Podcasts about Portarlington

This week on The Knock On, KCLR Sport's weekly rugby podcast, Stephen Byrne is joined by Tom Crotty (Carlow Rugby Club), James Blanchfield (Kilkenny RFC), and Paddy Browne (Tullow RFC) to discuss all the latest rugby action.Towns Cup ActionTullow progressed to the Quarter-Finals after Skerries conceded their match. They now face Gorey away on Sunday.Carlow takes on a strong Boyne side, who recently won Division 1B of the league.We have the team sheets for both Tullow and Carlow's upcoming matches.Club UpdatesTullow RFCJ2's face New Ross.Tullow Ladies played their final home league game, falling short against Cooke RFC.Katie Corrigan & Dannah O'Brien are in action with the Irish squad.Carlow RFCJ2's meet Wexford Wanderers.J3's face Longford in the Anderson Cup.Kilkenny RFCJ2's take on Edenderry.J3's battle Portarlington.Silverware success for the Kilkenny youth teams at Foulkstown.Tag Rugby returns this summer—James shares details on how to get involved.Fixtures & Youth Rugby ReviewWe round up all the latest youth rugby results and upcoming fixtures for Tullow, Carlow, and Kilkenny RFCs.

Wednesday February 26. - Tim wants to rant - What movie scared you as a kid? - Shhhhhh - Voice notes or texting? - Let's make Portarlington a top town in 2025!

Wednesday February 26. - Tim wants to rant - What movie scared you as a kid? - Shhhhhh - Voice notes or texting? - Let's make Portarlington a top town in 2025!

All the fun was on the Bellarine this week with Mel partying at Portarlington, and TOC travelling down via Emerald Lake parkrun. Coincidentally, we have a roving report from Emerald Lake as well as one from St. Albans in the UK and Neckarufer in Germany. Plus - all the usual banter. There's even an announcement at the end. The clue is in the title. I'm not saying it's a good clue…

3AW caller Paul has called out Woolworths for a lack of Australia Day merchandise, after visiting one of the stores in Portarlington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Plenty of local talented artists and makers of wears on the Bellarine and the local Portarlington market is the place to be.

Hosts Bron Burton and Cabin Boy are joined by coastal palaeontologist Ben Francischelli, skipper of yacht ‘Irene' Peter Ford, Scott Breschkin from The Nature Conservancy, and Deakin University marine ecologist Dr Jacqui Pocklington. Francischelli delves into his recent discoveries of fossil fuels. Ford discusses his involvement in the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which will be taking place from 26 December 2024 to 2 January 2025. Breschkin provides updates on the Golden Kelp Restoration Project, which serves to help kelp forests that have experienced widespread declines. Pocklington details Deakin University project aimed at restoring seaweed forests near Portarlington.

This week on Organic Matters, we meet Andrea and Markus Miley who have developed an organic oil and spices business based in Portarlington, Co. Laois called ÍON Oil and Spices. Originally the pair were involved in the timber business but over time have changed tack and today run a shop, and online business as well as taking their products to farmers' markets and shops. This year the company won Taste Awards for their Hazelnut, Poppy Seed and Walnut Oils. They talk about how they established the business, the range of oils and spices they produce and plans for the future.

The Provincial Championships at senior level begin in the club championships and Matthew and Seamus Brady from An Cluiche delve into the action. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 03:00 Peter Keane new Clare Manager 09:00 The Derry mess 14:25 Doon v Ballygunner 25:25 St Martins v St Annes Rathangan (Wexford Final) 31:50 Kildare and Westmeath SHC Finals 35:30 Errigal Ciaran v St Eunans 39:15 Enniskillen Gaels v Erne Gaels Beleek (Fermanagh Final) 42:35 Dunshaughlin v St Lomans 45:10 Ardee St Marys v Abbeylara 47:30 Portarlington v Tinahely 50:00 Coolera Strandhill v St Molaise Gaels (Sligo Final) 56:55 Adare v Fr Caseys (Limerick Final) Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/gaelicstatsman?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYd2am-EoJ2FU7zRIYLqL8d-EKffAPfeoFmwSqFc5vtFVs96XMRbFYvg44_aem_AZXKYrtoWgk3-R90O49ZjXLlFWtpahdo9ZrFUVPUzHrDU_ZEsnLw5QmERoPoJKNRy_qCLLB6GqYrdNx5TEQ_MGUQ Sponsored by Capture Athletics: https://capture-athletics.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZaXrEurgmCsDtMcytZceOqCt8ECqw3zZFPW3hxCpIA4Z_QSlB4VlMvLSw_aem_AZXN9yURzDB57ZIudwGV-00rwzPctX4_01lu-fneo7sPCQg6nBWaV795Z-YcvVAQg-fX0T5jVefckbqHaBvIcHT3

