Cork set to welcome leading sports journalists

LEADING journalists from Ireland, Britain and the US will assemble in Cork next week for a fascinating one-day conference on the art of sports-writing.

The conference, organised by the Cork City Library and the Irish Examiner, and part of the European Capital of Culture programme, takes place at the Clarion Hotel in Cork next Tuesday, November 8.

It will address many of the key issues in modern day sports journalism, and will feature leading writers from such acclaimed publications as Sports Illustrated, The Sunday Times, The Observer, the Irish Times and the Irish Examiner.