The Carlow Soccer Podcast

All the post-match reaction from a busy weekend across the league and after a busy season with Austin FC II, Peter Grogan stops by for a chat about his season and his experience at the club.

Freed from desire, na na na na na, the whole country is on a high after Troy Parrott sent Ireland to the World Cup play-offs, but despite Storm Claudia playing havoc with fixtures this weekend, there's still lots of Carlow Soccer content to sink your teeth into. Harry brings you post-match from the two Premier games to go ahead this weekend, as Killeshin and St. Fiacc’s drew 1-1 on Friday night and Burrin Celtic secured a fourth draw in a row as they drew 1-1 with 2023/24 champions, Crettyard who are winless in their last three games. Murt O'Mara fr...

This week, Brian O'Reilly sits down for a candid chat about Calendar Football and gives us the lowdown of the exemption process after the FAI AGM last weekend.

We have the post match reaction from the Graigue derby between St Fiacc’s and St Pat's, Paul Popa Dowling chats about a tough start to the Premier season for Hanover that sees them as the only team yet to get off the mark and rooted to the bottom of the table, and after their first defeat of the season, Mill Celtic manager Brian Wynne chats. 

With the FAI sending out the details of the exemption from calendar football yesterday, we update you on those.

We've all the post-match reaction from a busy weekend as Premier champions, St . Pat's get their first win of the season against Crettyard in a battle of the last two champions.

St. Fiacc's beat previously unbeaten Crettyard in the youths, and after an unbeaten start to the Division 2, one of just three teams still with a perfect record in the men's leagues this season, Mill Celtic manager, Brian Wynne chats about their start to the season.<...

As CK United win their first trophy in the club's history, Fran Egan and Leanne Delaney from the club discuss what it means to them, and we have all the post match analysis and reaction from the weekend as reigning champions, St. Pat's remain winless after two games, drawing with Killeshin on Friday night, St. Fiacc's get themselves back on track with a big win over Parkville and ten man Slaney beat Kilree at home on Sunday morning

We've post match from the weekend's Division 2 clash between Castle Rangers and Wolfhill, Harry sits down with Cliff McDonagh and Eric Kenna from St. Anne's to chat about their unbeaten run so far this season and their journey to getting a first team back in the club after several years, and after a tough start to life in Division One after relegation from the Premier last season, Kilree manager Micko Salter sits down for a candid chat ahead of another tough fixture against Slaney this week.

Harry was at Ferrycarrig Park on Saturday for Kylie Murphy's final ever game as she announced her retirement and managed to catch the woman herself for a quick chat afterwards, her teammate since day one, Lauren Dwyer pays tribute to her too. We've all the post match reaction from the final O35's cup final this week, as well as all the weekend's action including a goal fest on Saturday which saw the defending Premier Division champions, St. Pat's beaten in their first match of the season.

On this week's episode we chat to Burrin Celtic O35's management as they became just the second Division 3 side to do a treble after they won the Martin Mullins Memorial Seniors Cup. We've post match from New Oak and Crettyard in the opening match of the Nationalist Premier Division, and all the audio from last month's Ladies League Launch Night.

This week we have post match from the two O35's cup finals from the weekend, Castle Rangers manager Ciaran Brennan chats after winning the KCLR Plate and we preview the O35's Division 1 Cup final this weekend between Crettyard and Bagenalstown. 

I realised this was missing from the main podcast and I hate to let people down so here you go, the missing Crettyard post match reaction from Buds Maher. 

Post match from the Shield semi-final between Crettyard and New Oak and we preview the two O35's Cup finals taking place this weekend and the KCLR Plate final.

Carlow League Secretary Brian O'Reilly chats about the start of the new season, post-match reaction after New Oak's win over Evergreen in the LFA Senior Cup, Dolmen Celtic O35's coach Paul Connors chats ahead of their Last 16 match in Leinster against St. Fergus, and ahead of their KCLR Carlow Plate match against Slaney this weekend, Kilree Celtic manager Micko Salter chats.

Post-match from last weekend's shield match between New Oak and St. Fiacc’s and we preview this week's Shield matches.

Part 2 of our preview of the new season as we shine a spotlight on the lower divisions with audio from the launch night. And with all three Over 35's divisions coming down for decision over the last two weeks, Harry has all the reaction from the three clubs. 

All the gossip as Harry spoke to all the Premier managers at the launch of the new 2025/2026 league season. 

