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PODCAST

Green Shoots - A History of Irish Football

Kehlan Kirwan & Gary Spain

Host Kehlan Kirwan and expert Gary Spain take a journey into the history of Irish football. From great players and famous national teams, to League of Ireland sides and individuals that graced the domestic league – they’ll bring some of the great stories of Irish football to you.

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48:43

This Football Life - Tony Galvin (Part 1)

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2025/08/28

On this week's Podcast Kehlan is talking with Tony Galvin has had a storied career in football. Playing with one of the great teams of the 80s in Tottenham Hotspur, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup. He played for the Rep. of Ireland and playing in all of Ireland’s games in Euro ’88. He has a book as well talking about his and his brother football lives called Galvinised: The Footballing Tale of Brothers Chris and Tony Galvin.

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48:54

Belfast to Borisov - League of Ireland in the...

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2025/08/21

On this week's show Kehlan and Gary are back for Part 2 of our European Cup special talking about some famous nights for League of Ireland clubs in the European Cup/Champions League.Ties in this episode: Dundalk F.C. v Linfield -> Hibs -> CelticLimerick F.C. v Real Madrid Athlone Town v KBShamrock Rovers v Linfield Cork v CwmbranSt. Patrick's Athletic v CelticShelbourne F.C. v SlogaBohemians F.C. v BATE BorisovShelbourne F.C. in 2004Dundalk F.C. in 2016

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51:57

Belfast to Borisov - League of Ireland in the...

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2025/08/14

On this week's podcast it's part one of a two part look at League of Ireland clubs in the European Cup. We look at the glamour ties, the near misses and the wins that LOI clubs have had on their European journeys. On this episode we talk about: Shamrock Rovers v OGC Nice, 1959F.C. Zurich v Dundalk F.C., 1963Drumcondra F.C. v ASK Vowaerts Berlin, 1965Waterford F.C. v Manchester United, 1968Waterford F.C. v Glentoran F.C. -> Celtic F.C., 1970Bohemians F.C. v Rangers F.C., 1975Dundalk F.C. v PSV

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51:20

The Greatest They Never Knew - The Patrick O'Connell...

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2025/08/08

The incredible story of Patrick O’Connell was for a long time lost. Buried in the layers of time that passes. But in Seville and Barcelona he’ll never be forgotten. He made winning trophies a habit and made players feel ten foot tall.This is the story of the first Irishman to captain Manchester United, To bring the first and only La Liga league title to Real Betis, and who resurrected FC Barcelona from ashes.

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75:44

Losers to Legends - Northern Ireland and the 1958...

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2025/07/31

On this week's Green Shoots: a history of Irish football with Kehlan Kirwan and football historian Gary Spain they're looking at how Northern Ireland qualified for the 1958 World Cup and how they fared at the tournament in Sweden. From being a team that everybody beat to cementing they're place in Northern Ireland football history, this is the story of how a team became legends.

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63:33

This Football Life - Alfie Hale (Part 2)

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2025/07/24

In part 2 of our interview with Alfie Hale we talk about his career at Waterford FC, management, plus we talk about academies, young players and board rooms too.Next week Gary is back and we’re going to be talking about N. Ireland’s qualification and journey to the 1958 World Cup. Some great stories in there so join us for that.Don’t forget to share the show on your own social media channels as well as liking, subscribing and turning on notifications to the show on whatever platform you listen to

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58:49

This Football Life - Alfie Hale (Part 1)

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2025/07/17

On this week's podcast Kehlan talks to League of Ireland legend Alfie Hale about his footballing life. Alfie has played for Waterford FC, Doncaster Rovers, Newport County, and Aston Villa and more. He has six league of Ireland titles (including being top goal scorer in a few of them as well) he’s won the league of Ireland as a manager and got Kilkenny City promoted to the premier division as champions of the first division.In Part one we talk about growing up playing football and what happened when

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49:11

REWIND - The Origins of Irish Football

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2025/07/10

Thanks to the thousands of you who have listened to the show so far. This week we're rewinding all the way back to our very first show at the start of this year. How did Irish football begin on the Island? Who were the first clubs? Let find out by listening to the origin story of Irish football. We’re only just beginning and with your support we’ll be doing something great things over the next year.

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66:51

Baggio In His Pocket - Rep. of Ireland & USA '94

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2025/07/03

On this week's Green Shoots Kehlan and Gary are talking about the Rep, of Ireland's World Cup adventure in USA '94. Don’t forget you can listen to us on host of audio platforms including Spotify and Apple podcasts. Where ever you listen make sure to subscribe and turn notifications on for the podcast so you know exactly when new podcasts for the show come out. And share the show on your own social media to network to spread the history and heritage of Irish football.

