Champion Chatter is the weekly local sports podcast by The Clare Champion newspaper. Publishing every Tuesday and hosted by Eoin Brennan and James Lynch, the podcast features guest analysts reviewing all the weekend’s local sporting action and looking ahead to what is in store over the coming week.
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 champions for the second time in three years following a tense titanic final showdown with arch-rivals Newmarket Celtic that was only decided on penalties on Saturday. CDSL PRO Dean Russell joined the lads to reflect on that historic achievement, the season as a whole and the crowning of the inaugural Donovan Sports Alternative Clare Cup champion;
1.00:31-1.35:09 – Mark Fitzgerald’s senior footballers need to bounce back against Tyrone in Omagh this Sunday in what is a make-or-break tie for both in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kieran Madigan sizes up that task along with giving his initial thoughts on the senior, intermediate and Junior A Championship draws;
1.35:09- The long goodbye for Eoin and James commences with previews of the flagship ladies football and camogie squads’ All-Ireland Championship starts; the summer series of Run the Banner; Aine Donegan’s latest US Open bid and Munster’s end of season hopes before signing off for the final time.