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Glencar/Manorhamilton co-manager James Glancy and team captain Muireann Devaney speak to PJ Leddy after Monday's Connacht LGFA senior semi-final loss to Burrishoole of Mayo (0-14 to 2-5).

Glencar/Manor joint-manager Gerry Hickey and Leah Fox give their reaction to Sunday's 2-8 to 2-7 win over St Nathy's (Sligo) in Sunday's Connacht club quarter-final.

Glencar/Manor co-manager Gerry Hickey reflects on a third consecutive Leitrim LGFA senior 'A' title following Sunday's 5-7 to 2-11 win over Ballinamore in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy gets the thoughts Glencar-Manorhamilton's Muireann Devaney reflects on her side's one-point victory over Kiltubrid in the Gotham Dry Wall Senior Football Championship and reaching the Women's FAI Cup final with Athlone Town.

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.

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.

Glencar/Manor co-manager James Glancy gives his assessment of Sunday's 2-10 to 0-6 win over St Francis in Leitrim's Gotham Dry Wall SFC - and chats about his recent decision to join Paddy Christie's backroom team in Longford.

Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy gets the thoughts of Leitrim Gaels manager Paul Prior following his side's 3-10 to 0-16 victory over Glencar Manor in the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship on Friday evening.

Glencar Manor manager Martin Greene discusses his side's three-point defeat to Leitrim Gaels in the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship

Glencar/Manorhamilton women's co-manager Gerry Hickey pays tribute to his side's second-half comeback against Ballinamore in Sunday's Division 1 league final (Glencar/Manor winning 2-14 to 2-10).

DAY TWO Starting point is the N16 to Manorhamilton GPS Location: 54.282961, -8.45329 Narrators: Mary Murphy and Sean McMahon In our audio piece. Mary and Sean set the scene on Yeats's fascination with the Celtic twilight. Today's route encompasses its famous sites before coming to Yeats's resting spot. The N16 is a scenic route that will take you high above Glencar valley on your left within the next five miles. DIRECTIONS: Ignoring the first sign for the Glencar waterfall, we'll be taking you anti-clockwise around the lake to get to the waterfall. Carry on out the N16 and look out for a viewing park of the lake on the left. After this, you will be driving another 2 kilometres before turning off left where signposted.  Want to get brought to the viewpoint by Google Maps? Use the coordinates below to bring you to the next Point of Interest: 54.332011, -8.39793

Glencar lake and waterfall GPS location: 54.340271, -8.37323 We've guided you to the car park by Glencar lake. It's got clean WCs available and adequate parking for everything from buses to motorhomes. This car park may be the best place from which to do a proper walking tour of the area. The waterfall is believed to be the site which inspired The Stolen Child, this is an enthralling place. Make sure you you climb the 100 or so easy steps on the looped walk, right past the waterfall and past the hazel bush where rags or votives have been tied to it where believers have made wishes.  WHERE dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake,  There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake  The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our faery vats,  Full of berrys And of reddest stolen cherries.   Come away, O human child!  To the waters and the wild  With a faery, hand in hand,  For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.  Where the wave of moonlight glosses  The dim gray sands with light,  Far off by furthest Rosses  We foot it all the night,  Weaving olden dances  Mingling hands and mingling glances  Till the moon has taken flight;  To and fro we leap And chase the frothy bubbles,  While the world is full of troubles  And anxious in its sleep.  Come away, O human child!  To the waters and the wild  With a faery, hand in hand,  For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.  Where the wandering water gushes  From the hills above Glen-Car,  In pools among the rushes  That scarce could bathe a star,  We seek for slumbering trout  And whispering in their ears  Give them unquiet dreams;  Leaning softly out  From ferns that drop their tears  Over the young streams.  Come away, O human child!  To the waters and the wild  With a faery, hand in hand,  For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.  Away with us he's going,  The solemn-eyed: He'll hear no more the lowing  Of the calves on the warm hillside  Or the kettle on the hob Sing peace into his breast,  Or see the brown mice bob  Round and round the oatmeal chest.  For he comes, the human child,  To the waters and the wild  With a faery, hand in hand,  For the world's more full of weeping than he can understand.  DIRECTIONS: After the waterfall, you'll be continuing your anti-clockwise journey around the lake taking you near Ben Bulben. We'll be guiding you to a scenic spot to pull over and enjoy the view. Use the coordinates below to bring you to the next Point of Interest: 54.33762, -8.404841

This week's In The Garden, with Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre, Glencar

All the latest Gardening advice, on this week's In The Garden with Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre, Glencar

Glencar/Manorhamilton LGFA manager Padhraic Corrigan gives a frank assessment of Sunday's Connacht club final loss to holders Kilkerrin/Clonberne of Galway on a final scoreline of 4-22 to 1-6. He spoke to Ocean FM Sport's PJ Leddy.

