LOI Arena is the new home for great League of Ireland discussion, brought to you by Pundit Arena. Each week, Con Murphy and Conan Byrne analyse the highs and lows from the Greatest League in the World. The lads are joined by great guests who share a passion for all things LOI and Irish Football.
The lads wrap up the season with reaction to St Pat's' FAI Cup triumph and a full review of the year that was.
Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley joins Con Murphy and Conan Byrne on this week's episode.
Ireland legend Jim Beglin joins Con Murphy and Conan Byrne on this week's episode of LOI Arena in the aftermath of Ireland Vs Luxembourg.
Con Murphy and Conan Byrne reflect on a big week of LOI headlines as Damien Duff takes over as Shelbourne manager and Ruud Doktor departs the FAI.
Longford Town manager Daire Doyle joins Con Murphy and Conan Byrne on this week's episode to reflect on the 2021 League of Ireland season
St Patrick's Athletic Director of Football Ger O'Brien joins Con Murphy and Conan Byrne on the latest episode of LOI Arena.
Treaty United manager Tommy Barrett joins Con and Conan after securing a play-off position in the Limerick club's debut League of Ireland season.
Shelbourne league winner Luke Byrne joins Con Murphy and Conan Byrne on this week's podcast following Ireland's 3-0 win against Azerbaijan.
Former Ireland U21 winger Zack Elbouzedi is currently playing his football for AIK in Stockholm and he joins Con and Conan for a lengthy chat about life at his new club.
Drogheda United chairman Conor Hoey becomes the latest guest on LOI Arena, Conan defends his FAI Cup draw nightmare and Con runs through the latest headlines from across the league.
Conan pays tribute to Con's father Brian who sadly passed away during the week. In Con's absense, Shelbourne goalkeeper Brendan Clarke acted as co-host and helped Conan break down all of the last week's action in the League of Ireland. Referee Alan Kelly also joined the podcast to discuss the recent officiating controversies sweeping through the league.
Bohemians president John O'Connor joins Conan Byrne and Con Murphy about the latest developments at the Dublin club. The lads also discuss the refereeing controversies that continue to grab all the headlines in the domestic game.
Conan and Con review Ireland Vs Azerbaijan, Stephen Folan speaks brilliantly in memory of the late Sam Oji and Stephen Henderson discusses the ongoing issues surrounding officiating in the League of Ireland.
On this week's episode, Wexford manager Ian Ryan chats to Con and Conan about their improvement in results, attracting players to the club and ambitions for the future.
Con and Conan are joined this week by St Pat's defender Lee Desmond to discuss his recent head injury and reflect on their season so far.
Brother of Olympic Gold Medalist, Kellie, Christopher Harrington joins Con and Conan on this week's podcast. He discusses the excitement of the last couple of weeks, life as a coach with an Icelandic women's team, and also compares the Irish domestic league to that in Iceland.
Virgin Media News Correspondent and devoted Bohemians fan Richard Chambers joins Conan on this week's episode to reflect on their magnificent 2-1 win against PAOK and share his hopes for the future of the League. Con and Conan also take a look back at the other impressive results for Irish sides in Europe.
Former Sunderland defender and League of Ireland favourite Mark Rossiter joins Con Murphy and Conan Byrne alongside 2016 Europa League hero Ciaran Kilduff. Rossiter discusses the tumour in his leg and why it's a good luck story while Kilduff reveals the reason behind his retirement and his decision to move into coaching.
Linfield midfielder and former Dundalk star Chris Shields is this week's guest on LOI Arena. He chats to Con and Conan about Linfield's great win in Europe last week, Stephen Kenny's impact on him, and the best player he has played with.
Joining Conan and Con on this week's episode is Waterford FC manager Marc Bircham. He chats about their fantastic turnaround in form since his arrival in May and how he plans to keep their momentum going. As usual, all the latest LOI action is reviewed and Con gives an update on life in Tokyo as he prepares to commentate at another Olympic Games.
This week Con and Conan are joined by Sligo Rovers midfielder Greg Bolger, who talks about his red card in Iceland this week, as well as The Bit O' Reds great start to the season. He also discusses his recovery from a broken leg last year and who he supported in the Euro 2020 final!
In this week's episode, Conan and Con talk to two top players from the Women's National League, Ciara Grant of Shelbourne and Wexford Youths' Kylie Murphy. Irish international Ciara talks about balancing her work as a doctor with playing and Kylie, who's won every domestic honour, talks about her recovery from a career-threatening injury.
On this week's episode, Conan and Con speak to the Director of the League of Ireland, Mark Scanlon. Less than a year into the job he chats about what's been achieved, and his hopes for the Men's, Women's, and underage leagues in the future.
On this week's show, the lads are joined by former Cork City striker Graham Cummins. He chats about his fascinating career playing in England and Scotland as well as in the LOI, and his move into journalism following his retirement.
Having recently retired after a memorable career, we chat to some of Conan's former teammates, and the manager that he cites as the biggest influence on his career, Liam Buckley.
On this week's episode, Conan and Con have a wide-ranging chat with Ronnie Whelan, a six-time League winner with Liverpool who started his career with Home Farm. Whelan shares brilliant stories on Jack Charlton and Bob Paisley while he also discusses how the Hillsborough tragedy affected the team he was captaining at the time.
Sligo Rovers assistant manager John Russell joins Conan and Con to chat about their good start to the season, and his career with Galway United, Sligo Rovers, and St Pat's, which included a league winners medal and two FAI Cup final wins.
Con and Conan talk to former LOI player Dave Rogers - a pro licence holder - who's back in Ireland looking for a fresh challenge. His coaching education has taken him from Liverpool FC to India, and on to America where he has earned his coaching stripes with FC Arizona.
On this week's LOI Arena podcast Conan and Con chat with former Dundalk and St. Pat's midfielder Jamie McGrath. With 16 goals in all competitions for Scottish Premiership side, St. Mirren, Jamie has been attracting interest from other clubs and his form has led to calls from some quarters for a senior international call up for the Meath man.
Con and Conan speak with Cobh Ramblers midfielder Ian Turner about Cobh's first division campaign so far, his career with Cork City, Limerick, and St. Patricks Athletic, and about a life-changing event that almost cost him his life when a carbon monoxide leak in a hotel left him hospitalised.
In this week's episode, Con and Conan review a fantastic weekend of games and chat to Paul Byrne about his career in the League of Ireland as well as his time playing in the UK, the highlight of which was when Paul scored twice for Celtic in an Old Firm derby at Ibrox.
On this week's episode, Con and Conan review the weekend's LOI action, discuss the current situations at Dundalk and Waterford, and chat to former Bolton and West Ham defender Joey O'Brien about life at Shamrock Rovers.
Former Dundalk teammates Robbie Benson and Brian Gartland join Con and Conan to chat about their clubs' contrasting starts to the season, Brian's cruciate injury, and much more.
The lads are joined this week for an interview with former Derry City and Glenavon player Josh Daniels who talks football and also how the 2016 tragedy in Buncrana affected his life and career.
A new show, a new season and a new qualifying campaign. Con and Conan are joined by Tony O Donoghue and Neale Fenn to talk discuss the first two weeks of LOI.