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Off The Ball’s Gaelic Games correspondent Tommy Rooney takes you behind the scenes and inside Croke Park for the “Radio Diary of an All-Ireland Football Final’ — from the pre-match chatter, to the live updates from a thrilling final as well as words with some of the people who make an All-Ireland final so special.

Relive the magic of the match itself with The Football Pod in Croke Park and Armagh star Rory Grugan in studio with John Duggan, and then there’s those incredible scenes as Mayo finally win their fourth All-Ireland title, a first in 75 years, as Jack Coyne delivered a speech to match the moment.
Along the way there are brilliant chats from the press box and the tunnel: we hear from Croke Park stadium announcer Jerry Grogan in the players lounge, Sportsfile photographer Piaras Ó Mídheach as he captures the magic, and Mayo legend Cora Staunton in the aftermath. Gaelic Games writer Frank Roche pays homage to a special day at the end.
(00:00) - 10.00am - All-Ireland final scene set
(01:00) - 10.40am - Newstalk preview in studio with Pat Kenny and John Duggan.
(05:00) - 11.40am - Press box previews: The Ah Ref podcast, Sportfile’s Piaras O Midheach.
(21:00) - 3.05pm - The Football Pod before the All-ireland final with Tommy, Paddy & James.
(43:00) - 3.45pm - Live All-Ireland SFC final updates on Newstalk w/ TFP & Rory Grugan
(01:05:00) - 5.10pm - Mayo win the 2026 All-Ireland, reaction with The Football Pod
(01:06:00) - 5.20pm - snippets of Jack Coynes’s speech as All-Ireland winning captain.
(01:10:00) - 5.45pm - aftermath with Cora Staunton and Jerry Grogan in the players lounge
(01:14:00) - 7:45pm - final reflections with Frank Roche as Mayo get ready to celebrate.
Gaelic Football on Off The Ball is brought to you with thanks to Movember, Ahead of the Game.

Welcome to our Sounds of the Summer podcast, a look back, and look forward, to some of the biggest GAA stories which dominated 2026.
Here, Mayo coach Paddy Tally, chatted to our own GAA correspondent Tommy Rooney back in April ahead of their Connacht championship defeat to Roscommon.
Tally explains how Andy Moran brought him into the Mayo setup, what separates Moran from other managers he’s worked with, and why Mayo remain one of the hardest teams to predict — even when you’re coaching them.
They also dig into Gaelic football’s “seismic shift” under the new rules: from the kicking game of the 80s and 90s, to the possession era, and how the two-point arc and new scoring have changed everything.
Plus: Tally on teen sensation Kobe McDonald and the hype around him.
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Off The Ball’s Rachel Sheehan caught up with Cork legend Laura Treacy to reflect on her career, and look ahead to this weekend’s Senior Camogie All Ireland final against Galway!

Sarah O’Donovan joins Phil Egan and Rachel Sheehan to look ahead to Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Camogie final between Cork and Galway, a repeat of the previous two finals, with both counties winning one each!

Imelda Hobbins, captain of the first ever Galway Camogie team to win an All-Ireland Final joins Rachel Sheehan to reflect on her experience as an All-Ireland champion and look ahead at this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final between Cork and Galway.