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Glen Rovers survive titanic battle against Newtownshandrum

Champions of 2015 and 2016, Glen Rovers moved a step closer to regaining the Cork senior hurling championship title following their single point win over Newtownshandrum at Páirc Uí Rinn tonight.

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Resolute Newtown put Rockies to sword

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'We can’t leave here with any regrets': Cork Harlequins savour Senior Cup win

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Cork Harlequins win women's Irish Senior Cup

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Rockwell College bridge 22-year gap to win Junior Cup

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Junior champions St Munchin's survive late Castletroy rally

Crescent edge Mount Mercy to Munster glory

Elle Sorensen and Amy Ahearne’s nerves of steel saw Crescent win back the Munster Schoolgirls Senior Cup title over last year’s vanquishers Mount Mercy at Garryduff via a shoot-out.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2019

Joy for Loreto as Harlequins come up short once more

Cork Harlequins found national glory out of reach for the second season running as Loreto’s corner efficiency saw the Dubliners come from behind to land the EY Champions Trophy.

Mon, 07 May, 2018

Newtown and Jamie Coughlan spoil Kanturk’s senior debut party

Newtownshandrum 2-14 Kanturk 0-15: Former Cork senior, Jamie Coughlan, lit up this keenly-contested Cork SHC first round tie at Charleville on Saturday evening, the Newtown full forward’s impressive 2-7 haul proving the difference against newly-promoted Kanturk.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2018

Shamrock Rovers put spanner in the works for Cork City

Shamrock Rovers 3 Cork City 1: Cork City still have plenty of time to wrap up this Premier Division title — six games, to be exact — but what looked for so long like a procession has come to resemble more of a tired stumble for the finishing line.

Sat, 02 Sep, 2017

Cork City ease past Cobh Ramblers for third win from four

Cobh Ramblers 1 Cork City 3: Cork City made it three wins from four games in pre-season with a comfortable 3-1 victory against Cobh Ramblers at a sodden St Colman’s Park last night.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2017

Early goal blitz does the trick for St Flannan’s

St Flannan’s College 4-9 Mercy Mounthawk 2-12: A three-goal St Flannan’s, College, Ennis salvo in the opening 10 minutes proved decisive as they had to withstand a tremendous second-half comeback from Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee to hang on for a three-point win, in this gripping Corn Ui Mhuiri quarter-final at Rathkeale.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2017

Early goal rush decisive for St Flannan’s

Three early goals key but St Flannan’s College have to hang on under Mercy Mounthawk onslaught.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2017

David Cashman and Kevin O’Keeffe star as Blackrock secure title

Blackrock 2-18 Newtownshandrum 2-9: Blackrock swept past Newtownshandrum in the second half of Saturday’s RedFM SHL final at Páirc Uí Rinn to capture the title for the first time since 2008.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Kilmoyley v Monaleen - AIB Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Kilmoyley finally make Munster breakthrough with victory against Monaleen

Kilmoyley (Kerry) 4-12 Monaleen (Limerick) 0-13

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Adam Coholan pounces to sink Douglas

Carrigaline 1-8 Douglas 0-8: Six minutes into the second half at Shanbally, Adam Coholan fisted home a game-defining goal as Carrigaline overcame Douglas in round 2B of the Cork IFC on Saturday night.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2016

Newtownshandrum may be getting the blend right again

Newtownshandrum 1-19 Killeagh 1-16: In the last decade Newtownshumdrum were kingpins of Cork club hurling, their delightful skillset and running game thrilling fans and neutrals alike as they amassed titles in 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2009.

Mon, 30 May, 2016

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

Ireland U21 side suffer fourth loss in a row

Slovenia 3 Ireland 1: Martin O’Neill won’t have his pessimistic outlook about the dearth of emerging stars brightened by this latest U21 capitulation.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016

McKeown stars as Belvo advance to final in Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-final

Belvedere College 36 St Michael’s College 22

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

St Michael’s march on to semi-finals as Jack Kelly rips Terenure College apart

St Michael’s College 29 Terenure College 14: Full-back Jack Kelly was in superb form at Donnybrook yesterday as St Michael’s College sent out a major statement of intent against Terenure College in the first quarter-final of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup.

