Intensive Clare

Intensive Clare

Taking the pulse of sport in the Banner County! Hosts Eoin Brennan and James Lynch put a humorous slant on all things sport in County Clare on a weekly basis, with exclusive news, interview, previews and reviews. Spoiler alert - this podcast contains excessive amounts of immaturity.

  1. Jul 14

    "This podcast is built on tangents, don't you worry!"

    "This Podcast is Built on Tangents, don't you worry!" Cusack cup, Garry cup, All Island cup...As always our cup runneth over here on the podcast! 00:00:00 > Intro: Between the Tour de France & the Junior Tour of Ireland we're cycling through the puns as we look forward the U16 LGFA final, Soccer's All Island Cup Final and we review the Cusack and Garry Cup finals too. 00:08:39 > LGFA: Clare U16 manager Jason Ryan joins us ahead of his side's U16 All Ireland Final clash with Derry this evening. 00:24:04 > Football: Kieran Madigan looks back on a busy weekend for club football as the Cusack and Garry Cup deciders produced exciting finishes. Plus we hear Lisseycasey hero Thomas Collins' post match reaction. 00:56:09 > HerSport Workshop: Ailish Considine tells us about the upcoming HerSport leadership workshop she's giving at Éire Óg on July 27th. She also looks ahead to the Ireland v Australia AFLW clash in Sydney. 01:22:53 > Soccer: Paul Kennedy & Dean Russell are back with updates on the Clare District Soccer League and the changes there have been so far in the off season. 01:50:04 > League Of Ireland Soccer: Barefield's Aislinn Meaney comes on the pod to talk about her Galway United side's upcoming All Island Cup final clash with Shelbourne FC. She also talks about working her way back from injury and the tribeswomen's unbeaten season so far. 02:13:22 > We round out the show with some hurling chat, athletics news and the Ruan festival.

  2. Jul 7

    "This is a therapy session, you lie back on the couch & we'll take the notes!"

    "This is a therapy session, you lie back on the couch & we'll take the notes!" Don't be sad that it's over, be happy that it happened! 00:00:00 > Intro: What might have been and what it was in the end is what's left to discuss after the mixed emotions of the weekend. 00:08:57 > Hurling: Joe Cahill & Pa Kelly are on hand to look back over the excitement and ultimate disappointment of Sunday's All Ireland semifinal in Croke Park. We also look back on Saturday's equally exciting Div 1 Hurling final between O'Callaghan's Mills and Scarriff. 01:03:26 > Camogie: Ann Marie & Derek Dormer join us to look back on a disappointing Croke Park performance for the Clare Camogie side. We talk through where things went wrong and look ahead for the future of this Clare side. 01:58:41 > Football: Ahead of the Garry Cup and Cusack Cup deciders we talk to Kieran Madigan about what he expects to see from the big league title games this coming weekend. 02:36:10 > Hurling Leagues: There was a wealth of action across the divisions as 8 of the 10 the league deciders were played this past week. There's plenty to discuss as we review those results. 02:47:15 > Soccer, Rugby & More: Clare players were involved across the League of Ireland and the FAI Women's Cup second round at the weekend, Tom Wood featured for the Irish Rugby U20s at the World Championship in Georgia, Ennis RFC Women's side know their fixtures for next season, There' an upcoming Golf classic and big festival in Ruan.

  3. Jun 30

    "It's a wonder you got out of there without a black eye!"

    "It's a wonder you got out of there without a black eye!" With Willie Clancy week fast approaching the melodious tones of Intensive Clare are here to keep you in tune with all things sport in the Banner County! 00:00:00 > Intro: We have a lot to look forward to and some disappointments to look back on in this week's show; with hurling, camogie, LGFA. football, rugby, soccer & more in the show. 00:09:34 > Hurling: Tom Clancy from the Treaty Talk podcast gives us the views of the opposition camp ahead of Sunday's All Ireland Semifinal. Then Joe & Pa help us preview that game against Limerick as well as Saturday's Clare Cup Final. 01:09:12 > Camogie: Clare's top scorer Róisín Begley chats to us ahead of their All Ireland quarterfinal clash with Tipperary and then Ann Marie & Derek join us for a look back at the win over Offaly and next Sunday's clash with Tipp. 01:53:27 > LGFA: Derek stays on to look at the disappointing defeat to Fermanagh in the All Ireland quarterfinal and to ask where to now for this Clare Ladies Football side. 02:14:42 > Football: Kieran Madigan has all the news and previews from the Clare football leagues as they draw to a close. 02:42:23 > RoundUp: We finish the show with a look at the 10 hurling league deciders, there's some Féile results, Rugby news, Succer updates, some golf & then there's news of badminton & tennis before Eoin looks through the debris of our World Cup pools; who's gone & who remains in the competition!

  4. Jun 23

    “We don’t often have World Cup conditions in North Clare at this time of year!”

