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Sweden – The host’s have a chance!
Sweden have turned to pop sensation Robin Stjernberg to give a performance worthy of back to back wins for the host country.. Yes this multi talented vocalist will be hoping that his tune will find its way across Europe and … Continue reading
Dave’s Euro Show – Germany, A ‘Glorious’ Winner
Eurodance act Cascada is sure to take Sweden by storm this year. This catchy number is a typical dance floor filler and will no doubt have nightclubs across Europe really on fire. Germany has a history in the Eurovision of … Continue reading
Dave’s Euro Show – Malta, Lessons Learned
Malta go into this years Eurovision having learned harsh lessons from previous years. Yes, Gianluca Bezzina hits the right note with a contemporary easy song called ‘Tomorrow’. Gianluca sings about a young man working in IT called Jeremy. He meets … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
Our Talking Rugby panel are going against their own hearts with this one! We are going for Glasgow -5 against Munster. Glasgow are doing well at the moment and considering Munster’s form, they will really fancy the win. Best of … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
Glasgow brought us success last week against Ulster, now we are turning our attention to the Top 14 in France. After long discussion and careful consideration, our Talking Rugby panel have gone for Clermont +2 against Stade Francais. Best of … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
Italy gave France a dose of hard medicine last week in the Six Nations. However, this week the French play a Welsh team who are on a serious run of consecutive defeats. We believe that France will hit back with … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week!
We are keeping things Irish for Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week. It has to be Ireland +3 against Wales, available with Stan James. Lets hope the Millennium Stadium will become the Zebo show! Click the link below to sign … Continue reading
Canaries are flying on PremChat!
The long awaited return of PremChat has arrived and this time Canaries are flying. Dave O’Grady is back with his popular Premier League chat show, just on time as the transfer window SLAMMED shut! Joining Dave is Michael Bailey of … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 66 – If Only Big Gav Was Playing
The 6 Nations is back! Ireland look to overcome their Welsh banana skin. England are due another big win over Scott Johnson’s ‘Scots’ while tournament favourites France lock horns with Italy once again. Dave O’Grady is also back in the … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
We are skipping over the water this week for our Bet of the Week and heading to France for the Top 14. This week we are going for Racing Metro to get over the line against Bordeaux. The handicap is … Continue reading
Talking GAA – Grabbing Early Silverware!
The Christmas turkey is well and truly digested. The cobwebs have been wiped! Inter-county panels have begun their tuning for what will be a massive year for GAA in 2013. Talking GAA is back! The chance has come for counties … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 65 – Never Trust A Man Who Drinks Piña Coladas
The Heineken Cup pool stage is done and dusted with three Irish provinces advancing to the knockout stages of Europe, but with Leinster stepping down to the Amlin Challenge Cup. Talking Rugby looks back on the weekend’s European action along … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
After winning the Bet of the Week last week, let’s keep it going! The Heineken Cup tends to be kinder to us and this week, after careful consideration, our Talking Rugby expert panel have gone for the Sarries handicap over … Continue reading
YBIG Football Show – New year, new team, new Trap?
A new year, a new team and a new Trap? That is something a lot of Irish fans are hoping for in 2013. Joining Dave on the YBIG Football Show this week is James Carew of PogMoGoal.com, John O’Neill of … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
This lads have changed it up this week as we found that the Irish provinces were full of surprises in the Rabo Direct Pro 12. It’s Heineken Cup time and we have gone for Castres +12 against the Northampton Saints. … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 64 – It’s a Tragedy
The Heineken Cup returns this weekend and Talking Rugby looks ahead to the fifth round of pool games in Europe’s premier club rugby competition. We also look back on action from the RaboDirect PRO12 and Top14. Dave’s broadband decided to … Continue reading
Talking Rugby’s Bet of the Week
With wins so far this weekend for Ulster and Leinster, our Talking Rugby panel believe that Munster will follow suit. This week’s Bet of the Week is Munster-14 against Cardiff. Cardiff have been known recently to give away easy try’s … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 63 – Sicker Than a Plane to Lourdes
Happy New Year! Talking Rugby Podcast is back to talk RaboDirectPRO12 action and also look back on the rugby year of 2012 in a bumper show. We have a full provincial representation this week with Doc from Leinster as this … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 62 – Ethel The Tealady At #3
————————————————————————————————— You can also click to —————————————————————————————————– From a brilliant weekend to a disasterous one! For the first time in six seasons all Irish provinces lost their European fixtures in one weekend! This week Talking Rugby looks back on … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 61 – Thank God I’m not Scottish!
