LOI Central

S10E13: Hosts Reunited & Chris Forrester Chat

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dan is reunited with Johnny this week for a remote rundown of the talking points raised by the Bank Holiday weekend. Have Bohs forgotten how to win? D...

S10E12 with Paul O'Hehir & Joey O'Brien

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We literally dial it in this week as Johnny combines Punchestown duty with LOI duty and Paul O’Hehir stands in for Dan whilst not getting his annual...

S10E11 with Daniel Lambert & Aidan Keena

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We swap one Dan for another this week as Daniel Lambert ankles it down to Oliver Towers on the back of his 40th birthday celebrations. After a derby d...

S10E10: The Meaning of Life and the Death of a Title Race feat. Barry Murphy

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After a decade of terrible mainstream media fuelled lies, we land on an existential discussion about the importance of football, the futility of fando...

S10E09: Easter Wrap, Oriel Reunions & Galway Rising

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We are ten games into our tenth season and whether you're in Vietnam or in the shower, we hope there's something for you here as we wrap on a dramatic...

S10E08 Post-Prague LOI, Late Night TV & Carl Winchester

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Some walk by night, some fly by day, nothing can change us, 'cept and sure of the way. We are moonlighting back into the LOI scene as the Prague hango...

S10E07: Giddy Galway, Dublin Dominance & Disorganised Derry

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's St Patrick's Night and Dan and Johnny are just two fortysomething dads recording a pod and debating the mechanics of the passing of time. They sp...

S10E06 Tolka Drama, Title Discussions & Terrible Decisions

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are remote this week, and a bit distant at times as they struggle to process the big questions floating around their heads at this early stag...

S10E05 with Paul O'Hehir and Paddy Kavanagh

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When you've spent your last nine euro on a curry cheese chips in Inchicore and been presented with a bag of promised vinyl and a sauna is the only cur...

S10E04 with Johnny Dunleavy and Paul O'Hehir

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After a fiery Friday and a surprisingly flat Monday, Dan is joined in studio by Paul O'Hehir and a gift bearing Johnny Dunleavy to pick through the ta...

S10E03: Pitch Battles and Frustrating Fridays with John Caulfield and Tommy Barrett

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're back indoors at Oliver Ireland wondering if we're going to be outdoors anywhere this weekend after another interrupted League of Ireland Friday....

S10E02 The Weekend That Was & Brush/Doyle at Rascals

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We are back and so is football, weather permitting. The lads reflect on an opening weekend of the season that was affected by the elements, although t...

S10E01 A Look Forward and a Look Back to Sunday Night at Rascals

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We are back for season ten and kicking off by bringing you back to Sunday night where we officially launched our 2026 season with not just one but two...

S10E0 The Preview of the Live Preview

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is not a podcast apparently, its just a preview of the preview show that's coming to you live on Sunday! That's right we're back, and we've a com...

S09E40: The Christmas Wrapping Up and New Year Wish List

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ho, Ho, Ho..It's the 40th and final podcast of the year and the lads convene to talk Christmas, Conference League and a bit of James Clarke amongst ot...

S09E39 It’s Almost Christmas! with John O’Sullivan

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stranger Things in studio today as John O’Sullivan joined us for a midwinter chat. Yes, that John O’Sullivan, the one who played for Shelbourne un...

S09E38: Review of 2025 and Plans for 2026 with Mark Scanlon

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We were live in Collar & Cuff this week where League of Ireland Director Mark Scanlon joined us to reflect on the 2025 season and look ahead to the pl...

S09E37 Cup Final Review & Shields/Ward Reunion at Rascals

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s show is half double winners, half double act. Firstly, we reflect on Shamrock Rovers’ success over troubled Cork City in the cup final...

S09E36 Live from Rascals with Dunleavy & Amond

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was LOI Central Live, and the entirety of Monday's gathering in Rascals Brewing was exclusive only to those who joined us for the tantalising combi...

S09E35 PFA Ireland Premier XI with Paddy Barrett and Michael Duffy

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a dual focus to this show as we reflect on an incredible week while also taking an overall look at the year as our friends at PFA Ireland ha...

