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The History St Pat’s Pod explores the rich history of St Patrick’s Athletic FC. This podcast is the latest addition to the History St Pat’s project. We’ll look at all aspects of Saints history, from the earliest days to modern times, with a season by season review in each episode along with features and guest interviews.
The podcast is hosted by Saints fans Gary O’Nualláin, well-known as the stadium announcer at Richmond Park, and Dermot Looney, author of ‘Saints Rising - The Early History of St Patrick’s Athletic FC.’
The podcast is hosted by Saints fans Gary O’Nualláin, well-known as the stadium announcer at Richmond Park, and Dermot Looney, author of ‘Saints Rising - The Early History of St Patrick’s Athletic FC.’
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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.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.phpThanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️
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.phpThanks too to the members of our History St Pat’s Patreon for helping get this podcast to air. Sign up for a fiver a month and get early access to this pod, lots of Pat’s history articles, and other benefits. www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats 🔴⚪️🎙️
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. A big thanks to all our Patreon supporters. You can support the History St Pat’s project at www.patreon.com/historystpatsThanks too to our sponsors, The Patron Saints. Click here to join or get involved - https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php 🔴⚪️🎙️
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. 🔴⚪️Thanks as always to the Patron Saints and to all our supporters on the History St Pat’s Patreon - see www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats for lots of articles, pics, polls and early access to podcast episodes.
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!Thanks to the Patron Saints for supporting the podcast. Go to https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php for more info and to join up.Thanks too all our Patreon members for their support - you can sign up at www.patreon.com/historystpats 🔴⚪️🎙️
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!Thanks to the Patron Saints for supporting the podcast. Go to https://www.stpatsfc.com/patron_saints.php for more info and to join up.Thanks too all our Patreon members for their support - you can sign up at www.patreon.com/historystpats 🔴⚪️🎙️
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. We are excited to launch the History St Pat’s Patreon. Listen in to the pod for more details, and click on www.patreon.com/HistoryStPats to sign up. 🔴⚪️🎙️
🔴⚪️🎙️ 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. Be sure to subscribe/follow, drop us a rating or review, and follow us on socials at HistoryStPats.
In Episode 5, we pay tribute to three recently-departed Saints - Billy Bagster, Mark Meagan and Paddy Eccles.We look at the history of the many managers of the Saints, from Alex Stevenson to Stephen Kenny, and continue our mission to find the All-Time Saints XI with the position of left-full. We review the 1934/35 season and profile an important family at the beginning of the Saints’ story, the Bowmans.Don’t forget to rate and review us, make sure to subscribe, and follow us at HistoryStPats on Twitter and Instagram. 🔴⚪️🎙️
Episode 4 sees us announce the first member of our All-Time Saints XI and decide the four candidates for the second pick - our right full-back. Dermot makes a special plea for a blast from the past, but Gary seems to be firmly behind a more recent right-back.We look back at season 1933/34, the fourth for the Saints in competitive football, and profile one of the great players of the era, Des Dempsey.Don’t forget to check out two Pat’s history events coming up soon - the launch of Dermot Keely’s book in the Glen of Aherlow pub on Thursday 26th Sept at 7.30pm, and a talk on the many managers of the Saints in Richmond Barracks on Tuesday Oct 8th at 7.45pm as part of the Dublin History Festival. More details in the pod.Don’t forget to review, rate and subscribe to our podcast. Check us out on our socials to get involved in the All-Time Saints XI - @HistoryStPats on Twitter and Insta. 🔴⚪️🎙️
Episode Three of the pod sees us introduce the All-Time Saints XI as chosen by Pat’s fans with the position of goalkeeper. Gary and Dermot take a look at the nominations made by fans online and decide on their top four. Keep your eye on our socials and make sure to vote!Our season-by-season review looks at season three for the Saints - the 1932/33 season, spent at AUL Division II level. It has been, to date, the only league campaign which saw the Saints unbeaten. The free-scoring side were also successful at Cup level. We also profile the great Mattie Geoghegan - the first ever Irish senior international to come from our club. Follow us on Twitter and Insta at HistoryStPats. 🔴⚪️🎙️
Our second episode is a European special!Gary speaks about some of our more recent European adventures - ties against Elfsborg and Hertha Berlin in 2008 and Legia Warsaw in 2013. Meanwhile, Dermot looks back at two games from the more distant past - our European debut in the Cup-Winners Cup in 1961 versus Jock Stein’s Dunfermline Athletic, and our first tilt at the European Cup in 1990, a tough tie against Dinamo Bucharest.Our season-by-season review moves on to 1931/32, our second season in competitive football, with Pat’s taking their place in the AUL Division III. Watch out for one the craziest cup ties in all our history - a thriller against Easons in the Subsidiary Cup - you won’t believe how long it took! We also profile two of the key forwards from that swashbuckling Saints side, Maco Harding and Tom Smith. Follow us on Twitter and Insta at HistoryStPats. 🔴⚪️
In this, the first episode of the History St Pat’s Pod, Gary and Dermot chat about the reasons behind launching this new podcast, and our hopes for celebrating the history of our beloved club.
We also do a season review of Pat’s first season in competitive football, the 1930/31 Intermediate League. It was a season that saw goals galore and no little controversy for the brand new club.
Contact us on the historystpats accounts on Twitter or Insta, or by emailing historystpatspod@gmail.com
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In a bumper Episode 6, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of one of the greatest days in Pat’s history - the 2014 FAI Cup Final (and Brian Kerr’s in tears). We recall the run-up to the final and the day itself and reflect on the lasting legacy of the Christy Fagan Final at the club.We also consider the many nominations we’ve received for our All-Time Saints XI centre halves. We profile most of these players, from Timber Cummins all the way through to Joe Redmond, and everyone in between - and eventually decide on a group to go to the vote!We review the Saints’ sixth year in competitive football, the 1935/36 season in AUL Division One, and look at everything from financial difficulties to ice cream horns and referees. Finally, we profile the Cummins family - some of the founders of our club. Make sure to subscribe, drop us a rating or review, and follow us @HistoryStPats on Twitter and Instagram. 🔴⚪️🎙️
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