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Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 09 is now available on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple and Amazon Podcasts

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 09

0:00-5:54 - Intro

5:54-14:05 - The eagerly awaited Round 3 draw for the Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup is performed live in studio albeit begrudgingly by Derek Dormer having been knocked out in the opening round.

14:05-42:11 - Freelance Reporter Derek Dormer remained in studio to converse about Clare’s National League double trip to Leinster at the weekend as the hurlers preserved their unbeaten start to the top tier whereas the senior camogie side are yet to get off the mark. Ardscoil Ris’ Croke Cup Semi-Final against St Kieran’s and the flagship ladies footballers long trip to Louth are also up for discussion.

42:11-58:55 - the Clare footballers most commanding Division 3 outing to date is central to this week’s chat with football analyst Kieran Madigan who delves beneath the bonnet of Clare’s 13 point victory over Wicklow as well as peering ahead to Saturday’s Shannonside derby.

58:55-1.17:05 - Agonising Munster Junior Semi-Final exits for Avenue United and Manus Celtic are only solaced by Bridge United’s underage charge at Youths and Under 17’s. CDSL PRO Dean Russell looks over a limited weekend of action due to the inclement weather while also assessing this weekend’s domestic league fixtures.

1.17:05-1.24:52 - 20 Munster Juvenile Handball medals remain in the county including a whopping 17 golds after a hugely successful weekend in Clarecastle and Newmarket. Orla Considine is on the line to celebrate this feat and look forward to All-ireland Semi-Finals for eleven juveniles in Ulster as well as senior doubles in Croke Park.

1.24:52 - Round up of the perfect season for The Aylmer’s who completed an Ennis Town Darts League and Cup double on Sunday while Steeles secured the B crown, Club and Schools Rugby results and fixtures. GAA fixtures and a major haul of Munster Juvenile Indoor podium finishes for Ennis Track are all outlined.

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 08

0:00-5:00 - Intro;

5:00-21:02 - The grandstandiest of grandstand finishes was saved for a dramatic Sunday in Tullamore as the senior footballers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against hosts Offaly, a great escape witnessed by Kieran Madigan who is still recovering;

21:02-40:14 - CDSL PRO Dean Russell joined Eoin and James to get an update on this week’s Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup, the actual Clare Cup drama, domestic league action and two major penultimate stage provincial clashes for Avenue United and Manus Celtic;

40:14-1.09:21 - Clare’s flagship ladies football and camogie sides were in action in Cusack Park over the weekend, matches watched by freelance Reporter Derek Dormer who assessed the contrasting results along with the intermediate camogie’s sides derby with Galway, a return to National League action for the senior hurlers while the Fitzgibbon Cup Final and Croke Cup Quarter-Final are also on the agenda;

1.09:21-1.34:08 - The third fastest man in Ireland Gabriel Kehinde admirably hobbled in on crutches to chat about the weekend’s National Indoor Finals, his injury and future along with a reflecting on his meteoric career to date;

1.34:08 - Round up of St Joseph’s Spanish Point’s All-Ireland Basketball Final heartbreak, Rugby and Handball results and fixtures, Clare’s Inter-County Darts Championship performance and Wednesday Munster 15A PPS Hurling Semi-Final between Ardscoil Ris and St Flannan’s.

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 07

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 06 is

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 05 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts.

1.47:56 - The weekend’s Rugby results and upcoming fixtures, Wolfe Tones’ exit from the Munster Junior B Hurling Championship, Athletics news and national titles are brought back to the Banner once more in handball are discussed by Eoin and James

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 04 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts.

