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Speaking ahead of Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown and the Curragh on September 12th and 13th, trainer Aidan O’Brien talked to John Duggan about his success, the team around him and the upcoming Champions Weekend.

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John Duggan is joined in studio by Olympians Gráinne Walsh and Adam Nolan, alongside boxing writer Kevin Burn, to celebrate the legendary career of Katie Taylor ahead of her final professional fight at a sold-out Croke Park. The panel discusses what Taylor's monumental legacy has meant for Irish sport, reflecting on her path from London 2012 gold to her undisputed world title fight tonight against France's Flora Pilly.
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John Duggan is joined by Shane Hannon to digest a massive weekend of sport. They look at Katie Taylor's historic sold-out farewell fight at Croke Park against Flora Pili as she looks to bow out of a glittering career as a three-time undisputed world champion.
They look at Dubliner Troy Parrott scoring a sensational winner on his home debut for Real Betis to stun Real Madrid.

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Welcome to the latest installment of The Week on Off The Ball, a weekly listen back at some of our favourite pieces from right across the week that was.
Eoin Sheahan and Mick McCarthy were on hand this time out and had plenty to dig into!
It's Katie Taylor's final fight week and we've had plenty to talk about across all Off The Ball shows.
First though, former Monaghan manager, Gabriel Bannigan joined Shane Hannon in studio on Off The Ball Breakfast, where he gave a very honest interview about what happened behind the scenes before his departure.
The main theme of today's episode is Katie Taylor, and boy were the stars in town this week...We'll hear from Katie herself, Eddie Hearn, commentators, Steve Bunce, Adam Smith & Kevin Byrne. We also spoke to Katie's first-ever opponent, Alanna Nihell, Natasha Jonas joined Eoin in studio and we'll hear about Katie Taylor the footballer from former teammates Olivia O'Toole & Meabh de Burca
And finally, If you haven’t heard by now, A Slight Tangent is back up and running on Off The Ball every single week! Get your emails in at aslighttanget@offtheball.com now!
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Katie Taylor makes her final walk to the ring at Croke Park as she takes on unbeaten French challenger Flora Pili — with 80,000 expected and Westlife on the bill.

Matthew Brennan is your guide to what’s actually happening on fight day, from the 4pm opener right through to the main event. We break down a stacked undercard featuring Paul Ryan vs Paddy Gallagher, heavyweight prospect Adam Olaniyan, Finglas favourite Bobby Flood, and the night’s big clashes including Emmet Brennan vs Taylor Bevan, Paddy Donovan vs Tyrone McKenna, and Thomas Carty vs Dave Allen.

Plus, Adam Smith on the emotion of a once-in-a-lifetime Irish sporting occasion.
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