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The Ireland Podcast61. Lorcan Sirr: Lecturer and housing policy analystEpisode 61 is an overview of the Irish property market with Lorcan Sirr, a senior lecturer of housing in the Technical University of Dublin as well as a housing policy analyst.Conversation includes: introductions; Henry Sirr and Robert Emmet; personal career path; the returning diaspora; Aidan Regan; Mary Harny ‘Boston or Berlin’; an overview of the rental and buying sector; long term lets and short term lets; the taxpayer picking up the tab; escooters; capitalism and an arch form of capitalism; housing as an investment product; climate vs. housing political targets; building properties to rent vs. properties to buy...2024-05-271h 03
Ranks FC - A Football PodcastChampions League Takeaway: Bernabeu Brilliance as City Hold Real & Inter Take Control of Milan at San SiroHello Rank Squad! It's time for another Champions League Takeaway - a feast on all the week's UCL action. With the first legs of both semi-finals in the books, we sat down to dissect Milan's 2-0 defeat at home to Inter and Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Bernabeu. We start in Milan, where we discuss the absence of Rafael Leão and the knockon effects that had on Milan's team selection and ability to release the pressure valve; the re-emergence and brilliance of Henrikh Mkhitaryan this evening; and the duel between D...2023-05-1142 min
Craggy Rugby podcast2015 RWC - Episode 1 - Craggy Rugby podcastThe first in our series of world cup podcasts on KnockOn.ie. We hope to provide you with something a little different throughout the 2015 tournament in England over the next seven weeks. On episode one, host Rob Murphy and regulars from our Craggy Island Rugby podcast crew William Davies and Dave Finn discuss the forthcoming tournament. Our special guest this week is Sky Sports GAA commentator Mike Finnerty as he looks ahead to the opening weekend and gives us his best memories from World Cups of yore. We're a non profit website, just plugging away for the love of the...2015-09-1721 min
Craggy Rugby podcastBlade Runners - Bayonne 27 Connacht 29 - Craggy Rugby podcastConnacht sent the young guns to France on Saturday and many of us feared the worst but the 15 changes didn't halt the progress and a fourth win on the bounce was secured in the dying seconds in Bayonne thanks to Caolin Blade's second try of the evening. The win keeps Connacht firmly in the hunt for a home quarter final in the Challenge Cup but far more importantly, keeps the momentum going into a huge run of three straight inter-provincial Pro 12 games starting at the RDS against Leinster next Friday night. The Podcast crew of Alan Deegan, William Davies and...2014-12-1434 min
Knockon Rugby's PodcastCoolmine RFC FeatureAfter watching his side win their opening game in the All Ireland Junior Cup on Saturday, Coolmine RFC committee member and former president Gordon Wood spoke to Rob Murphy of KnockOn.ie about the club, the future and the win over Westport in the national competition's first round.2013-10-3003 min
Knockon Rugby's PodcastSean Duignan Monivea CoachSean Duignan Monivea Coach after his sides 26-24 loss to Castlebar on October 5th.2013-10-0804 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastSeamus King Castlebar coachSeamus King Castlebar coach talks to KnockOn.ie after his sides 26-24 win over Monivea on October 52013-10-0804 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastUlster's AIL PreviewWe caught up with Richard Mulligan of the Belfast Newsletter last weekend to discuss the current state of play in Ulster Senior rugby and what we can expect from their clubs in this season's All Ireland league.
Ballynahinch are back in the top flight and looking to make an impact, Malone, Dungannon and Belfast Harlequins prepare for another season in Division 1b and we look at who could make some noise in the other two divisions.2013-09-2605 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTuam RFC Rory MurphyTuam RFC Manager Rory Murphy spoke to KnockOn.ie after his side's opening game of the 2013/14 season, a one point loss to Westport.2013-09-0602 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastConnemara RFC Eddie WalshAfter Connemara's loss to Castlebar in round 1 of the 2013/14 Connacht Junior League we caught up with head coach Eddie Walsh.2013-09-0602 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastWestport RFC Joe CocoranWe caught up with Westport director of rugby Joe Corcoran after his side's one point win over Tuam in round 1 of the 2013/14 Connacht Junior League.2013-09-0601 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastCastlebar Coach Seamus KingAfter Castlebar's comfortable opening day victory over Connemara last Saturday we caught up with head coach Seamus King to find out how he felt about his side's seven try performance.
