League of Ireland Previews 2017

**Ezeikial** · 23/02/2017, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

I gave up on the sun about 10 years ago based on their coverage of a news-story here in Cork. Despicable.

I am regularly annoyed by the lack of balance in political stories carried by the Sunday & Irish Independent. But that does not impact on my enjoyment of Daniel McDonnell's sports journalism (nor does it make his reporting any less reliable or trustworthy).

Ditto for the distinction already made in relation to sports reporting in the Irish Sun and other redtops

**El-Pietro** · 23/02/2017, 4:37 PM

I have learned that lesson since, I was a lot younger than I am now ten years ago strangely enough (actually I looked it up and it was 12 years ago). BUt I can't support this paper in particular, regardless of how good their sports coverage may be.

On an unrelated topic I've just listened to the Eir Podcast Episode, I'm impressed. I enjoy the extratime one but its quite amateur at times and limited as a result. It also became very Dundalk focused last year as they had access to someone who was interviewing Dundalk players every week. I don't mind that, but every single week for most of the season was a bit much.

This is a step up in professionalism and I will be looking forward to it each week. It makes me wish I had Eir at home to watch the games this season.

**Martinho II** · 23/02/2017, 4:41 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

I have learned that lesson since, I was a lot younger than I am now ten years ago strangely enough (actually I looked it up and it was 12 years ago). BUt I can't support this paper in particular, regardless of how good their sports coverage may be.

On an unrelated topic I've just listened to the Eir Podcast Episode, I'm impressed. I enjoy the extratime one but its quite amateur at times and limited as a result. It also became very Dundalk focused last year as they had access to someone who was interviewing Dundalk players every week. I don't mind that, but every single week for most of the season was a bit much.

This is a step up in professionalism and I will be looking forward to it each week. It makes me wish I had Eir at home to watch the games this season.

is there a link to this new Eir podcast as I am dying to hear it?

**ToberonaTornado** · 23/02/2017, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

is there a link to this new Eir podcast as I am dying to hear it?

https://soundcloud.com/user-914121770

i Tunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/...203897883?mt=2

**Martinho II** · 24/02/2017, 10:33 AM

That loi podcast on soundcloud was that the first ever episode?

**Ezeikial** · 24/02/2017, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado

https://soundcloud.com/user-914121770

i Tunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/...203897883?mt=2

That is well produced - very enjoyable!

**blueblood** · 24/02/2017, 1:12 PM

Got The Star and Mirror today they both have loi taking up half the front and big chunk of the back page too as well as the pullouts, it's like the league is a good thing now ha

**sadloserkid** · 24/02/2017, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by Philosophizer

Everybody agrees that the way they covered Hillsborough was deplorable, but there's no need to bring that up here.

He didn't mention Hillsborough to be fair. I'd sooner go without news than read The Sun or The Mail. It's entirely up to anybody else what they want to read. No need for even a hint of disageeement between us all on New Season Day surely?

**ToberonaTornado** · 24/02/2017, 6:25 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

That loi podcast on soundcloud was that the first ever episode?

Yep that was the first podcast on both Soundcloud & iTunes.

**ToberonaTornado** · 02/03/2017, 6:35 AM

LOI weekly - episode 2,on soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/user-91412177...ekly-episode-2

**ger121** · 03/03/2017, 12:42 PM

Listening to 98fm's LOI Podcast. Not bad. Great to see a couple of new ones done by mainstream media.

**Martinho II** · 03/03/2017, 5:46 PM

Originally Posted by ger121

Listening to 98fm's LOI Podcast. Not bad. Great to see a couple of new ones done by mainstream media.

only problem with theirs is that they have individual interviews on their podcast and you listen to them and then realise afterwards that its on the actual podcast and then you try skipping them and then internet cuts out on you but otherwise its a great podcast!