{"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 38: Ray Houghton RE-RELEASE","slug":"episode-38-ray-houghton-re-release","published_at":"2026-07-02T07:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730/episode-38-ray-houghton-re-release","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-there-an-irish-sports-podcast-7705730","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3102629906.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG3102629906.mp3","summary":"As we are deep within the World Cup of 2026 - we thought it was a perfect opportunity for you to hear from a man who has played in two of them! Ray Houghton from Italia 1990 and USA 1994! Ray was our first ever guest on the podcast and no one knows what it like to play in and score at The World Cup quite like Ray! Ray Houghton ReRelease: 'And then Ray Houghton got the ball and stuck it in the net!'. George and Connor are joined by Republic of Ireland legend Ray Houghton. The lads relive two of the greatest moments in Irish Sporting history an delve into Ray's incredible career! Did you know Ray's feet never left the ground when he scored against England in Euro 88? Was he responsible for a 'considerable' rise in the Irish population 9 months after the goal?! And - it all could have been so different had he not gone that extra mile to be in Jack Charlton's plans for USA '94. Listen out as George Hamilton helps recreate the two goals that made us all dream! 'Its There!' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"As we are deep within the World Cup of 2026 - we thought it was a perfect opportunity for you to hear from a man who has played in two of them! Ray Hought…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3162,"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-38-ray-houghton-re-release/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-38-ray-houghton-re-release.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}