Castlebar are back in the top flight after a one year absence and after their 41-24 win here, signs suggest this young side are ready to kick on.2013-09-0402 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTullamore FeatureAfter their first game as a Senior Club on Sunday KnockOn.ie Editor Rob Murphy caught up with Tullamore RFC Manager Tom Moloney to chat abut how the Offaly club are shaping up ahead of the new season and some of the injuries that have hampered their early season progress including during their 44-12 loss to NUIM Barnhall on the day.2013-08-2704 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastNUIM Barnhall FeatureKnockOn.ie Editor Rob Murphy caught up with NUIM Barnhall Head Coach Denis Bowes after their opening game of the 2013/14 season in Tullamore which Barnhall won 45-12.2013-08-2705 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastMunster Junior League Season ReviewThe Munster Junior League season saw Richmond crowned champions and subsequently book their place in the All Ireland league thanks to a play off win over Clonakility. Host Rob Murphy is joined by KnockOn.ie's Munster Junior league man Stephen Collins to review the season and look at all the clubs with who made headlines during the campaign including Kanturk, Kilfeacle, Skibbereen. They also look ahead to next season to discuss a new look division that will include three new Cork sides Muskerry and Mallow promoted from Division 2 and Clonakility coming down from the AIL.2013-05-0808 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastGlennon on ClubsIn a week when the IRFU launched their blueprint for sustainable clubs, we have decided to re-run our interview with former, Skerries, Leinster and Irish second row Jim Glennon who spoke to us about the future of club rugby back at the start of this season. Rob Murphy caught up with the Irish sports council member at the launch of the Claremooris RFC pitch fund launch in Mayo.2013-05-0212 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTowns Cup ReviewFull review of the Towns Cup through audio gathered on the pitch at Edenderry RFC on Sunday.
First of all we spoke to Leinster Juniors Head Coach Dave Mahon to get his thoughts on the 38-6 win for Tullamore RFC over Longford RFC which completed a clean sweep of trophies.
We then spoke to the ever present Tullamore scrum half Richie Hughes before catching up with Longford Forwards coach Niall Moran.
Finally we chatted to Tullamore RFC manager Tom Moloney and one of their two coaches John Moylan.2013-04-2317 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTowns Cup Final PreviewIn advance of Sunday's Provincial Towns Cup final between Longford and Tullamore in Edenderry, Rob Murphy and regular pundit Dave Mahon look ahead to the 2013 final with Tullamore looking to end a run of three defeats in finals and Longford looking for a first ever title and a major upset.2013-04-1916 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastLongford RFC Towns Cup SpecialOur Longford Towns Cup special was recorded at CPL park before training as the club prepare for a first Towns Cup final since 1932.
Host Rob Murphy sat down with player coach Colm Glynn, Captain Derek Farrell and forwards coach Niall Moran to talk Longford rugby and to look ahead to Sunday's huge challenge in Edenderry as the underdogs look to upset the odds.2013-04-1715 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTullamore RFC Towns Cup SpecialOur Tullamore Towns Cup special was recorded in Monivea on Saturday after the Offaly club beat the Connacht champions to book their place in the All Ireland League for next season.
