As the Leitrim Club Championships heat up Derek Kelleher joins Breifne Earley to look back over all the action of last weekend and preview the upcoming games in the Connacht Gold Senior and Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championships as well as the looking back at the opening weekend of the Gotham Drywall Ladies Senior Football Championsh…

This week Allen Gaels manager Martin McGowan discusses his side's challenging start to the Senior Championship as well as profiling the sides starting the Ladies Football Championships at all levels this Sunday. We also feature reaction from JP Kane (25:44) and Martin McHugh () react to the clash between Ballinaglera and Aughnasheelin in the Interm…

This week we're looking back at the 2020 Intermediate & Junior Finals with the respective managers and the man of the match winners from both games which were played last weekend while we also speak to Leitrim minor manager Adrian Dockery ahead of his side's Connacht Semi Final this evening. Derek Kelleher caught up with Paul Maguire and Jack Hesli…

This week on the Leitrim GAA Podcast we're excited about the return of Championship football with the refixed finals from last year at Intermediate, Junior and Junior 'B' grades taking the focus of attention for the next two weeks as the Leitrim Ladies secure their Quarter Final slot. Derek Kelleher is proudly waving his Gortletteragh colours on th…

We welcome back "Kiss My Arts" to the Leitrim Daily schedule as Mary Blake is joined by the Director of The Dock Arts Centre in Carrick on Shannon, Sarah Searson. They chat about the planning and plotting for new performances in the centre after the cancellations of most of their programme for the last 16 months. Sarah discusses their focus for the…

This week's guest is a previous winner of the Leitrim Person of the Year award, hailing from Drumshanbo Noel McPartland has played a large part in the development of the food hub from the premises he spend decades working with Bo Peep Jams and Lairds Foods. They chat about his experience of growing up in rural Ireland, making inroads in the food ex…

This week's guest is former county librarian Seán Ó Súilleabháin drops in for a chat with Tommy about his life in the town having moved from this native Longford decades ago. They chat about his love of the Irish language and his work promoting the language in Ballinamore. They touch on his involvement with the promotion of gaelic games and specifi…

This week's show focuses on the start of Leitrim's four intercounty adult sides with the Senior Footballers, Ladies and U20's starting their campaign after the Hurler's started their season with defeat in Mayo last weekend. We're joined by Leitrim manager Terry Hyland and former captain Gary Reynolds on this week's podcast episode. Co Hosts Derek K…

He's one of Leitrim's most recognisable characters and here at Leitrim Daily we felt it was about time Tommy Moran had his own chat show as he approaches his 80th birthday. A former school teacher, chairman of Connacht GAA, long serving secretary of Leitrim GAA, formerly editor and current chairman of The Leitrim Guardian and veteran of countless d…

With the huge number of games on the calendar at the moment we’ve an equally busy show this weekend as the Ladies deal with their League Final disappointment, our hurlers get their season up and running and the club season progresses steady with the Masonite Leagues. Former Connacht Champion Aidan Rooney (1:22) joins Breifne Earley to work through …

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is in session for June 2021. Our Book Club panel met once again to share their thoughts on their latest selection, the multiple award winning debut novel from Douglas Stuart, ’Shuggie Bain’. The club’s host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bookshop in Carrick on Sha…

We're looking back at the end of our county sides disappointing campaigns in the National Football League and Hurling Leagues in recent weeks while we catch up with the Ladies Football team preparing for their Semi Final showdown with Limerick on Sunday. Aidan Rooney (2:30) takes a look back at some of the lessons learned from the winless route thr…

It's been a rough weekend for most of Leitrim Gaelic Games with national league defeats for the county senior footballers and hurlers although the Ladies footballers did manage to put some sunshine with an eight point victory on Sunday afternoon. This week's co-host Colin Regan (1:01) takes a look back at the National Football League defeat with Br…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is in session for May 2021. Our Book Club panel met once again to share their thoughts on their latest selection, the best selling memoir from Hadley Freeman ’House of Glass’. The club’s host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bookshop in Carrick on Shannon and Michae…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is in session for April 2021. Our Book Club panel met once again to share their thoughts on their latest selection, the debut novel from Cork auther Danielle McLaughlin ’The Art of Falling’. The club’s host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bookshop in Carrick on Sha…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is in session for February 2021. Our Book Club panel met once again to share their thoughts on the latest selection, number one best seller and Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year ’Strange Flowers’, from Booker nominated Irish writer Donal Ryan. The club’s host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orla…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is in session for February 2021. Our Book Club panel met once again to share their thoughts on the latest selection, international bestseller ’Such A Fun Age’ by Kiley Reid. The club’s host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bookshop in Carrick on Shannon to work thei…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is back. Despite the coronavirus restrictions our Book Club panel were eager to share their thoughts on the latest episode of our series with ’Travelling in a Strange Land’ by award winning Irish author David Park. The club's host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bo…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is back. Despite the coronavirus restrictions our Book Club panel were eager to share their thoughts on the second episode of our series with '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World’ by Turkish writer Elif Shafak. The club host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room …

