The History St Pat’s Pod 🔴⚪️

In this episode we welcome special guest Ryan Guy, star of the Saints from 2007 to 2010, for an interview. We remember the recently departed Damien Byrne, captain of the People’s Champions in 1989/90 and a great SuperSaint.

We chat about Dermot’s recent visit to meet two former Saints player-managers, Jack Burkett and Barry Bridges, and we review our 17th season in competitive football, and our first in the Leinster Senior League top tier - 1946/47.

Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php

Thanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️

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In this episode we turn to our mailbag for your ‘You Had To Be There’ moments following the Saints - ranging from the famous and epic to the downright bizarre.

We choose our Goalkeeper for the Pat’s Cult Heroes XI and we review our sixteenth season in competitive football, 1945/46.

We learn more about our listeners in this, the final episode of 2025. If you’ve any little ears listening in, you might want to skip forward a minute or so from 14:15 as Gary gets a little adult in his comments! 🔴⚪️🎙️

Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php

Thanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️

History St Pat’s Art Prints and Saints Rising books: https://historystpats.myshopify.com

In this episode we welcome our special guest, historian, broadcaster and Camacsider, Donal Fallon. Donal chats about one of the great Saints fans and one of Ireland’s greatest sportswriters, Con Houlihan, one of the subjects of his new book, ‘The Dublin Pub - A Social and Cultural History.’ Donal’s own memories of Pat’s feature too - it’s a special chat, and you won’t want to miss it.

Gary and Dermot also chat about Pat’s and pubs, and the place of public houses in club history. We profile our fifteenth season in competitive football, 1944/45, and finish with a challenge.

Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php

Thanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️

History St Pat’s Art Prints and Saints Rising books: https://historystpats.myshopify.com

The Dublin Pub - A Social and Cultural History by Donal Fallon: https://chaptersbookstore.com/products/donal-fallon-the-dublin-pub-2025?_pos=2&_sid=4d45aa6c7&_ss=r

In this episode, Dermot is joined by guest co-host Paul Maguire, who hosted the All Saints Radio Show and provided match commentary for many seasons alongside Joe O’Rourke. Paul continues to be involved with the Patron Saints and numerous Pat’s events as well as following the team up and down the country.

We discuss two important Richmond Park anniversaries - the 100th anniversary of LOI football at Richer, and 55 years since the infamous ‘Rock at Richmond’ music festival. We also cover the 1943/44 season in the LSL Division II, and respond to yet more feedback on our All-Time Saints XI.

Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php

Thanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️

We mark the Athletic’s 2025 Conference League campaign with a European special, digging into the archives for matches old and not so old. We review the submissions for the Pat’s Cult Heroes XI - listen out for the criteria we decide. We review the Saints’ 13th season in competitive football, 1942/43. Gary takes on an alphabetical challenge and we answer some more of the mailbag questions.

Thanks to our sponsors, the Patron Saints, for their ongoing support. Details on all they do and how to join at https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php

Thanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️