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Tonight's Off the Ball Newsround centres around Offaly man Shane Lowry, three days on from his spectacular Amgen Irish Open Win at Doonbeg. Is Michael Carrick already on thin ice at Old Trafford after a poor start to the season for Manchester United?With Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section

Finn Russell joins Eoin Sheahan for our latest episode of Inner Drive, for a wide-ranging chat on the journey from Bridge of Allan to the very top of world rugby. Finn reflects on growing up playing every sport going, breaking through as a “late developer”, and balancing rugby with a stonemasonry apprenticeship before the pro dream properly took off. He opens up on New Zealand’s influence, the Lions rollercoaster from “Geography 6” to Player of the Series, and the much-talked-about mending of bridges with Gregor Townsend. He also opens up about what Scotland need to do to win something big. Inner Drive on Off The Ball is brought to you by Allianz.

It’s a full-on Off The Ball Breakfast Buffet as the gang goes from porridge trauma and hotel breakfast politics to the loudest noises you’ve ever heard (including low-flying Air Force jets over a French campsite).The big talking point: Hyrox — and the Beijing chaos that had everyone asking where the line is in “competitive exercising”, plus the wider obsession with turning hobbies into side hustles, run clubs, and the whole fitness-industrial complex.Plus: bucket-list sporting events, downhill mountain biking crowds that look like the French Revolution, and a “where are they now?” deep dive on football’s great disappearances.With Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ sectionCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Colm Boohig, Sarah O’Donovan, Enda Coll & Matthew Brennan run through Tuesday morning’s papers, as they chat Carabao Cup, JJ Gabriel & more.With Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ sectionCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy and Arthur O’Dea are in studio for this week’s A Slight Tangent, looking all things tangential to the biggest sporting stories this week.Have something you want to get off your chest? Email [email protected]!

Will O’Callaghan joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O’Dea for Tuesday’s Newsround, discussing all of the biggest sports stories from across the world this afternoon and evening.The Newsround on Off The Ball with Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Alisha Haridasani Gupta of the New York Times to breakdown the controversy surrounding an advert for Sports prediction betting company Novig, featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.

2016 Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy joins Enda Coll & Colm Boohig to bring us through a mad 12 months: becoming a mum to Juliette, battling hyperemesis through pregnancy, and then jumping back into the boat after five years away.She explains how the World Championships ended up in Dublin, what it’s like returning to racing with the standard rising across the fleet, and why sailing can feel like golf when the mistakes start to spiral.Plus, Annalise opens up on retirement, funding realities, competitiveness, and what’s next as she renovates a house and heads back to work in January.With Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ sectionCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Dublin's 2026 Rose of Tralee Suad Mooge joined Rachel Sheehan to discuss her involvement in the Sport Against Racism Ireland organisation, how important sport is in educating people about racism and her experience in the Rose of Tralee festival 2026. 

Colm Boohig, Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan bring you up to date on all of the Sports news on this Tuesday morning!The lads review all of the action in the League of Ireland last night, Séamus Coleman's future, Leeds United's brilliant win against Newcastle and we debate is Dominic Calvert-Lewin the best striker outside of the top 6?Plus: Howard Webb under pressure after VAR blunder!Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am with Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section! Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Golf writer John Huggan joins the show to look at Shane Lowry's extraordinary 11-shot victory at the Irish Open. The panel breaks down how Lowry conquered recent adversity and mental doubts, adopted an aggressive, carefree mindset, and benefited from his chemistry with caddy Dermot Byrne.SUBSCRIBE at ⁠⁠OffTheBall.com/join⁠

Eoin Sheahan, Arthur O'Dea, and Will O'Callaghan bring you tonight's sports news headlines on Off the Ball. The dust settles on Shane Lowry's epic win at the Irish Open in Doonbeg, while a controversial Manchester derby stole Sunday's footballing headlines thanks to Foden's dubious red card and a borderline offside goal from City striker Erling Haaland.The Newsround on Off the Ball, with Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ section

Tommy Rooney joins Eoin to break down an extraordinary weekend at the Amgen Irish Open in Doonbeg. Tommy shares his account of Shane Lowry ignoring the noise and overcoming recent final-round demons to claim a historic victory. Plus, they recount the scene inside the ropes from Air Force One making an unscheduled flyby over Rory McIlroy as he searched for his ball.SUBSCRIBE at ⁠OffTheBall.com/join

