DAIRE Connery, Seán O'Leary Hayes and Brian Turnbull... three reasons the future is still bright for Cork hurling after the disappointment of the senior loss to Waterford.
WHEN reflecting on any championship season, there is always the tendency to dwell on the final game more than what had gone on prior to that.
WHEN Austin Gleeson displayed his conjuror’s magic for the second time in a minute to score his goal in the 59th minute on Sunday, Derek McGrath ran down the sideline, jumping and hollering before kicking a sideline flag about ten feet into the air.
FOR the second weekend in a row, what an atmosphere we got with over 70,000 in attendance.
CORK CITY boss John Caulfield was well pleased to get over bogey side Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup over the weekend.
WHAT had been a great year for Cork hurling ended sadly yesterday for Kieran Kingston and his side.
THE Cork hurlers need stability to build on the strides they've made this season and that means nailing down the current management team on a two-year term.
ROBERT HEFFERNAN, Togher AC and Cork athletics legend, crowned a great career with an excellent eighth place finish in the men’s 50km Race Walk in 3:44:41 at the IAAF World Championships in London yesterday.
IRELAND'S unbeaten streak at the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championships finally came to an end in the final last evening, as they lost out 67-43 to Germany before a sell-out crowd at the National Basketball Arena.
BITTER disappointment yesterday for Cork at Croke Park, but county board chairman, Ger Lane, said he was very proud of the efforts of Kieran Kingston and his panel over the season.
CORK selector Pat Hartnett made it quite clear in his opening remarks to the assembled media in the aftermath of his team’s defeat that Waterford were deserving winners.
THE Cork hurlers didn’t deserve their season to end on such a low note, but in Croke Park there are no hiding places.
CORK’S first Munster title since 2008 is proof the development squad system on Leeside is working.
WHEN the Cork faithful wax lyrical about northside hurlers it’s their combination of skill and hardness that inspires: the velvet glove and the steel fist.
“I HAVEN’T come across anyone as committed. If you told him to run up Everest 50 times, he’d do it 100 times.”
CORK'S Heather O'Brien will be hoping to play her part at number eight this evening when Ireland begin their bid for World Cup glory this evening as they take on Australia in the Women’s World Cup at the UCD Bowl, 7pm.
THREE Cork girls played their part last night as the Ireland U18 women's basketball team made it four wins from four games and secured their spot in the quarter-final at the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championships in Dublin with a 63-49 point win over Great Britain.
Shamrock Rovers have sealed a place in the EA Sports Cup final after a drama filled 1-0 win against league leaders Cork City. They will meet Dundalk, who saw off Galway in the other semi-final.
Drogheda United 0, Cork City 1 ... Stephen Dooley’s fourth goal of the season proved to be the winner in this top versus bottom Premier Division clash and edged basement boys Drogheda United a step closer to relegation at United Park in Co. Louth tonight.
MIDLETON’S Joey Dilworth may have only turned 15 years of age two weeks ago, but already he is fast becoming a star of the future in Hot Rod racing. Last week the talented young driver won a major cup at the Waterford Raceway (the Pike) when he turned over the large field of cars to win the SOS Roll Cages and Race Prep sponsored Junior Production Cup.
DECORATED former Cork football star Tony Davis was full of praise for the gallant display the Cork senior footballers produced in their fourth round qualifier clash against Mayo recently.
TWO years after she first expressed the desire to go to America on a football scholarship, Cork City's Evelyn Daly is about to embark on a life changing adventure.
PEADAR Healy’s two-year reign as manager of the Cork football team ended, as expected, with defeat by Mayo in the All-Ireland qualifier.
CORK CITY'S midfield dynamo Conor McCormack said the team are aiming to win every game between now and the end of the league season.
THE footballers of Newcestown and St Finbarr's must have let off a huge sigh of relief on hearing the result of the Munster U21 hurling final during the week.
WITH the very last attack of Wednesday evening’s Munster U21 final, Conor Cahalane won possession and handpassed the ball back to Sean O’Donoghue.
TOP Cork boxing coach Tom Power reckons that Noel Murphy has the talent and the attitude to go all the way in the professional ranks.
BEING heavily involved in Gaelic games means you are continually reflecting on different methods, games, players, exercises and how we can make the player better long term.
