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Indo GAA
Join Michael Verney every week for a breakdown of the biggest talking points in the GAA world. Join us for interviews, club action and inter-county debates, with football analysts including Pat Spillane & Dick Clerkin and hurling insights from John Mullane, Pat Ryan and more from the Irish Independent family.
Episodes
Indo GAAFrom 'total hurling' to one of the 'best ever', Limerick set to dominate
It’s been described as the greatest hurling final display since Kilkenny's demolition of Waterford in 2008 and after Limerick’s record score and victory over…
Indo GAAJoe Canning & the All-Ireland Hurling Final Preview
The countdown to the 2021 All-Ireland Hurling Final is on and the Throw-In looks ahead to the clash of Limerick and Cork with an exclusive interview with…
Indo GAAMayo's redemption, Dublin's uncertain future and Meath ladies upset Cork
After nearly a decade, Mayo have finally shaken off Dublin and taken their fans on another incredible journey to Croke Park.On this week’s Throw-In, Ciarán…
Indo GAAThe Rebel Roar is back, Limerick’s battles ahead and football semis previewed
It’s Cork v Limerick in the 2021 All Ireland hurling final and what a mouth-watering game it promises to be. Ultimately Cork got over the line despite…
Indo GAAWill Waterford topple Limerick? Dublin’s vulnerability and Joe Canning’s special talent
Waterford are into another All Ireland semi-final after beating Tipperary at the weekend but the question now is whether their speed and running game will be…
Indo GAAKerry's demented hunger, Cork and Waterford rising
It’s official, Kerry are now the bookies favourites and after their historic 22-point demolition of Cork in the Munster final, Sam is there for the taking. On…
Indo GAALimerick's greatest half, Davy's next challenge and Monaghan's bittersweet victory
It’s been called Limerick’s greatest half of hurling and it sealed their first Munster three-in-a-row since the 1930s so can anyone now stop them retaining the…
Indo GAAExclusive Gearóid Hegarty interview, plus the football Championship finally kicks into gear
Limerick’s Hurler of the Year, Gearóid Hegarty, joins Will Slattery and Michael Verney for an exclusive interview on this week’s Throw-In podcast as he looks…
Indo GAAClare fury, Dublin hurlers tear up the script and Cluxton’s distractions
Dublin's hurlers provided the first major shock of the Championship as they tore up the script against Galway and on this week’s Throw-In podcast, John Mullane…
Indo GAAThe Championship is back and the big guns go marching on
The 2021 Championship is up and running and with the main rivals to Dublin’s crown all in action, Kerry, Donegal and Mayo showed they are all hungry to push on…
Indo GAAJohn Mullane & Dick Clerkin’s 2021 Championship Preview
With the League barely out of the way, we’re already looking forward to the start of the 2021 All Ireland football and hurling championships this weekend and…
Indo GAAWho's got the 'big Mo' as we head into the Summer?
Momentum is everything in sport and with such a short turn-around between the Allianz Leagues and the Championship, it’s more important than ever this summer…
Indo GAAHurling has changed, Limerick looking ominous & the return of Offaly GAA
We’ve gone from too many stops to too many scores - it’s hard it seems to keep hurling folk happy these days. So what is it we actually want asks Vincent Hogan…
Indo GAAThe Dub v Meath 1991 Four Game Series Remembered with Paul Curran & Colm O'Rourke
It’s been called the birth of the modern GAA and thirty years on from the epic 4-game saga between Dublin and Meath in the opening round of the Leinster…
Indo GAAFinals uncertainty, high hopes for football and Kilkenny's ruthlessness
The sun was shining over the weekend and so was the action in the Allianz football leagues – the question now is, will it be a pre-cursor to free-flowing games…
Indo GAAKerry's fight, Limerick's discipline and Covid contacts
Dublin and Kerry’s drawn game in Thurles over the weekend threw up more questions than answers but looking to the Championship is the Kingdom any closer to…
Indo GAAKerry lead the way, Limerick's vulnerability and can someone tell us why the rule changes?
The return of hurling and Gaelic football has seen fans not roaring in delight at the games being played but instead throwing their hands up in the air at the…
Indo GAANew football league format but who can topple the Dubs this year?
The Allianz Football League is back this weekend with a new format and mini local competitions that promise plenty of fireworks, especially in the Ulster…
Indo GAAAntrim's shock win, hurling's 'advantage rule' and Cork contenders?
