Shows
Tales From The East StandTFTES 334Gary P's last show for a few weeks is a packed one, with the Wexford tonking in the Cup to talk about, and three interviews. Dan Griffin from Gibraltar has all you need to know on Thursday's European opponents St Joseph's, we hear from Head of Girls Academy, Tommy Carberry before the return of both Harry Moore and Alan Mannus, as 'Harry meets Big Al' for an in depth chat on life after Rovers, working with Larne, Leon's departure and the highlights from his hugely successful spells as Hoops No.1.2025-07-232h 29
Tales From The East StandTFTES 325We've got IKEA, haircuts, tonks and three wins out of three to talk about (first hour) before the conclusion of our Goodbye Goodison series with Robert Goggins, Robbie Gaffney, and Rovers and Everton fans Paul Clayton, Anto Matthews & Craig Mahon (Members Corner) and Dean O'Reilly.2025-05-233h 09
Tales From The East StandTFTES 321We see how long we can go without talking about the games as two former Hoops are interviewed - Santry era winger Brian Byrne, and first, Karl Sheppard, a league winner at both Rovers and Cork, who meet at Turner's Cross on Friday.2025-04-291h 24
Tales From The East StandTFTES 318We got the Galway trip from the perspective of two different buses, and an inevitable 14th consecutive win out west, and a new edition of the TFTES Hotline with Jimmy Maguire, Dunster, Aidan O'Reilly, Dean Creevey, Eoghan Rice, Macdara, The Gent and The Hogg.2025-04-112h 21
Tales From The East StandTFTES 314We talk our first league win of the season against St Pat's, and although we're a week late for International Women's Day and World Book Day, Hannah Dunne interviews Rovers players Melissa O'Kane and Fiona Owens ahead of the women's team's first home game in Tallaght on Saturday, and there's a double author feature with two Rovers fans who have written non-football books. With Friday's trip to top of the table Drogheda, Dr Thomas Tormey, who has been Historian in Residence with Louth Library Service since 2021, tells us about "War and Peace in the Wee County", his year-long 90s series...2025-03-122h 38
Tales From The East StandTFTES 310There's a preview of the Molde tie with Norwegian sports reporter Vegard Flemmen Vaagbø, a round up of all the news since Christmas and a Chelsea, theatre, quiz and car themed TFTES Hotline, with Gary O'Neill among the 10 callers.2025-02-122h 14
Tales From The East StandTFTES 308Our Christmas Show special guest is Dunster, just days after his 50th birthday and seeing his brother elected to the Members Board, joining us in the Lair to look back at the Rapid Vienna and Borac games and plan our trip to Stamford Bridge on Thursday. We announce our three Rovers players/staff for the TFTES Live Show at the Civic on January 11th, there's a replay of a Leo O'Reilly interview about him scoring twice for Rovers against Chelsea in 1955, and a chat with George Cronin, Glenn's dad, a supporter of both the Hoops and the Blues since the 70...2024-12-182h 37
Tales From The East StandTFTES 303We're Zoomin' on Halloween to talk the wins in Belfast, with the Graham Burke Show, and Dundalk, which takes the title race down to the last day. Harry Moore hosts the quiz final between Gary O'Neill and Conan Noonan in front of the players and staff at Roadstone.2024-10-311h 18
Tales From The East StandTFTES 302We're back with a stuffy Drogheda recap with a Dylan Watts thunderbolt, Sean Hoare vs Conan Noonan and Gary O'Neill vs Pico Lopes in the quiz semi-finals, and Larne marketing officer Chris Liddle helps us look ahead to Thursday's European trip to Belfast.2024-10-232h 08
Tales From The East StandTFTES 297We talk the PAOK and Bohs defeats, there's reaction to the Conference Group Stage draw, Dr Glenn Doyle and Anna Maria Mullally on their Rovers in the Community Research Project, two quarter final quizzes with Gary O'Neill vs Aaron McEneff and Pico Lopes vs Rory Gaffney and another author feature, Trevor Keane on his books 'Gaffers: 50 Years of Irish Football Managers' and 'Dave Langan: Running Through Walls'. Plus, hear from Rovers' Walking Football players ahead of the festival in Abbotstown on Saturday the 14th.2024-09-042h 27
Tales From The East StandTFTES 296Emma Wheatley fills in for Gary this week with her thoughts on the Celje, PAOK and Galway games, the RTE debate, her board role, following the club since the 90s and more. Our last round of 16 quiz game is between Conan Noonan and Lee Steacy, with the quarter-final lineup finally revealed by Harry, and there's another edition of the Members Corner with Ger Fitzgerald.2024-08-282h 11
Tales From The East StandTFTES 294We have Celje first leg and Drogheda recaps, an interview with Kevin Burke on his book 'One Night in Dudelange', about UCD's 2015 Europa League adventure which featured Collie O'Neill, Gary O'Neill and Dylan Watts, before Macdara Ferris chats to Rovers striker Stephanie Zambra ahead of Saturday's All-Island Cup Final against Galway in Tallaght.2024-08-141h 58
