"The grass won't be cut & we'll be putting more water in around the goals!"

Strap in folks, this is a marathon not a sprint!

00:00:00 > Intro: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Certainly not any of our guests this week!

00:07:24 > AFLW: Clare's two Carlton stars Aisling Reidy & Síofra Ní Chonaill are here to update us on warm weather, successful debut seasons and their plan for the 2026 season in Melbourne.

00:35:54 > Hurling: With Clare qualified for the Div 1 B final Joe & Pa return to look at the league so far & to preview Clare's match with Wexford. Plus we look ahead to St Flannan's in Croke Cup action.

01:03:36 > Camogie: Ann Marie casts her eye over the post primary schools camogie including disappointment for Coláiste Muire and a win for a number of Clare players who were on a winning Laurel Hill team. Then Derek joins us to talk about Clare's win over Limerick at the weekend.

01:25:48 > LGFA: Derek stays with us to talk us through another Clare win over Limerick this time in the Ladies Football League. An important result for the Clare side in this campaign.

01:34:29 > Football: Clare's third victory over Neighbours Limerick this past weekend came when the Footballers continued their run of good form. Kieran Madigan joins us to look back on that result and at the league so far.

02:08:38 > Soccer: Despite the weather again playing havoc with fixtures Paul & Dean join us to look back on the games played & we preview the upcoming FAI Junior Cup action too.

02:43:38 > Rugby, Handball, Darts & More: Defeats for Ennis Women's AIL side and St Senan's men, an update on the local Darts news, Clare handballers in National action rounds out this week's pod.

0.00 - 8:21 - Intro.

8:21 - 44:19 - Soccer & weather report with Dean Russell and CDSL Fixtures Secretary David O'Grady.

44:19 - 1.16:40 - We let Kieran Madigan off the Laois to discuss Senior Footballers' momentum gathering.

1.16:40 - 1.38:32 - Clare's Sunday double over Laois began when Graham Shine's side secured their first National Ladies Football League win. The minors weren't as fortunate though according to Derek Dormer.

1.38:32 - 1.53:27 - Clare hurling supporters embarked on a successful journey on Saturday as St. Flannan's advanced to the last four of the Croke Cup while in Newbridge, Clare also made a rousing fightback to lower hosts Kildare in the National League.

1.53:27 - 2.13:34 - The Banner weathered the Wexford storm to protect their unbeaten start to the National Camogie League. Ann-Marie McGann discusses the controversy of the venue changes while Coliste Muire's All-Ireland Junior B PPS Final bid and the county's All-Ireland Minor A Shield campaign

are previewed.

2.13:34 - Ireland's historic Six Nations Rugby double over hosts England: Ennis women's upcoming AIL derby with UL Bohs and St Senan's Munster Division 2 promotion dent against Crosshaven are all debated.

"You could come down Eoin and hold a tackle bag and we'll teach you!"

Time for another date with your 'punny' Valentine!!

00:00:00 - 00:10:27 > Intro: We're bringing the love and good feeling this week on another packed 'Intensive Clare' Podcast!

00:10:28 - 00:28:37 > Rugby: After their win over Galwegians at the weekend, Ennis AIL captain Micaela Glynn joins us to talk about that win and to look ahead to the team's final four regular season games.

00:28:38 - 00:52:54 > Rugby: Tom Savage of ThreeRedKings joins us for a look at Ireland's 6Nations so far and the state of play for Andy Farrell's side ahedo f the trip to Twickenham. He also takes a brief look at the Irish U20s form.

00:52:55 - 01:18:50 > Camogie: Clare's flagship camogie side made their 2026 league debut with a draw away to Dublin at the weekend and Ann Marie McGann and Derek Dormer were there. They talk us through the performance and look ahead to the upcoming ties.

01:18:51 - 01:45:30 > Football: Paul Madden's Clare side earned a valuable away win against Fermanagh at the weekend. Kieran Madigan shares his thoughts on the game and looks toward the home tie with Laois this weekend. He also looks back on UL's win in the Sigerson Cup.

01:45:31 - 01:56:15 > Hurling: We look at the Clare contingent from UL & Mary I who played in the Fitzgibbon Cup final, then we look to Clare's next match away to Kildare in St Conleth's Park on Saturday evening.

01:56:16 - 02:22:49 > Soccer: There may not have been many matches played at the weekend, but Paul Kennedy and Dean Russell have plenty to talk about on this week's soccer round up. They have all the news and a few reviews!

02:22:50 - 02:35:15 > Roundup & Out: We have news of darts, underage gaelic games fixtures, athletics and local rugby to round out this week's sporting love-in!

