Intensive Clare

“Unfortunately the weekend’s results are more likely to make St Brigid Cross than Well’

0:00 - 3:24 - Intro

3:24 - 28:04 - It turned out to be a disappointing end to fantastic Munster Senior PPS Hurling runs for St Flannan’s College and Scariff Community College who both fell to Tipperary opposition in their respective on Saturday. Eoin and James speak with St Flannan’s mentor and four time All-Star Jamesie O’Connor on the Harty decider, Clare’s derby clash with Galway in Saturday’s NHL and the importance of joining Club Clare for 2025.

28:04 - 53:40 - Overviews of St Flannan’s and Scariff’s finals as well as a freakish National Ladies Football result in Roscommon are central to Eoin and James’ chat with freelance reporter Derek Dormer who attempted to analyse what exactly went wrong.

53:40 - 1.12:20 - The Clare mens footballers finally kickstarted National League Division 3 campaign with a commanding victory over Leitrim in Peter Keane’s first home game in charge. Kieran Madigan was on hand to pinpoint the positives along with areas to improve ahead of much stiffer tests to come.

1.12:20 - 1.30:20 - Late goals were the order of the day as Bridge United struck late to reach the last eight of the Munster Junior Cup while on the flip side Avenue were sucker-punched by a hammerblow. It had to take extra-time for Kerry to shake off Clare in the Munster Inter-League Youths Semi-Final while there were plenty of Clare Cup action over the weekend as reviewed by CDSL Fixtures Secretary Dean Russell.

1.30:20 - Handball and athletics news, Oisin Minogue’s Ireland Under 20 rugby debut along with local rugby results and fixtures; Munster Final for St Joseph’s Spanish Point; Munster silverware for Clare’s Under 16 camogie team while there were also two provincial final defeats for the Banner’s flagship teams at Under 16 and Minor levels.

“I’ve had no electricity in days so just to get in the car, charge the phone and experience heat again was great."

0:00 - 5:50 - Intro

5:50 - 45:45 - Interviews with St Flannan’s College duo Tony Kelly and James Hegarty ahead of their Harty Cup Final against Thurles CBS in Mallow this Sunday is also intertwined with the views of Pa Kelly and Joe Cahill who previewed St Flannan’s and Scariff Community Colleges’ Munster Final chances along with analysing Clare’s narrow opening National Hurling League reverse to Kilkenny.

45:45 - 1.07:29 - The Clare footballers weren’t perhaps as Keane as we had initially hoped as they just came up agonisingly short in their opening National Football League Division 3 clash away to Antrim on Sunday. Now needing to get off the mark against Leitrim on home soil this Sunday, Kieran Madigan pours over a first glance at a new chapter for the Banner.

1.07:29 - 1.14:03 - Graham Shine’s reign over the Clare ladies footballers began in positive fashion with a battling share of the spoils with senior side Donegal to kickstart their new surroundings in Division 2. Michael O’Connor reports on the tie in Clarecastle along with the county’s advancement to a Munster Under 16A Camogie Final.

1.14:03 - 1.21:38 - Having weathered the storm, a cup-centric weekend of Munster Junior Cup, Munster Youths Inter-League and Ennis Carpets Clare Cup action makes up for lost time this weekend for Clare Soccer, with CDSL Fixtures Secretary Dean Russell looking over all the big ties.

1.21:38 - 1.42:19 - Can Ireland make history with a first hat-trick of Six Nations Championships? That’s the question Eoin and James mulled over with Clare native and former Ireland Rugby International Marcus Horan ahead of an opening derby showdown of Ireland and England in the Aviva Stadium this Saturday.

1.42:19 - Local rugby news and fixtures; fundraisers for Kilmaley and the Clare Minor Camogie squads; Munster Minor and Under 16 Camogie action and athletics news are discussed as this week’s show reaches its crescendo.

“I’d run through a brick wall for the club and I’d expect the players to do the same”

0:00 - 4:25 - Intro

4:25 - 35:49 - While their Munster Junior Cup ties were pulled at the eleventh hour, there’s still plenty to play for for Avenue and Bridge United who are competing on four different fronts as the season enters 2025. Respective Managers David Russell and Mark Culbert are in studio to assess their eerily parallel campaigns thus far along with looking ahead to Sunday’s FAI Junior Cup last 32 home bouts against prestigious opponents.

35:49 - 50:34 - A full schedule of CDSL action finally got underway at the weekend in all four divisions while Shannon Hibs qualified for the last 16 in the Munster Junior Shield. CDSL Fixtures Secretary Dean Russell reviews and previews the local ties as well as outing the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Preliminary and Round 1 draws in addition to Clare and Waterford’s youths quarter-final showdown in Doora on Saturday.

