Tackling Sport
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Ep 19: Cormac Ryan (Former Dublin Minor/U21 Keeper) - Pacemaker, Mental Health, Cycle for Life, Men's Body Image
September 07, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBFormer Dublin Minor/U21 Hurling keeper Cormac Ryan is our guest on today's show. In 2011, Cormac played in an All-Ireland Minor Final. He felt dizzy in a club county semi-final a few weeks later. The following months, Cormac was in and out of hospital with an irregular heart beat and had to wear a pacemaker. Cormac chats to us about that near death experience, hurling, Cycle for Life, mental health and men's body image. Cormac is also cycling 5000km from LA to New York in April 2021 f...
Ep 18: GAA/AFL Women's Show - Aisling McCarthy (Tipperary, West Coast Eagles), Steve Symonds (Collingwood Head Coach)
September 02, 2020 05:05 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBFor this week's show, we chat about the increase in LGFA players heading over to play Australian Rules (AFLW). Firstly, we get the Australian view by chatting to Collingwood Head Coach Steve Symonds. Steve currently has two Irish players, Sarah Rowe (Mayo) and Aisling Sheridan (Cavan). Steve tells us of the endurance fitness that Irish girls have and how they add to the overall team atmosphere. Then, we chat to Tipperary and West Coast Eagles star Aisling McCarthy. Aisling recently...
Ep 17: Conor O'Keeffe - Ultra Marathon Runner, Thai Boxer, Training Your Mind To Do Anything
August 31, 2020 05:03 - 1 hour - 110 MB"I was either on auto pilot or somebody else was flying the plane." Conor O'Keeffe joins us to talk about his 'rollercoaster' life, Thai Boxing career, running marathons, 100 miles, 200 miles and how he trains his mind to push through the pain barrier. There's also climbing Mount Kilmanjaro, self doubt, mental health, giving up drinking and focussing on the 'why' as opposed to the 'how'. Conor is currently training to do 32 marathons in 32 counties in 32 days with 32lb on his back, lo...
Ep 16: Katie Taylor Reaction (Wayne Alexander), Stephen Kenny's Ireland Squad (Oisin McQueirns)
August 25, 2020 23:05 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBAction packed show today. First, we're joined by former professional boxer Wayne Alexander as he gives us his thoughts on Katie Taylor's win over Delfine Persoon. We discuss points scoring in boxing and how the sport can get away from controversial points decisions. We talk about Dillian Whyte's knockout defeat against Alexander Povetkin, and how big a blow this is for Dillian's world title ambitions. We also dissect the rest of the heavyweight division and look forward to the potential...
Ep 15: David Gough - GAA Pride, Dublin v Kerry, Pundits, Rule Changes, Letters
August 24, 2020 05:46 - 1 hour - 121 MBDavid Gough was one of the highest profile GAA figures of 2019 as he led the successful introduction of Pride to the GAA as well as reffing the All Ireland Final drawn game between Dublin and Kerry. David chats to us firstly about the difficulty of coming out to his teammates and how he hopes Pride will encourage others in the GAA to come out. We also talk about his inter-county career, that Johnny Cooper red card, why he wants to scrap the rulebook completely and getting letters in th...
Ep 14: Prof. Anthony Staines On New Government Restrictions For Sport & Meath's Cian McBride On Playing With AFL Side Essendon
August 19, 2020 06:38 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBWe talk to Professor of Health Systems at DCU, Anthony Staines, on last night's updated government restrictions and their implications for sport. Anthony speaks about close contacts, full training and whether the new measures will be effective or not. We are also joined by Meath Minor & U20 footballer Cian McBride. Cian is currently playing for AFL side Essendon in Australia. He speaks fondly about his time playing for Meath, his new life down under and his ambitions to make his AFL debut...
Ep 13: Andy Balbirnie - Irish Cricket Captain On That Win Over England, Test Cricket, His Own Career & 2023 World Cup Hopes
August 17, 2020 05:36 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBToday, we are joined by the Irish Men's Cricket captain Andy Balbirnie. We talk about that famous win over England, Test Cricket, bringing young players through, highs and lows of his own career and 2023 World Cup qualification hopes. There's also how Ireland can keep improving, Kevin O'Brien tribute and how a night out in Namibia gave Andy the refocus he needed. 00:12 Introduction 00:53 Andy Balbirnie Interview 01:31 Ireland v England 06:00 Playing for Middlesex 08:27 Ireland De...
