Episode 178: FAI Cup Final, Ciarán Muphy's 'Old Parish', Glynn Barntown All-Stars Success

On this week's SportsBeat Xtra, we hear from the managers and players from Shamrock Rovers and Cork City ahead of the FAI Cup Final this Sunday at the Aviva Stadium.Odhrán caught up with journalist and author Ciarán Murphy, who at the spry young age of 41 decided it was time to travel all the way down to his father's hometown of An Sean Phobal in West Waterford to pick up hurling for the very first time, chronicling the experience in his brand new book, Old Parish.And - we travel to Glynn Barntown Rounders Club to catch up with Aileen Kelly and Dillion Jordan following their success at the GAA Rounders All-Stars.

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