KCLR's Big Game Live

The Joe Mac was back as Carlow traveled to Ballycran to take on Down in the fourth round of the Joe McDonagh Cup. A huge opening-round result against Kildare followed by two draws epic draws, Carlow found themselves coming into this weekend's clash undefeated and in good stead for a Joe McDonagh final. We were there with Brendan Hennessy, Terence Kelly and the Scoreline sports team to bring you al...

After a scintillating draw in UPMC Nowlan Park last weekend against Galway, Derek Lyng and Kilkenny were back out in championship action, this time making the trip up north to face Antrim in Corrigan Park in round three of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Listen back as Oisin Langan and two time All Ireland winner Michael Walsh brought you all the action.

For junior rugby, it doesn’t get much bigger than this with the final of the 2023 Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup booked for Sunday afternoon in Athy Rugby Club. It’s Carlow-Kilkenny derby as this year’s Division 1B champions Tullow test their might against cup holders Kilkenny in what should be a cracking game of rugby

It was knockout time for Kilkenny’s minor hurlers as the Cats headed to Faithful Fields  for an early throw-in against hosts Offaly. Niall Bergin’s side had a bright start to the group stages but came undone against a fancied Galway in UPMC Nowlan Park a fortnight ago but now it’s do-or-die for all involved as we hit the quarter-final stages.

The league is done and dusted, now it's time to get down to the serious business for Kilkenny's senior hurlers as this year's Leinster championship gets underway at the weekend. It's a home draw first for the Cats with UPMC Nowlan Park the backdrop for their opening-round clash with Westmeath. Despite a loss to Limerick in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 final earlier this month, Kilkenny ha...

They got off the mark last weekend, now they had a chance to make it two wins in a row as Kilkenny welcome Dublin to UPMC Nowlan Park this weekend. We were there to follow all the action for Mark Dowling's Under 20s in round 3 of the ONeills.com Leinster U20 hurling championship.

After a helter-skelter game against Kerry last week, Carlow were on home soil as they looked to continue their unbeaten start to this year’s Championship. Laois were coming into the game with confidence having put 7-24 past Down last time out but a win for Carlow before the break would be massive in terms of their cup ambitions. 

Easter Sunday saw the club make history and collect the revered Provincial Towns Cup for the first time, at their third time of asking. It was almost ten years since Tullow’s first crack at the jug, missing out in 2008 to Navan before missing out years later to Enniscorthy in 2012. From the outset in Athy it looked like there was only ever going to be one winner. With KCLR’s Stephen Byrne on comme...

Having shown off their championship credentials with a comprehensive win over Kildare last time out, Carlow was off to Tralee to take on Kerry in Round 2 of the Joe McDonagh Cup. We were there with Brendan Hennessy, Terence Kelly, and the Scoreline sports team to bring you all the action on Sunday afternoon from 2 pm as Tom Mullally’s side looks to make it two wins on the bounce and really lay dow...

Having had a few weeks to recuperate, Kilkenny headed to Clonmel this weekend to face Cork once more, this time with a league title at stake. Seamus Kelly’s side came into the game in good form but we all know anything goes when these two sides meet. We were in the stands with the award-winning duo of Martin Quilty and Áine Farrell to bring you all the action, beginning from 3 pm as we feed into t...

Having fallen to Wexford last weekend, Kilkenny’s Under 20 hurlers make the trip to Tullamore on Saturday to face Galway. Their meeting in last season’s championship was one of the hurling highlights of the year and this weekend should prove no different.

Carlow’s senior footballers got stuck into the championship with a trip to Echelon Park, Aughrim, to take on Wicklow. The sides met and played to a draw in the opening round of this year’s Allianz Football League Division 4, Carlow going on to a mixed run of results in the subsequent rounds while Wicklow went on to secure promotion and a place in Division 3 next season. That said, the championship...

It all came down to Easter Sunday in Cork for Kilkenny and Limerick with this year’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1 title on the line. With Kilkenny having seen off Cork in the semi-finals and Limerick overcoming Tipperary, we were served up a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland senior hurling final as Derek Lyng faces his biggest test to date as Kilkenny senior hurling manager. The Cats came thr...

They’ve already met in the league this year and they did it again in the championship as Kildare headed to Netwatch Cullen Park to take on Carlow in the opening round of this year’s Joe McDonagh Cup. We were there with Brendan Hennessy, Terence Kelly and the Scoreline sports team to bring you all the action live on our Carlow frequencies. 

With Kilkenny’s minors and seniors already out in league and championship action, this weekend seen the turn of the county’s Under 20s as they began their Leinster hurling championship for 2023. Up first, it’s was a trip to Chadwick’s Wexford Park at 2 pm as defending provincial and All-Ireland champions Kilkenny took on Wexford in the opening round of this year’s new-look competition.

When they say the minor championship is major, they’re not wrong. It was the second week out for Niall Bergin’s Kilkenny side as the Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship moved into round two and we were following Kilkenny to the National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin, as they faced Antrim in the group stages.

With a place in the final of this year’s Allianz Hurling League at stake, Kilkenny welcomed Cork to UPMC Nowlan Park. We had full coverage of the game  with Adrien Ronan, Michael Walsh and Taggy Fogarty, along with the Scoreline sports team bringing you all of the action of the day.

Having hit a rich run of form in recent weeks, Tullow Rugby Club headed to Cill Dara looking to secure a first league title and promotion in a decade.   Still, in with a shout of a historic league and cup double, the Black Gates club were at Silken Thomas Park in Kildare and we were in the stands with Brendan Hennessy and Johnny Tobin to bring you all the rugby action of the day.  

Having had a week to regroup following their defeat to Cork at UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny welcome Tipperary to the Piltown GAA grounds this weekend for round five of the VERY Camogie League Division 1A. For Kilkenny, there was a very remote chance of relegation. As for Tipperary, a win over Kilkenny at this stage of the year would of been huge and thanks to their scoring difference had the chance...

Victory over London earlier this month was followed by defeat to Sligo last weekend and now Carlow were looking to end their Allianz Football League campaign for 2023 on a high. Chadwick’s Wexford Park beckoned for Niall Carew’s side and we were live in the stands for full commentary and analysis as always with Brendan Hennessy and Willie Quinlan on duty.

Kilkenny took on Laois on Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship. Victory for Niall Bergin’s side would see them take control of their group as they look to secure top spot and safe passage into the provincial semi-final. Brendan Hennessy and two-time All-Ireland winner Michael Walsh were on commentary duty for KCLR in Laois Hire O’Moore...

With a place in the semi-finals of this year’s Allianz Hurling League at stake, Kilkenny welcomed Waterford to UPMC Nowlan Park. We had full coverage of the game with Oisin Langan, Michael Walsh, Kieran Joyce, and the Scoreline sports team bringing you all of the action of the day.