Today the lovely Eleanor Shanley was in the Leitrim Daily studio with Mary Blake for a conversation about her career in music and her new album. The two ladies had a chat about her childhood origins in music, being her own first concert promoter and her brand new album 'Cancion de Amor' recorded with classical guitarist John Feeley. She talks about…

Today in Kiss My Arts, Mary Blake talks to Traditional singer Fionnuala Maxwell about some of the creative and collaborative projects she has been busily working on. They discuss her recent, award winning zoom film made with some of our older Leitrim residents about traditions and songs. Fionnuala has just been awarded a bursary from the Arts Counc…

The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily is in session. Despite the coronavirus restrictions our Book Club panel were eager to share their thoughts on the first full episode of our series with Richard Osman's bestselling 'Thursday Murder Club'. The club host Mary Blake is joined by retired librarian Hilda King, Orlagh Kelly of The Reading Room Bookshop in Car…

This week due to the impact of the Covid19 restrictions we're operating off a scaled back version of our sporting calendar with just three games scheduled to proceed this weekend affecting Leitrim teams and athletes. We start the show though with a look back at last weekend's action and Liam Moreton (3:06) discusses the lost National League hurling…

We're welcoming back inter county gaelic games this weekend as our footballers and hurlers are in National League action, we're chatting to managers of both teams as well as an in-depth discussion with Niall Morahan of Sligo Rovers ahead of their trip to Shelbourne on Sunday. We take a look at the truncated sports fixture list with a look at Gaelic…

Today for Kiss My Arts, Mary Blake is in the Glens Arts Centre in Manorhamilton with Treasa Nealon, a theatre maker and writer from the town of Manorhamilton. Treasa started off as a young actor in Leitrim Youth Theatre and where she is now a facilitator. She studied Performing Arts in Sligo IT where she met co-founder of the Rabbit's Riot Theatre …

It's been a strange situation in Leitrim Sport with the new lockdown coming into affect last week but there are some athlete's at a regional and national level who have continued to compete through these troubling times. We speak to Matthew Earley of Sligo Rugby who extended their lead at the top of the Connacht Conference of the Energia Community …

Rather than previewing county junior and provincial ladies finals this week we're looking to the national scene after the entire country entered entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week resulting in all local sports shut down with immediate affect. Instead we're looking at Rugby which is the only competitive sport this weekend with Leitrim in…

This week we welcome back an old staple of the Leitrim Daily schedule with our "In Focus" show. For the first show back we are featuring Bryan Fennell, the newest Rural Recreation Officer in Ireland working with the Leitrim Development Company to administer the National Walks Scheme. The Walks Scheme is a national scheme involving landholders on Na…

Carrigallen's Seamus O'Rourke came in to the Leitrim Daily studio to talk to Kiss My Arts host Mary Blake about his new gorgeous memoir 'Standing in Gaps' and his life and career as an actor & writer. Standing in Gaps is a book that any of us who grew up in rural Ireland will relate to. Of standing in gaps, of playing GAA and of being raised by a v…

This week on the Sports Roundup Show we're reacting to the reality that local sport isn't going to be with us for the next few weeks at a minimum as the GAA led the announcements this week that local and amateur sports would be closed down until further notice. We're joined by Leitrim GAA Chairman Enda Stenson to discuss the impact in Leitrim as we…

Social Distancing has meant the end of social book clubs and members have been missing their monthly fix, so we at Leitrim Daily have decided to start one that you can all join. The Book Club @ Leitrim Daily panel includes published author Kevin McManus (0:19), retired librarian Hilda King (6:38), Orlagh Kelly (15:32) from The Reading Room Bookshop…

It's all about the small ball this weekend as Cluainin Iomaint and Carrick Hurling do battle for the Senior Hurling Championship title tomorrow afternoon in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada. We're also looking at Ladies Football, National League Soccer & Rugby. We run through the fixtures of the weekend on the show including the Hurling Final (0:15…

Today’s guests for Kiss My Arts are a local young trad band from South Leitrim and North Roscommon who join Mary Blake to have a chat about how they got into music, the last two years together and even play a few tunes. Gan Ainm are Katie Moreau (flute & tinwhistle), Louise Gaffney (concertina & tinwhistle), Tara Noone (concertina & vocals) and Fia…

This weekend’s action revolved around the Leitrim GAA Senior Football Championship Final as Mohill saw off the challenge of St. Mary’s to win their first Senior crown since 2017 in Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada on Sunday afternoon. In a somewhat muted environment in the county grounds 200 supporters made themselves heard as they cheered on their…

