Episodes

  • The words every south Dublin rugby parent dreads: ‘Dad, I want to join the drama society’

    The words every south Dublin rugby parent dreads: ‘Dad, I want to join the drama society’
    Feb 13 2026
    There’s no sugar-coating this one. We’ve been taken to the literally cleaners today. Yeah, no, beaten 45-10 by – and there’s easy way of saying this – Wesley College, the same Wesley College who haven’t won a Leinster Schools Senior Cup since the world was in pretty much black and white.

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    7 mins
  • ‘I’ve never said a word about Bray that wasn’t 100% warranted’

    ‘I’ve never said a word about Bray that wasn’t 100% warranted’
    Feb 6 2026
    I’m like, “A what?” And Honor goes, “A double date. It’s cute.” I’m there, “Whoa, whoa, whoa! Claire from Bray of all places–”

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    6 mins
  • ‘We’re getting rid of the cor. Right focking now’

    ‘We’re getting rid of the cor. Right focking now’
    Jan 30 2026
    Joy Felton – yeah, no, one of our neighbours – is standing at the front gates as I swing the cor into the driveway and she nearly ends up with the BMW logo imprinted backwards across her, I want to say, midriff?

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    6 mins
  • ‘What’s this about my old man being on the apps?’

    ‘What’s this about my old man being on the apps?’
    Jan 23 2026
    A Prius pulls up at the next pump, just as I’m imagining what topics my pep talk would touch on, and suddenly I hear the driver say my name. She’s like, “Ross!”

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    6 mins
  • ‘Dude, you’re going to have to choose between science and rugby’

    ‘Dude, you’re going to have to choose between science and rugby’
    Jan 16 2026
    So – yeah, no – I’m in the staffroom and I’m chatting to one or two teachers about the Leinster match against La Rochelle: Miss Casey, who teaches something-or-other, and Miss Nealon, who teaches, I don’t know, something else.

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    7 mins
  • ‘There’s a Londis in Foxrock? I’d say my old dear is turning in her–’

    ‘There’s a Londis in Foxrock? I’d say my old dear is turning in her–’
    Jan 9 2026
    I’m packing away the last of the Christmas bits and – yeah, no – I’m throwing out the Advent calendar that someone sent me obviously as a joke. It’s a Blackrock College Advent calendar – which is the same as a regular Advent calendar, except that your daddy opens all of the doors for you!

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    6 mins
  • ‘We’re going to run up the Sugar Loaf carrying rocks. Work through the pain barrier!’

    ‘We’re going to run up the Sugar Loaf carrying rocks. Work through the pain barrier!’
    Jan 2 2026

    “Okay,” I go, “today we’re going to work on one or two moves from this sacred text,” and I show the players my famous Rugby Tactics Book.


    There are no gasps from the kids, even though there are a lot of rugby coaches out there who would kill to get their hands on it.


    Yeah, no, they all just roll their eyes, probably pissed off at being asked to train in Herbert Pork on New Year’s Day....


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    6 mins
  • ‘Elf went missing and Sorcha’s old man went loop-the-focking-loop. He actually rang the Gords’

    ‘Elf went missing and Sorcha’s old man went loop-the-focking-loop. He actually rang the Gords’
    Dec 19 2025
    Sorcha’s old dear has a scream on her like Wayne Bornes’s whistle. Sorcha’s old man is like, “What in the name of God?” and we all rush into the living room – we’re talking me, Sorcha and, like I said, her old man – to see her standing there with the famous Elf on the Shelf in her hand.

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    6 mins