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Fiona McPadden, Spokesperson for Dromahair Concerned Citizens, discusses the reaction to plans to house up to 155 International Protection Applicants in the Leitrim village.

Dromahair , north Leitrim, late 1950's. It seemed busy, but it is changing. Going over there- to Birmingham- is a possibility for many. Look around first. Then…...

Manor Rangers manager gave his thoughts to Ocean FM Sport's Dónal Ryan following his side's 8-1 victory over Cliffoney Celtic in Dromahair on Sunday morning.

1 year old Baby Aria Rose Wilkie Barry has spent just 12 days at her home in Dromahair since birth due to severe medical challenges, all of which she has overcome. A fundraiser is now underway to help with her needs - her Mum, Tracey Wilkie, explains how special she is, while Cllr Thomas Walsh has details of the fundraiser

Listen back to the closing seconds of Sunday's dramatic Leitrim Connacht Gold SFC relegation final between Dromahair and Melvin Gaels, as described by Ocean FM Sport's Ronan Flanagan and Martin McGowan.

Dromahair manager Padraig Clancy on a miraculous escape for his team in Sunday's Leitrim Connacht Gold SFC relegation final, which they won by a point, 2-11 to 2-10, against Melvin Gaels.

Carrick Town manager Patrick McGarry gave his thoughts to Ocean FM Sport's Dónal Ryan following his side's 4-3 victory over Dromahair in the Sligo Pallets Premier League.

Dromahair FC manager David Downes gave his thoughts to Ocean FM Sport's Dónal Ryan following his side's 4-3 defeat to Carrick Town in the Sligo Pallets Premier League.

Glencar-Manor forward Conor Dolan spoke to Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy following his side's seven-point victory over St. Patrick's Dromahair in the relegation semi-final to ensure Senior Championship football for 2023.

Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy spoke to St. Patrick's Dromahair manager Padraig Clancy following his side's seven-point defeat to Glencar-Manor in the Leitrim Senior Football Championship Relegation semi-final.

A Story about Dromahair on a Fair day in the 1950s. The First Story in "Leitrim to Birmingham", a podcast by Tony Downey.

Glencar/Manorhamilton senior team manager Martin Greene reflects on Saturday evening's 4-9 to 1-13 loss to holders Ballinamore Sean O'Heslin's, which leaves the north Leitrim side facing a relegation play-off against Dromahair.

St. Patrick's Dromahair manager Padraig Clancy reflects on his side's defeat to Ballinamore Seán O'Heslins in Round One of Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship on Saturday evening.

Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy gets the thoughts of Ballinamore Seán O'Heslins manager Eddie Bauabbse following his side's victory over St. Patrick's Dromahair in Round One of the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship.

Non Yeats P.O.I. Dromahair. GPS location 54.220799, -8.297467 Dromahair lies in the hilly north west of Leitrim amid some stunning unspoiled natural landscapes. The "Sleeping Giant" mountain formation (comprising Keelogyboy, Leean and Benbo) is visible on approaches to the village, as is Lough Gill below the Slieve Dae?ne and Killerry mountain. The village itself is also idyllic, located on the banks of the River Bonet, which flows into Lough Gill. Much of Dromahair was modelled on a village in Somerset by the Earl of Leitrim, and the central streetscape still follows the pattern set down by him. Looking for a good lunch before getting the waterbus in the afternoon? Try the The Riverbank Restaurant. Stay on the R287 by taking a right coming into Dromahair - the restaurant is on the left and is marked on the map. It has a full licence and is open from Friday to Sunday. Evening meals are from 6.30 pm to 10 pm and Sunday Lunch from 12.30 to 3.00 pm.Bar Food is Served, daily from 12.30 to 9pm The poem Sean quotes in the audio piece is from Yeats's 1893 collection, The Rose: - The Man Who Dreamed Of Faeryland He stood among a crowd at Dromahair; His heart hung all upon a silken dress, And he had known at last some tenderness, Before earth took him to her stony care; But when a man poured fish into a pile, It Seemed they raised their little silver heads, And sang what gold morning or evening sheds Upon a woven world-forgotten isle Where people love beside the ravelled seas; That Time can never mar a lover's vows Under that woven changeless roof of boughs: The singing shook him out of his new ease. He wandered by the sands of Lissadell; His mind ran all on money cares and fears, And he had known at last some prudent years Before they heaped his grave under the hill; But while he passed before a plashy place, A lug-worm with its grey and muddy mouth Sang that somewhere to north or west or south There dwelt a gay, exulting, gentle race Under the golden or the silver skies; That if a dancer stayed his hungry foot It seemed the sun and moon were in the fruit: And at that singing he was no more wise. He mused beside the well of Scanavin, He mused upon his mockers: without fail His sudden vengeance were a country tale, When earthy night had drunk his body in; But one small knot-grass growing by the pool Sang where - unnecessary cruel voice - Old silence bids its chosen race rejoice, Whatever ravelled waters rise and fall Or stormy silver fret the gold of day, And midnight there enfold them like a fleece And lover there by lover be at peace. The tale drove his fine angry mood away. He slept under the hill of Lugnagall; And might have known at last unhaunted sleep Under that cold and vapour-turbaned steep, Now that the earth had taken man and all: Did not the worms that spired about his bones proclaim with that unwearied, reedy cry That God has laid His fingers on the sky, That from those fingers glittering summer runs Upon the dancer by the dreamless wave. Why should those lovers that no lovers miss Dream, until God burn Nature with a kiss? The man has found no comfort in the grave.

OPTIONAL The banks of Lough Gill by Inishfree GPS Location: 54.215204, -8.350232 Narrator: W.B. Yeats (no kidding!) NB: not recommended in an SUV! Best to see the famed isle via the waterbus. The road down to this Point of Interest is signposted, but is about 4 kilometres along a windy road - there is parking once you get to the end of it. Listen to the voice of the great man himself, recorded by the BBC in 1932 reciting The Lake Isle of Inishfree. DIRECTIONS: After your time here, make you way back to the main road and follow the signposting for Dromahair. GPS coordinates be brought to Dromahair by Google Maps: 54.220799, -8.297467

Ballysadare Bridge GPS Location: 54.209507, -8.509383 Narrators: Mary Murphy and Sean McMahon Ballysadare village, 7 miles south of Sligo is where the Pollexfen Company had extensive milling interests. You should be on the bridge where the Ballysadare river is. Facing north, you are now best placed to recall one of Yeats's better known poems, 'Down by the Sally Gardens'. Down by the sally gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the sally gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs; But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears. The poet often stayed at nearby Avena House, just off the main street down from the bridge which remains a private dwelling. Salley rods were grown here, for basket making etc, and Yeats once heard a tinker woman sing the ballad he later reworded so delicately. After Ballysadare, you'll be driving to Lough Gill and Dromahair by going under the N4 road onto the R290 traveling 3kms and turning right onto the R287. Get brought to brow showing spectacular Lough Gill via Google Maps: GPS Location: 54.250261, -8.45164 Another poem from Yeats's early work features the Crossways collection of 1889, published when he was 24. It references several nearby places. The Ballad Of Father O'Hart Good Father John O'Hart In penal days rode out To a Shoneen who had free lands And his own snipe and trout. In trust took he John's lands; Sleiveens were all his race; And he gave them as dowers to his daughters. And they married beyond their place. But Father John went up, And Father John went down; And he wore small holes in his Shoes, And he wore large holes in his gown. All loved him, only the shoneen, Whom the devils have by the hair, From the wives, and the cats, and the children, To the birds in the white of the air. The birds, for he opened their cages As he went up and down; And he said with a smile, 'Have peace now'; And he went his way with a frown. But if when anyone died Came keeners hoarser than rooks, He bade them give over their keening; For he was a man of books. And these were the works of John, When, weeping score by score, People came into Colooney; For he'd died at ninety-four. There was no human keening; The birds from Knocknarea And the world round Knocknashee Came keening in that day. The young birds and old birds Came flying, heavy and sad; Keening in from Tiraragh, Keening from Ballinafad; Keening from Inishmurray. Nor stayed for bite or sup; This way were all reproved Who dig old customs up.

