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Aidan Taggy Fogarty joins us as Eddie takes a well-earned rest; we talk about Kilkenny's slender win over Waterford and next Sunday's clash with Cork.We also deep dive into Limerick's win over Tipp and we examine Carlow's defeat in Antrim. As well as all that we have sit down interviews with Cian Kenny and Alan Connolly.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Kilkenny claimed a second win in the league with an injury time Cian Kenny free earning 1-21 to 1-20 win against Waterford, afterwards we got the reaction of Cats Manager Derek Lyng while our friends in WLR shared their interview with Deise boss Peter Queally.In Belfast, Carlow fell flat losing 25 points to 12 against Antrim, we hear from Fiachra Fitzpatrick and Manager Pat Bennett as well as under fire Saffron boss Davy Fitzgerald.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
A busy episode in which we debate what can be done for the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup, if Ben O'Connor is helping or hindering his team with his comments and we look ahead to the National League weekend.As well as all of that we've got reaction from across all grades for the Kilkenny hurling draws.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
As Graigue Balycallan hold a special celebration Adrian Ronan joins us to reminisce on their senior titles in 98 and 2000 while we also chat about Kilkenny so far and what he makes of Cork.As the Fitzgibbon Cup wraps up for 2026 former winners of that competition Declan Hannon and Niall O'Meara talk college, retirement and playing against Kilkenny and Carlow. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
This week Eddie and Mickey dive into Kilkenny's defeat away to Limerick, Carlow's loss to Wexford and we talk Cork/Tipp and Kildare's unsurprising win against Antrim. We also chat about the black card rule and if Refs need to engage more with players.
Defeats for Kilkenny and Carlow this weekend, we hear from both managers. We also hear from Carlow defender Dion Wall and Wexford's Kevin Foley as well as chatting VAR with James Hickey and the Irish Daily Mail's Philip Lanigan.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
This week on The Knock On, KCLR Sport's weekly rugby podcast, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty of Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Paddy Browne of Tullow RFC to break down all the latest action from across the local rugby scene.Carlow delivered a dominant performance in the Towns Cup, overpowering New Ross 66–0 to book their place in the next round, where they will face Wicklow. The fixture also carried a poignant moment, with a tribute paid to the late Martin Dunphy. Martin was a former Carlow player and a central figure in the club's golden era, playing a pivotal role in the historic Towns Cup teams that achieved an unprecedented three-in-a-row in 1992, 1993 and 1994.The scheduled ladies' game involving Carlow was unfortunately called off due to adverse weather conditions.Kilkenny also progressed in the Towns Cup following a solid 27–7 victory over Enniscorthy. They now set up a next-round clash with Tullow. It was a successful outing for Kilkenny across the board, with their women's side continuing their impressive form by defeating Navan 24–10. That result leaves the Kilkenny women with an outstanding record of nine wins from ten games this season.Tullow, meanwhile, had a bye in the Towns Cup but came into the next round with confidence after a strong league win over Seapoint the previous week, despite finishing that match with just 13 players. Tullow returns to league action this weekend with a challenging fixture away to Wicklow.We also bring you all the latest youth rugby news and updates from around the region.All that and more on The Knock On.
This week on The Knock On, KCLR Sport's weekly rugby podcast, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty of Carlow Rugby Club, James Blanchfield from Kilkenny RFC, and Paddy Browne of Tullow RFC to break down all the latest action from across the local rugby scene.Kilkenny RFC picked up a strong home win over Mullingar, running out 28–17 victors in Leinster League Division 1B after scoring four tries to two. They're back at home this weekend as Clondalkin come to town, while the Kilkenny women travel to face South East Lions on Sunday.Carlow RFC enjoyed a dominant away win against Clondalkin, winning 40–17, and now turn their attention to an away trip to Gorey this weekend. It was a tougher outing for the Carlow women, who were beaten by Birr in Division 4.Tullow RFC were edged out at home by Tullamore in a high-scoring Division 1A encounter, losing 35–28. They face a tough test away to Seapoint this weekend. Tullow women were beaten 38–10 by Wicklow in the AIL and will look to bounce back at home against UL Bohemians.We also bring you all the latest youth rugby news and updates from around the region.All that and more on The Knock On.
Mossy Keoghan on being an All Star, working under Eddie Brennan and Tullaroan's new Manager Dave Mulcahy. Plus we hear from Kilkenny Manager Derek Lyng ahead of their clash with Limerick this weekend. We've also got Kilkenny Chairman PJ Kenny on the importance of their relationship with Tirlán, integration and facilities.
