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The Hurling Pod

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The Hurling Pod with James Skehill and Paul Murphy. Will O'Callaghan guides the lads through the biggest stories in hurling. New episodes every Tuesday

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  1. THE HURLING POD: Skehill and Murphy's All-Stars | Players Of The Year

    In the last Hurling Pod of the season, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill sit down to pick their All-Star team of the year. They also debate who will win hurler and young hurler of the year, and take on a listener challenge of selecting an All-Star team without champions Limerick....

  2. THE HURLING POD: Limerick crush Galway to seal 13th All-Ireland title

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to look back on Limerick's 11-point win over Galway in the All-Ireland Hurling final. With 19 wins in 20 finals under John Kiely, and 6 All-Irelands in 9 years, is this team now the greatest to ever play the game? And are…

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  3. THE HURLING POD: Limerick v Galway All-Ireland Final Preview: Tickets, Turf & Tension

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to break down where this week's final between Galway and Limerick will be won and lost. The lads also share their memories of the build up of All-Ireland final weeks, and give their take on Henry Shefflin's appointment in...

  4. THE HURLING POD: Galway and Limerick to clash in All-Ireland final | No eggs harmed

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O’Callaghan to review the All-Ireland semis live from Croke Park. Limerick will face Galway in a repeat of the 2018 decider. Aidan O'Connor's goal saw Munster champions Limerick snatch it against Clare, while Galway blew Cork away in…

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  5. THE HURLING POD: "I'll crack an egg over my head if Clare win!" | All-Ireland winner joins the pod...

    James Skehill and Paul Murphy. are back alongside Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to this weekend's All-Ireland semi-finals. And James Skehill's special guest is a former teammate... The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

  6. THE HURLING POD LIVE: Cork And Clare Coast Into Semi-Finals | The Rock Joins The Pod!

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan for a live edition of The Hurling Pod. The lads break down this weekend's All-Ireland Quarter-Finals, where there were comfortable wins for Clare and Cork. While Murph's special guest...was none other than Cork legend,...

  7. THE HURLING POD: Rule Changes Needed? | Wexford and Waterford Manager Search | Quarter-Finals

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for this week's edition of The Hurling Pod. The lads chat about potential rule changes from the Hurling Review's survey, Waterford and Wexford now both searching for new managers, and preview this weekend's...

  8. THE HURLING POD: Limerick Munster Champs Again | Galway Power Past Dubs | Tommy Walsh Takeover

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy, James Skehill (and special guest Tommy Walsh) joined with Will O'Callaghan to review wins for Limerick and Galway in the Munster and Leinster finals. Laois are heading back to the Leinster Championship, and the lads discuss what next for Kilkenny after Derek…

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  9. THE HURLING POD: 'Cork win if both teams are at their best!' | Dublin and Galway's Leinster showdown

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to the upcoming Munster and Leinster Hurling finals. They also look back on Clare's victory over Galway to land their fifth All-Ireland under-20 title, and what's next for New York after winning the Rackard?…

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  10. THE HURLING POD: Dublin Dump Out Kilkenny | Cork Crush Clare | Cahill Bites Back

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to break down the last weekend of games in the group stages of the Munster and Leinster Championships. We've a Cork v Limerick rematch in Munster, Dublin knocked out the reigning champions Kilkenny to set up a Leinster…

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  11. THE HURLING POD: Tipperary Crash Out | Can Dublin Knock Out Kilkenny?

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to break down the penultimate weekend of the provincial hurling championships. Tipperary's reign as All-Ireland champions ended with a heavy defeat to Clare. Waterford boss Peter Queally lamented another early exit from the...

  12. THE HURLING POD: Cork Progress From Munster | Offaly Hold The Cats | Dublin Rally Past Wexford

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to review the weekend's action in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships. Reigning champions Cork have sealed their progress from the Munster Championship with a battling win at Waterford, Offaly avoided defeat to...

  13. THE HURLING POD: Limerick Crush Clare In Ennis | Munster Blown Wide Open

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review Limerick's comfortable win over Clare in the Munster Hurling Championship. The Hurling Pod on Off the Ball with Applegreen - helping you relax, recharge, and enjoy the journey ahead.

