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Arena with Maurice Brosnan
Award‑winning Irish Examiner journalist Maurice Brosnan cuts through the noise with sharp analysis, expert reporting and unmissable conversations. This essential new Irish sports podcast goes inside the biggest stories, the hottest debates and the voices shaping sport today.
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Episodes
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Arena: How the 2026 Gaelic football All-Stars were selected
On this week’s Arena, a weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by OffTheBall’s Tommy Rooney to discuss the 2026 PwC All-Stars. How…
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Arena: Irish boxing’s bright prospects and the brutal realities of the fight game
On this week’s episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner’s weekly sports podcast, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Galway boxer Kieran Molloy ahead of his November 14…
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Arena: How did the AFL recruit Finnbarr Roarty and what can the GAA do about it?
On this week’s episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner’s weekly sports podcast, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Westmeath footballer Ray Connellan to examine the…
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Arena with Maurie Brosnan: Mastering the half-time team talk
On this week’s Arena, a weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Eamon Devlin, founder of Minute9, who works with coaches, clubs…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Why are we looking at more Gaelic football rule changes?
On this week’s episode of Arena, a podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan reports from Croke Park where the Expert Advisory Group held a media…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: The Diarmuid O’Flynn interview – Cork, family and hurling
On this week’s episode of Arena, the weekly podcast for the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Diarmuid O’Flynn to discuss his new book, Not a Patch…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: FAI’s Ceadach O’Neill approach and why Ireland’s underage games are played abroad
On this week’s episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner’s weekly sports podcast, Maurice Brosnan is joined by the Examiner’s football correspondent John Fallon…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: What will the legacy of Trump’s Irish Open be?
On this week’s Arena, a weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Brendan O’Brien at Doonbeg’s Trump International ahead of the…
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Arena: Andy Moran, Eddie Jones and mastering the media
On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Tim Percival, author of On the Record & On the Ball…
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Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence
On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Ballincollig basketball coach Ciarán O'Sullivan. The…
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Arena: Wright Thompson on McGregor backlash, being there and the future of sports writing
On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by award-winning ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson. The…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: How to get the most out of performance analysis
On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Denise Martin, a leading member of the Gaelic Games…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Irish rivalries, the state of Irish athletics, and what's going on with Adeleke?
This week, sports journalist Cathal Dennehy joins Maurice Brosnan to preview the National Senior Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium and assess the…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: England's cowardice, media rage, and a blockbuster final
On this week's extra episode of Arena, the weekly sports podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Joe Callaghan, who was at Atlanta…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Can the GAA become a global sport?
On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by Kevin Conlan from Seoul Gaels to discuss the GAA…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Where do Cork go from here?
On this week's episode of Arena, the weekly podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan is joined by columnist Kieran Shannon to examine Cork's…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Are England broken? Supporter colour and who gets in
A bonus episode. We're joined by Joe Callaghan from Texas to discuss the World Cup so far, England's unconvincing performances, the supporters on the ground…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: A seismic month for Irish boxing. What's next for the sport?
On this week's episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner podcast, Maurice is joined by Monaghan boxer Aaron McKenna. McKenna has the chance to become Ireland's…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Why does sport matter?
On this week's episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner podcast, Maurice is joined by Paul Rouse, professor of history at University College Dublin. Together, they…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Messi, Haaland and Mbappé ignite the World Cup.
Arena: Arena is the weekly sports podcast from the Irish Examiner. On this week's episode, sportswriter Joe Callaghan joins the show fresh from MetLife…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena: What will be the legacy of this World Cup?
On this week's episode of Arena, we are joined by sportswriter Joe Callaghan, who is in Canada ahead of their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this…
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Arena: NBA finals, basketball’s influence on other sports, coaching in the future
This week on Arena, we preview the NBA finals and talk about how basketball is influencing other sports with Ballincollig coach Ciaran O’Sullivan. Ciaran was…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: How the two-pointer is changing Gaelic football
On this week’s show, we’re joined by Galway footballer Robert Finnerty, Kildare Sports Performance coach Neil Welch, and Monaghan Sports Performance coach Paul…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: Inside Irish AFL scouting and the prospect of an AFLW team
This week on Arena, we explore the growing influence of Irish players in the AFLW and ask whether the rise of Irish talent could one day lead to an Irish-based…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: Has this been a good season for Irish rugby?
On this week’s episode, we are joined by Leinster Schools Head Coach, MSc Sports Performance Analysis lecturer, and The Currency columnist Brett Igoe to…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: RTÉ Head of Sport Declan McBennett on GAA TV rights, Champions League coverage and punditry
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by RTÉ Head of Sport Declan McBennett to discuss the recent announcement that the broadcaster will remain in the Irish…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: Ryder Cup ticket prices and the modern fan’s dilemma
This week, we’re joined by Colin Sheridan to talk about the price of tickets for the Ryder Cup and other big sporting events currently. Ryder Cup tickets made…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: Chasing gold - the truth about Irish athletics funding
This week, we’re talking funding for athletics. Gerard O’Donnell is a coach with Dublin sprint who knows what it is like as an athlete having won nine national…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: Rory McIlroy’s decade-long dance with Augusta, golf and Ireland
Rory McIlroy is now a back-to-back Masters champion and a six-time major winner. This week, we look back on his remarkable triumph at Augusta National and what…
Arena with Maurice BrosnanArena with Maurice Brosnan: The magic of the Masters, a science and an art
This week, we’re reporting from Augusta National for the 90th Masters. The first of the four Majors gets underway on Thursday. What is it about August…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan - the art of punditry with Ruby Walsh
On this episode, we’re joined by Examiner Sport columnist and racing legend, Ruby Walsh to discuss what makes a great sports pundit. He talks about working at…
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Arena with Maurice Brosnan - Influencers and the GAA
Influencers are becoming the GAA’s newest force. But why were so many social media stars invited to the All-Stars and what is the strategy behind it? Arena is…
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Welcome to Arena with Maurice Brosnan
Award‑winning Irish Examiner journalist Maurice Brosnan cuts through the noise with sharp analysis, expert reporting and unmissable conversations. This…