Newstalk: Off The Ball

To write something positive….

I’m still loving the morning show. I’d be lost without it. Great way to recap on and summarize the day’s sporting news which I don’t have time generally to follow. Perfect time for me personally cos I’m on the way to work.

Football Pod is always brilliant, surely one of the best sports podcasts out there. Hurling Pod can be good at times. Certain soccer sections can be very good, Nathan’s coverage of the national team is great.

Overall, i like my OTB subscription.

There is some garbage on there, like the soccer betting one or the cash machine, but plenty to choose from. I’m not a rugby fan, nor do I hate it, but I immediately turnoff when Quinlan comes on.

https://www.thejournal.ie/anthony-nash-drink-driving-court-gaa-6734837-Jun2025/

Not a great look for OTB to have people like this as contributors.

I'm all for redemption but the fact him and his team have not even taken ownership of what is pretty self evident, I.e dangerous and wreckless behaviour risking the lives of others is very unsatisfactory.

It's a Christmas miracle

Nash also got off a dangerous driving charge recently too.

I'm sure he is guilty as sin of both. All it shows is he has good solicitors.

As someone who has lost 2 members of my own family in a road traffic collision I have no time for pr1cks like Nash who endanger innocent people

Nash hasn’t been on in the last week, and they often have him on to preview Limerick games.

Maybe they’ve dropped him, time will tell

Plus Richie Hogan on Thursdays. Doubt Nash will re-appear

Gilesie out

It's for the best. Legend in his time on and off the pitch but he has struggled to keep up with the modern game recently if we're all being honest. Best go out on top in any walk of life.

I'm sure Ger and the lads realised Gilesey wasn't as sharp as he was-particularly in the last few years.Agree it's for the best.

Sad to see him go though-real end of an era.

Him,Bill and Dunphy were part of those memorable football memories growing up.

Haven't heard it but that's extraordinary if they are still trotting out this absolute nonsense.

. World Rugby has been very clear about this and it's dangerous and just wrong to suggest that physical advantage isn't a massive factor- I can't believe this shyte is still being propagated.

Male biology needs to be excluded from women's sports and that's for safety and fairness reasons.

This might seem pedantic but on the sports news bulletins on OTB today there was a few references to "Wimbleton". Surely that's elementary stuff for a sport journalist

I think Eoin is doing a really good job on the show. He's the closest thing they have to Joe Molloy. Him and Will are streets ahead of every other presenter on the show.

It'll be fine as long as they have him.

They really were.

Different era now but it's so bland, OTB included. The RTE Sunday Game live from the Tipp winning hotel the other night. Jesus, snorefest. Zero craic anymore.

I wonder will they discuss the (rumored) bust up with the Cork hurlers at half time in the final ?

They seemed to be avoiding it today. Maybe they can’t as they can’t verify it ?

But soccer transfer rumors and speculation is commonplace.