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Glencar/Manorhamilton senior women's gaelic football manager Padhraic Corrigan on his side's Connacht senior club football semi-final win over St Nathy's of Sligo in Drumkeerin on Sunday , on a final scoreline of 3-6 to 1-8.

Drumkeerin manager Richard McTiernan on his side's 1-16 to 3-7 Masonite Division 3 league final win over Aughavas in Leitrim on Saturday evening.

02 July 2021 The Francie Boylan Show from Leonard's Nearby Store in Drumkeerin Co.Leitrim to celebrate their newly refurbished store. Francie and Michelle chatted owner Jason as well as some locals. All Podcasts can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Soundcloud or wherever you find your podcasts. Just search OceanFmIreland. All Text Lines and Phone Numbers are now closed. Please do not call or text as you may be charged. The Francie Boylan Show airs weekdays 11am - 2pm.

On Agri Week this week We will talk to MEP Luke Ming Flanagan on the very latest on the negotiations on the new CAP. Flanagan is the only Irish politician directly involved in the talks. We hear the latest discussions in the Dáil on how farmers impacted by the landslide on Shass Mountain will receive payments for the damaged lands in 2021. And the dumping of the carcases of Dead Sheep in Donegal we have local reaction.

Agri Week February 12th 2021. 01.13 Horrific dog attacks on sheep are a regular occurrence at this time of year. With sheep now about to lamb, dog attacks can have particularly serious consequences, as many sheep pick lamb, suffer serious injuries or in some cases lose their lives. One of these attacks occurred last week in the Streedagh area of Sligo. We find out the details on this week’s show. 10.06 Back in May of last year forest fires caused extensive damage in the Culleens and Gleneaskey areas of Sligo. It’s emerged that Property owners have received bills for the services of fire fighters when it came to the attempts in trying to control those fires. The amounts due vary but are believed to be significant in some cases, local landowners are refusing to pay the bills and claim that this is the first time the local authority have sought payment for the fire brigade dealing with such a situation. We discuss the matter on this week’s programme. 18.03 Calls are made on the Minister for Agriculture to step up and be more pro-active in finding a solution for those farmers affected by the landslide on Shass Mountain close to Drumkeerin in County Leitrim. The Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny claims both he and Local Councillor Padraig Fallon have been contacted by a number of distressed farmers who’s lands are negatively impacted following the landslide. The farmers are in particular concerned in relation to their applications for the ANC/BPS schemes. Deputy martin Kenny will discuss the topic on the show.

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).