  14. THE HURLING POD: Walsh Park Thriller! | Rebels Beat Limerick As Lynch Sees Red | TJ On Top

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to review an excellent second weekend in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships! Cork downed the League champions Limerick on Leeside, Waterford battled back to earn a share of the spoils with Tipp, and TJ Reid…

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  15. THE HURLING POD: Cork Power Past Tipperary | Galway's Young Guns Skin The Cats Again

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are alongside Will O'Callaghan to review the opening weekend of the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships. Cork picked up a fifth straight win over Tipperary in Thurles, while Galway handed out a 15-point defeat to Kilkenny. The lads also…

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  16. THE HURLING POD: Championship Preview | 'Cork will top Munster' | Galway's year in Leinster?

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to this season's Leinster and Munster Hurling Championships. Can Cork retain their crown in Munster? And who will be the three to qualify from the province? And after an impressive League campaign, have Galway...

  17. THE HURLING POD: Limerick win League Final | Gillane's Genius | Are The Banner Back?

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan on this week's Hurling Pod to review the Division One A and B League finals. Limerick made it 18 wins out of 19 finals under John Kiely as they saw off Cork by six points in the One A decider, while Clare go into the…

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  18. THE HURLING POD: Cork v Limerick League Final is 'all duck and no dinner' | Rushe boost for Dublin

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are back with Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to this weekend's Division One B and A League finals. As Limerick and Cork renew their rivalry at the Gaelic Grounds, the lads think neither side will hold back ahead of the Munster Championship. They...

  19. LIVE HURLING POD: Cork and Limerick Set Up League Final | Dublin Promoted | Cult heros

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan for a live edition of The Hurling Pod reviewing the last night of the Hurling League. Holders Cork and Limerick will meet at the Gaelic Grounds in Division One A final, but not everyone's happy that it's a double header…

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  20. THE HURLING POD: Deise go down | Was Canning sacked? | Final round look ahead

    On this week's Hurling Pod, All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are with Will to chat about Tipperary's comeback win at Waterford, which has sent the Deise down to Division One B. Was Andy Comerford justified in his criticism of Kilkenny? And did Galway sack Joe Canning? The Hurling...

  21. THE HURLING POD: Limerick lay down a marker! | Galway's young guns | Streaming wars

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy join Will O'Callaghan on this week's Hurling Pod to review the penultimate round of the League. They chat about an 'unacceptable' performance by Kilkenny as they were put to the sword by a young Galway team, as well as Limerick's impressive and...

  22. THE HURLING POD: Cork just keep winning! | Vital win for Galway | O'Donovan blow for Limerick

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy are alongside the returning Will O'Callaghan for this week's (slightly delayed) edition of The Hurling Pod. They look back on a weekend where Cork enjoyed a rare win at Nowlan Park, Galway eased their relegation worries by beating Waterford and...

  23. THE HURLING POD: ‘It felt like the Limerick of old’ | Croker classic | Cats edge Deise | Kildare push Clare

    With Will laid up this week, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill were handed the reins of this week's Hurling Pod... They discussed Limerick stretching their unbeaten record against Tipp to 13 games, a battling draw between Dublin and Wexford at Croke Park, Kilkenny narrowly...

  24. THE HURLING POD: UL retain the Fitz | The League ramps up from here! | TJ's role in 2026

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill join Will O'Callaghan to review UL's win over Mary I in the Fitzgibbon Cup final and to look forward to the fourth round of matches in this season's National Hurling League. They also discuss whether the art of defending is being lost and whether...

  25. THE HURLING POD: O'Connor's Cork keep winning | Kildare stun Antrim | Skehill finally gets a boy!

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back with Will O'Callaghan to review the last weekend of games before break in the National Hurling League. Reigning One A champions Cork overcame Tipp in front of a record crowd at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Limerick got back in the groove against...

  26. THE HURLING POD IS BACK: Deise down Limerick | Tipp go to town | Is hurling becoming too soft?

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back with Will O'Callaghan for the first episode of the new season of The Hurling Pod. The lads review the second weekend of the National Hurling League, new arrivals in both the Murphy and Skehill households and if manliness is beng taken out...