50:34 - 1.19:55 - it’s been a hectic year for St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield duo Síofra Ní Chonaill and Aisling Reidy who garnered National LGFA League silverware with Clare, heartbreakingly lost both the Division 1 League and County Senior Finals with the Parish before being announced as Carlton’s newest signings in the AFLW. Síofra and Aisling joined Eoin and James in studio to discuss this novel and exciting opportunity down under.

1.19:55 - Munster PPS action in ladies football, Camogie and hurling are on the agenda as St Flannan’s advanced to the last four of the Dr. Harty Cup; the weekend’s rugby results and upcoming fixtures are also outlined while new officers in Clare Camogie and Underage football. The Clare Senior Footballers’ Poker Classic and a recruitment drive for Vancouver hurling champions JP Ryans are other items in the final round up for this week.

“May your troubles last as long as your new year’s resolutions” 2024 Review Part 2

0:00 - 2:09 - Intro

2:09 - 35:16 - Back-to-back Munster Senior Final appearances; the minors Daryl Darcy Cup success; Éire Óg’s return to the helm and Wolfe Tones’ remarkable season of highs are amongst the topics of conversation for football analyst Kieran Madigan who reflected on 2024 as well as peering ahead to the coming year.

35:16 - 58:54 - Ann-Marie McGann is in studio to relive Truagh Clonlara’s remarkable run through Clare, Munster and a historic All-Ireland Senior Club Final appearance as well as an important season of consolation for Clare in the All-Ireland Senior and Intermediate Camogie Championships.

58:54 - 1.15:03 - Clare Intermediate Ladies Footballers had a mixed campaign of National League success only to fall at the quarter-final hurdle in the All-Ireland Championship. Derek Dormer looks back on those contrasting campaigns along with Kilmurry Ibrickane’s breakthrough in a novel county senior decider with St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in Cusack Park.

1.15:03 - Eoin and James discuss Clare athletics in 2024, Liam Jegou’s Olympic Canoeing appearance as well as finally revealing the top Clare Sporting Moment of 2024.

“You call him SOD, I cal him God” 2024 Review Part 1

0:00 - 3:01 - Intro

3:01 - 33:45 - Clare’s 2024 inter-county hurling heroics at all levels are reviewed by Derek Dormer who also looked at local breakthroughs for Feakle, Wolfe Tones and all the juniors hurling champions.

33:45 - 52:43 - Avenue United’s double success was one of the main highlights of the 2024 Clare soccer season according to Dean Russell who also looked ahead to the return of the CDSL and his Clare youths side’s showdown with Waterford.

52:43 - 1.08:09 - Orla Considine and her World Championship winning son Sean join Eoin and James to look back on another success handball season for the Banner County on both the domestic and world stage.

1.08:09 - 1.31:37 - Ennis/Kilrush Womens Rugby Coach Gareth O’Hanlon reviewed yet another hugely encouraging season for his adult side who captured Munster Division 1 League and Cup success for the very first time. Ennis’ male counterparts also got promoted while AIL, Munster and Ireland are also on the agenda.

1.31:37 - Eoin and James reveal their top five Clare Sporting Moments for 2024.

It’s that wonderful time of the year where we get to torture our pundits with sporting brain teasers & some sports trivia that would have made Jimmy Magee’s eyes water!

We were joined for this cruel and unusual punishment by Ann-Marie McGann, Kieran Madigan, Orla Considine, Derek Dormer & and special guest in World Handball Champion Seán Considine!

We divided our contestants into 2 teams; McMad & Considormer!!

Who would take the coveted crown of Intensive Clare 2024 Quiz Champions?!

Listen in and find out!!!

“Croke Park can be the loneliest place in the world when it’s not happening for you"

0:00 - 7:56 - Intro

7:56 - 31:43 - Truagh Clonlara’s remarkable eleven match championship run finally ended in disappointing circumstances in Croke Park on Sunday as Sarsfields soared to their fourth All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie crown in six years. Galway Bay FM”s Darren Kelly and Scariff-Ogonnelloe’s two-time Munster Senior Club winning captain Mairead Scanlan joined Eoin and James to reflect on a historic finale to the 2024 season.

31:43 - 42:37 - Three second half goals ensured that Scariff-Ogonnelloe dethroned champions Feakle-Killanena to cement a second Under 21A Hurling title in three years in Tulla on Saturday, with freelance journalist Seamus Hayes describing all the action.

42:37 - 54:53 - A proposed new Senior Football Championship format & the new Gaelic Football rules are some of the topics discussed by Kieran Madigan who fields listener’s questions over the current Clare GAA structures.

54:53 - 1.03:33 - Clare’s 6-0 triumph over Kerry frustratingly wasn’t sufficient to keep them in the hunt for the Oscar Traynor Cup. The Clare youths are in knock-out action in Waterford this Saturday; Fair Green Celtic are top of the First Division at Christmas while it’s much closer in the Second Division as three sides are tied at the top as outlined by CDSL Fixtures Secretary Dean Russell.

