190 tonnes of marine litter, including nets, plastic and wood was taken from the sea by Irish fishermen last year.

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

Latest: A major search operation is underway in west Cork for a fisherman who failed to return home last night.

A lifeboat crew was called to the assistance of a dinghy off the coast of Cork this evening.

A Castletownbere seafood producer has landed an international supply contract, worth more than €500,000 with supermarket chain Lidl.

Kerry junior football manager Jimmy Keane cannot fathom why so many counties do not bother fielding a junior team, believing the competition to be of even greater value since the U21 grade was lowered to U20.

The man, who was the only person on board the vessel, got into difficulty while navigating in heavy fog through the Dursey sound off the Beara peninsula.

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.

UCC emerged from round 2 of the Cork SFC Colleges/Divisions section with a six-point win at Ballinlough today.

Three goals in as many second half minutes earned Kanturk victory at the expense of Castletownbere in an error-strewn Cork PIFC first round replay at Ballingeary yesterday.

UCC are through to play St Mary’s University College, Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final in Parnell Park next Wednesday.

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

On Saturday, over 250 rowers will be taking to the water in either a single scull or a pair, and on Sunday, crews will be formed into double sculls and fours by Rowing Ireland HP management, based from Saturday’s racing.

When Michael Moynihan heard that one of Ireland’s remotest GAA clubs had put together an account of its last 70 years, he set out to find Declan O’Sullivan - the man who wrote it.

CORK’s inter-county contingent appear to have emerged unscathed from a weekend of Cork SFC action, which saw a return from injury for midfielder Aidan Walsh.

Cork reached a seventh consecutive EirGrid Munster U21FC final in a row at Páirc Uí Rinn on Wednesday night, but got a tough test from Limerick.

Fishing groups have welcomed the EU’s new deal for Ireland on next year’s quotas but said any short-term success at the negotiating table simply masks the need for “bigger battles” ahead.

Glen Rovers’ quest for a third Cork SHC title in a row will begin against Bride Rovers in the 2017 preliminary round.

Trish Dromey hears how West Cork company DC Fish has diversified and invested in new technology to thrive.

A daring rescue by some quick-thinking Coast Guard and RNLI members averted a tragedy in West Cork yesterday when a fisherman was swept into the water in dangerous conditions.

The man managed to climb onto rocks but was unable to make it any further so had to wait for rescuers to arrive.

All-Ireland Junior B Hurling final: Shanballymore 0-17 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 1-12

Aidan Walsh of St Mary’s makes his league debut as Kerry make seven changes for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Down at Páirc Esler in Newry (2pm).

Kerry will field eight starters from last September’s All-Ireland final loss to Dublin when they open the Allianz Football League Division 1 against Dublin in Croke Park tomorrow night (7pm).

Ian Maguire will make his first senior football appearance for Cork in almost a year in Sunday’s McGrath Cup opener against Limerick in Mallow (2pm).

Cork ladies PRO Pat Culloty insists there are “no hard feelings” following Eamonn Ryan’s decision to step down as senior football manager to join Peadar Healy with the men’s footballers.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

St Michael’s 1-13 Kiskeam 1-8: St Michael’s made no mistake at the second time of asking at Donoughmore on Saturday night to advance to a Cork Premier IFC semi-final against Castletownbere.

Cork PIFC: Castletownbere 3-12 Naomh Abán 2-6

Cork County Board favours the possible introduction of “a second competition” for weaker counties in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after their participation at provincial level has come to an end.

Carrigaline 0-9  Castletownbere 0-7: Both teams deserve credit for producing a hugely competitive game in miserable conditions in the Cork PIFC in Castletown Kenneigh on Saturday evening, with a more potent Carrigaline the deserving winners.

LIMERICK 2-7 CORK 2-15: Little in the way of surprise at the Gaelic Grounds as Cork eased to an eight-point Electric Ireland Munster MFC win over Limerick.