Person: Jim ‘Tough’ Barry

Sarsfields mourns All-Ireland-winning full-back Tom O’Donoghue

It has been a sad week in the Sarsfields club. Last weekend they buried the great full-back Tom O’Donoghue. One of Jim ‘Tough’ Barry’s famous mushrooms from ’66. And rooted on the edge of the Cork square, they’ll all tell you that O’Donoghue took some picking.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

The name game: Ranking the best nicknames in Irish sport

Counting down the top 50 iconic nicknames in Irish sporting history.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2020

Jamie Wall: Cork players aren’t mushrooms, but diamonds who need to be polished

The success of the Cork minor football team this year is proof of the benefits of underage coaches migrating upwards with their teams, according to Jamie Wall.

Thu, 12 Sep, 2019

Cork’s greatest day in Munster

Unless they win it all in September, the summer of 2017 won’t echo in eternity by Leeside like a ’66 or ’99, but what Kieran Kingston and his players and backroom have already pulled off this year screams of – and demands its own place in – history.

Wed, 12 Jul, 2017

The mission accomplished to end Cork famine in 1966

It remains one of Cork’s most romantic titles, won without expectation and savoured all the more as a result.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

The story behind the GAA’s magic numbers

It’s not just a jersey they hand you, but one with a number, and often that number counts.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

A fiery history at the Gaelic Grounds

Limerick has hosted some of the all-time classic Munster hurling encounters

Sat, 13 Jul, 2013

Paudie fears mood swing

Allianz HL Division 1A: Waterford v Cork

Sat, 09 Mar, 2013

Students honour Canon O’Brien

Saturday’s Waterford Crystal Cup clash between Cork and UCC at the Mardyke takes on extra significance as it will also be the first staging of the Canon O’Brien Cup.

Thu, 17 Jan, 2013

Bringing in an outside manager: Good or bad idea?

Diarmuid O’Flynn and Fintan O’Toole argue both sides of the debate

Sat, 11 Jun, 2011

Counting the cost of Rebel management meltdown

IT was Kevin Heffernan and Mick O’Dwyer who ushered in the era of the manager as we know it today.

Thu, 09 Sep, 2004

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Person: Jim ‘Tough’ Barry

Sarsfields mourns All-Ireland-winning full-back Tom O’Donoghue

The name game: Ranking the best nicknames in Irish sport

Jamie Wall: Cork players aren’t mushrooms, but diamonds who need to be polished

Cork’s greatest day in Munster

The mission accomplished to end Cork famine in 1966

The story behind the GAA’s magic numbers

A fiery history at the Gaelic Grounds

Paudie fears mood swing

Students honour Canon O’Brien

Bringing in an outside manager: Good or bad idea?

Counting the cost of Rebel management meltdown

#HomeAtHeart

Mick Clifford

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Person: Jim ‘Tough’ Barry

Sarsfields mourns All-Ireland-winning full-back Tom O’Donoghue

The name game: Ranking the best nicknames in Irish sport

Jamie Wall: Cork players aren’t mushrooms, but diamonds who need to be polished

Cork’s greatest day in Munster

The mission accomplished to end Cork famine in 1966

The story behind the GAA’s magic numbers

A fiery history at the Gaelic Grounds

Paudie fears mood swing

Students honour Canon O’Brien

Bringing in an outside manager: Good or bad idea?

Counting the cost of Rebel management meltdown

#HomeAtHeart

Mick Clifford

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