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Men’s U21 interpros returns after four-year hiatus

In one of the busiest club weekends of the season, the return of the men’s U21 — or more accurately U23 — interprovincial tournament slips into action on Sunday at Garryduff.

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Leah O’Shea double powers Mount Mercy to Munster crown

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Frustration grows for clubs as fixture gap looms

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Limerick take aim at big guns for Indoor honours

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Ursuline Thurles and Midleton College crowned Munster Junior A champions

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Catholic Institute on the cusp of Munster title

Crescent edge Mount Mercy to Munster glory

Elle Sorensen and Amy Ahearne’s nerves of steel saw Crescent win back the Munster Schoolgirls Senior Cup title over last year’s vanquishers Mount Mercy at Garryduff via a shoot-out.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2019

Ask Audrey: I’m pretending to be a poet to impress a stunning pseudo-intellectual from Clonakilty

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Fri, 19 Oct, 2018

20 things you didn’t know about Ireland’s hockey heroes

Ahead of their historic World Cup finals weekend, Stephen Findlater looked at some things you may not know about our hockey heroes.

Sun, 05 Aug, 2018

Harlequins keep slim League hopes alive

Cliodhna Sargent’s last-minute penalty corner smash has kept Cork Harlequins’ outside chances of EY Hockey League glory alive.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018

International stars set to return for Harlequins

Following the cancellation of the Irish women’s series against Scotland in midweek, Cork Harlequins hope to have a quintet of internationals back for the visit of Hermes-Monkstown in the EY Hockey League.

Fri, 09 Mar, 2018

WATCH: A fashionable home on Cork's Model Farm Road

Tommy Barker visits a 1930-era and highly Deco-rated property, which is almost like two houses in one

Sat, 19 Aug, 2017

Banbridge thump Ursulines in decider

Banbridge Academy completed a fairytale season by claiming the Subway All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championship in style at Havelock Park yesterday.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2017

Can Ursuline halt Crescent gallop?

The goal may be the same, but the motivation is very different for Crescent College Comprehensive and Ursuline Convent Thurles as they contest today’s Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final in Fermoy (2.45pm).

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Transition-year pupils hold workshops on consent issue

A transition-year team told classmates yesterday: “No means no.”

Wed, 01 Feb, 2017

Irish women making light work of it in Malaysia

Ireland’s women are on course to progress to the next phase of their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign as they make light work of their opponents at World League 2 in Malaysia.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2017

Hockey: Crescent on course after tough battle with Bandon

Crescent College Comprehensive’s defence of the Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup remains on course after they dispatched Bandon Grammar with a last-minute winner in West Cork on Wednesday.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2016

Trading up: Farranlea Park, Cork city €295,000

It’s only three years since No 45 Farranlea Park, Model Farm Road, last changed hands, but a work relocation means its late-2013 buyer is now a late-2016 vendor.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016

Ciara Kennelly raises the bar at Cork IT

A new junior girls high jump record and a number of impressive doubles were the highlights of the first day of the South Munster Schools Track & Field, which took place in glorious sunshine at Cork IT.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

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Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

Munster facing daunting task at interprovincials

Munster teams will set out to reverse an unwanted interpro winning record as the U16 and U18 girls take centre stage at Grange Road this weekend.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Crescent College at last taste national success

Crescent College Comprehensive became just the third Munster school to taste national glory in 20 years as they claimed the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships in Galway yesterday. 

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015

Hubbard overcomes Buckley to take victory in Ballinacurra

David Hubbard scored the line in 15 great bowls at Ballinacurra where he beat Paul Buckley by almost a bowl.

Wed, 22 Oct, 2014

Quins queens of Munster yet again

Cork Harlequins claimed their 17th women’s Munster Senior League title in 19 seasons with a comprehensive 4-0 dismantling of Catholic Institute at Rosbrien yesterday.

