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John Coleman: Senior final was a microcosm of where hurling in Cork stands

These days, when the Cork county senior hurling championship final is called the ‘Little All-Ireland’ it’s done so with a healthy sense of self-depreciation as opposed to the self-delusion that existed in the past.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Erin's Own v Glen Rovers - Cork County Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

Erin’s Own didn’t have a sharpshooter to match Patrick Horgan

Level with five minutes of normal time remaining, yesterday’s Cork SHC final was anybody’s game. However, Glen Rovers had the greater scoring power and they knocked over three points in those final minutes.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Still time to rectify things, says Stephen McDonnell

Two defeats back to back in the NHL Division 1A? The heat is on.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Kieran Kingston hands Cork recall for trio

Recalls are the story of Kieran Kingston’s first Cork League panel which sees Cian McCarthy, Conor O’Sullivan and William Egan returning to the group.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Brilliant Ballygunner leave Glen Rovers reeling

Ballygunner (Waterford) 0-19 Glen Rovers (Cork) 1-9: Factor in the extremely difficult underfoot conditions, factor in the sending-off of defensive anchor Philip Mahony and the loss of key forward Peter Hogan to injury midway through the first-half and only then do you begin to get a sense of the heights scaled by Ballygunner in progressing to the Munster Club SHC final.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Glen Rovers’ success bridges nations and generations

A couple of weeks ago I spoke to Fr Pat Barry ahead of the Cork senior hurling final. He wasn’t ecumenical about the game and he didn’t try to be, as befitted a former Glen Rovers county-winning captain, but the conversation roved away from sport when he leaned on a career largely spent in Africa.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

VIDEO: Full redemption on day of glory for the Glen

Cork SHC final 

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

Glen Rovers end long wait for Cork title

Glen Rovers 2-17

Sun, 11 Oct, 2015

Ian Lynam confident Glen Rovers can find atonement after last year’s heartbreak

It was a disappointing county final if you were a neutral, but it was a heartbreaker for the losers on the day.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2015

Sensational Sarsfields advance to seventh final in eight seasons

Sarsfields 4-15 Erin’s Own 1-14: Sarsfields’ remarkable level of consistency in the Cork senior hurling championship continued at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday when the Riverstown club reached an incredible seventh final in eight seasons.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2015

Victory imperative for Glen, says Kelleher

Glen Rovers manager Richie Kelleher says victory is imperative in Sunday’s Cork hurling decider to save the club from the downward spiral of the last quarter century.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2014

Ring wants end to cards

Cork are in line to make another attempt to remove yellow and red cards from hurling next year.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2014

The Páirc’s growing pains

Mid 1960s or so, Brendan Larkin isn’t exactly sure.

Mon, 02 Sep, 2013

Coleman in for Rebels

Ballinhassig’s Martin Coleman was last night named as Dónal Óg Cusack’s replacement for Sunday’s Allianz Hurling League final against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.

Fri, 04 May, 2012

Forward thinking proves key

SARSFIELDS are county champions for the second time in three seasons because they had a bit more scoring potential up front than Glen Rovers.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2010

Douglas boss Duffy rallies charges for battle with Glen

DOUGLAS hurling manager Pat Duffy accepts his side did well to pip Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) by an extra-time point in last weekend’s Cork SHC quarter-final, but as he says, they can’t live on last week’s dinner.

Sat, 02 Oct, 2010

Death of former Rebel captain Connie Buckley

GLEN ROVERS and Cork stalwart Connie Buckley, who died earlier in the week, was the Rebel captain for the first of the four-in-a-row hurling sequence of 1941-’44.

Fri, 30 Jan, 2009

Lohan out and now a major doubt for Munster opener

THERE is growing concern in Clare that outstanding full-back Brian Lohan could miss the opening round of the Munster championship against Waterford on May 16.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2004