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Over The Bar is a brand-new Gaelic Games history podcast hosted by Michael Foley and Ciaran O’Hara . Every week we tackle one big question about the history of Gaelic Games — from the origins of the Association, to the moments, people, and controversies that shaped our national games. Each free weekly episode dives deep into a major story, bringing the past to life for fans in Ireland and abroad. Whether you’re steeped in tradition or just curious about the history behind the games, Over The Bar is your weekly dose of heritage, passion, and insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOver The Bar is a brand-new Gaelic Games history podcast hosted by Michael Foley and Ciaran O’Hara. Every week we tackle one big question about the history of Gaelic Games, from the origins of the Association, to the moments, people, and controversies that shaped our national games.
Recent episodes include "Week That Was - Oct 26th to Nov 1st" (31 October 2026, 17 minutes), "Where Did Down's Jersey Come From?" (28 October 2026, 33 minutes), and "Week That Was - Oct 19th to 25th" (23 October 2026, 14 minutes).
Over The Bar publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 82 episodes.
Booking probability for Over The Bar is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Over The Bar requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Over The Bar's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #12
A long wait finally comes to an end, and a meeting in a Thurles hotel changes Irish sport forever. This week on Week That Was, Michael Foley and Ciarán O’Hara revisit the 1917 All-Ireland Hurling Final, when Dublin...
Episode #117
The red and black of Down is one of the most recognisable jerseys in Gaelic football. But where did those famous colours come from, and how did they become synonymous with one of the game's great footballing counties...
Episode #11
A teenage sensation announces himself on the biggest stage, while a Mayo club celebrates a breakthrough that would live long in local memory. This week on Over The Bar , Michael Foley and Ciarán O’Hara revisit the...
Episode #115
Few figures in Kerry football history commanded as much respect, loyalty and controversy as Páidí Ó Sé. Two All-Ireland titles as manager had cemented his legendary status, but by 2003, his relationship with the Kerry...
Episode #10
One of Cork hurling’s great rivalries and an All-Ireland Final from the early days of the GAA feature in this week's journey through the archives. We revisit the fierce city rivalry between Glen Rovers and St Finbarr’s...
Sixteen years of frustration, near misses and fading glory. By 1986, Tipperary's Munster hurling famine seemed endless. But change was coming. A new generation, fresh belief and two extraordinary summers would finally...
Episode #9
Three decades, three memorable encounters, and three very different chapters in GAA history. This week, Michael Foley and Ciarán O’Hara revisit a dramatic October when All-Ireland glory was still up for grabs, a new...
In 1971, Tipperary were Munster and All Ireland Champions. Few could have imagined that it would be sixteen years before they would rule the province again. In Part One of this two-part mini-series, Michael Foley and...
Episode #8
This week on Week That Was, we revisit three All-Ireland Finals separated by almost a century — but each with a story that has lived long beyond the final whistle. There’s the September afternoon that helped launch one...
Episode #109
By the end of the 1990s, the demands being placed on inter-county players had changed dramatically. Training commitments were increasing, the GAA was becoming more commercial, and yet the players themselves had no...
Episode #7
This week on The Week That Was, Michael Foley and Ciarán O’Hara travel back through the GAA history made between September 21st and 27th. We revisit 1986, when Kerry’s latest All-Ireland triumph saw some of the...
The 1953 All-Ireland Hurling Final brought Cork and Galway together in Croke Park, with Christy Ring chasing yet another chapter in an extraordinary career. But this was no ordinary final. A fiercely contested game...
Episode #6
In this edition of Week That Was , we head back through the GAA history books to three very different moments associated with the middle of September. We return to the extraordinary 1982 All-Ireland Football Final...
Episode #105
Few county jerseys are as instantly recognisable — or as closely tied to a place — as Mayo’s. Where did the colours come from, and how did the jersey evolve into the one generations of Mayo supporters know today...
Episode #5
In this edition of Week That Was, we turn the clock back to three remarkable chapters from GAA history. We revisit the 1947 All-Ireland Hurling Final, when Kilkenny and Cork renewed one of hurling’s great rivalries...
How did a Championship match end with a Garda Sergeant standing in the dock on a charge of murder? In 1929, what should have been another summer afternoon of Gaelic football instead set in motion an extraordinary chain...
Episode #4
This week on The Week That Was , we head back through the GAA history books to revisit three memorable moments from the opening days of September. We look at the first All-Ireland final ever played on the first Sunday...
Episode #101
On 19 July 1972, the most famous sportsman on the planet stepped into a boxing ring in the middle of Croke Park. Muhammad Ali’s fight against Al ‘Blue’ Lewis has become one of the most remarkable nights in the history...
Episode #3
In the latest edition of Week That Was we're casting our eyes back to an All Ireland Semi Final on Leeside, an All Munster Semi Final in the the last four of the football championship and establishing why only one...
Episode #99
Radio was still in its infancy in Ireland when, in August 1926, the GAA took its first tentative step into the world of live broadcasting. In this episode we tell the story of the first live broadcast from a GAA match...
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