The opening weekend of the Allianz Hurling League threw up a welcome shock with Antrim’s two point win over Clare and joining Will Slattery and Michael Verney…
Indo GAATipperary's Limerick problem, Brian Cody's position and new rules on cynical play
The 2021 GAA season is back and finally fans can feel some sense of normalcy return. It may be a truncated League this year but what an opening hurling fixture…
Indo GAAThe Top 50 GAA controversies
Michael Verney is joined by Vincent Hogan, Martin Breheny and Colm Keys for a special episode of the Throw-In to reflect on the Top 50 GAA controversies.This…
Indo GAAAll Stars at 50 - debate, resignations and controversies
Will Slattery and Michael Verney are joined by Martin Breheny for a special episode of the Throw-In to reflect on 50 years of All-Star teams.Starting on…
Indo GAADublin's historic 6-in-a-row and where does Mayo and the rest of the counties go from here?
There was to be no unbridled Christmas celebrations for Mayo – or Waterford – fans this year with the favourites in both codes winning out comfortably at the…
Indo GAACan Mayo make it a memorable 2020 or will Dublin’s stranglehold on the game continue?
The GAA Championship is set to say goodbye to 2020 this Sunday with the clash between Mayo and Dublin in the All Ireland Football Final - their third final…
Indo GAAIs this the beginning of a Limerick dynasty?
Waterford’s wait for another All Ireland hurling title goes on but in the aftermath of this year’s hurling decider, all the plaudits are rightly on Limerick’s…
Indo GAAVincent Hogan's All Ireland Hurling Final Preview
In the year of Covid and a delayed, truncated season without fans, the 2020 All Ireland Hurling Final will be remembered no matter what.But with red-hot…
Indo GAAIs Dublin really the problem? Mayo’s slim chance and a regressive day for women’s sport
It might have been a weekend of Football Championship semi-finals but the aftermath of the games has seen more negatives than positives and this week’s…
Indo GAAWaterford's greatest half, Limerick's fear factor and Galway v Kilkenny in the camogie final
Could this be Waterford’s greatest Christmas ever? Despite the pandemic and the lockdown, the Déise will be celebrating come the evening of Sunday December…
Indo GAAFootball’s history makers, the Dublin machine and Waterford dark horses?
One hundred years, eighty-five years and twenty-three years in the making. It was the GAA weekend that saw history being made in the Football Championship and…
Indo GAAMayo's confidence rising, Waterford back on the horse and beware the Cats
It was another weekend of scintillating GAA action with Limerick retaining their Munster title over a spirited Waterford team, while in Mayo, their good form…
Indo GAAKerry dumped out while Cork and Mayo roll on
The Championship has ignited. Cork’s last-gasp winning goal has dumped Kerry out of the Championship without any backdoor for the Kingdom to go through. 2020…
Indo GAAOnly Covid can stop John Kiely’s team now, Cork’s demise and pressure grows on Mickey Harte
Limerick are the complete team and only Covid can stop them reckons John Mullane who joined Will Slattery, Michael Verney and Ursula Jacob on this week’s Throw…
Indo GAAKerry to derail the Dubs and is this Limerick’s year?
What a way for the Championship to start back. Limerick’s thirty-six point haul against Clare has put them firmly in the driving seat and John Mullane joins…
Indo GAALimerick the team to beat, Kerry’s progress and Conor McKenna stars for Tyrone
In the strangest of League finales, this weekend saw Limerick post a massive 36 points over Clare in the hurling decider which also doubled up as the Munster…
Indo GAAWho's tipping Tipp? It's the Throw-In's All Ireland Hurling Championship preview
The inter-county hurlers finally to get back out onto the field of battle this weekend as the delayed and truncated All Ireland Championship for 2020 finally…
Indo GAAWhile the nation holds its breath, the GAA at least is back
The inter-county GAA season is back and while it may be changed circumstances, some things still stay the same.A thumping Mayo win over Galway has the fans…
Indo GAAWhy everything is on the line with the resumption of the Football Leagues
Finally, the inter-county GAA gets set to resume with the resumption of the final two rounds of the Allianz Football Leagues which means the Throw-In is also…
Indo GAACorcoran over JBM, King Henry vs DJ and tough calls in Dublin
On the latest episode of The Throw-In podcast, Will Slattery and Michael Verney are joined by Martin Breheny and Vincent Hogan to discuss Martin's 20-20-50…
Indo GAA20-20-50 - Martin Breheny's ultimate football and hurling rankings
On this episode of The Throw-In, Will Slattery and Michael Verney are joined by Vincent Hogan and Martin Breheny to discuss the Irish Independent's 20-20-50…
Indo GAAGalway's surge, Tipp's question marks and Waterford a different animal
There was just hurling action in the Allianz Leagues over the weekend and on this week’s Throw-In, Vincent Hogan, Donnchadh Boyle and John Mullane joined Will…
Indo GAAThe rise of tunnel brawls, Mayo’s battles ahead and hurling’s black card shot down
Tyrone v Dublin being played in horrendous conditions with plenty of history between these teams, what could possibly go wrong?This week on the Throw-In…
Indo GAAJim Gavin's cap, Brolly as the waterboy and leave hurling alone
Does Dublin have a weakness, the Padraig Joyce effect, cynicism in football, the state of hurling referees, Brian Lohan's direct route and the positive effect…
Indo GAAHow Wexford are transforming hurling, weather woe and the wild world of Division Two
On this week's episode of The Throw-In, Will Slattery and Michael Verney are joined by John Mullane and Frank Roche to review the latest weekend of Allianz…
Indo GAAThe problem with refs and umpires, Galway the sleeping giant and is Bugler the new Connolly?
