The Throw-in

It was a case of back to the future as Derry won their first Ulster title in 24 years but it was reminiscent of Donegal under Jim McGuinness says Ciarán Whelan on this week’s Throw-In podcast. Whelan and Dick Clerkin joined Will Slattery and Michael Verney to look back on all four provincial football finals from the weekend where Kerry had little by way of challenge in Munster against Limerick, while Dublin’s hammering of Kildare has proven their All-Ireland credentials once again. Meanwhile, Galway’s Connacht title win over Roscommon has them leading the outside pack with attention focusing on the football qualifiers over the next few weeks to see who can emerge on a run of form. Every Monday the Throw-In brings you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. And don’t forget to listen to Philly McMahon’s show every Friday when he gives his take on the issues affecting the Football Championship. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more vis

It feels like the Football Championship is finally kicking into gear with all four provincial finals being held over the weekend and on this week’s Throw-In with Philly McMahon, he joins presenter Sinéad Kissane and the Irish Independent’s Conor McKeon with a preview of where each game will be won and lost. Philly discusses Michael Murphy’s octopus arms, Rory Gallagher’s influence on Derry and why he reckons injuries to key players could be what really derails the Dublin campaign. Plus, are Roscommon coming in under the radar for their Connacht final against Galway and what will Kerry learn about themselves after their Munster final clash with Limerick. Join Philly McMahon on the Throw-In every Thursday where he gives his take on the Football Championship while every Monday the Irish Independent’s team of sports writers and former players, including John Mullane, Eddie Brennan, Ciarán Whelan and Dick Clerkin bring you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. Listen and follow on App

After being tipped to take on Limerick, Waterford’s season imploded in Munster this year and John Mullane joins Will Slattery and Michael Verney on this week’s Throw-In podcast to try and make sense of it all. Meanwhile, Eddie Brennan reflects on Kilkenny’s surprise defeat to Wexford calling their play predictable and the panel also look ahead to the Munster and Leinster finals. Plus Will and Michael cover the opening draw for the All Ireland football qualifiers. Every Monday the Throw-In brings you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. And don’t forget to listen to Philly McMahon’s show every Friday when he gives his take on the issues affecting the Football Championship. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ger Brennan joins Philly McMahon on the latest Throw-In to talk about his eight year career with the Dubs, the pranks played on team mates and managers to ease the pressure, plus why religion and faith are so important to him and why he has since changed his opposition to the same sex marriage referendum. Join Philly McMahon on the Throw-In every Thursday where he gives his take on the Football Championship while every Monday the Irish Independent’s team of sports writers and former players, including John Mullane, Eddie Brennan, Ciarán Whelan and Dick Clerkin bring you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clare – and not Waterford - have proven themselves to be the most likely challengers to Limerick in Munster this year and what a Munster final we will have in store between those two teams. But what about Waterford? Defeat to Cork has left their season hanging by a thread – where has it all gone wrong? John Mullane and the Irish Independent’s, Michael Verney, join Sinéad Kissane on this week’s Throw-In to look back on all the hurling action, including ‘selfie-gate’ where Mullane has been highly critical of the Dublin hurlers laughing and joking and having selfies taken after their 17-point defeat to Kilkenny in Parnell Park. Ciarán Whelan is also on the show to discuss the Dubs’ dismantling of Meath and why he misses the old rivalry, plus Derry’s Ulster run and Limerick beat Tipperary even in the football to reach their own Munster final. Every Monday the Throw-In brings you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. And don’t forget to listen to Philly McMahon’s show every Friday w

As Dublin and Meath prepare to face each other in Sunday's Leinster semi-final, Meath boss Andy McEntee has previously suggested that splitting Dublin is something that has to be considered to counter the Dubs dominance in Leinster and the Football Championship in general. On this week’s Throw-In with Philly McMahon, Philly and the Irish Independent’s Conor McKeon, set out to counter the argument that says population size or finances have anything to do with the Dublin GAA’s superiority over the last decade – despite what Colm Cooper has said about things reaching a tipping point. Join Philly McMahon on the Throw-In every Thursday where he gives his take on the Football Championship while every Monday the Irish Independent’s team of sports writers and former players, including John Mullane, Eddie Brennan, Ciarán Whelan and Dick Clerkin bring you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more visit the sho

