The KCLR Hurling Podcast

In this updated version of the podcast, we're joined by Clare based Journalist Eoin Brennan to look back on a dramatic weekend in Munster and a look ahead to what's coming. Kilkenny and Carlow both enjoyed big wins on the opening day of the Leinster Championship and Joe Mc Donagh Cup. Both games were live on KCLR. In Carlow Terence Kelly and Joe Nolan joined Brendan Hennessy in the aftermath of th...

We spent hours looking ahead to Championship over the weekend on KCLR Sport. Here we cut out the ads and updates and bring you the uninterrupted versions of our chats with Michael Walsh and Aidan Taggy Fogarty, Naoise Waldron and James Hickey. Plus, we talk to Brian Dowling about Kildare. Remember every Kilkenny game in the Leinster Championship and Carlow game in the Joe Mc Donagh Cup is live on...

John Donnelly on Captaining his county, getting over injury and the Championship campaign. Plus, Kilkenny under 20 manager Mark Dowling and Wexford's Lee Chin. There's also Paddy Deegan on moving around the field, Matt Ruth on the under 19's development league, Micky Walsh on the under 20's and the seniors, Offaly's Ciaran Burke on their league final defeat and upcoming Championship0 as well as Co...

Derek Lyng, Richie Reid and Paddy Deegan were all present at the Kilkenny GAA & Tírlan 2025 Sponsorship Launch. We hear from Lyng and Reid with Deegan to come next week. We also assess where the Cats and all the top teams are at with Aidan Taggy Fogarty. The Carlow and Kilkenny under 20's got their campaigns under way at the weekend and have more to come this weekend, we chat to Mark Dowling a...

Eddie Brennan on the Kilkenny GAA Golf Classic the Cats season so fa and why he thinks Cork could be the ones to watch.  We've also got Carlow Manager Tom Mullally and Shamrocks Ballyhale's Joey Holden with Dicksboro's Joe Sheahan.

Aside from Oisin's grovelling apology for being late we've got Derek Lyng on Kilkenny's win over Limerick and Carlow's Ciaran Whelan on their status defining victory over Laois. Zac Bay Hammond, Shane Walsh and Liam Blanchfield joined as at the draw for the St Canices Credit Union Kilkenny Senior League. Plus Manager Matthew Ruth on the Kilkenny under 19 squad and Trevor Fletcher on working with D...

Aidan Fogarty and Michael Walsh chat to Eddie Scally about Kilkenny's defeat to Tipperary and what the Cats will want out of the Limerick game.  Derek Lyng and Liam Cahill talk to Brendan Hennessy on the red card confetti at UPMC Nowlan Park while Cork boss Pat Ryan gives us his thoughts the Ref's interpretations. Plus we've got Tom Mullally and Joe Nolan on Carlow's defeat to the Dubs, Cyrill Far...

Mossy Keoghan and Ronan Maher on Kilkenny versus Tipperary at UPMC Nowlan Park this Sunday. Plus, Derek Lyng, Michael Walsh and Richie Power on Kilkenny's defeat to Cork. Tom Mullally, Davy Fitz and Joe Nolan on Carlow's draw plus John Kiely, Brian Lohan and Johnny Kelly.

Carlow and Kilkenny’s games were postponed yesterday due to waterlogged pitches.  Aidan Taggy Fogarty joined us on KCLR to discuss the hurling weekend and said while it’s no-one’s fault it can be frustrating for players when games are called off that late.

Micky Walsh talks about how the league has gone so far for Kilkenny and Carlow while also casting an eye on Limerick, Waterford, Tipp, Galway, Cork and Clare. Killian Doyle and Ivan Bolger were on either side of the Fitzgibbon Cup Final and we spoke to both. Kilkenny Chairman PJ Kenny tells us about the proposed development of a new facility at Dunmore. Plus, there's Kelly Ann Doyle ahead of Kilke...