Tales From The East StandTFTES 292Gary is back in the host chair and Karl returns from Prague with thoughts on the FAI Cup and two Champions League games with Sparta. Richie Towell and Dan Cleary tackle the quiz qualifiers.2024-08-011h 27
Tales From The East StandTFTES 290David King and Wooly fill in for Gary this week to take us through that scoreless draw in the Champions League first leg in Iceland. There's also two quizzes, Rory Gaffney vs Cian Barrett and Dylan Watts vs Johnny Kenny, and a new edition of the Members Corner with Gary Keane in Berlin ahead of Sunday's Euro 2024 final.2024-07-112h 13
Tales From The East StandTFTES 287There's a horrendous Richmond repeat, Gary O'Neill begins his defence of his Questions From The East Stand trophy against Graham Burke, and Hannah Dunne interviews Athlone Town women's manager Ciarán Kilduff on memorable European nights with Rovers and Dundalk, as the Champions League draw sends us to Iceland again. Meanwhile, we go from Cologne to Frankfurt as Alan O'Neill, Eoghan Rice (Noel Campbell in the Bundesliga) and three Hoops Scene contributors, Ciarán Gentleman, Macdara Ferris and Fiachra Ó Brolacháin, continue our German football series.2024-06-212h 28
Tales From The East StandTFTES 277We talk the Hoops' Easter Rising with big wins over Bohs and Waterford last weekend, breaking the 10k mark at Tallaght and Robbie Gaffney's antics in Knocktopher. You'll also hear from Gary O'Neill (quiz draw), Dan Fulham (SRFC Ticketing App) and Hannah Dunne (on Inchicore icon Anne O'Brien) ahead of Friday's game with St Pat's.2024-04-041h 54
Tales From The East StandTFTES 273We talk the 2-2 draw with Derry on Monday night, Hannah Dunne interviews Rovers women's goalkeeper Amanda Budden and goalkeeping coach Karl Coleman, with their new season kicking off tomorrow, and there's a double author feature - David Proudlove concludes our Milltown series with his highly regarded book "When The Circus Leaves Town", about football clubs leaving their traditional homes, and, as we head to the Showgrounds on Saturday, the other one is Paul Little's "In the Shadow of Benbulben: Dixie Dean at Sligo Rovers", when the star centre-forward came to town at the start of the Second World War.2024-03-082h 31
Tales From The East StandTFTES 264We have a month's worth of news to catch up on, ranging from transfers and awards to the Prof's love life. There's details on our first ever live podcast on stage at the Civic Theatre in Tallaght on January 13th and the much anticipated quiz final between Gary O'Neill and Jack Byrne, hosted by Harry Moore in Malahide. Paul Weafer pops by to talk Focus Ireland's 12 Days of Christmas Voucher Appeal and our author series continues with 'League of Ireland: An illustrated History 1980-1990' by Bartley Ramsay and Peter O'Toole, a fanzine about 80s kits.2023-12-012h 58
Tales From The East StandTFTES 262Not one, not two but three quizzes this week as an exhibition match between Rovers women's players Lauren Kelly and Scarlett Herron is followed by the Questions From The East Stand semi-finals: Gary O'Neill vs Aaron Greene and Simon Power vs Jack Byrne. We review the 5-0 win over bogey club Drogheda as the Hoops are just one win away from the title at Richmond Park on Friday.2023-10-251h 37
Tales From The East StandTFTES 260'Tiftees two sixty' offers no clarity on next year's budget but it does have a review of a big win over Shelbourne last Friday, more info on Steve Bruce's murder novels, a birra culture in the Sunday Times and the Civic Theatre in Tallaght and two quarter-final quizzes - Gary O'Neill vs Dylan Watts and Aaron Greene vs Markus Poom.2023-10-051h 26
Tales From The East StandTFTES 250Gary is back from Turkey, along with Karl's Tallaght Time co-author Macdara Ferris in the Lair. We've broken the record for longest podcast ever but it's #TFTES250 so it's allowed. We talk about writing the book, published 10 years ago this week, there's our Worst XI's since 2009 and short, older interviews with Michael O'Neill (from BBC) and Ryan Thompson (Con Murphy for SRFC TV) on their time at Rovers. Pico Lopes takes on Markus Poom in the quiz, we painfully relive the Drogheda and Breidablik games and look ahead to the trip to Iceland, where we have a mountain, or possibly...2023-07-144h 39
Tales From The East StandTFTES 249With Karl on his own again, there's an Icelandic theme to this week's show as he chats to Breidablik fan Hafstein Arnason, and there's a return to the podcast of two special guests, the goalkeeper who played in the 7-0 aggregate win over Fram Reykjavik in 1982, Alan O'Neill, and the man who scored Rovers' winning goal away to Stjarnan in 2017, Gary Shaw. Big Al remembers that week long stay in Iceland, alongside his friends Robbie Gaffney and Jacko McDonagh, and also discusses Gavin Bazunu and The Boot Room and Alan Mannus taking his club record of 120 clean sheets. Shawsy helps...2023-07-062h 26
