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.

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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.

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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

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Our special guest for this episode is long-time Saints coach, B team manager and off-field legend Cyril Walsh. Cyril tells us about his football journey before arriving at Pat’s in 1990. He talks about the players and managers he worked with from 1990 through to the 2010s, the messers and the characters, what makes Pat’s special, and picks his top 5 a side team after being put on the spot!

We review the 1941/42 season in the LSL Division II, and review some recent Pat’s history events. We also answer a variety of mailbag queries including a question on one of the earliest full internationals to have come from Pat’s, George Cummins.

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After a short hiatus we finish up our All-Time Saints XI by naming a bench and manager. Lots of debates here - let us know what you think!

We also look at one of the most important seasons in club history, 1940/41, when the Athletic of Inchicore came to national prominence for the first time. And we delve into a new challenge - can we name a Pat’s player from each of the 32 counties (spoiler alert - no, but we do better than you might expect). Feel free to help us out with more suggestions.

We’ve news on upcoming Pat’s history events and a few bits more. Thanks to all our Patreon members whose support helps us get this pod out, and to the Patron Saints for sponsoring the podcast. 🔴⚪️🎙️

We haven’t been able to record a full History St Pat’s Pod for the last couple of weeks, so here’s Dermot with a quick bonus episode which answers some mailbag questions and details some upcoming events! Episode 11 should be with you in a couple of weeks time. 🔴⚪️

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In this episode, we wrap up our All-Time Saints XI with perhaps the most difficult position yet - our two centre-forwards.

We also review our tenth season in competitive football, the 1939/40 season - our first at home in Richmond Park. And we answer some of your mailbag questions, including a history of St Pat’s mascots!

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A bumper episode, if ever there was one! Special guest Brian Kerr chats with us for over an hour and a half about his early days supporting the club, the great players of the 60s, 70s and 80s, his own playing and coaching career, taking his dream job at St Pat’s in 1986, and a host of other topics.

We continue our hunt for the All-Time Saints XI with the position of centre midfield. We review our first season in the Leinster League, 1938/39, and profile an important player of the era, Eddie Smee.

We also answer some of your questions in our mailbag including a great one about international Saints - play along!

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Gary and Dermot begin with a minor controversy in this episode, but we quickly get back to track! We move to the position of left midfield/left wing in our All-Time Saints XI. We review the successful 1937/38 season - our final year in the AUL - and profile a great player of that era, Harry Markey. We pay tribute to departed Saints Kevin Murray and Freddie Strahan and answer some listener questions about the Pat’s kit.

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🔴⚪️🎙️ In this episode we interview our first ever guest on the pod, long time Pat’s fan Tony Geoghegan, as part of a new oral history of club fans called Saints’ Stories.

We take a look at the position of right midfield/right wing in our All-Time Saints XI, and we have a season review of the 1936/37 season as well as profiling the first ever Pat’s captain, Martin Morgan.

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