Intensive Clare
Episodes
"I am gonna dial up the 'Yerra' factor to 100 here!"
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"I am gonna dial up the 'Yerra' factor to 100 here!"Agony and ecstasy across this week's pod and plenty more too!00:00:00 > I...
"He's unreal, he could ring a doorbell with a sliotar!"
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"He's unreal, he could ring a doorbell with a sliotar!"Handball wins, Cup final preview, Limerick are coming to town and so much more!00...
'My Spotify is full of Peppa Pig and two goonies trying to talk about sport on the Intensive Clare podcast'
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 8:05 - Intro8:05 - 33:01 - Clare's Munster Senior Hurling Championship Round 1 victory over Waterford is assessed with Pa Kelly and Joe Cah...
"That sneaky little backheel, Troy Parrott would have been proud!"
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"That sneaky little backheel, Troy Parrott would have been proud!"Strap in folks, it's another big hitting show! You could probably play...
"You've taken up modelling for O'Neills!"
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"You've taken up modelling for O'Neills!"Sure we'd follow Clare sports to the moon & back at this stage...00:00:00 > Intr...
"I don't know if Paul even speaks Irish, but he'll bluff his way through it anyway!"
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't know if Paul even speaks Irish, but he'll bluff his way through it anyway!"Dubs on the double has us Lucan to draw Swords o...
‘I went much too hard in my first session and got sick all over the gym’
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 8:33 - Intro8:33 - 29:46 - USA natives Saher Hamdan and Coco Mendoza reflect on their AIL experience with Ennis Womens Rugby this season.29:46 ...
"The schedule for April looks like the colours of the rainbow, there' so much going on!"
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"The schedule for April looks like the colours of the rainbow, there' so much going on!"00:00:00 > Intro: A great weekend for the Iri...
"Are you adverse to sitting down in front of the TV & having a relaxing night?!!"
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Are you adverse to sitting down in front of the TV & having a relaxing night?!!"For International women's day we couldn't find ...
"The grass won't be cut & we'll be putting more water in around the goals!"
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"The grass won't be cut & we'll be putting more water in around the goals!"Strap in folks, this is a marathon not a sprint!00:00...
'The weather's so mental that matches have been postponed in 24 out of the 27 weekends so far this season'
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
0.00 - 8:21 - Intro.8:21 - 44:19 - Soccer & weather report with Dean Russell and CDSL Fixtures Secretary David O'Grady. 44:19 - 1.16:40 - We l...
"You could come down Eoin and hold a tackle bag and we'll teach you!"
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"You could come down Eoin and hold a tackle bag and we'll teach you!"Time for another date with your 'punny' Valentine!!00:00:00...
"Will you play for us on the Intensive Clare team at the Clare Camogie Golf Classic?"
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Will you play for us on the Intensive Clare team at the Clare Camogie Golf Classic?"If anything is an aberration it's the length of thi...
"I don't do fake news, I just do good news!"
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't do fake news, I just do good news!"00:00:00 - 00:08:56 > Intro: St Joseph's Spanish Point are Munster LGFA champions and has the Gosling E...
"It would be nice to get to 23 Harty Cups by Saturday afternoon!"
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"It would be nice to get to 23 Harty Cups by Saturday afternoon!"00:00:00 - 00:09:13 > Intro ....Allianz leagues, Lidl league, Harty Cup ...
"Barechested Balaclava'd Claremen! Where would you get it?"
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Barechested Balaclava'd Claremen! Where would you get it?"00:00:00 - 00:06:20 > Intro... We're getting giddy for the start of th...
'Clare are still in every competition so 2026 is very positive 2026 so far'
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 5:54 - Intro.5:54 - 28:01 - Munster Hurling League review and Harty Cup Semi-Final preview with Pa Kelly and Joe Cahill.28:01 - 33:33 - Colaist...
'Never mind 'Know your Sport', at least know yourself first' 2025 Review Part 2 - The Quiz
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's the annual Intensive Clare Quiz and a chance to see which pundits can come out on top.Do they know all sports? Do they even know their own sp...