Former Dublin dual star, Conal Keaney, joins Will and Michael on this week’s Throw-In with his thoughts on Limerick’s latest win over Tipperary and why there’s hope for the Premier county going forwards. Conal also gives his view on the Dublin hurlers as they prepare for Kilkenny in Parnell Park – a clash that promises to define so much of the season for these two teams. The Irish Independent’s Colm Keys joins the show to discuss the weekend football action which saw Kerry overcome Cork, finally pulling away after 50 minutes, while Donegal are through to another Ulster final and Galway routed Leitrim to set up a repeat of the Division 2 final against Roscommon for their Connacht final. Every Monday the Throw-In brings you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. And don’t forget to listen to Philly McMahon’s show every Friday where he gives his take on the Football Championship. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more visit the show pag

Philly McMahon joins Sinéad Kissane and the Irish Independent’s Conor McKeon for his weekly take on the Football Championship, with Cork v Kerry, the influence of soccer and the behaviour of managers on the sideline all up for discussion on the latest show. After Cork refusing to play Kerry in Killarney, they now face the Kingdom in Páirc Uí Rinn in the Munster Championship but are they onto a hiding to nothing? They’ve poked the bear and should be mindful, says Philly. The influence of soccer on the Cliffords and on Philly’s own career is also discussed with Philly highlighting how spatial awareness is just one of the positives that can be brought into a player’s Gaelic football career which we’re seeing in spades with David Clifford. And what about managers micro-managing on the sidelines, will it eventually become a thing of the past? Philly reckons it should be, saying the game should go towards rugby where the manager is in the stands seeing what the players can’t see. Plus there was also mention o

Eddie Brennan has been in Henry Shefflin’s shoes before as a former player turned manager facing his old master and he joins Will and Michael on this week’s Throw-In to analyse and discuss the fall-out from that handshake between Shefflin and Cody after yesterday’s game between Galway and Kilkenny. Elsewhere they discuss the manner of Galway’s win and what Kilkenny need to do as they face Dublin next in Parnell Park. Munster’s only game was the meeting of Cork and Clare and the Banner county have made it two wins from two with their two point win following on from their victory over Tipperary the previous week. Dick Clerkin was on the show to look back on all the weekend football action with the main talking point the defeat of All-Ireland Champions, Tyrone, at the hands of Derry. Tyrone may have been under-performing this year but don’t write Tyrone off, warns Dick. Let’s not forget the form of Derry in winning either who nearly got promoted to Division 1 this year and now face Monaghan in the Ulster se

As Dublin and Meath prepare to face each other in Sunday's Leinster semi-final, Meath boss Andy McEntee has previously suggested that splitting Dublin is something that has to be considered to counter the Dubs dominance in Leinster and the Football Championship in general. On this week’s Throw-In with Philly McMahon, Philly and the Irish Independent’s Conor McKeon, set out to counter the argument that says population size or finances have anything to do with the Dublin GAA’s superiority over the last decade – despite what Colm Cooper has said about things reaching a tipping point. Join Philly McMahon on the Throw-In every Thursday where he gives his take on the Football Championship while every Monday the Irish Independent’s team of sports writers and former players, including John Mullane, Eddie Brennan, Ciarán Whelan and Dick Clerkin bring you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more visit the sho

