Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast
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Irish League Season Review 25/26
May 12, 2026
2h 04m 54s
Team of the Season 2025/26 + Coleraine win the Irish Cup in a classic
May 5, 2026
1h 53m 28s
Glenavon Relegated + Niall Currie sacked by Portadown
Apr 21, 2026
1h 49m 49s
Irish League Title Race & Survival Scrap Set for Crunch Clashes
Apr 14, 2026
1h 49m 45s
Irish Cup Semi-Final Preview + Larne inch towards another title
Mar 31, 2026
1h 31m 44s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/26 |  Irish League Season Review 25/26✨ | Irish Leagueseason review+3 | Ross WelshJoe McCallion | Around the Grounds NI | — | Irish Leagueseason review+3 | — | 2h 04m 54s | |
| 5/5/26 |  Team of the Season 2025/26 + Coleraine win the Irish Cup in a classic✨ | Irish CupTeam of the Season+4 | Joe McCallion | Around the Grounds NIColeraine+2 | — | Irish CupColeraine+5 | — | 1h 53m 28s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Glenavon Relegated + Niall Currie sacked by Portadown✨ | relegationsoccer+4 | Dave Watt | GlenavonCrusaders+5 | — | GlenavonNiall Currie+7 | — | 1h 49m 49s | |
| 4/14/26 |  Irish League Title Race & Survival Scrap Set for Crunch Clashes✨ | Irish Leaguesoccer+3 | Barry Flynn | GlenavonLarne | — | Irish LeagueGlenavon+5 | — | 1h 49m 45s | |
| 3/31/26 |  Irish Cup Semi-Final Preview + Larne inch towards another title✨ | Irish Cup Semi-FinalGibson Cup+5 | Damian Mullan | LarneColeraine+3 | East Belfast | Irish CupGibson Cup+6 | — | 1h 31m 44s | |
| 3/24/26 |  The Ultimate Split Preview✨ | Irish leaguesoccer+3 | — | — | — | Irish leaguesplit+3 | — | 1h 30m 01s | |
| 3/17/26 |  Linfield lift the League Cup + Crusaders sink to bottom✨ | Irish LeagueLeague Cup+4 | David Graham | LinfieldCrusaders | BelfastSouth Belfast | LinfieldCrusaders+5 | — | 1h 27m 47s | |
| 3/10/26 |  Irish Cup QF Recap + League Cup Final 2026 Preview✨ | Irish CupLeague Cup Final+4 | Johnny McNabb | NewsletterGlentoran+1 | — | Irish CupLeague Cup Final+6 | — | 1h 17m 03s | |
| 3/3/26 |  VAR in the Irish League: Could it be a positive?✨ | VARIrish League+4 | Matthew Brown | Irish LeagueGlenavon | — | VARIrish League+5 | — | 1h 49m 13s | |
| 2/23/26 |  Irish League Title Race Blown Wide Open: Who will claim the Gibson Cup?✨ | Irish Leaguetitle race+3 | Stewart Cherry | LarneLinfield+2 | — | Irish LeagueGibson Cup+7 | — | 1h 37m 27s | |
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| 2/17/26 |  Could a Larne stumble ignite a title race?✨ | Irish Leaguesoccer+3 | Keelan Leeper | LinfieldGlens+2 | — | Irish Leaguesoccer+5 | — | 1h 36m 10s | |
| 2/9/26 |  Linfield in Decline: Irish Cup Exit and a Season Unravelling✨ | LinfieldIrish Cup+3 | Mark McGuiggan | Linfield | — | LinfieldIrish Cup+4 | — | 1h 52m 58s | |
| 9/3/24 |  Larne make Irish League history and progress in the Conference League | Joel Neill joins the pod to reflect on the greatest week in the history of Larne FC. An Irish League team is playing the league/group phase of a modern European Club Competition for the first time. Incredible scenes at Inver Park after a tense encounter with Lincoln Red Imps ends in victory thanks to a hattrick from Andy Ryan. We recap the entire European journey - so far - and look ahead to what's in store between not and Christmas in the competition. There was also great Irish League action to respond to as Portadown frustrate Linfield with a last minute draw and a wonder goal from Jordan Jenkins keeps Glentoran's season ticking along. | — | ||||||
| 10/18/22 |  Hot Streaks and Hotter Seats | From a rip roaring BelClassico to a 5 minute hatrick, this Irish League season has officially thrown off the shackles of early season chin scratching, has has now entered the sphere of known quantities. The good teams are looking great and those lagging behind have barely left the traps. What this really means is that Glentoran could not look more impressive, while Larne's glow up from last season is almost complete after a thrashing of title rivals Cliftonville. Oh, and do we need to mention Linfield's current situation Blues fans? Commentator and podcaster Michael Clarke returns to the pod for one of the biggest episodes of the season so far. Running Order: Linfield vs Glentoran (04'06) Larne vs Cliftonville (20'37) Portadown vs Newry City (26'36) Carrick Rangers vs Dungannon Swifts (38'55) Ballymena United vs. Coleraine (45'00) Crusaders vs Glenavon (55'32) GW11 Preview (57'55) | — | ||||||
