Person: David O’Mahony

BULLETIN: More immigrant workers needed to build houses; Minister calls for increased protection of victims in rape trials

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Wed, 21 Nov, 2018

Killian Kingston marches on as bad luck with walking stick fells Colm Rafferty

The line-up and draw for Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads 2018 were resolved on Saturday when Killian Kingston beat Colm Rafferty in the last of the Mick Barry Cup semi-final at Ballincurrig.

Wed, 19 Sep, 2018

David Murphy delivers statement of intent at Firmount

David Murphy put down a serious marker for all with aspirations of winning the 2018 Munster senior championship when he dismissed James Buckley in a one-sided first round tie at Firmount on Saturday.

Wed, 02 May, 2018

Brilliant start sets up McDonagh for easy win

Arthur McDonagh bowled impressively at Newcestown to beat Gavin Twohig by a bowl of odds in the Munster Senior Championship.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2018

Vincent Kiely rallies after injury to edge out Michael Murphy

Vincent Kiely launched the Hancy Hubbard Cup at Béal na Marbh with a sensational win over Michael Murphy.

Wed, 10 Jan, 2018

Team Éamon Bowen starts 2018 in winning fashion

Team Éamon Bowen (Éamon Bowen, Michael Barry and Denis Murphy) won the first big prize of 2018 when they beat Team Joseph Murphy (Joseph Murphy, Denis Connolly, Celly Spillane) in the John O’Donovan Cup final at Bottlehill on New Year’s Day.

Wed, 03 Jan, 2018

Martin Coppinger surge sees off Gary Daly in Castletownbere

Martin Coppinger beat Gary Daly by almost a bowl at Glanworth in preparation for his meeting with David Murphy in the RNLI benefit at Castletownbere.

Wed, 20 Dec, 2017

Jerry Gibbons lifts Barrett Cup after scorching effort

Jerry Gibbons scorched past the line in 12 throws to win the Bill Barrett Cup final over Tim Young at Caheragh.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2017

James O’Donovan gets huge boost ahead of cup score

James O’Donovan beat Aidan Murphy by a bowl at Béal na mBláth to get a significant confidence boost ahead of his Joe McVeigh Cup qualifier against David Murphy next Saturday.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2017

O’Brien emerges victorious from Bauravilla battle

Donncha O’Brien finished strongly to advance at the expense of Denis O’Driscoll in the John-Joe Murphy Cup at Bauravilla.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2017

O’Donovan lays down marker with superb display

James O’Donovan is the first name on the Willie Whelton Cup after a sensational performance saw him beat All-Ireland champion Thomas Mackle by three bowls of odds at Grange.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2017

Lunchtime briefing: Irishman in Berlin: 'People were expecting this to happen'. Catch up on the headlines

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

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

Another tough day for Shannon

UCC 17 Shannon 9: Lee Nicholas is from a different generation to Anthony Foley and he didn’t know the rugby legend personally, but the pair are inextricably linked.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

Marcus Horan: The shine has been taken out of the Munster Senior Cup

Shannon head coach Marcus Horan admits he doesn’t believe the Munster Senior Cup is “special anymore” ahead of his side’s quarter-final clash with Young Munster.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2016

Boat to rescue of WWII veteran on Kerry island

A community-based rescue boat came to the aid, yesterday morning, of a 92-year-old man who had an accident outside his family home on a small island in Co Kerry.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

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

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Brian Wilmot sees off Edmond Sexton at Ardcahan

Brian Wilmot bowled impressively to win the Denis ‘Sonny’ O’Donovan Cup final with almost a bowl to spare on Edmond Sexton at Ardcahan.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016

Old Crescent overwhelm depleted UCC

UCC 12 Old Crescent 43: This long-awaited Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Cup quarter-final ended in emphatic triumph for Old Crescent at the Mardyke on Saturday, with the recently crowned Ulster Bank Division 2C champions romping to victory against an understrength College team.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Smart UCC keep promotion dreams alive

UCC 13 Nenagh Ormond 0: A spectacular late try sealed victory for University College Cork and clinched a place in the play-off stages for promotion to Division 1B of the Ulster Bank League.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2016

Cork Con in crucial battle to stay ahead of UCD

With the top two clubs in action (Clontarf and Young Munster) last night, positions rather than actual places in the Ulster Bank League semi-finals are up for grabs today as the remaining games of the penultimate round of fixtures are completed.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Gavin Twohig just too good for in-form Dónal Riordan

Gavin Twohig beat Dónal Riordan in the feature score of the Carbery-South West festival at the Pike.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016

Sci-fi classics set for special season at IFI - 2001 Silent Running Gattaca and more

The Irish Film Institute has teamed up with the Science Gallery Dublin to present a series called Futures Past - taking classic sci-fi films and examining how they spoke about their present and reached forward to the future.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2016

John O’Rourke books place in cup final with strong finish as Jimmy O’Driscoll fades

John O’Rourke maintained his top form at the Pike where he beat Jimmy O’Driscoll by a bowl in the semi-final of the Seán Leahy Cup.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

Corkery’s Young Munsters impress

Young Munster 28 UCD 13: Young Munster took a giant step towards achieving a home semi-final in the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League by beating UCD by 28-13 at Tom Clifford Park on Saturday. 

