Off The Ball

𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃'𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐓 ☘️ 🗣️"A really creative player!" 🗣️"I'm really excited about this!" The Newsround discussed Harvey Vale being added to Ireland's squad ahead of the visit to Prague next week.

🗣️"Good things are starting to happen to us!" Writer Antonio Matheus says that Venezuela's historic baseball win over the United States could be a turning point for hope amid a difficult period in the country.

𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃'𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐓 ☘️ 🗣️"A really creative player!" 🗣️"I'm really excited about this!" The Newsround discussed Harvey Vale being added to Ireland's squad ahead of the visit to Prague next week.

🗣️ 'It's extraordinary when you consider where most people, including myself, thought Ireland were heading before the Portugal game!' Dion Fanning reacts to the news this afternoon that Heimir Hallgrimsson's contract has been extended until 2028! | 🇮🇪 The Football Show on Off The Ball with @WilliamHillIre.

🗣️ 'Chelsea used to be a proper club, Eoin!' 🗣️ 'Rosenior does look like he's reaching the end of the road, so soon...' Dion Fanning assesses how far Chelsea have fallen, and how long Liam Rosenior will still be in charge at the club. | ⚽️ The Football Show on Off The Ball with @WilliamHillIre.

𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃'𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐓 ☘️ 🗣️"A really creative player!" 🗣️"I'm really excited about this!" The Newsround discussed Harvey Vale being added to Ireland's squad ahead of the visit to Prague next week.

🗣️ "The last great #golf tournament" 🗣️ "This is the Masters, man!" Will this year's Masters be lessened without Rory McIlroy's struggle story? The lads on the Ryan Line discuss 👇🏼

🗣️ 'It's extraordinary when you consider where most people, including myself, thought Ireland were heading before the Portugal game!' Dion Fanning reacts to the news this afternoon that Heimir Hallgrimsson's contract has been extended until 2028! | 🇮🇪 The Football Show on Off The Ball with @WilliamHillIre.

🗣️ “He’s always turned up for Ireland.” 🗣️ ”I do think there are enough options.” Matthew, Ben, and David on the Green Scene discuss the role that Séamus Coleman will play next week, and debate Plan B options The Green Scene on Off The Ball with @CadburyIreland a proud sponsor of the Republic of Ireland football teams #PaintMarchGreen

🗣️ "Irish men's national team were nowhere to be found!" 🗣️ "The moment made the event" The Teneo 2025 Sport & Sponsorship Index maps out Ireland #football team's rapid rise in popularity after Troy Parrott's magic in Hungary... will it last?

“I need to thank Stephen Kenny for bringing through these players” “He should be really proud” Heimir Hallgrímsson thanks his predecessor Stephen Kenny for bringing in some of the young talent in the Ireland squad @CadburyIreland #PaintMarchGreen

🗣️ 'Chelsea used to be a proper club, Eoin!' 🗣️ 'Rosenior does look like he's reaching the end of the road, so soon...' Dion Fanning assesses how far Chelsea have fallen, and how long Liam Rosenior will still be in charge at the club. | ⚽️ The Football Show on Off The Ball with @WilliamHillIre.

🗣️ “I wouldn’t be shocked to see Bosun Lawal play a big role!” 🗣️ ”He’s had to plug a lot of gaps.” The Green Scene crew react to the news of Bosun Lawal’s inclusion in Heimir Hallgrimsson’s Ireland squad 🍀 The Green Scene on Off The Ball with @CadburyIreland a proud sponsor of the Republic of Ireland football teams #PaintMarchGreen

🗣️ 'Drink was everywhere in our childhoods, it was part of the furniture!' 🗣️ 'He's very complex... one moment he will speak so insightfully about drink... and the next minute he'll shut it down!' Author of 'We need to talk about Roy', David Hannigan feels Roy Keane's 'complicated relationship' with alcohol is the perfect illustration of the whole country's relationship with drink.

🗣️ "I remember drop goals!" 🗣️ "Despite the magic of moments, winning matters" This year's #SixNations delivered plenty of memorable moments, but do team's need trophies to keep the fans on side? In the wake of the men's national football side being named 2025 Team Of The Year in the Annual Teneo Sport and Sponsorship Sentiment Index, the #WOTS crew chat to fans on the importance of success to hold on to popularity.

🗣️ 'Why have your shorts got pockets?... What are the pockets for?' 😂 🗣️ 'Rugby didn't exist for us in working class Cork in the 80s!' Author of 'We need to talk about Roy', David Hannigan breaks down how a working class footballer from Cork, Roy Keane became so influential over Irish rugby. | ☘️

🗣️ “He’s always turned up for Ireland.” 🗣️ ”I do think there are enough options.” Matthew, Ben, and David on the Green Scene discuss the role that Séamus Coleman will play next week, and debate Plan B options The Green Scene on Off The Ball with @CadburyIreland a proud sponsor of the Republic of Ireland football teams #PaintMarchGreen

"A bit of a revenge game..." 👀 The Ireland squad are looking forward to their rematch with France in the Six Nations... after the 'tasty' fixture at the World Cup! 😅☘️ #Rugby on Off The Ball with @bankofireland | #NeverStopCompeting #Irishrugby #W6N

🗣️ "The last great golf tournament" 🗣️ "This is the Masters, man!" Will this year's Masters be lessened without Rory McIlroy's struggle story? The lads on the Ryan Line discuss 👇🏼

🗣️ 'In Cork, in the 90s, there was a lot of jealousy of Roy Keane...' 🗣️ 'There was much more of an edge to [Christy] Ring...' David Hannigan explains Roy Keane's complicated relationship with his native Cork, as no one can compare to how Cork people view Jimmy Barry Murphy! | ⚽️