Cork City defender Conor McCarthy says it was "heartbreaking" to see Sean McLoughlin leave the club to move to English Championship side Hull City.

Cork City will face opposition from Luxembourg or Wales in their Europa League first qualifying round.

Tributes have been paid to sports journalist and broadcaster Pat McAuliffe, who died suddenly at the age of 60.

The volume of water wasted in Cork city has increased over the last four years despite a massive infrastructural project to plug leaks and improve pipes throughout the city centre.

League of Ireland champions Dundalk will begin their title defence against Sligo Rovers at home on Friday, February 15.

GAA chiefs and the committee organising the Liam Miller tribute game yesterday held an ‘open and constructive meeting’ yet the controversy over the venue for the match rumbles on.

The GAA have said they will further consider the proposal to host a Liam Miller tribute match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

“The boys are not fit. They’re on their knees. It’s cruelty, absolute cruelty.”

"It's a lose-lose for them now and it serves them right."

The meeting will include the GAA's director general Tom Ryan and president John Horan.

They are said to have been snapped up within minutes of going on sale this morning.

The game will take place at Turner's Cross.

A win for Cork City in their game in hand against Derry City at Turner’s Cross this afternoon (3pm) will see the Rebels leapfrog Dundalk to go top of the Premier Division.

Storm Emma has begun sinking her teeth into the world of sport.

Cummins is averaging one goal per 29 minutes played, and that's not to mention his two assists.

Irish Examiner soccer correspondent Liam Mackey joins Martin Claffey, Peter McNamara and presenter Stephen Barry to preview and predict the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division.

Liam Miller's former teammates have paid tribute to a "down to earth" man off the field and "model pro" on it, after the 36-year-old died from pancreatic cancer.

Cork City manager John Caulfield has been named as Personality of the Year at SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Awards.

Sean Maguire has allayed fears that the hamstring problem he incurred at the weekend could potentially keep him out of contention for Ireland's World Cup play-off against Denmark.

The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash between Cork City and Derry City will now take place on Tuesday, October 17.

Leeside players celebrated their victory over College Corinthians in the Munster Football Association 92nd Youths Challenge Cup final at Turner's Cross, Cork, today.

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Cork City FC supporters paid a moving tribute to Noelle Feeney outside Turner's Cross following the removal of her remains this evening.

With the sun blazing down on a splendid looking Turner’s Cross for yesterday evening’s international between the Republic of Ireland and Belarus, one couldn’t help but feel not only pride in being Irish, but pride in being from Cork.

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

The cast and crew of Star Wars are only in the country a few days, but they're already getting VIP treatment in the Rebel county.

UPDATE: A cousin of the Kelly twins has been found and he hopes to bury them with their father in a Cork city cemetery.

The Army Bomb Disposal Team has made safe an artillery shell in Cork.

A number of areas in Cork city experienced flash flooding this afternoon after torrential downpours coincided with high tide, causing the River Lee to overflow in places.

Goals from Patrick Hoban and Kurtis Byrne secured a second place finish in the Airtricity League Premier Division for Dundalk as they beat Bray Wanderers 2-0 at the Carlisle Grounds in the final series of matches of the 2013 season.

Goals from Pat Hoban and Richie Towell fired Dundalk to the top of the Premier Division table as they beat ten man UCD 2-0 while erstwhile leaders St. Patrick's Athletic were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Bohemians.

Conan Byrne scored four times as St. Patrick's Athletic got back to winning ways to stun nine-man Shamrock Rovers 4-0 at Tallaght Stadium to maintain their one-point lead at the top of the Premier Division table.

Declan ‘Fabio’ O'Brien scored twice to help catapult holders Drogheda United into the EA Sports Cup final after a 3-1 semi-final win over Derry City at the Brandywell.

St. Patrick's Athletic were the big winners on a night of drama in the Airtricity League Premier Division without having to kick a ball.

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Cork City 1 Shamrock Rovers 2

Christy Fagan scored twice as St Patrick's Athletic heaped more misery on beleaguered Shelbourne as they beat the managerless Reds 3-0 at Tolka Park this evening.

Champions Sligo Rovers got back to winning ways with a convincing 3-0 win over Derry City to leapfrog the Candystripes back to the top of the table to delight a packed Showgrounds.

Karl Sheppard hit a late equaliser as Shamrock Rovers salvaged a point from a 1-1 draw - the Hoops' seventh stalemate of the campaign - with champions Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.

A brilliant double save from Niall Burdon late in the game earned Shelbourne their first point of the season as they frustrated Shamrock Rovers in a scoreless, though immensely entertaining, draw at Tolka Park.

Shamrock Rovers cruised to a 3-0 victory over St. Patrick's Athletic in the big Dublin derby at Tallaght Stadium.

The 2013 Airtricity League season kicks-off off today and Alan Smith tells us why we should go and take a look at what's on offer this season.

Ciaran Kilduff proved Shamrock Rovers’ supersub with a dramatic stoppage time winner as they beat Coleraine 2-0 at the Showgrounds for a 2-1 aggregate victory to set up a cracking Setanta Sports Cup quarter-final tie with Linfield.

A late strike from full-back Brian Gannon gave Drogheda United a 2-1 win over champions Sligo Rovers at Hunky Dorys Park to secure a Europa League spot next season for Mick Cooke's Boynesiders.