Derek Lyng, Keith Rossiter, Taggy Fogarty and Michael Walsh react to Kilkenny's 2-17-to-15-point win in Wexford. Plus, 9-time All-Ireland winner Michael Fennelly tells us about his plans and ambitions for the Na Cait Óga Kilkenny GAA Academy. Also Miriam Walsh talks about her inter-county retirement.    As well as all of that we hear from Joe Nolan on Carlow's season so far.

Tom Mullally, Marty Kavanagh and Brian Treacy on Carlow on their significant but not surprising win while Ronnie, Micky and Cyrill Farrel deep dive into Kilkenny's defeat to Galway.

Derek Lyng and Mossie Keoghan spoke to Oisin following the Cats win in Clare while Adrian Ronan, Michael Walsh and Eddie Scally deep dive into the performance. Brendan Hennessy chats to Tom Mullaly and the Carlow players following their draw in Offaly and we discuss the glory of the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup with Jamie Wall and Podge Collins.  

Adrian Ronan, Joe Nolan, Joe Fortune and Michael Verney of the Irish Independent newspaper and excellent Irish Indo Sport Daily podcast look ahead to the Allianz League. All of them were on KCLR Sport over the weekend and you can listen to what they had say here. Plus, we look back on Na Fianna's win over Sarsfields in the AIB All-Ireland Club Hurling Final.

St Lachtain's return to Freshford as AIB GAA All-Ireland Junior Hurling Champions and we brought it to you live on KCLR.

A look back on Kilkenny's first game of 2025 and St Lachtains All-Ireland victory with Eddie Scally, Micky Walsh, Adrian Ronan and Aidan "Taggy" Fogarty.

Adrian Ronan and Micky Walsh talk to Eddie Scally about the year ahead. Plus, St Lachtain's Manager Steven Farrell ahead of the AIB All-Ireland Junior Club Final

A sit-down chat with Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng who looks back on 2024 and ahead to 2025.

During the summer Netwatch Cullen Park hosted the Hurling for Cancer Research match between Jim Bolger's Stars and Davy Russell's Best. All-Ireland winners from hurling and camogie along with soccer, rugby and racing stars all came along on the night to support this great cause. Many current players were also there, in this you'll hear their admiration of the legends of the past and their exciteme...

Richie Power recently donated the proceeds of his family memoir to the Cois Nore Cancer Support Centre and Carlow/Kilkenny Homecare Team.  The book 'Power: A Family Memoir', was released last year but is still available to buy. Richie dropped into studio to talk about that but while there he also discussed many hurling topics with Oisin.

Eddie Scally, Adrian Ronan and Mickey Walsh analyze Freshford's win and we hear from the management and players following their 3-15 to 0-13 victory against Easkey in the AIB All-Ireland Junior Hurling Club semi-final. As well as all that we've got Carlow hurlers Brian Treacy and Kevin McDonald and Na Fianna's Colin Currie on a great win over Loughrea in the All-Ireland semi -final.

 This week’s episode of the KCLR Hurling Podcast brings you exclusive insights from the launch of the Kilkenny GAA Yearbook .  David Blanchfield shares his thoughts on the highs and lows of the season, the evolving landscape of the game, and his ambitions for 2024. Cian Kenny gives us a glimpse into the team’s preparations for the upcoming campaigns and the importance of tradition and legacy in Ki...

This week we hear from Lisdowney manager Trevor Fletcher on their Leinster Final loss, plus analysis from Eddie Scally, Micky Walsh and Taggy. We also hear from Slaughtneil's Brendan Rodgers.

Adrian Ronan joins Oisin to look ahead to Leinster Finals for Freshford and Lisdowney in the coming weeks and there's post match reaction from all of last weekend's big games.

This week on the KCLR Hurling Podcast we feature a look back on all of the weekend's action including defeats St Mullins, Thomastown and Piltown and victories for Freshford and Lisdowney. We hear from all the teams that were involved in provincial action plus there's analysis with Micky Walsh, Adrian Ronan, Terence Kelly and Pat Coady among others.