The Weekend Sports Podcast

Three-time Olympian Shane Ryan rolled back the years last weekend with one of the swims of his life.He clinched bronze in the 50m backstroke at the World Shortcourse Championships in Budapest, and in doing so he also broke his own Irish record, which had stood for five years.Shane talks us through the race, his switch up in his approach to training and his aspirations to become a four-time Olympian.

Dubliner Orla Comerford won a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris this summer.She made good on all her potential in the 100m T13 final.Orla reflects on her year with Luke Delaney, about the sacrifices that got her on the podium and how she's settling into the responsibility and privilege of being a role model.

Rising Leinster star Leah Tarpey speaks to us about her call up to the Irish Wolfhounds, and her plans for 2025.

Na Fianna selector Aidan Downes joins us ahead of tomorrow's All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Loghrea as the Mobhi Road men aim to become just the second club from the capital to reach the biggest game in club hurling.

Cillan Sheeran was at the European Cross Country Championships in Turkey for us and caught up with Nick Griggs, Laura Mooney, Anna Gardiner, Lucy Foster, Eva Bartlett, Lughaidh Mallon, Ann Marie McGlynn, ad Cormac Dalton.

Ian Machado Garry takes on Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC310 in Las Vegas on Saturday.He caught up with David Seagrave to see how preparations have been going.

Conor Niland came to studio to chat to Hazel Nolan about his new book, The Racket, which recently won the highly coveted William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.

Cuala continue their Leinster journey on Saturday night when they welcome Tullamore to Parnell Park in the provincial semi-final.The Dublin champions had a hard fought victory over Naas the last day out.Manager, Austin O'Malley, has been reflecting on the learnings from that game as he chats to reporter, David Seagrave.