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Chris Mulhall has been following the Boys in Green since 1986 and boasts an encyclopedic memory of the team's successes and failures. Couple that with a near-complete collection of matchday programmes and a series of coaching licences and you make a pretty good superfan! Fans are an integral part of the international experience, especially for the Republic of Ireland. Join us in a special episode where we delve into what it means to be an Irish fan. Who are the players to capture fans' hearts and, more importantly, why the Ireland B team needs to be resurrected!

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How many mirrors did Mick McCarthy break?!?! This week our boys talk about Mick McCarthy and the Republic's failed efforts to qualify for the 2000 Euros. In a group with Yugoslavia, Croatia, Macedonia and Malta, the path to Holland/Belgium seemed a tough one. That was, until we were top of the bleeding group! It all seemed so easy, a young Damien Duff and Robbie Keane were tearing it up, we had good results against great teams and, once again, the Irish fans were dreaming of something bigger. Just like the '98 campaign we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Sigh... Learn what went wrong and who was to blame! 

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When Johnnys away, Conor will play! As Johnny goes galavanting across Europe to follow Elton John, Conor and guest Cuán discuss the 1996 USA Cup. This was Mick McCarthy (Big Mac)'s first tournament and also another nail in the McCarthy/Keane coffin. Here we discuss McCarthy's quest to get his first international win, a 2-2 draw with crowd trouble and a rare Niall Quinn red card and a dodgy referee.  This was a breakout time for Ireland's next crop of young players and a moment when McCarthy finally began to turn the tide.

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"All you need is Duff, na na na na nahh, All you need is Duff, na na na na nahh"

Join the boys this week as they discuss the early career of the young Damien Duff. A hot prospect from a young age, Duff was one of Ireland's most exciting youth prospects in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Signing with Blackburn in 1996, Duff spent seven years at Ewood Park before making a big money signing with Chelsea in 2003. Here we discuss Duff's time at Blackburn and, more importantly, his Ireland career. Duff was part of the Ireland Youth Squads which made a big splash intentionally in 1997 and 1999 and *THAT* 2002 World Cup with the Senior Team.Learn the good, bad, and mad of Duffer's time before Chelsea!

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Where do we begin? Along with Roy Keane and Steve Heighway, Denis Irwin is Ireland's most successful ever player. Synonymous with Manchester United, Denis Irwin is widely regardedManchester United's best ever fullback For Sir Alex Ferguson, Irwin is the only player guaranteed a spot in his all-time United XI. Join us this week as Conor and Johnny explore the highs, and at times, lows, of Denis Irwin's career for the Republic of Ireland, Take in treble-winning seasons, pinging play off goals and having to 'prove yourself' internationally.

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From Arsenal to Italia '90! Join us this week as Conor and Johnny look back on the career of one of Ireland's classiest ever defenders David O'Leary. Beginning his career in the mid-70s, O'Leary's career ran for twenty years, where he amassed over 700 appearances for Arsenal, over 60 caps for the Republic and was widely regarded as one of Europe's best defenders. Not all was happy however, we talk about O'Leary's three year exclusion from the Republic of Ireland in the 80s after a turmultous fall out with manager Jack Charlton. As we all know, O'Leary found redemption with THAT penalty in Italia '90. Join us as we discuss the man, the myth and the O'Leary! 

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From Kerr's Kids to Kenny's Town! This week the Boys interview League of Ireland legend Alan Kirby.  Listeners will no doubt remember Alan as the hardworking and creative midfielder who played for Waterford, Longford, Pat's, Sporting Fingal and Sligo Rovers. He was also a pivotal part of the Brian Kerr u20 side which finished third in the 1997 Youth World Cup in Malaysia. Tune in as we discuss his time with the Aston Villa academy, being part of Ireland's most successful underage team and his successful domestic career.

For you statisticians out there

439 career appearances and 62 goals.

Honors Include

Republic of Ireland

• FIFA World Youth Championship: bronze medal 1997

Longford Town

• FAI Cup: 2003, 2004
• League of Ireland Cup: 2004
• League of Ireland Cup: runners-up 2003

St Patrick's Athletic

• League of Ireland: runners-up 2007, 2008

Sporting Fingal

• FAI Cup: 2009

Sligo Rovers

• FAI Cup: 2011
• League of Ireland: runners-up 2011

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From water rants to Tranmere Rovers! Join us this week as Conor and Johnny look back on the career of Irish striking legend, John Aldridge. Aldo didn't technically play in the Premier League [although he was once linked with Man United] but he was a tour de force for the Irish international team in World Cup 90 and 94. 19 international goals in total and a heap of appearances to boot, Aldo is an Irish legend who helped lead the line in some of Ireland's greatest international moments. Here we discuss the highs and lows of his domestic and international career.

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Back by popular demand! This week our boys talk about Mick McCarthy and the Republic's failed efforts to qualify for the 1998 World Cup. Listen as we discuss the FAI's refusal to back McCarthy's appointment, learn why Ireland fans booed Roy Keane and discover the Irish players that time has forgotten. Was this a glorious period? Not at all. Was it exciting? You can bet your ass it was! Cast your minds back to a second-place finish, a lacklustre play-off against Belgium and a time when the Irish media criticised the manager (who could imagine such a thing happening now?) 

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The first Premier League of the Mick McCarthy era and the year of the great Superspenders Middlesborough!

This week our Boys talk about another (double sigh ...) Man United win in the Premier League. We also see Middlesborough manage to sign a striker from Juventus, get deducted three points, and be relegated with one of the best teams in Prem history. We're not here for that though... What we want to know is which Irish players were tearing up the League! Join Conor and Johnny for a season review with an eye to the Boys in Green.

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