Off the Ball

Ireland's only nightly sports radio show, the multi-award winning Off The Ball, a programme for sports fans by sports fans.

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Weekdays 19:00 - 22:00

Gymnast who would never walk again prepares for Olympics

Irish gymnast Kieran Behan qualified for the Olympics today, and he spoke to Off The Ball on Wednesday night’s show....

January 13th, 2012

Don’t forget to play Heineken Star Player tonight!

UEFA Champions League tonight with 16 teams still in with a shout to qualify for the knockout stages. There’s a...

December 6th, 2011

Last chance to play Heineken Star Player!

It’s Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League and that can only mean one thing – Star Player time again....

November 23rd, 2011

Extended Off the Ball from Estonia

Off the Ball will be broadcasting an extended show next Friday night, November 11th for Estonia v Ireland. The Off...

November 9th, 2011

Donn’s Tips 06/10/11

Cesarewitch – Newmarket – Saturday – 3.50 Donn’s Tip – Beyond – 12/1 each-way Challenge Stakes – Newmarket – Saturday...

October 6th, 2011

In NZ tourists define themselves by their van graffiti…

Simon Hick, Off the Ball reporter, is travelling around New Zealand covering the Rugby World Cup for Newstalk. He has...

September 27th, 2011

Ronan O’Gara retirement and happy squad

Simon Hick, Off the Ball reporter, is in New Zealand following the Irish Rugby team and their World Cup Campaign....

September 22nd, 2011

The Off the Ball Roadshow is finishing its tour in Dublin tonight!

The ‘Off The Ball Roadshow with Ulster Bank’ is sadly coming to an end for this year. The final show is...

September 12th, 2011

Off The Ball’s Trip to Tipp Tonight

It’s our great pleasure to tell you all that we’ll be broadcasting our next Ulster Bank Off the Ball roadshow...

August 15th, 2011

On Tonight’s Show…

Dublin hurling manager Anthony Daly on the show tonight after his team All-Ireland quarter final win over Limerick at the...

July 27th, 2011

George Kimball RIP

Sports journalism lost a giant last week when legendary boxing writer and dear friend of the show George Kimball sadly...

July 12th, 2011

The Psychology of Choking

Following Rory McIlroy’s heartbreaking collapse on Masters Sunday, Malachy Clerkin and Managing Director of Motiv8.ie Enda McNulty talked to Murph...

April 12th, 2011

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