We're back reviewing an eventful few days in sport across the county with the return of the Ladies Football Championships and the second round of games in the Men's Senior & Intermediate Championships taking place from Dromod to Kinlough and everywhere in between. It's ladies day on the show as we hear from the clubs involved in the opening weekend of the LGFA calendar with one sided encounters proving to be the story of the weekend in a large number of cases. Wins for defending champions St. Joseph's, last year's finalists Glencar / Manor and a statement making victory for Sean O'Heslins saw them rack up big margins of victory in the opening weekend's actions. Sean O'Heslins player Emma McGovern (13:22) talks to us about their rivalry with neighbours St. Brigids which played out on Sunday morning in Ballinamore and from the game in Ballinaglera we hear from St. Francis manager Gavin Durkin (16:14) and Leah Fox (17:47), Karen Connolly (19:28) and manager Padraic Corrigan (20:47) of Glencar/Manor. In the men's competition we were in Carrick for the clash of Mohill with the home side St. Mary's Kiltoghert. In a fantastic setting with a live streaming option and a capacity crowd it was a disappointing performance for the home side with Mohill having plenty to spare at the final whistle despite the dismissal of Keith Keegan in the second half. The free scoring Keith Beirne doing the bulk of the damage heading a fine team performance. Strong rumours circulated about the future of the St. Mary's manager in a tense environment after the game but no comment was provided by Denis Connerton, the players or the club after the game. We did speak to Mohill's Domhnaill Flynn (26:36) and manager Liam Keenan (28:08) after their victory. We also caught up with Glencar / Manor's James Glancy on Sunday evening, 24 hours after his involvement with their 3 point victory over Drumreilly on Saturday in Boggan. We chatted about Covid-19, squad injuries and his own future plans on the field. In the Intermediate Championship, Bornacoola and Eslin met in Dromod in the early throw in on Saturday with both sides needing a result to kickstart their own quarter final hopes. Despite a cagey opening quarter Bornacoola weren't made to rue their wasteful early finishing and emerged with a victory which has them looking up the group table rather than through the trap door. After the game we spoke to Eslin captain Eamon Stenson (35:50) and Bornacoola's Shane Mallon (37:07) and his manager Seamus Mallon (40:06). Seamus Gallagher was in attendance at the Drumkeerin V Aughnasheelin IFC clash where last year's finalists had a comfortable victory at home. He got the thoughts of Drumkeerin mentor Michael Forde after the game which puts one foot into the knock out stages of the competition for the North Leitrim side with a couple of games to spare. In the Junior grade Sean O'Heslins was the venue for their third encounter with Aughawillan representation in Ballinamore this weekend. Having won the Senior Men's and Women's clashes they completed the hat trick with a facile victory over their rural rivals who were struggling for numbers. Despite the one sided scoreline there were some interesting tussles and Ballinamore's manager Adrian Gallogly (47:02) shared his thoughts after the game. Our final featured game of the weekend was in the Sunday sunshine in Boggan as Drumkeerin provided the opposition to Glencar/Manor's second ladies side in the Junior Grade. A blistering paced, high scoring encounter played in a great athmosphere in front of a capacity crowd had everything you'd look for in a game. Some great scores, fantastic saves and loads of entertainment for the fans of all ages in attendance. The fairest result in the end was the draw which the two sides shared with no fewer than 11 goals spread between the teams. We spoke to Manor centre back Michelle McNulty (51:58) and Drumkeerin Manager Padraig Murphy (54:13).

It seems like forever since we saw a full weekend of sporting action across the county but with the start of the Senior and Intermediate Football Championships this weekend we finally have some sport to review on the show. On today's show we catch up with Fenagh Manager Joe Flynn after his side had three points to spare in a 2-12 to 2-9 victory over his former team St. Mary's Kiltoghert on Saturday evening. Championship new boys Leitrim Gaels saw off the challenge of last season's semi finalists Melvin Gaels in their first ever game at the top table. A final score of 1-15 to 1-07 saw the home side record the most comfortable margin of victory of the entire weekend. Their first scorer Eunan Tracey and manager Mal Guckian spoke to Breifne after the game while the Kinlough side's Killian McGloin shared his disappointment with the performance and the result. Mohill went down by a single point to 2019 finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins 0-16 to 0-15. Ballinamore selector Adrian Smith recaps the game. In the final game Allen Gaels were beaten by Glencar/Manor 1-12 to 0-08. That entire game is available to view at www.leitrimgaa.ie In the Intermediate grade Annaduff emerge successfully from their opening night clash with Kiltubrid. Three late unanswered points saw them overturn a deficit to a single point victory, 0-10 to 0-9, in Cloone on Friday night. Annaduff's Dillon Keane and Kiltubrid manager Ciaran McTague are on the show with their thoughts on how the game went. Francis Davitt spoke to Seamus Gallagher after his Drumkeerin team had a comfortable 1-16 to 0-10 victory in Eslin while only a point seperated Ballinaglera and Bornacoola. The North Leitrim side winning at home 2-15 to 2-14 on the shores of Lough Allen. Gortletteragh held on to a slender two point lead despite a second half rally from Dromohair. The final score was 2-11 to 2-09 to Gortletteragh. In soccer the final game of the weekend was the Sligo Leitrim Superleague clash between Manor Rangers and Carbury. The table topping fixture ended 1-1 after Aaron Hickey's early header for the Manorhamilton side was cancelled out when Aaron Murrin's cross found the back of the net just a few minutes later. Both sides had opportunities to snatch a victory which would have put them into the driving seat for the league title but both goalkeepers proved on top of their game to leave the scores even at the final whistle. This result gives the advantage in the league title race to the Sligo side but with a number of games left any slip ups will be pounced on. Goalscorer Aaron Hickey and player/manager Thomas McDonald join us on the show today.