Enda Coll, Keith Treacy & Matthew Brennan run through Monday morning’s Performance Rankings, in the aftermath of Shane Lowry's Irish Open win & the controversial Manchester derby.With Amazon.ie, Irish brands at local prices. Start your search at our dedicated and curated ‘Brands of Ireland’ sectionCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Shane Hannon is joined by Nadine Doherty and Shane McEntee to dissect the biggest sports stories across the back pages. The panel breaks down the explosive fallout following Mary McAleese's departure from the Gaelic Games integration steering group, evaluating financial misgivings, AFLW player drain, and governance hurdles stalling the 2027 roadmap. Plus, they react to Shane Lowry taking a four-shot lead into the final round of the Irish Open at Doonbeg amidst Donald Trump's chaotic arrival.Enjoy a short snippet of today's Sunday Paper Review. Subscribe to Off the Ball to get the full episode every Sunday, as well as around-the-clock unmissable sports content every day. The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball  

John Duggan is joined by former Ulster Rugby player Ryan Caldwell to talk about his new book; White Lines in which Caldwell details the dark path his life went down including intense drug taking to deal with chronic pain and injury as well as time in prison and finding himself in the jungle in Columbia.If you were affected by any of the topics within this segment, you can contact the Samaritans at 116 123

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was. Eoin Sheahan was on hand after a week where Katie Taylor had her glorious Croke Park homecoming, and Gaelic games came under a harsh spotlight as the prospect of integration is not progressing as planned. On the former, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Katie's manager, Brian Peters, on to explain how the Croke Park finale came about, and what it all meant to him. Meanwhile, her coach, Ross Enamait, also joined us to share his thoughts on the night, while Irish boxing heavyweight Thomas Carty came into studio for a sobering look at a weekend that didn't go at all as he had planned. After news of Dr. Mary McAleese's decision to step down from her role as chairperson of the Integration Committee, Tom Parsons (GPA CEO), Maria Kinsella (Ex-GPA co-chair), Sinead O'Carroll (The Journal) and Conor Meyler shared their expertise on what had gone wrong, why all is not as it might seem, and how integration can be put back on track. If you like what you've heard on The Week on Off The Ball, don't forget you can become an OTB member now - https://www.offtheball.com/uncategorized/join-in-the-obsession-1494916

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for another episode of The Racing Pod to preview all of the weekends racing action including the upcoming action at Leopardstown. We'll also get all the biggest tips and odds from William Hill's Alex Dunn. The Racing Pod on Off The Ball, with William Hill. 18+ see gamblingcare.ie

Mick McCarthy is on hosting duties for this week's scintillating and splenido Crappy Quiz. In the hot seat this week are three cranks from the OTB scrapheap of trivia - Arthur O'Dea, David Wilson, and Eoin Sheahan. Who will conquer all and reign supreme in this week's Crappy Quiz?

Shane Hannon, Enda Coll and Dara Smith-Naughton are in the studio this morning wth reaction to Manchester United’s return to the UCL with a 4-0 win. Goals galore in the Allianz Arena as Bayern look strong favourites to bring home the Champions League. Also, throughout the show, the lads discuss day 1 of what was a long, drawn-out Irish open, with weather difficulties and Shane Lowry’s strong first day on the links. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Eve Conway, Will O'Callaghan, Dion Fanning, and Dion Fanning bring you your Thursday night fix of sports news on the Newsround. The final set of Champions League openers kicks off at eight, with Michael Carrick's Manchester United making their return to Europe's premier competition against Azerbaijani side Sabah. Elsewhere, the integretional saga rolls on, and the Irish Open kicks off in Doonbeg.Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.

Eve Conway and Ciara Treacy are back for another week of The F1 Pod. This week they are joined by Formula 1 commentator Harry Benjamin to recap all the action at the Italian Grand Prix including Kimi Antonelli's historic victory, the Ferrari disaster class and much, much more! The F1 Pod on Off The Ball with KitKat #HaveABreak 

Champions League nights are back, and we run through all the big results: Arsenal edging Napoli & Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid...We also dig into what that Liverpool performance says about Andone Iraola's tweaks, squad depth, and the latest on Bradley’s Barcola's knock.Plus, a quick scan of the back pages, including Jarlath Burns’ response to Mary McAleese, and Pochettino’s call for Spurs to be awarded the 2017, yes 2017, title!And from Doonbeg: Irish Open tee times, Rory McIlroy on Donald Trump’s expected visit, and the logistics that come with it—before we debate the proposed new hurling rule changes.Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day.  Always read the label.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Eve Conway joins Eoin Sheahan and Arthur O'Dea for Wednesday's Newsround, as Jarlath Burns responds to Mary McAleese stepping down from her integration role. Meanwhile, Arsenal and Liverpool are in Champions League action tonight.Meanwhile, Tommy Rooney joins live from Doonbeg as the Irish Open gets underway tomorrow.Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day.  Always read the label. 