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74:08

One Night In November - USA '94 Qualifying

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2025/06/26

On this week's podcast Kehlan and Gary discuss the Rep. of Ireland's qualifying campaign for the 1994 World Cup in the United States. It was a campaign that was nip and tuck throughout and went down to the final game of the group. With dramatic twists and turns the campaign all came down to one night in November amidst the backdrop of murder and a circle of violence in Northern Ireland. One nations pride and another's glory hung in the balance.

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52:08

It Might Have Been - the Euro '92 Qualifying Campaign

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2025/06/19

On this week's podcast Kehlan and Gary talk about Ireland's campaign to qualify for Euro '92. The national team says goodbye to Dalymount Park, while the likes of Denis Irwin and Roy Keane make their debuts. Plus, they look at the players and matches of the campaign that were looking to get the Rep. of Ireland to a third straight major tournament in a row.

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53:54

Between the Wars - Northern Ireland 1920-1939

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2025/06/12

On this week’s show Kehlan and Gary are on a new journey as we look at the Northern Ireland international team from 1920 through to 1939. The player that scored 96 goals in a single season and famous victories for the national team in a 2 decade span that is absent of Home Nations tournament championship wins.

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97:47

Living The Dream - Italia '90

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2025/06/05

We’re at Italia '90 where Kehlan and Gary talk about how we got there, playing in the world cup and Gary will be bringing us some of those incredible fan stories that happened along the way including some espionage in Hungary, the head of the FAI getting arrested and being in Sicily when their much loved hero, Toto Schillaci, scored.

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86:27

The '90s - The Decade of Crazy Finishes?

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2025/05/29

In this week's show Kehlan and Gary talk about the League of Ireland in the 1990s. A decade that saw some crazy last day league champions and leahue title playoffs. Plus shock cup winners like Bray Wanderers, Sligo Rovers and Galway United.

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69:57

This Football Life - Pat Byrne (Part 2)

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2025/05/25

We’re giving you the second part of our great interview with League of Ireland legend Pat Byrne where he talks about his footballing life including playing at Bohemians, Philadelphia Fury, Leicester City, one of the great all-time teams in Shamrock Rovers and managing Shelbourne to a league and FAI CUP.If you haven’t listened to part 1 you can go back and listen to that first, all about his early childhood and how he developed in the game.

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64:26

This Football Life - Pat Byrne (Part 1)

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2025/05/22

On this week's podcast Kehlan talks with one of the all time greats of the game. Pat Byrne’s journey in football has been varied from Ireland to the United States, to Leicester City and Hearts in Scotland and back home again to play. Success followed him almost everywhere he went. 6 League of Ireland titles, 4 FAI Cups, an English 2nd Division title as player and won the league and cup with Shelbourne and brought KilKenny City into the premier Division too as a manager. This is part 1 of 2 episodes

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89:01

A Coming of Age - Jack Charlton & Euro '88

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2025/05/15

On this week's show Kehlan an Gary look at the Rep. of Ireland football team as Jack Charlton is named the new manager and brings the country to its first ever major tournament, Euro 88'.We look at Jack Charlton getting the Ireland and how he beat Bob Paisley, yes that Bob Paisley from the great Liverpool team, to the job.We’ll look at how they made it to Euro 88, the players, the build up, what was it like to travel to it, getting around the tournament and what it meant after the tournament had

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78:50

White Hot Hoops

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2025/05/08

On this weeks show Kehlan and Gary go through the 1980s in the League of Ireland. One team above all else would dominate the decade, Shamrock Rovers. Considered by many to be one the greatest LOI teams ever, they won 4 league titles in a row and 3 FAI cups in a row. A treble-double.They also discuss Limerick becoming champions, the start of the tiered system with the introduction of Division 1 and Derry joining the LOI.

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74:55

This Football Life - Eoin Hand

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2025/05/01

On this weeks show Kehlan sits down with former Rep. of Ireland manager, Eoin Hand. Eoin talks where his love of football comes from as well as playing and managing in a League of Ireland winning team, being boss for the Rep. of Ireland national team, and fighting racism and apartheid in South Africa. So join us for a journey through the amazing footballing life of Eoin Hand.

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78:10

Episode 14 - A Robbery in Brussels

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2025/04/24

In this weeks episode Kehlan and Gary talk about the Rep. of Ireland national team from 1979 to 1985. This includes and infamous night in Brussels in 1981, where Ireland were robbed of a goal and their efforts to reach to the World Cup in Spain would fall agonisingly short. We also look at the tenures of Johnny Giles, and Eoin Hand who managed the team and Alan Kelly who was nearly the full-time manager before Hand got the job.

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