Indo Sport

Indo Sport

Join Joe Molloy and guests for a daily take on the biggest sporting stories, Monday to Friday.

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November 22, 2025 32 mins
Yellow cards, scrum problems and a general sense of whether Ireland have fallen behind in 2025 come to the boil as Sinéad Kissane, Rúaidhrí O'Connor and Cian Tracey break down South Africa's win in Dublin from the Aviva Stadium. Rugby on Indo Sport is sponsored by Energia

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Joe is joined by Will and Ruaidhri O'Connor for another pre-kend episode of Bits and Bobs that reacts to Ireland's World Cup playoff draw and continues to bask in the glow of last weekend's heroics. The price of tickets for Ireland's November internationals is also on the menu while Will successfully lobbies Joe to discuss some Ashes cricket.

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Joe is joined by Eddie O'Sullivan and Cian Tracey to break down Ireland's team selection to face the Springboks ahead of Saturday's showdown. The panel discuss why Andy Farrell favours Sam Prendergast, whether this South Africa team is the greatest international side ever and the possibility of Leinster's Jacques Nienaber rejoining his former side before the World Cup. Rugby on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Energia.

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Joe is joined by an all-star panel to discuss the state of sports journalism in 2025 and how the industry has changed in recent years. John Greene, Sinead Kissane and Kieran Cunningham weigh in on the challenges facing journalists today, the new skills reporters require and what the media landscape might look like in ten years.

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[Somewhat] fresh from Sunday's mesmerising events in Budapest, Indo Sport's Daniel McDonnell assesses the outcomes and outpourings which have followed, and what this unprecedented international window means for Ireland's World Cup prospects. He also brings us an exclusive interview with former Shels manager Damien Duff, speaking for the first time of his shock departure from the then LOI champions, the aftermath, and plenty more be...

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Joe is joined in studio by Ian Madigan to break down Ireland's record win over Australia and look ahead to next weekend's showdown with South Africa. Mack Hansen's performance at fullback, whether Sam Prendergast or Jack Crowley should start against the Springboks and the pros and cons of moving Caelan Doris to number seven are all on the menu. Our rugby coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Energia.

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A bigger moment than Robbie Brady's goal against Italy in 2016? It doesn't matter, does it? We have another moment. Troy Parrott drags Ireland from its football slump, completing a hat-trick to beat Hungary in the Puskas Arena in the 96th minute. The celebrations were phenomenal, not just on the pitch, not just in the stands, but around the world, and the post-match reactions were heartfelt. To do it justice, Joe has assembled an e...

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Sinéad Kissane, Rúaidhrí O'Connor and Cian Tracey deliver their verdict from the Aviva Stadium as an early Mack Hansen hat-trick set the tone for a strong Ireland display, defeating Australia 46-19

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The Republic of Ireland football team have a magical way of injecting the Friday feeling after a victory that has kept World Cup 26 hopes very much alive, and in the most entertaining way possible thanks in no small part to Cristiano Ronaldo. Gary Breen joins Joe to break down why this victory was one that looked and felt like an Ireland team, and to outline what’s at stake for players who performed well in Dublin. First, Dan McDon...

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Conor McKeon (on his phone) joins Joe (with a smashed phone) and Will for this Thursday ‘prekend’ edition of Bits & Bobs. The team discuss the news that Dublin will host seven Euro 2028 games, express their disinterest in the anticipated Paul/Joshua fight, and we ask why our sports stars aren’t that little more chippy with their in-team competitors. Meanwhile, Conor gives a deep dive into the complexity of the GAA’s ethical questio...

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Joe is joined in studio by Ian Madigan and Ruaidhri O'Connor to break down Ireland's selection to face Australia and discuss why the team needs to revert to 'old school' tactics. Ruaidhri explains why he thinks Andy Farrell is becoming more ruthless midway through the World Cup cycle while Ian discusses the recent lineout woes. South Africa's impressive win in Paris and whether Ireland's handling has declined is up for discussion t...

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Joe is joined by Pippa York to discuss her new book, The Escape, which explores life in the Tour de France peloton as Robert Millar, and her decision to transition to live life as a woman. Pippa takes Joe through the cutthroat world of professional cycling in the 1980s and explains why she made the decision to dope during her career. After retiring from cycling, Robert Millar disappeared from public life until reemerging as Pippa Y...

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Dan McDonnell joins Joe in studio ahead of the upcoming international window that sees Ireland face Portugal and Hungary. The lads chat through how Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side might line out, discuss permutations for World Cup qualification and ask the question - why are Ireland so nice to play against? They also review the League of Ireland season, diving into the looming dominance of Shamrock Rovers, St Pat’s disappointing season ...

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It's a Monday episode of Bits & Bobs as Joe is joined in studio by Ronan and a returning Conan to break down the weekend's talking points. The latest GAA brawl, Ireland's 'Charity Shield' outing against Japan and Conor Bradley's international pathway are all up for discussion. Joe also goes through some emails and Conan expands on why Derry loves Halloween.

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Damien Delaney joins Joe Molloy to recap the weekend that was in the world of football. Our football coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Sky Sports. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email us at indosportpodcast@independent.ie ✉️ You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@IndoSportPodcast 📹

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Sinead Kissane, Ruaidhri O'Connor & Cian Tracey assemble post-match at the Aviva Stadium to recap a largely patchy Ireland performance versus Japan. Rugby coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Energia.

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Joe, Will & Ronan assemble to tee you up for the weekend ahead on this Friday edition of Bits & Bobs. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email us at indosportpodcast@independent.ie ✉️ You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@IndoSportPodcast 📹

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Eddie O'Sullivan joins Joe to gives us his thoughts on the defeat to New Zealand in Chicago and looks ahead to Saturday's clash with Japan. The former Ireland head coach gives us his firsthand experiences of dealing with an 'ageing squad' and explains why Farrell just needs to keep on winning. Joining us on the line from America, Eddie also talks us through where the sport's development is Stateside ahead of the country hosting the...

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Gabriele Marcotti joins Joe, Ronan & Will to cast his all-seeing European football eye over this midweek's Champions League proceedings. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email us at indosportpodcast@independent.ie ✉️ You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/@IndoSportPodcast 📹 Our football coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is sponsored by Sky Sports.

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Joe is joined by Martin Breheny and Michael Verney as they pull back the curtain on what it is like to be on the GAA All Stars committee. Martin explains why he resigned from the voting panel and didn't return for 14 years while Michael goes through what the debates will be like in the room this week and how the voting process works. Joe also asks Martin about his experience working with DJ Carey on his autobiography in 2013. Our G...

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