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Sport meets news, current affairs, society and pop culture as Gavin Cooney and Sinéad O'Carroll zoom out on the biggest story of the week to explore the wider context and issues at play.

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Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
39 minutes
Episodes
72
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Olympics Daily: Rhys McClenaghan's special gold on a special Saturday

Olympics Daily: Rhys McClenaghan's special gold on a special Saturday

It's six medals in six days. Three of them are gold - and one of them might yet turn to gold. Gav and Sinéad are giddy about Team Ireland's phenomenal performance in the first week of Paris 2024.


Both…

00:40:26  |   Sat 03 Aug 2024
Olympics Daily: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy make history

Olympics Daily: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy make history

Ireland have a second gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games - Gavin reports back from the scene at which Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy confirmed their status as Olympic and Irish greats.


It was a …

00:35:58  |   Fri 02 Aug 2024
Olympics Daily: Ireland robbed in the boxing but bag a bronze on the water

Olympics Daily: Ireland robbed in the boxing but bag a bronze on the water

Sinéad witnessed her fourth medal of the Olympic Games - more than many journalists see in their entire sports writing careers - at the Nautical Stadium as Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle crossed the li…

00:39:19  |   Fri 02 Aug 2024
Olympics Daily: Joy and despair for Ireland as France marches to Marchand’s beat

Olympics Daily: Joy and despair for Ireland as France marches to Marchand’s beat

It was all going too well - Gav and Sinéad react to abrupt disappointments for Mona McSharry and Aoife O’Rourke before then remembering that Kellie Harrington secured Ireland’s third medal only hours…

00:33:03  |   Wed 31 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: Wiffen writes himself into the history books

Olympics Daily: Wiffen writes himself into the history books

Daniel Wiffen has become the first man to win an Olympic medal for Ireland in the pool - and it's a golden one.


Gav and Sinéad were there to witness both the historic 800m race and the Armagh swimmer…

00:30:00  |   Tue 30 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: Mona medals and Ireland smiles

Olympics Daily: Mona medals and Ireland smiles

And we're off. Ireland has its first medal of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games courtesy of Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry.


The 23-year-old touched the wall 0.01 seconds ahead of fourth-placed Italian Benedet…

00:30:22  |   Mon 29 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: Mona stars, Marley redeems, and Paul O’Donovan pulls like an underdog

Olympics Daily: Mona stars, Marley redeems, and Paul O’Donovan pulls like an underdog

Mona McSharry smashed the Irish record in qualifying for the 100m breaststroke final: Sinead reports from poolside and tells us whether we can now expect her to medal in tomorrow’s final.


Gavin meanwh…

00:28:52  |   Sun 28 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: Dupont’s golden moment and Rhys keeps his nerve

Olympics Daily: Dupont’s golden moment and Rhys keeps his nerve

Antoine Dupont’s audacious bid for Olympic gold came to pass at a raucous Stade de France - Sinead reports as 80,000 French fans along with most of the media lost their minds amid the glory of it all…

00:34:51  |   Sat 27 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: The fashion, the flagbearers and Gianni Infantino

Olympics Daily: The fashion, the flagbearers and Gianni Infantino

A rainy day befell Paris on what should have been the most glamorous event of the year for this cycle of Olympians. The Opening Ceremony, conducted down the river Seine, promised spectacle and freshn…

00:27:49  |   Fri 26 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: Ireland's medal hopes

Olympics Daily: Ireland's medal hopes

Gav falls in love with Rugby 7s despite Ireland bowing out after a tough day in Stade de France. Upsets galore and the irresistible story of France and their beloved Antoine DuPont made for an excell…

00:31:56  |   Thu 25 Jul 2024
Olympics Daily: Déjà vu for Dupont?

Olympics Daily: Déjà vu for Dupont?

Olympics Daily will bring you all the action from Paris 2024 every day - from the Irish medals (fingers crossed) to the scandal and gossip (we've already got some) - with Gavin Cooney and Sinead O'Ca…

00:23:25  |   Wed 24 Jul 2024
Introducing: Olympics Daily with Cooney & O'Carroll

Introducing: Olympics Daily with Cooney & O'Carroll

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Gavin Cooney and Sinéad O’Carroll report from the 2024 Olympics in Paris to dive into the glory, heartbreak, controversy and gossip every single night.


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00:01:18  |   Fri 19 Jul 2024
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