Former Dublin dual star, Conal Keaney, joins Will and Michael on this week’s Throw-In with his thoughts on Limerick’s latest win over Tipperary and why there’s hope for the Premier county going forwards. Conal also gives his view on the Dublin hurlers as they prepare for Kilkenny in Parnell Park – a clash that promises to define so much of the season for these two teams. The Irish Independent’s Colm Keys joins the show to discuss the weekend football action which saw Kerry overcome Cork, finally pulling away after 50 minutes, while Donegal are through to another Ulster final and Galway routed Leitrim to set up a repeat of the Division 2 final against Roscommon for their Connacht final. Every Monday the Throw-In brings you the best insights and analysis from all the weekend GAA action. And don’t forget to listen to Philly McMahon’s show every Friday where he gives his take on the Football Championship. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more visit the show pag

Philly McMahon joins Sinéad Kissane and the Irish Independent’s Conor McKeon for his weekly take on the Football Championship, with Cork v Kerry, the influence of soccer and the behaviour of managers on the sideline all up for discussion on the latest show. After Cork refusing to play Kerry in Killarney, they now face the Kingdom in Páirc Uí Rinn in the Munster Championship but are they onto a hiding to nothing? They’ve poked the bear and should be mindful, says Philly. The influence of soccer on the Cliffords and on Philly’s own career is also discussed with Philly highlighting how spatial awareness is just one of the positives that can be brought into a player’s Gaelic football career which we’re seeing in spades with David Clifford. And what about managers micro-managing on the sidelines, will it eventually become a thing of the past? Philly reckons it should be, saying the game should go towards rugby where the manager is in the stands seeing what the players can’t see. Plus there was also mention o

Eddie Brennan has been in Henry Shefflin’s shoes before as a former player turned manager facing his old master and he joins Will and Michael on this week’s Throw-In to analyse and discuss the fall-out from that handshake between Shefflin and Cody after yesterday’s game between Galway and Kilkenny. Elsewhere they discuss the manner of Galway’s win and what Kilkenny need to do as they face Dublin next in Parnell Park. Munster’s only game was the meeting of Cork and Clare and the Banner county have made it two wins from two with their two point win following on from their victory over Tipperary the previous week. Dick Clerkin was on the show to look back on all the weekend football action with the main talking point the defeat of All-Ireland Champions, Tyrone, at the hands of Derry. Tyrone may have been under-performing this year but don’t write Tyrone off, warns Dick. Let’s not forget the form of Derry in winning either who nearly got promoted to Division 1 this year and now face Monaghan in the Ulster se

With Dublin starting their Championship season with a visit to Wexford on Saturday off the back of relegation to Division 2, many are wondering if this year’s Leinster football competition will be the most open in recent years and if this the opportunity to dethrone the Dubs in their province. On this week’s show, Philly McMahon joins Sinéad Kissane and Conor McKeon to look ahead to the game and has advice for the Wexford players if he was in the dressing-room. Philly also discusses what Dublin need to address to ensure they approach this game in the right way. Plus, he highlights the importance of managerial continuity and why those counties that keep turning over their managers are, unsurprisingly, usually unsuccessful. Listen and follow The Throw-In on Apple and Spotify and don’t miss new shows every Monday looking back on all the weekend action, plus Philly McMahon’s show every Thursday for his take on the Football Championship. For more, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-

Galway finally defeated Mayo in the Connacht Championship helping to relieve the tension for Padraig Joyce but the Tribesmen must now kick on in the province to really capitalise on this victory says Martin Breheny on this week’s Throw-In. He joins Will Slattery and Michael Verney as they look back on all the weekend football action with Armagh coming in for particular criticism in the wake of their defeat to Donegal. Plus, the club v county debate in the current congested fixture schedule gets an airing with Breheny describing as ‘utter madness’ the extended lay-off for counties now waiting for the football qualifiers to begin. Meanwhile in the hurling, John Mullane was also on the show to discuss Limerick’s win over Waterford. Although the margin of defeat was only three points this time around, Limerick have shown they’re still the ones to beat but it’s not the be all and end all for Waterford says Mullane. Finish in the top three, get to Croke Park and then they can challenge for the All-Ireland he

