Person: Ken O’Halloran

The numbers that add up to Kerry dominance

A fifth consecutive Munster title is the carrot on offer for Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s Kerry on Sunday, which, should they beat Cork or draw, would also translate to a 12-game unbeaten run in the province.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2017

Stephen O’Brien: Kerry braced for Cork side with something to prove

Having been battered and bashed in recent weeks, Kerry’s Stephen O’Brien is expecting a backlash from the Cork footballers when the counties meet on the first Sunday of next month.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2017

Rebels are where they need to be — however they got there

There is a degree of merit to Paul Kerrigan’s utterance that Saturday’s result opens up Cork’s season.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

Tipp pay dearly for caution and naivety

What a difference a year makes; from the historic jubilant scenes after beating Cork in Semple Stadium last year to the sheer devastation of Saturday night’s narrow loss.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

Veteran O’Connor steers Cork from Déise calamity

It was hard to know which was the winning dressing room. Down behind the large scoreboard at the corner of the field, the mood was that of a funeral parlour. There wasn’t a smile to be bought.

Mon, 29 May, 2017

Cork footballers need confidence boost

Derry v Cork: How dramatically the Cork football landscape has changed since their last visit to Derry, how sharply their graph has fallen.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2017

Inconsistent Cork throw away a winning hand

Andy McEntee’s assessment that both Cork and Meath are a “little fragile” at present was right on the money.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Cork v Limerick - McGrath Cup Football Group B Round 1

Cork looking for some stability and consistency

We’ve been told that Cork’s priorities this spring centre on winning matches and getting their best 15 players on the field as often as possible. After that, promotion will look after itself. Or so we’re told.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2017

Ken O’Halloran fouls Jack Barry 15/1/2017

Kerry give ‘rusty’ Cork a sense of where they’re at

Kerry 1-13 Cork 1-9: Cork manager Peadar Healy says he has no qualms with their training facilities after Paddy Kelly revealed that the senior footballers have had to set up their own gym in Fermoy.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Wednesday morning briefing: Donald Trump elected US President. Catch up on all the headlines

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2016

Eoin O’Neill: Lack of a training base ‘didn’t help’ Cork

Cork football selector Eoin O’Neill has admitted that having no set training base throughout the winter and spring “certainly didn’t help” their league exploits which ended with relegation from Division 1.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2016

Ken O’Halloran and Michael Shields may still play part for Cork, says Eoin O’Neill

Cork football selector Eoin O’Neill has denied Ken O’Halloran and Michael Shields were dropped from the senior panel for a breach of discipline during a recent training camp in Portugal.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Clonakilty v Castlehaven clash tops Cork football championship action

A look ahead to all the weekend’s action around Cork...

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Cork goalkeeper Anthony Casey shows why last man standing is also the bravest

He had no idea just how right he’d be.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Ryan Price looks to be Cork’s No.1 after retaining place

Ryan Price would appear to have put himself in pole position to be Cork’s starting goalkeeper for the championship after he was named in the side for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Kerry in Tralee (2pm).

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

No 1 question: Peadar Healy mulls over Cork goalkeeper decision

Cork manager Peadar Healy admits he has a “very big decision” to make regarding which of the four goalkeepers to cut from the panel after next weekend’s decisive final round of the Allianz Football League.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016

Eamonn Fitzmaurice backs Paul Murphy to shine against Donegal

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has backed Paul Murphy to shine again at centre-forward, though he accepts that tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Tralee will represent a different challenge for the Rathmore man than Down did last week.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Wounded Cork footballers hold hands up as losses begin to hurt

Stepping outside the Cork dressing-room following their hugely impressive opening day victory at home to Mayo, Mark Collins was adamant that the nine-point dismissal of the westerners would count for nothing if not backed up in the weeks following.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Roscommon rout leaves Cork red-faced

Roscommon 4-25 Cork 3-10: Fergal O’Donnell has been involved in his fair share of one-sided encounters; Roscommon’s 11-point hammering at the hands of Mayo in the 1999 Connacht championship springs to mind, even fresher are the scars of the 3-18 to 0-7 rout by the same opposition 10 years later.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Aidan Walsh makes debut as Kerry make seven changes

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).