The topic of our discussion today is Money for Jam and the importance of keeping your food business sustainable, profitable and competitive. Despite the fact that this discussion is focused on food businesses, anyone with a spark for entrepreneurship will find it helpful. Our guest today is food business professional and author Oonagh Monahan. She started her own career working in large food companies and eventually carved her own path as a food consultant and mentor through her own agency : Alpha Omega. Oonagh has a huge passion for artisan producers and during the pandemic, she decided to put her money where her mouth is (literally) and buy foods and drinks from a list she compiled of Irish artisan food producers. We chatted to her about her motivations for this project, who and what she discovered and the digital directory she still keeps updated today. You may have also come across her book “Money for Jam - an essential guide to starting a food business”. This book contains everything that someone who is new to the food business will need to get started, but more importantly, how to keep going. This came about after mentoring and helping hundreds of small food businesses over the course of 10 years to do the same and of course she also dispensed some golden nuggets of business advice for us too on this episode!We also discussed a number of other business support services in Ireland, such as the Local Enterprise Offices. We talked about the importance of sustainability, profitability, what does success look like and is growing your business just for the sake of growth a good thing or maybe not?Oonagh works from her base in Dromahair in North Leitrim so we started by asking her about the food scene in the West of Ireland. We hope you enjoy the conversation.Links:Money for Jam 2e: The Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Small Food Business (2017) by Oonagh MonahanISBN 1781192952, 9781781192955You can purchase directly from Oonagh here - https://alphaomega.ie/product/money-for-jam/ or through your local bookstore. There are multiple copies available for loan in the Irish library catalogue.Reach out to Oonagh online @OonaghEats via twitter, instagram, facebook, LinkedIn or her website alphaomega.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Blaithin Gallagher, Green Party Sligo-Leitrim constituency spokesperson, has welcomed the new basic income scheme for artists, which will give 2,000 artists a €325 weekly payment. However, Hugh from Dromahair says the scheme is discriminatory, and should be available to all citizens

JJ O'Hara of Dromahair, spokesperson for the Borders against Brexit group, was involved in peace talks between Russia and the Ukraine three years ago, having been invited by an MEP to participate. He's been giving his reaction to the Russian invasion and what he believes prompted it

It's been claimed that a man jailed for continuing to claim the pensions of his deceased parents should not be punished but commended for highlighting exposing our lack of fraud detection. Hugh McDermott from Dromahair says the case shows a reckless attitude in relation to control of exchequer funds

Kilglass Enniscrone Utd's manager Paddy Martin was a happy man after Saturday night's 4-1 win away to Dromahair FC in the Sligo Pallets Premier League. He spoke to Ocean FM Sport's Donal Ryan.

Organisers of Saturday's protest in Sligo insist the event was not an anti-vaccine one, and was held to highlight the issues of medical coercion during Covid. One of those who attended, Bernie O'Hara of Dromahair, claims there were many vaccinated people who attended, who feel strongly about the issue

FOOTBALL: Naomh Anna Leitir Móir 2-13 St. Patrick's Dromahair 0-5 (Connacht IFC Quarter-Final report with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly)

FOOTBALL: Naomh Anna Leitir Móir manager Ciarán Óg Ó Flatharta with Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly after Connacht IFC QF win over Dromahair

Eastern Harps women's gaelic football manager Gary Ward talks to Ocean FM Sport's Donal Ryan following Saturday's 5-12 to 4-7 semi-final win against Dromahair.

Supporters of Dromahair St Patrick's GAA/LGFA club in Leitrim face a Connacht club championship dilemma this Saturday. The women's gaelic footballers play Eastern Harps of Sligo in their semi-final at 1pm. The men take on Naomh Anna Leitir Moir of Galway at 1:30pm in Ballinamore. Club Chairperson Dermot O'Donohoe says that while the clash is 'unfortunate', both teams plan to make the most of Saturday's double opportunity.

Bob Harris, who lives in Dromahair, has been the warden on historic Skellig Michael for the past 34 years, and has just published a book detailing his experiences there. A job he only found about by accident

St Pat's Dromahair manager Padraig Clancy explains to PJ Leddy what it's like to be Leitrim intermediate football champions for 2021.

Dromahair captain Michael Clancy gives Ocean FM Sport's Brian Kerrigan his reaction to Sunday's 1-10 to 1-5 win over Ballinaglera in the Leitrim IFC final.

Their women's footballers won the Leitrim intermediate title last Sunday. Their junior men's footballers have reached a county decider. Now - the club's men's first team are getting ready for Sunday's Smith Monumentals IFC final against Ballinaglera. Club Chairperson Dermot O'Donohoe explains what's 'clicked' this season...

Dromahair manager Padraig Clancy - on Saturday's 0-13 to 1-8 Leitrim intermediate football semi-final win against Annaduff.

St Pat's Dromahair manager Padraig Clancy gives his reaction to Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy, following Saturday's 1-18 to 0-11 win against Bornacoola in the Leitrim Smith Monumentals IFC quarter-final.

As the Leitrim Club Championships heat up Derek Kelleher joins Breifne Earley to look back over all the action of last weekend and preview the upcoming games in the Connacht Gold Senior and Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championships as well as the looking back at the opening weekend of the Gotham Drywall Ladies Senior Football Championships. As well as rounding up the games played across the county we get post match reaction from some of the players and managers involved in games across the weekend. That includes Paul McGuire (6:22) of Gortletteragh who spoke to Deniese O'Flaherty after their victory over Leitrim Gaels. Seamus Gallagher caught up with Seamus Mallon (48:50) of Bornacoola and Richard McTiernan (46:59) of Drumkeeran after their clash as well as JP Kane (38:21), manager of Ballinaglera after their defeat to Dromahair. Peter O'Reilly spoke to St. Mary's manager Dennis Connerton (15:50) after they defeated Melvin Gaels in Kinlough last Saturday evening. After Kiltubrid's victory over neighbours Aughnasheelin, goalkeeper Noel Gill (27:04) spoke to Breifne Earley about his late match winning save. Finally in the Ladies Football Championship, St. Francis manager Paul Martin (55:55) spoke to Seamus Gallagher after their opening day victory over Mohill.

St Patrick's Dromahair goalkeeper John Goldrick spoke to Ocean FM Sport's John Lynch following Friday night's 0-11 to 0-6 win against Ballinaglera in the Leitrim intermediate football championship.

