Q&A with Bohs defender Barry Murphy from a 1986-87 season match programme. Some very Dublin in the 80s answers, although baffled by Rochdale.

Part of my haul from today's programme fair. The Bohs programmes published from 1938 through to 1950 were, for my money, the most stunning ones ever published in Ireland.

On the anniversary of the North Strand Bombing here's a piece I had written a while ago about a violent death at a football match in 1924 & how this tragic event was connected to the bombing in 1941 & a building collapse on Bride Street abohemiansportinglife.com/2020/10/27/d...

Kicking off our Festival of Football history element of Phizzfest tomorrow in Mono's Bar with a screening & Q&A of First Game about the Irish women's team's games in 1973.

Another shout for my piece about the Dalymount 5-a-side tournament that featured the Busby Babes, Bert Trautmann and very nearly, Ferenc Puskás abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/05/02/a...

Another shout for my piece about the Dalymount 5-a-side tournament that featured the Busby Babes, Bert Trautmann and very nearly, Ferenc Puskás abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/05/02/a...

The story of the time some of English football biggest stars got a summer payday to play a 5-a-side tournament in Dalymount Park. All organised by a junior club from Clontarf! abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/05/02/a...

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NEW POST 🗞️ This week is the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising. Who were the footballers involved in the 1916 rising, the Irish War of Independence, and the Civil War that followed? With thanks to @gerrytastic.bsky.social for his knowledge. 📸 Bohemian FC open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...

⚽️🏟️⚽️ Nice piece by Valerie Flynn in @thejournal.ie earlier w/ @bfcdublin.bsky.social historian Gerry Farrell - featured as part of #Phizzfest‘s ‘Festival of #Football’ events ⚽️🏟️⚽️ www.thejournal.ie/history-leag... 🔗 to 🎟️ phizzfest.ie/phizzfest-2026 #Phibsborough #community #arts #festival

How a Ks player went from Dublin to for #ManUtd controversially Born in India and serving with the East Surreys in WW1, escaping death a few times, Joss Rowe’s life was Boys Own stuff: @gerrytastic.bsky.social looks at his career #Kingstonian #NonLeague abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/04/07/n...

Doing a few bits on football history for @phizzfest.bsky.social & the only one with tickets still available is the screening of The First Game about the 1st Irish women's international side. Great panel including Linda Gorman Rachael Kelly & Naoise Hallissey for a Q&A phizzfest.ie/event/the-fi...

Another shout for my piece on Joss Rowe who played for @bfcdublin.bsky.social & (controversially) for Man Utd but ended up spending the last years of his career @kingstonianfc.bsky.social All despite being injured 83 times during WWI abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/04/07/n...

A quick reminder that we've two excellent Bohemian FC history publications in the Bohs store Ciarán Priestley's updated & expanded early history of the club, as well as William Hooper's 1925 coaching manual. More here abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/04/20/b...

Delighted to speak with fellow LOI heads @gerrytastic.bsky.social and @macdarabueller.bsky.social and journalist @valerieflynn.bsky.social about League of Ireland history. Really cool piece up now.

NEW PODCAST! I’m discussing some of the must-see bucketlisters for groundhoppers with today’s guest, Rob Potts [pic], who’s got a book coming up about it soon… Download/listen wherever you get your podcasts ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/48h9...

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

The story of the Bohs full-back who was poached by Manchester United, caused a minor sensation, went to War, was wounded 83 times, survived and continued playing football. abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/04/07/n...

Bit about Bohs getting stuck in Athlone, Easter week 1916 abohemiansportinglife.com/2016/03/29/b...

I was interviewed by BBC Suffolk about *that* visit to Ipswich Town. As a political football historian and communications professional, I give some historical context. Read on... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'll be speaking at the event at around 2pm today.

Manchester United Red Devil commemorative statue on display in the Jackie Jameson bar in Dalymount Park

Plaque build-up. I'll be chatting a bit at this next Saturday 28th down at Shelbourne Park. Stall along.

On this day 100 years ago Ireland played Italy in Turin at Juventus' Corso Marsiglia stadium, losing 3-0. The Italian FA did extensive promo for the game, enclosed is the stadium with the starting XIs listed from a newspaper ad. 📷 @mickielty.bsky.social

For many years the FAI Cup final was a St. Patrick's Day affair - Bohs won their first FAI Cup on March 17th 1928 defeating Drumcondra 2-1. The match was officiated by John Langenus who would take charge of the first World Cup final in 1930. abohemiansportinglife.com/2021/11/27/t...

