Clare Champion News And Sports Chat

Champion Chatter- Season 03 Episode 16 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 t

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 16 0:00-2:16 - Intro 2:16-29:25 - Clare's Munster Senior Championship bows in both hurling and football take place this weekend, with Mark Fitzgerald's footballers up first against Waterford in Dungarvan on Saturday evening for a place in the Munster Final. Kieran Madigan assesses Clare's chances and also looks forward to minor and Under 20 showdowns against Tipperary. 29:25-52:41 - Like a child at Christmas, Derek Dormer bounced into studio in anticipation of a pivotal weekend of Munster Senior Championship action. The freelance reporter also reflected on Clare's first defeat in the Under 20 hurling championship against Cork last Friday. 52:41-1.24:57 - The biggest hurling rivalry in the country takes centre stage this Sunday when neighbours Clare and Limerick lock horns once more, this time in a spectacular opening to the Munster Senior Championship in Cusack Park. Hurling analysts Kevin McNamara and Ger O'Connell preview the upcoming senior and minor Shannonside derbie

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 15 0:00-3:42 - Intro; 3:42-34:00 - A Superb Saturday garnered a historic National League double for the county’s flagship hurlers and ladies footballers, with freelance reporter Derek Dormer reflecting on both triumphs that tees both up perfectly for the commencement of their respective championship campaigns; 34:00-50:46 - Clare Ladies Football Manager Wayne Freeman joined Eoin and James to look back on his side’s first national silverware in 13 years following a gritty Division 3 Final victory over Roscommon; 50:46-1.01:14 - Clare excelled on the field at the weekend but in a unique perspective, TG4’s Head of Sport Ronan Coisdealbha provided the behind the scenes landscape of live televised sport, with the recent National Hurling League Semi-Final between Clare and Tipperary attracting 30% of the market share; 1.01:14-1.21:50 - A major week for Clare football sees the minor and Under 20 sides facing major showdowns with Limerick and Kerry. Football analyst Kieran Madiga

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 14 0:00-6:25 - Intro; 6:25-31:18 - A much-anticipated Super Saturday culminates with the Clare hurlers taking on Kilkenny in the Division 1 National League decider. Analysts Ger O'Connell and Kevin McNamara return to preview the game and its significance ahead of the upcoming Munster Senior Championship a fortnight later; 31:18-1.00:38 - The flagship ladies footballers bid to finally get their hands on the Division 3 National League crown when taking on Roscommon in Birr on Saturday. Freelance Reporter Derek Dormer was in studio to preview that tie and reflect on their camogie counterparts final Division 1A outing as well as the David v Goliath Clare Cup clash of Newmarket Celtic and Callan United; 1.00:38-1.06:42 - Eoin and James reveal the results of Round 3 of the Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup along with conducting the Quarter-Final draw. The real Clare Cup last eight ties and busy weeks for Kilkishen Celtic, Bridge United and Newmarket Celtic are also discusse

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode ?? Intro: 00:00:01; Derek Dormer joins to first look at Clare Football v Down (00:09:12); Then we talk about the Clare hurlers continued unbeaten run with their league semi-final win over Tipperary (00:17:35); The Clare LGFA team suffered their first loss of the season in Down but they still have a league final to come (00:34:46); Clare Camogie have had a tough season so far, but there are green shoots visible ahead of the championship (00:36:23); Dean Russell joins to talk through soccer news in the county including some important Clare Cup results (00:45:29); Kieran Madigan breaks down the Clare footballers season so far & talks us through how the Clare U20s have performed in their first few rounds of the championship (01:02:10); We finish the show with a round up of rugby, handball, hockey & fixtures news (01:25:51).

