Intensive Clare Podcast

“To get out of the group you need more than a fancy training top and a motivational whatsApp message!”

Intro: With the tragic death of musician Glen Hansard, Eoin pays tribute to him via our show’s open!

Hurling: Pa Kelly & Joe Cahill join us for a chat about the round two results in the Clare Hurling championship. Where do teams stand & who is in danger of missing the knockout stages...

Camogie: Derek Dormer & Ann Marie McGann join us to preview the first round of the Clare Camogie Championship. Can anyone challenge the past three title winning clubs?

Football: Kieran Madigan is on hand to preview round two of the Clare football championship where it’s all still a wide open book.

Golf: Kieran stays on to chat about Clare golfer Áine Donegan’s good weekend at the PIF London Tournament & to assess how her first season on the Ladies European Tour has gone so far.

Gaelic Games: We look at the Intermediate & Junior hurling championship & a minor camogie final round up. Then we turn our attention to the Clare Ladies Football championship which played its first rounds last weekend.

Soccer & Rugby: We round out today’s show wit a look back on Tulla United’s FAI Junior Cup clash in Castlebar, plus the latest from the League of Ireland. Then we look at the performances of the Clare players across the Munster Womens senior & U18 campaign openers and also a mention of Xabi Scanlan with the Irish Schools side in South Africa.

‘From tiddlywinks to rocket science that player could turn their hand to anything’

Comprehensive review of the opening round of Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships with Kieran Madigan.
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The Adult Ladies Football Championships commence this weekend, with a Super Sunday of first round action being analysed by freelance reporters Derek Dormer who also predicts the winners of all four adult championship grades.
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Joe Cahill and Pa Kelly return to look forward to Round 2 of the Senior, Premier Intermediate, Intermediate and Junior A Hurling Championships and even coming to a consensus on five of the eight potential senior match winners.
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Round Up of underage GAA Finals and Minor Camogie deciders; Major rugby representation on Munster inter-provincial teams; Clare’s involvement in the mens and womens League of Ireland; Tulla United are heading to Castlebar for their FAI Junior Cup restart; Adult Ladies Football Fixtures; Athletics news and Junior Football results.

‘Clare goalkeepers are so good now that you’d almost need planning permission to get the ball past them’

Comprehensive review of the opening weekend of the Clare Senior, Premier Intermediate, Intermediate and Junior A Hurling Championships with Pa Kelly and Joe Cahill.
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It’s the turn of the adult football championships to get motoring, with former Jack Daly winning player and manager with St. Joseph’s Miltown Michael Neylon joining Kieran Madigan to assess the main contenders at senior and intermediate levels.
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Who will lift the Jack Daly and Talty Stores Cups? Well, after Kieran Madigan and Michael Neylon nailed their colours to the mast, freelance reports Derek Dormer puts his hat into the ring to predict the finalists and ultimate winners of the 2026 Clare Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships.

Ireland and Australia face off in a historic first AFLW showdown in Sydney which can be seen on Sunday morning at 7am. AFL Ireland’s Mike Currane previews this unique match and its significance before the breaking news that Clare’s Aisling Reidy received an eleventh hour call up.
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Gold for Clare duo Chisom Ugwueru and Alana McInerney as part of Ireland Sevens Rugby squad; Alex O’Neill get national bronze in the 800 metres; Mens and Womens League of Ireland updates; huge Clare contingent called up to Munster Under 18 Womens rugby squad along with Under 15 hurling silverware.

“You can’t teach a bald dog new tricks!”

The race for the Cannon Hamilton Cup is about to begin...

Intro: Viva Espana!! The World Cup and All Ireland hurling finals failed to capture our imaginations but there’s plenty to sink our teeth into this week on the show

Hurling: After a brief look at Sunday’s disappointing All Ireland Hurling Final we turn our attention to more local issues as Pa & Joe preview the Clare Hurling Champinonships with us

LGFA: Clare’s U16 Ladies Footballers were crowned U16C All Ireland Champions last week and Derek Dormer gives us a review of that final. He also looks at the upcoming Clare hurling championships and more.

Soccer: Treaty United manager Laurie Ryan joins us to give her half season report from the LOIW and she looks to what the next few months of the season might have in store for her & the Limerick based side.

Final Wrap: We wrap up our World Cup competition, there’ Athletics & Rugby news and more festivals to look forward to.

“This Podcast is Built on Tangents, don’t you worry!”

Cusack cup, Garry cup, All Island cup...As always our cup runneth over here on the podcast!

00:00:00 > Intro: Between the Tour de France & the Junior Tour of Ireland we’re cycling through the puns as we look forward the U16 LGFA final, Soccer’s All Island Cup Final and we review the Cusack and Garry Cup finals too.

00:08:39 > LGFA: Clare U16 manager Jason Ryan joins us ahead of his side’s U16 All Ireland Final clash with Derry this evening.

00:24:04 > Football: Kieran Madigan looks back on a busy weekend for club football as the Cusack and Garry Cup deciders produced exciting finishes. Plus we hear Lisseycasey hero Thomas Collins’ post match reaction.