This Week: (00:40) A fascinating look at a life in music with Michael Christie of The Kings of Cool who shared stages with ZZ Top & Mark Knopfler. (16:30) Maeve McGowan runs through May events at The Hawkswell Theatre. (21:40) Guilt on the Greenway by Dromahair based singer/songwriter Rosena Horan is a wry, quirky tale set during lockdown. All Podcasts can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Soundcloud or wherever you find your podcasts. Just search OceanFmIreland. To contact the show or for previous episodes see www.oceanfm.ie/arts Arts North West is a weekly, magazine arts show that covers everything creative in the region. Featuring the best of music, theatre, storytelling, with the best of talent from Sligo, North Leitrim & South Donegal. Produced and Recorded in The Glens Arts Centre, Manorhamilton. It is supported by Pobal, The Arts Council & Leitrim County Council. Presented by Glens Artistic Director, Brendan Murray, it aims to afford artists of all disciplines the opportunity to engage with the community during this lockdown season.

Those opposed to planned new windfarm developments in North Leitrim have rejected claims that they will represent a huge economic boost to the region, and provide a significant rates income for Leitrim County Council. Adrienne Diamond of Dromahair and Joe Sheerin of Kiltyclogher are among those warning of the long-term harmful effects of windfarms in their areas

Two deer were shot and beheaded in an incident at Killery in Dromahair in the past week. The incident has been widely condemned, and John Carmody of the Animal Rights Action Network says there needs to be a tougher clampdown in such cases

This Week: Fan of Line of Duty? 00:50 Songs & chat with Dromahair based singer-songwriter, Rosena Horan. 15:15 PRO of this weekend’s Virtu-Allingham Festival, Tom Sigafoos. 23:30 Virtu-Allingham special guest, Line of Duty actor, Adrian Dunbar. To contact the show visit www.oceanfm.ie/arts Arts North West is supported by Leitrim County Council, Arts Council of Ireland and Pobal. Recorded and produced in The Glens Centre Manorhamilton.

This week on the Sports Roundup Show we're reacting to the reality that local sport isn't going to be with us for the next few weeks at a minimum as the GAA led the announcements this week that local and amateur sports would be closed down until further notice. We're joined by Leitrim GAA Chairman Enda Stenson to discuss the impact in Leitrim as well as a look at the sport which did take place over the weekend. In our roundup we'll focus on Glencar/Manor's assault on the Connacht Ladies Football Intermediate Club Championship (0:41) with a victory over Mayo club Kilmovee Shamrocks on Sunday in a brave display by the Leitrim champs. Carrick Hurling left it late to force extra time and repeated the trick to win the game at the death in the Senior Hurling final (1:57) against Cluainin Iomaint on Saturday evening. In National League Soccer (3:14) it was a mixed bag for Leitrim players with Niall Morahan and his Sligo Rovers team mates falling to a 4-0 defeat to champions elect Shamrock Rovers while Dearbhaile Beirne and her Peamount United doubled down on their recent league victory over rivals Shelbourne to ease into the FAI Cup Semi Final on a scoreline of 1-0. In Rugby the new look Energia Community Shield (5:08) continued with it's second round with Matthew Earley at hooker for Sligo and helping them continue their 100% winning start to the season with a 25-15 win over Galwegians in the Connacht conference, Fenagh's Jack Gilheaney made his first start at inside centre for Old Belvedere in their 22-15 defeat to UCD in the Leinster conference. Both players would also feature on gaelic football pitches over the weekend too. Earley winning a Junior 'C' title with Leitrim Gaels two hours after the final whistle and Gilheaney playing for Leitrim in a challenge game on Sunday morning. We also take a run through the local results in Leitrim GAA (5:57), the Sligo Leitrim & District Soccer League (7:13), Junior Connacht Rugby (9:43). We start out with a very special guest with Leitrim GAA Chairman Enda Stenson (10:23) joining Breifne to discuss the impact locally of the national blanket ban on all GAA Club games across the entire country. He speaks specifically about the impact on the five adult teams who have championship games, Intermediate finalists Annaduff & Gortletteragh, Junior pair Aughavas & Cloone and Glencar/Manor in the Connacht Ladies Club Final and the total devastation caused in underage competitions in the county. He also shares his personal concerns and fears with the National Football League tie in Park Esler in Newry, Co. Down in a couple of weeks and his own attendance at the game and what impact might arise from Leitrim's participation in that game considering the current situation with the virus figures coming from the North of Ireland. Our remaining guests this week come from the main sporting events of the weekend including that fantastic result from Glencar/Manor in the Connacht Ladies Club Championship Semi Final where Breifne spoke to John Sheridan (24:06), Mellissa Hewitt (26:52) & Amanda Sweeney (30:23). After the snatch and grab from Carrick Hurling we spoke to their late goalscorer James Glancy (32:50) & manager Hilary Phelan (35:19) as well as the player of the match Gavin O'Hagan (38:49). In the Junior C Final, Leitrim Gaels edged out the challenge of Dromahair and we spoke to the winning manager Peter Goldrick (40:23) & defeated captain Martin Clancy (41:39) after the game. We also featured participants in both Junior A Semi Finals after Aughavas and Cloone progressed to the final at the expense of Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher and Glencar/Manorhamilton respectively. We spoke to Aidy McCallion of Glenfarne/Kilty after his side's defeat (43:56) and Fintan McBrien (47:09) & Fintan Gallogly (51:36) of Aughavas. After the second semi final we spoke to winning manager Philip Charles (53:38) and his players Gavin Reynolds (57:47) & Seamus Maguire (61:05) from the winning side, Cloone, and penalty saving keeper and captain of the beaten semi finalists Manor, Luke Sheridan (63:12).

It's all about the small ball this weekend as Cluainin Iomaint and Carrick Hurling do battle for the Senior Hurling Championship title tomorrow afternoon in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada. We're also looking at Ladies Football, National League Soccer & Rugby. We run through the fixtures of the weekend on the show including the Hurling Final (0:15), Glencar / Manor's semi final in the Ladies Football Connacht Championship (0:38), National League soccer for Sligo Rovers (0:56), Peamount United (1:37) and Longford Town (2:00). The Energia Community Rugby Series (2:27) continues with Fenagh's Jack Gilheaney (Old Belvedere) and Leitrim Village's Matthew Earley (Sligo Rugby) both named to start for their sides in the Leinster and Connacht conferences. Both games are being streamed live for free at 2:30 on Saturday afternoon (Links on club's facebook pages) There are Junior 'C' & U15 finals as well as Semi Finals at Junior 'A' & 'B' in Leitrim GAA (3:31) competitions, a full weekend of junior soccer fixtures for the Sligo Leitrim League (5:17) and both Carrick and Sligo are out in Connacht Rugby (6:27) action. We also hear from Glencar/Manor's Hurling Officer Micheal Dolan (7:19) ahead of the County Hurling Final about the state of the sport in the county and his side's hopes of regaining the title from the holders Carrick Hurling. Finally, Leitrim Gaels captain Brian Tracey (18:06) joins Breifne to discuss his side's preparations for their Junior 'C' final against Dromahair tomorrow afternoon. We finish the show with some news about the new Book Club @ Leitrim Daily (24:07) which kicks off tomorrow morning with an introductory episode introducing the panel for the show.

