The Sideline Live
Everyone sees the big moments. We uncover what it took to get there.
The Sideline Live is five years of conversations with the athletes, coaches and minds behind Irish sport, hosted by Orla Keeling.
Anyone can ask questions.
The right question, at the right time, is a craft.
“The skill at being able to ask the right question at the right time, you’re exceptional at it.”
Prof Damian Hughes, The High Performance Podcast
Five years in sound
Every bar is a real episode, its height the length of the conversation. Drag through them and open the one you want.
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The latest episode, live everywhere you listen.
#246Brian PetruzzelliThe new recruiting game, NIL, transfer portal and finding your fit
#245Adam DrummondNeptune's new Super League head coach
#244Eamon FennellFinding success on and off the pitch
#243Ange KellyBuilding championship teams
#242Stephen SmithSole in One
236 episodes in the feed, numbered to 247.
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What the room says
Five stars on Spotify. Five stars on Apple. A hundred and forty thousand downloads in fifty countries.
Listener ratings on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The download and country figures are the show's own count.
Two more frequencies
Tuned for different afternoons. Each one has its own page.
Spotlight Her
A Basketball Ireland original series, produced with The Sideline Live and Sport Ireland, following Irish players through the American college game. A finalist at the Irish Sport Industry Awards 2026.
OPEN THE SERIESSideline Shorts
The clips channel on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Valuable insights and moments from every conversation, cut into bite size clips you can act on: Sam Mulroy on frees, Shane Walsh on self talk, Gráinne Walsh on potential.
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Instagram is our big screen. The latest from @thesidelinelive, straight off the feed.
10 SEP 2026On episode 248 I am delighted to be joined by Dr Aoife Lane, Head of Sport and Health Sciences at TUS
5 SEP 2026On episode 247 I am joined by Dublin's 1983 All-Ireland winning captain and player of the year, Tommy Drumm
28 AUG 2026On episode 246 I am joined by Brian Petruzzelli of Hoop Group
27 AUG 2026@aoife_wafer secret stuff. Listen to episode 240 on all podcast platforms
24 AUG 2026 · REELLimited time offer: use the code SIDELINE15 for a discount off your @sportexpoireland tickets
22 AUG 2026On episode 245 I am delighted to be joined by the newest Neptune Super League coach Adam Drummond
16 AUG 2026#SpotlightHer series 2 coming soon. Basketball season
16 AUG 2026On episode 244 I am joined by former Dublin and St Vincent's footballer Eamonn Fennell
Athlete AnthemsDiscover the tracks that get athletes fired up on game day.
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Four channels, one presenter. Orla hosts, interviews, runs panels and calls games. Bring her in and your event sounds like a broadcast.
“The best stories are already in the room. The presenter’s job is to give them space to be heard.”
Orla Keeling
As heard and seen with RTÉ Sport radio and online, the Irish Examiner, Q102 and Basketball Ireland.
Host247 episodes fronted
InterviewerRTÉ Sport, Irish Examiner
Panel MCLive shows and previews
CommentatorLadies football and basketball
The Away End
The Irish Abroad: every Irish basketball player on a scholarship or a pro deal, 2026/27 season, hand-checked and updated on its own page.
CLINTON EFINDA Canisius · CLAIRE MELIA BAXI Ferrol · ENYA MAGUIRE ZKK Zagreb
AIVARAS UOSIS Carson-Newman · AMY DUGGAN Saint Leo · and 50 more
In partnership with
Sport ExpoThe Sporting ClubPrymal ProductionsHolocron Intelligence