Tales From The East StandTFTES 246Con Murphy joins us in the studio to talk the tonking over UCD and look ahead to Dalymount Park next week. We meet some Hoops n' Hammers in Gary Purdy and Martin Brennan after the Europa Conference League final triumph in Prague before Detective Con turns the microphone on Karl and Gary and gets a look behind the scenes of six years of TFTES, the origins of the podcast and its future.2023-06-152h 47
Tales From The East StandTFTES 237There's Part 2 of our supporter's teams TFTES Hotline featuring Robbie Murphy (replay), Mick Kearns and Ben Stafford from the 80s side and David Linehan, Barry Adams and Brian McKenna from the early 00s, with stories and opinions on All-Ireland Leagues and the new stand at Dalymount Park, from where Gary and Karl recap the Hoops' Easter Rising and a Great Friday against Bohs.2023-04-132h 22
Tales From The East StandTFTES 227We have all yizzer news, the return of 'Questions From The East Stand' with Gary O'Neill, Neil Farrugia and Sean Gannon, and a near hour long interview with Darren Dillon, who was strength and conditioning coach for 5 years under Stephen Bradley.2023-01-262h 02
Tales From The East StandTFTES 218We have an outstanding performance in Sligo to discuss and two interviews ahead of today's European game in Molde, with Stig Berlid, the creator of 'Moldepodd', and Gary Hogan, an Irish former goalkeeper who has been playing and coaching in the Norwegian lower leagues for nearly 15 years. Come for the Nordic knowledge, stay for the Joey N'Do remix.2022-10-062h 18
Tales From The East StandTFTES 211No goals to talk about this week with our Derry report, an interview with Kevin McCluskie from Budapest ahead of Thursday's tie with Ferencvaros, and Part 2 of the TFTES Hotline Overseas Supporters Edition, from USA, Mexico and Australia: featuring Eamonn McConville, Paddy Flannelly, Yailenne Llanas, Gary Armstrong, Sean Fields and Ste Seery.2022-08-172h 24
Tales From The East StandTFTES 210A bumper show to celebrate group stage football with an epic 97th minute goal from Gary O'Neill in Tallaght and almost an aggregate tonking after success in Skopje. We also have Part 1 of our TFTES Hotline Overseas Special where you'll hear from Hoopers living in England, Europe and Canada - Johnny Wilson, Alan Honeyman, Niall Keenan, Podge Amond, Gary Warren and Mick Fallon.2022-08-122h 29
Tales From The East StandTFTES 204TFTES heads out to CityWest as 'Ooh Ah' Paul McGrath (not that one) fills in for Gary this week. We talk a poor performance in Dundalk, Paulie's lockdown wedding, his European away curse and his starting XI vs Bohs (after a few edits). There's an hour long interview with former Hoops left-back Richie Byrne from the 1 hour 8 minute mark.2022-06-242h 28
Tales From The East StandTFTES 199We talk that big win over Derry with a samba atmosphere and going back to college on a Thursday. There's news on next week's 200th episode and a musical edition of the TFTES Hotline, as Gary, Karl and some of our 7 callers attempt to write some original Rovers chewns.2022-05-182h 04
Tales From The East StandTFTES 171Gary and Karl discuss a new four in a row...of defeats...after our first away day in 18 months at Ballybofey. There's also an interview with 2004 Player of the Year Trevor Molloy. The fundraiser for Trevor's Sheriff Under-18s player Cian is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-cian?qid=502f6f889898d91e1a3f038336528d91.2021-09-091h 52
Tales From The East StandTFTES 158We're back from the mid-season break to talk a 96th minute winner in Longford and the emotional return of a thousand supporters in Tallaght this Friday. Gary O'Neill and Leon Pohls reminisce about European nights and go through all our potential opponents in Tuesday's Champions League draw while there's another edition of the Rovers Worst XI, chosen by 11 different fans.2021-06-101h 50
Tales From The East StandTFTES 150It's #TFTES150~! Gary and Karl celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast by interviewing Pico Lopes - quarantined in a hotel after helping Cape Verde qualify for the African Cup of Nations - and replaying some highlights from shows in 2019 and 2020.2021-04-082h 18
Tales From The East StandTFTES 131We look at the St Pat's stalemate and interview League of Ireland legend Tony Sheridan ahead of the Rovers v Shelbourne game on Friday.2020-08-201h 43
Tales From The East StandTFTES 130There's reaction to another big win in Derry and the European draw along with two interviews, former Rovers striker Sean Boyd and Women's Under 17's manager Sean Kelly.2020-08-132h 07
Tales From The East StandTFTES 129After 147 days without a game we have both the live and stream perspective of Rovers' win over Finn Harps. There's interviews with 1998-99 Player of the Year Tony O'Dowd and Tallaght based Derry City fan 'Scoops' Graeme Taylor ahead of Sunday's trip up north.2020-08-061h 55
