Episodes

  • Rory Beggan’s sweet kicking motion | Football’s wonderful 2025 | Spillane mailbag ??
    Dec 23 2025
    Pat Spillane joins Michael Verney with burning passion for how much better football has been in 2025, Rory Beggan’s sweet kicking motion - and he just can’t sit down as an emailer asks a question about a photograph taken in the 80s. Memories of San Diego NFL trials, marking Brian Cody and a dip into your emails and comments are also on the menu. We’d like to thank all of our listeners for your continued support and engagement all year - we wish you a Merry Christmas and look forward to a great 2026! We have a new email address! Let us know your thoughts or fire in questions to indogaapodcast@independent.ie Our GAA Podcast coverage is sponsored by AIB

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    56 mins
  • Ask Mullane anything ✉️ | Why you can’t play sick | A super camogie final | Cork must win is now
    Dec 16 2025
    John Mullane joins Michael Verney for the last hurling hit of 2025 as club action tests the drive of Meanwhile, the lads talk about Cork’s need to win now, not rebuild, a look ahead to the narratives of 2026, an excellent camogie final that will go to a replay and there is a Q&A from our listeners which sparks memories of playing with John O’Shea. We have a new email address! Let us know your thoughts or fire in questions to indogaapodcast@independent.ie Our GAA Podcast coverage is sponsored by AIB

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • One night in Slaughtneil | Spirit, silverware & speedboats
    Dec 10 2025
    Late last month, we travelled to south Derry to spend an evening embedded with CLG Sleacht Néill to learn about the ties that bind the community and the GAA. From longstanding club members, to All Star footballers, to the next generation, Joe chatted to people of all different ages to get an insight into why Slaughtneil is driven by not only maintaining and excelling in all four codes, but also a love of the Irish language and how the GAA can bring people together. Our GAA coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by AIB.

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    47 mins
  • New rules, media blackout & the male/female coaching imbalance | Nadine Doherty
    Dec 5 2025
    Joe is joined in studio by Nadine Doherty to discuss the new rules coming to ladies football and the LGFA's media blackout around them. Nadine discusses the changes that might be coming to the sport, the lack of female coaches in inter-county ladies football and the product as a whole. Our GAA coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by AIB.

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    41 mins
  • Pat Spillane at 70 | ‘I remember the phone call where you dropped me’ | The TV me and the real me
    Dec 3 2025
    Mickey Ned O’Sulluvan joins Michael Verney for a special tribute episode for Pat Spillane, who this week turned the big 7-0. Spillane recalls memories of his start in Kerry, the hit that made him the man who picked up Sam Maguire in place of Mickey Ned, and the phone call O’Sullivan made to drop Spillane from the Kerry squad - and the fire that ignited inside him. There are also memories of recovering from a cruciate injury in the 1980s, the transition to television and the difference between what you see on screen and the real Pat Spillane. Our GAA Podcast coverage is sponsored by AIB

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    49 mins
  • Andrew O'Shaughnessy interview | Confidence in Limerick, living with MS and tours with the defence forces
    Nov 26 2025
    Former Limerick hurler Andrew O’Shaugnessy is Michael’s guest for this week as he recalls memories of his playing career, as he gives his reasons why the Limerick team have been able to make the breakthroughs that did not happen in his time. Andrew also talks about living with multiple sclerosis and using his positive mindset, and how he has balanced hurling with a life in the defence forces. Our GAA Podcast coverage is with thanks to AIB

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    45 mins
  • Knowing when to step away | Operating in hurling’s shadows | Tommy Doyle & Enda Rowland
    Nov 19 2025
    Westmeath’s Tommy Doyle and Laois’s Enda Rowland join Michael for this week’s Indo GAA, discussing their recent intercounty retirements. How do you know when it’s time to step away? How much of your life do you have to put on hold for your intercounty career? How do you deal with criticism and pressure? The lads chat through all of those questions and more on the pod. They also dive into their battles against each other, and discuss what it’s really like to operate in hurling’s shadows. Our GAA Podcast coverage is with thanks to AIB.

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    46 mins
  • Ciaran Whelan in studio | Summers in Dublin, channelling Hill 16, the stark reality of missing out on Sam Maguire
    Nov 12 2025
    Dublin football legend Ciaran Whelan joins Joe in studio to chat about his memorable life and times. A self-acknowledged 'Dublin Inbetweener' who missed out on All-Ireland glory during his time in blue, he relives the emotions of watching his former teammates end a 16-year wait for Sam Maguire, the indelible marks of near misses which predated 2011, and some of the iconic games he partook in during the vibrant nineties & noughties. Ciaran also talks about how football has evolved during his time in punditry, the critiques which have followed, and his recent ascent to the rank of Sunday Game 'senior analyst'. You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@IndoSportPodcast 📹 Our GAA Podcast coverage is with thanks to AIB 🏐

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    1 hr and 3 mins