Second Captains

In this week's edition of Second Captains we ask what Rory McIlroy can learn from his new life coach Nick Faldo, Anthony Moyles and Oisin McConville explain why Dublin's win wasn't all good news for Jim Gavin, while we pour love on the pure of spirit - the hurling men of limerick. All this plus Jerry Kiernan tells us if there's any point watching 100metre sprints anymore, Howard Clark's retirement plan, violence as a force for good, #PBESO and a very special announcement - our first Second Captains live show, for tickets email live@secondcaptains.com... Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/secondcaptains. Email the show at editor@secondcaptains.com

It’s a special heat-wave edition of Second Captains this week – Dan Martin talks friends and foes on the Tour de France after he became the first Irishman in nearly 20 years to win a stage, while we discuss how the Lions series will change Brian O’Driscoll with former Lion Shane Horgan and Trevor Hogan. Former Meath captain Anthony Moyles talks confidently about this weekend’s Leinster football final, while Nicky English charts how Dublin went from being a hurling wasteland to the home of the Leinster champions. There’s also #PBESO, extreme Scottishness, Andy Murray, and the cyclist who’s afraid of speed – so kick back, relax and get yourself a whippie, it’s the Second Captains @ The Irish Times Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/secondcaptains. Email the show at editor@secondcaptains.com

Featuring Eddie O'Sullivan, former England international Jeff Probyn and Irish Times rugby correspondent Gerry Thornley along with the latest reaction from Warren Gatland. By popular demand it's a once off show we'll call (against our will) the 'Bodcast'. Make sure you also download the latest full edition of Second Captains @ The Irish Times below (July 2nd). Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains, Facebook.com/secondcaptains and editor@secondcaptains.com.

The GAA this summer has been rocked by a series of upsets and landslide victories - we talk to an inter-county Londoner, Rossie and Meathman about whats been a roller coaster championship. We also discuss the real taboo subject in Irish sport - the changing face of half-time GAA cuisine. Shane Horgan and Trevor Hogan discuss Lions player power and James Horwill’s tears, Murph's garden is back, Brazil goes ape, and we look at the amazing life of a Tour de France winning war hero who used his bike as a force for good. All in this week's incredible Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/secondcaptains. Email the show at editor@secondcaptains.com.

All the meats of the sporting stew included in this week’s show with Richie Sadlier and Michael Owen on retired players becoming pundits, Shane Horgan and Trevor Hogan on embarrassing pre-match huddles and Nicky English on the trials of being a celebrity hurling manager. All this plus wimpy tennis players, tough as nails boxer Matthew Macklin, Pierce Brosnan emigrant shout outs (#PBESO) and the footballer who hates football. All in this weeks incredible edition of Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

Ever wondered why the Lions cuddly toy mascot gets so much facetime during a Lions Tour? This, and other rather more weighty Lions-related issues will be discussed with Alan Quinlan, Shane Horgan and Trevor Hogan. US Murph returns with his thoughts on Phil Mickelson and chokin' at the Open, while Oisin McConville and Anthony Moyles assess whether Mayo are finally ready to win Sam. There's also Joe Kinnear's unrivalled CV and a look at the connection between public transport, the Confederations Cup and riots on the streets of Brazil. All this (and the usual from Pierce Brosnan and Exhalation Laughs with Eoin McDevitt) in this weeks Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

It's Journalism with a capital J from Second Captains this week as we talk to Brian Cookson, the man who is going to take on Pat McQuaid to become head of the world governing body for cycling, the UCI. Paul Kimmage gives his reaction. It was an emotional day for hurling folk on Sunday, and it was all too much for some - although that could've been the sunstroke - Diarmuid O'Sullivan and Malachy Clerkin give us their views. We have Richie Sadlier on his one-time teammate Robbie Keane, and the charismatic new star of Irish sport, European middleweight amateur champion Jason Quigley also joins us. All this (and the usual from Pierce Brosnan and the young beefcakes of Ireland) in this weeks Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

We tried... we tried so hard this week to get the show under a hour and a half. But we failed. And we're sorry. All we can offer by way of consolation is Richie Sadlier on Ireland against the Faroes, the very best GAA pundits in the land, Matt Williams on the Lions,and the return of the El Chuckle Brothers, Spanish based journalists Sid Lowe and Graham Hunter, on the return of Mourinho. We also welcome into studio one of the greatest hurlers of all-time, and the purveyor of one of worlds manliest handshakes, Nicky English. It's all in this week's Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow the lads on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

Ireland and England play in Wembley on Wednesday night, looking for a first win in England since 1949. We talk to the last surviving member from the team that first gave those boys one hell of a beating on their own patch, Davy Walsh. We'll also talk to Eamon Dunphy about being an Irishman in England at the start of the Troubles, and Brian Kerr will look ahead to this week's game along with Emmett Malone and Jonathan Wilson. Eamonn O'Hara's tan, free-taking, and Pierce Brosnan - all in this week's longest-ever Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow them on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

It's an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza of a show today... only with no singing. Or dancing. Just loads of great sports interviews - we have coverage of the weekend's GAA action, the return of US Murph, a preview of the Champions League final, and an exclusive interview with Brian O'Driscoll. Ken will reveal his all-time top 7 Andrew Ridgeley from Wham! moments too if time allows. It's an extremely long albeit extremely enjoyable Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow them on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

Featuring Shane Horgan, Joe Schmidt, Sid Lowe, Gerry Thornley, Giovanni Trapattoni and Richie Sadlier paying heartfelt tribute to his dead dog. The lads also go about two and a half hours over their allotted time as they preview the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals, and talk about Mancini, Ferguson and gardening. It's Second Captains @ The Irish Times. Follow them on twitter @SecondCaptains and on facebook.com/SecondCaptains.

Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early and the rest of the Second Captains team make their on-air comeback next Tuesday 14th May, with The Irish Times.