Host Rob Murphy sat down with two players, Tom Gilligan and Ivor Scully and manager Tom Maloney to look ahead to this Sunday's Towns Cup final in Edenderry as Tullamore look to leave the Junior ranks on the ultimate high and sweep the board in terms of trophies for the season.2013-04-1717 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastPat Lam - New Connacht CoachPat Lam arrived in Galway last week as he gets to grips with his new role as head coach of the Connacht rugby team early. Rob Murphy interviews him to get first impressions of his new team.2013-04-1010 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTowns Cup Semi Final PreviewThis week, host Rob Murphy is joined by Leinster Juniors and Newbridge coach Dave Mahon to look ahead to the Towns Cup semi finals on Sunday. At Athy, Tullamore take on Tullow while in Edenderry, Roscrea face Longford.2013-03-2818 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastSix Nation Fantasy Rugby Episode 2Episode 2 of our Six Nations Fantasy Rugby podcast looks back on Ireland's defeat to England, France and their struggles against Wales and the game of the weekend between Scotland and Italy. Host Rob Murphy is joined in the pod by Dennis Laffey, William Davies and Alan Deegan.2013-02-1417 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastPodcast: Tullamore Win All Ireland CupA quick review of the All Ireland Junior Cup final victory for Tullamore over Enniscorthy. KnockOn.ie contributors Dave Mahon and Niall Moran join Rob Murphy to discuss the 29-10 win at Cill Dara on February 9th.2013-02-1105 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastKnockon.ie Six Nations Fantasy Rugby Podcast Episode 1.mp3We'll come up with a better name for this podcast, we promise. In the meantime, welcome to episode one of our Six Nation natters. We have an A list line up, 12 caps between our three podcasters, Ireland and Connacht back row forward Carol Staunton has the most, Alan Deegan and host Rob Murphy are equal second in terms of caps. We talk about Ireland v Wales, the other four contenders, Fantasy Rugby tactics, Johnny Sexton playing for France and much much more.2013-01-3119 min
Knockon Rugby's PodcastConnemara RFC Dave KeoghWe caught up with long serving Connemara scrum half David Keogh after the club's 29-13 home loss to Sligo on Saturday. It keeps them bottom of the Ulster Bank League Division 2b without a point and very much facing the possibility of an end of All Ireland league rugby after 12 seasons.2013-01-2203 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastSt Mary's RFC - Club FeatureOn Sunday last KnockOn.ie watched St Mary's of Limerick beat Cobh Pirates 14-10 in the Munster Junior League. Afterwards we sat down with club president Anthony McNamara and Vice President Jim O'Dwyer to discuss the development of rugby in the St Mary's parish of Limerick city.2012-11-0609 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastKanturk RFC - Mick Breen Club ChairmanKanturk RFC are a club in the north east of Cork with a strong youth set up a large reach in the Duhallow region and a rich history of existence in a proud sporting landscape. We caught up with club chairman Mick Breen at their All Ireland Cup clash with Westport in late October.2012-11-0103 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastKanturk RFC - Tony Daly Director of RugbyAfter Kanturk's 35-7 victory over Westport in the All Ireland Cup last weekend we spoke to Director of Rugby at the club and manager of the Munster Juniors Tony Daly about the game and the prospects for the rest of the season.2012-11-0103 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastEpisode 50This week host Rob Murphy is joined by Dave Mahon to look back on the past two rounds of action in the Leinster Junior League Division 2b and forward to a hectic round 3. Railway Union and Arklow top the pile at this early stage and will meet in Round 4. The tie of this weekend might well be the meeting of North Kildare and Edenderry.2012-10-1205 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastLeinster Division 2a Round 3 PreviewsThis week host Rob Murphy is joined by Dave Mahon to look back on the past two rounds of action in the Leinster Junior League Division 2a and forward to a hectic round 3. Kilkenny have started well with two wins but Roscrea are out in front with two bonus point wins.2012-10-1104 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastLeinster Division 1b Round 3 PreviewsThis week host Rob Murphy is joined by Dave Mahon to look back on the past two rounds of action in the Leinster Junior League Division 1b and forward to a hectic round 3. Tullow and Longford lead the way for now.2012-10-1108 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastConnacht Senior League - John FolanWe caught up with Galwegians assistant coach John Folan at the weekend to reflect on two good wins for his club over Buccaneers at senior level and Westport in the Junior league.2012-09-1803 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastFootball podcastFootball podcast2012-09-0734 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastLeinster Division 2b Season PreviewRob Murphy is joined by Niall Moran to discuss the season ahead in Leinster's Division 2b.
