The Football Family

From a victorious Premier League debut at Anfield to facing Jose Mourinho's Porto shortly before they won the Champions League, there were plenty of talking points when well-travelled former Ireland striker Dominic Foley reflected on a career during which he also played in two Belgian Cup finals. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email thefootballfamily@the42.ie . Hosted on Acast. See a...

Having recently retired from football after helping Shelbourne to secure their return to the top tier of the League of Ireland, goalkeeper Dean Delany reflects on a career during which he helped Everton to win the FA Youth Cup and enjoyed plenty of success at international level with Brian Kerr's underage sides during the late 1990s. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email thefootballfa...

After her starring role in Ireland's Euro 2021 qualifier win against Ukraine, striker Rianna Jarrett joins The Football Family to discuss the logistics of balancing international football with a full-time office job, the injury setbacks she has overcome, the increasing popularity of women's football in Ireland, and plenty more besides. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email thefootball...

Mark Yeates made his Premier League debut for Tottenham Hotspur in May 2004. Fifteen years, and 15 clubs, later he's aiming to help AFC Fylde to gain promotion to the Football League. We caught up with the Dubliner near his home just down the coast from Blackpool to discuss the highs and lows of his nomadic life in football. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email thefootballfamily@the4...

He's the son of a GAA icon, but Brian Barry-Murphy has forged his own sporting path. A veteran of over 300 games in the Football League, he's now manager of a Rochdale side who have earned plenty of admirers for an attacking brand of football that has been serving them well in League One. Ahead of a glamour Carabao Cup tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford, the 41-year-old Corkman sat down...

In our latest episode of The Football Family, we sit down with Derek Coughlan: the son of an All-Ireland winner, who played in England under Liam Brady, cleaned Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's father's boots, partnered Richard Dunne in defence for the Ireland U21s, and scored the winning goal in an FAI Cup final – all before playing his final competitive game at the age of 28. If you'd like to get in to...

Now representing some of Ireland's most prominent footballers in his role as an agent, Graham Barrett looks back over a playing career that was cut short at 28. There were Premier League appearances with Arsenal, senior caps and goals for the Republic of Ireland, as well as a successful U16 European Championship campaign in 1998, during which he developed a close friendship with the late Liam Mill...

Currently chasing promotion to the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division with Shelbourne, Karl Moore's career in professional football began at Manchester City, where he had a first-hand view of an extraordinary transformation that turned the club into Premier League winners and Champions League contenders. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email thefootballfamily@the42.ie . Hosted on...

Republic of Ireland international, Women's Super League champion, television pundit and role model -- there are many strings to Louise Quinn's bow, which we explored when she visited our studio after her work with RTÉ on the 2019 Women's World Cup. If you’d like to get in touch with the show, email thefootballfamily@the42.ie . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of his fifth season in the A-League, Roy O'Donovan reflects on his career to date, as well as looking ahead to life at Brisbane Roar, where he became Robbie Fowler's first signing. The 33-year-old striker provides plenty of fascinating insight from his journey, which includes a taste of what it's like to be on the receiving end of a dressing-down from Roy Keane. If you'd like to get in touch...