———————————————————————————————- You can also click to ———————————————————————————————- The Welsh and Scottish rugby teams cannot buy a win in the Heineken Cup these days. It was a good week for the Irish teams and mixed fortunes for the English. On … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 60 – I’ve only just sobered up!
———————————————————————————————– You can also click to ———————————————————————————————— This is episode 60 of Talking Rugby, where we look back on a shock win for England over New Zealand, Wales’ last minute agony and the Rabo action of the weekend. … Continue reading
YBIG Football Show – ‘Long’ may it continue!
———————————————————————————————– You can also click to ———————————————————————————————— Marco Tardelli believes that 2012 was a great year for Irish football. It certainly was eventful. The YBIG Football Show returns to delve into the highs and lows of the football … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 59 – Rugby from the Gods of Simplicity!
———————————————————————————————– You can also click to ———————————————————————————————— It all comes together for Ireland, while Wales descend into chaos. Scotland hit new lows while England gets it wrong. This week’s Talking Rugby assesses the highs and lows of the … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 58 – Injured when cleaning his windows!
———————————————————————————————– The young Ulstermen dominated the Pacific Islanders and give Mr. Kidney food for thought! That pesky nchman Vincent Clerc continues to run in the tries for France and the Scots, English, Welsh and Italians were dominated on their home … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 57 – He Wasn’t Brushing His Hair
———————————————————————————————— The autumn internationals kicked off this week, like a row over the last can of dutch gold at a student party. There were stompings and stampings, handling and humpings and Ireland once again had Kidney-failure. The team tucked … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 56 – The Right Song Sheet but Singing the Wrong Tune
———————————————————————————————– International rugby is upon us. The banter begins. If Talking Rugby was the name of a bar, it would be packed to the rafters. Dave is joined on the show this week by English fan Mike, New Zealand fan … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 55 – We Reach New Heights!
———————————————————————————————- We reach new heights on Talking Rugby this week with the first ever Connacht representative on the show. We also break a record for the most positive words ever spoken about Connacht! Dave is joined this week by Connacht … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 54 – Shambolic and Nauseating!
——————————————————————————————— Dave is back to host Talking Rugby this week and is joined by Alan, Pádraig, Michael and Doc. We talk Heineken Cup, RaboDirectPRO12, the imminent Irish squad announcement and a gripe about Munster tickets! COMING UP ON THE SHOW: … Continue reading
YBIG Football Show – Stand by Your Man
—————————————————————————————————– The FAI stand by Giovanni Trapattoni after Ireland regroup and provide a much more positive performance against the Faroe Islands. On this show we have the full reaction to the FAI’s decision and the future for Ireland under the … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 53 – After the Lord Mayor’s Ball!
———————————————————————————————– Dave has the week off so Alan (broadcasting from that cave again!) hosts this week’s show and is joined by show regulars Doc and William. We look back on the first week of Heineken Cup fixtures and look ahead … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 52 – If he was any more downbeat, he’d be asleep!
————————————————————————————————- The Heineken Cup is finally here and Talking Rugby is all over it! We look ahead to Europe’s elite tournament in the company of host Dave, Leinsterman Doc, Ulster fan Michael and French exile Daithí. We are also joined … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 51 – Capital Raid!
——————————————————————————————— It’s the weekend of big Irish provincial derbies as Leinster host Munster at Aviva Stadium while the in form Ulster and Connacht clash at Ravenhill. This week is joined by Munsterman Alan, Pádraig from Dublin makes a second appearance … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 50 – An Incredible Family
——————————————————————————————— Talking Rugby returns to hit its first major milestone of 50 episodes! Joining host Dave are regular panelists William, Michael and Alan while Leinster fan Pádraig makes his first appearance on the show. COMING UP ON THE SHOW: 2:20 … Continue reading
From Kazak-sham to a good Oman….