Tales From The East StandTFTES 128There's an interview with 1980s super striker Alan Campbell as we look ahead to the restart of the LOI season against Finn Harps on Saturday.2020-07-291h 31
Tales From The East StandTFTES 127We interview goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu about debuting for Shamrock Rovers and signing for Manchester City at the age of 16. Media officer Mark Lynch talks the league restart and club membership drive.2020-07-111h 30
Tales From The East StandTFTES 126We interview Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews and 1950s player Leo O'Reilly. Plus a special edition of the Member's Corner with Jörg Strehler from Germany.2020-06-241h 38
Tales From The East StandTFTES 125We have part two of our Craig Sives interview. Lee Grace talks winning the 2018 POTY award, returning to training on Monday and sending a signed jersey to the Irish army in Lebanon, where another solider, Gavin Fitzsimons chats to us from.2020-06-111h 43
Tales From The East StandTFTES 124Rovers Player of the Year award winners Tony Cousins (1996/97) and Craig Sives (2011) chat to us as well as 'Down The Pub Podcast' host Anthony Abbott, a Hoops fan in Canada.2020-05-251h 57
Tales From The East StandTFTES 123We talk to another two former POTY winners in Mick Byrne (1987/88) and Rovers' academy director Shane Robinson (2001/02). Our survey results are finally revealed.2020-05-082h 02
Tales From The East StandTFTES 122We continue our Player of the Year series with Gary Shaw (2017) and Alan Byrne (1994), either side of an interview with Rovers fan and Marathon Man Ger Twohig.2020-04-242h 05
Tales From The East StandTFTES 121We're back to talk all the football news - what little of it there is these days - and begin our new Rovers Player of the Year series. Karl chats to the first winner in 1980, Robbie Gaffney, and there's an in-depth interview with another fan favourite, 2008 POTY Darragh Maguire, who is now an elevator technician in New Jersey.2020-04-021h 46
Tales From The East StandTFTES 120We talk all about our journey to Sligo at the weekend, there's the Members Corner with two new members, David Kiernan and Conor Foley, plus an interview with Eir Sport commentatator and proud Hoop, Con Murphy.2020-03-111h 29
Tales From The East StandTFTES 119We look at one of the great nights in Tallaght as Rovers beat Dundalk 3-2. There's the Member's Corner with Paul Donohoe and an interview with Bill Gleeson, Glenn Dunne and Paul Weafer at the 2020 Junior Hoops launch.2020-03-041h 32
Tales From The East StandTFTES 118We look at the wins over Cork City and Waterford in the past week, there's an interview with YouTube whiz-kid Dean Grainger while Emma Wheatley presents a goalkeepers edition of Questions From The East Stand between Alan Mannus, Leon Pohls and a surprise entry to this year's quiz.2020-02-261h 38
Tales From The East StandTFTES 117There's a review of a dramatic derby at drenched Dalymount, Member's Corner with Sean Fields and an interview with Cork City fan Niamh O'Mahony ahead of our first home game of the season on Friday.2020-02-191h 44
Tales From The East StandTFTES 116We talk about the doomed President's Cup final, Saturday's derby and our new Patreon. There's Member's Corner with Peter Murphy and the first round of a new season of the quiz between Jack Byrne, Aaron Greene and Sean Callan.2020-02-131h 08
Tales From The East StandTFTES 115We're joined by Irish Daily Mirror journalist Paul O'Hehir and former Hoops midfielder John Toal. Paul gives his team by team prediction for this year's league table and the latest on the Rovers B team situation. He talks remaining impartial for his job and Stephen Bradley's relationship with the media in recent years. From the hour mark we delve into John's career which include Paul's fond memories of watching him play at the RDS. John recalls starting out as a teenager in the last season at Milltown, his penalty technique, his hat-trick in Galway and the 1994 title-winning campaign. Plus some...2020-02-062h 38
Tales From The East StandTFTES 114We kick off 2020 with Ringsend pals 'Mooner' David Kiernan and 'Staff' Ciaran Stafford and the return of '12 can' Karl Kearns and 'Beary Bear' Conor Foley, recording at CRU Tattoo in Temple Bar. While Gary and a few of the lads' limbs are being inked with Rovers crests and symbols, we round up the latest news at the club.2020-01-231h 04
Tales From The East StandTFTES 113It's the TFTES Christmas Party, recorded at the Penny Black Pub! The last two Rovers captains to lift the FAI Cup, Ronan Finn and Pat Byrne, talk all about the Hoops winning the 25th Cup last month. The free Carling and Offbeat donuts provided by our sponsors to a large audience inspired a few fans to share their own stories from the final as well. This was a one off live experiment so unfortunately it was quite noisy throughout the show.2019-12-2455 min