00:56:09 > HerSport Workshop: Ailish Considine tells us about the upcoming HerSport leadership workshop she’s giving at Éire Óg on July 27th. She also looks ahead to the Ireland v Australia AFLW clash in Sydney.

01:22:53 > Soccer: Paul Kennedy & Dean Russell are back with updates on the Clare District Soccer League and the changes there have been so far in the off season.

01:50:04 > League Of Ireland Soccer: Barefield’s Aislinn Meaney comes on the pod to talk about her Galway United side’s upcoming All Island Cup final clash with Shelbourne FC. She also talks about working her way back from injury and the tribeswomen’s unbeaten season so far.

02:13:22 > We round out the show with some hurling chat, athletics news and the Ruan festival.

“This is a therapy session, you lie back on the couch & we’ll take the notes!”

Don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that it happened!

Intro: What might have been and what it was in the end is what’s left to discuss after the mixed emotions of the weekend.

Hurling: Joe Cahill & Pa Kelly are on hand to look back over the excitement and ultimate disappointment of Sunday’s All Ireland semifinal in Croke Park. We also look back on Saturday’s equally exciting Div 1 Hurling final between O’Callaghan’s Mills and Scarriff.

Camogie: Ann Marie & Derek Dormer join us to look back on a disappointing Croke Park performance for the Clare Camogie side. We talk through where things went wrong and look ahead for the future of this Clare side.

Football: Ahead of the Garry Cup and Cusack Cup deciders we talk to Kieran Madigan about what he expects to see from the big league title games this coming weekend.

Hurling Leagues: There was a wealth of action across the divisions as 8 of the 10 the league deciders were played this past week. There’s plenty to discuss as we review those results.

Soccer, Rugby & More: Clare players were involved across the League of Ireland and the FAI Women’s Cup second round at the weekend, Tom Wood featured for the Irish Rugby U20s at the World Championship in Georgia, Ennis RFC Women’s side know their fixtures for next season, There’ an upcoming Golf classic and big festival in Ruan.

“It’s a wonder you got out of there without a black eye!”

With Willie Clancy week fast approaching the melodious tones of Intensive Clare are here to keep you in tune with all things sport in the Banner County!
Intro: We have a lot to look forward to and some disappointments to look back on in this week’s show; with hurling, camogie, LGFA. football, rugby, soccer & more in the show.

Hurling: Tom Clancy from the Treaty Talk podcast gives us the views of the opposition camp ahead of Sunday’s All Ireland Semifinal. Then Joe & Pa help us preview that game against Limerick as well as Saturday’s Clare Cup Final.

Camogie: Clare’s top scorer Róisín Begley chats to us ahead of their All Ireland quarterfinal clash with Tipperary and then Ann Marie & Derek join us for a look back at the win over Offaly and next Sunday’s clash with Tipp.

LGFA: Derek stays on to look at the disappointing defeat to Fermanagh in the All Ireland quarterfinal and to ask where to now for this Clare Ladies Football side.
Football: Kieran Madigan has all the news and previews from the Clare football leagues as they draw to a close.

RoundUp: We finish the show with a look at the 10 hurling league deciders, there’s some Féile results, Rugby news, Succer updates, some golf & then there’s news of badminton & tennis before Eoin looks through the debris of our World Cup pools; who’s gone & who remains in the competition!

“We don’t often have World Cup conditions in North Clare at this time of year!”

What can be done to fix the All Ireland Hurling Championship?

Intro: As we look forward to seeing Toy Story 5, we ponder Clare’s win against Dublin and what it cost them and the camogie side’s first loss of the season in Kilkenny last weekend

Hurling: Pa Kelly and Joe Cahill join us to look back on Clare’s quarterfinal win over Dublin and we wonder what can they do when it comes to facing Limerick in the semifinal. We also look back on the Clare Cup semifinals and preview the final rounds across the divisions in the league.

Camogie: A first defeat of the season away to Kilkenny hasn’t altogether decreased Derek Dormer & Ann Marie McGann’s enthusiasm for this season of camogie from the county side. We look ahead to their final round game with Offaly and consider the options left to Eugene Foudy and co following injuries to key players.

LGFA: Clare’s Ladies Footballers are in All Ireland Quarterfinal action this weekend as they host a Fermanagh side that have ambitions of their own Derek Dormer looks at the Clare team’s form and what we should expect from Graham Shine’s side in Páirc Cíosóg this Sunday.

Soccer: Ahead of their home clash with Sligo Rovers, Treaty United’s young rising Clare star Kate Jones joins us for a chat about her career to date and her season so far with a young and ambitious club & playing under manager Laurie Ryan in the LOIW.

Football: Kieran Madigan joins us to look across the League finals in all divisions as we head inexorably toward the County Championship season.

Sports Round Up: We have news from across the Féile nan Gael hurling and camogie campaigns, there’s news of AFLW, Dylan Sinclair’s darts exploits, Áine Donegan’s Dutch Open disappointment and we give a brief update on our World Cup pool competition.