Keith Treacy and Richie Towell join Raf Diallo to look ahead to Ireland's daunting trip to Portugal, discuss Jeff Hendrick's retirement and react to the LOI sides in Europe, the weekend's action and FAI Cup semis, while Shelbourne's Rachel Graham talks Athlone's achievement, Jemma Quinn and the next Girls in Green squad.
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01:00 Richie and Keith discuss Jeff Hendrick's decision to call time on his career after winning 79 caps for the Republic of Ireland and playing for the likes of Newcastle, Burnley and Derby County.
07:25 Keith and Richie give their take on Heimir Hallgrimsson's latest Ireland squad and look at the task ahead against Portugal on Saturday before next Tuesday's must-win home game against Armenia.
21:15 Richie and Keith review Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers' UEFA Conference League openers against BK Hacken and Sparta Prague respectively, as well as reaction from Joey O'Brien and Jens Gustafsson, while they also discuss Richie's old team-mate Sean Gannon's European landmark and confirmation of Victor Ozhianvuna's future move to Arsenal.
39:00 Richie and Keith look back at the weekend's Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup semi-finals as Shamrock Rovers and Cork City booked their place in next month's final, while you can also hear reaction from Stephen Bradley, Michael Noonan, Colin Healy, Sean Maguire and Ger Nash. Noonan's brace and Kerry and the prospect of the teenager being part of the Ireland Under-17's World Cup squad is also on the menu.
59:00 Keith and Richie analyse the league results as Derry City and Waterford picked up wins on Sunday, with Richie also doffing his cap to ex-Dundalk team-mate Andy Boyle after the former Ireland defender announced his retirement, and discussing Dundalk's delayed promotion push.
01:06:00 Rachel reacts to her final home game of the season with Shelbourne and puts the spotlight on the retiring Jemma Quinn's backstory.
01:12:00 Rachel discusses Athlone Town after they sealed back-to-back titles and ponders whether US-born striker Kelly Brady ends up on Carla Ward's radar for a senior international call-up.
01:19:05 Rachel looks at the potential names pushing for inclusion in the squad for this month's Nations League play-off tie against Belgium and reacts to Niamh Fahey being appointed Liverpool's technical co-ordinator.
Watch Republic of Ireland Under-21s v Slovakia Under-21s in UEFA European Championship qualifying on Friday from 7pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
Watch Portugal v Republic of Ireland in World Cup qualifying on Saturday from 7pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Listen to live radio commentary on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1
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