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.

Glencar/Manorhamilton full-forward Ailbhe Clancy scores 2-4 in her side's Connacht senior club semi-final win against St Nathy's of Sligo.

Glencar/Manor's Leah Fox pays tribute to absent team-mate Muireann Devaney (on international soccer duty with Ireland) as the Connacht Club Champions from 2020 retained their 2021 senior county title on Saturday with a 2-8 to 1-6 victory against St Joseph's.

Glencar/Manor manager Seán Boylan talks to Ocean FM Sport's Brian Kerrigan following Sunday's 4-10 to 0-8 defeat to Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's in the quarter-final of the Leitrim Connacht Gold SFC, played in Carrick-on-Shannon (pictured).

Bliss the enchanted fairy heads off to collect the soothing sound of one of the world's most amazing waterfalls! Afterwards, she guides listeners in a relaxing meditation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bliss the enchanted fairy heads off to collect the soothing sound of one of the world's most amazing waterfalls! Afterwards, she guides listeners in a relaxing meditation!

Ocean FM Sport pays tribute to the 2020 women's Connacht Club championship title successes for Eoghan Rua of Sligo (Junior) and Glencar/Manor of Leitrim (intermediate).

Dr Siobhan Mc Hale Consultant psychiatrist at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on the evidence of alcohol related harm, while reporter Sinead Spain speaks to Seamus Price from Spar in Glencar in Letterkenny and to John Bogue who owns a foodhall in Monaghan town. We hear the details of the legislative plans from Minister of State Frank Feighan.

This week's In The Garden, with Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre, Glencar

This week's In the Garden, with Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre, Glencar

It's the return of In the Garden with Feeney's Garden Centre in Glencar. and Liam Feeney is on hand to answer all your questions, as you prepare for the start of the gardening season

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.

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).

County final Player of the Match Ailbhe Clancy reflects on Glencar/Manorhamilton's first ever Leitrim LGFA senior football title, following Sunday's 5-19 to 1-9 win against Seán O'Heslin's.

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 Glencar Manorhamilton manager Sean Boylan after his side's 4-18 to 2-14 defeat to St Mary's in the Connaught Gold SFC 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.

On this week's show, we speak to Eddie Lee a Photography, owner of the Sligo Jazz Project, artistic director & Self-employed musician.Eddie shares his story of how he discovered music and some of his incredible journey - we will have to have him on the show again. He talks about how he arrived back home after a few years away, what he has missed in the lockdown, what he is looking forward to in the future and his favourite places in Sligo.As a pro musician of more than 3 decades, I've guested on a Grammy-nominated Enya album, toured and recorded with artists on several continents across many genres of music, including NoCrows, Dervish, Those Nervous Animals, Stockton's Wing, A Woman's Heart and the Pale. In 2013 I sang in Ennio Morricone's choir for his Irish concerts and was commissioned to co-write a suite of music by the Hawks Well Theatre and appeared in Ken Loach's Jimmy's Hall as a jazz musician. Each July I have been instrumental in bringing the best jazz musicians on the planet to Sligo to teach and perform at Sligo Jazz Project's annual summer school and festival. I enjoy travelling through my music career and it's probably this I really miss the most during the current pandemic.More recently I have explored my love for photography and the landscape of my home county Sligo in particular. In the lockdown period I have been studying and learning about various aspects of photography and with the uncertainty surrounding the entertainment business hope to forge a career as a photographer over the coming months and years L, branching out into portrait work as well as my landscape and Milky Way/night Sky work.I have also been doing a Wednesday night jazz & world music show on radiosligo.com I love sunsets in Cummeen strand, all year round swimming in the sea, trekking the mountains, Sligo Rovers and Sligo's wonderful music, theatre and arts scene. I'm currently doing a photographic project on our multicultural community. Last winter I discovered the amazing benefits of winter cold water sea dipping and it's been quite the buzz! I've also done the Warriors run 6 times and look forward to it each year building my fitness programme around it.If you could wave a magic wand what would you fix or bring to Sligo?We need a radical overhaul in city Centre development policy, landlords need to be encouraged or subsidized in order to reopen sligo city centre for business. It's a disgrace that so much of the town is owned by so few business people who seem to care less about properties lying vacant. The solution has to come from the top down in order to allow people to rent premises affordably and get new small businesses opening again. This is even more crucial to the town centre in the years following this pandemic, with economic depression a likely situation for years to come. My magic wand right now though would be to be rid of this pandemic and open our music venues again.I've undergone quite an epiphany in the past year, and have really found a new passion in photography and photographic editing. I'm very excited about where this is going to take me, particularly as I've started doing portraits recently and found it's something that I love going.What are your must-do Sligo recommendations? Hike above Glencar and up Knocknarea, Walk the boardwalk from Slish Wood to Innisfree. Drive round the Gleniff horseshoe, Swim in the Atlantic surf in Strandhill and walk on Aughris head. Eat in Stoked and have lunch in shells. Catch a memorable gig in sligo jazz festival