This weekend’s action revolved around the Leitrim GAA Senior Football Championship Final as Mohill saw off the challenge of St. Mary’s to win their first Senior crown since 2017 in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada on Sunday afternoon. In a somewhat muted environment in the county grounds 200 supporters made themselves heard as they cheered on their teams in an entertaining game which Mohill proved to be just a touch more experienced and cute for a very young Carrick side. We’re also chatting about Connacht Club Ladies Football, National League and local Soccer and the return of Senior Rugby to the province with the first round of games in the Energia Community Series which kicked off this weekend. We hear from Mohill Captain Danny Beck, Man of the Match Keith Beirne, Shane Quinn and their manager Liam Keenan while Paul Keaney and Denis Connerton give us the view from the St. Mary’s camp after the final. Mohill also feature in the Ladies Football action this weekend as the Leitrim LGFA Intermediate Champions fielded a weakened team in the Connacht Championship on Saturday. Injuries combined with work, family and other sporting commitments saw the home team fail to reach the heights of the previous week’s final exploits. We hear from Emma Quinn and Barry Lupton after the game. In Rugby, Sligo celebrated the return of Senior competitive club action with a first ever victory against Buccaneers in Dubarry Park. Their hooker Matthew Earley got himself on the try scorers list with a well worked set piece score. We get his thoughts after the game. In a weekend where Leitrim was represented by Dearbhaile Beirne in a game which will have a massive impact on the destination of the Women’s National League title this season. Peamount beat their title rivals Shelbourne 6-1 on Saturday but the next generation Muireann Devaney featured in Sligo Rover’s 2-1 defeat to Athlone in the Under 17 grade. We hear from Muireann and her coach Danny O’Leary after the game. Locally there were wins for Manor Rangers in the Super League, 3-2 at home to Ballisadare Utd, while Dromahair took all three points from their Premier Division clash with a 2-1 win over Chaffpool Utd. Meanwhile Carrick Town fell to a 3-1 defeat despite a first half screamer from Liam McTiernan opening the scoring against St. John’s. We hear from Dromahair’s match winner Martin Feeney & David Downes and Carrick Town’s David Regan & Liam McTiernan.

Something was written in the stars this weekend for last year's beaten finalists in the Leitrim Ladies Football Championships finals as Glencar/Manor, Mohill and Drumkeerin finally got their hands on silverware just twelve months after each side experienced heartbreak on county final day. It was third time lucky for Glencar Manorhamilton as they overcame the challenge of final debutants Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins in the decider while Mohill's firepower was too much for a young Dromahair side in the Intermediate decider. Drumkeerin edged out Fenagh St. Caillins in the Junior showpiece in a tight game that took an injury time goal in extra time to decide the winners. We run through the Ladies Football (0:40) results, the scores from Junior A, B & C Men's Football (2:09) and the second round of games in the Sligo Leitrim 7 District Soccer League (3:51). Over the weekend we spoke to some of the winners and runners up in the Ladies Football (7:22) finals including one of the winning co-captains of Glencar Manorhamilton Eimear Feely (8:34), their free scoring forward Muireann Devaney (11:17) and their manager Padhraic Corrigan (13:47) while Ballinamore captain Laura O'Dowd (17:30) shares her disappointment at her side's defeat in the game. At Intermediate level Mohill had too much strength up front for a Dromahair side who struggled to match the eventual winners for the entire 60 minutes of the encounter. After the game we heard the thoughts of Mohill midfielder Denise Stenson (21:06), player of the match Dearbhaile Beirne (25:29) and their manager Barry Lupton (27:00). In the final ladies game at the weekend last year's beaten finalists Drumkeerin faced the challenge of Fenagh and the underdogs flew into an early lead but couldn't hold the lead into the final stages and ended up losing the game to a last minute goal in extra time, after the game we spoke to their captain Charleen Maguire (32:01), player of the match Ann-Marie Gallagher (34:52). We also hear from both managers Fenagh's Paidh Rowley (36:48) & Drumkeerin's Tom McGinty (40:00). Finally we take a look at the action for Carrick Town (43:23) in the Sligo Pallets Premier League on Sunday morning with their centre half Cormac Smith (43:45) and manager Alessio Mignone (45:27).

It was all about the final four in gaelic football this weekend. Mohill and St. Mary's will meet in two weeks time in the Senior County Final but we'll be getting reaction from all the games played over the weekend as well as looking over the local soccer action from opening weekend. We start with a look at the results (0:26) of the entire weekend across the two Minor (2:11) football championship finals, Senior (3:27) & Intermediate (4:28) gaelic football championship semi finals and Ladies Football featuring at Senior (7:06) and Junior (9:50) championship level. We'll also be taking a look at the soccer scene at local (10:36) and national level with Niall Morahan's red card (14:42), Dearbhaile Beirne's title challenge with Peamount United (16:16) and Muireann Devaney's winner for Sligo Rovers WU17 (16:50). After the GAA games played over the weekend we hear from Fenagh's Donal Wrynn (17:41) and Joe Flynn (20:07) while Mohill's Keith Beirne (24:31) and Liam Keenan (26:55) share their delight at securing their final place. From the other Semi Final we hear from player's on both sides, last year's winning captain Conor Dolan (33:23) and Carrick stalwart Jonathan Cassidy (30:14) as well as their respective managers Sean Boylan (36:06) and Denis Connerton (39:33). On the ladies side of the sport Ballinamore secured their berth with a hard fought victory over Kiltubrid on Sunday morning. Kiltubrid's Sinead Tighe (47:04) spoke to us about her pride at their performance against the favourites while we were joined by Katie Duignan (49:10) and Conor Harte (51:12). At Intermediate level Carrigallen ran out of road chasing the concession of 3 early goals to Annaduff. We spoke to players Gary Reynolds (54:51) and Sean McNabola (60:03) as well as their bosses Brian Doyle (62:48) & Karl Foley (65:43). In the other side of the final four draw, Gortletteragh needed extra time to see off the challenge of Dromahair. A battered and bloodied Cian Clinton (70:35) of Dromahair and Francie Flynn (74:40) gave the players perspective while Padraig Clancy (76:35) and Paul McGuire (79:21) also give the sideline view on the game. Finally we hear from Thomas McDonald (81:31), player / manager of Manor Rangers after his side drew their first game in the opening weekend of the Sligo Leitrim & District Super League.

Interview with Dromahair manager Padraic Clancy after his side's 4-18 to 2-14 loss to Gortletteragh in the Smith Monumentals IFC semi final.