Dum-a-Dum-a-DumDum...It's 2025 in Review part 1!
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dum-a-Dum-a-DumDum...It's 2025 in Review part 1!In the first part of our 2025 year in review pod we got our pundits in studio for a festive episod...
Dum-a-Dum-a-DumDum...It's 2025 in Review part 1!
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dum-a-Dum-a-DumDum...It's 2025 in Review part 1!In the first part of our 2025 year in review pod we got our pundits in studio for a festive episod...
"We've had 2000 listeners willing to hear, the inane ramblings of two dopes on the beer!"
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"We've had 2000 listeners willing to hear, the inane ramblings of two dopes on the beer!"00:00:00 - 00:06:55 > Ho Ho Ho Merry Everybo...
"I wasn't on anybody's radar... I wasn't even on my own radar to be quite honest!!"
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I wasn't on anybody's radar... I wasn't even on my own radar to be quite honest!!"00:00:00 - 00:10:17 > Intro.... why can...
'Really buzzing that they're showing the rest of the country that there’s talent in Clare'
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 9:31 - Intro9:31 - 47:48 - Ireland Womens Rugby Captain and Clare native Edel McMahon reflects on the World Cup and her recovery from surgery.4...
"All's fair in love & war... but not in the Munster Club Championship!"
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"All's fair in love & war... but not in the Munster Club Championship!"00:00:00 - 00:08:11 > Intro... It's Toy Show week, so ...
"Don't ever say that in either club or it's an ambulance you'll need"
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 2:51 - Intro.2:51 - 19:53 - Munster Senior Club Hurling Final Preview with Oisin Langan - Éire Óg v Ballygunner.19:53 - 32:09 - Munster Inter...
We're all hoping that Corofin's Troy Parrott will be back on Sunday
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
0.00 - 2:13 - Intro 2.13 - 30:33 - Éire Óg and O'Callaghan's Mills qualify for Munster Club Hurling Finals.30:33 - 43:56 - Clooney-Quin big ...
"It was like Mardi Gras down there!....It was like mass at Christmas!"
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"It was like Mardi Gras down there!....It was like mass at Christmas!"00:00:00 - 00:09:16 > Intro ... The new Ennis Plaza has opened &...
"I'm good at badminton & I'm also bald, so maybe that's of interest!"
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm good at badminton & I'm also bald, so maybe that's of interest!"00:00:00 - 00:03:19 Intro...The Mills are motoring in Munster!00:03:20 - 00:20:2...
"It was a week where a Connolly got into the Áras & a Connolly player got a kick in the Áras!"
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"It was a week where a Connolly got into the Áras & a Connolly player got a kick in the Áras!"00:00:00 - 00:12:33 Intro… A new president for Irel...
“I ended up getting a red card & I wasn’t even there!”
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I ended up getting a red card & I wasn’t even there!” 00:00:00 - 00:10:24 Intro… A mixed weekend for Inagh-Kilnamona & an interesting turn ...
“Someone’s going to win & someone’s going to lose”
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Someone’s going to win & someone’s going to lose”00:00:00 - 00:07:40 > Intro… double fever hit hard in Ennis this week…00:07:41 - ...
"I'd have been divorced had i went to that one! There'd have been no dinner at all!"
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I'd have been divorced had i went to that one! There'd have been no dinner at all!"00:00:00 - 00:07:54 > Intro The Townies are c...
"We've got a man who doesn't sit on the fence; he broke the fence years ago!"
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"We've got a man who doesn't sit on the fence; he broke the fence years ago!"00:00:00 - 00:08:33 > Intro... Eoin might have been ...
"Paul Madden ended up with the Clare job, but you ended up with us!"
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Paul Madden ended up with the Clare job, but you ended up with us!"00:00:00 - 00:09:10 > Intro...Bill Murray is a Magpie?!!! 00:09:11 - ...
"He got a goal, an assist, two yellow cards & a red; so he had an eventful day!"