    “We don’t often have World Cup conditions in North Clare at this time of year!”   What can be done to fix the All Ireland Hurling Championship?   00:00:00 > Intro: As we look forward to seeing Toy Story 5, we ponder Clare’s win against Dublin and what it cost them and the camogie side’s first loss of the season in Kilkenny last weekend   00:10:07 > Hurling: Pa Kelly and Joe Cahill join us to look back on Clare’s quarterfinal win over Dublin and we wonder what can they do when it comes to facing Limerick in the semifinal. We also look back on the Clare Cup semifinals and preview the final rounds across the divisions in the league.   01:56:37 > Camogie: A first defeat of the season away to Kilkenny hasn’t altogether decreased Derek Dormer & Ann Marie McGann’s enthusiasm for this season of camogiefrom the county side. We look ahead to their final round game with Offaly and consider the options left to Eugene Foudy and co following injuries to key players.   01:28:15 > LGFA: Clare’s Ladies Footballers are in All Ireland Quarterfinal action this weekend as they host a Fermanagh side that have ambitions of their own Derek Dormer looks at the Clare team’s form and what we should expect fromGraham Shine’s side in Páirc Cíosóg this Sunday.   01:43:35 > Soccer: Ahead of their home clash with Sligo Rovers, Treaty United’s young rising Clare star Kate Jones joins us for a chat about her career to date and her season so far with a young and ambitious club & playing under managerLaurie Ryan in the LOIW.   02:10:08 > Football: Kieran Madigan joins us to look across the League finals in all divisions as we head inexorably toward the County Championship season.   02:47:02 > Sports Round Up: We have news from across the Féile nan Gael hurling and camogie campaigns, there’s news of AFLW, Dylan Sinclair’s darts exploits, Áine Donegan’s Dutch Open disappointment and we give a brief update on our World Cup pool competition.

  5. Jun 16

    'We hope not to see Katie Taylor line out at full-forward on Saturday'

    0:00 - 7:03 - Intro 7:03 - 24:00 - Dylan Sinclair is flying the Banner flag this Thursday when competing in the prestigious Modus Super Darts Series in Portsmouth. He joins Eoin and James to speak about the tournament and his burgeoning career. 24:00 - 1.00:35 - The Clare senior hurlers return to championship action following a month's break, with Joe Cahill and Pa Kelly assessing their mindset, personnel and structure ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland Quarter-Final v Dublin. 1.00:35 - 1.18:10 - Freelance reporter Derek Dormer previews an equally major showdown in the camogie equivalent as Clare travel to Kilkenny for a guaranteed place in the last six of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. 1.18:10 - 1.41:12 - Clare's top of the table camogie clash with Kilkenny requires extra scrutiny and who better than KCLR Camán Caint Camogie Podcast host Aine Farrell who provides an insight into the Kilkenny perspective ahead of Saturday's big clash at 2.30pm. 1.41:12 - 2.14:55 - A dramatic final weekend in the top four divisions of the adult football leagues required Kieran Madigan to be on his toes and his calculator ahead of business end in a fortnight's time. 2.14:55 - Round up of Clare's All-Ireland Intermediate LGFA Quarter-Final draw that pitted them against Fermanagh; all the latest LOI action for both mens and women's soccer plus Clare's Kennedy Cup Shield success; National and regional Feile hurling and camogie finals this Saturday in Laois and Carlow.

  6. Jun 9

    "You can either buck up or buck off'

    0:00 - 9:30 - Intro 9:30 - 26:47 - Clare's latest All-Ireland hurling champions are the Celtic Challenge minor hurlers who lowered hosts Limerick to win the John Scott Division 2 Cup on Saturday. Winning Manager Brian Culbert reflects on that success and it's impact for these fledgling hurlers. 26:47 - 44:47 - Limerick were also on the losing end of an All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship derby showdown in Cusack Park on Saturday as Eugene Foudy's side maintained their flawless start. Ann-Marie McGann assesses that latest win and also looks ahead to a top of the table clash with Kilkenny. 44:47 - 1.03:48 - Clare's flagship ladies footballers have already qualified for a second successive home quarter-final in the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship following a win over home side Laois on Sunday. Derek Dormer waxes lyrical about a transformed Banner who are now only two further wins from Croke Park. ​03:48 - 1.33:18 - It was a truly spectacular, dramatic and even contentious ending to the CDSL season on Saturday when it took extra-time to finally separate Avenue United from Newmarket Celtic. Derek Dormer, Dean Russell and Paul Kennedy all put forward their views on the big derby showdown; the possibility of new CDSL administrative roles; FAI Junior Cup updates and an exclusive Intensive Clare World Cup sweepstake.​33:48 -2.13:39 - It's the final round of the top four divisions of the Adult Football League, with Kieran Madigan making a welcome return to preview the Cusack Cup and its permutations at both ends of the table while the Garry Cup is simply a minefield.​13:39 - The Clare Cup hurling league is down to the final four and Brian Lohan's senior hurlers finally get confirmation of the last six opponents as well as the venue and time.

About

Taking the pulse of sport in the Banner County! Hosts Eoin Brennan and James Lynch put a humorous slant on all things sport in County Clare on a weekly basis, with exclusive news, interview, previews and reviews. Spoiler alert - this podcast contains excessive amounts of immaturity.

You Might Also Like