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).

The Minister for Agriculture says he's unable to make a commitment yet to providing financial support for the farmers, land and homeowners who've been affected by the Drumkeerin landslides. The Minister visited several of the sites affected includes homes which were flooded and the Dawn of Hope bridge. Minister Cowen said he would not be making any further comment on an allegation he tried to evade a Garda checkpoint when he was found to be drink driving in September 2016.

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.

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.

Leitrim GAA's Annual Supporters Club launch took place last Thursday in Croke Park with over 200 Leitrim people assembled from both Dublin and home. Master of Ceremonies and one of the event organisers Colin Regan spoke to Breifne Earley about the significance of the event not just in terms of the finance raised by the Supporters Club but by keeping exiled Leitrim natives connected to the county, the GAA and each other. Feargal McGill, another Leitrim native based in Croke Park in his day job as Director of Player, Club and Games Administration with the GAA spoke to Breifne about how himself and Colin being based in HQ every day helped open the doors of the national stadium for the evening in recent years. Former Leitrim Person of the Year, Frank Brady, now resident in New York City and a stalwart of gaelic games in the Big Apple was at the event in Croker and talked about the importance of that link between home and the overseas exiles. Eamon Duignan, the driving force behind the "Help Build The Wall" campaign which has raised over €400,000 to date for Leitrim GAA spoke about the individual personal connections behind the success of the project. County Board Chairman, Enda Stenson, spoke to Breifne about the importance of the fundraising to supporting the work of the board over the year. Breifne also spoke to some of the passengers on the bus trip home from Dublin about why they make the annual trek to HQ each and every year. Joe Walpole of Drumkeerin and Ballinamore's Dessie McHugh talk about why they make the journey each year ahead of the National League start.

This week on the sports round up we catch up on the quietest sporting weekend of the year so far. Two county finals at U15 Boys and U18 Girls took place with Carrick Town continuing their fine league form as Sligo Rugby had their hearts broken in injury time at the hands of Blackrock. We kick off the show with Jason Kavanagh, manager of Carrick Town FC, and some of his squad, Patrick Witton and Callum O'Hagan. They share about how their season has been going and the good run of form after third third consecutive clean sheet victory in the Sligo Leitrim League. Glencar / Manor topped off an amazing year for the club with the U15 Boy's championship final victory over a resolute Gortletteragh side, Breifne speaks to their manager Dominic Kelly about the final and their season, where the prioritisation of the championship say them lift the title after some patchy league performances earlier in the season. Keeldra Gaels' Coach Lizzie Ward recaps the U18 ladies 13-a-side final where in a repeat of the finalists in the Junior Championship, Keeldra Gaels emerged victorious after a solid performance from Drumkeerin Ladies. A 6-8 to 3-5 victory enough to bring the title home to the Gortletteragh and Cloone based outfit. Finally Matthew Earley relives the disappointment of conceding a last gasp try and touchline conversion to lose by a single point, 27-26, to rugby kingpins Blackrock College in their AIL Rugby League Division 2B clash at Hamilton Park, Strandhill on Saturday afternoon.

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/

This week new national Senior Boxing Champion Dean Clancy of Sean McDermotts Boxing Club in Manorhamilton dropped in for a chat with Breifne Earley. He talks about the event and his title, making the step up to the adult grades and fighting without head gear for the first time. They also take a look towards the next step on his road to Tokyo 2020. The Elite National Championships start this evening with a highly anticipated bout against JP Hale of Belfast and he’s in action to secure yet another national title for himself and the club. They discuss the method for decided who will wear the Irish shirt at Olympic qualifying tournaments with current European champion Kurt Walker also in his sights. Walker will not be partaking in this year’s elite championships, historically the deciding competition for who will wear the Irish vest on the international stage. We’re also taking a look at yesterday’s announcement of over €350,000 grant funding for sports clubs around the county with Drumkeerin GAA’s Junior Haslette after they topped the local league table of 13 successful applicants with over €73,000 in funding for their new Astro Turf facility .