Tales From The East StandTFTES 112Gary and Karl try to capture the emotion of the FAI Cup final and the days that followed in glorious detail.2019-11-162h 13
Tales From The East StandTFTES 111In the first of a two-part podcast on Shamrock Rovers' first FAI Cup in 32 years, some of the heroes from the final - Joey O'Brien, Pico Lopes and Gary O'Neill - join us in Johnny Blues Bar to share their thoughts on the Hoops' famous 25th Cup win at the Aviva Stadium. The lads also conduct the draw for Saturday's 5-a-side tournament at Roadstone.2019-11-071h 01
Tales From The East StandTFTES 110Hoops legends Mick Leech and Paddy Mulligan drop by to talk the six in a row, playing and scoring in FAI Cup finals, the summer of '67 in Boston, making their debuts for Ireland together and what they hope Rovers will do in Sunday's final. Continuing into the 1970s, Paddy also discusses his time at Chelsea and Panathinaikos and coming within a thrown bun of becoming Ireland manager while Mick recalls three replays in three days against Athlone, his winner in the League Cup final and he explains how he's definitely not a winger. The last 40 minutes of the show...2019-10-303h 12
Tales From The East StandTFTES 109There's the UCD game and Cup final news, All-Time XI striker nominations from Peter Fitzpatrick and Paul Donohue and the 2019 quiz final between Pico Lopes and Joey O'Brien.2019-10-241h 45
Tales From The East StandTFTES 108This week there's a brief report on the Finn Harps game and Neil Farrugia's debut, the quiz semi-final between Ethan Boyle and Joey O'Brien and All-Time XI centre-mid nominations by Robbie Gaffney and Justin Mason.2019-10-171h 02
Tales From The East StandTFTES 107Our guests in an unrecognisable Johnny Blues Bar (from 1 hour 7 mins) are Terry Palmer and Richie Purdy. The lads discuss their eventful careers, European games in Turkey and Poland, soulless Santry and Rico's rants. Terry talks about supporting the club with his Dad, winning Player of the Year, not getting paid, being forced out of the club by Roddy Collins and controversially signing for Bohs. Richie remembers his Dundalk and Derry days, coming back from a bad injury, scoring a brace against Bohs as a makeshift centre-forward but also his costly own goal against them. His two sons Daniel and...2019-10-082h 56
Tales From The East StandTFTES 106We talk that perfect day in Phibsborough that put Rovers into the FAI Cup final and Ryan Usher's prank call. Tommy Tormey and Jason Maloney pick their centre-backs for our All-Time XI and there's a quiz semi-final between Pico Lopes and Aaron McEneff.2019-10-031h 49
Tales From The East StandTFTES 105We discuss the St Pat's and Dundalk games going into tomorrow's semi-final derby, John Byrne and Emma Wheatley select their best ever Rovers left-backs and there's an interview with kitman Mal Slattery.2019-09-261h 31
Tales From The East StandTFTES 104We look back on an epic night in Galway and Jack Byrne's Ireland debut. Our All-Time XI continues with Robert Goggins and Macdara Ferris picking their Rovers right-backs and it's the much anticipated quiz quarter-final match up between Joey O'Brien and Alan Mannus.2019-09-191h 51
Tales From The East StandTFTES 103Your hosts are in a great mood after Rovers' first derby win in over two years. Hear all the analysis and reaction from Tallaght before we look ahead to Friday's trip to Galway. Jeroen 'Dutch Jerry' Pijpelink and 'The WAC' Mick Kearns kick off our new All-Time XI feature with their goalkeeper nominations and there's the next quiz quarter-final between Wexford natives Greg Bolger and Ethan Boyle.2019-09-041h 47
Tales From The East StandTFTES 102We talk the home wins over Drogheda and Waterford from the past week, Rovers For The Cup, Daniel Lafferty and Bohs, there's an interview with Mark Keating plus: Pico Lopes v Sean Callan in the QFTES quarter-final.2019-08-291h 13
Tales From The East StandTFTES 101Aaron McEneff stops by Johnny Blues Bar for a chat about his career so far and his first season at Rovers. There's the aftermath of our 100th episode special, Dan Carr, interviews with Ben Cleary and Ryan McDyer and the bus to Derry before Aaron arrives at 51 minutes. Aaron talks his time at Spurs and Derry, scoring belters, his relationship with the fans and their song for him. We have reviews of the wins at the Brandywell where he converted a penalty and Waterford on Monday night. Aaron discusses Europe and wanting to win a trophy with Rovers, he takes...2019-08-222h 26
Tales From The East StandTFTES 100It's our 100th episode spectacular at the Four Provinces pub in Kimmage and/or Crumlin. Pat Flynn makes a welcome return to TFTES and our live audience is comprised of Graham Merrigan, Justin Mason, James Lowe, Mick McCarthy, Glenn Dunne, Emma Wheatley, Ellen Kearns and John Delaney (!) with a bonus coherent Aussie Nate.2019-08-143h 00