This week it's all about opportunities with eight gaelic clubs looking to secure the opportunity to play in either the senior or intermediate football county final this year. Opportunity also for Manor Rangers to improve on their second place finish in the Sligo Leitrim Superleague last season while Dromahair FC will be just happy to have the opportunity to play as the league's new boys bring soccer to the town. We run through the fixtures of the weekend including the Leitrim GAA Championship Semi Finals at Senior (1:13) and Intermediate (2:46) level as well as county finals at Minor level (3:02). Our ladies football (3:33) finals will be complete after the rescheduled games affected by covid regulations last weekend are played on Sunday while we'll also be previewing the opening weekend's fixtures for Leitrim clubs in the Sligo / Leitrim League (4:10) on Sunday. We'll also be chatting all things drive in bingo (5:59) and coronavirus (6:37) Starting with the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship we see the clash of Mohill and Fenagh who lock horns in a local derby on Saturday evening. We chat to Fenagh's Mark Keegan (9:12) and Mohill's Alan Armstrong (17:44) ahead of the fixture. The second semi final sees St. Mary's challenge the reigning holders Glencar / Manorhamilton who have shown the experience and guile necessary to unlock games when it matters at the business end of the season. We speak to Manor selector Kenneth McMorrow (27:26) and St. Mary's Chairman Thomas Crowe (32:53) before the big game. Thomas also discusses his role as the club's minor team manager ahead of their final on Saturday afternoon. In our Sligo / Leitrim & District Soccer League preview we focus on Manor Rangers' Superleague campaign with their assistant manager Sean Gallagher (39.47). In the second tier Premier League, Carrick's veteran defender Sean Hayden (45.43) and new Italian coach Alessio Mignone (48:51) share their preparation secrets while Dromahair are excited to be entering the league for the first time as a brand new club we speak to their chairman Dalton Power (51:05), U18 Manager Damien Dunleavy (55:14), Senior Manager David Downes (58:59) & player Kyle Harte (62:10) ahead of the big kick off.

This week we're looking back at the Ladies Football Semi Finals at Senior, Intermediate and Junior level while we're also chatting Junior Men's Football, National League Soccer and Cycling. We start the show with the results of the weekend across Ladies Football (0:56) and Junior A (2:36), Junior B (5:24) & Junior C (7:00) as well as League of Ireland (7:54) and Women's National League (8:27). In Ladies Football (11:04), Glencar / Manor finally overcame the challenge of defending champions St. Josephs with a victory in the Semi Final on Sunday. We speak to Michelle Heslin (11:58) & Ray McBrien (14:42) of St. Josephs and Ailbhe Clancy (20:01), Leah Fox (21:45) & Padhraic Corrigan (23:42) of Glencar / Manor after the game. They must wait for next weekend to discover their opponents as Kiltubrid and Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins do battle next Sunday. Dromahair and Mohill confirmed their places in the Intermediate Ladies Final (28:37) after wins against Keeldra Gaels and St. Mary's respectively on Sunday afternoon and we hear from participants in both games. After the first semi final in Cloone, I spoke to Nicole Higgins (29:28) & Deirdre Ward (31:02) of Mohill and St. Mary's sisters Elise & Casey Bruen (32:57) as well as their manager Declan Bohan (35:51). The second semi final in Leitrim Village I spoke to Keeldra Gaels captain Eimear Duffy (40:19) and Dromahair midfielder Edel Kelly (42:18) & manager Gerry Ballantyne (43:41). There was also action in the Leitrim GAA Vistamed Junior A, B & C Championships (45:41) we spoke to Fergal Clancy (46:00) of Glenfarne / Kiltyclogher after their away defeat to Cloone. Declan Brennan (49:05) and Adrian Nicholls (51:24) shared their thoughts from the home side's point of view. At Junior C Football we spoke to Paul Regan (55:51) of Leitrim Gaels after their victory over Mohill saw them secure their Semi Final spot for two weeks time against Bornacoola. And finally we catch up with Ciaran Harman (59:28) of Leitrim Cycling Club after himself and his club mates completed the inaugural Leitrim 225km cycle around the county border on Sunday in memory of Joseph McGovern who passed away a number of months ago.

This week we're celebrating a fifth national title for hurdler Gerard O'Donnell while the Gaelic Football Senior and Intermediate Championships reach the final four stage after the weekend's action. We run through the results of the weekend in Gaelic Football (2:10) at Senior and Intermediate football across the county. Meanwhile in Dublin's Morton Stadium, Carrick on Shannon Athletic Club's Gerard O'Donnell (5:57) landed his fourth consecutive national 110m hurdles title and his fifth in total, with a commanding run leaving the rest of the field in his wake. He joins us to discuss the race, his season and what's next as the prospect of Olympic qualification looms large. At home at the quarter final stage (18:15) Mohill eased past Allen Gaels despite a spirited revival from the Drumshanbo side in the second half of their clash on Saturday. After the game we heard from Mohill's manager Liam Keenan (18:56), player Keith Keegan (21:07) and Allen Gael's Colin Moran (24:03). In the second game (26:14) Leitrim Gaels first championship at this level came to an end at the hands of a strong, fast Fenagh St. Caillins side who were slightly flattered by the final score of the game. We hear from Leitrim Gael's manager Mal Guckian (26:36) and goalkeeper Benny Flynn (29:19) while Riordan O'Rourke (32:35) and Joe Flynn (34:57) give us the reaction from within the Fenagh camp. In a carbon copy of the 2019 draw (37:39), Melvin Gaels faced up to St. Mary's , but the Kinlough side were unable to replicate their preformance from last year and saw their season ended by the Carrick side. We hear from Denis Connerton (37:59) and full back Conor Farrell (42:06) as well as Melvin Gaels brothers manager, James Phelan (46:06) and goalkeeper, Gareth Phelan (48:41). In arguably the most anticipated tie of the round (51:59) champions Glencar/Manor had the obstacle of last year's beaten finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins to navigate to progress and three early points from Ballinamore suggested they might gain revenge for their final defeat last year. A solid defensive display from the northerners meant a very late goal for Ballinamore couldn't change the outcome. We spoke to Glencar/Manor Sean Boylan (52:37) and Evan Sweeney (54:46) as well as Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins chairman Michael Quinn (57:19) In the Intermediate grade there were victories for Annaduff, Gortletteragh, Dromahair and Carrigallen. We spoke to Gortletteragh manager Paul McGuire (60:07), player Jack Heslin (61:57) and Martin McHugh (63:23) of Aughnasheelin after their defeat to Gortletteragh. After a titanic local battle between Bornacoola and Annaduff we spoke to Bor's boss Seamus Mallon (69:30) as well as Annaduff's captain Alan Glancy (72:03) and manager Karl Foley (74:15) who was relieved after the final whistle.

This week on the show we're featuring the Glasshouse Hotel Cup final victory for Manor Rangers (2:13) as well as looking at the results in the Ladies Football (3:22), Junior Football (7:21) and National League Soccer for Niall Morahan and Dearbhaile Beirne (13:48). A great weekend for soccer in Leitrim this weekend as Manor Rangers secured some silverware with a 5-1 victory in the Glasshouse Hotel Cup Final. After the game we spoke to Manorhamilton Rangers players Brian McDonald (14:58), Robbie Cunningham (18:11), Assistant Manager Sean Gallagher (20:16) & Player / Manager Thomas McDonald (23:29). In Ladies Football (3:22) Kiltubrid secured their semi final spot while nothing could seperate last year's finalists St. Josephs and Glencar/Manor in their Senior Championship clash. We spoke to Michelle Heslin (27:01), Ailbhe Clancy (28:04) & Padhraic Corrigan (30:50) after the game. The Leitrim GAA Junior 'A' Championship continued as Gortletteragh and Aughawillan were eliminated from the competition ahead of their last games in the group. Gortletteragh's fate was sealed in defeat to Glenfarne/Kilty in Ballinaglera on Saturday evening, we caught up with Glenfarne manager Aidy McCallion (32:34) and Gortletteragh's Terry Kelleher (36:22) after the game. Allen Gaels, Mohill & Melvin Gaels secured their progression to the Semi Finals of the Junior 'B' Championship with one more team to progress when the groups are settled in two weeks time while at Junior 'C' level Aughavas nailed down their Semi Final spot with their second victory while Dromahair will be relying on results elsewhere to qualify after their defeat to Bornacoola. After the Allen Gaels V St. Mary's game we hear from Martin Raftery (41:40) and St. Mary's keeper Willie Guckian (39:29) We close the show with a in depth discussion with Sligo Rovers' player Niall Morahan (43:56) after their 3-1 victory over league champions Dundalk capped off a fantastic week for the club with their four wins in five games seeing them in their highest league position in six years.

