{"podcast":{"title":"It's There! An Irish Sports Podcast","slug":"it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","podcast_index_feed_id":7705730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7967785272","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/812dd4ac-0758-11f1-9503-4bfbe1595d22/image/38edbd32713d2e21db4ae56e730a686d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Connor Phillips","episode_count":44,"summary":"'It's There!' An Irish sporting podcast with the voice of Irish sport! Presented by legendary commentator George Hamilton and presenter Connor Phillips, 'It's There!' helps you relive the best moments in Irish sport and looks ahead to the next generation of greatness. With some help from the biggest names in Irish sport, George and Connor get into the untold stories, careers and lives of the greatest to do it in green - and with George's dulcet tones - they recreate those big moments again in podcast form! Each week you’ll get two episodes: George and Connor breaking down the biggest Irish sports stories. A deep‑dive interview with one of Ireland’s sporting (or occasional entertainment) greats, where they'll discuss their life, career and iconic sporting moments (sometimes more than one!). Follow the show on socials: Facebook Instagram X YouTube Contact the show via itsthere@fiocar.com For commercial enquiries, email sales@sport-social.co.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:21:14.536618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 23: Cut from the Squad!","slug":"episode-23-cut-from-the-squad","published_at":"2026-05-12T14:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-23-cut-from-the-squad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1584015990.mp3?updated=1778600218","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG1584015990.mp3?updated=1778600218","summary":"With the news that Jaden Umah has had to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland squad this weekend as Benfica need him to stay with his club as they aim to qualify for the Uefa Youth League, George Hamilton and Connor Phillips discuss the other players who have had to leave squads for big international games. Whether its Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne, Benzema, Romario, Ronaldinho - you are never 'too good' to be removed from the squad. George and Connor go through the variety of reasons as to why some players either left or got dropped from their respective squads. Do you remember the Irish players who didn't make it into Irish squads for various reasons? David O'Leary? Gary Waddock? A young fella called Roy Keane? The lads discuss as many as they can. Want to sponsor this podcast? Contact: ItsThere@fiocar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"With the news that Jaden Umah has had to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland squad this weekend as Benfica need him to stay with his club as they aim to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3765,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episodes/episode-23-cut-from-the-squad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-23-cut-from-the-squad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}