S09E34 Dalymount Draw, Friday Feelings & Permutations Paradise

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back from an international break to begin the countdown towards the climax of the season – our live show in Rascals on Monday November 3 with...

S09E33 International Break Time with Kevin Doherty

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On a week where skeletons are being found lying around all kinds of closets, a squeaky clean Kevin Doherty stops by Oliver Ireland for an internationa...

S09E32: European Odysseys, Waterford Whispers and Seani Maguire’s FAI Cup Feelings

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The finishing line is in sight for everyone apart from Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne as the closing stretch of the league clashes with the beginning ...

S09E31 Double Header Review. How good are Shamrock Rovers? What next for Galway United?

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back in Oliver Ireland for a quickfire review of a double header that could prove very significant come the end of the season. Johnny has...

S09E30: The Mayhem and the Magic of the Cup

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back after an international break to forget and savouring a weekend to remember in the FAI Cup unless you happen to be from Connacht. Kerry FC'...

S09E29 A Week of Mixed Emotions. Webster on Horgan. Bradley on Europe.

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was a week of mixed emotions for everyone involved in Irish football with news of Ollie Horgan's final farewell coming through ahead of a historic ...

S09E28 - Super Thursday, Azores Review & Victor's €2m move

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The lads take stock as Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers are both tantalisingly close to group stage football after a quite incredible night on Thursday....

S09E27: FAI Cup/Oasis Wrap & Patrick Hoban Chat

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our LOI family full of eccentrics is back this week, a little hoarse ten years on from a fine day involving a horse. Did Oasis hit the FAI Cup crowds?...

S09E26 Shels Heartbreak, Ref Rage & Conan Byrne Chat

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a two part show this week as Johnny and Dan kicks things off on location in Tolka Park, picking through the bones of a near miss for Shelbourne...

S09E25 European Race > Title Race, Jersey Spotting & Ticket Talk

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s another remote session this week with the lads rattling through the talking points of the week and some discussion starters that have very litt...

S09E24: Brandywell Bother, Chaos at the Cross & European Matters with Barry Murphy

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back in Oliver Ireland this week, with the steady hands of Barry Murphy adding depth to our conversation. European matters take second billing ...

S09E23 LOI in Europe, Cup cruises and Chris Shields chat

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve reached that glorious point of the year where the evidence of one tie makes us experts on the levels of teams from Lithuania, Azerbaijan and w...

S09E22 with Dave McMillan & Paddy Kavanagh

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Johnny is out of the building this week but we’ve got solid foundations visiting Oliver Ireland absence with a representative from the construction ...

S09E21 LOI in Europe, Nationwide Mailbag & Destructive Derry

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

European football is here, a chance to learn about new teams, unknown players and exotic places. And then there’s Shelbourne v Linfield. The first s...

S09E20 Oasis, Keane, James-Taylor, Moses and Duff

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Won’t somebody think of the football? After a day dominated by the latest Bohs jersey launch and another famous face performing an acting masterclas...

S09E19 Duff Love, Bohs Brilliance, Pat's Pressure and Chaos in Cork

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've had a double header in both divisions since our last show but there's only discussion point on the agenda today; what about those goalscoring Lo...

S09E18 Disappointed Drogs, Euro Draws & Ruaidhri Higgins Chat

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are back in Oliver’s offices to discuss a week that delivered an unwelcome twist for Drogheda United with the excitement of the European draws le...

S09E17 - Mid-Season Musings, Transfer Targets & Crowded Houses

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AS most of the League of Ireland heads for the departure lounge, our co-hosts are back via arrivals to take their regular perch in Oliver Ireland for ...

S09E16 avec Graham Gartland, Johnny Kenny and Conan Noonan

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 16 took all the patience of Collar & Cuff, Future Ticketing, Sports Cosanta and Rascals Brewery to make it to the finish line. Recorded over t...

