Leevale Athletic Club will officially open its new high-performance facility later this summer, and club chairman Donal Murnane is understandably proud of their new training centre.

Is Cork still the culinary capital? Joe McNamee has his say – and profiles the restaurants that are doing it right.

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Munster Hockey bosses hope the success of the recent Eurohockey U18 Championships in Cork will help grow the profile of the sport in the province.

Weekend number 2 of Cork Midsummer Festival features a tour of local homes to view their art, dancing with buckets, and more, says Ellie O’Byrne

In a bar in Cork, Israeli and Palestinian swing dancers jived and cha-chaed as part of a groundbreaking ‘Swing for Peace’ initiative, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Sigerson Cup semi-finals DCU v UCD, Mardyke (R Hickey, Clare), 2pm

Group A: DCU v St Pat’s, DCU Sportsgrounds (J McGrath), 6.30pm

Group A: DCU v Cork IT, DCU Sportsgrounds (B Gavin), 2pm.

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C&S UCC Demons will complete their 2014 campaign when they entertain Templeogue in the Men’s Premier League at the Mardyke Arena on Sunday.

UCC captain Fionn O’Leary hopes his side can be the ultimate spoilers as they make their Irish Hockey League debut at Instonians tomorrow.

An almost forgotten legend of Irish sport is to get formal recognition in his home city.

With summer fare not quite yet in view, Cork’s football interests once again centre on the county’s U21 outfit, Donal O’Sullivan’s minors a distant afterthought.

Cork duo Young Wonder play the Longitude festival tomorrow. They tell Ed Power how the internet age has ensured they didn’t have to go abroad to make an impact

Anna O’Flanagan’s stylish hat-trick left Pegasus reeling as UCD made a serious statement of intent with a 5-2 Irish Senior Cup quarter-final victory at Belfield.

It was actually 25 years ago this weekend.

Kerryman Deaglán Ryan is fighting crime as an FBI Special Agent in New York. But it’s not very conducive to family life, he tells John Daly

HAPPY new year to all readers, and fear not.

HE may not have been much of a sportsman but noted historian John A Murphy has evoked many of memories of athletic prowess by bringing to life University College Cork’s sporting heritage in his latest book.

PUPILS from one of Cork’s most famous schools are set for the royal performance of a lifetime.

THE MARDYKE still exists.

THE introduction of a two year-cycle for the European Championships was originally met with scepticism, particularly as it means an extra event in Olympic year but Joanne Cuddihy is one athlete who welcomes the decision.

MAY I request your readers’ assistance in relation to a remarkable Irishman whose biography I am writing.

PAUL HESSION bids to keep his unbeaten four-year record at the Mardyke intact when he competes in tomorrow’s Cork City Sports (2pm).

UCC finally carried off the silverware that their resurgence in recent years has warranted, denying Bandon another famous scalp in the women’s Munster Senior Cup final at Garryduff yesterday.

DERVAL O’ROURKE rediscovered her winning form in the women’s 100m hurdles while David Gillick put the memories of his false start at The Mardyke behind him with an emphatic victory in the men’s 400m at the Honved International in Budapest last night.

THE basket girls and boys are the envy of other youngsters at all major athletics meetings. They are the privileged ones who get to carry the athletes’ gear. For years, Derval O’Rourke was one at the Mardyke.

A RIVERSIDE walk in Cork was renamed Slí Cumann na mBan yesterday to mark the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

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MANCHESTER United will hold a minute’s silence prior to tomorrow’s derby clash with Man City at Old Trafford in memory of former skipper Noel Cantwell.

KELLY HOLMES has pulled out of Saturday’s BUPA Cork City Sports at the Mardyke because of the Achilles tendon problem that forced her out of the European Cup the weekend before last.

MARK CHRISTIE qualified for both the European under-23 championships and the world student games with a career best performance in the 1,500m at the Solihull meet over the weekend and now the Mullingar athlete can’t wait for the BUPA Cork City Sports on Saturday.

PAUL McKEE came through his first 400m race since 2003 without any problems on Tuesday night and now has his sights set firmly on the BUPA Cork City Sports at The Mardyke on July 2.

Brendan Mooney

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