Love is in the air, and we aren't talking about Valentine's day either, the League of Ireland is back and so is Between the Stripes LOI podcast for an eighth season! Dane Massey joins us to discuss his recent retirement, the glory days at Dundalk, wrapping up at Bray and he also previews both divisions for 2024. Kieran & Gary preview all ten games in both divisions in our all new predictions league while there's lots of interesting chat and big shouts for the year ahead. Sponsored by QuinnAv...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Ho Ho Ho! It's the Between the Stripes LOI podcast Christmas Special as Kieran & Gary reflect on the year that was, examine the transfer presents left under the tree so far around the league, and give their thoughts on how 2024 may play out. Joining in the festivities are the recently retired Hughie Douglas and the youngest Head Coach in LOI history, Conor McCarthy of Kerry FC. Sponsored by QuinnAv.ie - Merry Christmas to you all!
Dec 22, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 41
It's our final pod of the season as Kieran & Gary reflect on Sunday's historic FAI Cup final between Bohemians and St.Pat's while former goalkeeper at both of those clubs Barry Murphy joins us to review the final and the LOI season as a whole. Blues midfielder Dean McMenamy chats with us following Waterford's promotion too. The lads also name their Premier & First Division teams of the year, take your questions one last time this season and touch on all the hot topics from the final week...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 7Ep. 40
It's Cup Final week and we've got a foot in both camps as we hear from St.Pat's midfielder Jamie Lennon and Bohs number two Gary Cronin. And yes, while he won the cup with Bohemians in 2008, Mark Rossiter is also on hand to give us a fairly impartial view on the cup final and wider LOI matters including the developing off-field soap opera that one of Mark's other former clubs....Dundalk FC. Kieran & Gaz also discuss the promotion/relegation game between Cork City and Waterford as well as wha...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 39
This week's show features more fireworks than your local Halloween festival and more gates than a farmers yard. Kieran & Gary talk to James Rogers following Stephen O'Donnell's explosive post-match interview on Friday night while James also addresses a number of rumours regarding the club including Pat Hoban's future. Shamrock Rovers 4IAR is discussed as is "guard of honour gate." The race for the final European spot and the play-offs are also covered on another all-action show. Sponsored by...
Nov 01, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 38
Kieran & Gary are back from supporting the Boys in Green over in Portugal and they've another excellent show lined up as Kerry FC CEO Brian Ainscough delivers listeners an exclusive on the clubs set up for next season. This week's show starts with a review of Tuesday night's First Division play-offs while the lads, as ever, have all the top-flight action covered too with Friday night's potential title decider in Inchicore among the games previewed in our much-loved predictions league. Take a...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 37
We've got a very special edition of the show for listeners this week as Kieran chats with a couple of Women who have made history in their respective roles within the league. Joanna Byrne is the league's first & only female chairperson and speaks to us about the proposed takeover of Drogheda United by the owners of Walsall while former Irish international Ciara McCormack has been named as the first-ever female co-owner & CEO at a LOI club, following a successful Canadian-based takeover o...
Oct 17, 2023•47 min•Season 7Ep. 36
Gary is back from his football holiday in Germany and gives us the low down on pints, currywurst, and kebabs. While he's been away, Kieran has been getting wound up over cup final ticketing arrangments, refereeing performances, and of course, the FAI. Sponsored by QuinnAv.ie
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 7Ep. 35
Having recently passed 400 LOI career appearances, Treaty United full-back Marc Ludden joins us on this week's show. Ludden chats about passing such a milestone, his future in the league, Treaty's play-off hopes and his local club Galway United's FAI Cup semi-final this weekend at home to Bohemians. Meanwhile, Kieran & Gary (fresh from his weekend rustling) discuss Duff v Bradley and the Shamrock Rovers manager's extraordinary post-match comments. The lads also debate some of the off-field d...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 34
Just hours after taking social media by storm thanks to his Goal Of The Season contender against St.Pat's, Drogheda United's Dayle Rooney joins us on this week's show. Kieran has some very strong views on Cork City's humiliating 5-0 defeat against Dundalk on Monday while the lads also reflect on the respective races for the title, Europe and the play-offs following a dramatic double game week. Dave Rogers departure from Finn Harps is also covered while we've got a bag load of listeners comments ...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 7Ep. 33
Fresh from lifting the Leinster Senior Cup as Bohs captain on Monday night, Cian Byrne joins us on this week's Between the Stripes LOI podcast. The young defender talks about his early season loan at Longford, his leadership qualities, how he found out he was captaining Bohs in front of over 3,000 at Dalymount, Decky Devine, and much more. Elsewhere, Kieran & Gary dissect the Dundalk disaster in Galway and the other FAI Cup quarter-finals. The lads don't just preview the semi-finals but go a...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 48 min•Season 7Ep. 32
Kieran & Gary start this week's show by addressing the alleged racist incident that marred the First Division game between Kerry FC and Longford Town last Friday. The pair highlight issues they have with the Longford Town response so far and some of the social media reaction over the past few days. On the football front, the lads discuss Stephen Kenny's future (or perhaps lack of one as Ireland manager) following another damaging week for the Boys in Green. In League of Ireland-related matte...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 31
With Kieran Paris bound for the big game, the lads rushed to Bishopsgate on Sunday morning to put together this week's show. Given the setting for this week's pod, there was only one place to start, Longford's second win of the season against Galway United at the venue just a few hours earlier. We've got audio with Cristian Magerusan, Ruadhri Higgins and Stephen O'Donnell while Kieran & Gary have lots to say on the Dublin derby, the title and European races, the play-offs and of course, Slig...