S09E15 with Garry Doyle and Colin Hawkins

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a faint whiff of chaos (and maybe vomit) in the air at Oliver this week, as the usual anchor is missing and the reins are handed over to Joh...

S09E14 Frozen Moose, Cork City reflections & Colin Healy/Moses Dyer chats

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back in Oliver, alive and croaking in Dan’s case, to pick through the bones of another dramatic League of Ireland week. It’s Moose’...

S09E13 The Madness Continues & Mark Connolly Chat

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After another double header of what ifs and if onlys, the lads convene to try and make sense of it all. We go from a rear of the year update to allega...

S09E12 Tight at the Top and the Race to the Bottom

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's another socially distanced production this week, and Bohs fans are partying like it's 2021 as they bask in the glory of an unexpected sequence of...

S09 E11 - Born Again Bohs, Duff/Caulfield Remix & Canham on the Cross

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We almost needed 90 minutes to get through a weekend where every club played 180 minutes in a league that is going the full 360 in terms of storylines...

S09E10 - Top Drogs, The Relegation Slog & Firefighting with Alan Keane

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a western flavour to this week’s show with the on duty Alan Keane dialling in to discuss the contrasting fortunes of Galway United and Sli...

S09E09 with Paul Doolin and James Keddy

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Doolin and James Keddy have shared plenty of long car journeys in their time and, after several false starts, we finally convinced them to reunit...

S09E08 The One With The Double Stitched Mailbag

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The sun has returned and the mood has definitely lightened in Oliver Marketing as the lads finally agree on something. No April Fools on this weeks sh...

S09E07 - The One With The Late Night Letters

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back in Oliver Marketing for a combination of a discussion of Dan's week on the road and a stranger trip down memory lane. A reflective m...

S09E06: The Shifting Sands of Irish Football with Jonathan Corbett

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the Premier Division on a hiatus, Dan is in Bulgaria for an international break that is unlikely to live for long in the memory and the first par...

S09 E05 - The Tightest League in the World & Kerry chat with Conor McCarthy

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a few equine analogies this week as Johnny checks in en route to England to talk about the only race that really matters in his mind – the...

S09E04 Reds, Refs, Rovers & Richmond Reflections

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After another fantastic Friday, we had a manic Monday and the lads try to rattle through a crowded agenda of talking points. Is Alan Reynolds in bothe...

S09E03 Conspiracy Theories, Climate Changes and Barry Murphy's Notes

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve a busy show this week, with our mailbag more flooded than Tallaght Stadium as we pore over the conspiracy theories, stadium rankings, and all ...

S09E02 Norway, Aviva and Webster & Doyle

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To mark the return of your 90 minute weekly fix, we’ve got a pod of that same length, and the main reason is the leftovers from our live show chat w...

S09E01: 2025 Season Preview @ Rascals with Ruaidhri Higgins

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WE are back. The League of Ireland kicks off this week, but we’ve already got a competitive appearance under our belt after our big season preview a...

S08XMAS with "The Rascals Loft Tapes"

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's Christmas! And before you count down to seeing what Santa has left under the tree, you need to check for free range pork under your car. All of t...

S08E40 - The Underdrogs 2 The Undertones 0

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are nearing the end of another season in the Oliver Marketing building and start this week’s show with a burning question - have Drogheda United ...

S08E39 Live from Rascals - The Shelebration Tour

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's Episode 39 and it was live. If you missed out on our Monday night in Rascals, this pod will give you a flavour of the best bits. Like the title r...

S08E38 It's the Final Countdown....

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here we go! There's touts in Inchicore as the title race, our beloved title race has its Joey Tempest mullet stapled on as it faces the camera in leat...

S08E37 The PFA Ireland Team of the Year with Stephen McGuinness and Friends

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Jerry Maguire time in the League of Ireland and before we run away with ourselves it’s also awards time as the Premier Division team of the s...

S08E36 Sliding Doors, Friday Night Fever Pitch and Five Months at Pats with Stephen Kenny

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of the most anticipated night of the year - our live show in Rascals on November 4 of course - Johnny and Dan are in studio to also look ahead t...

