RTÉ Soccer Podcast

Episodes

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  Derry City delight, Ireland in Austria, U21s and UCD mea culpas? 09.11.2026 1h 9m

  Alan Cawley and Keith Treacy join Raf Diallo to react to Derry City's FAI Cup final win, address UCD elevation to the top flight for 2027 - and the reaction to previous comments - as well as building up to the Republic of Ireland's trip to Austria and the U21s' play-off tie with Finland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  FAI Cup final preview, LOI awards and Séamus Coleman not sticking to football? 02.11.2026 1h 18m

  Declan Devine, Alan Cawley and Keith Treacy join Raf Diallo to preview the Club Orange Men's FAI Cup final, pick their Players, Managers and Teams of the Year, discuss the promotion/relegation play-off situation and talk about the Irish abroad and speculation over Séamus Coleman's future as a player.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Shamrock Rovers' road to glory, LOI chasers' challenge and Josh Cullen closing i 26.10.2026 1h 2m

  Alan Cawley and Conan Byrne join Raf Diallo to react to Shamrock Rovers' title win, Friday's decisive weekend of action in the Premier Division and the First Division play-offs, plus they touch on the Irish abroad including Josh Cullen, Luke McNally and Owen Elding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Unwanted breaks, title race twists and Jack Moylan's new ceiling? 19.10.2026 1h 14m

  Alan Cawley and Paul Corry join Raf Diallo to react to the weekend's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division action, look ahead to the First Division play-offs, revisit the expansion discussion, Jack Moylan's sustained club form and talk Bayern Munich and Konrad Laimer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Shamrock Rovers' decisive derby win, Tommy Lonergan's dream week and COYGIG's pr 13.10.2026 1h 22m

  Keith Treacy and Alan Cawley join Raf Diallo to react to Shamrock Rovers' crucial derby win over Bohemians, as well as Waterford and Derry City reaching the FAI Cup final. They also talk expanding the Premier Division, the Ireland Under-21s and Champions League, while RTÉ Sport's Anthony Pyne checks in ahead of the Republic of Ireland's Women's World Cup play-off second leg against Kazakhstan with all eyes looking further beyond towards the final round.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ireland optimism going into November? The Kazakhstan mission and FAI cup semis 05.10.2026 1h 30m

  Keith Treacy and Alan Cawley analyse the Republic of Ireland's Nations League draws against Austria and Israel and preview the Club Orange Men's FAI Cup semi-finals, while Méabh De Burca and Anthony Pyne build-up to the Girls in Green's World Cup play-off first leg in Kazakhstan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  'There more than likely will be protests on Thursday | Stop The Game's Gerry Dea 30.09.2026 15m

  Stop The Game campaigner Gerry Deane speaks to Raf Diallo to share his thoughts on the Republic of Ireland playing against Israel in Debrecen and his hopes for the second UEFA Nations League meeting between the sides in Serbia not to go ahead on Sunday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Cup final Shels-shock, Sonya Hughes in Kazakhstan and the next Ireland WNT squad 28.09.2026 45m

  All the latest soccer news from Raf Diallo and the RTÉ Sport team - covering the League of Ireland and Ireland's international football sides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  'Saturday was a disaster', Austria assignment and UEFA ambiguity on 'undetermine 28.09.2026 1h 10m

  Keith Treacy and Alan Cawley join Raf Diallo to discuss the Republic of Ireland's fraught UEFA Nations League window so far, including Saturday's surreal events and the on-field performances, and look ahead to the Austria match, and also chat League of Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  No cutting edge - Stephen Kelly on where it went wrong for Ireland in Kosovo 25.09.2026 12m

  On the journey back from Pristina after the Republic of Ireland's disappointing UEFA Nations League defeat to Kosovo, Stephen Kelly joins Raf Diallo on a bonus episode of the RTÉ Soccer Podcast to discuss what went wrong at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ireland off to Kosovo and LOI's Friday fright night for the title chasers 21.09.2026 1h 10m

  Stephen Kelly, Keith Treacy and Alan Cawley join Raf Diallo to preview the Republic of Ireland's trip to face Kosovo in the Nations League, and the latter two sift through a dramatic weekend in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division as all three title chasers were given a scare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Women's FAI Cup final preview and Brian Sorensen signs on for the World Cup play 21.09.2026 26m

  Shelbourne's Rachel Graham and ex-Republic of Ireland team-mate Méabh De Búrca join Raf Diallo to build up to Sunday's Club Orange Women's FAI Cup final between Shels and Athlone Town, discuss the lay of the land in the league with the latter on the verge of the title, and react to Brian Sorensen joining Carla Ward's Girls in Green staff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ireland's next opponents and how Kosovo built a national team from scratch 17.09.2026 52m