Sep 04, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 30
It's our lengthiest pod of the season and with good reason as we hear from two now-retired LOI stars, Gary Shaw and Alan Keane. Shawsey tells us why at 31, he's called time on his playing career (for now anyway) while he also talks about his former club Shamrock Rovers and their pursuit of four-in-a-row. Alan Keane talks all things Sligo with the Bit O'Red gearing up for a do-or-die clash with Cork City this weekend. Kieran and Gary have some interesting debates this week while the BTS kebab rev...
Aug 30, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Season 7Ep. 29
Having been joined Frantz Pierrot of Athlone Town last week, the lads speak to another First Division star who has been tearing it up since arriving from America, that is Finn Harps midfielder Ryan Flood. "Floodinho" (we'll explain) discusses settling into life in Ireland, working under Dave Rogers at Arizona and now Harps, how his past football experiences have molded him into the technical player he is today, Harps plans for the future, and much more. Kieran & Gary reflect on the round of ...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 7Ep. 28
Following his stunning late double in the Midlands derby on Saturday night, Athlone Town's Haitian striker Frantz Pierrot joins us on this week's show much to the pain of our hardened Longford Town hosts. Frantz's Portuguese coach at Athlone Town, Dario Castelo also features on the pod. The lads also discuss Cork City's woes following the home draw with UCD and the MSC final defeat to Cobh as well as Sligo Rovers decision to send their first-choice keeper on loan mid-season. We've got full First...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 7Ep. 27
Bohemians manager Declan Devine is this week's very special guest on Between the Stripes LOI podcast. We also bring you interesting audio from Damien Duff and Stephen O'Donnell as the Oriel Park facilities saga rages on. Kieran & Gary bask in De Town's bank holiday weekend glory while there's an in-depth chat on Cork City FC's direction (or alleged lack of it) following an unsuccessful approach for Drogs boss Kevin Doherty. The lads also discuss the Manchester United Aviva Stadium friendly c...
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 26
This week, we bring you behind the scenes in running a League of Ireland club as Longford Town FC's Head of Operations James Donnelly joins us on the show. James tackles some of the recent criticism he and the club have faced in regard to attendances and a perceived lack of community engagement. This week's pod starts with the lad's views on Vera Pauw v Katie McCabe. Meanwhile, Kieran & Gary also mull over the news of Max Mata's potential Sligo Rovers departure and what it means for the Bit ...
Aug 02, 2023•2 hr•Season 7Ep. 25
You better make it an extra long walk today or find a scenic route to work as we've got a bumper edition of the show covering the latest FAI Cup, League, and European action. We've got audio with managers John Russell, Kevin Doherty, Jon Daly, and Stephen Henderson while Kieran & Gary ask "have Rovers gone stale?" Jon Brier is on hand to review and preview the latest LOI European matches while Gary is not happy with Irish legend Packie Bonner on this week's show. Well worth tuning in! Sponso...
Jul 26, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 24
Europe, the league, and the FAI Cup, we've got it all covered on this week's Between the Stripes LOI podcast. Kieran & Gary start the show by discussing Shamrock Rovers Champions League exit and a disappointing first European week overall for the LOI sides. Finn Harps chairman Ian Harkin checks in while Dave McCall from Portlaoise AFC tells us exactly what an FAI Cup run would do for the Midlands club ahead of their first-round tie with fellow non-leaguers Skerries. As ever, we've got the BT...
