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Bragging rights only carry so far for now

by 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...

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Hurt can be greater fuel than glory

by 09/05/13 8:56am

The Christy Connor Column BEFORE LAST Saturday’s All-Ireland U21 final, a host of Cork players had spoken about the long journey of atonement they had been on since losing an All- Ireland minor final to Tyrone in 2010.  Eight of...

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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...

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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

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

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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

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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

Colleges are proving to be a great production line for Rebels

  BACK in 2005, it appeared almost ironic when two Limerick colleges — UL and LIT — met in the...

Tuesday, 26/02/13 - 1:15pm Read More

League games will be a good test of where Cork hurlers stand

Christy O’Connor     LAST week, former Tipperary legend Jimmy Doyle launched a damning assessment of Lar Corbett and his...

Wednesday, 20/02/13 - 9:18am 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

Nothing like Glasgow on a big match day

  After their 3-0 defeat to Juventus last Tuesday, Éamonn Murphy  says Celtic’s season is as good as over  ...

Monday, 18/02/13 - 1:52pm Read More

Fight night gives an insight into the world inside the cage

IT OCCURRED to me last Saturday evening as I walked in the door of the Silver Springs Hotel that I...

Thursday, 07/02/13 - 12:44pm Read More

What Cork can learn from Donegal in the league…

    The Christy O’Connor column AFTER such an epic season for Donegal last year, it is easy to forget...

Tuesday, 29/01/13 - 12:11pm Read More

Threesy does it for on-song Neptune ace

Threesy does it for on-song Neptune ace Neptune’s sharpshooter Gary Walsh explains to Éamonn Murphy how he found the balance...

Friday, 25/01/13 - 1:08pm Read More

Galvin can become the kicking king

College football is one of the most popular sports in America, and Bandon native Sean Galvin is making his mark,...

Friday, 18/01/13 - 12:48pm Read More

Beara’s heroes of 1997

  BEARA have six senior football titles, but only one in the modern era, when they turned the disappointment of...

Monday, 19/11/12 - 9:20am Read More

Murphy bows out with his head held high

  Barry O’Donovan NICK MURPHY has some time for a chat.  Tonight he’s got pilates to fit in – more...

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