Person: J. Connolly

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Ballyhale Shamrocks forced to dig deep

Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-19 Clara 0-16: A strong start and equally good finish saw Ballyhale Shamrocks reach the Kilkenny senior hurling county final, but they had to work hard to dethrone the defending champions Clara.

Antrim v Meath - Christy Ring Cup Final Replay

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Martin Ennis overjoyed as Meath crowned champions after Christy Ring marathon

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Kilkenny firepower blows Laois away

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St Kieran’s find second-half rhythm and beat Kilkenny

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New boss Ward off to flyer with Leitrim

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O’Mahony’s points priceless as Clonakilty turn it around

Powerful Clon attack run riot

A POWERFUL display of attacking football saw champions Clonakilty Community College reach their second consecutive All-Ireland Vocational Schools’ SAFC final at Kilmallock on Saturday where they crushed Athenry VS in a one-sided semi-final.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2011

Shamrocks show just enough

LOOKS like it was a cracker, doesn’t it, 36 scores in a 60-minute game between two of the premier clubs in the game over the past several years?

Mon, 15 Feb, 2010

Reid on a roll as Shamrocks march on

ON THE basis of what was the more impressive of the two semi-final victories, Ballyhale Shamrocks will be fancied to follow the lead of the Kilkenny hurlers and make it four-in-a-row in Sunday week’s domestic championship decider.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2009

Champions Ballyhale avert shock as they finally hit top gear

FIVE minutes into the second-half of the second Kilkenny SHC semi-final in yesterday’s double-header at Nowlan Park, it looked like a shock (pardon the pun) was on the cards as Carrickshock took a surprise if well-merited one-point lead.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2008

Wily Walsh gets Clon back on track

BRENDAN WALSH came back out of retirement to turn in a man-of-the-match performance that helped Clonakilty get their Evening Echo Cork SFC campaign back on track with a well-deserved victory over Bishopstown at Brinny yesterday.

Mon, 12 May, 2008

Harrington goal puts Douglas on road to easy win

MARK HARRINGTON scored the decisive goal approaching half-time as Douglas overwhelmed weakened Clonakilty in a one-sided Evening Echo Cork SFC first round tie at Brinny yesterday.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2008

Shamrocks march on but injury jinx strikes star Cha

BALLYHALE SHAMROCKS remain on course to retain their Kilkenny, Leinster and All-Ireland senior hurling titles after this hard-fought Kilkenny semi-final win over James Stephens, but it came at a price, a huge price.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2007

Impressive St Nick’s power into semi-finals

TWO second-half goals from Paul O’Brien and Gavin Moylan earned St Nicholas a deserved 2-9 to 1-8 victory over Carrigdhoun in the last of the Evening Echo Cork Co SFC quarter finals at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2007

McCarthy magic inspires Carrig

Carrigtwohill 3-13 Aghada 1-9

Mon, 07 May, 2007

Dohenys come with late surge as Aghada are denied again

DOHENYS are quickly becoming a bogey side for Aghada in the Evening Echo Cork county senior football championship.

Mon, 09 Apr, 2007

Ardfert show class in impressive win

DESPITE missing a penalty after just five minutes, Ardfert kept their composure to beat Mullinahone in the Munster IFC semi-final at Cahir yesterday.

Mon, 18 Dec, 2006

St Brendan’s turn on the power to blow away DLS

ST. BRENDAN’S overwhelmed DLS Waterford in the Munster Colleges U15 ‘A’ FC (Moran Cup) final at rain-lashed Mallow yesterday.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2006

GAA honours inaugural Allstar team line-ups

THE hurlers and footballers chosen on the very first All-Star teams 35 years ago will be honoured at a function in Croke Park today, hosted by the GAA and Vodafone.

Tue, 07 Nov, 2006

O’Connell goal seals it as Aghada survive searching Naomh Abán test

THEY may have been slick and fast in the first-half, but Aghada had to withstand a searching second-half test from Naomh Abán at Páirc Uí Rinn before booking their place in the Evening Echo Cork Co SFC quarter-finals — a last minute James O’Connell goal securing a hard earned passage.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006

Aghada face replay with Bishopstown after tough battle

BEATEN Evening Echo Cork Co Premier IHC finalists last season, Aghada got a tough battle from up and coming Bishopstown at Midleton last night and in the end both sides settled for a replay, 0-13 to 1-10.

Mon, 08 May, 2006

McNulty wins Rally of the Lakes

Meath’s Tim McNulty and co-driver Anthony Nestor gave a faultless display in their Subaru WRC today en-route to a first ever victory in the Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel Killarney International Rally of the Lakes.

Sun, 30 Apr, 2006

Mighty Nemo well tested by Aghada

Nemo Rangers 0-13 Aghada 0-9

Mon, 17 Oct, 2005

Ballinhassig shoot the lights out

Ballinhassig 1-16 Aghada 1-11

Mon, 03 Oct, 2005

Shamrocks strike a purple patch

Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-20 St. Martin’s 3-8

Mon, 26 Sep, 2005

Tipperary’s injury worries keep Hogan waiting

TIPPERARY have deferred selection of their team to meet Galway in the quarter final of the Guinness All-Ireland SHC at Croke Park on Sunday until the weekend.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2005

Clonakilty had too much strength in depth for UCC

Clonakilty 2-13 UCC 2-6

Mon, 18 Jul, 2005

Hayes and Farragher firepower too much for Limerick

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14

Mon, 11 Jul, 2005

Reardon rocks the Rockies

Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 4-4 Blackrock (Cork) 1-4

Mon, 20 Jun, 2005

Four evenly matched clubs go in search of Holy Grail

AS the competitive hurling season finally kicks into gear for the 2005 season, it’s all systems go in the club semi-finals this weekend.

Sat, 12 Feb, 2005

Laois axe Byrne and Fitzgerald

LAOIS have axed full-back Colm Byrne and right-corner forward Ian Fitzgerald for their Leinster SFC final replay with Westmeath at Croke Park on Saturday.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2004

Youthful St Nick’s pip Clon

ACTION aplenty in the permanent TSB Cork County SFC over the weekend, pride of place going to a youthful St. Nick’s side who edged out last year’s beaten finalists, Clonakilty, 1-11 to 2-7 in Newcestown.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2004

Clare trio set to return for big clash

DAVID HOEY, Sean McMahon and Diarmuid McMahon look set to make their first Allianz NHL appearances with Clare this season when the Bannermen take on Galway in a top-of-the-table clash at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Thu, 11 Mar, 2004

Perez' Porche performs in Killarney rally

Britain's Steve Perez won the Killarney Historic Rally by over a minute in his Porsche 911 from the similar Porsche 911 of defending champion, Dessie Nutt.

Sun, 07 Dec, 2003

Double blow for Cats after league games

ALL-IRELAND champions Kilkenny hit trouble at the double last night when the local senior hurling league semi-finals were played.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2003

Clonakilty make return in style

Clonakilty 1-13 Youghal 0-10

Mon, 21 Jul, 2003

Dramatic Griffin strike earns Clonakilty replay

Clonakilty 2-7 UCC 0-13

Sat, 31 May, 2003

Antrim hit the front early as Kerry left with too much to do

Antrim 3-18, Kerry 3-12

Tue, 06 May, 2003

Murphy’s class proves too much for Tralee

Cork College of FE 3-7

Fri, 21 Feb, 2003