Champion Chatter

0:00-9:22 - Intro; 9:22-44:54 - Clare's progression to a third consecutive Munster Senior Hurling Final against Limerick is analysed with Ger O'Connell and Kevin McNamara who looked back on another heart stopping finale, this time against Tipperary along with peering ahead to the club championship draws that were made last week; 44:54-1.00:31 - Avenue United are the double league and Clare Cup cha...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 20 Please note this was recorded before Monday's Munster Minor Hurling Final 0:00-9:30 - Intro 9:30-35:32 - A major weekend for the senior, Under 20 and minor hurlers in their respective Munster Championships is discussed with Ger O'Connell. 35:32-49:28 - A strong Cork finish denied Clare's flagship footballers of a positive stat to the All-Ireland Senior Champ...

0:00-9:15 - Intro; 9:15-26:02: - All four CDSL titles were decided over the past week, with PRO Dean Russell joining Eoin and James to reflect on Avenue United's Premier Division reclamation; a return to First Division glory for Newmarket Celtic B and Shannon Olympic B's dramatic Third Division showdown steal; 26:02-58:56 - A momentous season on the field followed an equally jubilant year off it f...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 18 0:00-9:24 - Intro; 9:24-40:50 - The occasion was historic even if the result didn't follow as a plucky Clare pushed Kerry all the way in their Munster Senior Football Championship Final rematch in Cusack Park on Sunday. Football analyst Kieran Madigan looked back on the Banner's seven point reverse as well as the minors Phase 1 Final victory to tee up a semi...

Champion Chatter- Season 03 Episode 17 0:00-7:21 - Intro; 7:21-42:01 - Cusack Park is set to host its first ever Munster Senior Football Final this Sunday when Clare and perennial superpowers Kerry lock horns for the 15th time in a decider. Football analyst Kieran Madigan and former Clare manager and Kerry All-Ireland winning player John Kennedy preview what will be a unique Super Sunday in Ennis;...

Champion Chatter- Season 03 Episode 16 0:00-6:47 - Intro;  6:47-35:22 - An anti-climactic feel to the start of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship after Limerick ransacked Cusack Park with a remarkable 12 point final quarter surge. Kevin McNamara and Ger O'Connell pick through the bones of that opening round blip and also peer ahead to a make-or-break clash away to Cork this Sunday; 35:22-59:1...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 16 0:00-2:16 - Intro 2:16-29:25 - Clare's Munster Senior Championship bows in both hurling and football take place this weekend, with Mark Fitzgerald's footballers up first against Waterford in Dungarvan on Saturday evening for a place in the Munster Final. Kieran Madigan assesses Clare's chances and also looks forward to minor and Under 20 showdowns against Ti...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 15 0:00-3:42 - Intro; 3:42-34:00 - A Superb Saturday garnered a historic National League double for the county’s flagship hurlers and ladies footballers, with freelance reporter Derek Dormer reflecting on both triumphs that tees both up perfectly for the commencement of their respective championship campaigns; 34:00-50:46 - Clare Ladies Football Manager Wayne F...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 14 0:00-6:25 - Intro; 6:25-31:18 - A much-anticipated Super Saturday culminates with the Clare hurlers taking on Kilkenny in the Division 1 National League decider. Analysts Ger O'Connell and Kevin McNamara return to preview the game and its significance ahead of the upcoming Munster Senior Championship a fortnight later; 31:18-1.00:38 - The flagship ladies foo...

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 13 Intro: 00:00:01; Derek Dormer joins to first look at Clare Football v Down (00:09:12); Then we talk about the Clare hurlers continued unbeaten run with their league semi-final win over Tipperary (00:17:35); The Clare LGFA team suffered their first loss of the season in Down but they still have a league final to come (00:34:46); Clare Camogie have had a tough...

0:00-6:13 - Intro; 6:13-39:49 - A hugely successful weekend of National League action is reviewed by regular pundit Derek Dormer as the flagship hurlers advanced to a Division 1 Semi-Final showdown with neighbours Tipperary in Portlaoise this Sunday while the ladies footballers kicked a whopping ten goals to book their spot in the Division 3 decider. The Womens’ Clare Cup Semi-Final and the start...

’Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 11 0:00-7:30 – Intro; 7:30-25:02 - Newmarket Celtic’s triumphant return to the winners enclosure is at the heart of CDSL PRO Dean Russell’s weekend review as the reigning FAI Champions once more created history for Clare soccer. With quarter-final places up for grabs, the Clare Cup was also to the fore while domestic league action and a mouth-watering Hugh Kel...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 09 0:00-5:54 - Intro 5:54-14:05 - The eagerly awaited Round 3 draw for the Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup is performed live in studio albeit begrudgingly by Derek Dormer having been knocked out in the opening round. 14:05-42:11 - Freelance Reporter Derek Dormer remained in studio to converse about Clare’s National League double trip to Leinster at the wee...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 08 0:00-5:00 - Intro; 5:00-21:02 - The grandstandiest of grandstand finishes was saved for a dramatic Sunday in Tullamore as the senior footballers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against hosts Offaly, a great escape witnessed by Kieran Madigan who is still recovering; 21:02-40:14 - CDSL PRO Dean Russell joined Eoin and James to get an update on this w...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 07 0:00-5:13 – Intro; 5:13-13:18 - The wait is over as the Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup commences in dramatic fashion as 18 club representatives are halved to just nine. Will our podcast regulars Dean Russell and Derek Dormer be amongst the survivors?; 13:18-30:50 - CDSL PRO Dean Russell remained on the line to reflect on the actual results of Round 1 &...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 06 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts. 0:00-4:28 – Intro; 4:28-19:45 - Eoin and James provide some much-needed therapy for Kieran Madigan after the frustration of Clare's late disallowed goal that denied the senior footballers victory against Westmeath in the National League; 19:45-54:40 - In the absence of his mother, Derek Dorm...

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 05 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts. 0:00-4:23 - Intro 4:23-21:56 - Mark Fitzgerald’s reign as Clare senior Football Manager got off to a dramatic but ultimately victorious start on Sunday as they pipped Division 4 champions Sligo to the post in Cusack Park. Kieran Madigan assesses that rousing start for the Banner’s new look s...

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 04 is now available on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple and Amazon Podcasts. 0:00-7:16 - Intro; 7:16-24:40 - A new era for the Clare Senior Footballers commences on Sunday when hosting Sligo in the opening round of Division 3 of the National League. New manager Mark Fitzgerald joins Eoin and James to assess their prospects and his plans for 2024; 24:40-39:22 - Having...

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 03 0:00-5:56 - Intro 5:56-18:56 - The first Clare team into National League action are the flagship ladies footballers, with key player Ciara McCarthy looking forward to another rollercoaster season as they look to emulate their National League and All-Ireland Final appearances in 2024; 18:56-31:54 - Freelance reporter Derek Dormer predicts a glittering year fo...

Champion Chatter – Season 03 Episode 02 0:00-5:33 - Intro 5:33-20:40 - A successful first weekend of 2024 for Clare Darts as the ladies side secured prestigious Munster honours while their male equivalents reached the last four. County Darts PRO Evan Greer joined the lads in the studio to look back on a super Saturday and look ahead optimistically for the remainder of the season. 20:40-33:04 - New...

Champion Chatter - Season 03 Episode 01 New year, new cheer for the Champion Chatter crew as Derek Dormer and Kieran Madigan joined hosts Eoin and James to pour over an eventful 2023 and attempt to anticipate what may come for the coming year. There’s also plenty of debate surrounding the awards for the male and female sports persons of the year.

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 49 The first of a two part Christmas/New Year’s Special as Eoin and James look back on a momentous 2023. First up is a true test of local sporting knowledge as the hosts take on defending champions Derek Dormer and Kieran Madigan in a near 50 question wrestle for supremacy that fittingly goes right down to the very last answer. Part 2’s review of 2023 and a sne...

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 48 0:00-5:01 – Intro; 5:01-30:19 - Recently retired Clare inter-county duo and former classmates Podge Collins and Chloe Morey joined Eoin and Eimear to reflect on their careers, the impact of the GPA, their decisions to step away from inter-county and inevitably their futures outside of club level; 30:19-38:50 - Avenue United are top of the Premier Division Ch...

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 46 0:00-5:20 - Intro5:20-27:46 - Munster Final despair for both Clonlara and Corofin is central to the discussion as Eoin and James are joined by regular analysts Ger O’Connell and Kevin McNamara to pour over the weekend’s hurling action and look ahead to 2024; 27:46-58.34 -St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s All-Ireland Junior Club Camogie Semi-Final exit, Corofin’s...

Champion Chatter - Season 02 Episode 45 0:00-5:40 - Intro 5:40-32:03 - Clonlara and Corofin’s Munster Club Hurling Final prospects are weighed up in the company of analyst Kevin McNamara and Ballyea’s Munster Senior Club winning manager Robbie Hogan who also faced Ballygunner in last year’s provincial decider. 32:03-55.53 - St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield’s remarkable Munster Junior Club Camogie trium...