We've got a nice bite-sized edition of the pod for you this week as the lads reflect on a positive start to the European campaign by the Irish sides as well as reviewing last weekends Premier and First Division results. There's discussion on Dawson Devoy's move to MK Dons and where it leaves Bohs and is the "ball burst" for Finn Harps? As ever, there's plenty of predictions and chatter on this weekend's matches and much more so tune in and don't forget to hit the subscribe/follow button!...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 21
This week's pod is one of our most content-filled episodes ever as Kieran and Gary examine the spike in overseas transfers for LOI players by speaking to the founder of Gen-Z Football & Media Agency, Andy Burton. The former Sky Sports Reporter also discusses his time as Technical Director at Dundalk under Peak6. There's both domestic and European discussion as the lads review Shamrock Rovers fine display against Hibernians and look ahead to Sligo Rovers and Derry City's European campaigns....
Jul 06, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 20
Following on from the appointment of Shane Keegan as Cobh Ramblers manager, we're joined by Rams chairman Bill O'Leary to discuss all things Ramblers from parting ways with Darren Murphy to appointing Keegan, off-field success this season, dealing with crowd trouble, ambitions for the future and much more in a wide-ranging interview. The lads also discuss Louis Britton's shock move to Cork City which has Waterford fans up in arms while the very future of the Blues is debated after reports broke ...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 19
After a week away supporting the Boys in Green in Poland, Burko & Gaz are back with another edition of the show. On this week's pod, we catch up with LOI legend Raff Cretaro who gives his thoughts on the appointment of former teammate John Russell as Sligo Rovers manager, the struggles of his former side Finn Harps this season, and the rapid loss of form by Derry City, where Raff was on the coaching ticket last season. Longford Town FC's longest-serving current player, Karl Chambers chats wi...
Jun 22, 2022•2 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 18
The League of Ireland First Division returns on Friday night after the summer break so Kieran & Gary look ahead to this weekend's matches as well as speaking to Longford Town manager Gary Cronin as he prepares to take on his old side Bray Wanderers. With it being a busy international window in the Nations League, Ronan Calvert from "Kenny's Kids" joins us to look back on the nightmare in Armenia before looking ahead to the Dublin double header this week against Ukraine and Scotland. The lads...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 17
As the League of Ireland enters its mid-season break, the BTS team is hard at work on this week's show handing down their report cards for all 19 clubs and their performances so far this season. Who's top of their class and who's barely getting by? Tune in to find out.
May 31, 2022•2 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Slightly later in the week than usual but well worth the wait, S6EP15 of Between the Stripes LOI podcast is here and features interviews with Shamrock Rovers gaffer Stephen Bradley and Drogheda United's on-loan Lincoln City keeper Sam Long. Among this week's hot topics are Liam Buckley's departure from Sligo, Ian Ryan's decision to stay at Wexford, poor refereeing standards, the FAI, and sadly once again, crowd behavior. Friday and Monday's Premier Division games are reviewed while as ever, we'v...
May 26, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 6Ep. 15
We're back with another live edition of the pod this week as Kieran and Gaz are joined by callers from St.Pat's, Bohs, and Finn Harps while there are plenty of listeners' tweets discussed on the show. Among the topics for discussion this week: Is the title race over? Crowd trouble Can UCD stay up? Is style of play important? The First Division & much more!
May 17, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Biding his time upon leaving Bohs, mixing his studies with playing professional football, scoring the promotion-winning goal to the Championship, playing with the lovable Ogbenne, NFT's.......It's all up for discussion as we sit down with Rotherham striker Georgie Kelly on this weeks show. As ever, Kieran & Gary get stuck into the latest results while asking "why is Liam Buckley not under more pressure?" The lads also reflect on the latest hot topics such as Bradley's decision to stay put wh...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 6Ep. 13
This week's pod is a Twitter live space as we open the floor to our listeners for your calls and comments. The lads reflect on the latest hot topics including Stephen Bradley's talks with Lincoln City and Pat Devlin v the Bray fans in Wexford. Gary tells us all about his trip to Germany and much more on an enjoyable edition of the show.
