Oct 27, 202641 min
Johnny is off this week, preparing for our sold out live show in Rascals next Monday - entering this week's trivia quiz gives you a last chance to join us - so Dan dialled up old pals Eoin Doyle and Tim Clancy who...
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LOI Central
Hosted by Johnny Ward · sports · EN
About this Podcast:
#LOICentral is a podcast with opinion, analysis and interviews on all the latest happenings in the League of Ireland, hosted by Johnny Ward & Dan McDonnell
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Guest openness
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What is LOI Central about?
is a podcast with opinion, analysis and interviews on all the latest happenings in the League of Ireland, hosted by Johnny Ward & Dan McDonnell
Who hosts LOI Central?
LOI Central is hosted by Johnny Ward. The show has published 387 episodes to date.
What has LOI Central covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S10E36 Rovers Are Champions with Eoin Doyle and Tim Clancy" (27 October 2026, 41 minutes), "S10E35 PFA Ireland Announcements, Lonergan Chat, Pat's Pressure & McClean's Message" (21 October 2026, 69 minutes), and "S10E34: Rovers Roar, Kacper's Ghost & The End of Our Era" (14 October 2026, 73 minutes).
How often does LOI Central publish?
LOI Central publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 387 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on LOI Central?
Booking probability for LOI Central is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. LOI Central requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. LOI Central's contact route on record: public web form.
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The strongest fits for LOI Central are Sports. LOI Central has a sports audience.
About the host
Johnny Ward hosts LOI Central, a sports podcast with 387 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 21, 20261h 9mThe PFA Ireland's main man Stephen McGuinness joins us in studio this week to finish the annual tradition of naming the union's shortlists for their big awards on our show. He reveals the Premier Division team of the...
Oct 14, 20261h 13mThere’s a lot to digest this week, as we reflect on Monday night’s drama in Tallaght and the implications for the title race, with Stephen Bradley now in pole position to both win the league and outlast our podcast as...
- Oct 7, 202649 min
The boys are (remotely) back in town with Dan recovering from a long, winding and paranoid international window while Johnny digested it all from Kerry while the Galway Aul Lads Whatsapp group begins preparation for...
- Sep 21, 20261h 6m
It's the last pod before the end of the world, sorry the international break, and we’ve been relegated to a watercooler conversation in the kitchen of Oliver Marketing. After a week where the top three won the big games...
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- Sep 15, 20261h 19m
The lads are back in Oliver for a hectic show that might just be as breathless as the remainder of the League of Ireland season. Aside from fiscal and physical fears, Johnny is on board with the apparent Pat’s rebirth...
Sep 8, 20261h 5mDan is back in Oliver this week but with a twist as Paul O’Hehir joins us with Johnny off in London, searching for a town centre he can eventually take over with his aul lads WhatsApp group. With the help of some Alan...
- Sep 1, 202652 min
Where there's a Will, there's a way. Dan and Johnny relocate to a stadium in Dublin 4 this week to catch up with the League of Ireland Academy Director to chat about the state of play post government investment and what...
- Aug 26, 202658 min
We are back in the familiar setting of Oliver Marketing to pick over the week that was without needing a wifi connection. The lads discuss the low key vibe around a huge Shamrock Rovers game, the implications for the...
- Aug 18, 202654 min
The lads are in Dan's gaff this week for live reaction to the FAI Cup quarter final draw after a weekend where every Premier team was a winner apart from Shamrock Rovers. What went wrong in Albania? Can they turn it...
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S10E26 with Owen Heary and Tommy Lonergan
Aug 11, 20261h 7mWith three teams in deep in Europe, one playing in front of over 50,000, another likely to make the last stage before the Europa League group stages, why would anyone talk about the above? Then there was the fallout...
- Aug 5, 20261h 5m
Johnny is on a well earned break this week so Dan holds the fort after another Shamrock Rovers home win in Europe to check in with Conor Kearns and Padraig Amond who give their view on the Hoops before discussing the...
Jul 27, 20261h 8mDave McMillan joins the lads this week to discuss his new status as the second top goalscorer in LOI in Europe history and his memories of the run a decade ago that really put his Dundalk side on the map. We discuss how...
- Jul 22, 20261h 6m
Dan is back in Ireland and making an unexpected appearance on the pod after a few last minute changes in the wake of another disappointing away day in Europe in Shamrock Rovers. Can they turn it around? That’s just one...
- Jul 15, 20261h 3m
Dan's still at the World Cup - he hasn't mentioned it - but he was still able to keep an eye on a big win for Shamrock Rovers in Europe but was it one of the great wins? Johnny gives his take, before discussing his...
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S10E21 Rovers Review & Garry Buckley Chat
Jul 8, 202651 minDan is still on location by the sea in Vancouver, joining Johnny to discuss events in another seaside destination as Shamrock Rovers unpick a European defeat in Malta that could prove very costly. Johnny also chats with...
Jun 29, 202655 minIt's the biggest Ireland-Mexico crossover since 1994 as Monterrey based Dan joins big cheese Johnny at home. There's news to discuss. What's the story with Shelbourne's dismissal of Joey O'Brien? What next for Pico...
Jun 24, 202647 minIt's a transatlantic effort this week as Houston based Dan joins up with JW from the city that will play host to Pico Lopes' final World Cup group game late on Friday night as his journey now looks likely to continue...
- Jun 17, 20261h 14m
This week, a momentous nil-nil in Atlanta, the biggest bug scandal since Watergate, a goalkeeper elopes mid season, Liam Boyce gives us his 2c and the Bohs bodhrain bangs on. We got the man who wasn't there in the...
Jun 10, 202652 minWe’re back in business with a slightly different show this week as Conan Byrne dials in to join Canadian based Dan to reflect on the season so far and magic moments in Montreal for Dawson Devoy, Kian Leavy and Adam...
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