RTÉ GAA Podcast

Cathal Mullaney chats to Shane McGrath after the weekend's club hurling action, with a huge crowd in Páirc Uí Chaoimh to see Glen Rovers regain the Cork SHC title.Shane assesses the city club's prospects with the likes of Ballygunner and potentially Na Piarsaigh lurking in Munster. He is in awe of his namesakes at Loughmore-Castleiney as they added yet another Tipperary football title to their bulging trophy cabinet.Speaking of football, Cathal caught up with victorious St Brigid's manager Damien Mulligan after a classic final in the Hyde. He also chatted to former Roscommon forward Donie Smith about the current health of club football.

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Neil McManus joins Cathal Mullaney for the latest edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast, where the Leinster Championship - and its proposed reforms - are up for debate.
McManus is a fan of the proposals as it will give the aspiring counties the chance to see progress.
But how can hurling become a truly national sport, like football? The panel discuss ways to move it beyond the traditional counties.
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Neil McManus joins Cathal Mullaney for the latest edition of the RTÉ GAA Podcast, where the Leinster Championship - and its proposed reforms - are up for debate.
McManus is a fan of the proposals as it will give the aspiring counties the chance to see progress.
But how can hurling become a truly national sport, like football? The panel discuss ways to move it beyond the traditional counties.
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RTÉ Sport's Cathal Mullaney is joined by former Kerry footballer Mike Quirke to discuss Éamonn Fitzmaurice's appointment as Galway boss, the plethora of new rules proposed for football as well as all the big Club news over the weekend - including a couple of All-Ireland favourites who bowed out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nigel Dunne and Rory O'Neill join Cathal Mullaney for a live recording of the podcast at the RTÉ tent at the National Ploughing Championships near Tullamore in County Offaly
0.00 - 1.45 - Introduction and welcome
1.45 - 3.00 - Nigel on his decision to join the Offaly management team ahead of the new season
3.00 - 5.00 - Reflecting on this year’s football championship which ended with Mayo’s historic triumph
5.00 - 7.35 - Will the way in which Mayo won the All-Ireland inspire other teams to adopt a similar brand of football?
7.35 - 8.55 - Will the fact that Mayo won the All-Ireland give a greater sense of belief to other counties currently awaiting a major breakthrough?
8.55 - 12.10 - Padraic Joyce’s decision to leave the Galway job and who might be next - might they go for someone from outside the county?
12.10 - 16.50 - Potential further changes to the football rules to be trialled this winter; but is there an appetite for this right now?
16.50 - 21.00 - Hurling is also exploring some potential changes, including increasing the number of permitted steps with possession to six. The panel discuss
21.00 - 24.15 - The managerial merry-go round in hurling is in full swing, with Henry Shefflin’s appointment in Kilkenny one of the major talking points. Limerick, meanwhile, will have John Kiely back at the helm
24.15 - 27.15 - The integration debate: Rory and Nigel weigh in on where the process is at right now and what message the recent controversy has sent out to the wider GAA population
27.15 - 31.15 - Will integration happen and can dual counties lead the way?
31.15 - 34.00 - Club championship action - is the split season working?
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