May 04, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 12
It's our biggest & best show yet as award-winning journalist & co-author of Champagne Football, Mark Tighe joins us to discuss all things FAI & Irish Football. Keeping with the book theme, Dundalk legend Brian Gartland tells us about his new book "One Last Shot" while his Lilywhites teammate Keith Ward is also a guest on the show. Away from the interviews, Kieran & Gary reflect on another weekend of crowd trouble at LOI grounds and follow it up with a strong discussion on the iss...
Apr 27, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 11
After a hectic bank holiday weekend across the League of Ireland, the BTS team looks back on all the big talking points from the Easter period, including today's news that Ian Morris is no longer the manager of Waterford FC. There's an interview with Hearts midfielder Aaron McEneff, fresh off the back of the Scottish Cup semi-final win over Edinburgh rivals Hibs, while Aaron also talks about his brother's start to life at Shelbourne and he gives us his title prediction. Meanwhile, Longford skipp...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 6Ep. 10
For the first time ever, Between the Stripes LOI podcast is coming to you live from a LOI ground with this week's show coming from Bishopsgate, the home of Longford Town FC. On the show, we hear from the now-former Athlone Town AFC manager, Martin Russell while Dean Williams speaks to us following his third goal of the season against Bohemians on Friday night.
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 9
There's lots to mull over on this week's show as we ask who is the best manager in the league and if the lads are still sticking with their original title predictions after a strong start from Derry City in the Premier and a slow start by First Division favs Waterford. The apparent split in the Bohs fanbase is also tackled on the show. After a strong weekend on the predictions front, the lads once again get stuck in with some tasty tips for this weekend's matches as well as looking back on all t...
Apr 05, 2022•2 hr•Season 6Ep. 8
Caulfield, Kenny, Kebabs & Veggie Burgers. We've got it all covered on this week's Between the Stripes LOI podcast in true BTS style. Treaty United media mogul and long time fan of the show, Jason Shanahan stars as a guest co-host alongside usual partners in crime Kieran Burke & Gary Reilly, while Derry City defender, Shane McEleney and the man behind the new LOI fantasy football game, Nathan McConnell are this week's special guests on the pod. There's truly something for every Irish foo...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 6Ep. 7
The first-ever live edition of Between the Stripes LOI podcast took place via Twitter spaces earlier this week and is now available to listen back to. Kieran Burke & Gary Reilly review/preview the latest LOI action across BOTH DIVISIONS while there are topical debates on crowd trouble, the FAI's EURO 2028 bid, and much more.
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 6Ep. 6
"We're angry Tony." The lads have a lot to get off their chests this week after a wasted trip to Limerick on Friday night, with Treaty United board member & media man, Mike Aherne fielding a number of their questions and complaints on the show. Following a busy Friday-Monday schedule in both divisions of the LOI, the lads look back on and look forward to all the latest action with Gary enjoying a particularly fruitful week in the predictions league last time out. All this and more on another...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 6Ep. 5
On this week's show, Shelbourne midfielder, Aodh Dervin talks about recent praise from his manager, Damien Duff, and moving away from "mammy" for the first time. American goalkeeper, Luke Dennison reflects on his first-ever league appearance for Longford Town, despite this being his third season at the club. Luke also talks about how his move from the States came about, his love for the LOI, and more. As always, the lads get stuck into every single game across both divisions in terms of reviews ...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 6Ep. 4
A jam-packed (can you put jam on pancakes?) show for you this week as we're joined by four top-class guests. Shelbourne boss, Damien Duff tells us why he believes he's got four of the best midfielders in Ireland in his dressing room. Dundalk Head Coach, Stephen O'Donnell reflects on a 3-0 win at home to Finn Harps. Wexford FC manager, Ian Ryan discusses his sides rollercoaster start to the season and the return to form of players like Dinny Corcoran and Conor Davis. While Drogheda FC chairman, C...
Mar 01, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Kieran Burke, Gary Reilly & Nigel Hegarty look back on the opening weekend of games in the LOI Premier & First Divisions as well as looking ahead to this weekend's fixtures. John Mernock of Save Tolka Park updates us following a big week for the movement while Treaty United striker, Enda Curran is on to silence his critics in the BTS studio. The lads talk about the LOI highlights show, the 5 subs rule, and much more.