All roads lead to Avantcard Pairc Sean MacDiarmada this weekend, for 400 lucky supporters and 4 clubs who will be contesting the Leitrim GAA Senior & Intermediate Football Championship Finals over the next two days. We're going to dive deep into the background of all four teams, Mohill (8:57) & St. Mary's (30:20) in the senior decider with Annaduff…

This week on Kiss My Arts, Mohill farmer Gerry Bohan joins Mary Blake to discuss playing with words as well as the cows and hens at home on the farm. Gerry has his own style, which is quirky and authentic. He is the real deal (or as he'd say himself, the Rale Dale). He gets joy from simple things like being with nature and expressing his thoughts a…

Something was written in the stars this weekend for last year's beaten finalists in the Leitrim Ladies Football Championships finals as Glencar/Manor, Mohill and Drumkeerin finally got their hands on silverware just twelve months after each side experienced heartbreak on county final day. It was third time lucky for Glencar Manorhamilton as they ov…

This week is all about Ladies Football with deciders at Senior, Intermediate and Junior level in the county. We're also looking at cycling and golf with features covering National Bike Week with Patricia Forde of Leitrim Local Sports Partnership and Michelle Hackett of Ballinamore Golf Club. We're detailing the complete fixtures of Ladies Football …

Multi talented Leitrim Village resident, Ursula Connolly joins Mary Blake on Kiss My Arts this week to chat all about her creative life and times. Best known as for her warm chocolaty voice, Ursula started singing as a child with her sisters Inez and Rita Connolly. Her parents passed on their love of all things creative and she cut her teeth on clo…

It was all about the final four in gaelic football this weekend. Mohill and St. Mary's will meet in two weeks time in the Senior County Final but we'll be getting reaction from all the games played over the weekend as well as looking over the local soccer action from opening weekend. We start with a look at the results (0:26) of the entire weekend …

This week it's all about opportunities with eight gaelic clubs looking to secure the opportunity to play in either the senior or intermediate football county final this year. Opportunity also for Manor Rangers to improve on their second place finish in the Sligo Leitrim Superleague last season while Dromahair FC will be just happy to have the oppor…

Today, stained glass artist Colette Langan talks to Mary Blake on Kiss My Arts about her work as an artist, preserving and restoring ancient stained glass and creating bespoke pieces for individual customers. Colette is an award winning stained glass artist and conservationist with over 30 years experience in this unique art form and works from her…

This week we're looking back at the Ladies Football Semi Finals at Senior, Intermediate and Junior level while we're also chatting Junior Men's Football, National League Soccer and Cycling. We start the show with the results of the weekend across Ladies Football (0:56) and Junior A (2:36), Junior B (5:24) & Junior C (7:00) as well as League of Irel…

Today in Kiss My Arts, we welcomed Conor Lambert to the Leitrim Daily studio to chat to Mary Blake about his career in acting, puppetry and performing. Conor speaks about his locally based company 'Custard Pie Puppets' and his early start in puppeteering as a child with his parent’s business, the Lambert Puppet Theatre. From preforming as Mr Crow i…

This week we're celebrating a fifth national title for hurdler Gerard O'Donnell while the Gaelic Football Senior and Intermediate Championships reach the final four stage after the weekend's action. We run through the results of the weekend in Gaelic Football (2:10) at Senior and Intermediate football across the county. Meanwhile in Dublin's Morton…

We're a little bit late this week with the weekend's sports preview show due to a family bereavement during the week causing us to rip up the plans we had laid out. However the show must go on and we're joined by three county players who will be in action for their respective clubs this weekend in the Senior Championship Quarter Finals this week. W…

We're delighted to announce the return of "Kiss My Arts" to our weekly schedule. Today's show, with host Mary Blake, features a new, up and coming local band called The Flies. Hailing from Cootehall and Boyle the 4 piece consists of Sean Luke Doherty on drums, Darragh Winters on the lead guitar, lead vocalist and guitar player James Doherty and JJ …

This week on the show we're featuring the Glasshouse Hotel Cup final victory for Manor Rangers (2:13) as well as looking at the results in the Ladies Football (3:22), Junior Football (7:21) and National League Soccer for Niall Morahan and Dearbhaile Beirne (13:48). A great weekend for soccer in Leitrim this weekend as Manor Rangers secured some sil…

It's Ladies Day on the show this week as we're joined by Leitrim & Kiltubrid star Aine Tighe ahead of the final round of group games in the Ladies Football Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships. We'll also be chatting to Thomas McDonald, Manager of Manorhamilton Rangers ahead of their Glasshouse Hotel Cup Final tomorrow evening. Fi…

It's all beginning to take shape now as the group stages conclude in the Senior & Intermediate Football and some eagerly anticipated clashes took place in the Intermediate & Junior Ladies Championships over the weekend as well as Leitrim athletes having mixed fortunes in Soccer at National League level. On today's show we give a run down on the res…