Republic of Ireland 1 Azerbaijan 0: It took until the last second of the final minute in injury time but U21 defender Shaun Donnellan ensured the good times for Irish underage football continued last night.

It was Camogie with a difference at the XV Hortaleza Rugby Club in chilly Madrid but entertainment value remained high for those in attendance, as the 2016 All-Stars came out on top of an old-fashioned shootout

Ireland U21 boss Noel King is adamant Alan Browne will continue to be monitored by Martin O’Neill despite injury robbing the Cork native of the chance of impressing with the senior squad this week.

Martin O’Neill has firmly placed Damien Delaney’s international future in the player’s hands by suggesting he won’t rule the Corkman out of his Euro plans if “he’s an interest in playing” for Ireland.

He’ll be back on the stage he belongs tonight when Everton visit Oakwell in the Capital One Cup but whether Conor Hourihane can stay there while at Barnsley remains to be seen.

Cork native Alan Browne believes his Preston North End side are capable of figuring in the Championship promotion race after penning a new three-year contract with the club yesterday.

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There was some consolation for Burnley’s stricken Cork man Kevin Long yesterday with news of a contract extension being granted to the centre-back.

Cork International Short Story festival kicked off at Triskel Christchurch last night with a reading from famed US writer Richard Ford.

Ireland striker Kevin Doyle is back in the Premier League after last night completing a loan move from Wolves to Crystal Palace until January.

Although the pain still lingers from last month’s slender defeat to European Champions Germany, Cork girl Denise O’Sullivan has pledged to put it right by helping Ireland to victory in tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Russia at Tallaght Stadium (7.30pm).

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If this week’s documentary cemented the long-held view that winning consumed Roy Keane during his career, then the modern-day equivalent is certainly David Meyler.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan reckons March 2 might be a more realistic date for his WBO International title defence against Farai Musiyiwa at the Neptune Stadium in Cork.

Cunningham has just completed a Sport and Recreation college course.

Ireland and Birmingham City goalkeeper Colin Doyle wants to banish some demons in today’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Chelsea.

SITTING in the press box in the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night behind a laptop and under a sky filled with paper planes, it was clear that travel — if not beautiful football — is what we do best.

IT’S a familiar, hackneyed old show. And one which is rerun a lot these days.

He’s put his rugby days behind him, locked them down and thrown away the key, but before Munster and Leinster began their European rugby odyssey, one Cork man already had a Heineken Cup medal to boast of. Not that he would. Brian Roche spoke to Adrian Russell

They’re already here. – Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, 1957.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named a twelve strong squad for the European Schoolboy Championships in England next month

THE reaction to the Taoiseach’s unpredictable nomination of the indomitable Eoghan Harris to the Seanad was so, well, predictable.

MERCIFULLY, that's out of the way. Now there's only 99 days to the reason Roy Keane returned the road to the next World Cup.

Mullingar’s John Morris opened with a five under par 67 to take a one shot lead in the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Co Louth yesterday.

A man who played underage GAA with Douglas ended up centre–field in Croke Park — but was fined €500 for his efforts.