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The day I interviewed Alex Ferguson

by Éamonn Murphy 21/05/13 11:55am

The greatest manager in the history of English football stepped down last Sunday when Alex Ferguson picked his final Man United team against West Brom. Here Mark Woods recalls the time he interviewed the Old Trafford legend IT...

It will take more than just copying Donegal to become All-Ireland champions

THE inter-county championship kicked off last weekend, which made it a decent time for Barry O’Donovan to think about...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 11:53am Read More

Munster ready for front-line battle

IF you were to pick three games that typified Munster’s season, it would be the game away to Treviso, where...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 10:35am Read More

College deal on cards for former Neptune ace Roy

NEPTUNE Basketball club paid tribute to one of their own after news that former star player Roy Downey, from Dublin...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 10:31am Read More

More Cork Sport

Cork City find winning touch in cup again

Wexford Youths 0 Cork City 4 FIRST half goals from Ian Turner and Shane Duggan set Cork City...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 10:29am Read More

Ben and Jerry prove difference for Newtown

Newtownshandrum 1-21 Kilworth 2-13 NEWTOWNSHANDRUM’S junior hurlers, back-boned by five of the O’Connor brothers, were forced to withstand a...

Thursday, 16/05/13 - 11:52am Read More

O’Connor’s memory to live on in school blitz

THE MEMORY of former Na Piarsaigh and UCC hurling legend Paul O’Connor will be honoured at a new primary...

Thursday, 16/05/13 - 11:49am Read More

O’Connell shows his quality as Hall clinch junior title

Glasheen 1 Douglas Hall 7 DOUGLAS HALL clinched the Beamish Stout Junior Premier Division title at the weekend with a...

Thursday, 16/05/13 - 11:06am Read More

Zebo salutes his retiring hero Doug

MUNSTER’S second all-time highest try scorer and captain Doug Howlett has played his last game for the province after being...

Thursday, 16/05/13 - 11:04am Read More

Cronin: Munster championship retains its appeal

THE fact that Cork’s Munster semi-final opponents, Clare or Waterford, will have a championship game under their belts will not...

Thursday, 16/05/13 - 11:02am Read More

Stoke confirm Pulis exit

by Echo Reporter 21/05/13 10:08pm

Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has officially come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.Widespread speculation had suggested the 55-year-old's time was up after a meeting with chairman Peter Coates...

Stoke confirm Pulis exit

Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has officially come to an end after he and the club agreed to...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 10:08pm Read More

Kilduff goal sees Rovers edge past Dundalk

A second-half goal from Ciaran Kilduff put Shamrock Rovers into the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup as they prevailed...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 10:04pm Read More

Kilduff goal sees Rovers edge past Dundalk

A second-half goal from Ciaran Kilduff put Shamrock Rovers into the quarter-finals of the EA Sports Cup as they prevailed...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 10:04pm Read More

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Liverpool agree fee to sell Carroll

West Ham's chances of signing Liverpool striker Andy Carroll on a permanent deal appear to now rest solely with the...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 7:44pm Read More

McGinley looking to tailor his team

Players with good form at Gleneagles and experience of playing in bad weather will rank "very highly" in the list...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 6:22pm Read More

Rat race: West Ham sign Romanian skipper Razvan on a free

West Ham United have announced the signing of Romania captain Razvan Rat on a free transfer on a one-year deal.The...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 6:20pm Read More

Holloway: Brighton’s disgusting deposit made semi-final teamtalk the easiest

Ian Holloway has thanked whoever left excrement in Crystal Palace's dressing room prior to their play-off semi-final at Brighton for...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 3:42pm Read More

Report: Pulis leaves Stoke

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is set to leave the club after almost seven years in charge, according to reports.The 55-year-old's...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 3:19pm Read More

PFA to investigate Di Canio fines system

Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has confirmed the union has been contacted by Sunderland players about their manager...

Tuesday, 21/05/13 - 2:59pm Read More

Bragging rights only carry so far for now

by Éamonn Murphy 14/05/13 10:31am

CORK have secured the early season bragging rights over Tipperary, defeating them in the league and in a challenge game at Cloughduv last Sunday night. The big question now of course is, will they get the opportunity to make...

Hurt can be greater fuel than glory

The Christy Connor Column BEFORE LAST Saturday’s All-Ireland U21 final, a host of Cork players had spoken about the long...

