Episode 3264: Football Group Stage Kill Day, Carla Ward Post-Colonial Ball, Jealous Jim, You OK Ken?

The All-Ireland senior football championship only “really” begins next week, we’ve been told, but some big names could already be saying goodbye.  How likely is it that the group stages will see Galway, Mayo, Dublin or Donegal knocked out – Paul Flynn and Conor McManus are predicting some big fallers.

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After 18 wides in Croke Park, what’s going on with the Dubs – Ken has some thoughts.  The GAA locking the doors of its biggest stadium gets a mention, but why is Jim Gavin pulling up the ladder behind him?

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We discuss Carla Ward’s image of “Irish football”, the many lessons we could pass on to this year’s Leaving Cert students… and why Ken is fundamentally disillusioned with his life.

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