Talking Saints - The Official St Patrick's Athletic Podcast

Jamie Lennon spoke to the media after Friday's 2-2 draw against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght stadium

Manager Jon Daly spoke to the media on Wednesday ahead of Friday's game at home to Drogheda United

Defender Ryan McLaughlin spoke to Jamie Moore to preview Friday's game at home to Drogheda United as The Saints get ready for the first of seven matches in May

Manager Jon Daly sat down with Jamie Moore to preview Friday's League of Ireland Premier Division game away to Derry City, with The Saints then set to travel to the RSC to face Waterford on Monday

Manager Jon Daly spoke to the media ahead of Friday's sold-out Dublin derby against Bohemians at Richmond Park

New signing Kieran Freeman and Manager Jon Daly spoke to Jamie Moore

Jamie Lennon, Jon Daly and Conor Keeley spoke to us after Friday's 1-0 win away to Galway United on the opening night of the new campaign

New signing Ruairi Keating spoke to Adam Courtney ahead of the beginning of our #LOI24 season in Galway

Anto Breslin chatted to Jamie Moore to preview our #LOI24 season which begins in Galway on Friday

Conor Keeley has been looking ahead to his first season as a Saint & our opening league game in Galway this Friday

Chris Forrester spoke to Adam Courtney at the 2024 League of Ireland launch at Vicar Street

Continuing our build-up to the #LOI24 season with Jamie Lennon, who is heading into his 7th season in our First Team Lenny spoke to Jamie Moore at our 2024 Season Launch at Rascals Brewing, Inchicore

Jay McClelland and Jake Mulraney spoke to Jamie Moore ahead of Friday's President's Cup Final against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght stadium

Jon Daly continues to build his St Patrick's Athletic squad with the signing of Arran Pettifer from Bolton Wanderers. The 20-year-old midfielder, who has been training us for the last few weeks, joins us on a permanent deal. Arran, who is from Stockport, joined the Bolton Wanderers Academy when he was 8, and progressed through the ranks there to sign his first professional contract in the summer of 2022, he made two senior appearances for The Trotters. St Patrick's Athletic's Adam Courtney spoke to Arran shortly after today's 2024 season photoshoot at Richmond Park, he told us who it feels to be joining the club.

Defender Luke Turner (21) joined The Saints on a multi-year contract from Cliftonville, for an undisclosed fee. Turner, who is a Republic of Ireland underage international, won the 21/22 Irish League Cup with Cliftonville, and was named NI Football League, NI Football Writers and Ulster Young Player of the Year that season as well as Cliftonville Young Player of the Year. Luke spoke to Jamie Moore shortly after putting pen to paper at Richmond Park.

The Saints opened pre-season 2024 with a trip to face Athlone Town on Saturday, we travelled with them to see exactly how an away day works for the First Team & chatted to a number of players & coaches across the day

St Patrick's Athletic made their 7th new signing with the addition of defender Alfie Taylor on loan from Hull City. Taylor has been with The Tigers since the age of 9 and signed his first professional contract at the MKM Stadium in May 2021. The Hull-born centre-back featured regularly for the club's U18s and U21s and has been on the bench for the First Team on a number of occasions. The 19-year-old joined up with his new St Patrick's Athletic team-mates on Monday and could make his first appearance for the club in the opening pre-season friendly against Athlone Town this weekend.

Goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga has joined us on loan from Liverpool FC The 21-year-old Brazilian, who is 6'4'', joined LFC from Fluminense in 2020 & has already featured for the First Team under Jürgen Klopp Read more about Marcelo & the full story on our website ➡️ www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?

It's been a busy off season here in Inchicore with five new signings so far, we spoke to all of them. Brandon Kavanagh & Cian Kavanagh arrived from Derry City, Ruairi Keating & Aaron Bolger from Cork City & Conor Keeley from Drogheda United

Manager Jon Daly sat down with Jamie Moore to discuss the new additions and re-signings for 2024, pre-season plans, and to wish our supporters a Happy Christmas

Three time FAI Cup winner and 2023 PFAI Player of the Year Chris Forrester has signed a new long term contract at St Patrick's Athletic, he spoke to Jamie Moore shortly after putting men to paper Since his debut in 2012, Forrester has made 332 appearances for The Saints, scoring 78 goals. He became the first player in the club's history to play in four FAI Cup finals, and to win the competition three times, as he helped his club beat Bohemians 3-1 at Aviva Stadium last month. Nobody is the current squad has played more times for St Pat's or won more trophies at Richmond Park than Chris. The 31-year-old capped off a great 2023 when he was named PFAI Premier Division Player of the Year, voted by his peers as the best player in the League of Ireland last season.