ACORNS marks 10 years with its latest call for female entrepreneurs. Lead ACORN Alison Ritchie MD of Portarlington's Polar Ice Ltd will discuss the programme devised by Paula Fitzsimons and backed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that has supported over 400 business owners to date. Bon Chocolatiers has been nominated for the prestigious Great Taste award and co-founder Daniel Linehan was in the studio to chat about the businesses launched during the pandemic. Laois' Ballykilcavan Brewery located adjacent to Electric Picnic is precluded from selling local beer at the festival. How can we ensure town centres benefit from shows and events and the future of Irish pubs as over 100 are currently being converted to housing units nationally With VFI President John Clendennen.

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Steve is a very proud Demon after the encouraging start on the football field and netball court for the start of the 24 season

Development has been well accepted generally in Portarlington, but a recent proposal has residents up in arms

There were a number of delays on the Dublin-to-Cork train line last night. The delays left a number of people stranded in bad weather conditions at Portarlington without water or trolley services. Andrea was joined by some of those affected and Barry Kenny, Head of Corporate Communications with Irish Rail...

The 2023 LaoisToday QuizCast came to a conclusion in the Square Bar in Portlaoise on Friday night when the four semi-finalists - Brian Hogan, Murt Norton, Colin Delaney and Jack Scully - battled it for supremacy in front of a live audience. With a full house and a cracking atmosphere, quizmaster Mark Comerford put the contestants through their paces. And though there was a high standard of questions, there was also a very high standard of answers with both semi-finals and final being well contested affairs. The final was only decided with the very last question. And as well as a thrilling decider, we also had an entertaining curtain raiser - where Team Alan did battle with Team Steven in the 'Senior B'. Team Alan was comprised of LaoisToday's Alan Hartnett as well as Timahoe father and son duo Pauric and Liam 'Sheriff' Ramsbottom while Steven Miller from LaoisToday was joined by Courtwood's Mick Hogan and Portarlington's Darren Bracken. This year's LaoisToday QuizCast has been brought to you in association with the Square Bar, Market Square, Portlaoise. We are also grateful to Mulhall's SuperValu, the Midlands Park Hotel, Ballykilcavan Brewery, The Wandering Elk and Supermac's who kindly sponsored prizes. Thanks to everyone who took part, and to those who watched and listened to the various rounds over the past number of weeks. We'll be back in 2024!

The countdown is on to the live LaoisToday QuizCast semi final and final in The Square Bar in Portlaoise on Friday night at 8pm. Following a series of Round 1 and quarter final clashes held via Zoom, we were down to a final four of Murt Norton, Brian Hogan, Jack Scully and Gavin Deering. Sadly however, Gavin has had to pull out and in a bid to find his replacement, we are back with a semi-final wildcard playoff. All of the Round 1 and quarter final losers were offered the chance to return and four of them have thrown their hat in the ring. In this episode, Timahoe's Pauric Ramsbottom, Clonad's Colin Delaney, Portarlington's Darren Bracken and Camross' Eoin Scully battle it out for the final place. With quiz master Mark Comerford unavailable, Steven Miller steps into the hot seat. He is joined by Alan Hartnett and the pair have devised a brand new format to determine the overall winner. The lads are first drawn into mini semi finals with the winner of each advancing to the final where the victor will be in The Square Bar on Friday night. This is all about your ability to name lists and the last person standing will be the winner. The semi finals are a straight shoot out while the final will be the best of three.

By now, the new LaoisToday QuizCast is in full swing, as we reach the halfway point in Round 1. There are 16 contestants in all in what is a straight knockout competition, a general sports quiz devised by our Quiz Master Mark Comerford. The Round of 16 and quarter-final pairings are all being recorded on Zoom with the semi-finals and final to be hosted in the Square Bar in Portlaoise on Friday, December 8. This episode features Courtwood's Brian Hogan battling against Portarlington's Darren Bracken. The LaoisToday QuizCast is brought to you in association with the Square Bar Portlaoise, which will host the finale of this competition on Friday, December 8.