S08E35 with Barry Murphy and David McMillan

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a manic week, we’ve got a Monday show for you as Barry Murphy and Dave McMillan dial in to join Dan to review league, European and FAI Cup mat...

S08E34 Tolka Thriller & FAI Cup Preview

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are so back. After fears that we were enduring our worst ever season, a Tolka Park game for the ages has filled the glasses to half-full and posed ...

S08E33 A full 90 minutes with Dermot Keely, Neil O'Riordan and Romal Palmer

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dermot Keely denies and then agrees that he was better without the ball but we are certain this podcast makes an argument that your life would be bett...

S08E32 Dundalk Survive, Zayed/Gartland Reunion & Around the Grounds

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who'd have thought we could do such a weather dominated show without Johnny? Our spiritual leader is absent but there's plenty to rabbit on about this...

S08E31 300 Not Out.....Yet?

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Interesting standards of rabbit pulling and random phonecalls a-go-go, as episode 300 takes you on a seat of your pants ride through the last eight ye...

S08E30 The Big Reunion and a bit of Ollie Horgan

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a week of reunions this is really the one you’ve been waiting for. A surprisingly energised Dan returns to clean up after Johnny’s ‘you let D...

S08E29 Johnny and Garry’s mad mad mad season so far!

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a double act this week but not the usual one. Taciturn northerner Garry Doyle joins our normal “fan with a typewriter” Johnny Ward as we tr...

S08E28 with Sean O'Connor, Keith Treacy, Harry Kenny and Paul Doolin

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hosts with notes this week as Johnny is overwhelmed by the sheer professionalism of his co-hosts who ably step in for a paternity left Dan McDo...

S08E27 with Ciaran Kilduff and Ronan Finn

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reunited for at least the second time, the veterans of not one but two lengthy group-stages European campaigns join a solo Johnny and a stand in produ...

S08E26 Shels/Derry review with Owen Heary & Luke Dennison Chat

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's not a standard show, as we record on Monday night after Shels scoreless draw with Derry City and it appears that the burning question is - what i...

Episode 25: Dalymount Days & the LOI’s Financial Haze with Paddy Kavanagh

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back face to face in Oliver after a weekend of mixed emotions with JW mourning Galway disappointment and Dan energised by a casual Friday...

S08E24 State of the LOI Nation with Conan Byrne

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are in peak LOI in Europe time, which means the annual state of the nation debates about our league although this week’s pod veers off into a dis...

S08E23: Euro Review/Preview & Greg Cunningham Chat

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are sort of back in town, if not in the same room, as post-Euros Dan reflects on the contrast between the glory of Germany and the survival i...

S08E22 LOI in Europe with Barry Murphy

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's just after the final whistle in Iceland, and no, not the one Mum's go to, so we look at the game with old friend Barry Murphy who married his deb...

S08E21 The Title Race Hots Up with Paul Corry and No Shamrock Rovers

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A title race!? In July!? With no Shamrock Rovers!? With THEIR reputation! No, it's not Roly from "The Fast Show" but our two regulars who are joined b...

S08E20 Trans Europe Express

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Parenthood", "Strangers On A Train", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Family Guy", and "The Saint". No it's not the films leaving Netflix this month, ...

S08E19 Mid Term Break with Graham Gartland and Keith Long

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's horses for courses this week as we have our final show before our midterm break. As the European election posters come down, we embark on our own...

S08E18 Pat's Problems, The Perfect 10 (Team League) and red carpet chat with Reece Hutchinson

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a laid up Dan with an unexciting back story that leads us in to episode 18 on the back of astro wars, Pat's problems, baby stories, Metallica fun...

S08E17 with Dane Massey

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 17 sees Johnny flummoxed by a 'Legal Blonde' from a Sunday night on the northside that plunges him into a Monday morning Big Brother dystopian...

S08E16 Shelebration Time & Johnny Mc talks Pat’s

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've a warchest of stories and an infusion of intellectual capital in this weeks episode. Johnny introduces the Right shoe diaries to Damien Duff in ...