Tales From The East StandTFTES-8-8-19Gary is back to review the first leg against Apollon Limassol (from 30 mins) and the trip to Cork (1 hour) before Macdara Ferris joins Karl to talk Cyprus in depth (1 hour 31 mins). Plus lots more of our best ever podcast clips and news on Sunday's 100th episode.2019-08-082h 29
Tales From The East StandTFTES-23-7-19Our guest co-hosts this week are brothers Karl Kearns and Conor Kearns, the UCD goalkeeper. From 20 minutes we review a special night against Brann in Tallaght, the pitch invasion, the greatness of Jack Byrne and the story behind his weasel celebration. From the hour mark there's interviews with some Norwegian fans and Jim Toner, old podcast clips and a discussion on quizzes, pranks and whether or not players should know their club history. From 1 hour 52 mins the lads talk about when they started supporting Rovers, Conor's career so far, recreating his overhead kick on Soccer AM, being starstruck by Alan...2019-07-233h 36
Tales From The East StandTFTES-17-7-19Leigh Barnewall fills in for Gary this week for a full review of the Brann game. Barney gives us the TV perspective and talks about following Rovers in the Santry days, away trips and his Donabate brethren. There's interviews from picturesque Bergen, more European memories and old podcast clips.2019-07-171h 56
Tales From The East StandTFTES-8-7-19It's a bumper show ahead of our trip to Norway. Over a pint or three of Poddle in the Four Provinces pub in Kimmage, we review the Dundalk, St Pat's and Sligo games, play back a couple of your favourite podcast moments and read out your best European memories. There's Sean Boyd v Sean Kavanagh and Sean Callan v Dylan Watts in the quiz and an interview with Gjert Moldestad, editor of Brann's D12M magazine, to talk Thursday's Europa League tie in Bergen.2019-07-082h 07
Tales From The East StandTFTES-26-6-19We're joined by former Shamrock Rovers defender Peter Eccles and Hoops fan Tommy Tormey. We discuss yet another Bohs defeat, the potential new signings, Dermot Desmond and the Europa League draw with Tommy before Peter arrives at the 57 minute mark. 'Pedro' talks the four-in-a-row, his love of scoring a goal especially against Linfield in the European Cup, the leaving of Milltown and moving to Australia and Leicester. He captained the club in 1993-94 at the RDS to became the only man to win five league medals with Rovers. The lads share their highlights from that season and examine the reasons...2019-06-262h 29
Tales From The East StandTFTES-13-6-19We dissect the Derry draw, there's an interview with Winston (and Mona!) while brothers Leighton and Glen Doyle are featured on the Member's Corner. Plus two quiz games: Greg Bolger v Dan Carr and Dean Dillon v Aaron McEneff.2019-06-131h 38
Tales From The East StandTFTES-6-6-19There's our belated review of the win over Cork in which JOEY O'BRIEN SCORED A GOAL, Dan Carr and Leon The Professional look at all of Rovers' potential opponents in Europe and we've an interview with the legendary Tommy Cannon.2019-06-0647 min
Tales From The East StandTFTES-28-5-19It's part two of our special on the Tallaght Stadium saga. We're joined by James Nolan and Dave Carpenter, two of the 400 Club trustees who steered Rovers through examinership and became the new board in 2005. They explain the process, the financial meltdown and how the fans saved the club. We talk Roddy Collins and relegation, the First Division season and the infamous battle with Thomas Davis GAA club that went all the way to the High Court.2019-05-282h 52
Tales From The East StandTFTES-23-5-19Joey O'Brien drops into Johnny Blues Bar for a chat about the wins away to UCD and Finn Harps in the past week. He talks the importance of starting the season well, being voted Player of the Month for April, the disclocated shoulder he's been playing with and all the other injuries that stalled his career. Joey remembers his Premier League and Ireland debuts and some big European nights under Big Sam at Bolton and West Ham. We also discuss playing in different positions, supporting Rovers before he joined the club, his work ethic and competitive streak in quizzes (and...2019-05-231h 55
Tales From The East StandTFTES-16-5-19We look at the Sligo game and Declan Hughes talks everything UCD ahead of tomorrow's visit. Plus two quiz match ups: Ethan Boyle v Joel Coustrain and Joey O'Brien v Sam Bone.2019-05-161h 16
Tales From The East StandTFTES-2-5-19We review the Dundalk and St Pat's games from the past week and Sligo fan Keith O'Dwyer helps preview Saturday's trip to the Showgrounds.2019-05-021h 09
Tales From The East StandTFTES-25-4-19We talk our second podcast bus to Derry on Good Friday and those refereeing decisions against Bohs on Tuesday. Plus the return of Winston and the LIST OF HATRED.2019-04-2558 min
Tales From The East StandTFTES-15-4-19We talk the FAI fiasco and the Waterford game with 'LOI-Curious' and Martin Genockey interviews. Sean Feighery joins us to do the Ultras raffle draw for Gavin Bazunu's jersey and provide some tips on getting across the border on Friday.2019-04-151h 28