——————————————————————————————— It was a hard night in Astana, but maybe the Oman’s are good for Ireland. The YBIG Football Show returns this week as fans express their views on Ireland’s World Cup Qualifiers. Dave is joined on the show this … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 48 – If he stood any further back, he’d be in Dublin
——————————————————————————————— Talking Rugby is back to review the games from last weekend, we look at the action from the first weekend of the RaboDirect Pro12 and Aviva Premiership along with the third weekend of the Top14 in France. Host Dave … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 47 – Bish Bash Bosh!
——————————————————————————————— The new season is here and Talking Rugby is back! With the return of Irish provinces to competitive rugby a few weeks away, we turn our focus to the upcoming Rugby Championship and the start of the Top14. Dave … Continue reading
Paddy Power on the YBIG Football Show…
———————————————————————————————- One man who knows all about luck is Paddy Power, who was our special guest on the show this week. Paddy joined John O’Neill and Joe McCarthy to discuss Ireland’s chances in the upcoming World Cup campaign. The lads … Continue reading
Kevin Kilbane on the YBIG Football Show…
——————————————————————————————– We have a real treat in store for Irish fans as this week’s show features Irish soccer legend Kevin Kilbane as he has just penned a deal at Coventry City. The show this week is somewhat of a ‘This … Continue reading
Where do we go from here? – YBIG Football Show
——————————————————————————————— For Ireland, it’s back to the drawing board. Irish fans hang onto some hope of Trapattoni’s promise that there will be a change to the redundant 4-4-2 system. On the YBIG Football Show this week Dave gets the backlash … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 46 – Twitter Drama!
———————————————————————————————– It’s the final week of the June tests and Talking Rugby is here to look ahead to the games where the Northern Hemisphere sides look to gain a measure of revenge. Joining our host Doc is regular Ulster Exile … Continue reading
Dave’s Ireland team for the World Cup Qualifiers…
With the Euro’s behind us now, we all tend to put ourselves in the manager’s position. I have seen so many suggested formations from media people over the past week, so I have decided to join the discussions and throw … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 45 – Dave or Doc?!
——————————————————————————————– Doc is back to host Talking Rugby while Dave takes a week off! We are right in the middle of the summer tests and this week Talking Rugby reviews the 1st tests and previews the 2nd tests. This week … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 44 – Walker & Yarde
———————————————————————————————- The mid-year international season is in full swing with all the top tier teams in action, this week’s Talking Rugby looks ahead to all these clashes. Joining Dave is Shane fromwww.whiffofcordite.com, an excellent rugby blog with many followers that … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 43 – No more caveman!
—————————————————————————————————- Leinster were just short of achieving a historic double, as Ospreys fired in all cylinders to beat the European Champions in the RaboDirect Pro12 Final. Conor O’Shea’s Harlequins defied the odds to beat Leicester at Twickenham in the Premiership … Continue reading
Eoin Hand on the YBIG Football Show
——————————————————————————————- The bags are packed as thousands of Ireland faithful get ready to meet their heroes in Poland. Joining Dave on the show this week is the former Irish manager and player, Eoin Hand who was so close to guiding … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 42 – I hope they enjoy their 100k a year!
——————————————————————————————– Leinster were simply stunning in their Heineken Cup final victory over Ulster, Talking Rugby looks back on the All Ireland final in Twickenham. We also look ahead to the domestic playoffs and have our say on the Ireland squad. … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 41 – Heineken Cup Final Preview!
——————————————————————————————- It’s the big one! In our second episode this week, Talking Rugby looks ahead to the Heineken Cup Final between Leinster and Ulster. Dave O’Grady is back as the host and he is joined by Alan, Pedro, William and … Continue reading
Sunderland fans relive a crazy season!
—————————————————————————————— It’s the final episode of PremChat for this season and Dave caught up once again with passionate Sunderland fans. Joining Dave was Michael Graham from the Roker Report and Footyplace fansite. Sunderland AFC Guru Jim Fox also shared his … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 40 – Munster, where to begin?
——————————————————————————————- For the big week that it is, we thought it deserved 2 shows! In the first of 2 episodes this week, Talking Rugby looks back on last weekend’s domestic action and looks ahead to the Amlin Challenge Cup final … Continue reading
‘A Team that Trap Built’, Irish fans reaction to the team.