The decision by the Advertising Standards Authority to ban a TV ad for tampons has been criticised by Bernie Linnane of Dromahair. She says women should never be embarrassed by the use of, or discussion about, tampons, and the ad could not be considered crude, nor demeaning to women

There's been condemnation of damage to graves at Creevelea Abbey Cemetery in Dromahair. The Parish Priest of Kilery and Killenummery, Fr. Patsy McDermott, has described the actions as vicious and nasty, in such a sacred place

We're celebrating the return of competitive sport to the playing pitches and sporting arenas of Leitrim this evening with the much anticpated start of the Leitrim GAA Club Football Championships. First up is a look at this season's Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championships which throws in this evening in Cloone. Today's show is in partnership with Leitrim Local Enterprise Office & LocalMedia.ie On today's Sports Preview show we'll be chatting to each side gearing up to participate in this years competition which promises to be the most competitive championship in Gaelic Games in Leitrim this season with any of the clubs capable of taking a major scalp from any one else in their group. On the show we talk about the #AllInForEanna campaign to raise much needed funds for the family of Eanna Caffrey, a 17 month old child diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). You can support the GoFundMe campaign here: https://gf.me/u/ygrbg9 Ten teams take to the field this weekend in search of that Intermediate crown and the precious promotion to Senior Football that comes with the victory. We're talking to Kiltubrid captain Micky McCormack (7:43) & skipper of Annaduff Alan Glancy (13:25) ahead of tonights opening clash in Cloone at 8:30pm. We'll also check in with participants in tomorrow's games including: Ballinaglera manager Kevin Nolan (17:20), Bornacoola boss Seamus Mallon (21:37), Liam Higgins, newly appointed manager of Eslin (26:41), Michael Forde Chairman of Drumkeerin (33:03), Gortletteragh player Niall Woods (38:16) & captain of St. Patrick's Dromahair Michael Clancy (44:18). Without a fixture this weekend we also catch up with Wayne Gilgunn of Aughnasheelin (49:54) and Gary Reynolds, captain of Carrigallen (57:59).

This week for our Sports Preview show Brendan Guckian and Seamus Gallagher join Breifne Earley to run the rule over what might lie in store for all twenty clubs taking part in the Leitrim Club Football Championships. Current U17 Leitrim Manager Brendan Guckian runs the rule over the teams taking part in the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship, a competition the former inter county midfielder won on three occasions (1995, 2003 & 2007) with his own club St. Mary's. Former County Board Secretary, Seamus Gallagher, himself a Championship winner with Drumkeerin in the second tier in 1975 talks us through what lies ahead for the secondary grade of the game in the county. In the Senior grade Group 1, his own club, St. Mary's, facing into a particularly tough group against three of the fancied sides in last season's beaten finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins and Mohill and Aughawillan who have won the competition two and three times respectively in the last six years. Those four will be joined by Fenagh St. Caillins, managed by Joseph Flynn, who oversaw St. Mary's last season with both those sides clashing in the first round of games on Saturday week. Aughawillan will get the opportunity to watch their upcoming opponents with a weekend off while Mohill and Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins will clash in what promises to be the tie of the opening round. Group 2 sees Glencar/Manor favourites to top the group as winners although Allen Gaels will be looking to regroup after a disappointing season in 2019, Leitrim Gaels will be relishing their first ever crack at this level in their 24th Championship season, they host Melvin Gaels in their opener next week, while the Kinlough men seeking overall redemption for their Semi Final defeat last season. Drumreilly have developed a knack of not knowing when they are beaten and it would take a brave their evergreen squad will be looking to secure their quarter final spot and their guaranteed survival at the top table. A lot will be decided based on how teams finish in their groups and who they face in the quarter final draw as to who might be the top dogs when the Championship runs it's course at the end of September. In the Smith Monumentals Intermediate Championship Group 1 sees Eslin, Ballinaglera, Bornacoola, Drumkeerin and Aughnasheelin face off over the five rounds of games to attempt to qualify for the championship quarter finals while Group 2 will require Kiltubrid, Gortletteragh, St Patrick's Dromahair and Carrigallen to battle it out with last year's semi finalists Annaduff to provide their opposition at that stage. With Gortletteragh and Dromahair having dropped down to the Intermediate grade and always competitive Eslin led by the Beirne brothers promoted to the trio of Ballinaglera, Drumkeerin and Annaduff they will be the favourites to challenge for the most competitive championship in the county this year. Aughnasheelin's challenge will depend as usual on the numbers they might available for this years campaign while Carrigallen, Bornacoola and Kiltubrid will fancy causing an upset against the fancied sides. It's amazing to think those three teams combined featured five times in no less than four Senior Championship finals from 2005 to 2009. Both Seamus and Brendan discuss the effect of home advantage, a new addition to the championship for this season, and whether full crowds will return as expected to the sidelines for these early season games.

Tributes have been paid to the late Aileen Henry of Ballinfull, originally from Dromahair. Aileen was one of the most widely known campaigners in her community on a range of issues, and a frequent and lively contributor to our North West Today show over many years

After a coronavirus enforced hiatus, Leitrim Daily is back. To celebrate this Leitrim's first citizen, Cllr Mary Bohan, Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council, joins Breifne Earley to discuss the impact of the virus on the locality. They discuss the impact the spread of Covid 19 has had on the economic and personal health of the county as well as the steps being taken to get the county back up and running now that the daily numbers being infected have dropped significantly. Cllr Bohan highlights the effect of the awful weather across the north of the county with landslides and floods hitting Drumkeerin and Dromahair heavily after the storms of last weekend. Other issues discussed in the episode include the problem with broadband access and the patchy availability which has been exposed heavily with the extra need in recent months, the percolation testing for one off rural housing, the lack of funding for Local Inprovement Scheme projects, the development work in Carrick on Shannon and the retirement of Garda Supt Kevin English. She also congratulates the newly elected officials of Leitrim County Council and the Municipal Districts alongside her with all three female members of the council securing positions in the elections held last week.

