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With the Euroleague Final Four taking place in London this weekend, Emmet Ryan spoke to Simon Jatsch of in-the-game.org. Jatsch’s site provides comprehensive statistical analysis of every team in player in Europe’s top club Basketball competition. Ahead of this season’s show-piece event, Jatsch takes us behind the numbers for all the Final Four participants and [...]
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In this week’s show we talk to Garland Drake, head coach of the Meath Bulldogs, following their 6-6 draw with the Mullingar Minotaurs and Matthew Craig of the Carrickfergus nights after their 14-7 win over the West Dublin Rhinos.
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There were vital wins for Trinity College Dublin over UCD in the Colours game and for the West Dublin Rhinos over the Dublin Rebels this week. Emmet Ryan speaks with David Barker of Trinity and Barry Bolton of the Rhinos to break down what happened.
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In a new departure for Action81.com, we’re producing the Irish American Football Association’s (IAFA) weekly show IAFA Insider. Emmet Ryan, a former offensive lineman with the DCU Saints, is the host and in this first episode he speaks with Alan Orr of the Belfast Trojans and Barry Bolton of the Dublin Rhinos.
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Sean O’Neill, captain of the Turks and Caicos Island Rugby team, spoke to Emmet Ryan ahead of the island group’s first ever XV-a-side international. Jamaica will be the opponents and O’Neill talked about the long road he took, via Clongowes, UCD, and Old Wesley, to leading his homeland in this historic fixture. Click play below [...]
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Ahead of the launch of Tactics not Passion, Emmet Ryan spoke with journalist and author Jonathan Wilson about tactical evolution in Association Football. Wilson, writer of Inverting the Pyramid and The Anatomy of England, spoke in detail about how the game evolved with different styles across the globe.
Jonathan Wilson’s new book, The Outsider: A History [...]
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Jim Gavin was formally unveiled to the media as the new manager of Dublin’s Gaelic Football team. Cóilín Duffy was there to ask Gavin about the challenges he faces in his new role.
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In a change from our usual programming, Emmet Ryan, Lee Daly of Cardboardshinguards.com, and John Healy look to brighten the mood with a look back at some of the highs from the year in Irish sport. We’re covering a broad range of events, from Cricket to Chess with portions of Football, Boxing, and Rugby and [...]
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Cóilín Duffy was on the mic with Emmet Ryan for the decider in Dublin between St Brigid’s and St Oliver Plunketts. Listen to full audio commentary from the second half of this tight battle.#
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Welcome to the second of our two broadcasts in as many nights from Belfast. Cóilín Duffy is on commentary for the meeting of Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and St Mary’s Belfast in the Third Level Hurling league with an 8pm throw in. Ahead of that we have Freshers Football between QUB and University of Ulster [...]
Tactics Not Passion, the book looks at the strategies that defined Gaelic Football over the last year. It's available in paperback from Original Writing and as an e-book from amazon.com, iBooks and most other online stores.