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Brendan O’Connell starts for Cork in Donegal

Goalkeeper Brendan O’Connell will make his league debut as one of four changes to the Cork side for Sunday’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Ballyshannon (throw-in 2pm).

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Cork’s mettle well tested in McGrath Cup win

Cork 1-15 Clare 1-9: A third McGrath Cup title for Cork in five years was the outcome at Mallow last night, though not without some stiff questions from Clare.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Daniel Goulding determined to grasp McGrath Cup opportunity

When Daniel Goulding top-scored with four points in the 2014 McGrath Cup decider, little did he think, two years on, he’d still be chasing his next piece of silverware in the Cork shirt.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

Cork reshuffle once again for final battle with Clare

Cork have made six changes for Friday night’s McGrath Cup final against Clare in Mallow (throw-in 7.30pm).

Wed, 20 Jan, 2016

Sweet revenge for O’Donovan Rossa as Rob Long books semi spot

O’Donovan Rossa 2-15 Bishopstown 1-10 (Cork SFC quarter-final): O’Donovan Rossa’s opening round defeat to Bishopstown was “a blessing in disguise”, reflected manager Shane Crowley in the aftermath of Saturday’s successful revenge mission in Dunmanway.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

Bishopstown pass endurance test and face O’Donovan Rossa repeat

Bishopstown 1-9 Clyda Rovers 0-8: This fourth-round Cork SFC game at Páirc Uí Rinn Saturday proved an endurance test for both teams. Similarly for neutrals, with the worst excesses of the modern game in terms of ‘blanket’ covering, body-checking an obsession with hand-passing and, additionally, an undercurrent of bad feeling which saw two of seven players yellow-carded eventually shown a red card, another black-carded and several more escape censure.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015

St Finbarr’s too classy and clinical for Bishopstown

St Finbarr’s 1-17 Bishopstown 0-10: Accuracy and class helped St Finbarr’s to a comprehensive win over Bishopstown in yesterday’s Cork SHC Round 3 clash at Pairc Ui Rinn.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

Players defend departing Brian Cuthbert

Cork’s footballers have come out in force to defend Brian Cuthbert, who has stepped down as manager.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2015

Kildare drive too much for listless Cork

Kildare 1-21 Cork 1-13: Fionn Fitzgerald has a lot to answer for.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2015

Cork need to reap rewards of possession game

Over the coming days both the Cork and Kerry management teams will search for the improvements which could make all the difference in Saturday week’s Munster final replay in Killarney.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Time taken for free kicks highlights need for hooter in GAA

“To rock up” is one of those great new verbs. It came to mind watching Bryan Sheehan approach each of the five frees he kicked on Sunday.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2015

Dara Ó Cinnéide: Cork can’t be trusted when the flies come

It’s a measure of Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s standing in Kerry that the decision to relegate Colm Cooper to the bench today was met if not with indifference then with a rueful sense of acceptance.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

Ken O’Halloran: Last year’s harsh lessons have been absorbed

It’s either the worst view of the field or the best.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

Cian McCarthy powers Sarsfields victory

Sarsfields 0-15 Bishopstown 1-7: An excellent exhibition of point-scoring by Cian McCarthy powered defending champions Sarsfields to a comfortable victory over Bishopstown in a substandard second-round tie in the county senior hurling championship at Pairc Uí Rinn last night.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015

Alan O’Connor enjoys Cork return as Kerry loom on horizon

For a long time on Sunday in Páirc Uí Rinn, it was 2010 all over again — the Cork footballers had a huge physical presence in the middle of the field, dictating the terms of engagement against Clare in the Munster SFC semi-final, and the whole team benefited as a result.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2015