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The podcast is back for its fifth season. Bigger and better than ever, with our longest ever episode!
Over two hours of pure Irish League chat.
Your ultimate guide to the upcoming season of top-flight Irish League football. Every club’s prospects for the campaign ahead put under the microscope. Ross Welsh and Joe McCallion from Around the Grounds NI join the pod to share their predictions, including where they think every team will finish.
All that and more, right here on your latest weekly edition of Kicking Match.

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"Irish League Season Preview 26/27" is an episode of Kicking Match: An Irish League Podcast. Runtime 2 hr 10 min. Published August 3, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.