The Left Wing Back Podcast

Turlough O'Brien joins me to look ahead to Round 2 of the Carlow Football Championships ★ Support this podcast ★

We pick our Hurling team of the year, we look at the 2020 Camogie Finals, we look ahead to the Football Championships and look at the Ladies Football Finals ★ Support this podcast ★

With the Carlow Hurling Championship Finals down for decision this weekend we preview the Junior, Intermediate and Senior showdowns with guests from each of the clubs involved. Ciaran Bolger of Burren Rangers, Joe Nolan of Ballinkillen, Damien Jordan of Naomh Eoin and James Hickey of Mount Leinster Rangers all join us as guests ★ Support this podcast ★

We look at the Carlow Hurling and Camogie Semi Finals ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode we review the latest two rounds of the Carlow Senior Championship which saw MLR power on, Ballinkillen lost twice, Naomh Eoin register their first win and we discuss streaming issues and more with Stephen and Joe. ★ Support this podcast ★

One guest celebrates five decades of playing Adult Hurling, we discuss Ballinkillen's impressive win over St Mullins, MLR getting the better of Naomh Eoin and we look ahead to Round 3! ★ Support this podcast ★

St Mullins off to a flyer, Naomh Eoin boss not happy with the referee, Bagenalstown chaps show promise, Ballinkillen needing to push on more, Rangers look to lay down a marker and much more on the agenda with Kevin and Joe. ★ Support this podcast ★

Joe Nolan and Stephen Bambrick join me to discuss the opening round of games in the Carlow Hurling Championship, Live Streaming, the issues around ticketing and more ★ Support this podcast ★

In our season finale of 'My Time In The Geansaí' we hear from a man who initially looked like he was going to be a noted Carlow Hurler for the long haul. He switched to Football while still under 21 and went on to play for Leinster. He won a Senior Hurling Championship with Ballinkillen in 2001 and played in another final with them in 2004. The same year he was also a key figure for Fenagh as they...

We speak to Daniel about his reasons for stepping away from Inter County Football with Carlow having played for 13 years. We get great insight into what it was like to be a part of the panel during the good times and the difficult times, we talk about Leinster Minor finals, u21 and of course we get some funny stories in the quick fire round! ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome along to what is the penultimate episode of our first ever series. Today I'm going to be chatting with a man who had an incredible knack for scoring goals. He featured on some of the top sides that have played the game at school level in Presentation De La Salle College. He played in an All Ireland club Final in Croke Park. He also has two Christy Ring Cup medals. His journey wasn't withou...

Today it's the turn of the Naomh Bríd club and we talk to one of the true characters of the GAA in Carlow. Stephen Bambrick represented club and county in Hurling winning an All Ireland medal in the process. We get some great laughs in this one and the intro provides a flavour of many great stories told in the episode all in association with Corcoran Precast Tanks. ★ Support this podcast ★

Today it's the turn of the Eire Og club and we speak to one of Carlow's great forwards Simon Rea. We chat about his time as Carlow's ace forward, transforming his game into a modern day wing forward in 2017 and 2018, missing the 2019 run to the Leinster Final and stories of a personal nature which Simon bravely shares for the first time. The episode is in association with Corcoran Precast Tanks. ★...

We had a fascinating discussion with Kieran Donaghy this week. His outlook on the GAA is very refreshing and in this piece he also makes very interesting points about how players and managers should embrace the media rather than fear it. ★ Support this podcast ★

Today we're off to St Mullins in association with O'Dwyer PVC Glazing Ltd, known as the man who does the windows for all your replacement windows, doors and broken double glazed units. Our guest holds the distinction of scoring the first ever sideline cut worth two points in Hurling during the 00's He's one of the rare few St Mullins people that played football with Carlow. And he also famously go...

On today's programme I have a conversation with Turlough O'Brien following his decision to step down as Carlow Senior Football Manager last Saturday. We delve into his reasons for standing down. We reflect on the good times and the bad times during his reign. We talk about the frustration of certain comments made by well known media pundits. The friendship with long term sidekick Tommy Wogan. Kick...

Our guest for Episode #3 of "My Time In The Geansaí" is Paul Kelly of Kildavin-Clonegal. We talk about going on the beer the night before League games, departures of county managers in bizarre circumstances, sacrificing County football for County hurling - albeit in a different role - and the ongoing pursuit of trying to get the club back to the top tier of Carlow Football. We also talk about the...

James Hickey is a man who is never afraid to speak his mind. In this Episode he gives an honest account of how his career with Carlow and Mount Leinster Rangers unfolded and for the first time ever he reveals something that still hurts him to this day. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mark Carpenter is one of Carlow's most decorated Footballers of all time. In this show he talks about winning a Leinster Championship, balancing life as an Undertaker and Publican and recalls some fond memories during his time playing county. ★ Support this podcast ★