New Zealand cricketing legend Trent Boult joins Eve Conway to discuss the European T20 Premier League which Dublin is currently playing host to. He discusses the growth of cricket in Ireland and across the globe, how his approach to playing cricket has changed over the years and much, much more!

Enda Coll, Matthew Brennan and David Wilson are in studio reflecting on what was quite an exciting opening round of UCL games. Troy Parrott scores his second goal in a week and also bags his first UCL goal in the impressive 3-2 win over Lille. Also, OTB’s Rachel Sheehan joins the panel to discuss the breaking news from last night revolving around Mary McAleese stepping away from the integration role. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the labelCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Rás na mBan, Ireland's top international bike race for women is on this week from Wednesday 2nd to Sunday 6th with stages finishing in Kilkenny, Wexford, Carlow and Tipperary.Irish cycling legend, Susan O’Mara spoke to Rachel Sheehan after stage 1 in Kilkenny about the importance of the Rás na mBan, and whether you have to be a little bit mad to be a cyclist.

Eoin Sheahan, Mick McCarthy and Arthur O’Dea are in studio for this week’s A Slight Tangent, looking all things tangential to the biggest sporting stories this week.Have something you want to get off your chest? Email [email protected]!

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Eve Conway and the former EFL & LOI Football player Eoin Doyle for Tuesday's Newsround as the Champions League returns for another season.Tommy Rooney joins at the start to discuss the breaking news that Mary McAleese has resigned in her role on the Integration Committee overseeing Integration between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie.The Newsround on Off The BallViagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day.  Always read the label. 

Eoin Sheahan is joined on the line by Ross Enamait, who has been the trainer for Katie Taylor for the past number of years. Ross talks about Katie's final fight in Croke Park last Saturday as well as some of the highlights of her professional career.

In a historic first for Irish sailing, the Women’s ILCA 6 World Championship is taking place in Dún Laoghaire from 7–12 September.Following the opening day of racing, Rachel Sheehan caught up with world number two, Eve McMahon, Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy and James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing's Performance Director.

Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan bring you up to date on all of the Sports news on this Tuesday morning!The lads review the Katie Taylor card with Matthew Brennan who was on the ground for OTB, RTÉ's coverage of the fight, Thomas Carty's appearance on Off The Ball and we bring you our post-2000 Champions League XI's!Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day.  Always read the label.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Former head coach of the Irish High Performance Boxing programme Billy Walsh joins Eoin Sheahan on the line to talk about Katie Taylor's farewell fight at Croke Park on Saturday night, which ended in a UD win for the Bray Superstar who is now retired from Professional boxing.

Eoin Sheahan is joined by Arthur O'Dea and Eve Conway for Monday's Newsround as they bring you the news on a Monday following a massive weekend for Irish Sport including Troy Parrott's winner against Real Madrid and Katie Taylor's farewell fight.Tommy Rooney joins in the second part to give an update on what's happening across the country in the Club Championships.The Newsround on Off The Ball

Katie Taylor’s coach Brian Peters catches’ up with Eoin Sheahan following the team’s victory in Croke Park this weekend.

Heavyweight boxer Thomas Carty joined Eoin Sheahan in studio to talk about his recent fight against David Allen which was declared a no contest when Thomas got a blow to the back of the head and fell out of the ring. Thomas talked about the bad social media messages he has been getting, as well as what's next for him in his career after a disappointing weekend.

Enda Coll and Keith Treacy are joined by the host of the ‘Rocky Road Boxing’ pod, Kevin Byrne, to discuss the career of Katie Taylor, along with reaction from Croker on Saturday night. Also, the panel discuss what was a very entertaining undercard with lots of Irish success. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Dara Smith Naughton and Keith Treacy join Enda Coll as they break down what was a historic weekend for Irish sport. From what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event, Katie Taylor showed to Troy Parrott scoring the winner versus Real Madrid, it really did have it all. Also, after game week three in the Premier League, Arsenal look ever so strong whilst Man Utd are held to a 2-2 draw. Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Shane Hannon is joined in studio by Gavan Casey and Paul O'Hehir to digest an iconic, historic night at Croke Park as Katie Taylor bows out of boxing on her own terms, laying down her gloves as a three-time undisputed world champion in front of 82,000 adoring fans. The panel reflects on the electric, championship-match atmosphere in Dublin and her legendary sporting legacy. Enjoy a short snippet of today's Sunday Paper Review. Subscribe to Off the Ball to get the full episode every Sunday, as well as around-the-clock unmissable sports content every day. The Sunday Paper Review on Off The Ball

It’s gone past 1am in Croke Park, and we've just watched Katie Taylor’s final press conference — upgraded to a packed-out room for a night that felt bigger than boxing, and somehow bigger than sport itself.From the can-of-pop entrance to the rare, emotive insight into what’s in Taylor’s head, Eoin Sheahan is joined by Matthew Brennan and Phil Egan to unpack an evening that turned into 'pure, unadulterated joy.'They relive the walk-on, the insane noise, Westlife, the tunes between rounds, and why this once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere felt like a party Dublin may never see again...SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

Eoin Sheahan, Phil Egan & Matthew Brennan are on the ground outside Croke Park ahead what promises to be a special evening for Irish sport!

