The Football Pod

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. You can also listen back to our episodes from Season 2 with Paddy and James, and Season 1 too where Andy Moran joined Paddy and Tommy every week - there's plenty of interviews, stories and insights around the game.. You'll find the podcast in the 'OTB GAA' stream or by searching for 'The Football Pod'. Available on Apple Podcasts and all other platforms too. You can watch the show on YouTube every Tuesday night from 10pm. Follow our social accounts @footballpod_gaa to get in contact with the show!

  1. Exclusive: James McCarthy on The Football Pod Club

    2 DAYS AGO

    Exclusive: James McCarthy on The Football Pod Club

    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!

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Welcome to The Football Pod - Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney to talk Gaelic Football every Monday. You can also listen back to our episodes from Season 2 with Paddy and James, and Season 1 too where Andy Moran joined Paddy and Tommy every week - there's plenty of interviews, stories and insights around the game.. You'll find the podcast in the 'OTB GAA' stream or by searching for 'The Football Pod'. Available on Apple Podcasts and all other platforms too. You can watch the show on YouTube every Tuesday night from 10pm. Follow our social accounts @footballpod_gaa to get in contact with the show!

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