This week for Faces & Places Breifne takes a look behind the scenes at the recent Leitrim GAA County Finals. While thousands of us enjoyed the fare served up by Glencar / Manor, Sean O'Heslins, Leitrim Gaels and Drumkeerin recently but spare a thought for the army of volunteers who work tirelessly and endlessly behind the scenes to make sure the day runs smoothly. We catch up with volunteers Cian Glancy, Michael Doherty & Sean Murray about their roles on the day. Ocean FM's John Lynch shares his experience of covering many county finals over the last 23 years. County Board PRO Declan Bohan talks about the process of putting the match programme together and the team who gather the content together. Leitrim GAA Chairman Terence Boyle talks about his favourite experience of the last five years of county finals particularly the honour of presenting a championship trophy to his own club Aughnasheelin in 2017. PJ Meehan of the Kiltubrid Pipe Band talks about the history of the groups participation in Leitrim GAA events. Sean O'Suilleabhain discusses the planning involved in developing the running order and ensuring that all events happen on time and the Public Address script to keep all attendees informed as to what happens. Shane Butler discusses his role as the score board operator. Referee James McCaffrey talks about being the man in the middle on county final day. Maureen Diffley took a break from boiling kettles and making sandwiches to chat about what goes into feeding and watering all these volunteers. Enda Lyons discusses the participation of the club academies at half time in the Intermediate final, Sean Donoghue of the Order of Malta fills us in on the first aid side of things for players and supporters and Sean McGoldrick, event controller, talks about his 50th County Final experience.

Today on Kiss My Arts, Órla McNabola talks to Fenagh native and Drumkeerin resident Andy Redican. Next weekend, both Fenagh and Drumkeerin will see the first-ever book launch of none other than Mr. Andy Redican. Andy is the author of new book Deeply Rooted - a collection of 16 precious fictional stories. They guarantee to transport the reader straight back to the era that was 1940s/1950s Ireland. Readers will identify with the characters and also with the settings of Leitrim, Longford and London in these lighthearted, happy reads. Deeply Rooted will be launched in Fenagh Community Centre next Saturday, October 26 at 8pm. Fr. Tommy Greenan will launch the book. The day after, Sunday, October 27, the book will be launched at 2.30pm in Drumkeerin Community Centre by Seán Breffni Flynn. Did you know that you can now follow Leitrim Daily on social media to keep in the loop with all things happening inside the county? Simply search Leitrim Daily on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or even our Youtube channel. Make sure to leave us a comment - let us know just exactly what Leitrim artists you think deserve to feature on Kiss My Arts.

This week it's all about the county finals as the Leitrim GAA Senior & Intermediate championships came to a conclusion yesterday. Glencar / Manorhamilton overcame Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins by the margin of a single point in the senior decider while Leitrim Gaels secured their first Intermediate Championship victory over a resolute Drumkeerin side. Breifne Earley speaks to Glencar / Manor trio Shane Ward, Conor Dolan & James Glancy and a frustrated Ballinamore Manager Dom Corrigan. We also hear from victorious coach Mal Guckian, Brendan Flynn and club chairman Mark Chandler after Leitrim Gael's win over Francis Davitt's Drumkeerin side. Francis also shares his disappointment after the defeat. St. Joseph's fell short at the last hurdle in their bid to secure the Connacht Ladies Intermediate crown while Drumreilly ended their season with a Division 2 league title with one point victory over Ballinaglera on Saturday evening. Longford Town crashed out of the SSE Airtricity League promotion playoffs on penalties at the hands of Cabinteely after a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Locally Manor Rangers secured a 2-1 victory over Aughanagh Celtic in the Sligo Leitrim Superleague. Muireann Devaney and Leah Fox saw their U17 National League season come to an end with a 2-0 defeat to Galway in the Semi Finals of the league, we speak to both girls after the game. In Rugby, Carrick on Shannon Rugby Club saw their first home game of the season end in a 12-0 victory over OLBC on Sunday evening, while former club man Matthew Earley was a substitute in a 45 - 14 victory over Belfast Harlequins in their first home game in Division 2B of the All Ireland League.

