Episode 3465: Italy On ICE, Figure Skating Saga, Rowing Crisis, Bohs And Benfica
We start today’s show with a “football” love letter from a Bohs fan who was at the Benfica Madrid game and some more Mart Poom memories.
Sinead O’Carroll of The Journal is in studio to examine the fallout from the Oireachtas hearing over allegations around the treatment of Irish rowers in their high performance unit.
And before she heads off to Milan, Sinead previews a fascinating 2026 Winter Olympics with ICE coming to Italy, a figure skating saga and an Irish team that includes Cormac Comerford, whose Olympic skiing dreams started on the artificial slopes of Kilternan, South County Dublin.
From Kilternan ski slope to Milano Cortina, Cormac Comerford completes his long journey to the Winter Olympics https://t.co/hJC6RwJB75
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