The Weekend Sports Podcast

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.

Ireland have put themselves right back in contention in Group A of the Basketball World Cup European pre-qualifiers.They enjoyed a 91-67 win over Azerbaijan at the National Basketball Arena on Thursday night, lifting them to second in their four-nation group.On Sunday they face a pivotal match against Kosovo in the same venue.Our reporter, Orla Keeling, got all the reaction in Tallaght after the victory over Azerbaijan as she spoke to head coach, Mark Keenan, captain, Seán Flood, Paul DIck and Aidan Harris Igehion.

Lara Gillespie lit up the velodrome in Paris at this Summer's Olympic Games.She finished in the top ten in the finished in the Omnium, ninth in the team pursuit, and 11th in the Madison.The Wicklow cyclist then took that good form to the Track World Championships in Denmark where she won the bronze medal in the points race and came very close to clinching gold.Lara chats to Hazel Nolan about her year, how cycling has grown in Ireland, what a velodrome might mean for the sport here and her aspirations for the next Olympic Games in LA.

Cuala are preparing for a first ever Leinster senior club football championship match this weekend.They're set to take on Kildare Kings, Naas, in the quarter-final in St Conleth's Park in Newbridge on Saturday evening.Our reporter, Peter Branigan, has been getting the thoughts of manager, Austin O'Malley, to hear how the build up has been going and whether or not he feels more pressure stepping into the Leinster championship.

If you go to your app store you'll see plenty of apps catering for men's sports and their male fans.That hasn't been the case for women's sports or their female fans.Well all that has changed with the launch of new app called SportElle.App creater and driving force, Lucy Byrne, tells Hazel Nolan all about it.

Manchester United have a new manager in charge.No sooner had Erik ten Hag been shown the door on Monday than rumours started to swirl about his replacement.The speculation was true - Sporting Lisbon boss, Ruben Amorim, has been appointed as the manager at Old Trafford.Hazel Nolan caught up with talkSPORT commentator Tom Rennie to chat about ten Hag and what challenges face the new man in the hotseat.

Shelbourne are waking up as the new SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions.Harry Wood grabbed an 84th minute winner at the Brandywell as Damien Duff's team beat Derry 1-nil to win the title.It saw them finish just ahead of Shamrock Rovers, who beat Waterford 2-1 to keep the pressure on Shels.Our man, Peter Branigan, has all the reaction from the final night of the title race.

Dublin’s Q102 and DDSL have joined forces to launch “IT’S MY GAME” an initiative to tackle abusive behaviour at kids’ football matches.It's designed to address and prevent abusive behaviour at grassroots football matches across Dublin.The aim is to create a positive, supportive environment for your players, coaches, referees and spectators, fostering respect on and off the pitch.Chair of the DDSL, Niall O'Driscoll and Q102's Gary Bailey join Hazel Nolan to explain this pioneering move.