Last Tuesday night in The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton we held our first ever Live Episode Recording previewing this weekend’s Leitrim Football Finals at Senior and Intermediate level. This is the second part of that show. Órla McNabola starts proceedings with a conversation with secretary of North West STOP, Deirdre O’Hagan, about the fantastic work that they carry out in the region with their counselling service for those who are feeling depressed or suicidal or those who have been bereaved by suicide. Their work is entirely supported by charitable donations and many, many events like Tuesday’s to support their efforts across Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo, Donegal and Cavan. As it is World Mental Health Week, you can make a donation directly at www.northweststop.ie/donate/ Youth Olympic medallist Dearbhla Rooney brings us behind the scenes in the Glencar/Manor camp Breifne Earley took a trip to Ballinamore to see how Sean O’Heslins were faring up ahead of their first senior final in 21 years. Cormac O’Suilleabhain and Sean Boylan join Breifne for a panel discussion about the game, with some contributions from and about our other guests on the night including Joe Honeyman and Aidan Rooney. The Senior Final between Sean O’Heslins and Glencar/Manorhamilton will be played at 3pm on Sunday afternoon in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada. This will be immediately preceded by the Intermediate Final between Leitrim Gaels and Drumkeerin at 1pm. Tickets are available at the venue on the day.

Welcome to the What’s On! Guide for this week. With a wide range of things to see and do around the county, Órla McNabola presents what Leitrim has in store this week. If you want to bust your gut laughing, The Corn Mill Theatre Carrigallen is the place to be on Friday and Saturday night for ‘Loophole’. “Páidí has just six months left to live and decides to leave the farm to best friend Cass. Páidí's no-good brother Rooster won’t be pleased but hopefully solicitor Miss Murphy will sort everything out, with the help of the two nosey neighbours Mairéad and Molly.” This hilariously funny 3-act play is performed by the Mohill based Acorn Players and written by John McManus. Actor Pádraig McLoughlin tells us about it. Visual artist Nollaig Molloy will host a workshop on 3D line and shadow drawing in The Dock on Saturday morning. The Roscommon-based masters student help attendees to create a temporary large scale 3D line drawing, exploring the importance of drawing as a starting point but also its use as a centre point in the process of making. Also on Saturday in The Dock will be two concerts specifically designed for parents, grandparents and carers to enjoy in the company of babies, toddlers and young children. Tabby O Callaghan and Kieran Quinn will win you and your baby over with their rock-style nursery rhymes and childrens’ songs. Successful Sligo musician Tabby tells us more. County Clare singer Shirley Grimes takes to the stage in The Glens Centre on Saturday night. A Swiss-based musician, Shirley will kick off her first ever Irish tour that night and it’s sure to be a night of beautiful music from her 3-piece band. Come and join the Dirtbirds as they navigate the stresses and strains of modern life in their brand new  comedy show ‘Dirtbirds Self-Help Tour’. This rip roaring two hours of comedy gold is a unique blend of hilarious sketch comedy and stand up. If you haven’t managed to get tickets to their show in The Dock tomorrow week (Fri 18 Oct), you can catch them in The Glens Centre at a later date (Fri 9 Nov). Sinéad Culbert tells Órla about their Leitrim dates. The flags and jerseys will be all out in force in Avantcard Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada this Sunday for the back to back county finals. At 1pm Drumkeerin take Leitrim Gaels in the Smith Monumentals Leitrim Intermediate Football Championship Final. Ballinamore Seán O’Heslins then battle it out with Glencar Manorhamilton in the final of the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship at 3pm. Breifne joins Órla to discuss this weekend’s sporting action. Next Wednesday Carrick Cineplex host the premiere of ‘Dark Lies The Island’, a film based on the novels of Kevin Barry. Filmed around Boyle and Lough Key, the film encapsulates some recognisable places and also faces, amongst its Irish actors are Tommy Tiernan, Pat Shortt and Charlie Murphy. While it is not a public event, tickets can be won in this week’s Leitrim Observer.

Last night in The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton we held our first ever Live Episode previewing this weekend’s Leitrim Football Finals at Senior and Intermediate level. Breifne Earley and Órla McNabola host the show and today’s edition will focus on the first half of the live show which featured the Intermediate Final Preview and our look back at the 1994 Connacht Championship. Órla McNabola takes a look inside both camps ahead of the Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championship Final between Leitrim Gaels and Drumkeerin with recorded contributions from Mal Guckian, Aidan Flynn and Brian Treacy of Leitrim Gaels and Francis Davitt, Colm Clarke and Cathal McCauley of Drumkeerin. Live on the show while looking forward to the game on Sunday, Bryan Whitney and Gerry Spellman of Leitrim Gaels shared their experiences of the foundation of the club, the impact it’s made on their lives and the lives of the entire community of Leitrim Village while Seamus Gallagher and Joe Walpole talked about their memories of being part of Drumkeerin’s Junior Championship success in 1975 and the club’s other titles in 1966 and 1985. Joe Honeyman and Aidan Rooney had the audience in stitches throughout their look back at the 1994 Connacht Championship success. The long time friends reminisced about their happy and funny memories of that period in Leitrim football, of course it’s not long before the club rivalry kicks in and they are comparing notes for next Sunday’s senior final between Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins and Glencar / Manor. Both men talk about the impact of Gaelic games in their lives with Joe managing the Leitrim Minor team this year and Aidan fresh from a disappointing county semi final result with his St. Mary’s side in Sligo.

Welcome the What’s On! Guide for this week. We are already at Episode 92 of the podcast and we are getting closer than ever to our Leitrim Daily Live event next Tuesday, 8th October. With a wide range of things to see and do around the county, Órla McNabola presents just what Leitrim has in store this week. Graham Allen from Carrick on Shannon Athletics Club is tells us about their Couch to 5K programme which starts next Monday. The programme will train beginners to complete a 5K run. The Alcohol Forum are a national charity dedicated to preventing and reducing the harms caused by alcohol misuse. They are providing a seminar titled “Realising Rights & Responsibilities: Alcohol and the Rights of the Child”. That takes place in The Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon on Friday 11th October. Paula Leonard has all the details. Taragh Donohue from The Corn Mill Theatre in Carrigallen speaks to Órla ahead of their upcoming productions at the Carrigallen venue. This Sunday, 6th October, it’s ‘Celebrate Leitrim Day’. A day to honour our great little county - its people, places, projects, plants and animals. Jo Sachs-Eldridge gives us a taster of what’s in store. Justin Farrell from Carrick Cineplex brings us up to speed on what’s on the screens for the coming week. These include Carrick Film Society showings of Birds of Passage (tonight, 3rd October) and Sunset (next Thursday, 10th October). Breifne rounds off our What’s On! Guide with a peek at all this weekend’s fixtures for Gaelic football, soccer and rugby. Players from Glencar Manor, Ballinamore, Leitrim Gaels and Drumkeerin will play guests to our Leitrim Daily Live event next Tuesday, 8th October. A night of looking back but also forward to the future of Leitrim GAA. Audience tickets are €10 and available at theglenscentre.com. All proceeds go to Northwest STOP.

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.