Speaking ahead of Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown and the Curragh on September 12th and 13th, trainer Aidan O’Brien talked to John Duggan about his success, the team around him and the upcoming Champions Weekend.Horse Racing on Off The Ball with William Hill

John Duggan is joined in studio by Olympians Gráinne Walsh and Adam Nolan, alongside boxing writer Kevin Burn, to celebrate the legendary career of Katie Taylor ahead of her final professional fight at a sold-out Croke Park. The panel discusses what Taylor's monumental legacy has meant for Irish sport, reflecting on her path from London 2012 gold to her undisputed world title fight tonight against France's Flora Pilly. Become a member and sign up at ⁠offtheball.com/join

John Duggan is joined by Shane Hannon to digest a massive weekend of sport. They look at Katie Taylor's historic sold-out farewell fight at Croke Park against Flora Pili as she looks to bow out of a glittering career as a three-time undisputed world champion.They look at Dubliner Troy Parrott scoring a sensational winner on his home debut for Real Betis to stun Real Madrid.Become a member and sign up at ⁠offtheball.com/join

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was.Eoin Sheahan and Mick McCarthy were on hand this time out and had plenty to dig into!It's Katie Taylor's final fight week and we've had plenty to talk about across all Off The Ball shows.First though, former Monaghan manager, Gabriel Bannigan joined Shane Hannon in studio on Off The Ball Breakfast, where he gave a very honest interview about what happened behind the scenes before his departure.The main theme of today's episode is Katie Taylor, and boy were the stars in town this week...We'll hear from Katie herself, Eddie Hearn, commentators, Steve Bunce, Adam Smith & Kevin Byrne. We also spoke to Katie's first-ever opponent, Alanna Nihell, Natasha Jonas joined Eoin in studio and we'll hear about Katie Taylor the footballer from former teammates Olivia O'Toole & Meabh de Burca And finally, If you haven’t heard by now, A Slight Tangent is back up and running on Off The Ball every single week!  Get your emails in at [email protected] now!  If you like what you've heard on The Week on Off The Ball, don't forget you can become an OTB member now - https://www.offtheball.com/uncategorized/join-in-the-obsession-1494916

Katie Taylor makes her final walk to the ring at Croke Park as she takes on unbeaten French challenger Flora Pili — with 80,000 expected and Westlife on the bill.Matthew Brennan is your guide to what’s actually happening on fight day, from the 4pm opener right through to the main event. We break down a stacked undercard featuring Paul Ryan vs Paddy Gallagher, heavyweight prospect Adam Olaniyan, Finglas favourite Bobby Flood, and the night’s big clashes including Emmet Brennan vs Taylor Bevan, Paddy Donovan vs Tyrone McKenna, and Thomas Carty vs Dave Allen.Plus, Adam Smith on the emotion of a once-in-a-lifetime Irish sporting occasion.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

John Duggan and Johnny Ward are back for this week’s Racing Pod, as the sad news that Galopin des Champs has passed away is still fresh in the memories, while John also has some positive discussions around his recent visit to Aidan O’Brien’s yard! The Racing Pod on Off The Ball with William Hill.18+ | Bet responsibly | http://GamblingCare.ie

Shane Hannon joins Enda Coll and Dara Smith-Naughton as they react to the breaking news of Padraic Joyce's departure as Galway manager. Also, news from France: Ronan O’Gara is set to commit to La Rochelle until 2031, and Mike Dean has admitted to playing games with himself during Premier League matches.  Off The Ball Breakfast with Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day. Always read the label.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.

Natasha Jonas joins Eoin Sheahan in studio as our build up to Saturday's massive card in Croke Park continues! She fought Katie Taylor twice in her career, first as an amateur in the quarter finals of the 2012 London Olympics, and then again as a professional in 2021, both times losing to Taylor!

David Seagrave, Stephen Doyle, Tommy Rooney and Arthur O'Dea join Eoin Sheahan in studio for Thursday's Newsround, looking at all of the top sporting stories from across the world.Viagra Connect 50mg film-coated tablets. Contains sildenafil. For adult men with erectile dysfunction. Subject to suitability. Maximum dosage one 50mg tablet per day.  Always read the label.