Kilkenny's Peter Lynch on reclaiming the Irish Marathon record and his Olympic dreams

Kilkenny's Peter Lynch on reclaiming the Irish Marathon record and his Olympic dreams

Last weekend, Peter Lynch reclaimed the Irish marathon record with a fantastic run at the London Marathon. Before returning to his training camp, he dropped into the KCLR studio for a chat about his latest achievement and what he’s planning next.

Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup Final Preview: Tullow RFC vs Athy RFC

This Sunday, Tullow RFC face Athy RFC in the Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup Final in Edenderry. We’ll have full live commentary on KCLR Plus. Ahead of the big game, we visited the Blackgates to soak up the excitement and chat with some of those involved. We also caught up with the women’s team, who recently secured their All-Ireland League status with a play-off win over Shannon. This preview show is brought to you with thanks to Morrissey Minchin Solicitors, Bridge Street, Tullow — providing trusted legal advice and comprehensive client services, proudly supporting local while serving clients locally and nationally.

Willie Mullins and Paul Townend on winning the Grand National.

Celebrations continue as the connections of I Am Maximus who won a second Aintree Grand National. The Willie Mullins trained Paul Townend runner power home to take the victory. Let's hear now from Mullins and Townend but first let's remind ourselves how they won with the help of ITV Racing. A big thanks to Dave Keena for the interviews.

Carlow Golf Pro Harry Ewing on following Rory McIlroy around Augusta as he claimed a second Masters

Rory McIlroy's become only the fourth golfer to retain the Masters title after winning by one shot. The defending champion carded a final round 71 to finish on 12 under-par - just ahead of world number one Scottie Scheffler at Augusta. He follows in the footsteps of Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods in securing green jackets in back-to-back years. Last year's runner-up Justin Rose was part of a group, including fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, a stroke further back. Shane Lowry's final round 80 saw the former Open champion fall back to one-under-par. Carlow's Harry Ewing followed Rory around the course and joined us to discuss it.

All the reaction as Tullow reach the Towns Cup Final

Tullow are through to the Bank of Ireland Towns Cup Final following their semi final victory over Naas over the weekend. The game was live on KCLR Plus thanks to New Moon Indian Restaurant Tullow, afterwards Brendan Hennessy spoke to players, coaching staff and some stalwarts of the club.  At the time of publishing the final is due to take place in Edenderry on Sunday April 19th.