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Second Captains

Second Captains

Listen to the award winning Second Captains free to air podcasts, presented by Eoin McDevitt, Ciáran Murphy and Ken Early. Subscribe to daily shows at secondcaptains.com/join Join The Second Captains World Service and get access to our daily shows and much more. Become a Second Captains member at secondcaptains.com. - iTunes Podcast of the Year - iTunes Essentials Top 10 Podcasts of All-Time - The Guardian"s 50 Podcasts You Need To Hear - Ireland"s Most-Downloaded Podcast

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38:31

Liverpool Leave Two Behind, Comedy Slot, Legend...

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2024/12/05

It’s been a tough week on the Second Captains World Service if you're an Ireland football fan with the women losing out to Wales and Kelleher letting one sail over his head to allow Newcastle score a late equaliser. We ever so slightly deflate the Kelleher hype balloon, attempt to define what constitutes a Premier league legend and chat to Ireland player Chloe Mustaki about the link between physical and mental health.To listen to our programming throughout the rest of the week,join the Second

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42:28

Ep 3113: Gaelic Football 2.0 Greenlighted, Sligo...

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2024/12/02

The 48 enhancements that added up to the biggest change in the 140-year history of Gaelic football sailed througha Special Congress on Saturday, and will profoundly alter the game at club and county level for 2025 and beyond.FRC member Eamonn Fitzmaurice and Paul Flynn tell us why this had to happen, why there's still room left for tweaks, and what it tells us for theGAA's approach to tackling the biggest issues from here on out.We salute Coolera/Strandhill'sachievement in winning the Connacht club

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1:21:11

Ep 3112: Two Vast And Trunkless Legs of Stone - 02/12/24

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2024/12/02

We've seen teams and managers in crisis before, but not this team and not this manager. So nobody can tear their eyes away from the spectacle of Pep Guardiola having apparently no idea how to stop Manchester City's spiral, beyond spouting ancient wisdom-phrases even he does not appear to be actually paying any attention to.Meanwhile some of Guardiola's former charges were helping Chelsea make mincemeat of Aston Villa, while for Ruben Amorim's Manchester United, the tiny frenetic figure of Amad

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58:24

Hurler In Space, The Fight, Fenton Breaks The...

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2024/11/21

Brian Fenton broke the (GAA) internet this week by announcing his retirement.We spoke to Fenton’s former Dublin teammate Paul Flynn, who thinks the Leinster Football Championship is now up for grabs.Gavan Casey and Andy Lee joined us to discuss Hawk Tuah, Rosie Perez and Taylor V Serrano.Miguel Delaney chatted with Ken about his new book States of Play, and we givea sneak peek of our Shane O’Donnell interview live from The Olympia Theatre.Join the party for just a fiver a month—no contracts, no

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53:22

Ep 3078: Gaelic Football But Better? Murphy And Flynn...

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2024/10/21

The Gaelic football patient checked itself in at the weekend, gladly submitting to extensive, experimental surgery in full view of the watching public.We speak to Paul Flynn and FRC member Michael Murphy about the new rules (or enhancements, as Jim Gavin insists we call them) that worked, the rules that jarred... and the rules that our Murph reckons they put in just so we could get rid of them and feel like we were being critical.There's also the latest earth-shattering press release from the World

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1:10:52

Ep 3077: All Change At Liverpool, Refs Keep Us...

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2024/10/21

Howard Webb provided some good grist to the conspiracy mills over the weekend bygetting himself filmed texting and earpiecingbefore Saliba's yellow card was changed to a red. But maybe the PGMOL supremo deserves some praise to go with the flak. At least his referees are providing an element of unpredictability otherwise missing from a lot of overcoached Premier League football.Branno brings us up to speed on his trip to Sligo to see Bohemians play their small role in the climax to the League of

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39:07

Tuchel Tears A Nation Apart, Joe Canning In Studio,...

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2024/10/17

The appointment of Thomas Tuchel as England manager has divided both the proud nation of England and the ignoble profession of football journalism into two camps: Little Englanders and Merchants of Woke.Yesterday we heard from The 42's Gav Cooney and Rory Smith of the New York Times, and today had his say. Have the FA made the right choice in appointing a foreign coach?Earlier in the week we were joined in studio by one of the all-time greats of hurling, Joe Canning to talk about his new

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1:05:13

Ep 3072: Sexton's Obsession, Deep Reds, RWC QFs, The...

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2024/10/14

Johnny Sexton has won European Cups, Grand Slams, has the all time Irish and Six Nations points records and is a former world player of the year. It takes talent but also an obsessive drive to get this good, and his new autobiography, Obsessed, explains the mental toll this took on Sexton.He joins us in studio to discuss his big breakthrough in 2009 at Croker, his pattern of bust-ups followed by regret, Lancaster's personality test, about needing to change how he communicated with teammates and

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48:58

Ep 3071: Ireland Lose In Athens, Ken's Grand Tour,...

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2024/10/14

thens for breakfast, Barcelona for brunch, Fairview for lunch. Ken is back from his Grand Tour of Continental Europe, traveling through the night to bring you his thoughts on Ireland's latest adventures in the Nations League.Joining us in the studio to reflect on an international window in which we actually won a game is Richie Sadlier.We also try to decipher just what Lee Carsley is actually saying and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:25

Living In Lebanon, Hezbollah And Lebanese Society,...

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2024/10/10

This week we released a podcast on our world service - Sally Hayden, Irish Times Correspondent and author ofMy Fourth Time, We Drowned, spoke to Ken about life in Beirut under fire from the Israeli army - and such was the reaction that we decided to release it to non members.Sally explains the religious mix in Beirut, how embedded Hezbollah is in Lebanese society, the huge number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the internal displacement caused by the invasion and the anxiety of tomorrow. Ken and

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38:02

Ep 3066: Whose Title Is It Anyway? Kens Dojo...