After a bumper sports weekend Breifne is here to guide us through all the action. Gaelic Games dominates with the opening of the McGovern Aughavas Leitrim GAA Centre of Excellence in Annaduff, the last round of group games in the Senior and Intermediate Championship, the Ladies Semi Finals and the Minor Final. We start with Boxing and Soccer though, with Dean Clancy reaching the Quarter Final of the European Youth Championships. Niall Morahan, Ailbhe Clancy and Dearbhaile Beirne all reached the Semi Finals of their FAI Senior Cups with their respective National League clubs and Carrick Town's return to adult soccer is a welcome addition to the sporting landscape in the county. We speak to Carrick Town Manager Jason Kavanagh. Melvin Gaels won the battle of the North against Glencar / Manor while Drumreilly reached the Quarter Finals despite losing to Mohill to finalise the line up for the Championship Quarter Finals. Emlyn Mulligan and Conor Dolan tell us how they saw their clash game. We see a repeat of the county final of last season with Mohill and Aughawillan the pick of the games next Sunday. Morgan Quinn shares his thoughts on their victory and the championship so far. We also hear from St. Mary's Joseph Flynn and double goalscorer Oisin Bohan. Leitrim Gaels showed what they offer with a demolition of Drumkeerin as Aughavas lost out by the smallest margin to Kiltubrid. Bornacoola's third draw saw them through to the knock out stages. We spoke to Leitrim Gaels Player David Bruen and Drumkeerin Manager Francis Davitt. Glencar / Manor proved last season's Ladies Final appearance was no fluke with a one point victory over Kiltubrid in Cloone on Friday, while St. Josephs' victory over Oughteragh Gaels ensured a familiar ring to the final as they chase their third title in a row in three weeks. We chat to Glencar / Manor manager Padraig Corrigan after their game. Breifne also spoke to St. Joseph's Michelle Heslin and Oughteragh Gaels forward Laura O'Dowd after their clash in Fenagh yesterday. St. Francis secured their senior status, Breifne spoke to Paul Martin as he indicates he's not going to be involved with the side next season, but he's happy with the group's progress over the last 2 years. Finally we take a look back to the U17 final on Friday evening where a end to end battle took place between MacDiarmada Gaels and St. Mary's with both sides having to come back again next week to repeat the clash after an injury time free levelled matters at the death of the game.

We're focusing on the three main field sports this weekend on the show with Rugby, Soccer and Gaelic Games dominating the final weekend before the school's kick back into gear this week. Supported by: Urban Fit Crew BoxFit in Kiltoghert. We kick off with Leitrim representation at Inter Provincial Rugby for both Connacht and Leinster Schools this weekend with no fewer than five Leitrim players involved. Breifne finds out about wins for U19 Boys and U18 Girls with Matthew Earley and Hannah Johnston. In Women's Soccer Dearbhaile Beirne took a big step towards a Women's National League title with her Peamount United side this weekend, while Muireann Devaney scored the winner for Sligo Rovers in their U17 League victory over Limerick. Closer to home in Gaelic Games, there was a full round of fixtures in the club football championships for both men and women this weekend. We're catching up on all the action with Joe Flynn & Mark Diffley of St. Mary's, Noel Plunkett of Aughawillan, Mohill's Shane Quinn, former county players Gareth Phelan (Melvin Gaels) and James Glancy (Glencar / Manor), Bryan Whitney (Drumreilly). On the women's side of the house we'll be chatting to Paul Martin of St. Francis, Cammie McPartland captain of Glencar / Manor, Padraig Murphy of Drumkeerin and Dermot McDonagh of St. Francis Juniors.

It's a fresh start on the show today as the event guide will be hosted by the newest member of the Leitrim Daily team, Órla McNabola. She's chatting to Marina Conway, CEO of the Western Forestry Co-op, about the inaugural Woodlands Festival taking place on Sunday at Killegar House, Carrigallen. Órla dropped into the Breffni Players in Carrick on Shannon for final rehearsals for their production of "Conversations on a Homecoming" next week in The Dock in Carrick on Shannon. She chats to actors Annetha Kieran, Oliver Fallon and director Sinead Quinn. Breifne caught up with both John McGuinness, Chairman of the Lough Rynn Harvest and Vintage Festival this Sunday and Seamus Gallagher of the Drumkeerin Community Festival which concludes this weekend. Órla also checks in with Justin Farrell of Carrick Cineplex about their new releases this week.

