The National Football League returned with a bang at the weekend and the Throw-In podcast is also back with its weekly breakdown of the big games and major talking points.

On this week’s show, Dick Clerkin joined Will Slattery and Michael Verney to discuss 
Mayo and Galway’s scintillating draw, Donegal edging out Kerry, Roscommon toppling Tyrone and Armagh’s victory over Monaghan.  

Plus, in Division 2, Meath under new manager Colm O’Rourke, beat Cork down on Leeside, while Dublin saw off Kildare as they seek an immediate return to Division 1.

The hurling leagues start next weekend and Vincent Hogan joined Will and Michael to give his thoughts on how the counties will fare especially those with five new managers at the helm.

Can Davy Fitz fix Waterford and bring them back?  How long before Liam Cahill’s Tipperary can show some promise again?  And can anyone stop Limerick’s four-in-a-row?

Join the Throw-In every Monday for all your weekend GAA reaction and analysis from the Irish Independent sports team.

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Mayo’s new start, Kerry’s focus & Vincent Hogan’s Hurling League Preview

Sinéad Kissane is joined by Pat Spillane and Martin Breheny on this special Throw-In podcast to remember Brian Mullins, the Dublin GAA midfield legend who died at the age of 68.

Pat recalls their on-field battles and the key role Mullins played in that historic Kerry-Dubs rivalry, while Martin remembers watching a 19 year old make his mark on the 1974 All-Ireland final that would go on to change GAA history.
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'Mullins was that Dublin team' Pat Spillane & Martin Breheny remember the legend that was Brian Mullins

Pat Spillane and John Mullane joined Will Slattery and Michael Verney for a special live edition of the Throw-In at the Ploughing Championships to look back on the 2022 hurling and football seasons.

In front of a packed crowd at the Irish Independent tent, Spillane said he was worried about the threat of the Dubs next year with the return of Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey and he also railed against the influence of statisticians on Gaelic games.

‘If you put your right foot into a bucket of boiling water,’ he said.  ‘And you put your left foot into a bucket of freezing water, statistically, you’re comfortable!’

Meanwhile, John Mullane reflected on Limerick’s continued dominance of hurling and welcomed what Davy Fitzgerald could bring to the Waterford panel for the coming season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Ep: 'Everything is driven by the statistician' - Pat Spillane & John Mullane look back on the 2022 season at the Ploughing

Sinéad Kissane looks ahead to this weekend’s start of the new Australian Football League Women’s season with Meath’s AFLW rookie, Vikki Wall, who’s signed up with the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Mayo’s seasoned Aussie rules player, Sarah Rowe, who’s going into her fifth campaign with Collingwood. 

22 Irish players have signed up to play with Australian clubs for this, the 7th edition of the AFLW, which runs until the end of November.
 
For the duration of the AFLW season you can read the thoughts of Vikki and Sarah as well as Cora Staunton and Orla O’Dwyer in their player diaries exclusively in the Irish Independent and on Independent.ie.  

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Vikki Wall and Sarah Rowe look ahead to the beginning of their AFLW seasons

With Meath retaining their All-Ireland title, Cora Staunton joins Sinéad Kissane and the Irish Independent’s Donnchadh Boyle to look back on the Royal’s ten-point victory over Kerry and how the champions will be affected by the departures of Vikki Wall and Orlagh Lally to the AFLW.

Plus, it’s Cork v Kilkenny in the All-Ireland camogie final, a match-up last seen in 2018 and Ursula Jacob previews how she thinks this game will go.  With Cork having beaten Kilkenny in their previous four final meetings, Ursula thinks Cork will see it through again.

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Cora Staunton on Meath’s All-Ireland win & Ursula Jacob previews the Cork v Kilkenny camogie final

With Kerry football on a high, can the ladies team cap off a memorable 2022 for the Kingdom by capturing their first All-Ireland title since 1993?

They face Meath who are seeking to retain their own All-Ireland and cement their place at the top table of ladies football.

Cork’s 18-time All-Ireland winner, Rena Buckley and Dublin’s 5-time All-Ireland champion, Noelle Healy, join Sinéad Kissane to preview the game.

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Will it be a Kerry double?  Rena Buckley & Noelle Healy on the Ladies Football Final, Kerry v Meath

On this special episode of the Throw-In podcast with Sinéad Kissane, Eddie Brennan, the eight-time All-Ireland winner under Brian Cody, Martin Breheny who wrote Cody’s autobiography, and Vincent Hogan, the Irish Independent’s Chief Sports Writer, look back on the extraordinary career of Brian Cody, Kilkenny’s legendary hurling manager, who has stepped down after twenty-four years in charge.

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The Throw-In Extra: The Magic of the Brian Cody Years with Eddie Brennan, Vincent Hogan & Martin Breheny

Philly McMahon joins Joe Brolly and Pat Spillane who are re-united once again for a special Throw-In podcast looking back on the All-Ireland Football Final that saw Kerry regain the Sam Maguire after eight years.

But, the truth is, Kerry weren’t really tested and Philly says he’d be hungry to get fit again to take on the All-Ireland champions.

Also on the show, Joe Brolly says Galway will be sick to the stomach with the opportunity they let slip, while Pat Spillane lauds David Clifford’s performance and Jack O’Connor’s influence.

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Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane & Philly McMahon on the All-Ireland Football Final

Kerry have answered the doubters and those who questioned if they had the mettle to come through the pressure.  

They’re All-Ireland champions once again, thanks in no small part to David Clifford’s striking performance, beating Galway 0-20 to 0-16.

