The Final Whistle podcast 30/07/2026

As the current lifts on the Sligo GAA club football championships for 2026, we’ll take you through this weekend’s opening matches - with the Homeland and Connacht Gold senior champions Shamrock Gaels beginning their title defence against the neighbours, Eastern Harps. The women’s championships begin in Sligo and Leitrim in the coming weeks. We’ve been to both championship launches to gauge expectation levels among the main contenders. Plus – the new Sligo Rovers manager Darren Purse has had a busy first week in the job. We’ll hear from him as he prepare his team fo Friday night’s trip to Dundalk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.