Last weekend could be a landmark weekend in Gaelic football. On Saturday night, Kerry and Dublin played out a properly classic football match, which Kerry nicked by a point in a welter of excitement. The following day, two more contenders – Galway and Monaghan – played out a game that showcased all the most tiresome elements of the sport.

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Former Kerry player Sean O’Sullivan and ex-Galway footballer Barry Cullinane join us to talk about what lessons other teams can take from the success of Kerry up against Dublin on Saturday night, and whether there are coaches out there willing to roll the dice as Kerry did, and trust their players.

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If boring, defensive football definitely doesn’t trouble the best team in the country, then why play boring, defensive football?

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We also have a McTepid re-heat, we discuss the young Kerry footballer who is fast on the ball, and even faster behind the microphone, and as the brilliant Catastrophe comes to an end tonight, we have a chance for some listeners to get a hold of our Euro 88 t-shirts, as worn in the show by the incomparable Sharon Horgan.

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