The quest to win a quarter-final continues for Ireland. The greatest Irish team of all time came up just short last week in Paris, losing out to New Zealand for the second consecutive World Cup. Mark Comerford is joined by Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett to look back on last weekend's massive disappointment. We also look at the other three quarter-finals, which helped make last weekend the greatest in rugby history. We take a look ahead at the semi-finals, featuring Argentina v New Zealand and England v South Africa. And there is more big games on the local scene following Portarlington's impressive win over Portlaoise last Saturday.

We are just days away from the big Pool B decider between Ireland and Scotland. The sides will meet at 8pm (Irish time) on Saturday evening in Paris. Mark Comerford is joined by Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett to preview that game, and dissect the permutations of ifs, buts and maybes. After a turgid week of fixtures in Round 4, we look at the possibility of an expanded World Cup, with the 2027 tournament expected to rise from 20 teams to 24. We also take a look back on another successful weekend for the Laois teams, and what lies ahead as Portlaoise prepare to host Portarlington next weekend. You can check it out below:

We are less than a week removed from Ireland's historic win over South Africa in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup, and there is still a huge sense of excitement around that game. Mark Comerford is joined by Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett to look back on all the action from that night in Paris, as well as what it means for Ireland going forward. We also ask why Irish people allow themselves to get so divisive about the songs we sing at sporting events. We will preview Round 4 and field a listener question which draws passionate responses from Mark and Steven. And on the local rugby scene, we keep a close eye on Portlaoise, Portarlington and PortDara, as Laois rugby makes a stormy return in the Leinster Leagues. You can check it out below:

Episode 3 of our Rugby World Cup Podcast is here, as we look ahead to Ireland's titanic clash with South Africa. The game, which kicks off on Saturday evening at 8pm, is being billed as the biggest game of rugby since the World Cup Final four years ago. It will be reigning World Champions (South Africa) v the world's No. 1 team (Ireland). Mark Comerford is joined by Alan Hartnett and Steven Miller, as they also look back at a big win for Fiji, who may have put Eddie Jones' Australia on an early flight home. We also look at the return of the local rugby season, with Portlaoise and Portarlington now in the same division.

Managing Director of Mojofest Ltd Glen Mulcahy as MiMojo app, the easy way to send and receive mobile video professionally, prepares to launch. Now resident in Portarlington, Glen has been at the forefront of mobile journalism for over two decades. Founder of Clonearl Engineering Jack Pilkington on his latest venture Agri Data Analytics Ltd. He also scooped the inaugural James O'Connor Tradesperson of the Year Award at the Midlands 103 Customer Service Awards. John McCann of MCM Accounting will discuss forensic accounting, and how and when it applies to SME's. Christy Doherty of Axa Farm Insurance will detail their core offering, ahead of the Midlands National at Kilbeggan Racecourse in July.

The Laois footballers are in Croke Park this Sunday for the Tailteann Cup semi-final and ahead of the game we are joined by experienced defender Robbie Pigott to chat about the game. The Portarlington man discusses the season so far, and its various ups and downs, as well as talking about how this is a great opportunity for Laois. He also looks back on his own memories supporting Laois as a child and how All Star defender Joe Higgins was his favourite player. Steven and Alan also discuss the game in general. Do Down deserve to be the hottest of favourites and can Laois cause an upset for the third week running. As well as that they chat about press accreditation headaches and how dealing with Croke Park is an enduring frustration.

Bobby has the pleasure of speaking with three knowledgeable business owners who run their own garden centres. Joining him are Rachel Doyle, the Founder of Arboretum, Carl Jones from Jones' Garden Centre in Donabate, and David Maher from Solas of Portarlington. Each has their own unique business, and they share their experiences and expertise in the garden centre business.

CEO of Just Eat Ireland Amanda Roche Kelly on the launch of a €50,000 fund as part of a price-match initiative to promote the roll-out of sustainable Notpla packaging across its Irish restaurant partner network. Founder of co-working hub Vision in Portlaoise 85 Eamon Callaghan launches a new Tech Biz Space and has all the details on a new collaboration with RAHI Technologies. Fishmonger Alan Mitchell is back in business after being forced to close the doors to his Portarlington shop due to escalating electricity costs last year. Highlights from another successful Laois Jobs Fair where thousands of people discovered hundreds of vacant roles in county Laois.

