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Green Shoots - A History of Irish Football

Kehlan Kirwan & Gary Spain
Green Shoots - A History of Irish Football
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  • The Scramble for Glory
    In this weeks Green Shoots podcast Kehlan and Gary talk about the remarkable decade that was the 1970's in League of Ireland history. With so many great teams and so many vying for League and Cup titles, why then did so many start to walk away from League of Ireland football?
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  • This Football Life - Pat Fenlon
    On this weeks show Kehlan Kirwan talks with a former player and manager that has been a serial winner throughout his career. Where he goes trophies usually follow. Pat Fenlon is now Director of Football at Bohemians F.C. and he talks with Kehlan about his football life and getting Bohs back to winning trophies in the League of Ireland.
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  • Episode 11 - Rich Talent, More Drought
    In this weeks Green Shoots: a history of Irish football Kehlan and Gary talk about Irish international football from the late 50s through to the early 1970s as they play in front over 100,000 people in Poland, a memorable or maybe not so memorable 1-0 win against West Germany in Germany and we get introduced to a young man who would leave a huge impact on Irish football, Johnny Giles.
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  • Chris Lee - Author of 'Shades of Green - A journey through Irish Football'
    On this weeks show Kehlan talks with Chris Lee, the author of a brand new book 'Shades of Green – a journey through irish football'. Chris has also written 'Origin Stories: The pioneers who took football to the world' and 'Defiant – A history of football against Fascism'. To see why he turned to writing about Irish football we sat down and had a chat with him about his brand new book.
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  • Epsiode 9 - The Champagne 60's
    On this weeks show Kehlan and Gary talk about the League of Ireland at its zenith during the 1960s. We also chat about:- That extraordinary 1956 cup final between Shamrock Rovers and Cork Athletic- The one that Gary has been waiting to talk about, Limerick are the 1960 League champions- We talk about European football as Drumcondra beat Bayern Munich 1-0 and some glamorous and not so glamorous European ties for Irish clubs in the 60s. including a surprise win for Waterford over Northern rivals Glentoran.- Plus we talk about the great Shamrock Rovers side of the 60s who won 6, FAI cups in a row- And a Waterford side who would win 3 league titles in a row and 6 in 8 seasons.
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About Green Shoots - A History of Irish Football

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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