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"He got a goal, an assist, two yellow cards & a red; so he had an eventful day!"00:00:00 - 00:06:39 > Intro... Bonjour people of Clar...
"They’ll need both boules in full working order if they are to beat their neighbours the next day!"
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"They’ll need both boules in full working order if they are to beat their neighbours the next day!"0:00 - 6:59 - Intro...time to strap on ...
“They marked each other in Junior C training and there was skin and hair flying!"
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“They marked each other in Junior C training and there was skin and hair flying!"0:00 - 6:30 > Intro... It's back to school season!6:30 ...
"There was a Corofin lad umpiring, a small stocky lad, he was in my ear all game!"
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"There was a Corofin lad umpiring, a small stocky lad, he was in my ear all game!"00:00:00 - 00:08:08 Intro; Ireland's positive World Cup start has u...
"For a man that's obsessed with Celtic you're going to have to take down 6 Celtics!!"
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"For a man that's obsessed with Celtic you're going to have to take down 6 Celtics!!"00:00:00 - 00:06:34 > intro; 'some might...
"We'll leave ye on the phone, we've got a podcast to do here!"
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"We'll leave ye on the phone, we've got a podcast to do here!"00:00:00 - 00:05:17 > Intro, sunny days ahead?!00:05:18 - 00:26:15 ...
"At the moment Joe's scratching out the compliments for Inagh-Kilnamona!"
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"At the moment Joe's scratching out the compliments for Inagh-Kilnamona!"00:00 - 03:43 > Intro03:44 - 24:22 > We preview the start...
“He was so good that he played more like a parish-to-parish midfielder than a box-to-box one”
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“He was so good that he played more like a parish-to-parish midfielder than a box-to-box one”0:00 - 8:08 - Intro8:08 - 15:10 - Clare’s minor lad...
"Nobody, but nobody anywhere would have predicted that"
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Nobody, but nobody anywhere would have predicted that"00:00:00 - 00:10:26 > Intro00:10:27 - 00:12:40 > Competition time courtesy of o...
"Sometimes in training a row before championship can be the best thing that ever happened...that's what happens back our way anyhow!"
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes in training a row before championship can be the best thing that ever happened...that's what happens back our way anyhow!"00:...
"They weren't small steps when Ann Marie was racing down Jones's Road with 5 minutes to throw in!"
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"They weren't small steps when Ann Marie was racing down Jones's Road with 5 minutes to throw in!"00:00:00 - 00:06:38 > Intro00:0...
"Oh God, is that fella the only referee in the country or what?!!"
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Oh God, is that fella the only referee in the country or what?!!" 00:00:00 - 00:10:30 > Intro00:10:31 - 00:42:33 > After what was a d...
"Over three weeks you could be in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Thurles & Croke Park! It's a super complaint to have!"
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Over three weeks you could be in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Thurles & Croke Park! It's a super complaint to have!"00:00 - 12:20 > Intro...
"When the tv camera turned to the management, I’d say they were discussing whether to say another mass or not!"
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘When the tv camera turned to the management, I’d say they were discussing whether to say another mass or not’0:00 - 7:05 - Intro7:05 - 28:03 - ...
Bonus Episode: Reaction Pod - Clare Camogie Clubs on the 2025 Senior Championship Draw
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship draw panel discussionsMonday’s draw for the 2025 Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship thr...
"I’m getting so worried about Clare now that it wouldn’t surprise me if Shane O’Donnell lined out on Sunday at the edge of the square"
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I’m getting so worried about Clare now that it wouldn’t surprise me if Shane O’Donnell lined out on Sunday at the edge of the square"...
Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship Draw live
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intensive Clare joined forces with Clare Camogie to conduct this year’s Clare Credit Unions Senior Camogie Championship draw live in Fr. McNamara Pa...
“I’ll probably get arrested but they would be very, very pleasurable handcuffs”
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
’I’ll probably get arrested but they would be very, very pleasurable handcuffs’0:00 - 9:18 - Intro9:18 - 22:37 - Former Munster and Ireland Inte...
