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Mick McCarthy goes from contestant to host this week, as he tries to contain David Wilson, Cameron Hill and Shane Hannon on the quiz of sporting eejitry!

Shane Hannon, Vinny Perth, and Dara Smith-Naughton bring you through the big sports news this morning, ahead of a huge weekend of sports. Rory McIlroy got his Masters defence off to a very solid start, the Premier League returns with all eyes on North London for the title race and relegation battle, and there are some huge fixtures in the League of Ireland.
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Arthur O'Dea, John Duggan and Daniel Pitcher join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Thursday's Newsround, on a busy day of sports stories! It's the opening day of the Masters, Katie Taylor's final fight in Croke Park could be on the same card as Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, and Scott Bemand has named his squad for the opening weekend of the Six Nations!
Plus there's retirements and movement amongst the props at Leinster and Munster!
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In episode 30 of Settle In, we spoke to An Ghaeltacht footballer, Franz Sauerland, on what was a momentous 2025 for him and his club.
Sauerland speaks of suffering racial abuse on the field as a teenager, but not letting that deter his ambition to represent his club on the biggest stage of all.
The Gaeltacht defender tells Off The Ball's Rachel Sheehan of his dream to represent his county, missing out on playing in the Intermediate All-Ireland club final, and growing up in a football-obsessed school.
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Happy Thursday everyone! We have a special episode for you this week, as Eve and Rachel speak to Holly Smyth and James Ellison of Team HSO, an Irish motorcycle team who will be competing in the BMW F900 series which begins in May. Holly and James chat through the establishment of their team, injury scares, and their Championship hopes
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