Drivetime Sport ~ May 2008

Giovanni Trapattoni was officially unveiled as the Republic of Ireland Soccer Manager on May 1st

Friday 30th May
Sunday Game hurling pundit, and former All-Ireland winning manager with Galway, Cyril Farrell, Moss Keane of Munster and Ireland and Reggie Corrigan of Leinster and Ireland join Des to look at all of the week's sporting action.

Thursday 29th May
Tomas Mulcahy on Clare V Waterford, the family rivalry at Donegal V Derry, Gabriel Egan ahead of Republic of Ireland V Colombia and Liam Horan's Champioship Column.

Wednesday 28th May
Dessie Farrell and Cavan hurler Mark McEntee on the GPA's new Hurling Twinning County Intiative and Irieland's Greatest athlete Sonia O' Sullivan chats to Des about her distinguished career.

Tuesday 27th May
Michael Corcoran ahead of Ireland's clash with the Barbarian's, former Republic of Ireland player Richard Sadlier and Louise Parkes on Jessica Kuerten's decision not to represent Ireland at this years Olympic Games.

Monday 26th May
Marcus Horan, Peter O' Reilly and Munster Fan Johnny Looby, look back at Munster's victorious Heineken Cup campaign and Noodie Hughes on Monaghan's defeat to Fermanagh.  

Friday 23rd May
Joining Des to chat about the sporting week are Colm Murray, Brian Kerr, Brent Pope and Cathal Dervin.

Thursday 22nd May
Greg Allen reports on day one of the PGA Championship at Wentworth, Roddy Forsyth ahead of the culmination of the Scottish Premier League season, Donal Lenihan and Irish man in Toulouse, Ian Moriarty ahead of the Heineken Cup Final and Liam Horan's latest championship column.

Wednesday 21st May
Ahead of the first ever all English Champions League Final, Footballing Legends Nobby Styles and Chopper Harris chat to Des, Katriona McFadden camps out at Dublin Airport to wave the fans off and Ray Houghton and George Hamilton join Des from the Luzhniki Stadium. Also the story of 13 year old twins who are battling it out at the Irish Women's Close Championships.

Tuesday 20th May
Tony Connelly from Moscow ahead of the Champions League Final, David Conn of The Guardian on Man Utd and Chelsea's combined debt of £1.5billion and Division Four GAA managers on the problems facing the weaker teams.

Monday 19th May
Sean Boylan reflects on the weekends GAA action, Chief Sports Writer with the Scotsman Stuart Bathgate discusses Gretna FC's woes and Tony O' Donoghue from the Irish Training Camp in Portugal.

Friday 16th May
Tommy Carr, Galway United Chairman John Fallon and John Redmond join Des to look at all of the week's sporting action.

Thursday 15th May
Liam Horan's Championship Column, Former Wales and Cardiff City Captain Kevin Radcliffe ahead of Saturday's FA Cup Final and Greg Allen reports from the Irish Open in Adare.

Wednesday 14th May
Drivetime Sport Pro-Am competition winner on his round with Padraig Harrington, Roddy Forsyth on Rangers UEFA Cup Final and Philip Reid and Greg Allen look ahead to the Irish Open.


Tuesday 13th May
Stephen Hunt on his disappointment at Reading's relegation and heading off to Ireland's first training camp under Giovianni Trapattoni, Badminton player Scott Evans on his qualification for this year's Olympics and Gary Moran on the length golf pros will go to to get their club just right.
 

Monday 12th May
Tommy Lyons & Leitrim's Gary McCloskey on the opening weekend of the Championship and Eamon Dunphy on the closing day of the Premiership.

Friday 9th May
Former Irish International Paddy Mulligan, Journalist Vincent Hogan and RTÉ's George Hamilton join Des to look ahead to the closing day of the Premiership and all of the week's sporting action.

Thursday 8th May
Liam Horan's opening column of the Championship season, RTÉ Rugby commentator Michael Corcoran on Declan Kidney's appointment and former Rockmount player Paul McCarthy on his first trip back to Wembley since 1991 when he captain's Ebbsfleet United against Torquay in the FA Trophy final this weekend.

Wednesday 7th May
No Show

Tuesday 6th May
The grand finale of our Pro-am competition, Johnny Murtagh on his big winner at the weekend and Has the Premiership become a boring league? Des asks the Observer's Paul Wilson.

Monday 5th May
No Show

Friday 2nd May
To celebrate 30 years of the Sunday Game presenters past and present Jim Carney, Sean Óg O'Ceallachain and Michael Lyster join Des.

Thursday 1st May
Keith Gleeson chats to Des ahead of his final home game for Leinster this weekend, Kildare Under 21 Manager Glenn Ryan on the U21 All Ireland Final and Gabriel Egan on Giovanni Trapattoni's first press conference.