When does the ‘Dark Arts’ cross the line between players on the GAA pitch? And is sledging on the rise? On this episode of Philly McMahon’s Friday Throw-In, presented by Sinéad Kissane and with the Irish Independent’s Donnchadh Boyle, the Dublin legend explains why he doesn’t agree with the negative connotations attached to the ‘Dark Arts’. For him, it’s about mental warfare and getting into your opponents’ heads and he describes some of the personal abuse he has suffered at the hands of two players, something he didn’t let go. Listen and follow The Throw-In on Apple and Spotify and don’t miss new shows every Monday looking back on all the weekend action, plus Philly McMahon’s Friday Throw-In for his take on the Championship. For more, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2022 Hurling Championship has begun right where it left off, with Cork once again on the wrong end of a Limerick beating and on this week’s Throw-In, former Kilkenny All-Star, Eddie Brennan, joins Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Vincent Hogan to discuss all the main talking points from the weekend action. While the soul-searching for Cork goes on, they have to pick themselves up for their next match against Clare and Limerick face Waterford in an early meeting between the country’s top two teams. The Déise got their season off to a good start with a win over Tipperary, showing their own strength in depth, but can Waterford narrow the gap to Limerick and ask them some difficult questions? In other matches, Wexford rallied against a wasteful Galway to earn a draw, while Dublin edged out Laois and Kilkenny blew Westmeath away by sixteen points. Meanwhile in the football it was a low-key start to the Championship with Tyrone overcoming Fermanagh as the reigning All Ireland champions move on to face Derr

Dublin legend, Philly McMahon, has joined Independent.ie’s Throw-In podcast with his own show every Friday where he discusses the big talking points during the Football Championship. Presented by Sinéad Kissane and joined by Irish Independent GAA writer, Conor McKeon, this week Philly reveals what it will be like watching the Dubs as a spectator for the first time in fourteen years and he gives an insight into the physical and mental preparation required for inter-county players. Plus, he gives his take on the congested fixture schedule and whether he’d like a return to All Ireland final days in September. And he reveals the military culture inside the Dublin camp that helped propel them to such unparalleled success. Listen and follow The Throw-In on Apple and Spotify and don’t miss new shows every Monday looking back on all the weekend action, plus Philly McMahon’s Friday Throw-In for his take on the Championship. For more, visit the show page at: www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-throw-in/ See omnystudi

Since their All Ireland triumph over Dublin last year there’s been no stopping Meath who have now captured their first-ever League title and have made themselves favourites for the All Ireland this year, says Cork dual star legend, Rena Buckley, on this week’s Throw-In podcast. Rena joined Sinéad Kissane and Donnchadh Boyle as they looked back on an impressive two point win over Donegal in Croke Park on Sunday that has laid down a marker for the summer. Also in the ladies football, in Division 2, Kerry beat Armagh by 1-12 to 0-12 to gain promotion to the top flight next season. Meanwhile, with the camogie Division 1 and 2 finals also on in Croke on Saturday, Wexford legend, Ursula Jacob joined Sinéad and Donnchadh on the show, and highlighted Galway’s strength in-depth as they came back from six points down to beat Cork by four points. It’s five wins in a row now over Cork for the reigning All Ireland champions but Ursula believes Cork can look ahead to another tilt at the All Ireland over the summer. Sh

Kerry are the 2022 football league champions with a fifteen point hammering of Mayo over the weekend but it was David Clifford’s magic that once again set the game apart. Donnchadh Boyle and Dick Clerkin joined Sinéad Kissane on this week’s Throw-In podcast to discuss all the football action and while Clifford’s 1-06 was breathtaking, it’s the rest of his game that really makes him special says Clerkin. “He is so creative, not just with himself, and to me that almost sets him apart. He just does so much damage to a team - again not just from his own boot, but from his own hands and vision - you could probably associate at least a goal and fifteen to him directly yesterday. It's just a phenomenal return for one player in an attacking unit that you know I've never seen myself, but I guess we're just privileged to be watching it at the minute.” Roscommon collected the Division 2 title with an injury time goal to seal the win over Galway while Cavan took Division 4 with victory over Tipperary and in Division