Episode 1130: Ireland’s First Major Tournament Football Heroes, Conor McGregor’s Latest No Good, Very Bad Stunt

Conor McGregor’s back in the headlines, arrested after throwing a hand-truck through the window of a bus at a UFC press event last night in Brooklyn. Ken outlines the reaction.

Conor McGregor. Picks up guard rail. Attempts to throw it at bus. ABSOLUTE CHAOS IN NEW YORK. #UFC223 (Via Felice Herrig's IG story) pic.twitter.com/JYQZD7jtKP

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 5, 2018

We also talk about the first Irish football team to come within a whisker of international glory with Paul Rouse, lecturer at UCD and author of a string of brilliant books, including “Sport and Ireland: A History”, who joins us in studio.

They went to the Olympic Games in 1924, part of the first team to be sent to the Olympics since independence, and it touches on the history of FIFA, the beginnings of the World Cup, and the split between the FAI and the IFA.

Plus there’s rotting geese, Sergio Garcia, and exciting live show updates for our beloved world service members.

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Here's one of the most heartbreaking & beautiful moments we've ever recorded. From Richie's interview w/ Paul Kimmage yesterday on the Second Captains World Service.

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(Footage: @RoughRider2013) pic.twitter.com/S9xfj9h7rJ

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