The Football Pod Club: Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kayleigh Cronin - Kerry heartbreak and glory, AFWL move, 2025 plans

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Welcome to Episode 4 of The Football Pod Club with AIB, as a pair of Kerry superstars, Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh and Kayleigh Cronin, sit down with Tommy Rooney, Paddy Andrews and James O'Dononghue to chat through an incredible season, finally winning the Brendan Martin Cup, the celebrations, the aftermath, and how they bounced back from the heartbreak of multiple final defeats. We also talk about their very different journeys through football, playing different sports, and what’s next for both?
Chapters...
(00:30) - Introduction and black-tie celebrations!
(04:00) - Multiple final defeats: how low it got, and how Kerry bounced back.
(10:00) - Why was 2024 different, how Kerry won the All-Ireland…
(20:00) - Declan Quill and Darragh Long - how the manager duo made it work?
(25:00) - Kayleigh’s journey: leaving football in her teens, the other sports, Dr. Crokes return
(33:00) - Louise on a life in football: obsession, an gaeltacht, family and Kerry breakthrough
(40:00) - Sports specialisation vs. multiple sports benefit - S&C improvement in LGFA.
(48:00) - Club challenges and rising up the ranks: Chorca Dhuibhne vs. Dr. Crokes
(58:00) - Will Louise Ni Mhuircheartaigh play for Kerry in 2025?
(01:00:00) - Moving to the AFLW - Kayleigh Cronin’s 2025…
(01:08:00) - All-Ireland Ladies Club Final - Kilkerrin/Clonberne vs. Kilmacud Crokes
(01:12:00) - Quickfire: new rules needed? Physicality. The need for integration…

There's all of that and so much more across our 90 minute chat - recorded in the lovely Great Southern Hotel, this is Episode 4 of The Football Pod Club and our final show of 2024, we hope you’ve enjoyed the episodes across the year, and if you’ve missed anything - go back and have a listen. We’ll see you in January!

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