  Ahead of the Republic of Ireland's UEFA Nations League opener in Pristina, former Kosovo manager Albert Bunjaki speaks to Raf Diallo. The current head of academy at Swedish club IF Karlstad Fotboll served as head coach of his birth nation between 2009 and 2017 and shares an insight into his role in helping to build the national team from the ground up before they became official members of FIFA and UEFA ten years ago and in their first World Cup qualifying campaign.TIMESTAMPS01:00 Bunjaki discusses his early experiences growing up in Pristina and the role football played at a time when Kosovo was part of Yugoslavia.03:00 Bunjaki explains the circumstances which led him to leave Kosovo for Sweden in 1991 and his years in exile while facing a 20-year sentence imposed in absentia for not accepting conscription into the Yugoslav army.06:00 Working his way up the Swedish football coaching ladder and the road towards being appointed Kosovo manager.11:00 The importance of late former Kosovo FA president and Yugoslavia international footballer Fadil Vokrri and putting the building blocks in place for a national team that was still seeking international recognition.16:00 How Bunjaki began scouting players abroad who would be eligible to represent Kosovo in the future, the dilemma faced by the likes of Swiss greats Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, and the important support he received from mentor and close friend, Tord Grip, who previously served as a long-time assistant to the late Sven Goran Eriksson.28:00 How Bunjaki prepared for and put together a team for a milestone 2014 friendly against Haiti in Mitrovica after FIFA gave the green light for Kosovo to start playing its members in non-competitive games.36:00 Kosovo admission into FIFA and UEFA in 2016 and the challenge in being ready for the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, including earning a draw against Finland away in their first game despite not knowing if key players could feature just hours before kick-off.44:00 Bunjaki reflects on how Kosovo have built on his early work to almost qualify for the 2026 World Cup, beating Sweden - the country he has called home since 1991 - twice during the campaign.46:00 The rapid growth of Kosovan football at club level and what the Republic of Ireland can expect against the national team on Thursday, 24 September and what Irish fans can look forward to in Pristina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Saints go top, Noonan's Forest path and Abankwah San Soaring 15.09.2026 1h 21m

  Keith Treacy and Paul Corry join Raf Diallo to discuss the Irish abroad including James Abankwah, Trent Kone-Doherty and Troy Parrott, as well as Séamus Coleman's Stick To Football comments, and review a consquential weekend in the League of Ireland, while Rachel Graham reflects on Saturday's Women's LOI and Ireland players shining in WSL2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Troy Parrott upsets Real Madrid, FAI Cup outcomes and Katie Taylor the footballer 07.09.2026 1h 30m

  Alan Cawley, Rachel Graham and Keith Treacy join Raf Diallo to react to all the latest from the world of Irish soccer including Troy Parrott's winner against Real Madrid, Irish transfers, the weekend's action in the FAI Cup and Men's and Women's Premier Division, as well as discussing Katie Taylor the footballer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The Jake O'Brien situation, promising Parrott at Betis and FAI Cup quarters 31.08.2026 1h 34m

  Alan Cawley and David McMillan join Raf Diallo to talk Troy Parrott, Jake O'Brien, Gavin Bazunu and the other Irish abroad, react to Shamrock Rovers' European exit, the latest LOI action, and preview the FAI Cup quarter-finals, while Rachel Graham delves into the women's title race and the Irish on the move.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Un Parrott Andaluz, Hoops in KuPS, Cup semis and John Egan excels 24.08.2026 1h 20m

  Alan Cawley and Keith Treacy join Raf Diallo to discuss Troy Parrott's move to Real Betis, great opening Premier League weekends for Brentford and John Egan, Shamrock Rovers' away leg at KuPS and Friday's Premier Division results, while Rachel Graham reacts to the Women's FAI Cup semi-finals and talks Emily Murphy's next step at Brighton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Premier League's waning Irish presence, Shamrock Rovers' Euro nadir and Troy Parrott to Real Betis? 17.08.2026 1h 27m

  Keith Treacy and Alan Cawley join Raf Diallo to react to the Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup third round weekend, discuss Shamrock Rovers' European travails as they look to bounce back against KuPS, Troy Parrott potentially joining Real Betis and the waning presence of Irish players in the Premier League, while Rachel Graham chats league action and the Women's Cup semis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Rovers not being tested | Shels and Bohs struggling | Waterford soaring 10.08.2026 1h 13m

  Paul Corry and Keith Treacy join Alan Cawley to look at the latest in League of Ireland soccer.Shamrock Rovers continue to pull away but what gear are they in?St Pat's are their biggest chasers but is there a time when the Inchicore club will actually surpass the Hoops?Might Bohemians play a weakened team in Europe or can they turn things around in Denmark?What about the bottom of the table, who is going to get dragged into the relegation conversation with a Sligo side in big trouble?Rachel Graham joins to look back on all the latest action in the Women's Premier Division.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Is Pico tired? Derry disaster, 'be a sponge' and 'unplayable' Clancy joins Watford 03.08.2026 1h 26m

  With Raf on his post-World Cup holidays, Alan Cawley steps into the host's seat as he's joined by Keith Treacy and Paul Corry to dissect the week that was in the League Of Ireland before Shelbourne ace Rachel Graham stops by to give us the inside line on the women's game.All the latest soccer news from Raf Diallo and the RTÉ Sport team - covering the League of Ireland and Ireland's international football sides.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.