Richie Towell and Paul Corry join Raf Diallo on this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast to look ahead to Thursday's Republic of Ireland squad announcement for the Prague play-off, discuss Friday's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division action and this week's Champions League second legs, while Shelbourne's Rachel Graham reviews the first round of Women's Premier Division games and talks about the battle to boost attendance figures.
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01:50 Focus on Heimir Hallgrimsson's squad announcement on Thursday for the Czechia game, including the case for David McGoldrick recall, as well as ex-Chelsea youth player Harvey Vale's eligibility switch to Ireland.
08:15 Discussion on Friday's SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division games and Waterford's signing of ex-Ireland defender Kevin Long, Richie's perenially friendly relationship with St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny, Patrick Hickey's transformation into a centre-back for Bohemians and the evergreen Daryl Horgan at Dundalk.
38:25 A look ahead to the live Champions League second leg on RTÉ this Wednesday between Liverpool and Galatasaray, and the narrative of what the League of Ireland can learn from the success of Norway's giant-killers Bodo/Glimt.
44:35 A review of the opening day of Women's Premier Division games as champions Athlone Town were held at Sligo Rovers and Rachel's Shelbourne beat a Treaty United side featuring Madison McGuane who is tipped to be a potential Ireland player of the future.
1:00.35 The challenge of increasing attendances within the league and how Shels have looked at initiatives to broaden the scope of supporters coming through the gates for women's games at Tolka Park.
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