0:00-6:13 - Intro; 6:13-39:49 - A hugely successful weekend of National League action is reviewed by regular pundit Derek Dormer as the flagship hurlers advanced to a Division 1 Semi-Final showdown with neighbours Tipperary in Portlaoise this Sunday while the ladies footballers kicked a whopping ten goals to book their spot in the Division 3 decider. The Womens’ Clare Cup Semi-Final and the start of the adult football leagues are also up for discussion; 39:49-1.00:14 - There was double success for the male footballers as the senior side kept up their National League Division 3 promotion push with a merited victory over Antrim while the Under 20’s got their Munster Championship campaign off to a winning start in Waterford. Football analyst Kieran Madigan assesses both ties along with the weekend’s Cusack and Garry Cup openers; 1.00:14-1.11:50 - More silverware via another gritty penalty shoot-out for Newmarket Celtic who completed a remarkable week with the first domestic trophy of the season against arch-riva

’Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 11 0:00-7:30 – Intro; 7:30-25:02 - Newmarket Celtic’s triumphant return to the winners enclosure is at the heart of CDSL PRO Dean Russell’s weekend review as the reigning FAI Champions once more created history for Clare soccer. With quarter-final places up for grabs, the Clare Cup was also to the fore while domestic league action and a mouth-watering Hugh Kelly Cup Final between Newmarket and Avenue is teed up; 25:02-1.02:17 - It was essentially a phone-in show as freelance reporter Derek Dormer and James Lynch were on the line to discuss Clare’s victorious acid test against Kilkenny in the National Hurling League and the county’s prospects as the Munster Championship draws closer. The same goes for the flagship camogie side who are at the other end of the 1A table at present but in contrast Clare’s ladies footballers are on the crest of a wave at present as they look to cement their National League Division 3 Final place against Antrim on Sunday; 1.02:17-1.19:22 - A

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 09 0:00-5:54 - Intro 5:54-14:05 - The eagerly awaited Round 3 draw for the Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup is performed live in studio albeit begrudgingly by Derek Dormer having been knocked out in the opening round. 14:05-42:11 - Freelance Reporter Derek Dormer remained in studio to converse about Clare’s National League double trip to Leinster at the weekend as the hurlers preserved their unbeaten start to the top tier whereas the senior camogie side are yet to get off the mark. Ardscoil Ris’ Croke Cup Semi-Final against St Kieran’s and the flagship ladies footballers long trip to Louth are also up for discussion. 42:11-58:55 - the Clare footballers most commanding Division 3 outing to date is central to this week’s chat with football analyst Kieran Madigan who delves beneath the bonnet of Clare’s 13 point victory over Wicklow as well as peering ahead to Saturday’s Shannonside derby. 58:55-1.17:05 - Agonising Munster Junior Semi-Final exits for Avenue Unite

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 08 0:00-5:00 - Intro; 5:00-21:02 - The grandstandiest of grandstand finishes was saved for a dramatic Sunday in Tullamore as the senior footballers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against hosts Offaly, a great escape witnessed by Kieran Madigan who is still recovering; 21:02-40:14 - CDSL PRO Dean Russell joined Eoin and James to get an update on this week’s Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup, the actual Clare Cup drama, domestic league action and two major penultimate stage provincial clashes for Avenue United and Manus Celtic; 40:14-1.09:21 - Clare’s flagship ladies football and camogie sides were in action in Cusack Park over the weekend, matches watched by freelance Reporter Derek Dormer who assessed the contrasting results along with the intermediate camogie’s sides derby with Galway, a return to National League action for the senior hurlers while the Fitzgibbon Cup Final and Croke Cup Quarter-Final are also on the agenda; 1.09:21-1.34:08 - The third fastes

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 07 0:00-5:13 – Intro; 5:13-13:18 - The wait is over as the Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup commences in dramatic fashion as 18 club representatives are halved to just nine. Will our podcast regulars Dean Russell and Derek Dormer be amongst the survivors?; 13:18-30:50 - CDSL PRO Dean Russell remained on the line to reflect on the actual results of Round 1 & 2 of the Ennis Carpets Clare Cup, big victories outside of the county for Avenue United and Bridge United along with all the domestic league fare; 30:50-1.01:07 - Freelance Reporter Derek Dormer returns from the green room to look back on the Clare Senior Hurlers second victory of the National League in Waterford. The Clare ladies footballers’ also remain unbeaten after salvaging a draw with Roscommon while it’s the turn of the flagship camogie side to finally get their league underway against Galway this Sunday; 1.01:07-1.13:30 - we keep the Faith-ful as Kieran Madigan joins Eoin and James to preview the Clare Sen