Ep 12: Irish Footballer Kieran Sadlier On Joining Rotherham United, International Call Up & League of Ireland Memories - Eddie McLoughlin On Introduction To Judo & Irish Olympic Hopes
August 12, 2020 05:42 - 50 minutes - 69 MBWe turn to football first on this week's Wednesday show with Rotherham United's new signing Kieran Sadlier. Kieran chats to us about playing Championship football, his Doncaster career, Ireland call up and League of Ireland memories. We also discuss what it's like doing a medical, the video presentation that sealed his move to Rotherham, 5k times and playing against Lionel Messi. Our sport in the spotlight this week is Judo. Eddie McLoughlin joins us to discuss his own career with the I...
Ep 11: Emmet Kennedy - Broadcasting, The Final Furlong, Horse Racing, Mental Health & Cheltenham Memories
August 10, 2020 06:06 - 1 hour - 115 MBHorse racing this week as presenter of The Final Furlong, Emmet Kennedy, joins us to talk about a life in broadcasting, The Final Furlong Podcast, family, the people in horse racing, the horses themselves, mental health and Cheltenham memories. We also have our famous not so quick fire round, whip debate, Irish TV rights and we take an early look at the Cheltenham Antepost 2021 markets because why not? 00:11 Introduction 01:53 Emmet Kennedy Interview 02:15 Getting Started in Broadcas...
Ep 10: Famous Night for Irish Cricket, Ireland Touch Rugby (Brian Fitzgerald) & Champions League Preview (Mark Rodden)
August 05, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBWe are joined by Brian Fitzgerald from Irish Touch Rugby who talks about growing the sport, World Cups, new development league and how anybody can join their local club. Football journalist Mark Rodden joins us as we preview the upcoming Europa League and Champions League games and pick our winner! Sean dissects Ireland's dramatic cricket victory last night against England. We also ask the question, where can Irish cricket really go from here? There was also the small matter of the ri...
Ep 9: Chloe Mustaki - Beating Cancer, Playing Semi-Pro with Charlton, Ireland Squads & ACL Injury
August 03, 2020 15:10 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBChloe Mustaki joins us to discuss her battle with cancer, playing semi-pro for Charlton, Ireland squads, balancing working full-time and her determination to come back from her ACL injury and get that elusive first international cap. In 2014, after captaining the Ireland Under 19s to the semi-finals of the European Championships, Chloe was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. She managed to battle through and get herself health again. Then, earlier this year, she was playing semi-pro wit...
Ep 8: Bumper League of Ireland Preview - Daire O'Connor (#10, Cork City), Colin Brett (CEO, PlayerStatData) & WatchLOI
July 29, 2020 05:41 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBBusy show this week, as we discuss the resumption of the League of Ireland. WatchLOI is the new streaming service for the league. Can it be sustained in the future? We chat with Daire O'Connor (#10, Cork City) on lockdown, Zoom training, working under different managers, style of play, playing without fans and his views on WatchLOI. Colin Brett (CEO, PlayerStatData) joins us to talk about setting up PlayerStatData, focussing on the League of Ireland, what's involved with collecting sta...
Ep 7: Ironman - Carl Wallace on his comeback from two knee injuries to completing a full Ironman. Ryan Murphy also joins us to discuss their 'lockdown' Ironman for Support4Drummo
July 27, 2020 07:59 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBCarl Wallace joins us to discuss completing a full Ironman and the journey to that with two long-term injuries. We discuss the mental side of dealing with injuries, meeting Padraig Harrington, training, nutrition, and the gruelling race itself. Ryan Murphy also joins us on the line to talk about the Support4Drummo campaign and how both he and Carl raised funds doing a 'lockdown' Ironman. We also take a look back at last week's finish to the EFL Championship and preview the upcoming playo...
Ep 6: GAA Referee Show - David Coldrick on reffing All-Ireland finals and recent rule changes.
July 22, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBWe turn to GAA this week and are joined by multiple All-Ireland Final referee with David Coldrick. We discuss his own refereeing journey to three All Ireland Finals, what it's like reffing inter-county, balancing work commitments, recent rule changes, documentaries and encouraging more younger referees. RTE Documentary 'All-Ireland Final Day' 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhNzf31pgc0 Setanta's 'Men in Black' with Eir Sport 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1T_X78l...