This weekend we're blessed amongst women once again as we look towards the Semi Finals of the Ladies Championships at all adult levels and we speak to one adventurous Rooskey woman ahead of her 660km cycle adventure next week. With breaking news (0:58) that some sports clubs in the county have been in close contact with covid cases and 48 hour closures of all activities in 2 clubs (Kiltubrid GAA / LGFA & Carrick Town) we'll be discussing the impact of covid on our games. We'll be outlining the fixtures over the weekend with action in Ladies Football (3:52) at Senior, Intermediate and Junior while the Junior A, B & C competitions continue in Men's Gaelic Football (5:32). The show will also include updates on National League & Women's Youth Inter League Soccer (7:09), Trident Swimming Club (10:11) and Carrick Rowing (11:22) activities across the county. Ahead of the Gotham Dry Wall Leitrim Ladies Senior Football Championship semi finals (13:03) we speak to Bronagh O'Rourke (13:33) of current champions St. Josephs, Mellissa Hewitt (22:24) of their opponents on Sunday, Glencar/Manor and group toppers Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins centre forward Roisin McHugh (29:37) ahead of their semi finals this weekend. Finally Rooskey’s Lorraine McGlynn (37:19) joins us to share details of her marathon cycle next week where she will be cycling 660km over 4 days in aid of Cycle Against Suicide. Her long distance ride will finish in Dublin on Thursday to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. Full details available at: https://www.facebook.com/donate/844609092737677/?fundraiser_source=external_url

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.

Liam Feeney, of Feeney’s Garden Centre in Glencar, answers queries from listeners, which this week ranged across many topics, from moss control, roses failing to bloom, and when to plant flowers such as daffodils. This week’s garden slot with Liam on North West Today was the last in a weekly series over the past four months, and he took the opportunity to thank to all those Ocean FM listeners who sent him questions and sought his advice.

Another hectic weekend with all clubs across the county playing the fourth weekend of the championship calendars at all levels of Gaelic Football. It’s wins all around in soccer (2:38) this weekend with Niall Morahan of Sligo Rovers and Dearbhaile Beirne and her Peamount United teammates all securing wins at national league levels on Saturday evening. Aaron Hickey converted a late penalty to secure a 5-4 victory for his Manor Rangers team over Merville United in Sligo on Sunday. We run through the results in the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship (4:03), Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championship (6:23) & Vistamed Junior B & C Championships (7:07). We also run through the Ladies Football results at Senior (10:43), Intermediate (12:30) and Junior (13:08) grades. We hear from some of the participants of the Senior Championship games with a chat with James Phelan (26:57),manager of Melvin Gaels, spoke to Breifne on Sunday evening, the day after their table topping victory over county champions, Glencar Manorhamilton. Dom Corrigan (16:14), Wayne McKeon (21:15), Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins manager & captain and Daire Farrell (24:03) of St. Mary’s give their assessment of the senior clash between the sides on Saturday evening. We also spoke to David Bruen (34:56) of Leitrim Gaels and Nigel Maguire (39:15) of Drumreilly after an entertaining championship game in Leitrim Village on Saturday evening. On the ladies side of the game we caught up with Dearbhla Rooney (41:30) of Glencar / Manor after their reversal at the hands of Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins on Sunday morning. Friday evening saw Kiltubrid emerge with the win against St. Francis to put them in pole position to win the battle for the final Semi final spot. Caoimhe McGarry (44:12) and Emma Guckian (46:04) joined us after the game. Breifne also caught up with Leitrim Ladies manager Hugh Donnelly (48:00) who brought us up to date with the impact of the Covid lockdown on his sides plans and preparations. Former county star Fintan McBrien (52:54) of Aughavas shares the importance of Junior football in terms of both developing young players, giving old timers like himself a run out and the social aspect of keeping players involved in the club. On the ladies side at junior level we spoke to Elizabeth Honeyman (57:44) of Fenagh and Aisling Faulkner (59:42) of Glencar / Manor after the northerners edge their junior ladies clash by a single point.

