RTÉ Soccer Podcast

Alan Cawley is joined by former internationals Kevin Doyle and Keith Treacy to look back on Thursday's painful shootout defeat to Czechia, with Raf Diallo dialling in from the airport in Prague.
A couple of silly errors cost Ireland in a match where they were dominating early on. Kevin likened it to that play-off defeat in Paris back in 2009, as Ireland should never have let it get to extra-time.
Keith believes Ireland need to lean into their defensive strengths and their ability to be an unpleasant team to play against.
Kevin backs Heimir and is heartened by the fact the team is once more a topic of conversation, which it had not been for a few years.
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On this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast, Alan Cawley joins Raf Diallo as the build up to the Republic of Ireland's play-off in Prague goes into overdrive. They also talk LOI and Shelbourne's Rachel Graham discusses big news from the Women's Premier Division and a new FIFA mandate regarding female coaches.
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Jiri Hosek, the head of sports at CANAL+ TV in Czechia, joins Raf Diallo on the RTÉ Soccer Podcast to share an insight into the side that stand in the Republic of Ireland's way next Thursday in Prague.
Among the areas covered are:
The continued fallout from the shock defeat to the Faroe Islands
The appointment of Miroslav Koubek and how he will set up against Ireland
The key players including Pavel Sucl and why Patrik Schick is not a guaranteed starter on Thursday
The Czech view on Ireland and Troy Parrott
The legacy of the golden generation and the World Cup as a white whale for Czech football
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Richie Towell and Paul Corry join Raf Diallo on this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast to look ahead to Thursday's Republic of Ireland squad announcement for the Prague play-off, discuss Friday's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division action and this week's Champions League second legs, while Shelbourne's Rachel Graham reviews the first round of Women's Premier Division games and talks about the battle to boost attendance figures.
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Shelbourne's Rachel Graham and her former Ireland team-mate Méabh De Búrca look back on the Girls in Green's narrow World Cup qualifying defeats to France and the Netherlands, before previewing the new SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division season which will kick off on Saturday.
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