Episode 2734: La Belle Mêlée, Vibes Hunting, Ken In Tourist Mode

All roads lead to France at the moment, at least where Irish international sport is concerned. Ruaidhri O’Connor is in Bordeaux ahead of Ireland’s opening Rugby World Cup game against Romania where Andy Farrell has named a strong squad in search of some positive vibes.

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500 kilometres away in Paris, there’s a decidedly bleak outlook for the Republic of Ireland tonight. Ken is taking his mind off things by whizzing around on his electric bike from one bombastic Parisian historical site to another, eventually squeezing in chat with us about anything not related to Mbappe’s sizzling scoring record.

Plus there’s Katie McCabe’s Ballon d’Or nomination, Stephen Kenny’s reaction to Ferguson’s injury and Andy Farrell’s grá for hardship.

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