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

David O’Mahony the master in thrilling three-hand Ballinacurra final

David O’Mahony won a thrilling three-hand Ballinacurra Winter Tournament final over David Hubbard and Denis Wilmot on Saturday.

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

Thomas Mackle’s final flourish secures Phair Cup

Thomas Mackle finished with three record bowls at Shannonvale on Sunday to win the Noel Phair Cup final from Edmond Sexton and Gary Daly.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Brilliant Colin O’Donovan wins in style

Colin O’Donovan scorched to within three metres of the line in 12 brilliant shots to beat David Cotter by a bowl of odds in the Dinny McCarthy Cup final at Derrinasafa.

Wed, 17 Feb, 2016

O’Mahony’s Booksellers back in the black

International best-selling thriller Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn last year helped one of the largest independent booksellers in the country, O’Mahony’s Booksellers, return to profit after two years of losses.

Tue, 16 Feb, 2016

Edmond Sexton reels in James O’Donovan to edge close-fought battle at Ardcahan

Edmond Sexton beat James O’Donovan by a bowl at Ardcahan.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2016

Killian Kingston the star in St Stephen’s Day outing

Killian Kingston was the standout player at Grange on St Stephen’s Day as he teamed up with Gary Daly to beat James O’Donovan and Michael Bohane by almost a bowl.

Wed, 30 Dec, 2015

James O’Donovan on song in Mother Hegarty Cup

James O’Donovan set himself up for a good Christmas by beating Bryan O’Reilly by two bowls of odds in the Mother Hegarty Cup at Lyre.

Wed, 23 Dec, 2015

David Murphy wins with last shot at Bauravilla

David Murphy stayed on track to retain the Mick Crowley Cup when he beat James O’Donovan in the last shot at Bauravilla on Sunday.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Aidan Murphy edges Gary Daly to claim Mother Hegarty Cup at Lyre

Aidan Murphy beat Gary Daly by a bowl in the Mother Hegarty Cup at Lyre.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2015

Declan O’Donovan claims Tim White Cup with impressive display at Rosscarbery

Declan O’Donovan beat John Young by almost a bowl in the Tim White Cup final at Rosscarbery.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2015

Church is learning morals from its followers

On Friday, Ireland held a referendum on same-sex marriage. It passed with a healthy majority and this raises a few questions.

Wed, 27 May, 2015

Aidan Murphy’s last-gasp heroics edges Killian Kingston at Pouladuff

All-Ireland champion Aidan Murphy narrowly beat Killian Kingston in the last shot at Pouladuff to secure his place in the Munster quarter-final.

Wed, 20 May, 2015

Martin Coppinger’s massive opener paves way for win over Sexton

Martin Coppinger opened the 2015 Munster senior championship with a bowl of odds win over Séamus Sexton at Clondrohid.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2015

Accused: I did not want him to die in chute

Man tells trial he thought victim would slide down into the rubbish and go about his business

Thu, 26 Mar, 2015

Accused ‘said he put man in chute’

A witness in a murder trial testified yesterday that she laughed when the accused told her over the phone that he assaulted someone and threw him down a drainpipe because she thought it was impossible.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

Charge is ‘most technical of faults’

A man caught with cannabis which his father used for a medical condition was convicted of a drugs supply charge for what his solicitor described as the most technical of technical supply offences.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2015

‘Homeless man called paedophile by accused’

A murder trial witness said the accused first jokingly called a 59-year-old homeless man a paedophile and a kiddy-fiddler, then said it seriously and assaulted him, dragged him out of a flat, and came back saying “he has gone down the drain”.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2015

Murder trial hears of ‘drain’ allegation

The man accused of murdering a homeless 59-year-old, whose body was found in an apartment complex rubbish chute, told a friend that night “the man was down the drain”, the prosecution claimed on the opening day of the trial yesterday.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Clancy’s late try gets Castletroy over the line

Munster Schools Junior Cup: Castletroy 26 St Munchins 21

Thu, 26 Feb, 2015

Junior Rugby Focus: Clonmel and Bandon celebrate

Clonmel and Bandon were last night celebrating memorable Munster club title successes.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015