There’s word that they’re all going back and going to give it one final lash so that’s very positive
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“There’s word that they’re all going back and going to give it one final lash so that’s very positive.”0:00 - 7:09 - Intro7:09 - 18:01 - Cla...
“You have more hair than Pep but maybe the stress of a few seasons in charge will change that”
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“You have more hair than Pep but maybe the stress of a few seasons in charge will change that”0:00 - 6:52 - Intro6:52 - 34:42 - Saturday throws up...
“As a team they were more ‘last of the summer wine’ than the first wine of the summer”
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘As a team they were more ‘last of the summer wine’ than the first wine of the summer’0:00 - 8:37 - Intro8:37 - 33:29 - Having been devastatin...
“I haven’t played since I killed those swans!”
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I haven’t played since I killed those swans’’ 0:00 - 8:51 - Intro8:51 - 38:19 - A double Munster Football Final whammy for Clare at the weeke...
“He’s probably like a listed building at the moment, he’s so untouchable!”
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“He’s probably like a listed building at the moment, he’s so untouchable”0:00 - 7:37 - Intro7:37 - 42:20 - Clare’s flagship footballers will...
“It was a Good Friday but turned out to be a great Sunday”
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“It was a Good Friday but turned out to be a great Sunday”0:00 - 6:08 - Intro6:08 - 30:36 - Clare’s resurrection to snatch a remarkable draw wit...
“The difference between league and championship? There’s an Atlantic Ocean between them”
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“The difference between League and championship? There’s an Atlantic Ocean between them”0:00 - 6:18 - Intro6:18 - 26:18 - The wait is finally ov...
“I think these girls could tackle Trump the way they’re going”
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I think these girls could tackle Trump the way they’re going”0:00 - 6:10 - Intro6:10 - 18:14 - Clare will have a representative in next year’s ...
“I’m delighted to come on so you and lynch could have a laugh at my expense”
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I’m delighted to come on so you and lynch could have a laugh at my expense”0:00 - 6:56 - Intro6:56 - 23:15 - A welcome return to the pod for Ger ...
"Did you get a magic lamp from Santa by any chance as in terms of wishes, 2025 couldn’t have gone much better for you so far"
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Did you get a magic lamp from Santa by any chance as in terms of wishes, 2025 couldn’t have gone much better for you so far"0:00 - 6:34 -...
'We’re actually three times the age of some of the players we’re up against but all we want to do is promote the game’
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'We’re actually three times the age of some of the players we’re up against but all we want to do is promote the game’0:00 - 6:11 - Intro6:1...
’I don’t know what kind of Caledonian sets are in Corofin but I’ve never got a slap of a hurley during a Caledonian set before’
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
’I don’t know what kind of Caledonian sets are in Corofin but I’ve never got a slap of a hurley during a Caledonian set before.’0:00 - 7:12 - ...
'There was such tribal war at times that you almost had to double check if it was league or championship'
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'There was such tribal war at times that you almost had to double check if it was league or championship'0:00 - 6:28 - Intro6:28 - 29:17 - It’...
‘You’d have had more of a chance at catching a fish than hosting a game there’
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‘You’d have had more of a chance at catching a fish than hosting a game there’0:00 - 5:46 - Intro5:46 - 26:02 - The All-Ireland Inter-County Dar...
'You’d be surprised where this podcast has been heard and the insults I’ve received on your behalf’
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'You’d be surprised where this podcast has been heard and the insults I’ve received on your behalf’0:00 - 4:29 - Intro4:29 - 23:15 - Cratloe...
“I'm afraid she’s going to jump over the table at me!!"
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I'm afraid she’s going to jump over the table at me"0:00 - 5:45 - Intro5:45 - 32:00 - The final Clare team into National League action for 2025 i...
“Unfortunately the weekend’s results are more likely to make St Brigid Cross than Well”
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Unfortunately the weekend’s results are more likely to make St Brigid Cross than Well’ 0:00 - 3:24 - Intro3:24 - 28:04 - It turned out to be a ...
“I’ve had no electricity in days so just to get in the car, charge the phone and experience heat again was great."