  27. THE HURLING POD LIVE: Tipp are back...as All-Ireland champions! | Cork's collapse

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan and The Hurling Pod's viewers for a live edition of pod to review Tipperary's incredible second-half demolition of Cork to land the Liam McCarthy Cup.

  28. ROAD TO CROKE PARK: Hurling Championship | Part Three

    Welcome to Off The Ball's Road to Croke Park, a 3-part podcast series detailing the routes taken by both All Ireland finalists, Cork and Tipperary in the championship in 2025. David Wilson brings you right back to April when dreams were big, and everyone had the wish of climbing those famous…

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  29. ROAD TO CROKE PARK: Hurling Championship | Part Two

    Welcome to Off The Ball's Road to Croke Park, a 3-part podcast series detailing the routes taken by both All Ireland finalists, Cork and Tipperary in the championship in 2025. David Wilson brings you right back to April when dreams were big, and everyone had the wish of climbing those famous…

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  30. ROAD TO CROKE PARK: Hurling Championship | Part One

    Welcome to Off The Ball's Road to Croke Park, a 3-part podcast series detailing the routes taken by both All Ireland finalists, Cork and Tipperary in the championship in 2025. David Wilson brings you right back to April when dreams were big, and everyone had the wish of climbing those famous…

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  31. THE HURLING POD: All-Ireland Final Preview | Can Cork cope with the pressure? | 'Tipp never went away' | Early All-Stars

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan on the greatest week of the year as we get ready for the showdown of Cork and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. With two lethal forward lines can we expect a shoot-out at Croke Park? How big of a loss is Seamus Harnedy?…

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  32. THE HURLING POD: Super sub O'Donoghue sends Tipp to final | Scoreboard confusion | Rampant Rebels

    Fresh from his stint with the BBC on the telly, Paul Murphy joined James Skehill and Will O'Callaghan on this week's review of the All-Ireland semi-finals on this week's Hurling Pod. The lads discussed the fallout from the scoreboard controversy, Oisin O'Donghue's incredible winning goal for...

  33. THE HURLING POD: Down to the final four | Another year for SO'D? | 'Gaelic football has surpassed hurling this summer'

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan ahead of this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Hurling semi-finals. Skehill is licking his wounds after a loss in the Galway League final, they salute Waterford's rising stars, and discuss Shane O'Donnell potentially giving it...

  34. THE HURLING POD: Dublin pull off the shock of the century | Galway need an overhaul | 'Tipp give you something to latch on to'

    After Dublin stunned Limerick in the All-Ireland Hurling. Quarter-Finals and Tipperary eased past Galway, James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan on The Hurling Pod to chat about where the games were won and lost. The lads eat some humble pie about writing off Dublin, and Skehill...

  35. THE HURLING POD: Quarter-Final Weekend | Galway have to fight | 'If there's one way to kill the Munster. Championship...'

    A little bit later than planned, James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to look ahead to this weekend's All-Ireland Hurling Quarter-Finals. Tipperary look to pick up a first Championship win over Galway since 2016, can Dublin pull off a shock and register a third straight...

  36. DAIRE GRAY: 'Nelly is a very ambitious manager' | 'Kildare's success is not lost on us'

    Dublin defender Daire Gray spoke to Will O'Callaghan ahead of their trip to Kildare in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship, and the impact Niall Ó Ceallacháin has had as manager.

  37. PAUL DOLAN: Kildare's rise to the Leinster Championship | 'We don't get days like this too often!'

    Kildare's Paul Dolan spoke to Will O'Callaghan about their remarkable back-to-back promotions from the Christy Ring to the Leinster Championship, their superb performance against Laois in the McDonagh Cup final, and hosting Dublin in the All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals at a packed St...

  38. CIAN LYNCH: ‘Hurling is a sport of expression, an art form’ | ‘Quaid is an example to us all’

    Two-time Hurler of the Year and Limerick captain, Cian Lynch, spoke to Will O’Callaghan at the launch of the All-Ireland Championship about their loss to Cork on penalties in the Munster final, his approach to the game, and Nickie Quaid’s remarkable recovery from a knee ligament injury.

