Best Boxing Ref Podcasts (2025)

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"The ref would've stopped it if it was a boxing match" | John Coleman, Alan Reynolds, Conan Noonan | Waterford 2-1 Bohemians 16:52

1h ago16:52

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Waterford made it back-to-back wins over Bohemians at the RSC in OTB's live game, beating the Gypsies by 2-goals to 1. After the game, match commentator Stephen Doyle caught up with the Blues manager John Coleman, his Bohs counterpart Alan Reynolds, and Waterford goalscorer Conan Noonan. LOI on Off The Ball is brought to you Rockshore 0.0 | #ALeagu…

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Football Daily | Writing on the wall for Duff's Shelbourne, 'A massive blow to the LOI', and Real Madrid's Rüdiger reports racial abuse 18:14

44m ago18:14

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On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the fallout from Damien Duff's shock resignation from Shelbourne plus all the build-up to tonight's games in both the Premier and First Divisions. Duff says that he 'smelt' a drop off in standards at Shels in pre season. Vinny Perth calls it a massive blow to the league. Stephen Bradley has no fe…

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Tensions in the middle east have reached an all time high 24:58

4h ago24:58

24:58

Tensions in the middle east have reached an all time high after us military strikes destroyed three Iranian nuclear sites. We discuss the events of the weekend with Alastair Campbell, Host of The Rest Is Politics and Former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy for Tony Blair and Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor with The Economist.…

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PERTH & MURPHY | ‘The timing really couldn’t be any worse….’ | DUFF LEAVES SHELS! | OFF THE BALL BREAKFAST 27:50

6h ago27:50

27:50

Ger Gilroy & Colm Boohig are joined by Vinny Perth & Nathan Murphy within this week’s Performance Rankings to react to the news that Damien Duff has resigned as Shelbourne boss! Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast …

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DAMIEN DUFF QUITS | Keith Treacy on Shels' boss shock resignation | LOI 25:35

21h ago25:35

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Keith Treacy is in studio live in the wake of the news that Damien Duff has resigned from Shelbourne. LOI on Off The Ball is brought to you Rockshore 0.0 | #ALeagueOfOurOwn

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LOI LATE NIGHT | Shels beaten again, Rovers march on, Waterford down Bohs 48:21

4h ago48:21

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This is LOI Late Night, your weekly post-match forum on the night's fixtures - hosted this week by Nathan Murphy. LOI on Off The Ball is brought to you Rockshore 0.0 | #ALeagueOfOurOwn

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Damien Duff | "We didn't derserve anything" | Tiernan Lynch backs all-Ireland league 10:49

1d ago10:49

10:49

Shelbourne's patchy form continued on Friday night with a 1-0 defeat at home to Derry City. After the game, OTB's Ben Symes spoke to a disappointed Shelbourne manager Damien Duff, and then it's the turn of Derry boss Tiernan Lynch. LOI on Off The Ball is brought to you Rockshore 0.0 | #ALeagueOfOurOwn…

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Why Christians CANNOT Support Zionism/Israel 46:21

3d ago46:21

46:21

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Orthodoxy is FALSE (Audio from Honey Badger's Twitter Space) 2:37:34

3d ago2:37:34

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John Molina Jr. 1:02:39

3d ago1:02:39

1:02:39

John Molina Jr. was such an exciting fighter. Excited to have him on, everyone please give a warm welcome to John Molina!By Popeye Ray

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A look back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum 22:15

3d ago22:15

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We take alook back on the stories of the week on our Friday Forum. Joining Pat today was Mary Fitzpatrick Senator in Dublin Central. Seanad Spokesperson on Dublin, Dublin City Taskforce, Local Government and Heritage, Peadar Tóibín, Aontú TD for Meath West and John Lee, Executive Editor Irish Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.…

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Football Daily | LOI preview, Liverpool target Palace defender, future Forest player downs PSG 12:48

3d ago12:48

12:48

On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you a full preview of tonight's League of Ireland action - which includes our live game from the RSC where Waterford play Bohemians. We hear from Blues boss John Coleman, Bohs winger Archie Meekison, as well as Stephen Bradley, Jamie Lennon, David Hurley, John Russell, Callum Flynn and more. Liverpool ha…

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Israel-Iran air war enters its second week of conflict 16:01

3d ago16:01

16:01

Israel and Iran enters its second week of conflict as the Israeli military issue another warning of incoming missiles from Iran this morning. With the latest on the situation we heard from Paul Kearns, journalist based in Tel Aviv and Gershon Baskin former Israeli hostage negotiator.

