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  • The Lost Sportswriter: Vincent Hogan interview

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly are joined by the much-admired sportswriter for a far-reaching chat. Vincent talks about the privilege and pressure of covering the Olympic games across the decades for the Irish Independent. And he…

  • Ireland-Israel: a fraught weekend, the aftermath and Part II

    September 29, 2026 · 55 min

    Sinéad O’Carroll is joined by David Sneyd, who has returned from a tumultuous few days in Debrecen with the Ireland football team. There is much to discuss, including the curious suggestion of this being a ‘media-created’ story. How will…

  • Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel

    September 22, 2026 · 49 min

    Ireland will play Israel twice in the coming weeks, despite widely articulated concern and protest over the fixtures. Niall Kelly and Sinead O’Carroll discuss the background to these games, how they came about, and why they will go ahead…

  • Lowry or Trump: whose star shone brightest at the Irish Open?

    September 14, 2026 · 41 min

    Niall Kelly is back from Doonbeg to tell Sinéad O’Carroll about a golf tournament like few others. It was a bizarre weekend in Co Clare, which juxtaposed The US president and all of the associated security hardware and personnel with a run…

  • Does the GAA have an AFL problem?

    September 8, 2026 · 45 min

    Declan Bogue joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly as the lure of Australia proves strong for many young footballers. The GAA, says Sinead, have been ‘getting their knickers in a twist’ about the prospect of yet more talented players…

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  • SNAP REACTION: Katie Taylor bows out with Croke Park fairytale victory

    September 5, 2026 · 22 min

    Niall Kelly, Sinéad O'Carroll and Gavan Casey provide immediate reaction from Croke Park after one of the greatest nights in the history of Irish sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Who is the real Katie Taylor, and what does she mean to the Irish public?

    September 1, 2026 · 49 min

    Gavan Casey joins Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to discuss how Katie Taylor sold out Croke Park. At some point during the 20 years the Bray woman has been a public figure, she has gone from being widely respected to loved. But why is…

  • How important is Troy Parrott’s Spanish transfer for Irish football?

    August 25, 2026 · 47 min

    Sinéad and Niall welcome The 42’s football correspondent David Sneyd to the show to reflect on arguably the biggest Irish transfer in years. With Parrott in line to make his Real Betis debut tonight, David charts the Dubliner’s path from…

  • Will Katie Taylor’s Croke Park homecoming be shown on RTÉ?

    August 18, 2026 · 50 min

    With less than three weeks to go until Katie Taylor’s sold-out Croke Park homecoming, negotiations regarding the TV broadcast rights are still ongoing. Subscription broadcaster Dazn holds the exclusive rights for fight night – but could…

  • Does Jeff Bezos care about the soul of Liverpool FC?

    August 11, 2026 · 35 min

    Probably not, as Paul Fennessy tells Niall Kelly. But what is it about Premier League football clubs that make them so compelling to billionaires? Well, the eye-watering increase in value of Liverpool during the reign of FSG - where their…

  • The psychology of Mayo

    July 29, 2026 · 39 min

    On this week’s 42FM, Sinéad O’Carroll is joined by Ian Robertson, a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, and author of ‘The Winning Effect’. In a recent Irish Times article, Professor…

  • How much is too much sport on TV?

    July 21, 2026 · 39 min

    Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly are in reflective form after a highly-anticipated sporting weekend fell flat. The pair were left questioning their life choices after the All-Ireland hurling final, Open Championship and World Cup final…

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Sport meets news, current affairs, society and pop culture as we zoom out on the biggest story of the week to explore the wider context and issues at play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.