Ronan will continue to showcase innovative midlands businesses but with a special twist for Valentines Day! He will be joined in the studio by business owners who are life partners outside of work! This will be a unique opportunity to explore work/life balance and who the real boss is in work and at home and the keys to successful business relationships! Featuring: Ray Carolan and Claire Weston co-founders of Lakeland Kayaks in Mullingar, winners of the SFA Emerging New Irish Business 2022 Gillian and Ronan Treacy owners multiple award winning Hummingbird Interiors and Cafe in Portarlington. Peter and Suganya Williams owners of Pearl Dental in Tullamore providing cutting edge dental services and consultation. In addition, Kenan Pehlivan co-owner and head chef at The Blue Apron Tullamore will take a few minutes out from the busiest night of the year to talk about the devastating earthquake in his home country.

The rise of influencer marketing as Bord Failte spends €300,000 on influencers in 2021 and 2022, by Conor Cochrane Mullingar's social media messiah and founder of Social Media Elite, ICON Management.ie and Viral Media. Kyra Fingleton invites you to glamp under the stars to offset the effects of Blue Monday - although the day was first chosen as ‘The most miserable day of the year' by a travel company back in 2005' so influencing has been rife in tourism for quite a while! The husband and wife team behind The Red Shed Organic Farm and Nursery - what began as a hobby quickly turned into a business and a new shop in Portarlington.

Welcome to The OTB Lunchtime Wrap, a look at the top sports stories of the day at lunchtime, with Phil Egan of OTB Sports. We bring you the latest sports news and what's happening today. You can also tune into OTB, our daily sports show from 7pm - where we've reaction, news, and analysis of all today's sport - watch or listen live across OTB Sports.

The latest LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast looking ahead to this weekend's GAA action, where Portarlington's trip to Croke Park for their Leinster club championship semi-final with Kilmacud Crokes is the big talking point. We also chat about U-20 hurling and football championship action as well as remembering the late great John Conway, a legendary figure in Laois GAA circles.

"Fell For It All" by rising Portarlington band Dopamine. The group is composed of Juan Miguel Deborde on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Seán Fleming on lead guitar and vocals, Kris Gavin on bass and Seán Woods on drums. Dopamine have performed at festivals and are working on their first album. https://breakingtunes.com/dopamine

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Portarlington man's dream job in new Lego shop. Mark Pearson from Portarlington is a Sales Associate in the store on Grafton Street and the Lego fanatic has already raised €25,000 for charity from his exhibitions.

On today's episode of About The House & Garden: All this high energy inflation might have you thinking "how do I get the best return?" Well if that's the case, then Diarmuid Jones from Keltic Renewables in Ballylinan, Co. Laois is here to solve your problems! And John Carey from Solas Eco Garden Shop in Portarlington not only helps you to be rid of those pesky weeds, but also how to do it in a way that's environmentally friendly, and most importantly, BEE-friendly.

A Laois councillor says he has no regrets about storming out of yesterday's monthly meeting - which he claims descended into farce. Sinn Féin's Aidan Mullins left in the midst of an argument over the Housing Minister's recent visit to the county. Councillor Mullins says some of his colleagues raised their disappointment over not being notified or invited to meet Darragh O'Brien. The Portarlington rep has been telling Will Faulkner on the Midlands Today show that the council chamber is not the place for "sniping" over a missed a photo op...

Built in 1888, the Bellarine Peninsula’s Grand Hotel in Portarlington has undergone a multi-million dollar makeover. Sitting proudly over the main street in Portarlington, looking down to the scenic harbour with views towards Melbourne, the Grand Hotel remains a distinctive feature to the town's shopping precinct. If you’re planning a trip to the Bellarine, this […] The post Grand Hotel Portalington appeared first on Podcast Now.

The various storms over the past week have played havoc with sporting fixtures across the country but it's still an incredibly busy period for all sports. Our Talking Sport Podcast is back to chat about this weekend's action which is once again a busy one for a number of Laois teams. The senior footballers are in O'Moore Park on Saturday night where they host Antrim as we look ahead to that game and also chat about what the Fermanagh postponement will mean. The Laois hurlers are coming off the back of a massive loss to Waterford and must now go to Nowlan Park to play Kilkenny. The Laois ladies football team have a weekend off after securing a Division 2 semi-final place with a win over Tipperary last Sunday while we also discuss a Leinster schools football success for Heywood. Club transfers, managerial appointments, the glamour of the Kelly Cup and the upcoming championship draws are also on our agenda. Plus, the Portarlington rugby team had reason to celebrate last weekend, there were two young Laois girls playing soccer for Ireland and a Mountmellick man will represent the Irish senior basketball team.