Another normal night of Bingo in The Blue Devon, Dromahair, and those in attendance have election matters on their minds. And it's not just the rising pension age which is of concern

This week's Sports Roundup show takes a look back at the action which did take place over a frost affected few days. Manor Rangers repeated their heroics of last weekend while Leitrim's U14 female footballers got their season up and running as St. Clares Comp prepare for a Connacht Final on Wednesday in Athlone. After their table topping victory last weekend Manor didn't rest on their laurels yesterday in their Connacht Cup victory over Renmore of Galway in the Bee Park in Manorhamilton. Conceding a sloppy goal after ten minutes and some wasteful finishing from the home side certainly made it look like it wasn't going to be their day. A last minute header from Seamus Ryder would ensure the game went to extra time where Ryder would score again to give Manor the lead. A well finished move from the Galway side would tie up the game with less than ten minutes remaining and it was to be settled on spot kicks on the day. After 8 successful strikes from each side 16 year old Diarmuid Giblin stepped up for Manor only to see his effort saved, but the post came to his and Manor's rescue, before a combination of a converted penalty from player / manager Thomas McDonald and a save from Gilligan in the Manor goal left the home side smiling at the end. We caught up with Robbie Cunningham and Brian McDonald as well as the gaffer Thomas McDonald after the game. Declan Boyle, Coordinator of the Leitrim Sports Partnership, tells us all about the Operation Transformation walks which took place around the county with over 300 participants getting out and active for a 5km walk in Ballinamore, Carrick, Dromahair and Manorhamilton. Leitrim Ladies U14 side got their season up and running with a very competitive challenge game against a Longford side in Keenagh on Saturday. We speak to manager Adrian Murphy about his charges and how they have been gelling since they got together as an U13 development side back in late 2019. We also speak to Anthony McDonald of St. Clare's Comprehensive about their victory in their Connacht Semi Final last week and their upcoming U17 Boy's 'B' final to be played in Athlone Town on Wednesday afternoon.

Today's event guide show takes a look at everything happening in The Dock Arts Centre and Carrick Cineplex as well as the Operation Transformation walks and the launch of Faye Hayden's book 'Bedtime Stories for Mother's and Others' in the Reading Room. Paul Cunningham of The Dock Arts Centre walks us through all the offerings in the venue for the rest of the month with Jack L, Donal Lunny, First Fortnight and if you catch it early in the day Sharon Shannon this evening. Faye Hayden joins Breifne to recap her book 'Bedtime Stories for Mothers and Others' which will be launched officially on Saturday afternoon in The Reading Room on Bridge Street, Carrick on Shannon at 2pm on Saturday. Local Arts Activist Mary Blake will be introducing the book. We take a look back at the conversation we had with Trish Forde of the Leitrim Sports Partnership about the Operation Transformation walks taking place in Ballinamore, Manorhamilton and Carrick on Shannon on Saturday (11am) and Dromahair on Sunday afternoon (1pm). She'll be giving us all the other details in the show. We also have our weekly check in with Justin Farrell of Carrick Cineplex about the new releases and some of the Irish interest on the silver screen this week.

This week for ‘In Focus’ Breifne has decided to take the day off work. Thankfully the students of 5th and 6th class in St. Joseph’s National School in Killenummery just outside of Dromahair offered to fill in for him. While learning all about radio and podcasting as well as showing off their own YouTube gaming channels they decided they could do a much better job of presenting the show and devised their own content. After discussing what topics should be included they settled on sport, music, the Killenummery school experience, what achievements had happened during the year, their Christmas play and even helped Santa by writting a top ten list just in case anyone hasn’t sent that all important letter to the North Pole yet. A massive thank you to the students of the school who really did took over full control of the show for the day, and the accommodating staff in the school particularly Ms Carr and Ms Gallagher. If any other schools are interested in having their students take over the show for a day, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

This week for Kiss My Arts we’ve gone back to the future with the school children of St. Hugh’s National School in Dowra and their recently published history of Ballinaglera Parish ‘Fire on the Mountain’ which was recently launched by Brian Dobson. I speak to school principal Padraig Kenny about the school’s second publication after the success of their first effort ‘Scrapbook of Regret’ featuring the regrets of 150 legends of gaelic football. This book is considerably more local and special to the children and their own family and community history came to the fore for some of them during the research and compilation of this compendium. Daithi McGrail and Orla Ryan share the story of the ‘Sons of the Grabber’ about ‘The Grabber’ Brady who because of a dispute over land was boycotted for basic essentials in shops across Dowra, Ballinagleragh, Drumshanbo and Drumkeerin. When he sent his sons to Dromahair under the cloak of night to get supplies, a mob met the returning boys in Drumkeerin and upended their carts to uphold the boycott. Despite three attempts no local jury every convicted the mob. Daniel Gilrane, Jamie McTiernan and Emily Woods give us the details behind the disappearance of two young adventurers Kenneth Reed and William Anderson who set off to kayak the River Shannon but ignored the weather warnings of the locals they met and met their demise on the ‘Wicked Lake’ of Lough Allen. Amy Crawford, Cora Taggart, Emma Rose & Shane Lowe tell us about an amazing woman, Helen Leonard Kerrigan, who after emigrating to America, found herself serving as US Army nurse in World War One in both Serbia and France, being recognised by both Serbia and France for her services before returning to the USA where she spent her days until her death in 1950. Shane Lowe, Darragh McGourty and Mona Lowe have picked their favourite story as the tale of Charles McMorrow, a local smuggler, who after being convicted, fined and jailed, made a ‘Dash from Court’ in 1937 by swimming across the Shannon in the town and escaping across the Cuilcagh mountains and his freedom. It would be 1979 before he returned to the town after a chance meeting with former Leitrim Observer editor David Walsh who wrote about his exploits. Unfortunately McMorrow passed away within twelve months of this return. The final story from the book that we hear about on the show was presented by Shannon McTiernan, Claire Feeney, Anna McGreal & Sadhbh Gilrane about the Morley Estate and the scandal of the attempt of locals to buy their land from the landlord Albert Edward Parker but found out that the landlords agent had double crossed them and bought the land himself. Another mob descended to fight for the tenants rights and resulted in further court cases which of course given the history of the area is hardly a surprise. I wrap up the show speaking to Mr. Kenny about the book and the work put into it behind the scenes from the staff, the students, parents and board of management. We also discuss the recent award won by the school at the FIS Film Festival. The book “Fire on the Mountain” is available now in most outlets in the area and surrounding towns and also available online at https://www.sainthughs.com/fireonthemountain/