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).

After the excitement of getting our sports back up and running last weekend, it's the turn of the ladies as the Leitrim Ladies football championships kick off this weekend alongside the Men's Junior Championships. We'll also be featuring a look at the second round of fixtures in both the Leitrim GAA Senior and Intermediate Football Championships as the group tables will start to take shape with another series of games to come tomorrow evening. We'll be talking to members of all six senior ladies sides in the county ahead of the competition starting on Sunday morning alongside the secretary of Leitrim Ladies PJ Ryan (10:30). The reigning Champions St. Joseph's face a trip to Kiltubrid in a repeat of the 2017 county final and are represented on the show by Shannon O'Rourke (14:30). While twice beaten finalists Glencar / Manor face a trip to Drumshanbo to play St. Francis in their attempt to make it third time lucky in 2020, we're joined by their captains Eimear Feely and Rebecca Rooney (17:25). In alphabetical order the rest of the clubs are represented by Kiltburid's Michelle Guckian (20:13), Laura O'Dowd (22:19) of Sean O'Heslins, their opponents on Sunday in a newly amalgamated St. Brigid's side Carla LaGuen (24:59) who'll chat to us about life as a new entity in the game and finally St. Francis pair Dara Morahan & Roisin McGrenaghan (26:23). Mohill's Deirdre Ward (29:22) also had a chat with us about her sides hopes to go one better than last years Intermediate final appearance this time around. In the Men's Junior grade which starts on Sunday also we hear from Glenfarne Kilty boss Aidy McCallion (31:54) and we close the show with the last club to get their adult campaign up and running. Fintan McBrien (40:46), manager of Aughavas who don't have their first game until Sunday week in the Junior ranks.

We're celebrating the return of competitive sport to the playing pitches and sporting arenas of Leitrim this weekend with the much anticpated start of the Leitrim GAA Club Football Championships. In today's show we're looking at the teams participating in the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship which throw's in tomorrow afternoon. Today's show is in partnership with Leitrim Local Enterprise Office & LocalMedia.ie 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 On today's show we'll be chatting to each club gearing up to compete for this year's Senior Championship with players and managers joining Breifne to let us know how they are preparing for the blistering pace they're facing into over the next five weekends. Eight of the ten teams will start their campaign this weekend with four fixtures taking place tomorrow evening at 7pm. We'll be chatting to reigning champions Glencar/Manorhamilton and man of the match in last year's final Conor Dolan (8:51) about their preparation ahead of their opening Group B game in Drumshanbo. County goalkeeper Diarmuid McKiernan (14:49) gives the home sides point of view. Also in Group B, Leitrim Gaels will field a team in Senior Championship for the first ever time, we spoke to their captain James Flynn (18:24) ahead of their big game. Veteran Emlyn Mulligan joins us as captain of their opponents Melvin Gaels for the clash in Leitrim Village tomorrow evening. In Group A in what is arguably the clash of the round Mohill host Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins in a high octane clash which should set the championship alight from the off. Keith Beirne (30:09) spoke to us earlier in the week ahead of the all ticket affair and we're joined by Adrian Smith (36:05), a selector for Sean O'Heslins ahead of the tasty encounter. Our final interview of the show is Fenagh captain Donal Wrynn (41:41) who host St. Mary's Kiltoghert in their opening game on Saturday.

