Former Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Celtic and Rotherham midfielder Richie Towell, ex-St Pat's and Shels winger Conan Byrne and Shelbourne midfielder Rachel Graham join Raf Diallo on this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast after a weekend of intriguing derbies in the men's and women's League of Ireland.
Among the talking points are Mipo Odubeko's swift on-pitch riposte to Virgin Media pundit Roddy Collins' critique of his finishing, Drogheda's stellar start continuing unabated and Ireland international Abbie Larkin's development, as well as Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid which will be live to watch and stream on RTÉ this Wednesday.
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02:20 Conan and Richie review the weekend's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division action, such as Mipo Odubeko scoring after Roddy Collins had put the spotlight on his finishing on Virgin Media pre-game, Drogheda United requiring little of the ball to overcome ten-man Derry City, Waterford's downturn, worries for Sligo Rovers and much, much more, including a look-ahead to a double-round of fixtures on the Easter weekend.
42:20 Richie and Conan take a look at the First Division and discuss Dundalk youngster Sean Keogh.
47:35 Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid will be live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player on Wednesday. Conan and Richie share their views on whether the Gunners can finish the job in Madrid and also touch on Aston Villa's difficult task in trying to fight back against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
1:01.40 Rachel reflects back on the takeaways from last week's Women's Nations League win over Greece for the Republic of Ireland, gives an insight into what it was like to play in Shelbourne's 7-2 victory over Bohemians on Saturday, reviews the other results and discusses the development of Ireland international and former Shels team-mate Abbie Larkin.
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