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I’ve had no electricity in days so just to get in the car, charge the phone and experience heat again was great."0:00 - 5:50 - Intro5:50 - 45:45 ...
“We’re not pulling too great at the moment, he has me blocked on Facebook"
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“We’re not pulling too great at the moment, he has me blocked on Facebook"0:00 - 5:20 - Intro5:20 - 28:01 - 2013 All-Ireland victor Pa Kelly...
“I’d run through a brick wall for the club and I’d expect the players to do the same”
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I’d run through a brick wall for the club and I’d expect the players to do the same”0:00 - 4:25 - Intro4:25 - 35:49 - While their Munster Jun...
“May your troubles last as long as your new year’s resolutions” 2024 Review Part 2
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“May your troubles last as long as your new year’s resolutions” 2024 Review Part 20:00 - 2:09 - Intro2:09 - 35:16 - Back-to-back Munster Senior ...
“You call him SOD, I call him God” 2024 Review Part 1
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“You call him SOD, I cal him God” 2024 Review Part 10:00 - 3:01 - Intro3:01 - 33:45 - Clare’s 2024 inter-county hurling heroics at all levels ar...
🎅🏼The 2024 Intensive Clare Christmas Quiz!🎄
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that wonderful time of the year where we get to torture our pundits with sporting brain teasers & some sports trivia that would have made Jimmy...
“Croke Park can be the loneliest place in the world when it’s not happening for you"
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Croke Park can be the loneliest place in the world when it’s not happening for you"0:00 - 7:56 - Intro7:56 - 31:43 - Truagh Clonlara’s remarkab...
“It really is David v Goliath, or maybe in this case Davina”
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘It really is David v Goliath or maybe in this case Davina’0:00 - 6:07 - Intro6:07 - 33:05 - The countdown is on for Truagh Clonlara’s historic ...
“My wife won’t be happy as we’re supposed to go to New York on our honeymoon but that’s definitely cancelled now”
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“My wife won’t be happy as we’re supposed to go to New York on our honeymoon but that’s definitely cancelled now”0:00 - 10:30 - Intro10:30 -...
"If you were writing a letter to Santa saying 'this is how I want my Munster Championship draw to go', this was it!"
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 8:45 - Intro8:45 - 33:40 - Following their heroics in a titanic Munster Final series, Truagh Clonlara are bidding for further history this Sund...
“All that pent up emotion was released when we won and I was like ’thank Christ it’s over”
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
‘All that pent up emotion was released when we won and I was like ’thank Christ it’s over’0:00 - 8:02 - Intro8:02 - 24:30 - we thought we had ...
‘I’ve been through the bad times and now I’m coming out of the game in the good times’
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s pod:Intro Truagh-Clonlara have to do it all again against Gailltír, Derek Dormer was at the drawn Munster final(Timestamp 0:08:13)Cl...
'If you think that there are Man City’s in Limerick you’re playing video games'
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
’If you think that there are Man City’s in Limerick you’re playing video games’0:00 - 5:45 - Intro5:45 - 11:45 - Fresh from garnering six All...
'There were definitely other clubs watching from the stand saying why can’t it be us?'
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
'There were definitely other clubs watching from the stand saying why can’t it be us?' 0:00 - 6:15 - Intro6:15 - 31:37 - Fabulous Feakle fulfilled ...
'So Cusack Park is no country for old men but Cooraclare might be?'
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
'So Cusack Park is no country for old men but Cooraclare might be?'0:00 - 4:26 - Intro4:26 - 21:58 - Twelve months on from making the breakthrough, Tr...
‘Feakle have Shane McGrath, Cratloe have Conor but we’d even take Paul McGrath at this stage’
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
0:00 - 7:05 - Intro7:05 - 37:25 - It’s the marquee weekend of the Clare hurling calendar as the senior and intermediate deciders takes place in Cus...
Introducing - the 'Intensive Clare' pod
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taking the pulse of sport in the Banner County! Hosts Eoin Brennan and James Lynch return with their unique look at all things sport in County Clare ...