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.

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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 we’re looking back at the County Under 20 Final, the Minor Girls Shield Final and the Leitrim Sports Star Awards held on Saturday evening in Lough Rynn Castle. St. Mary’s ended a 26 year drought to lift their first U20 / U21 title since 1993 with a two goal margin over Fenagh St. Caillins while St. Brigid’s had four points to spare over St. Joseph’s in the ‘B’ U20 final. We speak to Jack Barnes, Oisin Bohan, Mark Diffley and manager Alan Doherty after their victory as well as Fenagh’s manager Bobby O’Rourke. We catch up with Tommy Gallagher of Glencar / Manor after his U18 ladies side won the Shield Final on Saturday afternoon with a victory over Allen Gaels. After the Leitrim Sports Star Awards, Breifne also catches up with Eileen Maxwell of Fló Beo who along with her daughter Heather and their friend Toni McGlynn completed a 245km swim the entire length of the Shannon River this year. We also take a closer look at the list of winners from the event.

This week Niall Brady and Shaun Chandler join Breifne to talk about their respective exits from the Connacht Club Championships over the weekend. Niall tells us about his Glencar / Manor side's defeat to Ballintubber in Castlebar on Sunday while Shaun recaps his Leitrim Gaels' side encounter with Roscommon Intermediate champions Tulsk on Saturday. In a quiet weekend locally for Soccer all eyes were on Mohill's Dearbhaile Beirne who despite an excellent individual performance including creating the second Peamount goal found herself on the losing side of the FAI Senior Women's Final with Wexford winning 3-2. Breifne also chat to Sean McKeon and Keith Crossan of Carrick on Shannon Rugby Club who told us all about their 8-6 defeat to Tuam early on Sunday morning, while former underage player Matthew Earley made his first AIL start for Sligo in a 14-10 victory over Dungannon. Jennifer and Luke McNamee joined us from Italy to let us know all about the 28 gold medals won by Leitrim athletes from the Green Dragon karate club at the World Karate Championships.

It’s a taste of some cracking sporting action on today’s show. We’re chatting about Connacht Club Championships in Gaelic Football, Aviva Stadium showdowns and All Ireland League Debuts in Rugby with Breifne Earley. Shane Ward, Manager of county champions Glencar Manorhamilton tells us how they have been preparing for the Connacht Club Championship since their final victory a few weeks ago. After winning their first title in 7 years they are chomping at the bit to it up to Mayo champions Ballintubber on Sunday in McHale Park, Castlebar (2pm). Leitrim Gaels’ Eunan Treacy joins Breifne to chat about their upcoming Connacht Intermediate Club Championships where they travel to Hyde Park to face Roscommon opposition in the shape of Tulsk. Eunan reminisces about his lengthy career with Leitrim Gaels and the opportunity to play Senior Football next season and the options which are now available to youngsters around the village. FAI Development Officer Damon Kearney joins us to chat about the FAI Senior Cup Finals which take will place on Sunday afternoon in the Aviva Stadium. As well as being a centrepiece of the domestic game there is specific Leitrim interest both on and off the pitch on Sunday. Mohill’s Dearbhaile Beirne will be playing with League Champions Peamount in the women’s decider while Emma Cleary will be acting as the 4th Official on the day. Finally Leitrim Village’s Matthew Earley shares his excitement at being named in the starting 15 for Sligo Rugby in the All Ireland League for the very first time. Sligo RFC face Dungannon at 2:30pm in Hamilton Park, Strandhill tomorrow in Division 2B of the All Ireland League.

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.

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.

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 for our Sports Preview show Breifne Earley is focusing on the last 4 of the club championship at Senior and Intermediate grades as well as Sligo Rovers’ FAI Cup semi final against League champions Dundalk. Melvin Gaels boss James Phelan and Glencar Manor’s Shane Ward compare notes on their preparations while Daniel Beck talks about the ups and downs in Mohill’s season so far. Patricia Forde, captain of Keeldra Gaels joins us to talk about her sides chances of replicating their league success in their second final of the season against Drumkeeran tomorrow evening. Niall Morahan joins Breifne to talk about his big weekend with a sell out crowd expected in the Showgrounds for their semi final against Dundalk. The Bit o’ Red have already beaten Dundalk this season back in April, but with Dundalk on a 29 game unbeaten streak since then the odds are stacked in their favour. Breifne also looks briefly at the Intermediate semi finals between northern rivals Drumkeeran and Ballinaglera and Annaduff face Leitrim Gaels in the other game. He also touches on the ladies intermediate final between Aughawillan and Mohill.

