Episode 3282: Irish And GB Lions, Andy V Joe, The Power Of 4, Donal’s Doughnuts
The Lions coverage has been accused of being a little over wrought at times, but McDevitt says the Gerard Butler/Sky guff is as integral to the whole experience as an O’Driscoll waltz or a Matt Dawson dummy. Yep, its officially Lions O’Clock.

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We chat to former Lion Shane Horgan, and Gerry Thornley of The Irish Times, about the sheer number of Irish on the tour and if that will be an issue, the master apprentice Joe V Andy dynamic, Finn Russell being coached by Johnny Sexton, the talent differential between the two squads, and how, as it gets closer to kick off, this looks like being a proper test series.

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Plus there’s Stalin’s songs, Donal’s Doughnuts and Adam Lallana – a brilliant mind.
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