are set up to play a 70:30 ball to their forwards from a pre-determined spot on the pitch.
With some proven performers back on the pitch Offaly put in good performance against Limeick (56:20), who've lost Darragh O'Donovan to a shoulder injury.
Galway were miles ahead of Waterford in Salthill, whatever the scoreboard might suggest (63:25) as the Déise struggle for consistency.
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Cathal Mullaney is joined by Peter Canavan, Michael Duignan and Conor Neville to set the scene ahead of another weekend of Allianz League action.
Monaghan's race might be run in Division 1, but who of Armagh, Dublin or Galway will join them in the drop?
At the other end, Roscommon continue to impress as the seek a trip to a first top flight league final since 1981.
In hurling, Offaly are learning tough lessons in Division 1A, while the loser of Galway and Waterford on Sunday might be going down with them.
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Mikey Stafford steps in for Cathal Mullaney in the presenting seat this week and is joined by Marty Morrissey and Ciarán Whelan at RTÉ HQ to mull over the weekend’s football action. Shane McGrath then joins for the hurling chat, where he laments Tipp’s loss to Limerick in Thurles, an evening that ended with his car stuck in the mud!

After Ciarán gets his hurling days confession out of the way, it’s straight into Armagh and Donegal, where the ex Dublin footballer shares that despite Armagh’s record he feels they are still in a good place, though they had many missed chances at the Athletic Grounds on Sunday (4:00).

Kickout piggery was back as a topic for another week, and Ciarán comments that he thinks it is overplayed, adding that the lack of control for managers has continued to reduce kicking in games (8:00). While Armagh continue to be low on goals and two pointers, Ciarán expresses his lack of concern for the 2024 All Ireland champions as Ulster football continues to thrive.

Possible Mayo Messi Kobe McDonald’s debut is dubbed by Ciarán as “unbelievable”, and he explains how Mayo need a star like David Clifford to have an impact. His young age and future plans are discussed (13:50).

Marty makes a big prediction that Monaghan may be contenders for an Ulster final come championship season due to a “softer” draw, but Ciarán reflects on the impact of home losses on player morale and their poor league performances overall (20:30).

Dublin’s performance in their defeat to Kerry is described by Ciarán as a “difficult watch”, noting the lack of energy from the Dubs and their slow attacking play (22:50).

The Rossies are flying high, and discussion turns to the swings being seen in scorelines and the potential impact of the wind on results. Next up for them is the Dubs at home, which Ciarán feels is a winnable fixture (30:00).

Lastly, Division 2 is discussed, with Whelo saying he feels there will be some great games in the coming weeks (31:40).

When attention turns to hurling (37:00), Shane dials in to express his disappointment in Tipp’s performance on Saturday and says he would love to be a fly on the wall at their training sessions this week (39:00).

Shane also brings an armful of impressive stats to the discussion on Limerick’s puckout retention and feels panel competition is key to their success so far (48:00).

He is also full of praise for the pitch conditions at Nowlan Park but expresses concern about a perceived lack of emerging talent in Kilkenny to replace the likes of TJ Reid and Mossy Keoghan (51:00).

Attention then turns to Division 1B, where Marty reacts to Clare’s scare against Kildare, adding that he feels Kildare are the “best of the rest” and have a good chance of staying in the division (59:00).

Finally, Dublin and Wexford’s spicy encounter is tipped by Shane as an important factor in the Leinster Championship, and he comments that defensive coaches for both sides will be despairing (1:05.00).

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Ahead of this weekend Gaelic football and hurling action, Cathal Mullaney is joined by Dessie Dolan, Damian Lawlor and Liam Sheedy.
Cathal, Dessie and Damian look ahead to an Allianz Football League weekend where arguably the Division 2 action outstrips the top tier, with Cork and Meath of particular interest.
Dessie reckons Cork need to put together a consistent 70 minutes to compete with a Meath team who have been turning heads.
Elsewhere, the lads assess Darragh Canavan's loss to Tyrone, Armagh's keeper conundrum and Kerry's motives as they head to Croker to take on the Dubs.
Also, with kick-out 'piggery' supposedly ruling the game, Dessie says a player of Paul Galvin's quality would be worth an astronomical value.
Liam Sheedy joins Cathal in studio (36:45) to preview the weekend's hurling.
The All-Ireland winning Tipp manager backs Kyle Hayes to fill the centre-back position for Limerick in the long term as the game comes to terms with the value of a sitting 6 versus a deep 11.
Waterford will give a good test to their neighbours Kilkenny, who are looking to fill a few positions.
After some good performances with no reward, Galway are in need of a result against Offaly.
In Division 1B, Lee Chin's return is just in time for the trip to Croke Park, with Wexford dealing with a dearth of leaders, while Clare seem to be getting the old gang back together for one more heist.
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