There is also action in Ladies Football with county champions St. Joseph's in action in the Connacht Quarter Final, Mohill and Aughawillan locking horns in the Intermediate Final and Keeldra Gaels facing Drumkeerin in the Junior decider. In Soccer, Niall Morahan and his Sligo Rovers team mates faced League Champions Dundalk in the Semi Final of the FAI Cup in a sold out Showgrounds in Sligo yesterday evening. A last minute Michael Duffy winner in a 1-0 victory put paid to their Aviva Stadium dreams for this season. Glencar / Manor and Sean O'Heslins progressed to the Senior County Final at the expense of Melvin Gaels and Mohill respectively, we discuss the games with Conor Dolan & Shane Ward (Glencar / Manor), Emlyn Mulligan (Melvin Gaels), Luke Murphy & Dom Corrigan (Sean O'Heslins) and Liam Keenan (Mohill). In the Intermediate grade Leitrim Gaels overcame Annaduff yesterday while Drumkeerin will be their opponents in the final after defeating local rivals Ballinaglera on Saturday evening. We hear from Mal Guckian & Enda Moreton (Leitrim Gaels), Karl Foley (Annaduff), Francie Davitt & Colm Clarke (Drumkeerin) and Kevin Nolan (Ballinaglera). Aughawillan took home the Intermediate Ladies crown with a tight victory over Mohill as Keeldra Gaels left it very late against a resolute Drumkeerin side to seal their own silverware in the Junior Championship. Breifne spoke to player of the game Shaylyn Ward (Keeldra Gaels) as well as both managers Tommy Ginty (Drumkeerin) and John Campbell (Keeldra Gaels). Not a day for goalkeepers as St. Mary's managed to secure the Minor 13-a-side championship in a goal fest against Dromahair with both sides scoring at least ten goals. Carrick Town picked up a good league point against Calry Bohs as Manor Rangers bowed out of the FAI Junior Cup at the first round stage to Ballaghaderreen of Roscommon. We also feature the underage soccer results including Carrick Town's first ever girls game at U16 level. In Rugby, Carrick still waiting for their league season to kick off next weekend, but former player Matthew Earley was a member of the Sligo second's side who got their Connacht J1A league campaign up and running with a 66-7 victory over Buccaneers ahead of the start of their Division 2B All Ireland League campaign which starts next week against Galwegians.

This week on In Focus, Breifne took a cruise on the Rose of Innisfree from Parkes Castle through Lough Gill to Sligo Town and back along the shores of Hazelwood. Supported by Urban Fit Crew Boxfit, Kiltoghert. As well as some tourists enjoying the scenic journey he caught up with both Tina and George McGoldrick, the owners of the vessel and they both chatted with Breifne about the influence the ship and the lake have had on their lives and their family business. The addition of new docking facilities in Sligo this year has grown their business this summer and increased the footfall on board and to the lakeside Parkes Castle. George shared some of the folklore of the lake, it's islands, their former inhabitants and the inspiration that was drawn from some of those landmarks by Nobel Prize winning poet, William Butler Yeats, during his career. During the show we hear the poet himself recite his most famous work, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, as well as adaptations of another famous piece, Down By the Sally Gardens, sung by Orla Fallon. Also on today's show we hear from Martha Smyth who was the winner of our Experience Leitrim competition at the start of the month about her plans to really get a feel for the range of activities around the county. Finally we meet the newest arrival to the Leitrim Daily team, Orla McNabola, Shannonside FM broadcaster, from Carrick on Shannon will be hosting some of the episodes on the podcast. We meet her ahead of hosting her very own show tomorrow. We know you'll make her feel very welcome on the channel.

It's been a busy weekend for the Ladies this weekend with action at all levels of the McCormacks Mace Ladies Football Championships across the county. Sponsored by: Urban Fit Crew Boxfit, Kiltoghert. Breifne speaks to player and coaches from most of the games at Senior, Intermediate and Junior level. Sarah McLoughlin (Oughteragh Gaels), Derek Fowley (Dromahair), Vanessa Gallogly (St. Josephs) Gary Canning (Mohill) & Patricia Forde (Keeldra Gaels) all speak about their own experiences of championship fare this weekend. Ballinamore's Eddie Coyle shares his winning weekend with the U18 Connacht side who started their defence of their Inter Provincial title with a 34-16 victory against Ulster. Breifne is also joined by Declan Bohan to discuss all the games in the Vistamed Junior A & B Championships on Saturday evening.

It's all about the next generation on the show today. With the Senior and Intermediate gaelic football championships on an off weekend we're taking a look at the rising generation of International and Provincial stars from within the county in some of the other sports including Soccer, Rugby and Volleyball. There is no rest for the women's football however and Breifne is chatting to Laura O'Dowd of Oughteragh Gaels about Leitrim Ladies fantastic result to secure their Intermediate status last weekend and her club's crunch clash with Dromahair on Sunday where a win is required to keep their semi final hopes alive. The show will also be looking at some of the young athletes who have been making waves on the international and provincial scene including Manorhamilton's Hannah Johnston and Leitrim Village's Matthew Earley who will be aiming to defend their respective Inter Provincial titles won in the jersey of Connacht Rugby last season. They are joined in the Connacht ranks this year with Will Whelan (U19) from Manorhamilton and Ballinamore's Eddie Coyle (U18) for the Inter Provincial series. Soccer also features with the return of the Sligo / Leitrim league and the big news from a Leitrim perspective is the return of an adult team from Carrick Town to the Premier League for the first time in a number of years, while Manorhamilton Rangers will be hoping to improve on their forth place finish in the Super League table this time around. Both sides have been watching with interest this week as their former players have been making headlines. Muireann Devaney was in great Kompany this week as former Man City skipper Vincent Kompany dropped into her Irish U17 squad training session ahead of two games with Belgium, she shares the experience with us. Niall Morahan talks about his new contract / scholarship with Sligo Rovers which sees his future in the game secure until the end of the 2021 SSE Airtricity League season. The news a welcome distraction from his current spot on the treatment table after picking up an injury at the recent U19 European Championships.

We're jammed full of interviews this week with action in the Football Club Championships for both men and women across the county. We're also catching up with some of the growing contingent of internationals across the county. We're talking to Dillon Keane of Annaduff after their massive victory over Leitrim Gaels in the Smith Monumentals Intermediate Championship last night while Sean O'Heslins Manager Dom Corrigan talks about their win over county champions Aughawillan. We also speak to Shane Walsh who impressed for Allen Gaels in a hard fought win against Dromahair. His manager James Wynne also gives his verdict on the game. Recent International Rower Ella Brogan was enjoying her day back at home at Carrick Rowing Regatta with her Queens University team mates when I spoke to her about her second appearance at the Home Internationals. Aine Tighe and Ailish Cornyn reflect on an end to end encounter between Kiltubrid and St. Francis in the McCormacks Mace Ladies Senior Football Championship while Muireann Devaney joins us to talk about her Glencar / Manor's sides opening day win as well as her recent call up to the Irish U17 international soccer squad.

This week we're discussing being newly elected to the County Council with Paddy Farrell while Frank Dolan talks about the highs and lows of life in Dromahair with new opportunities arising from the new Rose of Inisfree moorings in Sligo Town while the old Abbey Hotel remains an eyesore in the town. We're also talking about Paddy's participation along with other councillors at the recent Beef Protest at Leinster House and how it appears to be collateral damage as part of the benefits in other parts of Irish life. The traffic situation and the frustration of business owners in Carrick on Shannon based on the road works which have been ongoing in recent weeks along the N4 in between the bridge and the Dublin Road. We're also talking insurance and the claims culture which has developed in the country and has forced the closure of numerous activity based businesses and locally events like the Jamestown Show have been forced to close their doors because of the rising cost of insurance. Breifne also details the winner of the Experience Leitrim promotion and outlines the next competition on the show which runs for the next week. Today's Show was sponsored by The Village Spot Festival in Leitrim Village.

A documentary about musicians Thom Moore and Vincent Harrison and their relationship to Ireland and America. Singer/Songwriter Thom Moore was born in California. Fiddle Player Vincent Harrison is from Dromahair, Co. Leitrim.We learn of their relationships with their new homelands and how it influenced their music. (First Broadcast 1999)