Ep 5: Jerry Kiernan – 1982 & 1992 Dublin Marathon winner, 1984 Olympics & 4 minute miler – talks Irish Athletics
July 20, 2020 03:56 - 1 hour - 102 MBWe are joined by former Olympic marathon runner Jerry Kiernan. We talk about his two Dublin marathon wins 10 years apart, finishing 9th in the Olympics 1984, running a 4 minute mile, working in RTE, the lack of coverage for Irish athletics, doping in sport and his love affair with Barcelona FC. Jerry runs a running club in UCD for people of all abilities, every Tuesday at 6 and Saturday at 10.30. We apologise for the slight background noise on Jerry's line. 00:12 Introduction 02:1...
Ep 4: Golf - Bryson DeChambeau's Bombs, Return of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy Not Winning Enough
July 15, 2020 04:19 - 48 minutes - 67 MBIn the first of our topic episodes, we talk golf with European Tour winner Peter Lawrie and Malachy Clerkin from the Irish Times. We discuss Bryson DeChambeau's lockdown transformation, whether questions should be asked, Malachy's Irish Times article, Peter's own experience with drug testing, the future of golf, Brooks Koepka's tweet, the return of Tiger Woods and whether Rory McIlroy "chokes" when the pressure is on. We also look ahead to some of the episodes we will be covering over ...
Ep 3: Kevin Day - The Price of Football
July 13, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBThis week, we speak to comedian Kevin Day who hosts The Price of Football Podcast as well as working on sports shows like Match Of The Day and Sky One's A League Of Their Own. Kevin speaks passionately about a lifetime of supporting Crystal Palace, the latest on the Wigan Athletic situation, how the Premier League should support EFL clubs and working on set with Jamie Redknapp and Andrew Flintoff. We also give you a taste of what's to come on the show over the coming weeks. Check out...
Ep 2: Charlie Rock - Highs & Lows of Professional Rugby
July 05, 2020 23:01 - 1 hour - 156 MBThis week, we are joined by former Leinster and Ireland U20 International Charlie Rock who, 2 years ago, decided to hang up the rugby boots. We talk to Charlie about captaining Blackrock to Senior Cup success, working under Stuart Lancaster, his thoughts on Joe Schmidt, the highs and lows of the professional game and how he's finding life without rugby. Playing out the podcast this week is D. Cullen with his new single 'Rainbow Weather'. 00:12 Introduction 01:40 Charlie Rock Inter...
Ep 2: Highs and Lows of Professional Rugby
July 05, 2020 23:01 - 1 hour - 156 MBThis week, we are joined by former Leinster and Ireland U20 International Charlie Rock who, 2 years ago, decided to hang up the rugby boots. We talk to Charlie about captaining Blackrock to Senior Cup success, working under Stuart Lancaster, his thoughts on Joe Schmidt, the highs and lows of the professional game and how he's finding life without rugby. Playing out the podcast this week is D. Cullen with his new single 'Rainbow Weather'. 00:12 Introduction 01:40 Charlie Rock Inter...
Ep 1: Life as a Football Agent
June 29, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBThis week, we are joined by Patrick Deane, who has 25 years experience advising professional footballers. He is currently a football agent with Quorum Sports and Co-Founder of Football Agency Network. We talk to Pat about what's involved with looking after a player, why first team football is so important, dealing with clubs during transfers, his thoughts on Irish football and why he still holds a grudge against Shaun Maloney. If you want to follow any of Pat's players, check out quorum...
Ep 1: Patrick Deane - Life as a Football Agent
June 29, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBThis week, we are joined by Patrick Deane, who has 25 years experience advising professional footballers. He is currently a football agent with Quorum Sports and Co-Founder of Football Agency Network. We talk to Pat about what's involved with looking after a player, why first team football is so important, dealing with clubs during transfers, his thoughts on Irish football and why he still holds a grudge against Shaun Maloney. If you want to follow any of Pat's players, check out quorum...
Intro Episode
June 24, 2020 02:06 - 2 minutes - 4 MBTackling Sport is a brand new weekly podcast where we will bring you interviews with current and former sports stars. We will take a particular look into the people you may not always hear from but excel in their field. In this episode, we outline what we have planned over the coming weeks and months as well as previewing Episode 1.