The KCLR Hurling Podcast is out slightly later this week due to the Bank Holiday, that means that Mickey and Eddie have had more time to stew on a good weekend of hurling what's to come this Saturday and Sunday. We also chat to TJ Reid about his third stint as Kilkenny Captain and if it changes his role within the squad, winning once again with Shamrocks Ballyhale and Henry taking over the under 20's.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Former Carlow captain and KCLR analyst James Hickey joined us to discuss a weekend and to look ahead to Carlow and Kilkenny's matches next weekend.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Mickey Wash and Eddie Scally deep dive into all of the weekend's top tier hurling action including Kilkenny's clunky win over Offaly, Waterford's first half no show against Cork and Galway's youngsters showing well.Carlow opened with a win against Down while Chris Nolan is named captain, we get the thoughts of former Carlow captain James Hickey.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
We hear from Kilkenny and Offaly manager's Derek Lyng and Johnny Kelly following their tight tussle in UPMC Nowlan Park while Pat Bennett, Johnny Nevin and Richard Coady talk about a good start for Carlow.There's also reaction from Cork and Galway following a win for the Rebels and a defeat for the Tribesmen.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
On this week's podcast Mickey and Eddie chat about Kilkenny's win over Kildare on what was learned. We chat about why intermediate level needs to return at inter county, Carlow's vital clash with Down and the brilliance of Ballygunner.We also stray into football as we talk about one of the best club football matches ever played as Daingean Uí Chúis are crowned All-Ireland winners.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Dublin based Kilkenny man Naoise Waldron looks at the hurling landscape for 2026 discusses the new Cats management team and talks about his new coaching venture, Derek Lyng and Brian Dowling react to a close game in Callan while Grace Walsh talks Laochra Gael.As well as all that we hear from AIB All-Ireland Club champions Ballygunner.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Derek Lyng sits down with KCLR ahead of the new season to talk changes in the management team, missing Huw Lawlor and Billy Ryan, TJ taking the captaincy and the development of players.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Eddie Scally and Michael Walsh analyze Kilkenny's season opener against Laois and debate positions 1, 3 and 6. They also talk about the AIB All-Ireland Club Finals and as club manager's get to work, we discuss how those taking over a team for the first time go about it.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Kilkenny earned a first competitive win of the season beating Laois 2-17 to 10 points in the Walsh Shield semi final while TJ Reid is confirmed as the captain for 2026, we hear from Derek Lyng and Taggy Fogarty. As well as all of that we chat with Carlow Manager Pat Bennett. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
In our first analysis podcast of the year Mickey and Eddie Mickey chat Kilkenny's Walsh Cup cancellation, Carlow's defeat to the Dubs, camogie on ice and how Limerick, Waterford, Clare and Tipp are shaping up.You may notice at times that Eddie sounds slightly off microphone that's because Oisin is an idiot.
Kilkenny didn't get to play their Walsh Cup game and manager Derek Lyng was frustrated, we spoke to him in Westmeath. We also hear from Carlow Manager Pat Bennett and Dublin boss Neil O'Callaghan while Adrian Ronan looks into his crystal ball for 2026.