Referees, umpires, cards and time-keeping all came under the microscope after this weekend’s Allianz Football League games and on this week’s Throw-In, Ciaran…
Indo GAAMayo's failings on the scoreboard, Galway’s new lease of life, and stop trying to fix hurling
Playing with fourteen men, the clash in Castlebar between Mayo and Dublin became a foregone conclusion, but for David Brady, who joined Will Slattery, Michael…
Indo GAADessie Farrell’s Dublin League debut, scrap the advanced mark and Limerick’s psychological boost
The Allianz Leagues began with a bang over the weekend and while it’s a new era for Dublin under Dessie Farrell, the rivalry with Kerry is still the one to…
Indo GAAAllianz Leagues 2020 Preview
The Throw-In is back for another weekly series covering the Allianz Football and Hurling Leagues. On this first show, Will Slattery and Michael Verney are…
Indo GAAFrom 1955 heartbreak to 2019's five in-a-row - Inside the Decades of the Dubs
On a special episode of The Throw-In podcast, Will Slattery is joined by Joe Davitt and Sean Potts to discuss The Herald's Decades of the Dubs annual.The book…
Indo GAA'Jim Gavin has achieved what Mick O'Dwyer and Brian Cody couldn't do'
The Dubs did it. History was made and Jim Gavin achieved what the games' greats, Mick O'Dwyer and Brian Cody, couldn't do. The promised land of the 5-in-a-row…
Indo GAASelection dilemma for Dublin and All-Ireland ladies football final preview
On the latest episode of The Throw-In, Will Slattery and Michael Verney are joined by Donnchadh Boyle of the Irish Independent and Cork legend Brid Stack to…
Indo GAAThrilling showcase for camogie final with Galway's victory over Kilkenny
With Galway winning their first All-Ireland camogie title since 2013, beating Kilkenny 3-14 to 0-17, it wasn’t a result that the Throw-In panel had predicted…
Indo GAACamogie All Ireland Final Preview
It’s a repeat of the 2013 final with Galway v Kilkenny facing off in the 2019 Camogie All Ireland final on Sunday and Dublin’s Aisling Maher and former…
Indo GAAQuestion marks over Dublin's depth, but did Kerry miss their chance?
It was one of the best football finals of the decade and Dublin and Kerry get to do it all again, but did Kerry leave it behind them?Ciaran Whelan joined…
Indo GAAAll Ireland Football Final Preview with Joe Brolly, Tomás Ó’Sé and Alan Brogan
On the eve of the 2019 All Ireland Football Final, the Throw-In previewed the potential history-making clash between Dublin and Kerry live from Croke Park.Joe…
Indo GAAThe Dublin v Kerry preview, will history be made on Sunday?
This is the big one. Dublin v Kerry. All Ireland football final. Dublin going for history for 5-in-a-row. The Kingdom standing in their way.Are Dublin the…
Indo GAATipp's hurling double, why their future is bright, and Dublin ladies go for 3-in-a-row
Tipperary is basking in the glow of an incredible 2019 season for them with the U20s picking up their own All Ireland title just a week after the seniors…
Indo GAATipp throw off the shackles while Kilkenny’s soul-searching begins
The hurling decade started with Tipperary and has now ended with Tipp as All Ireland champions once again.Brendan Cummins joined Will Slattery, Colm Keys…
Indo GAAAll Ireland Hurling Final Preview: Tipp's firepower to edge it?
All Ireland hurling finals are something very special and this year promises to be no different. It’s the return of the heavyweights: Tipperary v Kilkenny…
Indo GAAFootballing perfection, Kerry's what-ifs and is Mickey Harte the best person to still lead Tyrone?
For ten minutes it was 'footballing perfection' as the Dubs blitzed Mayo to leave them in the dust. Was it as good as Dublin have played under Jim Gavin and…
Indo GAAWhy you can’t buy momentum and have Mayo got a Plan-D, a plan for Dublin?
Mayo’s victory over Donegal at the weekend was one of those great days and was the stand-out occasion of the Football Championship so far, but they’re now…