Tales From The East StandTFTES-11-4-19We look back on a great night in Cork, there's the Member's Corner with 'Dangerous' Dave Dunne and the centre-backs battle it out in our quiz; Lee Grace and Pico Lopes.2019-04-111h 03
Tales From The East StandTFTES-4-4-19There's the UCD and Bray League Cup reviews, another chat with Winston and it's Alan Mannus v Ronan Finn in the last 16 of Questions From The East Stand.2019-04-041h 01
Tales From The East StandTFTES-26-3-19To celebrate 10 years at Tallaght Stadium we have Paul Donohue and former Rovers midfielder Stephen Rice in Johnny Blues Bar. In the first half hour of the show we (try to) review the Finn Harps game with Dunster, who did an overnighter in Ballybofey with the Hoops SC and met the famous up Tom there. We describe the cast of characters on our first ever bus and the scenes after the Rovers goal. Then Ricer arrives to talk the Under 19s job and the Roadstone project (hat-trick for OMOREHIOMWAN) and from 1 hour 5 minutes we all delve into the Tallaght era...2019-03-262h 40
Tales From The East StandTFTES-21-3-19We talk the Jack Byrne show against Sligo, his Ireland call up and our bus to Ballybofey tomorrow. There's an interview with Luke Proctor, and then Greg Bolger and Sean Boyd help us make the draw for the last 16 of Questions From The East Stand at Roadstone.2019-03-211h 02
Tales From The East StandTFTES-14-3-19We talk a brilliant performance at Richmond Park last week and Sligo tomorrow in the week of the Tallaght 10 year anniversary. There's the final Questions From The East Stand qualifiers with Dean Dillon, Brandon Kavanagh and Sean Callan, and the return of WINSTON.2019-03-141h 06
Tales From The East StandTFTES-7-3-19We look at the Dundalk and Finn Harps games which sent Rovers back to the top of the table and give Questions From The East Stand to Orhan Vojic and Leon Pohls. There's also an interview with St Pat's fan and Councilor Dermot Looney to look ahead to Friday's visit to Inchicore.2019-03-0759 min
Tales From The East StandTFTES-28-2-19We discuss the Derry game and the view from the new south stand, another derby defeat and those refereeing decisions, plus Aaron Greene and Aaron McEneff face Questions From The East Stand.2019-03-011h 13
Tales From The East StandTFTES-20-2-19We welcome Robbie Gaffney and Noel Synnott to Johnny Blues Bar to review a memorable game in Waterford, and to review the Wac Express from the Pines to the pub in Knocktopher to the RSC and back. Then from 1 hour 9 minutes it's all about the lads' careers and they answer questions sent in by listeners. Robbie and Noel played seven years together in the late 70s and early 80s - most of it under John Giles - so Iceland and Romania 1982 soon come up. Having spent much of his early life in London, Noel talks about moving to Sligo and...2019-02-203h 35
Tales From The East StandTFTES-17-12-18The theme of our last show of the year is Rovers' 17th and most recent league title which was won on October 25th, 2011. Joining us in Johnny Blues Bar are Ken Oman and Dean Kelly, who, having suffered injuries in the middle of the season, came back and were sprung from the bench to score the goals that night at UCD. Two Finglas natives, the lads talk about starting out their careers, joining the Hoops seven years ago, carpooling with Gary O'Neill and Ronan Finn, Tallinn and Copenhagen and Michael O'Neill's management style. Ken discusses the 2010 run-in from Bohs' perspective...2018-12-171h 51
Tales From The East StandTFTES-30-8-18Gary reviews an epic win in Oriel Park while The Prof wishes he was there. We debut two new features - The Members Corner with John Connolly and 'Grinds My Gears' with a number of Rovers fans.2018-08-301h 16
Tales From The East StandTFTES-9-8-18Episode 63: Dude, Where's My Podcast? Alan Mannus drops into Johnny Blues to chat about the win over Sligo, Gavin Bazunu and what he was doing when he was 16, growing up in Canada then Northern Ireland, comparing Linfield to Rovers, replacing fans' favourite Barry Murphy, living with Gary Twigg in that famous house in Tallaght, penalty saves, Israel, Del Piero's free kick, going to Euro 2016, his time at St Johnstone and why he has returned to Rovers. We also hear from John 'The Legend' Murphy.2018-08-092h 10
Tales From The East StandTFTES-2-7-18Eoghan Rice fills in for Gary today to talk the Derry win, Block L, THE HEAT, the World Cup, the Celtic friendly and his time as LOI Press Officer. Plus we interview Alan Kinsella.2018-07-021h 52
Tales From The East StandTFTES-31-5-18We dissect the Dublin Derby, interview Robert Goggins (Programme award winner) and Pat O'Toole (Pig's head thrower) and then it's Lee Grace v Gary Shaw in the quiz.2018-05-311h 47
Tales From The East StandTFTES-4-4-18Dave McAllister drops into Johnny Blues Bar for a chat about his Wheel of Fortune, his love of a row, the hard men at his former clubs and being signed by Sheffield United instead of Gary Twigg.
