THE LOI POD: Daly's tenure up at the Blues, as Coughlan steps in | 'Running through walls' for Caulfield | Will we have a title race?

THE LOI POD: Daly's tenure up at the Blues, as Coughlan steps in | 'Running through walls' for Caulfield | Will we have a title race?

May 6, 2026 · 1h 7m · Season 26 · Episode 533

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The episode discusses recent managerial changes in the League of Ireland and the implications for various teams in the title race.

Stephen Doyle is joined this week by the not-so-usual suspects, as former Cork City title winner Johnny Dunleavy stepped in for Gareth McGlynn, whilst Vinny Perth was along as usual to talk all things League of Ireland. Graham Coughlan was named as Waterford manager after Jon Daly was appointed, but can someone who spent most of their career in the UK translate success to the League of Ireland? After St. Patrick's Athletic dropped points twice over the weekend, can anyone maintain consistency in their bid to knock Shamrock Rovers off their perch? Dunleavy explains the aura around Galway United manager John Caulfield. Can Shamrock Rovers cope without their talismanic leader Pico Lopes? And will Galway put them under pressure at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday in our live commentary game? Ciaran Kilduff continues to pull up trees as Dundalk manager, and Dunleavy explains what makes them so good in an attacking sense. Bohs atrocious in the first half against Derry, but what happened in the second half? And is it a matter of time as to when Alan Reynolds departs? A huge win for Shelbourne and Joey O'Brien, can they start to turn their season around? Sligo Rovers had a pretty decent…

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