Captain Joe Redmond signed a new long term contract earlier this week, our FAI Cup winning skipper spoke to the media via a virtual press conference from Manguard Plus HQ on Monday

We caught up now our November Player of the Month at Manguard Plus HQ this week, Jamie reflected on last month's Sports Direct FAI Cup win, being named Man of the Match in the victory over Bohemians & Manguard Plus Player of the Month, the 25-year-old also looked ahead to a big year in 2024

Interim Manager Jon Daly sat down for a 15 minute chat ahead of his first game in charge on Friday in Cork The 40-year-old has been St Pat's Assistant Manager since December 2021 & was placed in interim charge on Tuesday following the departure of Tim Clancy by mutual consent

Thijs Timmermans joined St Pat's last summer and sat down with his first interview this week, the Dutch midfielder chatted to Jamie Moore about his time as a Saint so far, playing in the LOI, living in Dublin and how much he and his family, especially has grandad, have fallen in love with the club

Chris Forrester is set to play his 300th game for St Patrick's Athletic on Friday night as we host Shamrock Rovers in a sold out Dublin Derby at Richmond Park. Forrester has won the league and two FAI Cups across his two spells, scoring 69 goals, including some belters and make lots of European memories along the way. He sat down with Jamie Moore for this for an in-depth chat about his time at the club so far, his love of and connection with the people and plans for more success #StPatsFC #Saints2023

Ex Ireland international Keith Treacy is loving life coaching in the St Patrick's Athletic Academy, the former Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday, Preston North End, Drogheda United and St Pat's midfielder spoke to Jamie Moore about his first year at the club

Jamie Lennon spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon ahead of our opening LOI Premier Division game of the season against Derry City at a sold out Richmond Park

Manager Tim Clancy spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon ahead of our opening SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game at home to Derry City on Friday night

Sam Curtis is our youngest ever senior player, having made his debut last year aged 15 years and 255 days against Waterford. He made his first start aged 16 against Drogheda United earlier this season and made 20 first team appearances in 2022, starting 18 of those games in the league and featuring off the bench in the Europa Conference League qualifiers against NS Mura and CSKA Sofia. He doesn't turn 17 until next month. Sam was twice named as our Manguard Plus Player of the Month and has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18 and U19 level, captaining his country on a number of occasions. He sat down with Jamie Moore for a chat about his debut season, time as a Super Saint so far and to talk about those who have helped him in his career to date

St Patrick's Athletic are delighted to confirm that Jamie Lennon has signed a new mutli-year contract at Richmond Park. The 24-year-old will be going into his 6th full season as a senior player at the club, having made his league debut on the opening night of the 2018 campaign. Lennon has made 136 appearances in the famous red and white, 112 of them in the league, and was part of our FAI Cup success in 2021. Following Ian Bermingham's retirement, former Ireland U21 international Lennon becomes the longest serving player at the club in a continuous spell. In the current squad, only Chris Forrester (288 appearances during his two spells) has played more games for St Pat's. Jamie joined our U19s in January 2016 and spent two seasons in The Saints Academy before progressing to the senior squad. He made his first team debut in August 2017 in a Leinster Senior Cup game against Firhouse Clover, scoring his first and only senior goal for the club that day, a cracker from outside the box. He sat down with Jamie Moore shortly after putting pen to paper