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Between the Stripes LOI podcast is back for a sixth season and we're back with a bang ahead of the opening round of fixtures in the 2022 League of Ireland season! Christian Magerusan tells us of his remarkable road to recovery after signing for Longford following over 3 years of a hellish injury nightmare. New Drogheda United manager, Kevin Doherty reacts to Friday's Malone Cup win against Dundalk and looks ahead to his first season in charge of the Drogs while Hamilton defender, Dan O'Reilly up...
Feb 15, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 1
With the new League of Ireland season just a couple of weeks away, the Between the Stripes LOI Podcast team examine the business done by all 20 clubs across both divisions and evaluates each side's respective chances ahead of the new campaign. There's also a discussion on the scrapping of season bundles for LOI TV.
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 44 min
The 2021 League of Ireland season may have drawn to a close but our season finale is our juiciest podcast of the year as the lads discuss the managerial merry-go-round that has unfolded in the past week with Stephen O'Donnell, Tim Clancy and Kevin Doherty all looking set for new jobs. Aside from three top-class interviews with FAI Cup winner Alan Matthews, promotion winner Liam Kerrigan and Derry City chief Ruaidhri Higgins the lads also dish out the BTS end-of-season awards. There's talk of how...
Dec 01, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 35
It's FAI Cup Final week so we speak to two men who know what it takes to lift the famous old trophy in former St.Pat's star and cup winner with Sligo Rovers Danny North, while Mark Rossiter was part of the last Bohemians team to win the competition in 2008. We kick this week's pod off by getting the latest from WLR FM Broadcaster Damien Tiernan after Marc Bircham was sensationally dismissed by Waterford FC on Tuesday morning. Kieran & Gary also reflect on the final round of games in the Prem...
Nov 24, 2021•2 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 34
On this week's show, Kieran & Jon look ahead to the final round of fixtures in the Premier Division season as well as reflecting on the most recent set of results and what they mean going into the last round of matches. We hear from James Rogers on the successful takeover at Dundalk and what may follow while Aaron Clarke from the WNL Show reflects on Shelbourne's incredible final day success, Noel King's controversial remarks on TV last night, and the upcoming FAI Women's Cup Final. There's ...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 33
This week's chats include: Daire Doyle, Duffer, Doolin/Russell, Fireworks, referees strike, Sligo in Europe, Cabo/Bray merger, the play-offs, weekend predictions & so much more! Our most debate-filled pod ever! Don't forget to subscribe/leave a review!
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 5Ep. 32
We bring you an exclusive 90-minute interview with one of the League of Ireland's greatest ever imports as the legendary Joey Ndo sits down with Kieran Burke to discuss his life in the LOI, his passion for coaching, and his unique commentary style. Welcome to heaven.
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 35 min
After a week away, the lads are back to recap a very busy Bank Holiday weekend with action in the FAI Cup, Premier & First Divisions while Drogheda United's Dane Massey & former LOI boss Stephen Henderson are the guests on the show. Massey tells us why Head In The Game Park is a great place to be right now while Hendo talks Ian Morris, the First Division play-offs, Bohs/Rovers ticket squabbles & more.
Oct 26, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Following our most popular show of the season last week, the Between the Stripes LOI podcast is coming at you with another massive show this week as we're joined by Waterford FC owner Richard Forrest who discusses his FAI Cup dream, survival ambitions, building for the future & more. The recently retired Stephen Folan walks us through his career from Newcastle to Limerick, mistakes at Cork & Sligo, signing for Stephen Kenny and hanging up the boots under Ollie Horgan at Finn Harps. While...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 5Ep. 30
On this week's show, we're joined by Waterford manager Marc Bircham who discusses the turnaround at the RSC since his arrival, the positivity in the air at Waterford, plans for the future, and much more. 9-time LOI winner Dermot Keely unloads on Dundalk's American owners while Jon Brier is out of his sickbed this week to chat with Kieran & Gary about the FAI Cup semi-finals debacle, John Caulfield's "guinea pigs" comments in regards to the Irish u21's situation and other hot topics of the we...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 5Ep. 29