We've all the post match reaction as Crettyard came crashing out of the LFA O35's Cup with a heartbreaking late winner, and Thomas Doyle of the Grassroots Amateur Football Clubs of Ireland chats about the FAI's decision to allow leagues to apply for an exemption to calendar football and discusses some of the hard work that the committee put in to fight for the right of choice.

Hanover O35's manager Pa Dowling chats after their win in the local derby against New Oak in Division One which keeps them in the hunt for back to back league titles, Padraig Amond joins Harry for a chat all about his summer camps in Vale Wanderers and chats about life at Waterford and how he's adapting to life as captain, and after the breaking news on Friday that leagues will be able to apply for an exemption from calendar football, Carlow League Secretary, Brian O'Reilly sits down for a chat with Harry to discuss what that means for...

With no soccer action this week, one of Carlow's top referees Nathan Bannon sits down with Harry to discuss all things refereeing. From his own achievements to date including an LFA Junior Cup final and a FAI Women's Amateur Shield final, to his own ambitions of refereeing in the League of Ireland, what it's like working with linesmen, the loneliness of the job, the abuse he and other referees have endured, being assaulted, the most misunderstood rules, his motivation for refereeing and what keeps him going every week, no topic is out of bounds in an honest and open...

We've all the post match reaction from last week’s top of the table clash in Division 1 of the O35's League as Bagenalstown edged past Hanover, and as they prepare to head to the US to play soccer in college, two of the Carlow League's brightest young stars join Harry for a chat; Jayden Kelly of St. Fiacc’s and Aaron Cunnigham-Burke of Hanover Harps chat ahead of their departures over the next few weeks.

We have post match reaction from last Friday night's O35's win for St. Pat's against Dolmen and we preview a huge top of the table clash in Division 1 between Bagenalstown and Hanover with both sides locked on 13 points each as joint leaders.

Post match from the all Carlow League O35's LFA match between St. Fiacc’s and Killeshin, Parkville's O35's lead the O35's Division 3 with three games to go, we check in with their manager, Aidan Maher and Harry catches up with Peter Harvey to chat all things CK United, including plans for third tier, first team women's football, their grounds in Tullow, plans for Buckley Park and more.

Post match from the top of the table clash in the O35's league between Hanover and Crettyard and we preview the all Carlow League clash in the LFA O35's Cup between St. Fiacc’s and Killeshin.

With the Kennedy and Gaynor Cup tournaments over, both managers join us to review how the tournaments went. We've post-match reaction from a dramatic penalty shoot-out between New Oak and Crettyard O35's on Friday night and Bagenalstown Over 35's manager Murt O’Mara discusses their great start to the season ahead of a top of the table clash with reigning champions, Hanover.

The junior season may be over but we still have plenty to talk about. We've all the reaction from Friday's Carlow League Awards Night as Harry catches up with some of the big award winners on the night, fresh from winning a quadruple with North End, Robbie Kane chats about life in Wexford and all about how he's yet to be booked down there, and the votes are in, we reveal who you voted into your Team of the Season.

After a dramatic Carlow Cup final between New Oak and Pat's we have all the analysis and post-match reaction from both camps, Carlow manager, Davy O'Connor previews the Kennedy Cup and voting for your Team of the Season opens tonight.

As the Junior season winds down, we have all the post-match reaction from last Friday's Premier Cup Final. We also preview Saturday's Carlow Cup final between New Oak and Pat's, and Carlow Gaynor Cup Manager Alan Smith joins us to look ahead to the tournament.

After New Oak’s heartbreaking defeat to Evergreen in Sunday's LFA Junior Cup, we analyse where it all went wrong and have some post match reaction from manager Gavin Dowling, ahead of Friday's Premier Cup Final against New Oak, Parkville manager Podge Rooney joins us for a chat and reigning O35's D1 Champions Hanover are unbeaten so far in the league, manager Pa Dowling joins Harry to chat about their goals for the season.