Dick Clerkin and Michael Verney joined Will Slattery for a special Throw-In podcast after the final whistle from Croke Park with all the post-match analysis and reaction.

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The Throw-In Live: Kerry are Champions – the post-match reaction & analysis from Croke Park

Joe Brolly joins Philly McMahon on the latest episode of the Throw-In to preview the All-Ireland Football Final between Kerry and Galway.

Joe questions Kerry’s ability to handle the mantle of favourites while Philly has some advice on how to manage the Kerry forward line.

Ultimately though, will Clifford and co have too much firepower for Galway in the end?

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Philly McMahon & Joe Brolly Preview the All-Ireland Football Final

Despite making history with three All-Irelands in a row, Limerick’s hurlers are not finished yet and on this week’s Throw-In, Eddie Brennan, John Mullane and Vincent Hogan join Will Slattery to look back on the hurling final victory and what could still come from John Kiely’s team.

How can the other counties catch them in 2023 and beyond?  Plus, is TJ Reid Kilkenny’s greatest ever and who will take over in Waterford and Tipperary?

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The Skill & the Will: the Scary Potential of this Limerick Team

The three-in-a-row has been done and Kilkenny pushed them all the way, but Limerick are the All-Ireland champions for the third year running and for the fourth time in five years.

How much more can be said about John Kiely’s team, their mindset, attitude and accomplishments?

John Mullane and Michael Verney from the Irish Independent join Sinéad Kissane for a bonus episode of the Throw-In straight after the final whistle from Croke Park with their post-match reaction and analysis to a classic hurling final.

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Limerick’s history-makers – John Mullane and Michael Verney’s post-match reaction & analysis from Croke Park

After losing to Kerry by way of an incredible injury time free kick, what does the future look like for Dessie Farrell and the once all-conquering Dubs?  

On this week’s show, Philly McMahon joins the Irish Independent’s Sinéad Kissane and Conor McKeon and he highlights some of the tactical and personnel errors that contributed to Dublin’s defeat.

But, if there are some changes made, he says, the character shown in the second half points to a better season in 2023.

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Philly McMahon on the future of Dessie Farrell and this Dublin team

Can Limerick make their own hurling history by winning three-in-a-row or will Brian Cody and Kilkenny prove they’re the timeless masters?

The Irish Independent’s Frank Roche and Colm Keys join Will Slattery and Michael Verney as they preview the 2022 All-Ireland Hurling Final and weigh up just where the game will be won and lost. 

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The All-Ireland Hurling Final Preview

It was two heavyweights going toe-to-toe and it turned out to be a classic decided in the 76th minute by Seanie O’Shea’s mammoth free-kick so what now for Dublin in the coming years and can Kerry finally fulfil their promise by beating Galway?

Ciarán Whelan and Dick Clerkin join Will Slattery and Michael Verney for this week’s Throw-In as they look back on the All-Ireland football semi-finals as well as Westmeath’s inaugural Tailteann Cup win.

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Can Kerry fulfil their promise? Galway’s say on the All-Ireland, plus Dessie Farrell and Dublin’s future

It’s not the All Ireland final, but it’s certainly the next best thing - Dublin v Kerry, the historic and most successful rivals go head-to-head in Sunday’s semi-final and Philly McMahon says more than just this season is at stake.

Philly joins Sinéad Kissane and the Irish Independent’s Conor McKeon to preview the weekend semis and he explains how the Dubs can get at the Kerry defence and also how he would approach marking David Clifford.

It’s two heavyweights going head-to-head and whoever wins will be odds-on to win the All-Ireland and continue to dominate for the next few years.

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Philly McMahon on exposing the Kerry defence, marking David Clifford and the Con O’Callaghan injury

It’s a familiar storyline – not just Limerick’s fourth final in five years, but Brian Cody going for twelve All-Irelands as manager.

It was another world when Cody first took over Kilkenny in 1998 but after nearly a quarter of a century his teams are still winning titles and reaching finals.

However, can his Kilkenny team stop Limerick who are looking for three-in-a-row?  Vincent Hogan and John Mullane join Will and Michael on this week’s Throw-In to discuss the hurling semi finals and to look ahead to Limerick v Kilkenny.

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Limerick going for history but for Cody it’s legendary

It may have been a classic but days later the GAA world is still talking about the Galway-Armagh quarter-final for the wrong reasons and on this week’s show, Philly McMahon addresses the eye-gouging incident, Joe Brolly’s comments and the Twitter trolls who have been calling Philly out.

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Philly McMahon on the Armagh eye-gouging, Joe Brolly and Twitter trolls

History was made in Croke Park with the first ever penalty shoot-out in the All Ireland but despite it being a classic, it’s the off-pitch actions from Armagh that has people talking about the game afterwards.  

Dick Clerkin and Ciarán Whelan join Sinéad Kissane and Michael Verney on the Throw-In to look back on all the drama and controversy from the football quarter-finals.

Plus, Wexford manager, Darragh Egan, is on the show to preview next weekend’s hurling semi-finals and has some insights into stopping Tony Kelly and Clare.

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Dick Clerkin & Ciarán Whelan on a tarnished football classic and Darragh Egan previews the hurling semis

We’re down to the last eight in the Football Championship with a few surprises thrown into the mix, so who can we expect to reach the semi-finals?  

Can Armagh continue their great form?  Are Galway flying under the radar?  How strong will Dublin be and how tight can Clare make it against Derry?

Plus, what about Kerry v Mayo?  Have Kerry the mental strength to overcome whatever Mayo throws at them?

Philly McMahon joins Sinéad Kissane and Conor McKeon with his predictions on the latest Throw-In podcast.

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