Sarsfields 0-20 Glen Rovers 1-21 Four-in-a-row chasing Sarsfields wobbled, and a Patrick Horgan-less Glen Rovers took full advantage to claim a four-point victory at Riverstown on Friday evening. Winners of the last three RedFM Divison 1 Hurling League titles and with eight of the starting team that pipped Midleton in last year’s county championship final … Read more
Alan Walsh is rewarded for his goal against Kilkenny last week with a first league start for Cork in Saturday’s Division 1A clash with Limerick at TUS Gaelic Grounds (7pm). The Kanturk man featured off the bench against both Waterford and the Cats and he is included in the full-forward line along with Brian Hayes … Read more
The Limerick team named to face Cork in Saturday evening’s Division 1A clash in TUS Gaelic Grounds shows four changes from the team that began the win over Offaly last weekend. Dan Morrissey, Colin Coughlan and Tom Morrissey move to the bench, while Darragh O’Donovan is sidelined with a shoulder injury he sustained in Tullamore. … Read more
Limerick goalkeeper Nickie Quaid sets the standard. Before last season, in the 25 All-Ireland hurling championships played in this century, the eventual champions only twice changed goalkeepers at some point of that particular championship. Both were Kilkenny goalkeepers and both were enforced. The established custodian was eventually restored. PJ Ryan played Kilkenny’s opening game in … Read more
Once again, Midleton will hope that Cork’s loss is their gain. While there is a sense of disappointment that Conor Lehane is no longer part of the county panel, it means that the Magpies will have greater access to the veteran attacker. The last time that happened was in 2021, when he absent from the … Read more
There have been many top-class footballers to grace the red and white jersey of Cork over the last century and Nemo Rangers’ Colin Corkery will always be remembered as a class act. Now enjoying retirement but still involved in coaching with his beloved club, he took time to reflect on the Nemo and Cork teams … Read more
Steven Sherlock has been included on the AIB Cub Football Team of the Year. The Cork forward played a hugely influential role in helping St Finbarr’s reach the Munster SFC final where they were unlucky to lose out to Dingle. The Kerry side went on to win the All-Ireland title, a small consolation to the … Read more
Tomorrow night’s Allianz HL Division 1A game at TUS Gaelic Grounds won’t be Cork’s last clash of the year against Limerick – but manager Ben O’Connor is taking the game on its own merits and no others. The counties will do battle in the Munster SHC at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, April 26 … Read more
The Cork hurlers have started the league in fine form but there isn’t the same hype around them, yet, as there was last season. That’s understandable because the clipping from Tipperary last July reframed everything. There’s a new management team in place and Ben O’Connor’s approach is clearly different from Pat Ryan’s. It’s not a … Read more
The days are getting longer, championship is growing nearer. And Cork are still winning. Despite several absentees through injury, Cork’s win streak in the Division 1A Hurling League was maintained as they brought down Kilkenny at Nowlan Park on Sunday. It was a scrappy contest – conditions ensured it would be – but even with … Read more