The Press Box

In this week's episode of The Press Box, Craig and James look back on Dundalk's second win of the season against UCD and ahead to this Friday's crunch televised tie against St Patrick's Athletic where Stephen O'Donnell will be making his first return to Richmond Park since leaving Pat's after last November's FAI Cup final triumph. There's also a chat with 2002 FAI Cup-winning manager Martin Murray in Milan ahead of the 20th anniversary of that success in 2002 and a brief look ahead to this we...

On this week's episode of The Press Box, James is joined by legendary former Dundalk goalkeeper Alan O'Neill to discuss his time at UCD, including helping the Students to a memorable and historic FAI Cup victory over Shamrock Rovers in 1984. With a continued debate over UCD's place in the league, Alan discusses the relevance of the Belfield side to the league and outlines the influence the late Dr Tony O'Neill had on the club. He also discusses how his brother Dermot is getting on as Dundalk ...

In this week's episode of The Press Box, Craig and James look back on Dundalk's first defeat of the season away to Drogheda Utd at Head in the Game Park on Friday. There's also a lengthy debate about the incidents in and around the game and in the league in general this season. All that and more in this week's podcast.

In this week's episode of The Press Box, Craig and James look back on Dundalk's 1-1 draw away to Shelbourne on Friday night and the 0-0 stalemate with Shamrock Rovers in Oriel Park on Monday. The guys look at where the team can improve and there's plenty of praise for the youngsters who have stepped up this week, including goalkeeper Nathan Shepperd who produced some superb saves against the reigning champions to announce his arrival to the league. There's also a look ahead to this Friday's L...

In this week's episode of The Press Box, Craig and James look back on Dundalk's 0-0 stalemate with Sligo Rovers on Saturday night where a poor surface prevented any real quality from shining through. There's also a look ahead to this weekend's double header away to Shelbourne at Tolka Park on Friday before the visit of Shamrock Rovers to Oriel Park on Monday. Lilywhite legend Dermot Keely also pops on to discuss giving Brian Gartland his debut 15 years ago, his memories of Damien Duff at scho...

In a special edition of The Press Box, Craig and James are joined by Andy Burton to discuss his time at Dundalk FC in 2019. In a wide ranging interview Andy speaks publicly for the first time about what he tried to achieve at Oriel Park, his hurt at seeing the club's fall from grace since then and much more. There's also a look to the future as he discusses his new role in the GenZ Group agency and its links to new Dundalk goalkeeper Nathan Shepperd. All that, and more, in a very special epis...

In this week's episode of The Press Box, Craig and James reflect on the 2-2 draw with Bohemians and the 3-0 win over Finn Harps that has left Stephen O'Donnell's side in second place in the table. There's also a look ahead to this Saturday's trip to face Sligo Rovers, the beginning of a new era in ladies football at the club and discussion on some of the top young prospects at the club, including man of the moment Steven Bradley who has bagged four goals in three outings for the Lilywhites to...

Ahead of Friday's game with Bohemians at Dalymount Park, Craig and James sat down with former Gypsies boss Roddy Collins for a wide ranging discussion on his time as a player at Oriel Park, his memories of Tommy McConville and Barry Kehoe, why for him Turlough O'Connor is the best manager in League of Ireland history and why Stephen Kenny shouldn't be the Republic of Ireland senior team manager in his opinion. He also shares his views on the league as a whole and reflects back on a storied ca...

In this week's episode of The Press Box, Craig and James look back on Dundalk's opening day draw with Derry City and reflect on the positives and negatives from that performance. James also outlines why Mark Connolly's goal and the threat from defenders could be so important this season while there's also a look ahead to this week's games against Bohemians and Finn Harps, as well as a lengthy debate on the new league highlights' show and the lack of an LOITV season pass. All that, and more, i...

In this week's episode of The Press Box in association with Zoma Branding, James catches up with Republic of Ireland international Jamie McGrath to discuss his recent move to Wigan Athletic, his breakthrough to the senior international setup in the last 12 months and, of courses, his trophy-laden three year spell at Dundalk. There's also a look ahead to the new campaign with RTÉ producer and Derry City fan James O'Toole popping in to share his thoughts on the Candystripes' hopes this season a...