The Square Ball

Sep 05 2024 15 ep. 71 mins 37
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Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined each week by guests from the world of Gaelic Games for stories, insights and analysis from their careers. The Square Ball is powered by William Hill

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The Joe Canning Special | The Square Ball Season Finale

Sep 05 2024 74 mins  
Joe Canning was the guest for the season finale of The Square Ball powered by William Hill. One of the greatest hurlers of his generation, Joe outlines his pathway to success and the relentless drive to win which powered his illustrious career.Since making his senior club debut aged 15 back in 2004, he won four All-Ireland titles at inter-county level – one senior, one U-21, and

Niall Morgan: Tyrone highs and lows, the drive for success and future of goalkeeping | The Square Ball Ep14

Aug 29 2024 87 mins  
Our guest this week is one of the leading goalkeepers in the GAA, an All-Ireland winner and an All-Star, it's Tyrone's Niall Morgan.Niall joined Dave and Conor in studio this week to discuss his illustrious GAA career, as well as the recent departure of Tyrone joint managers Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan, his constant desire to improve, the famous 2021 All-Ireland win, and much, m

The GAA World According To Joe Brolly | The Square Ball Ep 13

Aug 22 2024 70 mins  
Does this week's guest need any introduction? Probably not, but we'll give one anyway.Former Derry footballer Joe Brolly is our guest on The Square Ball this week and to say we touched on many different topics would be an understatement. In typical Brolly fashion the conversation flowed from one topic to the next and the result is an incredible hour or so of conversation with the D

Cork legend Patrick Horgan on dealing with obsession and why he’s not retiring just yet | The Square Ball Ep 12

Aug 15 2024 58 mins  
When you think of Cork hurling, the name Patrick Horgan won't be far from the first thing entering your mind. We were honoured to be joined in studio by one of Cork's most famous sons to discuss his extraordinary career - which isn't done yet! - and his obsession with the game of hurling, his fascination with the NFL and a lot more. It's an excellent chat and one you won't want to

An incredible interview with the great Kevin Cassidy | The Square Ball Ep11

Aug 08 2024 69 mins  
Donegal and Ghaoth Dobhair's Kevin Cassidy is our guest in studio this week on The Square Ball and this episode dives deep into his remarkable career and story.The chat touches on Kevin's childhood, from offers of a trial with Celtic to moving to Donegal as a young fella and not being able to speak a word of Irish. We also talk about his gaelic footballing career with Donegal, incl

Shane Dowling: Tasting success, injuries, filling in metrifit and being born in the wrong era | Square Ball Ep10

Aug 01 2024 57 mins  
In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by former Limerick hurler, Shane Dowling.Shane joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about his career with Limerick including that incredible u21 game against Cork, dealing with injuries, filling in apps for training, being born in the wrong era and breaking the narrative that all he talks about is Limerick! Mu

All-Ireland Football Final preview with Kevin Cassidy | The Square Ball Ep9

Jul 25 2024 48 mins  
It's the biggest week in the Gaelic Football calendar and that requires a big character for the show.This week in our All-Ireland Final preview, Lee and Dave are joined by Donegal and Ghaoth Dobhair star, Kevin Cassidy.What way will the showdown between Armagh and Galway go on Sunday? Well, the lads had some things to say on the matter...The Square Ball is a new weekly Gaelic Games

All-Ireland Hurling Final preview with Shane Dowling and Alan Cadogan | The Square Ball Ep8

Jul 18 2024 49 mins  
It's All-Ireland Final week and we're set for an incredible showdown between Cork and Clare this weekend. Lee and Dave are joined in studio to discuss what could be a game for the ages by hurling gurus Shane Dowling and Alan Cadogan.Does dethroning Limerick make Cork heavy favourites? How will Clare deal with space in front of their full-back line? What makes Shane O'Donnell such a

Podge Collins: Accidental retirement, early success and life as a dual player in the modern game

Jul 11 2024 82 mins  
In this week's The Square Ball, Lee Keegan and Dave McIntyre are joined by Clare dual star Podge Collins.Podge joined Lee and Dave in studio to talk about his the craziness of winning two All Ireland titles in 2013, Clare's subsequent underachievement, playing intercounty football and hurling matches on consecutive days, life under Davy Fitz, coaching with his cousin and much more.

Conor McManus on his incredible career, retirement and greatest moments | The Square Ball Ep6

Jul 04 2024 75 mins  
We were in the presence of footballing royalty in The Square Ball studios this week as Lee and Dave were joined by Monaghan's greatest ever footballer, Conor McManus.After unapologetically fanboying Conor for several minutes in studio, Lee and Dave dived deep into his career from bursting onto the scene at wing back to managing an injury at a young age, as well as his favourite mom