Liam challenges the county councils to install more bus shelters! Listeners vent their anger at the lack of bus shelters in places like Tullamore, Mullingar, Portarlington, Ferbane, Kilcormac, Rathdowney, Geashill, Killeigh, Birr...and lots more! Offaly councillor John Leahy tells Liam funding has been secured to help ease the problems of road safety concerns at the Faithful Fields in Kilcormac...as a result of the issue being highlighted on the show! Laois councillor Noel Tuohy calls for mandatory prison sentences for anyone caught carrying a knife without a reason.. And..the Edenderry St. Patrick's Day committee contact the show to ask if there is a marching band or pipe band available to join their parade.

The Laois footballers got their Division 3 league campaign off to a winning start on Sunday thanks to a 3-9 to 1-10 win over Louth. Alan Hartnett was in Ardee and joins Steven to look back on the match. We also hear from manager Billy Sheehan who says there is still huge room for improvement despite the win. The lads also chat about the return of Mark Timmons, injuries to Paul and Donie Kingston and the appointment of Trevor Collins and Evan O'Carroll as joint captains. Plus they discuss Portarlington's latest rugby win as they move closer to Leinster League Division 3 success. And Steven puts detail on his club championship proposal - one that would see only 12 clubs play senior but the introduction of divisional teams. The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete.

Laois's O'Byrne Cup adventure came to an end in Carlow on Saturday when they were beaten 1-13 to 0-11 by Dublin in Dr Cullen Park. Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett look back on what was an entertaining game as well as the campaign in general. With Laois to begin their Division 3 league campaign away to Louth next Sunday, where do Laois stand after and eventful couple of weeks? Plus we chat about the Portlaoise Panthers loss in the All Ireland women's U-20 basketball cup final, a talented young local athlete and the important wins for Portarlington and Portlaoise rugby clubs. As well as that, we talk about football championship reform at club and county level, a new underage grade, the Laois ladies football panel and disappointment for a Laois man in the All Ireland club semi-final. And we rejoice at Covid now being over! The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete.

With the Portarlington footballers heading for Croke Park this weekend we have a bumper episode to look ahead to their Leinster club semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes. We hear from long-serving player David Murphy about his career with club and county, how he soldiered through the barren years with Port and how he's enjoying this incredible spell in his career. We also chat to Tony Bambrick senior, who is part of the Portarlington stats team and has been involved with the club in some capacity for over 40 years. We chat about Kilmacud Crokes and assess Port's chances of reaching a first ever Leinster club final. The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete.

The Portarlington footballers deservedly get top billing in our latest Talking Sport Podcast after their thrilling win over St Loman's of Westmeath in Portlaoise on Sunday.  We hear from manager Martin Murphy in the aftermath of that game as they now look forward to a Leinster semi-final in Croke Park against Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes on Saturday week, December 18.  We try to make sense of what was a brilliant game, go over the various talking points and pick our Man of the Match.  We also chat about the rest of the weekend Leinster club championship action where there was disappointment for Park-Ratheniska, Trumera, O'Moores and Ballyfin while we also discuss the two U-20 'A' football semi-finals.  As well as that we discuss Steven's favourite topic of Kerry football once again, coaching success for former Laois hurler Tommy Fitzgerald in Galway and we pay tribute to Colm Parkinson as his involvement with the brilliant GAA Hour Podcast comes to an end.  The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete. 

We're into December but the action continues thick and fast in the world of GAA.  The biggest news of the week is that for the second time in 2021, the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is seeking a new football analyst.  We lost Chris Conway to the Laois senior footballers and replaced him with Billy O'Loughlin - but he has now been named the new Longford football boss.  We are now accepting applications for the vacancy - and with our track record of promoting people on to county positions, we expect to be inundated.  The action continues on the field this weekend with five Laois teams set to be in action.  Portarlington begin their Leinster senior adventure on Sunday against St Loman's and ahead of that game, we speak to captain Keith Bracken.  Park-Ratheniska, Trumera, Ballyfin Ladies and O'Moore's are also in action this weekend.  We preview all of those games too while also touching on other bits of GAA news. 