1.03:33 - 1.29:16 - RTE presenter Marie Crowe was prestigiously named as National Journalist of the Year alongside Mark Tighe whose she collaborated with in a lauded two-year investigation into abuses in women’s soccer. The Sixmilebridge native was on the line to delve into the wide-ranging piece and documentary ‘Girls in Green’ along with her successful media career.

1.29:16 - County Senior and Junior A PPS Schools football titles for St Joseph’s Spanish Point and Mary Immaculate Lisdoonvarna, Munster awards for Brian Lohan and Anthony Daly and this week’s local rugby results and fixtures are part of this week’s final round-up.

‘It really is David v Goliath or maybe in this case Davina’

0:00 - 6:07 - Intro

6:07 - 33:05 - The countdown is on for Truagh Clonlara’s historic trip to Croke Park, with former manager Ger O’Connell and a mentor that has experience of guiding a Clare team to Croke Park glory Ann-Marie McGann joining Eoin and James to preview Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Final.

33:05 - 47:37 - While the main focus in the Banner County has understandably been on Truagh, Sarsfields are strong favourites as this is their eighth All-Ireland Senior Club Final appearance in nine years. Former Sarsfields and Galway hurler and All-Star Padraig Kelly who has two daughters on the squad provides the perspective from the Galway side.

47:37 - 56:34 - Under 21 Hurling honours for Clarecastle, Ruan and Ennistymon are discussed along with previewing this Saturday’s Under 21A decider between the last two champions Feakle-Killanena and Scariff-Ogonnelloe in Tulla (1.30pm).

56:34 - 1.18:13 - With an All-Star Club Hurling side taking on Brian Lohan’s All-Ireland winning county squad last month, Kieran Madigan was tasked at picking his club football team of the championship to perhaps give new Clare Manager Peter Keane some food for thought. Feedback welcome at [email protected]

1.18:13 - 1.35:13 - Avenue and Bridge United’s momentum continued unabated as only a week on from qualifying for the last 32 in the FAI Junior Cup, both sides also advanced to the last 16 in Munster on Sunday. There was still domestic action in all four divisions while Dean Russell also looks forward to this Sunday’s Oscar Traynor Cup showdown away to Kerry as well as a contentious calendar change to the junior leagues nationwide.

1.35:13 - 1.53:11 - With news this week that St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield and Clare duo Siofra Ni Chonaill and Aisling Reidy have signed for AFLW side Carlton for the 2025 season, Eoin and James chat with AFL Ireland’s Mike Currane to gain an insight into what they can expect from their new surroundings down under.

1.53:11 - Laurie Ryan named on Women’s League of Ireland Team of the Year; Niall Murphy finished 23rd in the European Cross Country Championships in Turkey; Colaiste Muire secured a North Munster Senior C LGFA title; neighbours Clondegad and Kildysart/Coolmeen garnered the big titles at Under 16 football level; James also outlines this week’s local rugby results and fixtures while there are also timely fundraisers for Joe Slattery through Kilnaboy Athletic Club, Kilmaley Camogie Club and Truagh Clonlara’s All-ireland trip.

“My wife won’t be happy as we’re supposed to go to New York on our honeymoon but that’s definitely cancelled now”

0:00 - 10:30 - Intro

10:30 - 28:04 - Truagh Clonlara are now the first Clare club to contest an All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship Final after edging out St Vincent’s in Walsh Park on Sunday. We hear from coach Ryan Morris along with freelance reporter Derek Dormer on another remarkable performance from Bob Caulfield’s side who are now preparing for a decider date in Croke Park on Sunday week.

28:04 - 55:56 - St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield soared to a first Under 21A football title in 16 years; Wolfe Tones completed a memorable season after bridging a six year gap to their last Under 21B crown while St Joseph’s Miltown also finished 2024 on a high after garnering the C honours. Football analyst Kieran Madigan looked back on all three finals while also pondering potential changes to competition formats.

55:56 - 1.09:29 - Avenue and Bridge United progressed to the last 32 of the FAI Junior Cup in contrasting circumstances: Tulla United took advantage domestically as did Manus Celtic. CDSL Fixtures Secretary Dean Russell joins Eoin and James to review and preview all the latest Clare soccer action including upcoming Munster Junior Cup and Shield Round 4 ties and Youth Cup Semi-Finals.

1.09:29 - 1.37:52 - Clonlara native and former Munster and Ireland Rugby international Marcus Horan was on the line to reflect on Ireland’s November Internationals along with looking back over his storied career after he was recently inducted into the Irish Rugby Hall of Fame.

1.37:52 - Round up of local rugby results and fixtures; the concluding stages of the Under 21 Hurling Championships; Clare’s All-Ireland Cross-Country success; Under 16 Hurling Finals and St Flannan’s last 12 Harty Cup clash this Wednesday.