Person: Rob O’Shea

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Kilkenny steal Páirc Ui Chaoimh’s first silverware

All-Ireland IHC final - Kilkenny 2-23 Cork 2-18: Take it as certain that it’ll become a staple table quiz question in the years to come: who was the first team to win an All-Ireland at the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh?

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Kilkenny defeat Cork to claim first title at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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Darren Sweetnam ‘freak of nature’, says Rebel star Conor Lehane

IT Carlow v University College Cork - Independent.ie HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final

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Dunford delivers as Carlow go the extra to reach first decider

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IT Carlow eliminate UCC in extra-time to reach first Fitzgibbon final

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UCC raise the ante to shake off Maynooth

UCC weather the UCD storm

UCC 1-8, UCD 1-5: If UCC go on to win the 2017 Fitzgibbon Cup, they may return to this game as a reference point.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2017

Alan Cadogan fires hat-trick for UCC

UCC 5-13 Ulster University 2-4: With an 18-point winning margin, this Fitzgibbon Cup Group D clash might appear to have gone as expected. But it was never a cakewalk for UCC at the Mardyke yesterday.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2017

Carrigaline shade 13-man Mallow

Carrigaline 1-16 Mallow 1-11: Carrigaline utilised a numerical advantage to overcome Mallow in the Cork PIHC at Páirc Uí Rinn in treacherous conditions last night.

Mon, 30 May, 2016

LIT’s late show breaks UCC hearts

Limerick IT 2-15 UCC 1-14: The permutations were many heading into this sink-or-swim contest for the hurlers of UCC. In the end, not one of them was relevant; UCC crashing out of the Fitzgibbon Cup at the group stages for a second successive year.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

UCC exit Fitzgibbon Cup

UCC have crashed out of the Fitzgibbon Cup at the group stages for a second successive year.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

Lively UCC back on track in Fitzgibbon Cup

UCC 4-18  Maynooth University 0-10 Fitzgibbon Cup Kildare

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Goals do the trick for UCD in Fitzgibbon Cup

UCD 2-12 UCC 0-13 Fitzgibbon Cup

Fri, 29 Jan, 2016

Kieran Kingston hands Cork recall for trio

Recalls are the story of Kieran Kingston’s first Cork League panel which sees Cian McCarthy, Conor O’Sullivan and William Egan returning to the group.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Paudie O’Sullivan on song for sharper Cloyne

Cloyne 4-11 Carrigaline 0-12: Two late Cloyne goals distorted the scoreline of this Cork PIHC game with Carrigaline at Páirc Uí Rinn. 

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

Carrigaline’s stunning finish seals victory

Carrigaline 3-13 Valley Rovers 1-12: What a phenomenal finish by Carrigaline in the second round of the Cork Premier IHC at Ballinspittle last evening.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

Pressure is on Davy Fitzgerald now, reckons Tomás Mulcahy

The pressure is on Clare hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald to deliver a Munster championship victory on Sunday, according to Tomás Mulcahy.

Thu, 21 May, 2015

Aidan Ryan makes surprise return as JBM reshapes Cork for league final clash

Aidan Ryan is a surprise inclusion as Cork make three changes for Sunday’s Allianz HL Division 1 final against Waterford in Semple Stadium (3.30pm).

Fri, 01 May, 2015

Patrick Horgan hails Cork’s selfless forward unit

Patrick Horgan regards the current Cork forward unit as the most dangerous Rebel compilation in recent history.

Fri, 01 May, 2015

Jimmy Barry-Murphy believes club games will be beneficial to Cork in layoff

Jimmy Barry-Murphy admits the Cork hurling management erred in stifling club activity prior to last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

Your Tuesday lunchtime news catch-up

Prince Charles is to make a return visit to Ireland; a Russian footballer proposed to his girlfriend on the pitch; and Google adds Loch Ness monster to Street View. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2015

Jimmy Barry-Murphy: Cork are definitely making progress

It would have been remiss of Jimmy Barry-Murphy not to have acknowledged Cork’s fortune yesterday, but he was readily humble about this last-gasp victory.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

JBM’s positive health check on ‘ridiculous’ Cork

Jimmy Barry-Murphy expects Pa Cronin, Mark Ellis and Alan Cadogan to be fit for selection ahead of Cork’s league semi-final against Dublin on April 19.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Rebels have flaws to sort before key games

Mon, 30 Mar, 2015

Knock-out stage was always our target, says Shane O’Neill

Cork v Tipperary

Sat, 21 Mar, 2015

Jimmy Barry-Murphy hopeful of quick Christopher Joyce return but Pa Cronin a worry

Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy is hopeful that defender Christopher Joyce, substituted with a knee injury on Saturday, will soon be back in action.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Rebel hurlers storm to 11-point win over Dubs

Cork ended Dublin’s bright start to the NHL with extreme prejudice tonight, shooting the lights out in Croke Park to record an emphatic victory.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

Rebel hurlers storm to 11-point win over Dubs

Cork ended Dublin’s bright start to the NHL with extreme prejudice tonight, shooting the lights out in Croke Park to record an emphatic victory.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2015

JBM: Fitzgibbon Cup taking its toll on my players

Jimmy Barry-Murphy is eager for Cork to progress through to the Allianz NHL Division 1 play-offs this term having watched his side produce an

eye-catching triumph over Clare at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Sun, 22 Feb, 2015

Crowley: Hard to pick this UCC team

While reflecting on Tuesday’s first round Sigerson Cup rout of Cork IT, Billy Morgan revealed the UCC management had spent several hours the night previous deliberating over a starting XV.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2015

Limerick get a grip as UCC fallflat near finish

Limerick 0-22 UCC 1-17: Waterford Crystal Cup SHC semi-final: Limerick ensured an early season repeat of the last two Munster SHC finals in next weekend’s Waterford Crystal Cup decider with this two point semi-final win over UCC.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

UCC beat Kerry and setup Limerick clash

Kerry 2-14 UCC 2-23

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Going direct the fastest route to final

A classic? No: yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final won’t shoulder its way into the annals of classic Cork-Tipperary encounters, but those in blue and gold will hardly worry.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2014

Terrific Tipp blow rattled Rebels off park

ALL-IRELAND SHC SEMI-FINAL:

Mon, 18 Aug, 2014

Premier performance sees off Rebels with ease

Tipperary set up an All-Ireland final date with neighbours and arch rivals Kilkenny after seeing off one of their other traditional foes with surprising ease at Croke Park.

Sun, 17 Aug, 2014

The buzz lasted only 10 minutes as Cork collapse

I thought that we had seen the last of the mismatches last Sunday in Thurles, but unfortunately not.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2014

Collins pulls out all the stops

Cork 3-18 Waterford 0-16

Thu, 17 Jul, 2014

Cork breeze through on second attempt

Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork eased through to the Munster SHC semi-final with a landslide victory over Waterford in this afternoon’s quarter- final replay at Semple Stadium.

Sun, 08 Jun, 2014

Uncertainty over Cork squad won’t faze Hayes

The lot of a county intermediate manager can be a trying one.

Sat, 24 May, 2014

JBM rings the changes for Cork’s long trip north

As Cork make the long trip to Ballycastle on Sunday in the search for a handsome win over Antrim to boost their scoring difference, Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made six changes to the side that beat Offaly last weekend.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2014

Weekend GAA previews

Our lowdown of this weekend's GAA action

Sat, 15 Feb, 2014

Walsh gets full-forward slot for Rebels’ clash with Limerick

Aidan Walsh has been handed his first start for the Cork senior hurlers as they face Limerick in tomorrow night’s Division 1B league opener at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2014