Episode 3229: PFO From The FAI’s CFO, Hectic Hurling, Bohs From Beyond The Grave

FAI CFO Marc Canham’s time in Irish football has come to an end as he leaves the FAI to pursue new dreams, and new deadlines. Ken once met Canham, asked the hard questions, and got some soft answers.

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It was a reliably insane start to the All-Ireland hurling championship, and Jamie Wall and 2-time All-star Dublin’s Liam Rushe are with us to pick through the two hectic draws in Munster, Galway’s capitulation to Kilkenny, and the new, undisputed, second-best team in Leinster.

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Bohs were 2-0 down to Rovers yesterday and things were looking so bad that some fans even left Tallaght stadium early, and so missed one of the greatest comebacks in Dublin derby history. Branno is on board to brag.

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Plus there’s odd rugby analogies, Roddy memories and the Clare FM roller coaster.

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Beñat Gutierrez joins us from Bilbao, European capital of football for the next few weeks to talk about their defeat last night at the Bernabéu and what they expect from the forthcoming Europa semi-final against Manchester United. pic.twitter.com/Aa2CxZ54ML

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