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 06 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts. 0:00-4:28 – Intro; 4:28-19:45 - Eoin and James provide some much-needed therapy for Kieran Madigan after the frustration of Clare's late disallowed goal that denied the senior footballers victory against Westmeath in the National League; 19:45-54:40 - In the absence of his mother, Derek Dormer came into studio to reflect on a see-saw weekend especially in the National Leagues as the footballers suffered heartbreak in Mullingar, the hurlers got off the mark with a gritty victory over Cork while there was also a first defeat for the intermediate camogie side against neighbours Tipperary. Manus Celtic’s Munster success and Clare’s upcoming National Ladies Football League tie at home to Roscommon are also on the agenda; 54:40-1.13:25- Manus Celtic’s historic Munster run, the start of this year’s Ennis Carpets Clare Cup and the Champion Chatter’s alternative version ’The Donovan Cup’ are central to the disc

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 05 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts. 0:00-4:23 - Intro 4:23-21:56 - Mark Fitzgerald’s reign as Clare senior Football Manager got off to a dramatic but ultimately victorious start on Sunday as they pipped Division 4 champions Sligo to the post in Cusack Park. Kieran Madigan assesses that rousing start for the Banner’s new look side along with looking forward to their next test away to Westmeath this Sunday. 21:56-46:26 - Maintaining that encouraging start to the National Leagues, Clare’s flagship ladies footballers made it two from two against Sligo while the Banner’s second string in came made the six hour round trip to Wexford worthwhile to get their Division 2B campaign off the mark. Derek Dormer attended both and came into studio to look over each contest. 46:26-1.17:47- The Clare hurlers complete the quartet of codes in the National Leagues thus Sunday when hosting Cork in Division 1A. Ger O’Connell and Kevin McNamara make a triump

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 04 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts. 0:00-7:16 - Intro; 7:16-24:40 - A new era for the Clare Senior Footballers commences on Sunday when hosting Sligo in the opening round of Division 3 of the National League. New manager Mark Fitzgerald joins Eoin and James to assess their prospects and his plans for 2024; 24:40-39:22 - Having forensically studied Sligo, football analyst Kieran Madigan provides a great overview of the Banner’s new surroundings in the National Football League along with ear-marking who are the teams to watch in the race for promotion to Division 2; 39:22-53:37- Storm Isha put paid to the majority of soccer league action but there were two major survivors as Avenue United unfortunately bowed out of the FAI Junior Cup while closer to home holders Newmarket Celtic continued their catch-up in the Premier Division with a derby victory over Shannon Town. CDSL PRO Dean Russell was on the line to look over those ties and peer ahe

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 03 0:00-5:56 - Intro 5:56-18:56 - The first Clare team into National League action are the flagship ladies footballers, with key player Ciara McCarthy looking forward to another rollercoaster season as they look to emulate their National League and All-Ireland Final appearances in 2024; 18:56-31:54 - Freelance reporter Derek Dormer predicts a glittering year for Wayne Freeman’s ladies footballers who commence their 2024 season with a long trip to fellow Division 3 and All-Ireland Intermediate favourites Wexford this Sunday; 31:54-49:30- Derek stays on to review Clare’s Munster Hurling League which saw Brian Lohan get to see 36 players in action over a four day period against Limerick and Cork; 49:30-1.05:51 - It’s a massive weekend for Avenue United who travel to Tallaght for Saturday’s FAI Junior Cup Last 32 tie while 24 hours later their Premier Division rivals looks to make up ground according to CDSL PRO Dean Russell who was on the line to assess all four divisions;