| 8/23/22 |  Red Card Summer - GW2 | A huge podcast this week with a NI podcast legend, the Belfast Telegraph's Keith Bailie. We discuss if in a new era of multiple full time teams are Irish League clubs are being financially responsible? What lessons can be learned from other leagues where teams faced financial meltdown, should fans be concerned and what are the warning signs they should be looking out for? Keith shares a comprehensive deep dive into the Ards ground drama which has spanned 20 years. And we look back at another thrilling weekend of Irish League action. Running Order: Glentoran vs Crusaders (05'52) Cliftonville vs Carrick Rangers (14'37) Glenavon vs Larne (24'46) How financially responsible are Irish League clubs? Could some be closer to meltdown than we think? (34'01) Newry City vs Linfield (42'02) Carrick Rangers vs Newry City (44'23) Portadown vs Coleraine (50'20) Dungannon Swifts vs Ballymena United (55'49) Ards FC Ground Saga:- A Complete Guide (57'38) Championship Cabaret (1'11'53) Fantasy Football Land (1'16'49) GW3&4 Preview (1'21'52) | — | ||||||
| 8/16/22 |  Last Gasp Prendergast - GW1 | The Irish League is back and it did not disappoint on its opening weekend. From 9 men comebacks to ridiculously early goal of the season contenders. Gareth Hanna joins the pod to go through it all. Who looks like they've bossed the transfer window and who have emerged as serious title challengers? We have a look through the telescope at what could be in store for GW2, we raise the curtain on some Championship Cabaret and if you want some Fantasy Football coverage, great, we have that too! Running Order: Ballymena United vs Glenavon (05'19) Coleraine vs Cliftonville (21'57) Crusaders vs Dungannon Swifts (30'56) Linfield vs Portadown (36'33) Carrick Rangers vs Newry City (44'23) Larne vs Glentoran (51'55) Championship Cabaret (55'49) Fantasy Football Land (58'11) GW2 Preview (1'02'20) | — | ||||||
| 8/11/22 |  NIFL Premiership Season Preview 22/23 - Part 2 | It’s the second half of our NIFL Premiership season preview, and we’re coming out strong! Same line up and formation, but spurred on by your half time team talk via twitter. We also enter treacherous waters of predicting results for GW1. Like buffalo chicken wings this pod is the best Starter you could ask for ahead of the Main Course that is the return of Irish League football. Running Order: Ballymena United (01'25) Clifonville (09'59) Dungannon Swifts (25'53) Portadown (24'33) Glentoran (32'23) GW1 Preview (44'25) | — | ||||||
| 8/9/22 |  NIFL Premiership Season Preview 22/23 - Part 1 | The top tier of the Northern Irish football pyramid is set to return with 38 game weeks of rip roaring thrills that'll make Space Mountain feel like a trip down a slide. To get the fanbases excitedly overhyped and crushingly pessimistic all at the same time, your buds at Kicking Match are serving up a towering helping of club by club previews of the season ahead as our introduction into this podcasting game. We grabbed commentator and presenter Michael Clarke to join in as people actually trust what he has to say about football. And we also nabbed a chat with Newry City Fan and podcaster Ally McKenzie to help give us an inside track on how the Mournemen will fair this season, as if we're being honest we didn't watch a lot of their highlights last season but do need to know who's good from them for our fantasy team. Running Order: Linfield - Europe (00'07'35) Linfield - League (00"16'05) Coleraine (00'23'27) Glenavon (00'31'20) Larne (00'36'15) Irish League Nirvana (00'43'42) Carrick Rangers (00'46'29) Crusaders (00'53'00) Newry City / Ally McKenzie Interview (00'58'50) If your team isn't here, keep an eye out for Part 2. Presented by Peter Cinnamond | — | ||||||
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