"Will you play for us on the Intensive Clare team at the Clare Camogie Golf Classic?"

If anything is an aberration it's the length of this episode...!!

00:00:00 - 00:09:06 > Intro: The winter Olympics is snow joking matter and we have a packed episode for you all!

00:09:07 - 00:44:23 > Golf: Clare golfer Áine Donegan joins us to talk turning professional, earning her European tour card and life as a professional sports person.

00:44:24 - 00:56:46 > Camogie: Clare Senior Camogie selector Aaron Considine looks ahead to the start of the Centra Camogie League & a new start for Clare with Eugene Foudy at the helm.

00:56:47 - 01:02:46 > Hurling: Clare's facile win over Down at the weekend did give supporters an opportunity to see some of the younger squad members make their claim for more game time. Next up for Brian Lohan's side is a trip to Kildare

01:02:47 - 01:13:39 > Handball: Leah Minogue has all the latest handball news from around the county and she tells us about her upcoming foray into team management with the Irish Universities Team.

01:13:40 - 01:48:51 > Football & LGFA: Kieran Madigan & Derek Dormer take stock of the tough starts to the league for both the Men's & Ladies' Footballers in the league so far. They also talk Sigerson Cup & the significance of the St Joseph's Spanish Point Munster PPS win.

01:48:52 - 02:13:47 > Soccer: Paul Kennedy & Dean Russell have plenty of cup action to review including Newmarket Celtic's win in Munster & some interesting Clare Cup results & fixtures.

02:13:48 - 02:34:42 > Rugby: After Ennis AIL side secured a win away to Cooke RFC in Belfast, head coach Gareth O'Hanlon joins us to talk about the game & the final run in for his Ennis side. We also look at the other local results across the county.

02:34:43 - 02:41:25 > Darts & Athletics: we round out this weeks mammoth episode with updates from the Ennis town & district Darts league and with athletics news from schools and club cross country competitions.

"I don't do fake news, I just do good news!"

00:00:00 - 00:08:56 > Intro: St Joseph's Spanish Point are Munster LGFA champions and has the Gosling Express made it back from Antrim...?

00:08:57 - 00:32:25 > Hurling: Clare make it 2 wins from 2 in the league with a win over Antrim & St Flannan's fall just short in the Harty Cup Final. Joe Cahill & Pa Kelly review the games.

00:32:26 - 00:48:55 > Football: Westmeath added to Clare's early season woes in Ennis last Sunday. Kieran Madigan looks back on that game and forward to a tricky trip to Brewster Park in round 3

00:48:56 - 01:06:50 > Football team of 2025: In our long delayed look back on the best of last season in the Clare Football Championships; Kieran Madigan & Derek Dormer pick their best players of last season.

01:06:51 - 01:26:10 > LGFA: Derek Dormer was delighted by the manner of St Joseph's Spanish Point's win in the Munster PPS Final at the weekend. He also saw the Kildysart demolition of Mitchelstown in the Munster PPS Junior C final. Unfortunately Louth put paid to a perfect Clare weekend as they overcame the Clare Ladies in their league match on Sunday.

01:26:11 - 01:55:03 > Soccer: Dean Russell & Paul Kennedy review a busy weekend of Clare Cup fixtures and a big win for Bridge United over Limerick side Pike Rovers in the Munster Junior Cup. Plus Hermitage Women's side continue to shine in the Clare Women's League competition.

01:55:04 - 02:01:20 > Rugby: Ireland begin their Six Nations campaign in Paris on Thursday night. Munster struggle in Glasgow, but Killaloe's Tom Wood gets his first URC cap on the night. Clare players shine for the Clovers in the Celtic Rugby Challenge & There's a full slate of fixtures this coming weekend for Clare sides.

02:01:21 - 02:05:40 > Darts: The Ennis Town & District league continues and there's silverware for the Clare Youths Dart team in Munster.

"It would be nice to get to 23 Harty Cups by Saturday afternoon!"

00:00:00 - 00:09:13 > Intro ....Allianz leagues, Lidl league, Harty Cup Final, Munster Schools LGFA Cup final, Clare leagues soccer, Provincial & club rugby we have it all on this week's show!

00:09:14 - 00:41:03 > Hurling: Joe Cahill & Pa Kell run the rule over Clare's opening league tie with Dublin and preview St Flannan's v Nenagh CBS in the Harty Cup Final.

00:41:04 - 01:04:10 > LGFA: Eimear Considine looks ahead to the Munster PP Schools Final between her St Joseph's Spanish Point side & Loretto Clonmel, while Derek Dormer reports back from Clare's first league outing of 2026 in Antrim.