53:37-1.04:22 - 200 athletes of all ages and abilities braved the stormy conditions on Sunday in Lee’s Road to commence the latest Run the Banner series. Eoin and James were joined by Victor Fleming-O’Loughlin to look ahead to the three remaining races in Kilnaboy (6km), Quilty (8km) and Lee’s Road (10km) in as many months and encourage more budding runners to take part;

1.04:22-1.16:40- A hectic schedule of Handball both domestically and nationally mandated Orla Considine to come into the studio and outline all the Juvenile Finals results and adult leagues along with some exciting provincial and national tournaments over the coming weeks;

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 03

0:00-5:56 - Intro;

5:56-18:56 - The first Clare team into National League action are the flagship ladies footballers, with key player Ciara McCarthy looking forward to another rollercoaster season as they look to emulate their National League and All-Ireland Final appearances in 2024;

18:56-31:54 - Freelance reporter Derek Dormer predicts a glittering year for Wayne Freeman’s ladies footballers who commence their 2024 season with a long trip to fellow Division 3 and All-Ireland Intermediate favourites Wexford this Sunday;

31:54-49:30- Derek stays on to review Clare’s Munster Hurling League which saw Brian Lohan get to see 36 players in action over a four day period against Limerick and Cork;

49:30-1.05:51 - It’s a massive weekend for Avenue United who travel to Tallaght for Saturday’s FAI Junior Cup Last 32 tie while 24 hours later their Premier Division rivals looks to make up ground according to CDSL PRO Dean Russell who was on the line to assess all four divisions;

1.05:51-1.39:22 - A first for the pod as Ireland Rugby Captain Edel McMahon came into studio to reflect on a busy club period but also look ahead to the upcoming Women’s Six Nations campaign which starts away to France in March;

1.39:22 - Round Up of Rugby Fixtures, Clare’s Munster Minor Camogie exit, Junior Munster Final double appearance for St Flannan’s and Munster GAA PPS Semi-Final fixtures that include the Harty Cup for Ardscoil Ris, Senior B (Scariff) and football equivalents for St Joseph’s Spanish Point (C) and St Caimin’s (D) as well as an update on Ireland Womens’ Hockey side that are vying for Olympic qualification.

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 02

0:00-5:33 - Intro

5:33-20:40 - A successful first weekend of 2024 for Clare Darts as the ladies side secured prestigious Munster honours while their male equivalents reached the last four. County Darts PRO Evan Greer joined the lads in the studio to look back on a super Saturday and look ahead optimistically for the remainder of the season.

20:40-33:04 - Newmarket Celtic are back in the hunt for provincial silverware after edging through to the Munster Champions Trophy Final following another nervy penalty shoot-out. Avenue United, Manus Celtic and Fair Green Celtic also found out their last eight opponents in Munster while the weather ensured that league matches were limited but couldn’t take from the drama according to CDSL PRO Dean Russell.

33:04-44:16 - Contrasting weather conditions and results for the start of Mark Fitzgerald’s reign as Clare Senior Football Manager are assessed by Kieran Madigan as Cork rained supreme on Wednesday before Clare got found in the fog in Waterford on Sunday.

44:16-1.19:06 - Recently retired AFLW star Ailish Considine graciously popped into the studio during the holidays to look back on a hugely successful six year stint in Australis where the Kilmihil native contested four Grand Finals and won two with Adelaide Crows along with pondering what the next chapter of her sporting career may entail.

1.19:06 - Round Up of the Clare Senior Hurlers opening Munster League bout against Limerick, Naomi Carroll’s latest Olympic qualification as part of the Ireland Hockey team, Harty Cup Quarter-Finals for St Flannan’s and Ardscoil Ris, a Munster Final double in camogie for St Flannan’s, Rugby Fixtures and the talented twelve handballs that qualified for Junior National Finals Weekend in February.

New year, new cheer for the Champion Chatter crew as Derek Dormer and Kieran Madigan joined hosts Eoin and James to pour over an eventful 2023 and attempt to anticipate what may come for the coming year. There’s also plenty of debate surrounding the awards for the male and female sports persons of the year.

The first of a two part Christmas/New Year’s Special as Eoin and James look back on a momentous 2023. First up is a true test of local sporting knowledge as the hosts take on defending champions Derek Dormer and Kieran Madigan in a near 50 question wrestle for supremacy that fittingly goes right down to the very last answer.
Part 2’s review of 2023 and a sneak peak of what’s to come in 2024 will be released next Tuesday, January 2.