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Patrick Kelly

Cork v Westmeath - Allianz Football League Division 2 Relegation Play-Off

Patrick Kelly: Looking for Cork defence to make a strong statement against Limerick

It doesn’t take a genius to work out where Cork’s major issue is

Fri, 09 Jul, 2021

Clare v Cork - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 3

Patrick Kelly: High stakes in Ennis as Clare and Cork reach for a higher bar

In eight years at the helm, Colm Collins has brought Clare from Division 4 whipping boys to within sight of top flight football

Sat, 29 May, 2021

Kevin Flahive celebrates after the game with Micheal Martin 8/11/2020

Patrick Kelly: How could complacency be an issue for Cork?

Imagine Mark Keane hadn’t caught, swivelled and finished in an instant? Our conversations and analysis would have been decidedly different

Fri, 20 Nov, 2020

Patrick Kelly: Kerry have those extra few gears

Spearheaded by the generational talents of Seán O’Shea and David Clifford up front, there appears to be too many ifs for Cork to overcome.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2020

Formidable show of power from the Barr’s

After a 33-year wait, Andy Scannell will reside in Togher for the winter after the Barr’s deservedly overcame Duhallow in an excellent and enthralling contest in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday, writes Paddy Kelly.

Mon, 29 Oct, 2018

Our enjoyment doesn’t come into the equation...

Regardless of the final, 2018 will not go down as a vintage year for football, writes Paddy Kelly.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2018

Why continued Dublin success is doing football a favour

When Cork exited the championship in early July, Leesiders’ football interest moved from supporting our own to the ABK camp.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2018

Cork? Where do you even begin?

Most Cork football people I spoke to after the Munster final said it was the worst ever, writes Paddy Kelly.

Mon, 09 Jul, 2018

Bottom line is Ronan McCarthy will be judged in the summer of 2020

It’s something of an understatement to suggest the early summer optimism surrounding the Cork footballers was well and truly extinguished by Kerry just two weeks ago.

Sat, 07 Jul, 2018

Cork set-up offers manna for Kerry

Waking up this morning to re-watch Saturday night’s Munster final, I began to wonder if it was really as bad as it seemed in the flesh at Páirc Uí Chaoimh?

Sun, 24 Jun, 2018