We've had plenty of discussion on the site around this Division, many people's favourites appear to be Railway Union but Edenderry, Guinness, North Kildare, Athy, Arklow, Balbriggan and Swords will all have their say.2012-08-2810 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastLeinster Division 2a Season PreviewMore audio to distract you from your workday, especially if your club take part in Division 2a of the Leinster Junior league. Niall Moran joins Rob Murphy to discuss a league the contains a mixture of sleeping giants, emerging powerhouses and the usual handful of sides at a crossroads.
Clane, Gore, Kilkenny, Malahide, Portlaoise, Roscrea, New Ross and Mullingar make up the league and all get a mention here.2012-08-2011 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastLeinster Division 1b PodcastAn entire podcast dedicated to the one division and there's a reason, it promises to be some competition this year. Cill Dara's Enda Finn and Newbridge man Dave Mahon join Rob Murphy to look at the eight teams that will battle for a place in the top flight next season.
In random order, Monkstown, Wicklow, Longford, Ashbourne, Clondalkin, Co Carlow, Portarlington and Tullow all get a mention.2012-08-1212 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastClub Rugby StructuresThe KnockOn.ie team of host Rob Murphy and contributors Enda Finn and Dave Mahon discuss the future of the All Ireland League rugby in the season opening podcast to mark the announcement of 2012/13 Ulster Bank League Fixtures.
The panel discuss the possibility of a more regional based structure in future and some of the issues facing club's in the All Ireland league.2012-08-0810 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastPre Season Junior Rugby PreviewKnockOn.ie regular Niall Moran joins host Rob Murphy to set the scene as Junior clubs all over the country get back to training and stuck into the pre-season.
During the conversation they take a look at another unpredictable campaign in Leinster. Ask who can challenge Richmond in Munster, Monivea in Connacht and what will happen in Ulster this season after Clogher Valley surprised many last year.
It's all early season calls but it might whet the appetite.2012-07-2912 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastRoly Meates InterviewScrum coaching expert Roly Meates who played and coached with Ireland was in Claremorris last week to help them with the launch of their pitch fund draw and provide to class scrum coaching to over 60 youth coaches from around the west. We spoke to him on a wide range of topics from the future of the club game to the need for more policing of the early push at scrum time.2012-07-2311 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastJim Glennon on Club RugbyFormer Irish international Jim Glennon spoke to Rob Murphy of knockon.ie in Claremorris on Friday and discussed the future of the game at club level in some detail.2012-07-1711 min
Knockon Rugby's PodcastSevens Rugby SpecialOur sevens rugby special comes from Dubarry Park in Athlone and the launch of the Athlone Rugby 7s due to be held on the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Host Rob Murphy is joined by Ireland 7s international Brian Tuohy who played in two World Cups to date and one of the Athlone tournament organisers Geoff Kenny to discuss the future of the 7s game in Ireland at amateur and professional level.
The show starts with a shameless plug for the AR7s who have kindly come on board to sponsor knockon.ie this season and then we get stuck...2012-04-1714 min
Knockon Rugby's PodcastTowns Cup Final Review: Enniscorthy's TitleFull review of the 2012 Towns Cup final won by Enniscorthy who overcame Tullow 23-17.
Podcast includes, post game analysis from our regular contributors Dave Mahon and Enda Finn.
Interviews with Ross Barbour (Captain) and Damien McCabe from Enniscorthy's winning side.
And audio from the presentation including Enniscorthy RFC president Charlie Kavanagh.2012-04-1715 minKnockon Rugby's PodcastTullow RFC Towns Cup Final SpecialRecorded at Black Gates on the weeke of the Leinster Towns Cup final, host Rob Murphy visited the club and spoke with head coach Bernard Jackman and two players who were involved with the 2008 side that lost out to Navan, namely captain Frank Murphy and full back Will O'Brien.
The Towns Cup buzz in Tullow has reached a feverish state with car flags and posters up and the club a hive of activity. To add to the excitment their seconds and thirds were also training Tuesday night ahead of their own big cup games.2012-04-1216 min