In this week's Faces & Places, Breifne visits the North Leitrim village of Drumkeerin to experience their Old Fair Day last weekend. Supported by Urban Fit Crew Boxfit in Kiltoghert. Breifne meets old friends and old timers keeping old Irish traditions alive. From blacksmiths and coppersmiths to antique corn threshers and model railways all of the joys of yesteryear are on show in Drumkeerin. He's also chatting to event Chairman Des Wynne, Ireland's Mobile Farmer Eoin and Vanessa who's serving up venison and wild boar burgers along with vegan treats. Enjoy all the fun of the fair in today's Leitrim Daily episode.

As festival season comes to a close we're rounding up the last of the major festivals of the summer with Ballinamore, Drumkeerin and the Lough Rynn Harvest Festivals. David McCabe joins us to talk about the closing weekend of the Ballinamore festival where Robert Mizzell, Johnny Brady and Lee Matthews will be entertaining the crowds in their open air concert from the festival platform in the town. There's plenty to keep all ages entertained across Ballinamore with tonnes of sports, activities and events lined up. Seamus Gallagher is back to let us know what's happening in Drumkeerin with Derek Ryan, Michael English, Seamus O'Rourke, a fashion show and magicians and hypnotists to entertain the crowds over the next ten days. John McGuinness joins us to chat about the upcoming Lough Rynn Harvest and Vintage Festival in the grounds of Lough Rynn Castle Hotel on the 25th August. Johnny Brady will be back in the county again to close the day along with vintage cars, games and activities to entertain visitors of all ages. Taking place in the beautiful gardens and grounds of Lough Rynn it's reason enough to come along on the day. Breifne also takes a look at the events in The Dock, The Glens Centre, Carrick Cinema's new releases and what's available in sport this weekend too.

This week we're visiting Ballinagleragh, Ballinamore and Drumkeerin to see what local revellers have in store at their annual festivals in the coming weeks. Supported by DiveAtlantic.ie Thomas Forde updates us on what's going on for the last few days of the Ballinaglera GAA Club Festival in the village before we talk to David McCabe about what's going on in the Family Festival in Ballinamore from Sunday for the next week. Seamus Gallagher is talking hypnotists and the old fair day in Drumkeerin as part of their festival which starts next weekend. Emma O'Hagan of North West Stop reminds us about the important of raising funds for local charities as they prepare for their annual 5/10km walk, run or stroll on Sunday to raise funds for suicide prevention. We're also checking out whats happening in The Dock and the Cinema while we remind you about Jane Gilheaney Barry's book launch in Ballinamore on Saturday evening. Finally we check out what's happening in the world of sport this weekend.

This week on 'A Current Affair' Breifne is joined by Cllrs Mary Bohan and Finola Armstrong McGuire to discuss the issues of the week in the county. Having seen the number of women councillors drop to just 3 at the recent election, they discuss the impact of women in politics locally and the role that women have to play in the development of local government. Finola discusses the current N4 road improvement works in Carrick on Shannon and how there will be unavoidable delays through the town for the next six weeks. The decision to undertake these works was made at a national level and is out of the hands of the council. Mary discusses her interaction with CEO of the County Council, Lar Power, at the recent Council meeting where it was made quite clear to the council members that the executive staff would be withdrawn from any discussion on planning permission applications outside of the official planning process. The importance of volunteering and developing those skills within community groups and the value that these individuals and groups bring to life around the county including organising festivals, tidy towns committees and charitable causes. Finola talks about the selection of Senator Frank Feighan to the Fine Gael ticket for the upcoming general election. The discussion ends with a conversation about the problems with graveyard maintenance around the county where lack of finances at council level has resulted in failure to maintain council owned burial grounds particularly in the north of the county. Breifne also catches up with Niall Morahan at the U19 European Championships in Armenia ahead of his side's clash with France this evening.