01:04:11 - 01:29:45 > Football: Kieran Madigan went up to Down to see how Paul Madden's side would fare in their league match of 2026. He talks us through the good & the not so good from that encounter.

01:29:46 - 01:56:53 > Soccer: Despite there only being 6 matches played Dean Russell & Paul Kennedy had plenty to talk through from the most recent round of matches in the Clare League.

01:56:54 - 02:22:42 > Rugby: Ennis AIL forward's coach Alex Simson joins us to talk about his experiences so far this season with the team & we look back on Saturday's fixture with Blackrock. Plus Ennis & Scariff were in Munster League action across the weekend & there was a significant Clare presence in Munster's URC win over the Dragons.

"Barechested Balaclava'd Claremen! Where would you get it?"

00:00:00 - 00:06:20 > Intro... We're getting giddy for the start of the 2026 leagues...

00:06:21 - 00:24:07 > Ladies football: Clare LGFA selector David O'Brien joins us to preview the Lidl Leagues and Clare's opening trip to Antrim. Plus we look back on St Joseph's Spanish Point's Munster PP A semifinal win.

00:24:08 - 00:57:20 > Football: Kieran Madigan & Derek Dormer discuss the pros & cons of Div 3 football for Paul Madden's charges, their potential status as Clare GAA Ultras and they look ahead of this week's match against Down in Páirc Esler on Saturday.

00:57:21 - 01:30:44 > Joe Cahill and Pa Kelly are on hand to look at Clare's opening Div 1B league salvo against the Dubs in Ennis on Sunday and they look back on a competitve Bannercentric Harty Cup semifinal between Tulla and St Flannan's that eventually saw the Ennis school get the win.

01:30:45 - 01:56:28 > Soccer: After a feisty 'Intensive Clare Derby' between their sides at the weekend Paul Kennedy & Dean Russell talk us through the game and all the other major fixtures of last weekend as well as previewing the upcoming games.

01:56:29 - 02:04:41 > Rugby: There was a pretty full slate of games at the weekend and we wrap up the results and notable details from Munster, Ennis Women, Ennis men, St Senan's, Scarriff, Kilrush & the Clovers' action across last weekend.

02:04:41 - 02:10:18 > AOB: we round out the show with Camogie, Athletics and Darts news from around the county

0:00 - 5:54 - Intro.

5:54 - 28:01 - Munster Hurling League review and Harty Cup Semi-Final preview with Pa Kelly and Joe Cahill.

28:01 - 33:33 - Colaiste Muire are crowned Munster Junior B PPS Camogie champions. Eoin speaks with joint-manager Barry Donnellan immediately afterwards.

33:33 - 1.07:04 - Soccer is back and so are Dean Russell and Paul Kennedy who look back over a dramatic first full weekend and peer ahead to this weekend's action including Munster Junior Cup and Shield last 16 ties.

1. ​07:04 - 1.34:09 - Clare's McGrath Cup campaign under new manager Paul Madden is assessed by Kieran Madigan.
2. ​34:09 - 1.53:49 - Munster and Ennis are to the fore of this week's rugby chat that includes an exlusive post-match interview with Ennis Scrum-Half Megan O'Connor.
3. ​53:49 - Handball news and Alana McInerney's call up to Ireland rugby squad.

It's the annual Intensive Clare Quiz and a chance to see which pundits can come out on top.

Do they know all sports? Do they even know their own sports? Actually do their even know themselves? Find out in what is another madcap end of year reunion.

Dum-a-Dum-a-DumDum...It's 2025 in Review part 1!

In the first part of our 2025 year in review pod we got our pundits in studio for a festive episode

00:00:00 - 00:02:24 > There was a lot to sing about in 2025

00:02:25 - 00:28:20 > Hurling: Pa Kelly & Joe Cahill look back on the highs and lows of the hurling year that was

00:28:21 - 00:48:32 > Camogie: Ann Marie McGann & Derek Dormer discuss what Clare Camogie achieved in 2025 & what they need to do going forward.

00:48:33 - 01:11:04 > Football: Kieran Madigan casts his analysts eye over the past season's county and club football action and discusses where Clare football stands heading into 2026

01:11:05 - 01:31:38 > Rugby: We end part one of the 2025 review with Rugby and we discuss how Clare teams and players have done in the past 12 months including some real highlights for Ennis Women's side and for Clare players at Munster and International level.

01:31:39 - 01:35:57 > We round out part 1 with some early January fixtures and we look ahead to part 2 with Soccer, LGFA, Handball and other sports as well as our quiz of the year with our pundits!