PODCAST: The Big Red Bench Sunday January 11th 2015
We round up the days sporting action at the top of the show, with reports from two games in the Premier League, and victories for Arsenal and Southampton. Cork enjoyed a 1-14 to 0-12 victory over Tipperary in the McGrath Cup today, and Mark Woods of the Evening Echo joined us to discuss the performance of Brian Cuthberts charges. Jennifer O'Leary discusses her career with Cork Camogie after announcing her retirement today, walking away with 4 All Ireland Medals and a remarkable 8 All Stars. Donn O'Sullivan of the Limerick Post gave us his analysis of Munsters Pro 12 victory over Zebre, and previews the clash against Saracens next weekend. Former Munster and Ireland Forward Alan Quinlan also spoke to us about the upcoming European Champions Cup tie, JJ Hanrahans decision to leave the province, and how his former team mate Anthony Foley is doing at the helm. Teddy McCarthy joined us to discuss the Lord Mayors Cup Competition and upcoming final. Mark Scannell and Grainne Dwyer of Team Montenotte Hotel react after their National Cup Semi Final victory over DCU Mercy last night, while we closed the show discussing the merits of Stephanie Roches goal which is up for the Puskas Award in Zurich tomorrow night, with a final plea to listeners to get behind this talent and register a vote here. Click PLAY above to hear the show in full. If you missed Saturday's show you can catch-up on all that we discussed by clicking here. Tune into the Big Red Bench with Ruairi O'Hagan and Lisa Lawlor every Saturday and Sunday from 6pm.
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