Honours to CBC in this Harty Cup quarter-final, the city side edging out St Colman’s by the bare minimum at Watergrasshill, holding out in additional time as the east Cork school laid siege to their goal.

Kieran Kingston has named his first team since his return as Cork manager for the Co-Op Superstores Munster Hurling League meeting with Kerry tonight.

Niamh O’Flynn, aged 24, of Sunberry, Blarney, Co Cork, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of theft from shops.

They outscored CBC nine points to one in the fourth quarter.

Christmas has come early for the grassroots GAA in Munster with over €1.3m allocated in this year's development grant scheme.

Cork GAA chiefs have published its club-by-club rankings table which will form the basis for new county championship structures from 2020 on.

Two Cork GAA clubs have joined forces on an innovative project aimed at inspiring young children to play Gaelic Games.

Cork and Tipperary have named unchanged teams for tomorrow’s All-Ireland U20 hurling final.

The West Cork derby meeting of Carbery Rangers and Castlehaven is the stand-out tie in the second round of the Cork SFC following the draws at tonight’s county board meeting at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

A rousing second-half performance from a relatively young Blarney team enabled them to get past Ballinhassig in the opening round of the Cork Premier IHC at Ballincollig.

They got nothing easy from Muskerry in a freezing cold Páirc Uí Rinn tonight, yet UCC pulled away in the second-half of this Colleges/Divisions tie.

Fitzgibbon Cup champions UCC got their Cork SHC (Colleges/Divisions section) off to an impressive start in Páirc Uí Rinn last night. Played before the Cork/Kilkenny benefit game for former Cork footballer Kieran O’Connor, they now move on to a second-round tie against Muskerry next week.

Croke Cup holders St Kieran’s College will appear in their sixth consecutive All Ireland final at the end of the month as Ballyhale Shamrocks hero Eoin Cody scored eight points (five frees and three from play) in a nervy victory over CBC at the WIT Arena this afternoon.

An 82nd-minute penalty from Chris O’Leary gave UCC a dramatic win over DCU in a tense Fitzgibbon semi-final tonight. Tom Kingston’s side held on, despite a late, late penalty appeal from their opponents, to celebrate a first final appearance in six years.

A storming first-half helped UCC secure a home quarter-final in the Fitzgibbon Cup, following their seven-point victory over NUIG at the 4G pitch in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday afternoon. Unbeaten after three games, they topped Group A.

After 101 years of waiting, the Christian Brothers College supporters weren’t in any rush to leave a damp Kilfinane on Saturday.

Reigning Fitzgibbon Cup champions UL have a job on their hands to emerge from the group of death after losing their opening fixture to UCC this afternoon.

The site of one of Europe’s once-great Roman/Turkish baths and hydrotherapy complexes, the Hydro in Tower, Blarney — near the world-renowned Blarney Castle which attracts nearly 500,000 visitors a year — has been earmarked for a €35m nursing home and associated house development.

State grant insufficient to rebuild fire-gutted venue in Macroom

Tonight’s Munster final echoes the same game back in 1976, when Cork and Kerry also met in the provincial decider for the opening of what was then a brand new stadium.

Cork’s side for tonight’s Munster U21HC semi-final against Waterford in Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7.30pm) will feature five players who have played in this year’s provincial senior championship while none of the Déise side saw action.

Mike Casey is named at full-back on the Limerick team for tomorrow’s Munster SHC clash with Cork, the sole change to the side which overcame Tipperary.

The Cork footballers will enjoy a seven-week run-in to their Munster SFC semi-final on June 3.

It may be home to one of Ireland’s most visited attractions, but the tourist office in a popular Cork village has closed — more than six years after its demise was actually announced.

UCC 1-19 - CORK IT 0-12: UCC’s class was always going to be the telling factor. And so it proved, even if it took a little longer than expected to boil to the surface.

The senior hurling clubs in Cork would do well to take note of Kanturk’s seasonal odyssey.

Mark Coleman, though still a teenager, has developed a penchant for making history.

Cork U17 hurling manager John Considine is occupied with beating Dublin in Croke Park tomorrow, but at the same time he is well aware of the dual purpose nature of his role.

The tens of thousands expected to attend the first inter-county games at the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh this weekend have been advised to arrive early and to walk to the stadium, if possible, to avoid traffic congestion.

Stephen Forrest, Steven O'Brien and Stephen Calnan spoke to the Irish Examiner at the opening day of the regenerated Pairc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

Cork PIHC Round 3: Valley Rovers 1-21 - Blarney 1-8: Cork panellist Chris O’Leary scored 12 points as Valley Rovers took victory last night in the first game in the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

It’s taken over €80m, 33,000 tonnes of concrete, 1,500 tonnes of steelwork, some 500 construction workers and about two years — but Ireland’s newest sports stadium has finally been unveiled.

Update 9pm: Check out our gallery of the best images from an historic night at the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in Cork.

The first photos and video have been released of the newly redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in Cork city.

Kieran Kingston last night dispelled rumours that certain demands of the Cork hurling squad were not being acceded to by the county board.

The World Youth Coarse Fishing Championships are to be held in Cork this year and will prove a major boost to the local economy as 5,000-plus bed nights are being booked for teams and supporters attending the event.

Gangs of criminals from Dublin and Limerick which have targeted rural areas of Cork will now be tracked by new CCTV technology which is being installed in the town of Macroom.