——————————————————————————————– No surprises in Giovanni Trapattoni’s team selection for the Euro’s but one man who is out of the squad is James McCarthy on compassionate grounds. The Ireland and Wigan star requested to be excluded from the squad to be … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 39 – 6am Binman
—————————————————————————————– Extra! Extra! No Dave O’Grady!!! That’s right, our anchor Dave has taken a well earned rest after 31 consecutive shows on the mic. So it’s a debut for Doc as the host of Talking Rugby. This week, the main … Continue reading
A Letter Concerning Blackburn Rovers…
This week I was handed a letter that was discovered by the BRFC ACTION GROUP. I hold no views on the matter but would like to see what people make of it. – ” THIS IS A LETTER SENT TO … Continue reading
Anger and passion in the mix for Rovers Fans…
——————————————————————————————– There was a feeling of despair when Dave spoke to Blackburn Rovers fans on the PremChat show. Joining Dave were two members of the BRFC Action Group, Mark Fish and Andy Woods, who are contemplating life in the Championship. … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 38 – Won’t be a Turkey Shoot!
——————————————————————————————— It’s an all Ireland final in 3 weeks! Ulster and Leinster both won their Heineken Cup semi-finals to progress to Twickenham in what should be a fantastic occasion for Irish rugby. This week Talking Rugby comprehensively reviews both games … Continue reading
John Delaney on the YBIG Football Show…
————————————————————————————————— FAI Chief Executive John Delaney joined Dave and the lads on the show this week. John is gearing himself up for Euro 2012 and talks about the growing levels of excitement sweeping across the country. Dave is also joined … Continue reading
Is this Anfield? The results are deceiving!
————————————————————————————————- This is ‘not’ Anfield might be the message from Liverpool fans on the PremChat show this week. Dave is joined by panel of three Liverpool journalists: Jimmy Areabi, editor of Live4Liverpool.com. Steve Graves, writer with The Anfield Wrap and … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 36 – Du côté français!
—————————————————————————————— It’s all about the domestic leagues as Talking Rugby looks at the RaboDirect Pro12, the Aviva Premiership and the Top14 in France as the battle for playoff places heats up. We have a big panel this week, coming from … Continue reading
Latics are coming good!
—————————————————————————————– Wigan have hit form at the right time. Having had many ups and downs all season long, Roberto Martinez has his team really firing their way to Premier League safety. On the PremChat show this week, Dave chats … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 35 – Stalemate is one sided?
—————————————————————————————— The Irish provincial landscape has been shook to its foundations as Ulster won a memorable Heineken Cup quarter final at Thomond Park. This week Talking Rugby looks back on the matches in Europe. Joining Dave this week is Munsterman … Continue reading
Baggies in with a shout…
—————————————————————————————— The focus was on the Midlands this week as Dave caught up with West Brom fans on the PremChat show. Top journalist with The Birmingham Mail, Chris Lepkowski, talks about Wednesday night’s match with Man City and how the … Continue reading
Alan McLoughlin on the YBIG Football Show
—————————————————————————————– Ireland, Swindon and Portsmouth legend Alan McLoughlin joins Irish fans John, Paul and Joe on the show this week. Alan talks about that famous night at Windsor Park when his goal sent Ireland to the World Cup in the … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 34 – Most People Couldn’t Find Cardiff On A Map!