It's the final KCLR Hurling Podcast post-match edition of the year in which we hear about Danesfort's defeat, Ballygunner and Loughrea winning their All-Ireland Semi- Final and and a great day for Graignamanagh.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
This week Eddie, Michael and Oisin gives their highs and lows from the club and county seen in 2025. They also talk about their hopes for 2026 which actually turns into a Leinster v Munster hurling debate. Danesfort are in AIB All-Ireland semi final action on Sunday we look ahead to that as well as the senior semi-finals. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
No post-match podcast this week but we do have a sit-down interview with new Carlow Manager Pat Bennett while we continue the countdown to Danesfort's AIB All-Ireland Semi Final.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
This week, Ciara Doherty was joined by John Purcell, Head of KCLR, Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather and Anne Healy, owner of Biddy's Goodluck Horseshoes live from Malzard's Bar and Pub in Stoneyford, Kilkenny to look back on the week that was, but with a few twists…
Eddie and Mickey discuss and emotional win for Danesfort and a narrow defeat for Ballyhale Shamrocks against a driven St Martins team.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Unfortunately, Shamrocks Ballyhale lost out by a point to St Martins in a pulsating AIB GAA Leinster Senior Club Final on Saturday night in Croke Park but it was a better day for Danesfort in Navan as one of the greats made his comeback.We hear from Henry Shefflin, Daithi Hayes, Adrian Burke, Paul Murphy, Cathal O'Neill and Anthony Ireland Wall. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Micky and Eddie on why Graiguie Ballycallan's U 21 A isn't just good for Graigie Ballycallan and how defeat might not have been the worst thing for Dicksboro.The lads also deep five into this weekend's AIB GAA Leinster Finals for Shamrocks Ballyhale and Danesfort and Ballygunner's Munster success. As well as all of that UL manager Brian Ryan on the importance of the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup and the Kilkenny influence, including the man pictured on our thumbnail, on his team in recent years.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Adrian Ronan and Aidan "Taggy" Fogarty look back on a dramatic JJ Kavanagh U 21 A Final that saw Graigue Ballycallan win 1-20 to 2-16 after extra time. Both men also look ahead to Shamrocks Ballyhale and Danesfort's Leinster deciders next weekend which will both be live on KCLR.As well as all that Ballygunner uses TG4 for respond to a "certain Clare man" as the Gunners win Munster and set up a clash with Ballyhale or St Martin's in the All -Ireland semi final.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Yesterday St Kierans overcame Good Counsel College 2-20 to 1-11 in the Leinster Senior A Championship, that victory means they are through to the semi finals. Afterwards we spoke to Manager Brian Dowling about that but also the comments made about his Kildare team by Babs Keating. As well as all that Ronnie chats to Danesfort manager Adrian Burke on a great year so far and their upcoming AIB Leinster Intermediate Final against Rathoath of Meath in Navan on Sunday December 7th! The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Shamrocks Ballyhale and Danesfort have AIB GAA Leinster Club Hurling Finals to look forward to, we discuss Shamrocks tough semi final and look ahead to their clash with St Martins of Wexford.We talk about pitches and facilties in Kilkenny. We also chat club commitment and if too much is asked of players. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Shamrocks Ballyhale and Danesfort have Leinster Final's to look forward to, we hear from both clubs following contrasting semi-finals. Sean Kelly is Kilkenny's new Performance Lead replacing Michaell Fennelly, we hear from him and Ronnie drops into studio to talk about Kelly's appointment, the return of the Walsh Cup and facilities.As well as all that Seamus Dwyer and Brian Dowling reflect on the meeting of CBS and St Kierans while Tommy Murphy rounds up the Carlow under 21 finals.BTW we hope to catch up with new Carlow manager Pat Bennett soon!The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Micky Walsh goes solo on the Munster semi finals, Mullally leaving Carlow and the Kilkenny sides in Leinster.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Joe Nolan on the departure of Carlow boss Tom Mullally, Shane O'Donell and Mikey Mahony on reaching the Munster Final plus the great Tommy Murphy on the Stryve Carlow u 21 semis.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Shamrocks Ballyhale march on but Mount Leinster Rangers go out, we chat about both games as well as the rest of the Leinster matches. As well as that we name the Kilkenny intermediate club team of the season and talk Munster Club hurling and PWC All Star choices.And yes, we talk pitch invading!The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Henry Shefflin, Joey Holden and Richie Reid react to Shamrocks Ballyhale 4-point win against Kilcormac Killoughey while we also hear from KK manager Declan Laffan. Following their win over Castletown Geoghan we chat with Clough Ballacolla manager Willie Hyland on facing Shamrocks in the semi final, that is thanks to our friends in Midlands 103.Plus, Edward Coady on MLR's defeat and Tom Mullaly on Naas's progress and the Danesfort trio of Des Dunne, Paul Murphy and Fionn Mahon.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
In this episode Micky and Eddie unveil the KCLR Hurling podcast senior club championship team of the year and we preview the local sides chances in the AIB Leinster Club championship.As well as all that we examine Ballygunner's win in Limerick and get clarification from a Ref!The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Aidan "Taggy" Fogarty and James Hickey joined us on air this weekend on KCLR to look ahead to a busy weekend ahead in the Leinster Club championship.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Mickey and Eddie have had a few days to think about the county final and in Micky's case watch it back, so what did they think of Shamrocks performance and O'Loughlin's disappointing display.We also deep dive into Barrow Rangers junior final win and we discuss Na Fianna's win in Dublin, St Martins victory in Wexford ,Loughmore Castleiney's success in Tipperary and Castletown Geoghan back it up in Westmeath.Also discussed is a proposal to stop outside managers coming into clubs and we examine how players can acclimatize to county level.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Shamrocks Ballyhale have capture a 21st St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny Senior title meaning they are now to of the roll of honour in Kilkenny. Following their victory over O'Loughlin Gaels we hear from Taggy and Ronnie along with several players.We also hear from Carlow's Naomh Bríd following a hard fought victory in Westmeath and Brian McGrath on another senior title for Loughmore Castleiney.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
After a week of weeks for Danesfort that saw them win county titles in camogie and hurling we chat with centre back Paul Murphy about the club and community. Plus, we dive into Sunday's St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Final between Shamrocks Ballyhale versus O'Loughlin Gaels.