Thursday, 09/05/13 - 8:56am Read More

Stats highlight how off the pace Cork’s young guns were against Clare

The Christy O’Connor column ABOUT half an hour after Sunday’s Division One relegation final, RTE Radio’s John Kenny grabbed...

Wednesday, 17/04/13 - 12:17pm Read More

Munster: A tale of two cities

The David Corkery column IF YOU were to ask a thousand people where the home of Munster rugby is, nine...

Thursday, 11/04/13 - 9:48am Read More

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Nemo drove on from 1973 county success

THOSE of us of a certain age think of Nemo Rangers as a recent phenomenon. By that I mean...

Thursday, 11/04/13 - 8:23am Read More

It’s crunch time against Clare on tackle count

The Christy O’Connor column WHEN Cork and Clare met in Round 3 of the Hurling League in mid-March, the...

Thursday, 11/04/13 - 8:22am Read More

Pa Cronin has to lead from front

Sarah O’Donovan makes the argument the Cork hurling selectors shouldn’t be reading too much into Fitzgibbon form, and that...

Friday, 22/03/13 - 12:38pm Read More

Clear signs that the Cork footballers’ game plan is evolving

IF Cork get another shot at Donegal when championship rolls around, Saturday evening’s victory in Páirc Uí Rinn won’t have...

Friday, 22/03/13 - 12:36pm Read More

Getting Walsh loose will be vital this year

IT WAS the sort of evening in Páirc Uí Rinn that felt meaningful, even if we’ll have to wait until...

Friday, 22/03/13 - 12:26pm Read More

Milford will be living their dream

OVER the years I’ve had the privilege of relaying some of the excitement and joy of Cork clubs who have...

Friday, 01/03/13 - 9:04am Read More

Saffron man Loughrey humbled to get Rebel call

by Éamonn Murphy 15/04/13 2:13pm

IT’S been quite some time since Cork football benefited from two players transferring their club allegiances to Leeside and helping Billy Morgan’s squad to two All-Irelands. The affection Cork football fans still have for Shea Fahy and Larry...

Biggest debate is where to play Cronin and Lorcán

THOUGH the result sent Cork towards a dogfight with Clare to retain their Division 1A status, there were genuine...

Tuesday, 02/04/13 - 12:12pm Read More

Kiernan misses the point of GAA

AN interesting argument about sport in this country arose towards the end of last week. It began when the Irish...

Wednesday, 20/02/13 - 10:29am Read More

Both Cork and Kerry are a work in progress this early in the league

THERE are things we need to remember when we look at current results. It’s February, two games into the...

Monday, 18/02/13 - 2:04pm Read More

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Clonakilty Road Runners Athletics Club and Fit4Life Day – Ger McCarthy

Clonakilty Road Runners Athletics Club and Fit4Life August 12th 2012 Clonakilty Road Runners Athletics Club and Fit4Life organised a hugely...

Friday, 17/08/12 - 9:34am Read More

Kealan O’Connor latest blog

Energy levels take a dip after big training blocks That was the six weeks after the marathon. While I felt...

Friday, 03/08/12 - 7:13am Read More

Kealan O’Connor’s latest cycling blog

Ah, The rain Bit of a lull, energy levels, motivation, training, races, mindset, no race to focus the...

Wednesday, 27/06/12 - 7:07am Read More

Kealan O’Connor blog

Kealan O’Connor blog The Spice of Life One wet Saturday last January I picked up a magazine in the local...

Monday, 18/06/12 - 6:27am Read More

Kealan O’Connor – marathon blog

Welcome to the Club ’I always start these events with very lofty goals, like Im going to do something...

Wednesday, 06/06/12 - 6:47am Read More

On The Road Kealan O’Connor blog

So near and yet so far, a week’s not a long time but when your waiting for your first...

Tuesday, 29/05/12 - 9:08am Read More

Michael’s playmaker Hegarty is making up for lost time

by Éamonn Murphy 09/05/13 9:27am

WHEN he was 18, Eric Hegarty, and his club St Michael’s, appeared set for greatness. A two year Cork minor, Hegarty was the marquee centre-forward at his age on Leeside, shining for Críost Rí and Michael’s, who were county minor...