S08E15 Saint Stephens Day

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's Saint Stephens Day and he's back on the grass. Our unexpected Episode 15 captures the events of the last 24 hours with analysis of the Stephen Ke...

S08E14 Kenny Waiting Game, Dundalk Madness & Meeting Jack Moylan

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So where do we start? The lads reflect on the maddest week of League of Ireland news since last week, with the Stephen Kenny flirtation with a League ...

S08E13 Mayday Mayhem, Managerial Moves & Johnny Meets Ollie

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan is back, although he's been outdone by producer Derek on the travel front as we attempt to sprint through the events of another manic week but fin...

S08E12 with Ian Harkin and Garry Doyle

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Like Eric B. and Rakim, Sonny and Cher, and The White Stripes, all good duets must come to an end, if even only for a week. Don't fret listeners as so...

S08E11: King's Coronation, Kosovo and the Chicken Fillet Debate

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's an eerie flashback feeling to Episode 11. The Dundalk news has stunned our two hosts with Dan doing all he can to avoid crashing his car when ...

S08E10 FAI’s Hill To Climb & Getting To Know James Akintunde

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Mister Sun makes a rare appearance, we say goodbye to an FAI chief and look at mythical leaks and manager rumours doing the rounds. On the back of ...

S08E09 with Ciaran Kilduff

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Hildegarde whips up a storm in Leinster house, storms play havoc with pitches and we finally realise that 8 seasons of this malarkey is completely ...

S08E08 Easter Bank Holiday review with Barry Murphy

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

March of many weathers hasn't really lived up to its reputation and the constant rain has left sodden pitches countrywide for an Easter double header....

S08E07 with Greg Sloggett and Liam Holton

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Dan hails the end of the international break, Johnny has gone on an international break of his own, dialling in from France after a star studded fl...

S08E06 with Gary Cronin

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

TV or not TV, that is the question, well the question Johnny has for himself with the Red Zone now in doubt because the prospective host has decided t...

S08E05 with Mark Scanlon.

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Bohs start their hunt for a new manager, we bring in the league’s management to discuss the overall state of play with Mark Scanlon dropping by. ...

S08E04 Manic Monday and Johnny meets JC

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's antsy managers ahoy in episode four, as we trawl through the Zapruder film of the rainy nights in stadiums around the country. At Tolka, Johnny c...

S08E03 with Padraig Amond & Eoin Doyle

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, with Johnny's job count at 8 (or is it 7?), we reunited two old friends who met as teenagers with no idea of the journey that lay ahead. Pa...

S08E02 with Barry Murphy & David McMillan

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now that we've gotten our first week of games under the belt, we tackle the sophomore episode, which can be a bit troublesome but not this time. We ha...

S08E01 Season Preview @ Collar & Cuff

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are back. Seems like everyone has a fancy season launch these days so we decided to 'outstyle' the competition by recording our Season 8 opener in ...

S07E- XMAS with Donner Dasher Dancer and Blitzen

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Santas sack is full, Ireland isn't, but the stadiums are apparently. It's the LOI Central 2023 clip show. Remember when Dave and Maddie would spend an...

LOI Central S07E40 PFA Ireland Award Announcements & FAI Cup Review

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the week where the cup final became 'cool' we decamp to the kitchen to end as we mean to go on and pore over the spectacle and the season whilst br...

S07E39 LOI Central Live with Roddy Collins, Trevor Molloy, Paddy Barrett & Keith Ward

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s cup final week but there’s more than one show in town and we kicked it off with a special Episode 39 in Rascals HQ on Monday night. We brough...

LOI Central S07E38 It's Shamrock Rovers again

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 38 with Johnny and Dan or is it Dan and Johnny? As Shamrock Rovers clinch their fourth title in a row, we speak to a victorious Lee...

LOI Central S07E37 with Conor Kearns

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So it's official, we've sold out. Not to the man, but our live show in Rascals Brewery on November 6th has sold out. On this week's podcast you can fi...