St Patrick's Athletic are delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Bermingham as Football Partnership Manager. As part of this newly created, full-time role, Ian will be responsible for managing the football partnership between St Patrick's Athletic FC and Cherry Orchard FC on a daily basis. The 33-year-old will oversee on field coaching with boys and girls teams as well as developing and implementing football strategies across the partnership, as well player pathway between the clubs and potential new partnership opportunities. Bermingham is St Pat's all time record appearance maker, since signing at the start of the 2010 season, he has played 452 times for St Pat's, and won a league title (2013), two FAI Cups (2014 & 2021), two League Cups (2015 & 2016), a President's Cup (2014) and played in many memorable European games for the club. The Ballyfermot native confirmed last month that he is to finish playing professional football at the end of this season and will begin this new role with immediate effect. As part of this new partnership and new appointment, we are looking forward to progressing with our plans and our expression of interest to field a team in the EA SPORTS Women's National U17 League from the 2023 season onwards. Ian, St Pat's Academy Director Ger O'Brien and Cherry Orchard Underage Section Chairman Stephen O'Brien have been telling Jamie Moore all about it

Manager Tim Clancy spoke to the media at our pre-match press conference ahead of Friday's big game at home to Derry City at Richmond Park

St Pat's have won five games in a row since goalkeeper Danny Rogers joined the club, a great start for the 28-year-old! Ahead of Friday's game against Derry City, he sat down with Jamie Moore to talk about joining the club, the positive form & an important few weeks ahead in the race for Europe

St Patrick's Athletic's record appearance maker Ian Bermingham will leave the club at the end of the season, bringing to an end his 13 years in Inchicore. Since signing at the start of the 2010 season, Bermo has played 452 times for St Pat's, and won a league title (2013), two FAI Cups (2014 & 2021), two League Cups (2015 & 2016), a President's Cup (2014) and played in many memorable European games for the club. He was named in the PFAI Premier Division Team of the Season three years in a row (2012, 2013, 2014) and was named St Patrick's Athletic Player of the Year in 2012 and 2016. Ian scored some famous goals in the famous red and white (15 in total) and has made numerous key contributions to the club and the local area off the pitch. You can read Ian and Club Chairman Garrett Kelleher's thoughts on our website ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CJcTZi Watch Ian's full interview on our Youtube channel ➡️ https://bit.ly/3edHUup

Manager Tim Clancy, defender Tom Grivosti & Technical Director Alan Mathews have been looking ahead to Thursday's #UECL 3rd QR, 2nd Leg at Tallaght Stadium, The Saints lead 1-0

St Patrick's Athletic are in sunny Slovenia to face NS Mura in the Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg. It's 1-1 from the 1st leg in Dublin last week. Jamie Moore has been looking ahead to the big Manager Tim Clancy, Assistant Jon Daly, players Joe Redmond & Jamie Lennon & former St Pat's Manager & all round club legend Brian Kerr and three players You can watch the game on LOITV https://www.loitv.ie/en-int/playerpage/1453560

Chris Coburn was diagnosed with CF when he was three years old, he's now 30, and works full time as St Patrick's Athletic 1st Team Strength & Conditioning Coach. He sat down with Jamie Moore recently to discuss living with the condition, why he became an ambassador for CF Ireland & what his role with St Pat's involves More information on https://www.cfireland.ie or you can follow Chris on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chris.coburn.91/

St Patrick's Athletic host NS Muru of Slovenia in the Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round 1st leg at Richmond Park on Thursday evening, Jamie Moore has been looking ahead to the game with Manager Tim Clancy and three players Please note, this match is totally sold out but you can watch the game on LOITV https://www.loitv.ie/en-int/playerpage/1442170

Adam O'Reilly's loan spell from Preston North End has been extended until the end of the season. The 21-year-old has made 25 appearances so far this season and was voted Manguard Plus Player of the Month for June. Shortly after signing his loan extension, Adam sat down with Jamie Moore for a chat about his time at the club so far & hopes for the rest of the season

20 Wheatfield Prison inmates recently completed the FAI Adult Amateur Licence course under the guidance of St Patrick's Athletic, the FAI Coach Education department & the Irish Prison Service. The course was led by St Patrick's Athletic' Academy Director Ger O'Brien and St Pat's Community Officer Niall Cully and will enable all licence holders to coach in the Adult Amateur game and integrate into Irish football on their release. St Pat's Head of Media Jamie Moore headed along to the recent graduation ceremony at Wheatfield Prison to take a behind the scenes look and chat to some of the coaches and prisoners involved in the course. Produced & Presented by Jamie Moore, Recorded & Edited by Bernardo Santos