Portarlington are Laois SFC champions for the second time in three months thanks to a comprehensive win over Portlaoise, And following their massive 4-9 to 0-6 win, Steven Miller, Alan Hartnett and Billy O'Loughlin look back on their win, ponder whether they can get a run in Leinster and question what now for Portlaoise. We also hear from winning manager Martin Murphy and man of the match Paddy O'Sullivan. Plus we look back on Ballyroan-Abbey's dramatic win over Barrowhouse in the Junior final as well as the ladies intermediate and junior finals. On a memorable day for Ballyroan football, they also claimed the ladies intermediate title to go senior for the first time in their history while after losing four finals on the trot, Ballyfin got their hands on the junior title. We also talk cynicism, celebrations and why the terrace is never open in O'Moore Park. The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete. 

In the latest edition of the LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast, Steven Miller, Alan Hartnett and Billy O'Loughlin look ahead to this weekend's Laois SFC and JFC finals.  Champions Portarlington are seeking to win a second senior final in three months but standing in their way is Laois's most successful club Portlaoise.  We hear from both senior managers - Kevin Fitzpatrick in Portlaoise and Martin Murphy in Portarlington.  It's a split vote when it comes to prediction time on the senior final as it is on the junior decider as Barrowhouse seek to return to the intermediate grade and Ballyroan-Abbey's young side look to add another final success to the minor glories in recent years.  The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete.

Alan Hartnett may be out of action this week but Steven Miller and Billy O'Loughlin are here to keep the show on the road and look back on a very busy weekend of action once again.  Park-Ratheniska and St Conleth's take pride of place following their county final wins over the weekend and we look back at their successes in detail.  We also chat about the men's senior semi-finals. Portlaoise look back to their best and will face a Portarlington side that laboured over Emo in the other semi-final.  Plus we look back on the two junior semi-finals as Barrowhouse set up a novel final clash with Ballyroan-Abbey.  The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete. 

It's not often we get Tuesday night football in Laois and given Emo's surprise win over Graiguecullen in the delayed championship quarter-final we've produced a bonus edition to discuss that clash.  A throwaway line in our preview podcast last week dismissing their chances was used as ammunition in the buildup and they haven't been slow to let us know how wrong we were! Their thrilling 1-12 to 0-12 was the shock result of the quarter-final stage and sets up a semi-final meeting with Portarlington on Sunday week.  We look back on the game, the main talking points, the crucial winning goal and our choice of man of the match.  We also discuss Peter O'Neill's decision to step down as chairman of Laois GAA and the upcoming Congress where a major proposal is on the agenda in relation to the restructuring of the All Ireland football championship.  The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete.

And just like that the senior football championship is down to five teams, intermediate to two and junior to four.  The remaining senior quarter-final between Graiguecullen and Emo will be played on Tuesday night but Portarlington, Portlaoise and Ballyroan-Abbey are already through following the weekend action.  Regular LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast presenters Steven Miller and Alan Hartnett are joined once again by Billy O'Loughlin to look back at the weekend action.  We chat about the three senior football quarter-finals as well as a dramatic relegation final, the intermediate semi-finals, junior quarter-finals and two very close games in the ladies semi-finals. From traffic jams to man buns, multiple yellow cards to wounded warriors we go into each game in detail as well as choosing the man of the match in each of the weekend's big games.  The LaoisToday Talking Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Booth Concrete. 

And it's back to hurling championship action this weekend with a number of big games in the top two grades set to finalise the quarter-final pairings. In the senior grade there are two games of huge consequence - Abbeyleix v Camross and The Harps v Rosenallis. The winners of those two games will go through to the quarter-finals while the respective losers will face off in the relegation playoff. The meeting of Borris-Kilcotton and Rathdowney-Errill and Clough-Ballacolla and Castletown will merely decide who goes through as group winners and straight to the semi-finals. Everything is still up for grabs in the premier intermediate grade though it's much clearer in the intermediate where the semi-finalists are already known and the main thing to be decided this weekend is who will end up in the relegation decider. Damien Carter is on the line with Alan Hartnett to look ahead to all of the games, while Alan also hears from Eddie Downey from Portarlington, about the club's hurling rise following their success in the U-15 'B' final last weekend. He chats about the work being done on hurling in Portarlington - as well as what the future might hold.

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