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A look ahead to the busy weekend of sport 4:42

3d ago4:42

4:42

The Lions face Argentina in the Aviva stadium tonight before travelling down under to take on the Western Force. A round of fixtures in the League of Ireland also kicks off tonight with bohemians facing Waterford FC. And it’s a football championship weekend which means lots of fixtures to look forward to. Dublin play cork in the preliminary quarter…

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Ireland is now the second most expensive EU nation 8:35

3d ago8:35

8:35

New research shows that Ireland is now the second most expensive country in the European Union. We discuss this research with Emma Howard, Economist and Lecturer at TU Dublin and Emily Keegan, Newstalk Reporter.

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How Ireland first supervised injection centre is operating 6 months on 10:56

3d ago10:56

10:56

This weekend will be 6 months since Ireland’s first medically supervised injection centre opened in Dublin’s south inner city. Operated by Merchant’s Quay Ireland, it’s been used more than 4-thousand times. Our reporter Emma Tyrrell visited the Riverbank Centre to find out more about the 18 month pilot.…

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We hear about the RSA action plan 16:52

3d ago16:52

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From 27 weeks to 18.4 weeks, the driving test wait list has finally been reduced. The RSA action plan set out a series of actions to bring the average wait time down. This included expanding testing hours, training new testers and even building new driving test centers in Drogheda and Sandyford, which are due to be open soon. All to discuss with Br…

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Every Instinct You've Ever Had Is Wrong 30:40

1d ago30:40

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Welcome to our weekly World Service taster menu which this week includes Dion Fanning and Rory Smith on Trent, the Spurs killjoys, sacking Ange and hiring Thomas Frank. Plus there's Gavin Cooney on the rights and wrongs of Ireland welcoming the Trump aligned NFL to Dublin, the wildly popular new slot "Lions Watch", all the best GAA and rugby covera…

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PADRAIG AMOND: ‘I was like Michael Bublé, making headlines in January!’ | Full time parenting, college and football 28:57

1d ago28:57

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Waterford FC captain Padraig Amond joins Eoin Sheahan and Nathan Murphy ahead of Friday night’s clash with Bohemians in the League Of Ireland Premier Division, a game you can hear live and exclusively on Newstalk! The League of Ireland on Off The Ball with Rockshore 0.0.

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Football Daily | The Moose is loose, Gattuso's Italian Job, Juve caught offside by Trump’s Qs and BBM's Cardiff adventure 13:20

4d ago13:20

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On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the latest from the Club World Cup as Manchester City and Real Madrid got their campaigns underway yesterday and the latest from the world of football transfers. Phil Foden eyes a better season next year. Juventus have a... strange meeting with Donald Trump. Victor Gyokeres could go on strike a…

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THE LOI POD | "They are decades behind!" | Dramatic European draws | Relegation fears | Off The Ball 30:49

4d ago30:49

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Welcome to another League of Ireland Pod! This week, Stevo, Vinny Perth, and Gareth McGlynn react to THAT Shels v Linfield draw, as well as look ahead to this weekend's league action, with a focus on the relegation battle brewing. The LOI Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you Rockshore 0.0 | #ALeagueOfOurOwn…

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Donald Trump holding back on attack plans for Iran 14:06

4d ago14:06

14:06

Donald Trump has approved attack plans for Iran, but for now is holding back on a final decision to go ahead with any attack according to sources who spoke to CBS news who also earlier reported that trump was weighing a strike on Iran’s subterranean uranium enrichment facility in Fordo. Analysis on this and more from Scott Lucas Professor and Polit…

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Pure Gold: Memorable Conversations with Remarkable People by Eamon Carr 10:45

4d ago10:45

10:45

You might know him from being the Horslips drummer and lyricist or from his journalistic career with the Herald in 1989. Eamon Carr, writer, musician and art historian released his new book ‘Pure Gold: memorable conversations with remarkable people’.

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The strength of Gaelic games in the city of light! 7:58

4d ago7:58

7:58

As the GAA season hits full swing here at home. we turn our attention to France where one of Europe’s oldest GAA clubs in is celebrating a major milestone. Paris Gaels GAA marks it’s 30 year anniversary. Oisin Coyne from Off the Ball tells us more.

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Dodgy-box users to face consequences 8:49

4d ago8:49

8:49

Sky Ireland are warning people that they will face consequences if they’re caught using dodgy boxes. we discussed this further with Larry Bass, CEO of production company ShinAwil.

