8 - Declan Bohan, Ballinamore Senior Champions, County year 26, club structures
Ballinamore win the county final, Aughnasheelin are the junior champs. We chat to Declan Bohan about club structures, the 2026 intercounty scene, challenges and opportunities at underage level, changes to the Leitrim backroom set up and much more. Declan is incredible GAA man and has given his life to management and to administrative roles for his club Bornacoola and Leitrim. We could have chatted to Declan all day and he is fount of knowledge. Thanks to Metroscan for sponsoring this episode.
19 Oct 2026
7 - Weekend Round up, Duff Inter Champs, Manor ladies 7 in a row, Joe Murray All Star, Marathon chat
Philip and Gary chat about the weekend news in Leitrim GAA. We discuss the intermediate final win for Annaduff over Dromahaire, Manor Ladies superiority. We look forward to next weeks Senior County Final replay and discuss the Junior match between Aughnasheelin and Kiltubrid. We give a shout out to Joe Murray on his All Star win and chat about Philip's marathon preparation going into the big race next weekend. As usual the pod is sponsored by Metroscan. We had planned to chat to a guest but they could not make it so we decided on a solo episode. Hope you enjoy.
12 Oct 2026
6 - Gerard O'Donnell - Coaching in a golden era of Irish athletics & finding the 110m hurdles at 25
Gerard O'Donnell is from Carrick on Shannon. He is one of Ireland's top sprint coaches working with many Irish international athletes such as Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery and Cillian Greene. Gerard explains his own sporting journey from trying multiple sports as a young lad to only finding his best discipline in his mid 20's and eventually winning 7 outdoor national titles in 110m hurdles. Gerard shares insights into his own coaching journey and his experience of being part of a golden age of Irish athletics. He also discusses sprinting, acceleration and it's applications to team sports.
Podcast sponsored by Metroscan
7 Oct 2026
5 - County Final Preview - Ballinamore vs Fenagh
Evan Sweeney joins us again to give his analysis on the 2026 Leitrim Senior county final battle between Fenagh and Ballinamore. We are also joined by current Sydney residents Conor Dwyer to give the Fenagh perspective on the big match and by Oisin McCaffrey to share some insight from the Ballinamore side. We look forward to a really intriquing encounter.
As usual we are sponsored by Metroscan.
5 Oct 2026
4 - Donal Casey - Traitors experience, embracing opportunity, injuries and the impact of Andy Moran
Donal shares his experience of being a faithful in the hugely successful RTE series Traitors, he gives us the inside scoop to the show and tells us all about his subsequent media trail including a visit to the Late Late Show. He explains the highs and lows of his football career and the crippling injuries that have impacted his life. Donal shares his new found enthusiasm for the interesting things in life and how Andy Moran was such a positive influence to him throughout his tenure as manager of the Leitrim Senior Football team. Many thanks as usual to Metro Scan for sponsoring the pod.
28 Sept 2026
3 - Charlene Tyrell - double all Ireland success, mental health journey and GPA work
In episode 3 we chat to Charlene Tyrell. Charlene is a two time All Ireland intermediate winner with Leitrim ladies winning finals in 2007 and 2024, an incredible 17 years apart. She won an All Star in 2024 for her performances at full back and is a mental health advocate currently giving workshops with the GPA. She shares the remarkable story of her football career and explores her own mental health journey.
More information about the GPA workshops mentioned in this episode can be found on https://learning.gaa.ie/Movember (https://learning.gaa.ie/Movember)
Gary and Philip chat about all the football action over the weekend especially the two senior championship results.
As usual this episode is sponsored by Metroscan - metroscan.ie
23 Sept 2026
2 - Semi Final Preview with Evan Sweeney
Evan Sweeney gives his analysis on the Leitrim Senior Championship Semi Finals taking place this weekend. Two great games in prospect with Mohill facing Ballinamore and Fenagh up against Leitrim Gaels.
20 Sept 2026
1 - Ricki Wynne - Footballer to ultras, Croagh Patrick world record, taking on the world
Episode 1 of Laochra Liatroma is with Drumshambo native and ultra runner Ricki Wynne. Ricki started his sporting career as a nippy corner forward kicking points off the left for Leitrim Gaels. In his 30's he found a new calling, running over mountains for hours on end and he never turned back. He has won many local and international trail events and broke a world record for the most metres of elevation climbed in 24 hours by climbing Croagh Patrick a crazy 15 times in 24 hours. Ricky has represented Ireland on a number of occasions and his innate positivity is infectious and clearly evident on his instagram page @rickiwynne10
Ricky is an all round good guy and he was great to chat to as our very first guest.
This episode is sponsored by Metroscan https://www.metroscan.ie/ (https://www.metroscan.ie/)
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