Tue, 09 Feb, 2016

St Andrew's College v St Michael's College - Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup 1st Round

14-man St Michael’s College show their firepower against St Andrew’s

St Michael’s College 25 St Andrew’s College 7

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Charleville CBS undone by St Francis College fightback

St Francis College, Rochestown 0-23 Charleville CBS 2-12: St Francis College turned on the power in the second half of this crucial Harty Cup tie at Mourneabbey yesterday to qualify for the knockout stages in the new year. 

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

St Mary's secure comfortable victory over Carrigaline in Killarney

St Mary’s 1-16

Sat, 28 Nov, 2015

Ireland U21s held by impressive Norway

Ireland 0 Norway 0: Ireland’s U21s completed 2015 with a stalemate against a powerful Norway side at the Waterford RSC last night.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Goals do the trick for classier Carrigaline

Carrigaline (Cork) 2-8 Oola (Limerick) 0-5: Second-half goals from Simon O’Brien and David Drake were the key for Carrigaline as they set up a Munster Club IFC decider against St Mary’s/Cahirciveen in two weeks.

Mon, 16 Nov, 2015

Noel King unhappy with cocky attitude as Ireland U21s stumble

Lithuania 3 Republic of Ireland 1: After their humbling by Lithuania in Vilnius last night, Ireland U21 boss Noel King admitted over-confidence could have cost his young guns.

Sat, 14 Nov, 2015

CBS Charleville survive Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG fightback

CBS Charleville 1-15 Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG 0-15: A tale of two halves in Fermoy yesterday as CBS Charleville held off a tenacious fightback from Gaelcholáiste Mhuire to claim their first set of points in the Harty Cup. 

Thu, 12 Nov, 2015

VIDEO: Times never so sweet as Carrigaline reach promised land

Carrigaline 0-12 St Michael’s 0-11: At times, it must have seemed that senior football would remain an elusive aspiration for Carrigaline.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2015

Coakley point secures Carrigaline's senior status

Carrigaline will play senior football for the first time in 2016 after they edged St Michael’s in the Cork Premier IFC final in Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday.

Sun, 18 Oct, 2015

Munster facing daunting task at interprovincials

Munster teams will set out to reverse an unwanted interpro winning record as the U16 and U18 girls take centre stage at Grange Road this weekend.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015

Murphy pulls it out of fire for Carrigaline

Carrigaline 2-12 Éire Óg 0-16: A goal by former inter-county star Nicholas Murphy a minute into injury-time gave Carrigaline the unlikeliest of victories over Éire Óg in this PIFC semi-final replay at Brinny on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015

Daniel Goulding boomer gives Éire Óg second chance

Carrigaline 1-6 Éire Óg 0-9: A magnificent long-range point four minutes into injury time by Daniel Goulding earned Éire Óg a second chance in a lively Cork Premier IFC semi-final at Brinny yesterday.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Ballinhassig win ‘first of many’

Ballinhassig 2-16 Carrigaline 2-12: “One of the first trophies of many, hopefully,” was how Ballinhassig boss Michael Walsh put it after his side secured South-East U21A hurling honours yesterday.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015

Stephen Griffin leapfrogs Donegal into semis

Mayo 0-12 Donegal 1-09: This was one of those occasions when a draw was as good as a win for Donegal as the Ulster champions sneaked into next weekend’s league semi-final against table-toppers Cork.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Injury-time point secures Donegal a semi-final place

Stephen Griffin's injury-time point secured a 1-09 to 0-12 draw to seal Donegal's passage through to the Allianz Football League Division 1 semi-finals.

Sun, 05 Apr, 2015

David Griffin lives Ardfert dream

AIB All-Ireland Club IFC Final: Ardfert (Kerry) 1-14 St Croan’s (Roscommon) 0-9: David Griffin recalls sitting in the Hogan Stand as a 13-year old boy, a proud spectator as Ardfert’s claimed the All-Ireland Club intermediate title in 2007.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Ardfert secures third club football title

Ardfert celebrated a third All-Ireland club football crown this evening, the North Kerry club easing past the challenge of St Croan’s to secure the intermediate title at GAA HQ.

Sat, 14 Feb, 2015

Awesome Ardfert returning to Croker

Ardfert (Kerry) 1-8 St Peter’s, Warrenpoint (Down) 0-10: AIB All-Ireland Club IFC semi-final: Pat O’Driscoll spent most of January watching videos of Warrenpoint’s Ulster club championship campaign.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015