Just like last week, we're coming off a packed few days in Irish football so today's episode of the RTÉ Soccer Podcast is split into two standalone ones.
Richie Towell and former Republic of Ireland winger Keith Treacy join Raf Diallo to review the weekend's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division action, the depleted Boys in Green's forward line for Prague in the wake of Evan Ferguson being ruled out, and look ahead to the Champions League last 16 first leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City that will be live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player on Wednesdsay.
And our apologies, due to technical difficulties, most of the YouTube version is audio-only.
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00:50 Arsenal fan Keith discusses the wider criticisms about the Gunners' approach and the impact it has on the wider game, while Richie reminisces about playing with a young Viktor Gyokeres at Brighton before looking ahead to the Real Madrid v Man City first leg.
09:20 A review of the weekend's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division games and a look ahead to the first Friday-Monday rounds of the new season.
38:20 Keith and Richie discuss the depleted Ireland forward line and the options to cover for the main man Troy Parrott - including why they are not keen on a recall for Sammie Szmodics.
Shelbourne's Rachel Graham and her former Ireland team-mate Méabh De Búrca look back on the Girls in Green's narrow World Cup qualifying defeats to France and the Netherlands, before previewing the new SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division season which will kick off on Saturday.
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01:00 A review of Ireland's 2-1 defeats to France and the Netherlands and the lay of the land ahead of next month's crucial fixtures against Poland.
19:00 A review of Sunday's Women's President's Cup and a preview of the 2026 Women's Premier Division season.
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Watch Real Madrid v Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday from 7.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on the RTÉ News app and on rte.ie/sport
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