  39. THE HURLING POD: Rebels end Limerick's reign | Kilkenny's 6 in-a-row | Kildare's fairytale rise

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James 'Liam' Skehill joined Will O'Callaghan on this weekend's edition of The Hurling Pod to break down a drama-filled Munster final, a far less dramatic Leinster decider, and Kildare securing back-to-back promotions by winning the McDonagh Cup.

  40. THE HURLING POD: 'Cork more likely to win the All-Ireland than Munster' | Tipp's young talent | 'Galway need a Leinster!'

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan for this week's edition of The Hurling Pod, featuring more chatter on. strange meat matter, a preview of this weekend's provincial finals and Tipperary's latest All-Ireland success at Nowlan Park. Timestamps: 0:00 - 12:30 -...

  41. THE HURLING POD: 'Cork are still capable of beating anyone' | 'How was no-one sent off at Parnell Park?' | Davy hits back at Sambo as Antrim go down

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review the last round of group games in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships. Cork bounced back from their Limerick loss to defeat Waterford and reach a first Munster final since 2018, while the Deise's…

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  42. THE HURLING POD: Willie Maher on his passion for growing hurling | Make Leinster Hurling Great Again | McDonagh Cup is 'off broadway'

    On a members pod that we're making available for all Hurling Pod listeners this week, the GAA's Head of Hurling Willie Maher joined the lads for a chat about why he's passionate about trying to grow the game across the country. They discussed why 20,000 free tickets have been made available for...

  43. THE HURLING POD: Limerick lay down a marker | Tipp's new blood | 'Davy needs to take a look at himself'

    The lads are re-united this week with All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joining the returning Will O'Callaghan to break down the penultimate round of group games in the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championshps. Limerick put in an awesome display to hammer Cork, while Tipperary…

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  44. THE HURLING POD: Tipp's goal glut leaves Clare on the brink | Classy Cathal Mannion

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill are back together to pick apart the weekend's action in the Munster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championships. Tipp's first provincial championship win in 748 days has left All-Ireland champions Clare facing an early exit, while Dublin and…

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  45. THE HURLING POD: ‘It was like Limerick at their pomp’ | Clare and Tipp is a ‘showdown’

    The episode where Paul Murphy and James Skehill were left in charge of The Hurling Pod... The lads discuss Limerick's excellent performance in their win at Waterford, whether 90s hurling really was better, and look ahead to this weekend's games - including the do-or-die clash between Clare and...

  46. THE HURLING POD LIVE EDITION: Waterford down the Banner | Cork cruise past 14 man Tipp

    All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O'Calaghan to take listeners' and viewers' questions after the second weekend of the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships.

  47. THE HURLING POD: Championship opens with a pair of classics | Tipp aren't back? | Galway's worries

    All-Ireland winners James Sklehill and Paul Murphy joined Will O'Callaghan to review a cracking opening weekend of Championship action. All-Ireland champions Clare battled back to earn a draw against League winners Cork. Tipperary bounced back from their League final loss to hold reigning Munster...

  48. THE HURLING POD: O’Donnell’s return | ‘Everything points to Cork winning the All-Ireland’ | ‘Limerick are still number one’

    With the Munster and Leinster Hurling Championships underway this weekend, All-Ireland winners Paul Murphy and James Skehill joined Will O’Callaghan to look ahead to the start of the Championship. They also discussed Shane O’Donnell potentially playing some part in Clare’s title defense, why...

  49. THE HURLING POD: Cork crush Tipp in League Final | 'Tipp aren't getting out of Munster' | Waterford crowned 1B champions

    All-Ireland winners James Skehill and Paul Murphy think you can't play down the hype around Cork after the Rebels eased to a 10-point win against Tipperary to be crowned National League champions for the first time since 1998. How much have Tipperary improved during the league this season? And…

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  50. UNLOCKED MEMBERS HURLING POD: 'I'm a better coach than I was a player' | Watching your matches back

    James Skehill and Paul Murphy are back alongside Will O'Callaghan for this week's Hurling Pod for Off The Ball members. They discuss whether they ever watch back games from their inter-county careers, the holistic nature of coaching, and even sneak in some podcast and TV recommendations.…

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