Darragh Burns has joined English League One side MK Dons for an undisclosed fee. Burns, now 19, joined our St Pat's Academy in 2018 as a 15-year-old. He won the U17 League of Ireland in 2019 and the U19 League of Ireland in 2020, scoring the winner in the league final against Bohemians. Burns made his first senior appearance in July 2019 aged 16, coming off the bench in a friendly against UEFA Europa League champions Chelsea at a sold out Richmond Park, in what was Frank Lampard's second game in charge of Chelsea. Having signed his first professional contract at the start of the 2020 season, Darragh made his league debut off the bench against Derry City in August 2020. The Stamullen native established himself in the team last season as The Saints finished 2nd in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, helping the club secure our highest league finish since winning the title in 2013. He started the famous FAI Cup final win against Bohemians in front of almost 40,000 supporters at The Aviva last November, adding the cup to his trophy haul at St Pat's and helping the club quality for the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers. 'Daz' was named Patron Saints Young Player of the Year last season. He made 61 senior appearances for the club, scoring 11 times, and sat down with Jamie Moore to remember his time as a Super Saint and say goodbye.

Josh Keeley has joined Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old moved to London earlier this week and began training with his new club. Josh joined the St Patrick's Athletic Academy from Belvedere in 2018 and won a league and cup double with our U15s in his first season. The goalkeeper, who is in Ireland Underage international at U16, U17 and U19 quickly progressed to our U17s where he won the league title in 2019 before becoming a league Champion again in 2020 as he played a key role in our U19s league final win against Bohemians, that win saw him make two appearances in last season's UEFA Youth League against Red Star Belgrade. Josh, from Dunboyne, signed his first professional contract with St Pat's in January 2021 and made his first team debut off the bench in a 6-0 FAI Cup win at home to Bray Wanderers last July. The former Shelbourne, St Kevin's Boys and Belvedere goalkeeper made his first league start, aged 18, in a 2-2 draw against Finn Harps at Richmond Park in the last league match of last season. Keeley was also part of our FAI Cup winning squad last season, a dramatic penalty shootout win over Bohemians at Aviva Stadium in front of almost 40,000 supporters.

We'll face Waterford FC in the First Round of the FAI Cup as we begin the defence of our title. One of the St Pat's cup final heroes of 2021 was Chris Forrester, he chatted to Jamie Moore at FAI HQ after the first round draw

Jamie Moore has the details of our UEFA Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round draw vs the winners of Sfîntul Gheorghe (Moldova) & Mura (Slovenia)

It's a huge weekend ahead at Richmond Park as The Super Saints host Shelbourne on Friday and Bohemians on Monday, Manager Tim Clancy and defender Anto Breslin have been previewing the weekend

On this day 70 years ago, St Patrick's Athletic won the League of Ireland title, it was the 1951/1952 season, and to make the achievement ever more special, it was their first ever season in League of Ireland football You can read the full 5,000 word piece on stpatsfc.com. That piece was written by Dermot Looney of History St Pat's & he joined Jamie to tell him all about it

Joe Redmond is fast becoming a fan favourite in Inchicore! The 22-year-old centre-back has played every minute of every match so far, and was named Manguard Plus Player of the Month for March. Having joined Birmingham City as a 16-year-old, he spent 5 years in the UK before returning home last summer to sign for Tim Clancy at Drogheda United. Having impressed at Head In The Game Park, the Dubliner followed Manager Clancy to Inchicore and hasn't looked back, he sat down with Jamie Moore for an in-depth chat

19-year-old Darragh Burns has had dream year, he's made the breakthrough to the St Pat's first-team, won the FAI Cup, been called-up for the first time by the Ireland U21s & scored the Goal of the Month for February on the opening night of the season. The winger has fast become a fan favourite at Richmond Park. He's not finished yet & has plenty more to do! He sat down with Jamie Moore for a chat ahead of Friday's Dublin derby away to Shamrock Rovers

Assistant Manager Jon Daly sat down with Jamie Moore for a 15 minute interview ahead of Friday's game against Dundalk. He told Jamie about his time at the club so far, what his role entails and living in Dublin for the first time in his adult life, having been away since the age of 16 playing professionally

Midfielder Chris Forrester and Manager Tim Clancy chatted to Jamie Moore ahead of the visit of Drogheda United on Friday night