Jul 19, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 23
Possibly one of our busiest shows ever as we're joined this week by special guests David McMillan and Liam Feeney. We also have audio with Ruaidhrí Higgins, Stephen Bradley, Kevin Doherty, and Conor Keeley. Kieran & Gary look ahead to a huge week in Europe for the Irish clubs alongside the league's all-time top European goalscorer McMillan, while Liam Feeney tells us his remarkable story of moving from LOI club volunteer to marketing at Lincoln City. The lads also talk transfer rumors (some ...
Jul 11, 2023•2 hr•Season 7Ep. 22
After a run of 4 goals in his first 5 matches since joining Longford Town as a free agent, Beineón O'Brien-Whitmarsh explains why he was without a club at the start of the season, joining a team "full of Dubs", how there are still big characters in the modern game and much more. Stephen O'Donnell & Louie Annesley make cameo appearances on the show too after Dundalk's fantastic 2-0 win at home to Shamrock Rovers on Friday. Jon Brier joins us this week to talk coefficients and next week's Euro...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 21
After a busy few days in the LOI, former league winner Mark Rossiter joins us to reflect on the season so far, the upcoming European matches, his old club Dundalk's fortunes, and the future of Stephen Kenny among other things. Kieran & Gary are at their usual nonsense too, you know the drill by now so just hit the play button! Sponsored by QuinnAv.ie
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 20
Back (but not so fresh) from their trip to Athens, Kieran & Gary tackle everything from their experiences of the city, the trouble Ireland fans faced outside the ground to the dire performance on it from Stephen Kenny's team and where it leaves the former Dundalk boss going forward. On a more positive note, the European draws look to have been kind for the four LOI clubs so the lads discuss that and the return of the Premier and First Divisions this weekend with the BTS Predictions League al...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 19
As we head into the summer break, Kieran & Gary deliver their mid-term report cards for all 20 LOI clubs. Treaty United manager Tommy Barrett reflects on an up-and-down start to the season both on and off the pitch in Limerick, where in-fighting never seems far away while Sligo Rovers fan Gerry O'Connor responds to some of the lads criticism of the Bit O'red on the show this season. There's Ireland chat to as the lads pack their bags for Athens while there's also a discussion on the LOI TV h...
Jun 14, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 18
After an action-packed Bank Holiday weekend, Kieran & Gary sit down with Pat's defender Anto Breslin with the Saints currently the most in-form team in the Premier Division. Former podcast co-host Jon Brier reconnects with us while we also take a look at the big winners and losers from the last few days across both divisions. We've got a double helping of the BTS kebab review, there's the predictions league, listeners questions and some chat on the FAI's ambitious infrastructure plan. All in...
Jun 07, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 17
With the Women's World Cup fast approaching, we're joined by Shamrock Rovers Head Coach Collie O'Neill who discusses the Hoops return to the Women's game, their unbeaten start, some big upcoming matches, why the energy of the World Cup must be harnessed back into the domestic league here while Collie also chats about some of his old clubs in the Men's leagues. Credit to the lads, they cover a lot of ground in under 2 hours this week as Kieran & Gary discuss topics including: Daly's first win...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 16
As you can probably tell from title, this week's BTS is weird and wonderful as we cover a whole range of topics, some more serious than others. We start by discussing Jon Daly's permanent appointment as St.Pat's boss before moving on to Derry City taking up the lead in the title race following Rovers shock defeat against Drogheda. Also on this week's show: Ryan Graydon to Fleetwood? Unhappy fans at Ferrycarrig Park, why Athlone Town is a basket case, the predictions league, the latest report int...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 15
Between the Stripes LOI podcast has always championed the First Division and this week's show is no different as we speak exclusively to Kerry FC manager Billy Dennehy after the Kingdom's historic first-ever LOI win on Friday while Treaty United striker Enda Curran joins us after finding himself embroiled in a spot of controversy at Bishopsgate on Saturday. As ever, we've got all the latest Premier Division reviews and previews for you too with this week's show starting off with a deep discussio...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 7Ep. 14
After a turbulent few weeks, Cork City FC owner Dermot Usher joins us on the show to discuss Colin Healy's departure, disappointing on-field results, Liam Buckley's arrival as Sporting Director and why the former league winning boss will NOT be considered for the vacant managers position. Kieran & Gary fill us in on their first ever trip to Mounthawk Park while there are full reviews of all the latest results from the Premier & First Divisions. We play our predictions game as ever plus t...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Season 7Ep. 13
