Behind the White Line

This week we met Bansha great Mr. Jake Flannery in his old stomping ground, Kilfeacle RFC. Jake spoke to us about his experience going through the ranks of Rockwell, Kilfeacle and now Munster. Jake has an exciting opportunity for next season that he speaks about and some of the behind the scenes banter within the Munster dressing room. Thanks for joining us Jake and best of luck in what will be a fabulous career for yourself!

In episode two we are joined by Tipperary’s greatest ever golfer Mr. Arthur Pierse! Arthur had an illustrious career reaching unbelievable heights as an amateur golfer with 99 Irish caps to his name, and he once caddied for Tiger Woods!! Listen now to hear Arthur’s story.

In this weeks episode we discuss how retirement can affect your mental health. What do we miss most when we retire or are we ready to say good bye to WhatsApp groups and blow dryer treatments after bad games? Paul has so much experience at both local and international level and he tell us how it feels to represent your country 🇮🇪

Join us in episode 9 where we met local star Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe as she takes us through her journey on her rise to success playing Rugby 7’s and 15’s with Ireland! This episode is not to be missed!

Join us in episode 8 where we chat with PE Teacher Mr Hanley and former Abbey sports star of the year, All Ireland Winner Conor O’Brien. This week we discuss the culture in the Abbey, the divide and banter between the Limerick boys and Tipp boys, who we think could have went on to win Sports Star of the year and the biggest day in the Abbey, Sports Day. This one is not to be missed and if you’re from another school it’s worth listening in and comparing with your own school or experience.

Fresh from victory over Shelbourne in the Evoke FAI Final, Wexford Youths Women’s manager Stevie Quinn talks us through his path to glory and what direction the future of the Women’s football is heading.

In this episode we meet James O’Leary in Arra Rd, home to Tipperary Town FC. James talks us through his decisions on his path to All-Ireland glory with Tipperary Ladies as their strength and conditioning coach and his new role as a youth development officer with Munster Academy.

We decided to meet up and chat about the previous episodes and what’s we would like to do with the next few episodes. There could be a great plan in place for the Christmas special, listen to this episode to find out more!

We were welcomed into Cooke Park, home of St. Michael’s AFC by first team coach Johnny Cremmins for episode 5. Join us for an in-debt conversation and a behind the scenes look at the culture and general runnings in St. Michael’s AFC.

In this episode we discuss why players tend to drop off when they turn 17/18/19 years old and why a fraction of those players come back into the game! Timmy talks us through his experience of dealing with injuries at a young age and what young players can do to help themselves now. Enjoy episode 4 and get in touch through our Instagram page to join the discussion!