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• Is horse racing a sport or an industry?

  It’s Galway Races week, so on this week’s episode Sinéad and Gavin dive into the Irish State funding of horse racing. They present the figures which show horse racing earns multiples more of taxpayer’s money than any other sport, ask if this is fair, and explain how this is justified by our politicians: that horse racing is not a sport, but an industry. They then interrogate that claim, and find that they are far from alone in being sceptical of it.Get in touch - [email protected] and [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Why Cork choked - and why that's okay

  On this week's episode, Sinéad and Gavin look back on a shocking All-Ireland final collapse by Cork. Did they choke? And why is there such stigma attached to calling sportspeople chokers? They explain what it means to choke, and why it happens. They also discuss whether the importance of sports psychology and mental performance in sport is underrated, and whether Cork can ever recover from their Tipperary calamity.Get in touch - [email protected] and [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• An extraordinary development in the George Gibney saga

  On this week’s show, Sinéad and Gavin look at the recent developments in the case of George Gibney, former swim coach and subject of the 2020 Second Captains/BBC podcast Where is George Gibney? As we await the 77-year-old's return to Ireland after decades on the run following allegations of sexual abuse, Sinead brings us up-to-date on what happened in the Florida court last week where Gibney appeared in prison-issue clothing and consented to extradition.Gav asks why The Journal thought it was important enough to send a reporter to an 11-minute hearing, and we talk about how this is also a story of journalism and the potential impact of doing it the right way.Get in touch - [email protected] and [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• How Katie Taylor definitively settled her trilogy against Amanda Serrano

  Gavan Casey dials in from New York City to reflect on Taylor’s majority decision win over Serrano in their Madison Square Garden main event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Previewing Taylor-Serrano III - The last fight of Katie’s career?

  It’s a bonus episode of The 42FM, with Gavan Casey joining Gavin Cooney live from NYC ahead of Katie Taylor’s third battle with Amanda Serrano. This time they are the headline act at Madison Square Garden, without the accompanying circus of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson. We explain why Taylor and Serrano have now been utterly vindicated in their decision to lend their credibility to the Tyson/Paul circus, and then Gavan previews the fight. What does this event stay about both boxers’ standing, and how will affect their legacy? Could defeat blemish Taylor’s career at all? Plus, fighting in the month she turned 39, could this be Katie’s final professional bout, and the final act of an extraordinary career?The fight is live on Netflix, with Taylor/Serrano due to get underway in the early hours of Saturday morning, at approx. 3.30am.Get in touch - [email protected], and [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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