Joe is joined in studio by Sunday Independent sports columnist Eamonn Sweeney to discuss his new book, The Last Ditch, and how it helped him overcome a crippling travel phobia.

Eamonn explains how a terrible panic attack in the summer of 2000 grew into a condition that left him increasingly unable to venture far from his home in Skibbereen.

The opportunity to write a book chronicling the championship summer of 2024 prompted him to get back on the road and he outlines how he was able to overcome his fears

Join Michael Verney every week for a breakdown of the biggest talking points in the GAA world. Join us for interviews, club action and inter-county debates, with football analysts including Pat Spillane & Dick Clerkin and hurling insights from John Mullane, Pat Ryan and more from the Irish Independent family.

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The Eamonn Sweeney interview | A crippling travel phobia, a GAA summer and what happened next

Pat Spillane and Dick Clerkin join Michael to unpack the cluster of county finals that took place over the weekend, and discuss the latest offseason news - from managerial moves to the retirement of some key intercounty players.

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McGuinness’s Roarty setback | Cluster of county finals | Fallon joins Fitzmaurice’s backroom team

Fresh off the back of their own knockout woes, John Mullane and Pat Ryan join Michael to discuss the latest club championship action.

They also chat through the latest inter-county retirement announcements, who the best shot-stoppers of the last 20 years are - and the proposed changes to the Leinster championship structure.

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Rival club jealousy, retirement season and a revamped Leinster championship structure?  | Mullane & Ryan

2016 Hurler of the Year and Young Hurler of the Year Austin Gleeson joins Michael Verney for a wide-ranging interview after the Waterford legend has decided to call it a day on his inter-county career. The tough winters, pub spies, super goals and advice for his younger self are all discussed.
Gleeson also talks about whether the club structure in Waterford is setting the county up for success
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The Eamonn Sweeney interview | A crippling travel phobia, a GAA summer and what happened next

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