Tue, 18 Mar, 2014

Cork teens campaign against negative body image

SCHOOLGIRLS in Cork City are teaching their peers that looks are not all-important and to be happy in themselves.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2014

A1 results for four Cork schools

Cork did exceptionally well in this year’s Leaving Certificate exams, with students from four schools achieving eight A1s.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2013

No fees, no problems as 10 students celebrate best results in the country

This year’s top Leaving Certificate students are proof that you don’t have to go to a fee-paying school to get the best results in the country.

Thu, 15 Aug, 2013

Ashton have too much power for brave Villiers

Villiers gave Ashton a good test before succumbing 5-1 in an entertaining Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final at Garryduff yesterday.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2013

Fermoy win to spark hopes of great escape

Fermoy have given themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation after claiming their first ever win in Munster hockey’s top tier.

Mon, 28 Jan, 2013

Luckless Bandon fall to Crescent

Bandon Grammar surrendered their Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup title in cruel fashion as the new own goal rule undid them yesterday.

Sat, 01 Dec, 2012

Munster sides prepared for battle

Munster’s underage girls teams will be hoping to show the benefits of an early start to their preparations as their interprovincial tournaments get underway at Three Rock Rovers tomorrow.

Fri, 19 Oct, 2012

Trading up: Model Farm Road, Cork €325,000

COMING under swift viewings and early offers too is No 26, also called Koran, on Highfield Lawn off the Model Farm Road in Cork city.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2011

Old friends team up to show Azerbaijan no Mercy

IRISH hockey is on a high this morning after a stunning weekend’s work saw the senior men’s and women’s teams rack up four significant wins between them.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2011

Crescent keep Mount Mercy waiting

LIMERICK hockey has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and Crescent College Comprehensive provided further proof of the Treaty city’s new prominence with a deserved Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final win yesterday.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2011

’Quins out to prove they’re not a fading force

CORK HARLEQUINS will be keen to prove they are not a national force on the wane by making life difficult for holders Pembroke Wanderers as the second round of the men’s Irish Hockey League swings into action tomorrow.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2010

Back to business as Bandon bid to rock Rovers

THE hockey season kicks back into gear tomorrow with the Irish Senior Cup looming into view for most clubs, after an enforced month-long absence.

Fri, 15 Jan, 2010

Twin emotions at end of era

THEY’VE studied side by side for the past 14 years, but twins Kim and Kelly O’Brien have left the schoolyard together for the last time.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2009

Local pride at stake as Bandon rivals fight for Munster Cup

THERE will be plenty of tears and celebrations in Bandon tonight, no matter what the outcome of a unique Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final at Garryduff this afternoon (2.30pm).

Wed, 04 Mar, 2009

Pilot ‘cancer awareness’ programme for students

TRANSITION Year students in several Cork schools are to be taught a new education programme aimed at creating a greater awareness of cancer.

Wed, 22 Aug, 2007

Spacious suburban family homes close to schools and shops

IT will be fair sailing at Fairwood, a mid-1900s semi-detached Cork suburban home, just off the ever-popular Model Farm Road.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2006

Possible scrum for rugby star’s house

IRELAND has had a great rugby year, but Bertie O’Hanlon remembers a better one: 1948.

Sat, 22 May, 2004

Crescent and Mount Mercy in final repeat

HOLDERS Crescent Comprehensive take on Mount Mercy in a repeat of last year’s decider in the Coca-Cola Munster schoolgirls senior hockey cup final at Villiers School, Limerick today (2pm).

Wed, 10 Mar, 2004

Woman bullied by fellow teachers gets €35,000 in landmark case

A TEACHER forced to resign after being bullied by her colleagues for criticising the union, won a landmark ruling yesterday, when the Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled she was constructively dismissed.

Wed, 15 Oct, 2003

Mount Mercy earn place in Cup final

Mount Mercy College 2 Ashton School 0

Sat, 01 Mar, 2003

Hickey’s golden goal gives Crescent title

CAROL HICKEY’S golden goal earned Crescent College Comprehensive a historic victory in the Munster Schoolgirls Senior Hockey Cup final at Garryduff yesterday.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2003