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2024/10/07

Ken has returned from the Land Of The Rising Sun, and he has stories to tell - of Shinto shrines (went to "one of" the most famous ones in Tokyo), Buddhist temples, and... storied sumo amphitheatres.We dominate the dojo in the company of our very own Alan Whicker.Branno missed the most dramatic week in the HISTORY of the league of Ireland last week, as he was recuperating from invasive surgery - we discover which Second Captain presenter was a constant reassuring presence through his recuperation,

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1:08:29

Ep 3065: Japan Stan Eats Humble Kai - 07/10/24

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2024/10/07

Ken is back from Japan and we take the opportunity to revisit some of the highlights he missed over the last two weeks.We talk about the varying fortunes of Kai Haaland Havertz, Anthony Gordon, Cole Palmer and Ange Postecoglou before Mark Critchley joins us to talk about what we had mistakenly anticipated would be the game of the weekend at Villa Park.Will this be the week when Manchester United finally pull the plug on ETH, or is it just too embarrassing for them to do that right now?Plus there's

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35:09

Ep 3060: Ireland Stun NZ, World Class Wafer, Zebre...

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2024/09/30

Less than a year ago the Irish women's rugby team had finished bottom of the Six Nations table, were playing the likes of Kazakhstan in the third tier of WXV, had not qualified for the previous World Cup and along with stories of interprovincial teams changing in front of wheelie bins and 7s players being taking in and out of the 15s camp, there was very little positivity about.They have since come third in the 6N, qualified for the 2025 World Cup, made it into the top tier of WXV1, hammered

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40:10

Ep 3059: A New Low For Ten Hag, Spurs Dominate,...

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2024/09/30

The Manchester United content-creating machine trundles remorselessly on: another day, another humiliating home defeat. Jack Pitt-Brooke and Dion Fanning were watching, goggle-eyed at the latest United capitulation - this one withadded red card drama.Tottenham on the other hand had a delightful day at the office. It turns out the only thing a Premier League crisis club needs is a visit to Old Trafford.And there's also Liverpool's almost-silent progression to top spot in the Premier League, and Mikel

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44:27

Ep 3054: Ireland Back On Top, Outhalf Subplots,...

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2024/09/23

The sport of rugby barely survived the Ken Early Rugby Special onSecond Captainslast week, but after a weekend deluge of tries, drama and upsets, it's back, baby!We do a quick series recap of "last season, in rugby" including a reminder that the international team did rather well in 2023/24, while the provinces struggled.Gerry Thornley joins us to discuss the 10-try interpro that went loco, Connacht's dynamic halfback duo, Munster's brain drain, Ireland and Leinster's outhalf subplot, Ulster's

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46:57

Ep 3053: Fear And Rancour In Manchester, Mourinho's...

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2024/09/23

We had been told that Manchester City/Arsenal games are guaranteed snooze-fests, but it turns out we had been misinformed. John Stones got the final goal of a 2-2 thriller in the eighth minute of injury time, and it was a game so rich in drama, so packed with shithousery, and so laden with meaning for this year's Premier League title race that we simply had to hear from Jonathan Wilson and Gavin Cooney. It might not have been a good week for Mr Mourinho in Turkey, but it will have gladdened his

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26:29

Arteta's Red Hand, The Schillaci Scapegoat, Katie...

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2024/09/19

On this week's World Service roundup; Ken offers fresh perspective on Mikel Arteta's professional pickpocketer scheme, Eoin reopens a 34-year-old debate as to who was at fault for Toto Schillaci's goal that booted us out of Italia 90, and we share some of our chat with the great Katie McCabe live from the eartH Theatre in London last week.Join the party for a fiver a month – there’s no contracts, no sign-on fee, no minimum stay, no hidden fees and no ads. Go tosecondcaptains.com/joinfor details

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43:49

Ep 3048: Down Goes Rory, Ok To Choke, The Kingspan...

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2024/09/16

Rory McIlroy was 4 shots clear at the top of the leaderboard early in yesterday's final round of the Irish Open, was playing at his home-from-home course Royal County Down, against a field shy on world class golfers... nothing could possibly go wrong.Malachy Clerkin of the Irish Times wants to take away the stigma of choking in sport, thinks putting is the base issue and explains why he thinks Rory will win another major, but simultaneously comes to the realisation that he may be the last person

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1:07:21

Ep 3047: Ur-Arsenal, Ange Second Season Silver,...

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2024/09/16

If Ange Postecoglou's set-up yesterday harked back to the days of Ossie Ardiles, Mikel Arteta's Arsenal paid tribute to the spirit of an evenearlier time. The Basque has reconnected Arsenal with their roots - and what lies beneath.We also talk about Heimir Hallgrimsson'sblithe lack of concern for Optics.Jack Pitt-Brooke joins us to talk about the North London derby, the measures Ange Postecoglou has taken to address what are quickly becoming world-famous problems, and how Arsenal are likely to

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41:25

Ep 3036: Djokovic Slams Out, Ballygunner Once Again,...

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2024/09/02

This year's US Open will be the first in 20 years to not feature at least one of Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, or Roger Federer in the round of 16. This is a....good thing?Novak Djokovic's shock departure came less than 24 hours after Wimbledon and French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz also crashed out of the tournament.We dial in to New York City to chat to Caitlin Thompson of Racquet Magazine.Ballygunner win again in Waterford as a Comer hop-ball sends Murph’s (original) club packing in Galway, and

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