{"podcast":{"title":"Arena with Maurice Brosnan","slug":"arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423","podcast_index_feed_id":7783423,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69b2f7a991324664df7ca1ab","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-arena-podcast-with-maurice-brosnan","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69b2f7a991324664df7ca1ab/1774266785305-923f34bf-29d1-451c-9c7e-4bc9167b3233.jpeg","author":"Irish Examiner","episode_count":27,"summary":"Award‑winning Irish Examiner journalist Maurice Brosnan cuts through the noise with sharp analysis, expert reporting and unmissable conversations. This essential new Irish sports podcast goes inside the biggest stories, the hottest debates and the voices shaping sport today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T04:22:49.765828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423"},"episode":{"title":"Arena with Maurice Brosnan: FAI’s Ceadach O’Neill approach and why Ireland’s underage games are played abroad","slug":"arena-with-maurice-brosnan-fai-s-ceadach-o-neill-approach-and-why-ireland-s-underage-games-are-played-abroad","published_at":"2026-09-16T13:22:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-fai-s-ceadach-o-neill-approach-and-why-ireland-s-underage-games-are-played-abroad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-arena-podcast-with-maurice-brosnan/episodes/6aaa9814fca3d5c77bb72fa9","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69b2f7a991324664df7ca1ab/e/6aaa9814fca3d5c77bb72fa9/media.mp3","summary":"On this week’s episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner’s weekly sports podcast, Maurice Brosnan is joined by the Examiner’s football correspondent John Fallon. The lads discuss the news that Ceadach O’Neill, who has attracted interest from the FAI, has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for the upcoming Nations League games. They also look at Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill’s criticism of the FAI’s approach during his two spells in charge. While acknowledging the FAI’s right to approach eligible players, O’Neill has taken issue with the age at which some players are being targeted. What exactly happened with Liverpool’s Conor Bradley previously? Has that signalled a change of approach? Elsewhere, they discuss the news that all but two of Ireland’s 75 underage internationals in 2026 will be played outside the country. To get in touch with Maurice, email Maurice.brosnan@examiner.ie . You can read John’s column here: John Fallon: The grim reality of the lack of Irish underage games on home soil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On this week’s episode of Arena, the Irish Examiner’s weekly sports podcast, Maurice Brosnan is joined by the Examiner’s football correspondent John Fallo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1429,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423/episodes/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-fai-s-ceadach-o-neill-approach-and-why-ireland-s-underage-games-are-played-abroad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-7783423/arena-with-maurice-brosnan-fai-s-ceadach-o-neill-approach-and-why-ireland-s-underage-games-are-played-abroad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}