{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/66df16a1edd54443990d6823?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 3042: Eddie Dunbar Reigns In Spain, Polo Time Machine, Defeat For GAA Democracy - 09/09/24","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/1725896137626-158a2cdb-2990-40b1-a092-5175fc2b2c27.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We welcomed Eddie Dunbar into studio last summer to talk about the impact that a series of devastating crashes had on his career and his health.&nbsp;&nbsp;Since then he has had another run of&nbsp;injuries including in this year's Giro D'Italia, but with that bad luck finally behind him, Dunbar has just won 2 stages of the Vuelta España, the second of which is the biggest win of his life.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We talk to cycling journalist Cillian Kelly today about why this was such a timely reminder of Eddie’s class, why he has had so many crashes and what the future holds for the Cork cyclist.</p><p><br></p><p>This weekend Branno took a time machine back to a more sedate, more gentrified Dublin, and he is now a fully-fledged polo man and a fan of complicated menus and the British commonwealth.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus there’s a defeat for democracy at Central Council, and Oasis break the news of the status quo being maintained for another season in the GAA.</p>","author_name":"Second Captains"}