This week we're concentrating on the Leitrim Ladies Football Senior Championship final with St. Josephs battling with Glencar/Manor for the title. Breifne Earley talks to players and coaches from both sides of the game after the Carrigallen and Aughavas girls secured their 3rd consecutive county championship. On the show today we hear from Vanessa Gallogly, Clare Owens and Carmel McGovern as well as their manager Ray McBrien, we also catch up with defeated manager John Sheridan about the disappointment in their camp before we sum up the rest of the ladies football action as the Junior and Intermediate finalists are now decided for next weekend. Annaduff and Glencar / Manor have sealed their place in the Junior 'A' Final in two weeks time and both managers Patrick McMorrow (Glencar/Manor) and Alan Cox (Annaduff) share their thoughts with us ahead of the final in two weeks time. We also hear from TP McLoughlin and Martin Doonan as their Fenagh St. Caillins team brushed aside local rivals Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins to reach the Junior 'B' Final. Matthew Earley joins us to tell us about winning the Connacht Rugby Senior League with Sligo in his first season as a senior player with the club. It's the first time the title has ever been secured by the Sligo club and a massive boost to the club ahead of the restart of the All Ireland League in just two weeks time. We take a short look back at the soccer action over the last few days with Niall Morahan featuring for Sligo Rovers in their SSE Airtricity Leagu victory over UCD on Friday and some of the underage results from around the county this weekend with the two adult sides not in action.

This week it's all about the Ladies Football Senior County Final with St. Josephs and Glencar / Manor doing battle in the championship decider on Sunday afternoon. Breifne is joined by players and coaches from each of the participating teams. Clare Owens and Brian Mulvey try to play down talk of securing St. Joseph's 3rd championship in succession by talking up the ability of the Manorhamilton forwards and reassuring the listeners that Sunday is just another game. John Sheridan of Glencar / Manor talks about the open culture within the club and how himself and Padraig Corrigan have been able to continue the great work of previous management teams to keep their dual stars in the fold and get back to another county final in search of their first ever senior crown. Muireann Devaney takes us on a trip to Lithuania with her with the Irish U17's which was her preparation for the crunch game. Beaming with confidence after starring for the girls in green in their 3 straight forward victories against Albania, Lithuania and Greece in an 11 day visit to the Baltic state. With her attention firmly on the county final on Sunday, she's eager to join her team mates and show just how much this title means to them. We also take a quick look at the Vistamed Junior 'A' & 'B' Championship Semi Finals and some of the local soccer action taking place this weekend.

Today's Sports Round Up takes in the Senior and Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Finals which were played yesterday. Breifne Earley talks to players and coaches from each of the fixtures played over the weekend. Melvin Gaels secured their place in the Quarter Finals with a victory over St. Mary's as Glencar / Manor will meet them in the last four with a heavy defeat of Allen Gaels. In other other Semi Final Mohill and Ballinamore will lock horns after defeating Aughawillan and Drumreilly respectively. We hear from Killian McGloin, James Phelan (both Melvin Gaels), Joe Flynn (St. Mary's), James Flynn (Allen Gaels), Shane Ward, Adrian Croal (Both Glencar / Manor), Dom Corrigan, Wayne McKeon (Both Sean O'Heslins), Olly Maguire (Drumreilly), Liam Keegan, Domhnall Flynn (Both Mohill) and Tommy McCormack (Aughawillan) after the Senior games. Breifne also takes a look at the Soccer action with Muireann Devaney in scoring form for Ireland's second U17 qualifier against Lithuania with their final game against Greece this afternoon, Niall Morahan in league action with Sligo Rovers on Friday night and how Carrick Town and Manor Rangers got on this weekend. Hannah Johnston and her U18 Connacht Rugby team-mates were beaten by Ulster in the Inter Provincial Championship Semi Final by Ulster as Sligo RFC First Team secured a top 2 finish in the Men's Connacht Senior League with a victory over Corinthians to set up a possible first league title win with the final game next week against Galwegians. Finally we take a look at the two minor finals played last weekend, In the Ladies U18 final between Allen Gaels and St. Felim's in Cloone. First we speak to St. Felim's joint captains Genevieve Canning and Grainne Prior, their coach Ray McBrien after their victory in the final while Dermot McDonagh joins us to talk about his sides performance. In the Boy's U17 final replay St. Mary's had just a single point advantage at the end of the second hour of this particular tie. We spoke to both managers, Tom Crowe of St. Mary's and Kealan McKeon of MacDiarmada Gaels. I also spoke to Ashley Mayiza and Gavin Reynolds of St. Mary's after their victory.