We discuss Trevor Clarke's injury, a hideous Sligo game, flags, the George Byrne Memorial Quiz, his Ultras friends and Oriel Park, with a brilliant story about taking Dundalk's side of the tunnel last season.
There's an interview with Paddy Daly and after we hear four qualifying quiz matches - Sam Bone v Dan Carr, Sean Kavanagh v Dean Dillon, Ethan Boyle v Ally...2018-04-042h 06
Tales From The East StandTFTES-22-03-18A mere 86 minute show with only an own goal and a penalty to talk about from two games. Interviews with Gary Armstrong, bus driver Alex and Waterford author Brian Kennedy.2018-03-221h 26
Tales From The East StandTFTES-30-10-17We have a huge guest list for our end of season special in Johnny Blues Bar with Jason Maloney, Leigh Barnewall, Macdara Ferris, Eoghan Rice, John Connolly, Karen Connolly, Kenny Barrett, Stephen Barrett, Anto Proctor (Podcast Man of The Match), Karl Kearns, Alan Keogh, Ryan Lagrue and Johnny Blue himself. Everyone tells us their player of the year, highlight of the year and the new signing they want for next season. There's drinking, singing and a chaotic last half hour where we all make our List of Hatred selections. Plus: Stephen Bradley's all-time XI and the results of our survey.2017-10-302h 31
Tales From The East StandTFTES-26-9-17Paul O'Connell and Daniel Fulham are in studio for Monthly Madness to talk all things Rovers. Plus we read out your FAI Cup stories and interview Noel Larkin. Now with timestamps!
Start: Beer and chocolate, Gary Shaw
12 mins: Pat's, away days, 2012 season
35 mins: Their first game, Finland 2016
52 mins: Harps game, Paddy McCourt
1 hour 10 mins: Poor crowd, buses
1 hour 20 mins: Cork, gambling, match fixing
1 hour 32 mins: Belgrade, 2010 title
1 hour 45 mins: Flags, European trips
1 hour 52 mins: 2006 and 2010 Cup runs
2 hour 1 min: FAI Cup story contest
2 hour 14 mins: Noel Larkin interview
2 hour 29 mins: FAI Cup stats
2 hours 43 mins: Starting XI & Predictions
2 hour 49 mins...2017-09-263h 30
Tales From The East StandTFTES-21-9-17Gary Shaw joins us in studio. He talks the League Cup final, his injury, old FAI job, Bray 2010, Galway love, the India tour and he even gives Sean Heaney a call.2017-09-211h 47
Tales From The East StandTFTES-5-7-17Gary and Karl talk all about their trips to see Rovers in Iceland (good) and Sligo (bad) There's an interview with former Hoops midfielder 'Boccer' Bayly.2017-07-051h 22
Tales From The East StandTFTES-20-4-17An extended episode on the wins over Sligo & Bohs, we talk Bray & Gary McCabe, and ask the 10k walkers and former goalkeeper Robbie Horgan for their Milltown memories.2017-04-201h 06
Tales From The East StandTFTES-30-3-17We talk about the Pat's defeat, the red card, their stolen flag, and look ahead to the must win game against Finn Harps tomorrow. Graham Burke and Gary Shaw take Questions From The East Stand.2017-03-3037 min
Tales From The East StandTales From The East Stand 23-2-17 (15MB)Tales From The East Stand is a Shamrock Rovers fans podcast hosted by Gary Parsons and Karl Reilly. The first show previews the opening game of the season in Dundalk and features an interview with Ronan Finn.2017-02-2532 min