——————————————————————————————- It’s a bumper weekend of rugby as the European Quarter-Finals take place. Talking Rugby looks ahead to the games to come with 5 panelists from all over Europe. Pedro, William and Doc (Ireland), Daithí (France) and Nigel (Scotland) join … Continue reading
Toon fans show ‘True Faith’ in Alan Pardew
—————————————————————————————- On the show this week, Dave chats to three dedicated Newcastle United fans who all write for Tyneside’s popular fanzine ‘True Faith’. Guy, Alex and Michael look back at Newcastle’s recent performances in the Premier League and share their … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 33 – Munster vs Leinster Special II
—————————————————————————————– It’s time to wave goodbye to the Six Nations and welcome back some big games in club rugby! It’s that time again, Munster host Leinster in what is set to be an enthralling 80 minutes at Thomond Park. This … Continue reading
Dominic Foley on the YBIG Football Show
—————————————————————————————– Former Ireland international and now Limerick footballer Dominic Foley joins the team on the show this week. He talks about his career and his life in Belgium when he played for Gent. Dominic also sparked an interesting discussion on … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 32 – Like a Piece of Limp Lettuce
—————————————————————————————- The Six Nations is over and this week Talking Rugby reviews the competition in depth and assesses the performances of each country throughout the championship, along with a look back on the final week of fixtures. This week Mike … Continue reading
Tony O’Donoghue and Miguel Delaney on the YBIG Football Show
—————————————————————————————- Two of Ireland’s top sports journalists join Dave on the show this week. RTE broadcaster and Sports Correspondent Tony O’Donoghue chats with international soccer writer Miguel Delaney on the YBIG Football Show. The lads are also joined by our … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 31 – Stephen Ferris: Like an NFL Linebacker!
—————————————————————————————- The final week of the Six Nations is fast approaching and Talking Rugby comprehensively previews the fixtures to come. We also look back on the games of last weekend, with England’s surprise win in Paris the big talking point. … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 30 – Couldn’t Throw a Dart at a Dartboard
—————————————————————————————– We’re already halfway through the Six Nations, with a previously postponed match out of the way! This week, on our 30th show, Dave is joined by Alan in Luxembourg, Doc in Dublin, Daithi in France and new man Michael … Continue reading
Ciaran Clark on the YBIG Football Show
—————————————————————————————– Aston Villa and Ireland star Ciaran Clark joined Dave on the show this week. He talks about his career so far and the Irish influence at Aston Villa. Dave also catches up with Goalkeeper turned journalist Rory Kelly about … Continue reading
The Road to Poland begins on the YBIG Football Show…
—————————————————————————————- Sky News reporter Enda Brady, our man in Stockholm Philip O’Connor and Derry City goalkeeper/Journalist Rory Kelly join fans John (Dublin) and Joe (Limerick) for a fun-filled action-packed YBIG Football Show. Coming up: – Traps ‘system’ works against the … Continue reading
Swede news from Zagreb as Croatia fluff their lines
Ibra answers a few questions on Ireland’s behalf By Philip O’Connor, our man in Stockholm. First the disclaimer- it was “only” a friendly, and the summer is still a long way off. But Sweden’s 3-1 victory of Croatia gives more … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 29 – Sandwiches, Armchairs and Daithí’s magazines
—————————————————————————————- France-based Daithí provides Dave and the lads with some insider information from the French camp as they prepare to take on Ireland in the rescheduled Six Nations encounter. Dave is also joined by Munster fan Pedro, Leinster man Doc … Continue reading
Talking GAA – ‘Lets take the League Seriously’
—————————————————————————————- It’s becoming ever more obvious that inter-county teams are taking the League far more seriously these days. Training levels have gone up and many teams are no longer using the League to blood in new players. Dave is joined … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 28 – Kill the Goose that laid the Golden Egg
—————————————————————————————– This week’s show features another slating of Scotland. Joining Dave was Scottish fan Nigel, Alan our Luxembourg Munster Man with a frog in his throat, Leinster fan Doc and our new Irish-French compatriot Daithí. The lads discuss the Six … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 27 – Rodney ate himself into a coma
—————————————————————————————– On the show this week, we had a full compliment of fans but not a full compliment of 6 Nations games as the France v Ireland clash was called off 2 minutes before kick off. Our France-based fan Daithí … Continue reading
Meath’s Mark Ward on Talking GAA
—————————————————————————————– Prolific Meath midfielder Mark Ward joined us on the show this week to talk about his career as an Inter-County footballer, the Allianz National Football League and his liking for ‘Copper Face Jacks’. Also joining Dave are GAA fans, … Continue reading
Talking Rugby Episode 26 – It’s the French coming out of you Daithí
—————————————————————————————– It’s another big weekend in the Six Nations as Ireland hope to bounce back from their heartbreaking defeat to Wales with a win in the Stade de France at the weekend. Not an easy task with the French on … Continue reading