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The Racing Pod is back and this week Johnny Ward is standing in for JD and he was joined by Thom Malone as they previewed the weekends action and continue the build up to the Cheltenham Festival.

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Join Colm Boohig, Shane Hannon, and Arthur O'Dea for Arthur's final Friday Papers on Off The Ball Breakfast before he bids farewell to early mornings and says hello to the evening shift from next week. Colm and Shane throw some Arthur Friday questions at him, Shane asks whether phones are killing football atmospheres, and they discuss the lost art of the 1v1
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This week our live commentary game comes from Dalymount Park as Bohemians begin their last season in their home ground by taking on old rivals Shamrock Rovers.
Kick off is at 8 o’clock on Friday and Jonathan Higgins will be joined by Vinny Perth in the commentary booth for that one, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm.

Orla Comerford, Paralympian and World Para Athletics Champion and Women in Sport week ambassador is speaking at the launch of Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport Week which is taking place from March 2nd to March 8th.
'This week our live commentary game comes from Dalymount Park as Bohemians begin their last season in their home ground by taking on old rivals Shamrock Rovers.
Kick off is at 8 o’clock on Friday and Jonathan Higgins will be joined by Vinny Perth in the commentary booth for that one, with build-up starting on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7pm.'

Rachel Sheehan and Eve Conway sat down with Sport file photographer David Fitzgerald who told us all about his time photographing the 2026 Winter Olympic games, the hours he spent traveling and the faces he met along the way.

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Eoin Sheahan, Cameron Hill. and Dion Fanning bring you Thursday night's newsround, as both the Ireland men's rugby and football teams are withoutn key men going into March.
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