Green Shoots - A History of Irish Football

Kehlan Kirwan & Gary Spain
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Host Kehlan Kirwan and expert Gary Spain take a journey into the history of Irish football. From great players and famous national teams, to League of Ireland sides and individuals that graced the domestic league – they’ll bring some of the great stories of Irish football to you.

  1. This Football Life - Gerry Armstrong (Part 2)

    FEB 10

    This Football Life - Gerry Armstrong (Part 2)

    Now following on from Part 1 where Gerry finished talking about the great goalkeeper Pat Jennings. In Part 2 he talks to Kehlan about Northern Ireland in the 1982 world cup, his famous goal against Spain, moving to Real Mallorca and then finding his way to La Liga commentary, where he became the voice of La Liga for so many people. We start this podcast as Northern Ireland qualify for the 1982 World Cup...

    47 min
  2. This Football Life - Gerry Armstrong (Part 1)

    JAN 29

    This Football Life - Gerry Armstrong (Part 1)

    Gerry Armstrong is a legend of Northern Ireland football playing and scoring in some of their most iconic games of the 70s and eighties. In part one of our interview with Gerry we talk about how Gaelic Games influenced his football career, joining Spurs, and getting his first caps for Northern Ireland.

    48 min
  3. This Football Life - Johnny 'Jackie' Carey

    JAN 15

    This Football Life - Johnny 'Jackie' Carey

    On this week’s podcast Kehlan talks with Iain McCartney Manchester United author and historian about the great Johnny Carey and his influence in building a team that would become known as the 'Busby Babes'. Johnny is one of the finest players Ireland has ever produced. Captaining both Ireland and Manchester United. He was captain when Ireland became the first foreign team to beat England on English soil as won 2-0 at Goodison Park in 1949. As Manchester United Captain he led them to an FA Cup, a League title and was the Football Writers Association player of the season in 1949. You can find Iain’s books on amazon.co.uk where you'll find a good selection to enjoy!

    46 min
  4. Threads in Time - Dermot Keely and Jim McLaughlin

    JAN 9

    Threads in Time - Dermot Keely and Jim McLaughlin

    On this week's GS podcast Kehlan tells the story of the connection between Dermot Keely and Jim McLaughlin. It is a story of how two men turned to each when they needed them and helped to forge footballing history for over decade.

    16 min
  5. Merry Christmas from the GS Podcast

    12/24/2025

    Merry Christmas from the GS Podcast

    A Heartfelt thanks from us here at Green Shoots: a history of irish football and thanks for listening through out the year. It has been wonderful to see so many of you take up the podcast and bring it into your listening pleasures. When we started this podcast we wanted to share the long and colorful history of Irish football through the stories of the people that lived it and the people that played it and I hope that we’ve done that for you. You can talk about stats and or argue the finer points of which player was better, but ultimately, it’s the stories that resonate with people. What was it like to play it, what was it like to live it? And we hope that you’ve gotten closer to the game that we love so much because of it. More to come very soon. So from me, from Gary and I’m sure from all of our great guests we’ve had on the show too – Have a very Merry Christmas.

    1 min
  6. Amsterdam to Iran - Rep. of Ireland 2002 WC Qualifying

    12/19/2025

    Amsterdam to Iran - Rep. of Ireland 2002 WC Qualifying

    On this weeks show Kehlan and Gary are looking at the Rep. of Ireland's qualifying campaign for the 2002 world cup in Korea/Japan. With some memorable results, a trip to Iran and perhaps the sowing of the seed that was to erupt before the 2002 world cup was to begin. Don’t forget to share the show on your own social media channels to let more people find out more about the history and heritage of irish football and why share your own stories about it while your at it.

    1h 11m
  7. This Football Life - Tom 'Bud' Aherne

    12/11/2025

    This Football Life - Tom 'Bud' Aherne

    Coming up on this week’s podcast we are taking a look at one of our greatest ever footballers as we talk about the great Tom 'Bud' Aherne. We hear from Gary about Buds international career and him being a part some of the Rep. of Ireland’s greatest wins. Then I talk to William Foster from Hatters Heritage (www.hattersheritage.co.uk), a Luton Town FC historical charity, about his time at Lutin Town, the team where he spent the majority of his club football and where he worked, retired and died too.

    1h 2m
  8. Stavrevski's Many Broken Hearts - Rep of Ireland & Euro 2000 Qualifiers

    12/05/2025

    Stavrevski's Many Broken Hearts - Rep of Ireland & Euro 2000 Qualifiers

    On this week's podcast Kehlan and Gary talk about Ireland's qualification campaign for Euro 2000. Drawn in a group with a the Balkans collection of FR Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Macedonia it was to be no easy group to qualify from. Once that old foe of Macedonia would change the fate of the campaign.

    53 min
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Host Kehlan Kirwan and expert Gary Spain take a journey into the history of Irish football. From great players and famous national teams, to League of Ireland sides and individuals that graced the domestic league – they’ll bring some of the great stories of Irish football to you.

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