On this week's episode, Harry has a big preview of New Oak’s big LFA Junior Cup final against Evergreen, we have all the post match reaction as St. Fiacc’s claim a Division One league and cup double, Barry Mackey chats after Mill Celtic fell short in the LFA Ladies Junior Cup, and it's awards season, Harry has all the details as the Carlow League's annual awards list is revealed 

This week, Harry has all the post match reaction as New Oak reach their first LFA Junior Cup final, beating Tallaght on Saturday to finally reach the final after knocking on the door for thr last four years, he previews Mill Celtic's Ladies LFA Junior Cup final in Newbridge against Terenure which takes place this Sunday, he previews the all Graigue affair in the Tully’s Travel Division One Cup final taking place on Saturday and has post match from a tough Premier Cup Quarter-Final match between Kilree and Burrin.

Post match from last weekend's Premier Cup games, we preview New Oak's Leinster semi-final against Tallaght, post match from the Division 3 Cup final as Harry chats to winning Nurney manager, Eddie Dermody, we preview the Ladies Carlow Cup final, and after their Premier Division relegation was confirmed in a 5-1 defeat to neighbours Bagenalstown, Kilree Celtic manager, Micko Salter joins us for a chat about what's next for the South Bagenalstown side.

Post-match reaction as St. Fiacc's win D1, Mill Celtic win the Women's League, and New Oak B are crowned Division 2 Cup winners. 

We also look ahead to the two cup finals this weekend as Nurney take on Burrin Celtic B in the Division 3 Cup final, and Ballymurphy take on Vale in the Youths Girls Cup Final. 

St. Pat’s are Premier Division champions for the first time in 23 years, New Oak Assistant Manager Eddie Shaw chats after New Oak made it through to a third Leinster semi-final in four years, Burrin Celtic pulled off a massive win over last season's league champions, Crettyard to secure their Premier status for another season against expectations and post-match reaction as Dolmen thwart Fiacc's attempts to win Tullys Travel Division 1.

On a big weekend in the Nationalist Premier Division, we look ahead to a huge match to avoid being relegated, as Kilree host Bagenalstown.

We preview New Oak's Leinster Junior Cup Quarter-Final against Jobstown this Sunday as they compete in their fourth successive Leinster Quarter-Final. 

Nurney Villa Youths Girls made history last week becoming the first ever Women's Youths League Champions, their manager talks to Harry all about it.  

All the post match reaction from the weekends two big Premier games at both ends of the table with big wins for Pat's and Burrin. We preview the play-off between Ballymurphy and Nurney for the girls youths league as they vie to become the very first champions, and Hanover Youths manager Kieran Martin talks to us after they won the Paul Kirwan Memorial Youths Cup on Saturday to claim a league and cup double to win every match this season.

Post match reaction from Podge Doyle in St. Pat's after their thumping of Kilree Celtic last week and Buds Maher of Crettyard after his side's 1-1 draw against Hanover left them hanging on in the title race by a thread. Burrin Celtic manager Tom Pender and Kilree manager Micko Salter preview the huge relegation battle between the two sides on Saturday. Oisin Ayres of St. Fiacc's and Kieran Martin of Hanover preview the Paul Kirwan Memorial Youths Cup final which takes place on Saturday afternoon, and Vale youths Assistant Manager Eoghan Murphy talks about their team winning the Youths...

Post match from the two LFA Youths Cup games over the weekend as Hanover beat out Suncroft in the LFA Youths Cup and New Oak beat North End in the Leinster Junior. Eric Molloy chats about his move to Bray and Peter Grogan chats about making his first professional start and scoring his first professional goal. We also have a roundup of all the Carlow LOI action.

All the analysis and post match reaction from the two top of the table matches this weekend.

As St. Pats celebrate their 50th anniversary next week, KCLR's very own Brendan Hennessey sat down for a candid chat about his time at the club and his memories of the early days including the club being founded. As the son of the founder, Tom Hennessey, Brendan was part of the club and spent ten years playing for the Graiguecullen team, and he shares his memories with Harry ahead of the celebrations next week.

We've post-match reaction from Parkville's upset of New Oak on Sunday morning and we preview the top-of-the-table clash between Crettyard and New Oak on Sunday as Crettyard manager, Cristoir Maher joins us. 

Harry is also joined by Mill Celtic women's manager, Barry Mackey to preview their Ladies LFA Junior Cup semi-final this weekend against Killester-Donnycarney. 

On this week's podcast, Harry has post-match reaction from Pats' 4-0 defeat to Roc Celtic in the Leinster Junior Cup and is joined by Hanover manager Kieran Martin and Crettyard manager Jimmy Dunne ahead of their LFA Youths Cup Last 16 clashes against Suncroft and Tullamore respectively.