Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast

Jan 28 2025 115 ep. 78 mins 21
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A different take, on a very different league. A podcast covering every game, goal and incident that lights up the Irish League. Presented by Peter Cinnamond.

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Devine revolution at Glentoran + Last minute January transfer window moves

Jan 28 2025 101 mins  
Podcaster Matthew Brown from Shout At The Oval helps to break down what's been behind Declan Devine's success in East Belfast this season. What changes has he made on and off the pitch? And what is the trajectory of the side moving forward? We also spend time going through all the latest transfer moves, recap the latest match ups and look ahead to the games in the Irish Cup last 16

Kieran Offord at centre of rumoured transfer tug of war

Jan 21 2025 86 mins  
Dave Watt is the guest on the podcast this week as Kieran Offord takes centre stage as the league’s most sought after striking prospect. His time on loan at Crusaders might have come to an end but will he be away from the league for long with plenty of rumoured suitors waiting in the wings. Offord helped his old team in red and black win out in his final game, heaping more misery

Is it Linfield's title to lose? + Cliftonville frustration over offside goal

Jan 14 2025 76 mins  
Sports podcaster Ally McCalmont joins the pod as Linfield avoid another banana skin in the league. Top of the table after Christmas with only four defeats, is it becoming Linfield’s title to lose? Elsewhere, Larne keep up their push up the table at the expense of Cliftonville who are left furious following a controversial chalking off of a goal before the break. Portadown return

Irish Cup 5th Round Recap + January Transfer Window Opens

Jan 07 2025 90 mins  
Irish League writer and reporter Barry Flynn returns to the podcast for his annual look back at the Irish Cup 5th Round. He also reflects on the early moves in the January transfer window and previews the first selection of games in the NIFL Premiership.

Boxing Day 2024 Recap

Dec 27 2024 74 mins  
In the final podcast of the year Mark McGuiggan joins the podcast top look back at a barnstorming Boxing Day set of games.

Irish League January Transfer Window Preview + Boxing Day Predictions

Dec 23 2024 105 mins  
Newsletter sports writer Johnny McNabb is in the festive pod hotseat this week. He shares his view of what every Irish League side wants and hopes for in the January transfer window. He also helps recap the pre-Christmas string of games and previews the biggest gameweek of the year, Boxing Day!

Joel Cooper set for shock Linfield exit? + What's behind Portadown's success this season?

Dec 17 2024 105 mins  
Jonny Dunlop joins the podcast this week as there’s big wins for the teams at the top. Currently Portadown are one of those sides flirting with the top 6 rather the bottom half. Jonny attempts to share the secrets behind the mid-Ulster men’s ascension this season. Plus, the player widely rated as the league’s best – Joel Cooper – is heavily linked to a move a way to Cole

Team of the Season (so far) + Storm Darragh wipes out all top flight games

Dec 10 2024 95 mins  
No games as Storm Darragh results in the entire NIFL Premiership weekend schedule, but Joe McCallion and Ross Welsh of Around The Grounds NI are on hand to share their best Irish League XI’s of the season so far. Going behind the starts and the art of the eye test to pick of the best performing batch of players. Plus, fallout out from NIFL’s handling of the Storm Darragh impa

Which Irish League sides face the toughest Festive run in?

Dec 03 2024 91 mins  
Podcaster Stewart Cherry looks ahead to busy December for all teams in the NIFL Premiership. Whose season would be make or break, depending on how these final games of 2024 play out? We review the schedule of every team and ask what’s required for each side in order to keep in touch with their goals? We also look back at the past weekend games where Linfield and Carrick where t

Tiernan Lynch leaves Larne, as the Nathan Rooney era begins at Inver Park

Nov 26 2024 109 mins  
Writer and journalist Barry Flynn is our guest this week to dissect what will be a pivotal decision in Larne's history. As their greatest ever manager Tiernan Lynch progresses into the League of Ireland, the Inver Reds appoint the recent nomad Nathan Rooney to lead them into a new era. We reflect on the impact the Lynch brothers had in East Antrim and size up the task for the incom