Turlough O Brien joins Joe & Ciaran this week to discuss his 6 years as Carlow Senior Football Manager and to give some great insight into what really was 'Carlow Rising'! In this wide ranging interview, Turlough speaks about what it is like to coach & manage at the highest level of the GAA; how changing the mindset of the Carlow players & fans was key; the uniqueness of his coach Stevie Poacher; the pride he felt in seeing kids all over the county wearing the Carlow jersey; the highs & lows of his time as Manager; how the CPA have got it wrong; his ideas around competition structures for the GAA; and his plans for the future. The lads also get to discuss the many battles between Carlow and London and what they learned from each other.

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