If it’s St Stephen’s Day, then it simply must be time to play our brilliant interview with Stephen Kenny, our current Ireland u-21 manager, soon to be our next senior manager.

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Stephen spoke to us in front of a packed house at our final Liberty Hall live show earlier in the month, and this is one not to be missed, as his passion for his current job – and his next one – shine through in every answer.

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We discuss his advice to young players, why loan deals can be a poisoned chalice, why you shouldn’t be punished for being an Irishman, his commitment to his attacking philosophy, and how the u-21s performances have been a rare bright spot for Irish football this year.

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As ever, our stuff from the live shows comes courtesy of O’Hara’s Brewery in Co Carlow – and there’s also Die Hard, yoga, and shirtless Murph, live from the Second Captains log cabin.

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