Champion Chatter is the weekly local sports podcast by The Clare Champion newspaper. Publishing every Tuesday and hosted by Eoin Brennan and James Lynch, the podcast features guest analysts reviewing all the weekend’s local sporting action and looking ahead to what is in store over the coming week.
'It will be another absolute cracker to look forward to and hopefully i'll be allowed outside for that one'
Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 18
0:00-9:24 - Intro 9:24-40:50 - The occasion was historic even if the result didn't follow as a plucky Clare pushed Kerry all the way in their Munster Senior Football Championship Final rematch in Cusack Park on Sunday. Football analyst Kieran Madigan looked back on the Banner's seven point reverse as well as the minors Phase 1 Final victory to tee up a semi-final showdown with Cork;
40:50-1.01:07 - Newmarket Celtic and Avenue United face two title deciders in the Premier League and Clare Cup over the next few weeks after prevailing over Fern Celtic and Bridge United respectively at the weekend. There's also massive conclusions in the First and Third Divisions according to CDSL PRO Dean Russell;
1.01:07 - A comprehensive final stanza included an update on the Women's Premier Division; an early set-back for Clare's Under 16 Camogie side while the hand of opportunity is presented to the minor hurlers and footballers and Under 20 hurlers in another hectic week. Ennis golfer Aine Donegan qualified for a historic second successive US Open; Imogen Cotter retired from professional cycling; Catholic Institute had an agonising late reverse to Railway Union in their national decider while Ennis Rugby's Men's and Women's sides continue their unprecedented successes.
1 May 2024
'If I was in charge I'd be moving in the sidelines in Cusack Park anyway'
Champion Chatter- Season 03 Episode 17
0:00-7:21 - Intro;
7:21-42:01 - Cusack Park is set to host its first ever Munster Senior Football Final this Sunday when Clare and perennial superpowers Kerry lock horns for the 15th time in a decider. Football analyst Kieran Madigan and former Clare manager and Kerry All-Ireland winning player John Kennedy preview what will be a unique Super Sunday in Ennis;
42:01-1.10:15 - The Clare hurlers are back on track following a gritty opening Munster Championship victory over Cork on away soil last Sunday. Hurling analysts Ger O'Connell and Kevin McNamara reflect on another rollercoaster ride that included six shared second half goals;
1.10:15-1.14:28 - Back-to-back League crowns and promotions for Fair Green Celtic, this weekend's Clare Cup Semi-Finals, the Under 17 Cup Final and the concluding stages of the three other league divisions are all part of this week's soccer round-up;
1.14:28-1.28:10 - Rugby star and pundit Eimear Considine joined Eoin and James on the line to discuss a memorable weekend that saw seven Clare natives secured a first AIL rugby title for UL Bohs in six years while Kilmihil native Edel McMahon steered Ireland to a famous Six Nations victory over Scotland that cemented their World Cup place;
1.28:10 - A welcome confidence boost amidst defeat for Clare in the Munster Senior Camogie Championship; another major Handball haul in Munster;
Provincial Minor B LGFA success for Clare: Munster minor silverware on the line for their male equivalents along with the latest hurling defence for Brian O'Connell side and a national hockey final showdown for Catholic Institute for Naomi Carroll, Laura Foley and Roisin Begley are all part of this week's extended conclusion.
23 Apr 2024
'When the got the first goal, we needed someone to rip off the clothes and run onto the field like a flasher to delay things'
Champion Chatter- Season 03 Episode 16
"When the got the first goal, we needed someone to rip off the clothes and run onto the field like a flasher to delay things'
0:00-6:47 - Intro;
6:47-35:22 - An anti-climactic feel to the start of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship after Limerick ransacked Cusack Park with a remarkable 12 point final quarter surge. Kevin McNamara and Ger O'Connell pick through the bones of that opening round blip and also peer ahead to a make-or-break clash away to Cork this Sunday;
35:22-59:11 - The weekend certainly started in spectacular fashion when Mark Fitzgerald's senior footballers put hosts Waterford to the sword by 14 points to reach a second successive Munster Senior decider against Kerry. Football Analyst Kieran Madigan assessed the Banner's latest feat along with reflecting on the fortunes or lack of of the U-20's and Minors against Tipperary in the past week;
59:11-1.16:17 - Between them, Premier Division title rivals Avenue United and Newmarket Celtic chalked up 15 goals on Sunday as their race looks to be going right down to the wire. CDSL PRO Dean Russell joins Eoin and James to sift through the almost nightly soccer schedule in all four divisions along with reflecting on the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup Semi-Final draw;
1.16:17 - Seven Clare natives are bidding for AIL rugby glory for UL Bohs; there were Munster Under 16 Finals defeats in camogie and ladies football; an upcoming Munster Minor B Ladies Football decider against Tipperary this Sunday along with Clare's Munster Senior Camogie Championship bow against Cork as part of the hurlers double header in Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Sunday.
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