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The science around menopause and “manopause” 7:17

4d ago7:17

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Hot flushes; insomnia and loss of libido for women and for the men flagging libido, shrinking muscles and growing body fat. Luke O’ Neill on the latest science around menopause and “manopause”

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As the conflict escalates we speak to Israel's ambassador to Ireland 27:42

4d ago27:42

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Israel's ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich join Pat this morning on the show as it is becoming more likely that the US will enter the conflict between Iran and Israel. As the conflict escalates, the death toll in Gaza only mounts, as civilians continue to starve and be attacked, while their hospitals cannot cope.…

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Issues in a Tipperary graveyard 11:57

4d ago11:57

11:57

Issues in a Tipperary graveyard, where large headstones are being erected under nightfall, were the subject of a public meeting last night Josh Crosbie attended the meeting and is here now to tell us all.

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The Circular Economy explained 5:35

4d ago5:35

5:35

Jo Linehan Editor of CLIMATE, Sunday Times Ireland and Sustainability columnist Irish Country Magazine tells us about the Circular Economy how to keep materials, components, and products in use in the economy for as long as possible.

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Minster for Health Helen McEntee on the Education Plan 2025 23:50

4d ago23:50

23:50

Minster for Health Helen McEntee today launched Education Plan 2025 which included provision for more therapists in special schools. We discuss this and more including AI and phones in schools as well as a follow up to yesterday’s interview on schools catering for students with mild general learning disabilities. Minister McEntee joined Pat in stud…

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Football Daily | Omobamidele's French connection, Trent set to make his Real Madrid debut and Paul Pogba back in the game? 11:16

5d ago11:16

11:16

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the latest from the Club World Cup as Manchester City and Real Madrid begin their campaigns. Pep Guardiola hints at a possible way back for Jack Grealish. Xabi Alonso fears Al-Hilal strength. Leah Williamson to battle on despite several English retirements. Joe Gomez could follow Caoimhin Kell…

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Garden stories with Diarmuid Gavin: Humphry Repton (1752–1818) 11:58

5d ago11:58

11:58

This week’s Garden Stories turns to the quietly revolutionary figure of Humphry Repton (1752–1818), the last great name of the English landscape tradition and the man who bridged the classical sweep of Capability Brown with the rising tide of the Romantic and Picturesque. Though he came late to his career—only styling himself a “landscape gardener”…

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Brian Kennedy on joining the rock-theatre production cast ‘Moonlight’ 6:54

5d ago6:54

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Following on from a series of successful debut shows, the rock theatre production ‘moonlight: the Philip Lynott Enigma’ will return to Vicar Street and joining the cast is renowned Irish singer songwriter Brian Kennedy. Brian known for his hit singles such as ‘you raise me up’ and ‘crazy love’ will be portraying literary icon Oscar Wilde joined Pat…

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Schools under pressure by the government to change their classification 8:56

5d ago8:56

8:56

Special schools who cater for students with mild general learning disabilities are being put under pressure by the government to change their classification. This means children with mild general learning disabilities would be pushed back into the mainstream schools that have already failed them. Debbie O’Neill is the Principal of Scoil Eoin in Cru…

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What do you do if you won the EuroMillions jackpot? 11:03

5d ago11:03

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Record-breaking €250m EuroMillions jackpot has been won in Ireland.But what should you actually do when you get that big cheque? Should you splurge it on a holiday? Give it to friends or family? All to chat with Paul Merriman, CEO of Fairstone Ireland and Founder of AskPaul.

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The Inside story of Saudi's football takeover | James Montague | OTB Breakfast Soccer 40:07

5d ago40:07

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Football author James Montague joins Colm & Ger on the show, to chat about his new book, ‘Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World’. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInAction Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off …

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Inside Hollywood: Directors gone rogue 11:05

5d ago11:05

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Making a film isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the dreamers who sleep on floors, max out credit cards, sell body parts to science (yes, really), and beg, borrow, or hustle their way to the big screen. Hollywood and indie film alike are full of stories where directors stopped at nothing to get their passion projects made. All to chat about wit…

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Motoring: A milestone for the Cork Limerick motorway 7:47

5d ago7:47

7:47

Soaring fuel prices, and a milestone for the Cork Limerick motorway. All to discuss in this weeks motoring slot with Transport Commentator Conor Faughnan.

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Iran has fired hypersonic missiles at Israel on their sixth day of fighting 13:47

5d ago13:47

13:47

Iran has fired hypersonic missiles at Israel on their sixth day of fighting. This follows Donald Trump’s warning of US’ protentional involvement, and his demand for Iran to surrender. Sally Hayden, Irish international correspondent reports live from Beirut gave Pat an update on the situation.

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