Greener on the other side
Home-grown managers were largely ignored in Ireland until Brian Kerr guided underage teams to Europe’s summit earning a too short-lived stay at the top of the Irish football pyramid. From Póg Mo Goal Issue 7.
The History Boys
A magical few weeks in Southeast Asia for Brian Kerr’s young Boys in Green in the late 1990s remains a defining period for Irish football. From Póg Mo Goal Issue 8 by Macdara Ferris.
A whole new ball game
From issue 8 of Póg Mo Goal. What Brexit and major restructuring could mean for Ireland’s emerging talent.
Póg Mo Goal Magazine Issue 8
The 8th edition of the Póg Mo Goal magazine is now available for pre-order.
Looking for LOIve
Dale McCarthy is an Arsenal fan, podcaster with Friday LOIve and a hopeless romantic looking for a League of Ireland club to claim as his own.
Friday night lights return
Cian Manning basks in the warm glow of the League of Ireland’s return after two years of the public health crisis.
Hellish depths and shoulders of giants: LOI season preview
Jamie Whelan of the One Up Top podcast looks ahead to the League of Ireland season and rates each team in the top flight in his own inimitable style.
Rugby Football Union
From Póg Mo Goal Issue 7. One of Ireland’s most gifted rugby players also graced the pitches of the League of Ireland.
The Other Fergie’s Time
From Póg Mo Goal Issue 7. The Ferguson name is revered in football but Alex’s lesser known younger brother Martin cut his coaching teeth in Waterford, writes Cian Manning.
Roy at 50: ‘Kamikaze Man to Footballer’
To mark his 50th birthday, we’re reposting Cian Manning’s profile of iconic Irish figure Roy Keane and where it all began at Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland.