The Football Pod
Welcome to The Football Pod - Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue join Tommy Rooney to talk Gaelic Football every Monday and Wednesday. You can also listen back to all of our episodes since 2021 - there are plenty of interviews, stories and insights around the game. You'll find the podcast by searching for 'The Football Pod' wherever you want to get it on Podcast, YouTube and social media. Available on Apple Podcasts and all other platforms too. You can watch the show on YouTube every week too. Follow our social accounts to get in contact with the show!
Episodes
Tommy, James and Paddy are back and talking, after another epic weekend in the football summer. Enjoy
(00:30) - Flowers and cheques - Meath and Kerry catch fire.
(07:00) - Tyrone take care of Dublin - next steps after Dessie?
(21:00) - Donegal recover to dismantle Monaghan
(34:00) - Meath beat Galway - the how and the why?
(54:00) - Awesome Kerry end Armagh’s All-Ireland reign.
Tickets to our All-Ireland Final Ro...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back after another brilliant set of games - it’s also a big week for the pod, as we celebrate and welcome a new addition to The Football Pod Family!
(00:30) - Major Football Pod announcements…
(09:00) - Blockbuster quarter-finals - Donegal’s turnaround, Monaghan in wait.
(26:00) - Galway-Down entertainment. Meath up next.
(46:00) - Kerry respond, Dublin get by Cork as Armagh and Tyr...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back for The Football Pod after another riveting weekend of Gaelic Football - and for perhaps the very first time in five seasons, there’s a bit of friction between the lads - it may have a little bit of something to do with Meath.
(00:30) - Weekend Winners & the losers: Derry, Mayo, Clare, Rossies.
(11:00) - Wicklow beat Westmeath and shock everybody but Paddy.
(16:00) - Meath beat Kerry...
Tommy, James and Paddy catch up for The Football Pod - a bumper double-pod, where we’re building up to a huge weekend in the championship and we’re putting your questions to the lads.
CHAPTERS
(00:30) - Hurlers and Chancers
(10:00) - The 2025 Tailteann Cup
(22:00) - Dublin-Derry what to look forward to and Galway v Armagh
(48:00) - Lukewarm Cork v Roscommon, Kerry injury worries vs. Meath
(58:00) - Louth to ta...
Tommy, James and Paddy catch up for The Football Pod after another superb weekend of football, full of drama, upsets and brilliant skills on show.
CHAPTERS
(00:30) - Jimmy’s minute.
(02:00) - Sensational Derry-Galway drama.
(15:00) - Armagh flying, Dubs trouble?
(31:00) - Mayo deliver against Tyrone, Donegal-Cavan route.
(42:00) - Tyrone’s u20s magic. Tailteann Cup knockouts.
(48:00) - Down-Louth, Meath-Ro...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod after another fantastic Championship weekend - spanners were thrown into the works, once more - as we head into a weekend where everybody is in action!
CHAPTERS
(00:30) - Tommy’s Madeira sell, GAA TV blackouts.
(05:00) - How Meath got a big W against Cork.
(12:00) - Monaghan smarts too much for Louth
(26:00) - Kevin McStay steps back as Mayo manager
(28:00...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - it’s a novel pod, James is hanging after a wedding in Portugal and Paddy has his newborn in his arms, but as always, the lads deliver after another brilliant weekend of Gaelic Football!
TIMESTAMPS below.
(00:30) - Cavan beat Mayo - huge win for Galligan’s side, killer-blow for McStay.
(17:00) - Livewatch Leinster Minor Final - midfield moves and two-point frees off th...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod after a weekend where there was only one real winner - Gaelic Football! We saw Donegal edge a stunning Ulster final, and on Sunday Louth claimed the Leinster title for the first time in 68 years. Scenes! We’re talking both finals, and all the rest of the action this weekend.
(00:30) - Capturing the magic of Croke Park on Sunday.
(05:00) - Louth’s glorious Leinster win ...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - Galway come out the right side of a cracker in Connacht, Kerry get the job done on a scorcher in Killarney, and we've the Ulster and Leinster finals this week too. Enjoy
CHAPTERS
(00:30) - Sunday Night Excursions on The Pod.
(02:00) - Classic in Castlebar - where Galway won and Mayo lost.
(30:00) - Tommy spends an hour with Kieran McGeeney...
(32:00) - Killarney hos...