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 02 0:00-5:33 - Intro 5:33-20:40 - A successful first weekend of 2024 for Clare Darts as the ladies side secured prestigious Munster honours while their male equivalents reached the last four. County Darts PRO Evan Greer joined the lads in the studio to look back on a super Saturday and look ahead optimistically for the remainder of the season. 20:40-33:04 - Newmarket Celtic are back in the hunt for provincial silverware after edging through to the Munster Champions Trophy Final following another nervy penalty shoot-out. Avenue United, Manus Celtic and Fair Green Celtic also found out their last eight opponents in Munster while the weather ensured that league matches were limited but couldn’t take from the drama according to CDSL PRO Dean Russell. 33:04-44:16 - Contrasting weather conditions and results for the start of Mark Fitzgerald’s reign as Clare Senior Football Manager are assessed by Kieran Madigan as Cork rained supreme on Wednesday before Clare got found in th

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 01 New year, new cheer for the Champion Chatter crew as Derek Dormer and Kieran Madigan joined hosts Eoin and James to pour over an eventful 2023 and attempt to anticipate what may come for the coming year. There’s also plenty of debate surrounding the awards for the male and female sports persons of the year.

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 49 The first of a two part Christmas/New Year’s Special as Eoin and James look back on a momentous 2023. First up is a true test of local sporting knowledge as the hosts take on defending champions Derek Dormer and Kieran Madigan in a near 50 question wrestle for supremacy that fittingly goes right down to the very last answer. Part 2’s review of 2023 and a sneak peak of what’s to come in 2024 will be released next Tuesday, January 2.

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 48 0:00-5:01 – Intro; 5:01-30:19 - Recently retired Clare inter-county duo and former classmates Podge Collins and Chloe Morey joined Eoin and Eimear to reflect on their careers, the impact of the GPA, their decisions to step away from inter-county and inevitably their futures outside of club level; 30:19-38:50 - Avenue United are top of the Premier Division Christmas tree, but they are not alone in looking eagerly towards 2024 as Dean Russell outlined when assessing all four domestic divisions while also peering ahead to the new alternative Clare Cup masked predictor competition; 38:50-46:47 - Kieran Madigan inevitably attended the last football tie of the year as Cooraclare overcame neighbours Kilmurry Ibrickane in the U-16 Division 2 Championship decider; 46:47-1.03:32 - Eimear flipped the script on freelance reporter Derek Dormer as the interviewee turned interviewer to discuss the local media landscape and learning from overseas about how to attract more supporter

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 46 0:00-5:20 - Intro5:20-27:46 - Munster Final despair for both Clonlara and Corofin is central to the discussion as Eoin and James are joined by regular analysts Ger O’Connell and Kevin McNamara to pour over the weekend’s hurling action and look ahead to 2024; 27:46-58.34 -St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s All-Ireland Junior Club Camogie Semi-Final exit, Corofin’s Munster Intermediate Hurling Final reverse, Feakle/Killanena’s U-21A hurling triumph and a new Clare Cup Soccer Prediction Competition sponsored by Donovan Sports are all topics for discussion with freelance reporter Derek Dormer; 58:34-1.27:12 - An unprecedented weekend for Ennis Track is imminent as four Clare athletes (Dean Casey, Kevin Mulcaire, Oisin Spillane and Niall Murphy) represent Ireland in the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels. Ennis Track Chairman Rory Chesser and the afoenemtuonded Niall Murphy join the lads in studio to look ahead to this much anticipated event; 1.27:12-1.40:41 - A ma

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 45 0:00-5:40 - Intro 5:40-32:03 - Clonlara and Corofin’s Munster Club Hurling Final prospects are weighed up in the company of analyst Kevin McNamara and Ballyea’s Munster Senior Club winning manager Robbie Hogan who also faced Ballygunner in last year’s provincial decider. 32:03-55.53 - St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s remarkable Munster Junior Club Camogie triumph and Under 21 titles for Scariff-Ogonnelloe, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Broadford are assessed by freelance reporter Derek Dormer who also looked ahead to this weekend’s major provincial showdowns. 55:53-1.10:30 - Clare’s first ever hosting of the Irish Nationals in handball proved an unbridled success as the spotlight was placed upon the Banner County and 30 Clare players competed for prestigious honours. Clare Handball’s Orla Considine was on the line to reflect on a memorable weekend. 1.10:30-1.20:20 - Football analyst Kieran Madigan looked back on a busy weekend that saw Killimer’s Munster dream shattered on Sat