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.

The Club Football Championships are back with a vengeance this weekend with the final round of the Connacht Gold Senior & Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championships this weekend while the McCormacks Mace Ladies Senior Championship moves to the Semi Final stage. With the major talking points in Group 1 where Melvin Gaels, Drumreilly and Fenagh are all in the shakeup for the final two quarter final berths going into the last weekend. There are no direct head to heads though as they face their other group members Glencar/Manor, Mohill and Gortletteragh respectively. I chat to Melvin Gaels Manager James Phelan and Drumreilly player Declan Maxwell ahead of the crunch games for both sides. On the women's game Cammie McPartland (Glencar/Manor) and Vanessa Gallogly (St. Joseph's) preview their own Semi Final games this weekend with Kiltubrid and Oughteragh Gaels hoping to upset their chances of reaching the decider. We'll also be looking at the latter stages of other sports competitions this weekend with the U12 Girls final played earlier this week and the U17 Boys final happening this evening. Finally we speak to Selina Shanley who's taking to her bicycle in the wilds of Connemara alongside two of her brothers, Dermot and Morgan, to raise much needed funds for Multiple Myeloma, a rare form of cancer which their Father has recieved treatment for. Now in much better health the Shanley's wish to pay it forward to benefit other families who are dealing with the disease.

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 another busy weekend across the county and for Leitrim athletes further a field. The third round of fixtures in the Leitrim GAA Club Championships takes place as well as Leitrim Ladies relegation playoff with Wicklow on Sunday afternoon. Supported by the Leitrim Glens Sportive Cycle on 18th August. Breifne sat down with Sean O'Heslins' Dean McGovern ahead of their clash with St. Mary's on Saturday evening to discuss their 100% record so far and their expectations for the game and their desire to end 29 years without a senior championship title in the town. Glencar / Manor's Karen Connolly is with us to talk about her Leitrim Ladies' side chances in their final game of the season against Wicklow in a crunch relegation decider from the Intermediate grade for next season. Ailbhe Clancy also drops in to talk about facing her former Leitrim Ladies team mate Dearbhaile Beirne as Peamount United travel to Galway WFC for their FAI Women's National League encounter in Galway tomorrow. Breifne also takes a look at the weekend ahead for Carrick Athletic Club athletes Gerard O'Donnell and Eanna Madden at the European Team Championships this weekend in Norway. Finally we discuss the Ballinamore Road Races and the Leitrim Glens Sportive cycles over 40km, 100km, 150km and 200km on the 18th August, which closes entries next Thursday, 15th August. Featured on yesterday's event guide the North West Stop 5km Run, Walk / Stroll takes place on Sunday at 3pm in Manorhamilton. Registration from 2:30pm.

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 chatting to Toni, Heather and Eileen from Flo Beo, three Annaduff women who are two days into their attempt to become the first women to swim the length of the shannon. Breifne is also chatting to Ciaran Sheridan, Chairman of Glencar / Manor about their 50th Birthday Celebrations this weekend. Mark Solan chats about the Bothar na Naomh duathlon in Cloone while Breifne speaks to Paul Martin, manager of St. Francis Ladies ahead of their clash with Kiltubrid. Leah Fox talks about mixing her sports with crunch games with Sligo Rovers U17 today and her Championship opener with Glencar / Manor on Sunday. We catch up on all the action in the Club Championships with input from Joseph Flynn (St. Mary's Manager) & Conor Dolan (Glencar/Manor captain) give their thoughts on their respective results this week.