The Football Pod Live is BACK for our first show of 2025! Ahead of the Connacht Senior Football Championship, Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Donoghue we're joined by two legends of GAA, Mayo's Michael Conroy and Galway's own Finian Hanley! They got stuck into the upcoming clash, and reminisced on stories from their careers.
The Football Pod on Off The Ball is brought to you by AIB, proud sponsors of the GAA Seni...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - Meath have beaten Dublin for the first time since 2010, Armagh edge a classic, Donegal join them, and Louth are back in a Leinster final - for the first time since 2010…enjoy!
Reminder that we’re in Galway on Friday night for our first roadshow of 2025 - join us!
CHAPTERS
(00:30) - Oh, Beautiful Meath
(05:00) - How and why Dublin were beaten
(20:00) - Louth-Meath Le...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - after a savage weekend of GAA - we’re breaking down the three big games, looking at some of the themes around the rules and this weekend's provincial semi-finals.
(00:30) - What a weekend - two-pointers, hooter-gate and dodgy red cards.
(04:00) - Cork rattle Kerry - why did they fall short? Head high tackles debate.
(19:00) - Monaghan push Donegal - just not enough…...
Tommy, James and Paddy are back with The Football Pod - but we’re obviously starting with the Golf, before getting into a pair of crackers in Leinster, as well as the Ulster Football quarter-finals. Enjoy!
(00:30) - The Golf Pod, Rory McIlroy wins the Masters - agony and ecstasy!
(08:00) - Kildare beat Westmeath: Loughlin stars, midfield battle, goals get the job done.
(23:00) - Wicklow push the Dubs, Louth’s injuries, Neutral...
Tommy, James and Paddy are talking through the opening weekend of Championship action - Tommy was in Ballybofey, Paddy was in Castlebar and James kept an eye on it all!, we get stuck into plenty - enjoy!
(00:30) - A Beautiful Monday after a fine weekend.
(05:00) - Mayo beat Sligo - did they meet Jimmy’s standards? O’Shea, Debutants, Sligo.
(13:00) - Challenges for the underdogs
(16:00) - Donegal-Derry deepdive: Tally credit...
Tommy, James and Paddy get stuck into a massive weekend of Football on and off the field - we’re talking the League winners and losers, and bringing you inside the managerial madness in Carlow and Meath…
(00:30) - What a weekend
(05:00) - Offaly brilliance and Kildare’s big problem.
(21:00) - James on Mayo’s lack on quality, Paddy talks up Kerry
(35:00) - Kevin McStay isn’t happy with David Clifford
(43.00) - Carlow and...
Tommy, James and Paddy are looking back at an incredible day of action in the final round of the 2025 National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod
(00:30) - Final Round Football Madness
(22:00) - Unlucky Tyrone, Dublin worries, Kerry signs
(34:00) - Louth smarts, Meath frailties, Clare’s shooting, Teams forcing two-pointers
(41:00) - Paddy’s return to the Football field…
(46.00) - Listeners q...
Tommy, James and Paddy are looking back at another dramatic weekend in and around the National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod.
CHAPTERS
(00:30) - Paddy’s parade and GAA Traditions.
(06:00) - Leitrim’s no-show.
(15:30) - Donegal’s squad game, Kerry on it.
(31:00) - target men, sympathetic passers and speed merchants thrive.
(46:00) - Around the Grounds: Division 2 and 3 chaos, Brosnan deliver...
Tommy, James and Paddy are looking back at Round 5 of the National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod, the managers are in awful form, but the football is keeping us entertained!
(01:00) - GAA Managers suffer Seasonal Affective Disorder
(03:00) - Rules fallout, iffy guidance, hooters and the league finals nobody wants.
(12:00) - Derry dogfight, kickout momentum, wides advantage, Dubs-Armagh, Mayo.<...
This is a short excerpt from The Football Pod Members Show - as we chat to Offaly goalkeeper Paddy Dunican as part of our Football Pod Fifteen series, we get stuck into how the new rules are affecting his position - become an Off The Ball member to get the full show - we've got two podcasts per-week (at least) for you across the 2025 intercounty season!
Paddy Andrews, James O’Donoghue and Tommy Rooney are back for our membe...
Paddy, James and Tommy get stuck into Round 4 of the National Football League on the latest episode of The Football Pod, we're focusing on some of the shining stars, and wonder will we start to see some innovation, as the FRC get ready for their mid-season review and much more too. Enjoy.
(01:00) - Paddy in Luxury, James in Liverpool
(05:00) - Galway impress, Donegal disappointed or content?
(15:00) - Keepers and kickouts, 12t...
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