About this episode

The episode discusses Ireland's loss to France, Peter Queally's exit from Waterford, and the departure of James Lowe from Leinster, while also paying tribute to Ciarán Ó Lionáird.

Mick McCarthy, Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton & Matthew Brennan rattle through the morning papers. There is conversation around Ireland’s loss to France in Grenoble, Peter Queally’s stint with Waterford, Mark Coleman’s thoughts on the conclusion of last weekend’s Munster final & the news that James Lowe will leave Leinster (Irish Rugby) following the URC final! Mick & Dara also pay tribute to former Irish Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird who has sadly died at the age of 38. 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

People in this episode

Host: Mick McCarthy

Guests: Enda Coll, Dara Smith-Naughton, Matthew Brennan

Topics covered

• Irish Rugby
• sports news
• morning papers
• Ireland vs France
• Waterford
• Ciarán Ó Lionáird

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Waterford, Leinster

Places: France, Ireland, Grenoble

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