We spent hours looking ahead to Championship over the weekend on KCLR Sport. Here we cut out the ads and updates and bring you the uninterrupted versions of our chats with Michael Walsh and Aidan Taggy Fogarty, Naoise Waldron and James Hickey. Plus, we talk to Brian Dowling about Kildare. Remember every Kilkenny game in the Leinster Championship and Carlow game in the Joe Mc Donagh Cup is live on KCLR.

John Donnelly on Captaining his county, getting over injury and the Championship campaign. Plus, Kilkenny under 20 manager Mark Dowling and Wexford's Lee Chin. There's also Paddy Deegan on moving around the field, Matt Ruth on the under 19's development league, Micky Walsh on the under 20's and the seniors, Offaly's Ciaran Burke on their league final defeat and upcoming Championship0 as well as Cork manager Pat Ryan and Tipp boss Liam Cahill.

Derek Lyng, Richie Reid and Paddy Deegan were all present at the Kilkenny GAA & Tírlan 2025 Sponsorship Launch. We hear from Lyng and Reid with Deegan to come next week. We also assess where the Cats and all the top teams are at with Aidan Taggy Fogarty.

The Carlow and Kilkenny under 20's got their campaigns under way at the weekend and have more to come this weekend, we chat to Mark Dowling and analyze where Carlow are at under 20 and senior level with James Hickey.

Eddie Brennan on the Kilkenny GAA Golf Classic the Cats season so fa and why he thinks Cork could be the ones to watch. We've also got Carlow Manager Tom Mullally and Shamrocks Ballyhale's Joey Holden with Dicksboro's Joe Sheahan.

Aside from Oisin's grovelling apology for being late we've got Derek Lyng on Kilkenny's win over Limerick and Carlow's Ciaran Whelan on their status defining victory over Laois. Zac Bay Hammond, Shane Walsh and Liam Blanchfield joined as at the draw for the St Canices Credit Union Kilkenny Senior League. Plus Manager Matthew Ruth on the Kilkenny under 19 squad and Trevor Fletcher on working with Down and winning with leaving Lisdowney.

Aidan Fogarty and Michael Walsh chat to Eddie Scally about Kilkenny's defeat to Tipperary and what the Cats will want out of the Limerick game. Derek Lyng and Liam Cahill talk to Brendan Hennessy on the red card confetti at UPMC Nowlan Park while Cork boss Pat Ryan gives us his thoughts the Ref's interpretations.

Plus we've got Tom Mullally and Joe Nolan on Carlow's defeat to the Dubs, Cyrill Farrell on Galway's loss to Limerick and we look ahead to a big day for Grennan College Thomastown.

Mossy Keoghan and Ronan Maher on Kilkenny versus Tipperary at UPMC Nowlan Park this Sunday. Plus, Derek Lyng, Michael Walsh and Richie Power on Kilkenny's defeat to Cork. Tom Mullally, Davy Fitz and Joe Nolan on Carlow's draw plus John Kiely, Brian Lohan and Johnny Kelly.

Carlow and Kilkenny’s games were postponed yesterday due to waterlogged pitches. Aidan Taggy Fogarty joined us on KCLR to discuss the hurling weekend and said while it’s no-one’s fault it can be frustrating for players when games are called off that late.