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Donegal All-Ireland winner Paddy McBrearty is the latest guest to join Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran on The Monday Club podcast. Recent days have seen the talismanic Michael Murphy step away from the inter-county arena - McBrearty reflects on the years they spent together, and the loss of the Glenswilly colossus and Finnbarr Roarty to the Donegal panel. In a wide-ranging interview, the Kilcar man discusses the 2025 All-Ireland final miss that still haunts him, as well as frustrations around Donegal’s 2014 All-Ireland final defeat to Kerry. Then there is the demands placed by McBrearty’s personality, which led to younger team-mates dubbing him Patrick Bateman - Christian Bale’s character in the 2000 thriller, American Psycho. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The passing of Ciara Mageean on Sunday has left so many in mourning. An elite, world-level middle-distance runner and, above all, a special person whose personality ensured her appeal transcended sport and all those remarkable achievements on the track. Neil Loughran, Cahair O’Kane and Paul McConville look back at the proud Portaferry woman’s life and career, the impact made on so many, and the remarkable legacy left behind. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the county champions are in and the Ulster Club SFC is ready to get under way – starting with Saturday’s preliminary round clash between newly-minted Down and Tyrone kingpins, Clonduff and Edendork. Neil Loughran, Cahair O’Kane and Kenny Archer discuss their love for the provincial championship, and take a walk along memory lane to revisit some of their favourite Ulster club memories. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Armagh All-Ireland winner Rory Grugan is the latest guest to join Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran on The Monday Club podcast. The Ballymacnab playmaker talks through the recent decision to bring down the curtain on his Orchard career, following a host of others from their 2024 Sam Maguire success into retirement. A deep thinker on all aspects of the game, Grugan discusses the kind of footballer he wanted to be after starring in Armagh minors’ 2009 All-Ireland triumph, and how his role – and his approach – evolved through time. It wasn’t until 2016 that Grugan made his first championship start for the Orchard. That was also the year he suffered the tragic loss of dad John. Grugan discusses how he views his county career in two distinct halves, with that personal loss becoming his ‘why’ for the decade that followed. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is the night when all the stars come out - and a special edition of The Monday Club captures some of the atmosphere and craic from a memorable event. Guests were whisked away from the red carpet to the podcast studio at Belfast’s ICC for a chat with Neil Loughran and Cahair O’Kane. They include Monaghan ace Stephen O’Hanlon, Armagh legend Stefan Campbell, Loughgiel camog Roisin McCormick - who was named Player of the Year later in the evening - and Antrim boss Elaine Dowds. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Down captain Kevin McKernan is the latest guest to join Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran on The Monday Club podcast. With dad Brendan part of the great Burren teams of the 1980s and ’90s, as well as an All-Ireland winner with Down in 1991, McKernan describes growing up with the ambition to follow in those footsteps. The Mournemen came so close, losing out by a point to Cork in the 2010 All-Ireland final - he lifts the lid on that remarkable run, the madness of losing leader Ambrose Rogers in a club championship game weeks before the final, and the what-ifs that never go away. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A legend as a player, and the man who eventually led Mayo back to the promised land, Andy Moran is the latest guest to join Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran on The Monday Club podcast. It has been a hectic couple of months since the 75-year wait for Sam Maguire was ended on the most dramatic and emotional of days at Croke Park. And, in a wide-ranging interview, the Ballaghaderreen man takes the lads inside that All-Ireland triumph - from the watershed moment of Connacht championship defeat to Roscommon, to the personnel changes that helped bring the best from a dynamic system. Moran talks about the lessons learnt from Mayo’s handling of the maverick Ciaran McDonald when it came to getting the best from his son, Kobe, and how other aspects of his playing career informed his managerial approach. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Derry captain Chrissy McKaigue joins Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran in the latest episode of The Monday Club. In a wide-ranging conversation, McKaigue reveals that this could be his last season playing - despite helping Sleacht Néill hurlers to a 14th successive county crown, and the club’s footballers into the Derry SFC quarter-final on Sunday. A move into coaching was always on the cards but, having spent last year as part of Ciaran Meenagh’s backroom team, the All-Star corner-back reveals why he has since decided to step away. Could he be manager of Derry in future? Or would the lure of another county hold greater appeal? And then there is the Rory Gallagher question - McKaigue takes listeners inside the tumultuous days leading into the 2023 Ulster final, after the Derry boss stepped aside in the wake of domestic abuse allegations. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region. We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes. Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Adams is the latest guest to join Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran on The Monday Club. In a wide-ranging chat, the Antrim camogie legend reflects on the some of the ups and downs of her career with club and county, including O’Donovan Rossa’s remarkable All-Ireland triumph in 2009 – a year fearing their chance had gone. But there is so much more than camogie talk to the west Belfast woman. A hugely driven individual and successful businesswoman, Adams speaks lovingly about the family who have always had her back. Indeed, although the hurl has long been hung up, Adams now channels her energy into running. She first started hitting the roads when her beloved mum was diagnosed with cancer. Bernie Adams sadly passed away in April 2025. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donegal All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee is the latest guest to join Cahair O’Kane and Neil Loughran on The Monday Club. McGee starts as he means to go on with a not-so-subtle dig about never winning an Irish News All-Star, before widening out into a conversation that covers plenty of ground - including the time he briefly marked his own father in a club game. One of the famous “tracksuits ravers” as Donegal failed to deliver on their promise during the Noughties, McGee offers an interesting window into the dynamics around the relationships that helped the county’s fortune flip. Dropped from the panel early on by Jim McGuinness, he forced his way back into a formidable side that went on to All-Ireland glory in 2012. The Gaoth Dobhair man also discusses learning to believe in his ability, the years after leaving a group renowned for its closeness, the challenge of stepping into inter-county coaching with Sligo - and the unique ambitions he has away from football. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tyrone GAA star Kieran McGeary is the latest guest to join Neil Loughran and Cahair O’Kane on The Monday Club. In this week’s episode McGeary reflects on the fine margins at the top level of Gaelic football after Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph. McGeary discusses his decision to spend five months travelling the world before coming back in time for championship, conversations with Malachy O’Rourke, and why the break left him feeling re-energised and ready to give his all to the Red Hand cause. Then there is 2021 - the year Tyrone survived a Covid storm to emerge as All-Ireland champions, with McGeary going from a disappointing opening day outing against Cavan to being named GAA/GPA Player of the Year. The Pomeroy man lifts the lid on what it was like behind the scenes in the Tyrone camp that summer, and frustration at being unable to get back to the same level in the years that followed. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Antrim captain Eoghan McCabe joins Neil Loughran and Cahair O’Kane on this week’s episode of The Monday Club. Since becoming an online coach, the St Gall’s man has amassed over 40,000 followers across various social media platforms. He talks about the ups and downs of that lifestyle and how his own attitude and that of others towards it has developed over the years. McCabe also talks about his career with Antrim to date. He was installed as captain in the early part of the 2026 league campaign and he speaks about attempts to drive standards, how Antrim are trying to narrow the gap and what they learned from last year’s Ulster Championship clash with then-All Ireland champions Armagh. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Monday Club podcast, Neil Loughran and Cahair O'Kane are joined by Louth manager and former Tyrone All-Ireland winner Gavin Devlin. The Ardboe native gives a fascinating insight into management, a playing career that he decided to end entirely at the age of just 27 and the “rawness” that he still feels at how Tyrone ended his and Mickey Harte’s time in 2020. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special episode of The Monday Club podcast, the Irish News sports team look back on a championship season which many are calling the best ever. Paul McConville is joined by Kenny Archer, Cahair O’Kane, Andy Watters and Neil Loughran to discuss the memorable moments, the main talking points and the individual performances which shaped this year’s championship. Mayo’s incredible All-Ireland success, their first in 75 years, rightly grabbed all the headlines, but what about all those other memorable days throughout the summer? The panel look at their other top moments, discuss whether the new format has been a success or not and try and pick their Player and Young Player of the Year. They also look at which Ulster teams can look back on the championship with some form of satisfaction and which still have work to do. IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mayo’s celebrations may last a month but on this week’s episode of the Monday Club podcast, we delve deep into an All-Ireland win 75 years in the making. Paul McConville is joined by Kenny Archer, Cahair O’Kane and Andy Watters to reflect on Mayo’s win over Kerry in Sunday’s All-Ireland final in Croke Park. The team discuss the outpouring of emotion in Dublin and look at the mental fortitude shown by Mayo after falling seven points behind at one stage in the first half. They dissect the pivotal moments, praise the approach of manager Andy Moran, the tough decisions he had to take and highlight the contribution of coach Paddy Tally, who has now won All-Ireland titles as a coach of three different counties.  IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIND INSURANCE NI  Find Insurance NI has been supporting Northern Ireland businesses for 50 years, building a strong reputation for commercial insurance expertise and trusted service across the region.  We started here, we stayed here, and we’ve grown with the local business community — working with companies of all sizes.  Call 08000 126 367 or visit findinsuranceni.co.uk , Facebook or LinkedIn  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.