Did you know that Joseph Stalin & Winston Churchill appeared at Dalymount in the 1950s? Love this footage from one of the Inkblots & Crackpots matches youtu.be/xPY0aCxIf84?...

One of biggest issues with modern CL is how there are no longer exciting challengers that can emerge from non-super clubs, the necessary counters to giants - eg Kyiv 1997-99, Valencia 1999-2001, Lyon 2002-08 etc But are Uefa thinking about this enough? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Here's your disappointingly regular reminder that it isn't a Panenka; it's a Roseboom.

Just launched on Saturday, there are two new books available from the Bohs store - the first is an updated version of Ciaran Priestley's early history of the club with some additional content from myself and Brian Trench t.co/gEPNk0cUjx

Quick reminder we'll be launching these booklets tomorrow in Dalymount at 1pm

Book launch in Dalymount this Saturday- stall it along www.shop-bohemianfc.com/collections/...

A few years ago I wrote about Ray Keogh, a star player in a golden age for Drumcondra and Ards in the 1960s Came across this pic of Ray next to my Dad (the one with the ball at his feet) in 1971 when they won the Intermediate Cup with Tullamore. abohemiansportinglife.com/?p=6103

A 120-page filing has been submitted to the ICC accusing FIFA's President Infantino and UEFA's President Ceferin of "aiding and abetting war crimes (specifically, the transfer of civilian population into [Palestine] occupied territories) and crimes against humanity (specifically, apartheid)."

A bit on the people who owned much of Phibsborough back in the day and about how @bfcdublin.bsky.social got a lease on Dalymount. abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/01/15/d...

One for #Bohs fans 🇮🇪 @gerrytastic.bsky.social on Dalymount before Bohemians #groundhopping #history abohemiansportinglife.com/2026/01/15/d...

On new year's day 1934 the Dublin club Brideville were on their way west to play Sligo Rovers when tragedy struck, this is the story of that fateful day. abohemiansportinglife.com/2024/01/07/t...

My love letter to Dublin the 5th most-read article in 2025 on UK's best food & drinks publisher! Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social

Last shout for my article on Patrick Sex of Dominick Street, Dublin - a victim of the War of Independence he ended up having a huge funeral and his family being the beneficiary of two charity matches arranged by @bfcdublin.bsky.social abohemiansportinglife.com/2025/11/27/t...

A piece I've done up about the Death if Patrick Sex in Dublin during the War of Independence and what this can tell us about football in Ireland at the time. abohemiansportinglife.com/2025/11/27/t...

A piece I've done up about the Death if Patrick Sex in Dublin during the War of Independence and what this can tell us about football in Ireland at the time. abohemiansportinglife.com/2025/11/27/t...

A bit I've written for RTÉ on George Best footballing appearances in Dublin ahead of the National Concert Hall screening of Football as never before www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Will be doing a talk on the connections between @bfcdublin.bsky.social & the Mater Hospital this Friday for @culturenightdub.bsky.social in the Mater at 6pm & still plenty of time to get to Dalymount culturenight.ie/event/mater-...

An often forgotten Irish footballing great, Alex Stevenson passed away on this date 40 years ago. A piece about his storied and successful career here abohemiansportinglife.com/2021/01/04/a...

Delighted to be doing a bit again this year for the Dublin festival of History in my local library in Drumcondra. The focus of the talk this year is Peter Hoban, revolutionary, footballer, Trade Union leader and a local of Phibsborough dublinfestivalofhistory.ie/event/the-li...

I'll be doing a bit for @culturenightdub.bsky.social (Fri 19th Sep) about the connections between @bfcdublin.bsky.social & the Mater hospital including a whole host of footballing doctors. Will all be done & dusted in plenty of time to get to Dalymount. Details here culturenight.ie/event/mater-...

Harrison McCloy is the sixth former Bohemian FC player that I can find listed as having been killed during WWI. McCloy was a player for Bohemians from 1902-05 and served as a club Vice President from the 1905-06 season through to 1911-12. More on it here abohemiansportinglife.com/2016/06/29/b...

Lovely piece on Dublin football and beer, featuring some familiar names if you’ve read my book, ‘Shades of Green’ www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...

In the course of writing this I was LOI-pilled. Absolutely radicalised by the Greatest League in the World

The ailing world of Dublin football and the misunderstood world of modern beer got bored of being forgotten and clubbed together. The result? Flourishing scenes for both. @eoghanwalshbxl.bsky.social heads to Dublin to drink beer, watch Bohs, and find out more. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...

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