Carlow sport, close up and unpolished.
The How Is He Podcast keeps close tabs on Carlow sport, especially through its soccer bonus strand, The Second Half. Results, fixtures, relegation worries, cup draws, dressing-room memories, and local characters all get handled with quick banter and practical feel.
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The How Is He Podcast is a Carlow-centered sports show with a strong local soccer heartbeat. Its bonus strand, The Second Half, works like a weekly clubhouse table: results first, then fixtures, cup draws, league tables, listener questions, and whatever argument the weekend has left behind. The detail is local and specific. Bagnestown, Slaney Rovers, Baltinglass, Pats, Ballymurphy, Newark, and other familiar names are treated as the main event, not as small-print sport. A scoreline rarely stays just a scoreline. It becomes a conversation about who was missing, who has pace, which keeper deserved recognition, how many points might keep a side up, or whether a short division should use a neutral venue for a third meeting. The show is funny in a dry, unvarnished way. It is also plainly invested in the people doing the work. Dominic Byrne’s Slaney Rovers discussion turns into a practical look at squad numbers, communication between clubs, celebrations, and the difficulty of asking players to mind themselves without stopping them from playing elsewhere. That kind of ground-level judgment is the show’s sweet spot. It understands that local sport runs on relationships as much as tactics. Beyond soccer, the main feed brings in longer guest conversations. Padraig Brennan’s episode opens out into Carlow rugby, coaching, old standards, rivalry, and how hard it is to replace the feeling of playing. Eric Lalor and Willa White bring the show into Irish comedy, storytelling, performance, and the messier path behind stage confidence. Even the lighter episodes, such as the town-building challenge, keep the same off-the-cuff rhythm. The appeal is not polish. It is proximity. The How Is He Podcast sounds close to the clubs, close to the guests, and close to the running jokes that regular listeners already understand.
Made for: For listeners who follow Carlow soccer, local Irish sport, club football, rugby stories, and long-form conversations with familiar Irish personalities. It especially suits people who like insider detail more than broad national talking points.
What sets it apart: The show gives local Carlow fixtures, clubs, managers, and players the same oxygen bigger podcasts give national sport. Its edge is the lived context around the result: who knows whom, what happened on the sideline, and why a small decision matters.
Welcome to The How Is He Podcast, the ultimate podcast for all things sports & more in Carlow! Every week, we bring you exclusive interviews with special guests, from sports experts, to local heroes, all the way to national & international personalities. Join us (Podge & Popa) for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes stories, expert insights, and much more!For our soccer heads, tune in to our bonus episode "The Second Half", every Friday, for all the latest results from Carlow's vibrant soccer scene. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the game, we’ve got something for everyone. Don't miss an episode.Make sure...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed Carlow coverage meets relaxed interviews that connect results and tactics with the people sustaining local sport.
Podge and Papa turn local sport into a running conversation, moving between detailed Carlow soccer coverage and interviews shaped by playing, coaching and life after competition.
A keeper saves three penalties and gets his due; if that feels like justice, pull up a chair.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A local-football chat that moves from results into the shape of a title-winning season.
Podge and Gautam keep the focus on local football, running through the results before bringing in Dominic Byrne, the manager of the Division 1 winners, Slaney Rovers.
A loose soccer chat that gives keepers, running, and relegation points their proper due.
Podge and Papa spend the bonus half on the part of soccer that often gets left behind: the keeper's work, the value of the unsung roles, and the small signs that a club is paying attention.
A brisk weekly Carlos Soccer roundup with the Division 1 race still alive.
How Is He settles into the kind of weekly Carlos Soccer update that knows exactly what it is: results, table movement, and a quick pass through the standings.
A steady Carlow rugby conversation that keeps the focus on club memory, coaching, and the people around the game.
Padraig Brennan's Carlow rugby story is handled with a local touch that suits it well. The episode follows his start at eight, his Leinster years, Tulloch, coaching, and the loyalties that sit around a career like this, so the result feels lived in rather than polished to a…
Aidan Fogarty's hurling career, Leinster honours, Emeralds ties, and a later TV turn.
Aidan Fogarty gets a steady, local-sport profile that stays with the feel of the game rather than dressing it up. It covers his hurling career, Leinster honours, time with the Emeralds, and a later turn on Dancing with the Stars, but the best stretch is the plain talk about…
Fantasy decisions, argued from the football.
Football history, patiently reconstructed.
The How Is He Podcast hosts Jay Barcoe and Cian Campion, CookHub's 21-year-old founders, about building a meal-prep business in Carlow.
Podge and Gautam carry the second half while Papa is out.
Podge and Papa open the bonus half with Dennis in the room and the chat moving fast.
The second half comes in as Podge and Papa's weekly bonus episode on all things Carlos Soccer.
Pádraig Brennan describes growing from an eight-year-old Carlow Rugby Club player into a captain who helped the club rise from All-Ireland League Division 4 to Division 1.
The hosts Podge and Papa engage in a comedic, imaginative exercise where they each build their own fictional town from scratch, with no rules or budget limits.
Podge and Papa discuss local Carlow soccer results, fixtures, and player performances with guest Dennis Geichburn.
Podge and Papa interview Irish comedians Eric Lawler and Willa White, discussing their careers and sharing humorous stories.
Podge and Papa discuss Carlow soccer results, cup draw, and interview local gaffer Murt O'Mara.
Interview with Thomas McCarty about his journey from promising boxer to drug addiction and his recovery path.
The hosts interview journalist and author Eimear Ní Mhréanán about her career and local sports.
Aidan 'Taggy' Fogarty sits down with Podge and Papa for a loose, familiar chat built around hurling memories and life after retirement from county hurling.
Interview with former Ireland women's rugby international Alison Miller, discussing her career and achievements.
A casual Christmas special episode of a local sports podcast featuring banter and audience questions.
This episode features an interview with Irish soccer legend Kylie Murphy, discussing her retirement, career highlights, and emotional moments from her final season.
Podge and Papa discuss local Carlow soccer results, including a women's LFA Junior Cup match and a ladies league game.
This episode features an interview with radio presenter Shannon Redmond, who takes over as host to ask questions to the regular podcast hosts Podge and Papa in a humorous and chaotic setting.
A weekly bonus episode covering Carlow soccer results, fixtures, and predictions with co-hosts Podge and Papa.
Podge and Papa discuss the Irish national soccer team's performance and local Carlow soccer.