A Bohemian Sporting Life

The life and career of Harry McCue, star centre-half for Bohemians in the 1950s and later a league winner with Limerick - in discussion with Harry's son, Ken. We also discuss Harry's part in the creation of an early player's union and his role in uncovering Paul McGrath.  

The story of the life and sporting career of John Curtis - an early footballer for Bohemian FC who became a missionary, and later a Bishop in China during a tumultuous period.  For more see https://abohemiansportinglife.wordpress.com/tag/john-curtis/

Ciaran is secondary school language teacher and has completed a History PhD on 'Local Experience of the 1798 Rebellion'. He has published one book on this topic and numerous articles on the early development of football in Dublin and Bohemian FC in particular. He is married with two children, a cavalier king charles & a large collection of football memorabilia. Ciaran's early history of Bohemian F...

In conversation with Bohemian FC member Stephen Silke about groundhopping, visiting every team who has won the European Cup having League of Ireland footballers living in your house and why "It's there for us".

In conversation with Aaron Ó'Maonaigh about the numerours association football players who had significant roles in Ireland during the revolutionary period, including Oscar Traynor, Sam Robinson, Charles McAllister and Emmet Dalton. More of Aaron's research can be found here https://spd.academia.edu/Aaron%C3%93Maonaigh While there is further discussion about the career of Joe Stynes in episode 4 w...

This is my second discussion with Brendan Ziegler and Fred Elesbao about their experience of German fan and ultra culture, terrace politics, and the tensions around club ownership and the 50 + 1 rule in Germany.

I chat with the founder and editor of View Football Magazine Darren Norton about his experiences in football fandom, the British non-league scene and his views on the explosion in quality football writing in recent years. Follow @viewfootballmag on twitter issue 3 is out this month.  

I speak with my good friend Stephen Walsh about supporting Bohs, his relationship with British football and his experiences of football at all levels while living across Britain. You'll find him @bohemianstephen on Twitter  

The story of the visit in 1979 of the League of Ireland side that took on the first Basque XI to take to the pitch since 1937. Guest contributer Stewart Reddin discussing the political, historical and social background against which the match took place. A time he has described as "The years of lead". The story of the tour, including a long forgotten tournament in Valencia, is based on research as...

In conversation with Brendan and Fred about their experiences of football in Ireland and Germany (and Brazil and Japan) and comparisons with fan culture, ownership models and the Uruguayan precursor for Barry.

In conversation with Michael Kielty about early Irish footballers and their patterns of migration across the world, including the early Irish professional footballers in the United States and the story of the New York Bohemians Football Club. For more see https://abohemiansportinglife.wordpress.com/2019/02/17/from-dalymount-to-new-york

The story of Bohemian FC - their European tours and challenge matches against international opposition. Winning trophies, taking on German battleships and getting duped by the Dutch. Recorded in Liberty Hall, Dublin in December 2019 as part of a Blizzard football event.

The story of Ray Keogh, one of the first black players in the League of Ireland, from his humble beginnings to playing against the likes of Bayern Munich. Ray played for Shamrock Rovers, Drumcondra, Ards & Drogheda among others. This talk took place in January 2020 and also features contributions from former Drumcondra player Alf Girvan.

The story of the FK Austria Vienna tour of Scotland and Ireland and their match against Bohemians in 1936. The match took place just weeks before Vienna won the Mitropa Cup and their side featured one of the world's greatest players, Matthias Sindelar - the Paper Man.