This week we combine the post-match and analysis podcasts as Eddie and Micky look back on an amazing weekend for Danesfort and ahead to next weekend's junior and senior deciders.As well as all of that you can hear all of our post-match interviews from the intermediate final, from Carlow's 3 Joe McDonagh Cup award winners and Sarsfields manager Johnny Crowley following their win in Cork.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
Just as we were hitting publish it was confirmed that Gordon Byrne will take over as Kilkenny minor hurling manager while Eoin Hennessy will manage the minor footballers, we'll come back to that next week.This week Brian Dowling joins Eddie Scally to dissect the St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny senior semi finals and the JJ Kavanagh Junior semi finals. We also discuss Mount Leinster Rangers Leinster opponents Naas who were crowned Kildare champions yet again.Also, Na Fianna is looking lean and mean and will face Charlie Carters Luca in the Dublin final. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
O'Loughlin Gales will take on Shamrocks Ballyhale in St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny senior final following wins over Mullinavat and Dicksboro.O'Loughlins beat Mullivanat 1-20 to 2-16 while Shamrocks beat Dicksboro 21 points to 1-16.We hear from TJ Reid, Eoin Cody, Brian Hogan, Jordan Molloy, Eamon Jackman, we've also got post match interviews from Saturday's Junior semi finals that saw O'Loughlin Gaels and Barrow Rangers collect wins. There's also reaction from the junior semi finals, as well as Charlie Carter who has led Lucan Sarsfields to just their second Go Ahead Ireland Senior 1 Final,Plus, we hear from Sam O'Farrell and Noel McGrath after the Tipp semi finals.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
On this week's podcast we review James Stephens and Danesfort intermediate semi final wins, we also look ahead to Sunday's senior semi final double header and Saturdays junior semis.As well as all of that we discuss what GAA President Jarlath Burns said about amateur status.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
In Kilkenny Danesfort will meet James Stephens in the Intermediate Final. Danesfort overcame Dunamaggin 3-13 to 17 points while James Stephens overcame Young Irelands 1-18 to 1-13.We have all the reaction to those games as well as the senior relegation final between Graigue Ballycallan.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
The St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny semi finals will see Mullinavat play O'Loughlin Gaels and Shamrocks Ballyhale take on Dicksboro. Those games take place on Sunday October 12th. We look back on the quarter finals in this episode as well as taking a look at the intermediate and junior championships. Plus, we talk about Patrick Horgan's legacy and how some players just don't suit being a sub.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
The St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny semi finals will see Mullinavat play O'Loughlin Gaels and Shamrocks Ballyhale take on Dicksboro. Those games take place as part of a double header on Sunday October 12th. Shamrocks overcame Thomastown 1-22 to 16 points while O'Loughlins survived a late scare by Clara to win 3-20 to 3-17. On Saturday Mullinavat beat Bennetsbridge 2-22 to 3-16 while Dicksboro beat Glenmore 2-24 to 2-18.We've got reaction to all of those games plus Aidan "Taggy" Fogarty on analysis.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
On this week's analysis podcast we talk about Henry Sheflins' appointment as Kilkenny under 20 manager and the message it sends. As well as all of that we look back on the Intermediate quarter finals and preview this weekend's senior quarter-finals. As well as all of that, we talk about the dual stars of Mount Leinster Rangers.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
The Intermediate semi final line up is complete. James Stephens will face Young Irelands while Dunammagin will take on Danesfort. Those games will take place on the weekend of October 4th and 5th.All four quarter finals were live on KCLR and we have all the reaction on the KCLR Hurling Podcast.The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.
The details of the fixtures have confirmed for the St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Championship and Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Championship and the next round of the JJ Kavanagh Junior Championship.Micky and Eddie analyzed it all on the KCLR Hurling Podcast. The KCLR Hurling Podcast brought to you by Morrissey Motors Peugeot Kilkenny.