Cork camogie star Orlaith Cahalane has opened up about the importance of talking about female health in sport as it’s revealed 40 per cent of camogie players are low in iron. The 22-year-old has a big support network, playing alongside sister Meabh and with huge sporting stock in her family. But the forward knows it’s … Read more
Cork footballers pose for a team photo in Páirc Uí Rinn before suffering a 20-point defeat to Meath last Sunday – they headed off to Portugal on Tuesday for warm weather training camp, something which other teams from so-called big counties will also be doing this spring. Seb Daly/Sportsfile Cork footballers had plenty to reflect … Read more
Ideally, all the names would be redacted. For the purposes of this exercise, they don’t matter. The issue here is what constitutes common practice and what is regarded as acceptable practice. In that debate, hurling’s rule book has been reduced to the role of interested observer. Not always consulted. The Cork v Kilkenny game in … Read more
Beat Roscommon on Sunday week and Donegal will qualify for their first Division 1 final in 19 years. That result combined with a Mayo win over Kerry in Tralee the evening before will make it a Donegal-Mayo final. Relegation Should Monaghan lose to Galway in Inniskeen on Sunday week, they will be relegated to Division … Read more
Cork manager Ben O’Connor has welcomed the increased penalty for dissent in hurling. At the GAA’s official Congress last weekend, delegates voted in favour of punishing outbursts towards referee by advancing frees 30 metres towards goal – a similar measure, albeit with a 50-metre extension, was part of the enhancements introduced into football in 2025. … Read more
On the Richter scale of Ben O’Connor’s post-match interviews, this was a lowly one. Of course, he could have been left counting Cork’s missed goals chances but he was happy. Pretty happy. “Tough conditions out there. Got a big performance out of every fella who started, and the subs came on and made a difference … Read more
Ben O’Connor had no qualms about making nine changes to his team for the win over Kilkenny – not least because he wasn’t even aware of the scale of the alterations. Cork had been rotating their side already during the league and injuries to various players – and Shane Barrett’s suspension – meant that the … Read more
Cromane 2-11 (2-2-7) Ballyphehane 2-8 (2-1-6) Kerry’s Cromane collected the Munster Junior B title at the expense of Cork’s Ballypheane in a tense and nervy contest, played at Knockaderry’s ground in Limerick. The competition, held by the west Limerick club on an annual basis, has been dominated by Kingdom clubs, with all bar three of … Read more
Kilkenny 1-15 Cork 3-12 Cork’s squad depth was illustrated in fine fashion as a fourth straight Allianz Hurling League Division 1A win was earned away to Kilkenny on Sunday. With nine changes, including three players making their first starts in the league, Cork’s winning start to the campaign might have been seen as vulnerable but … Read more
Cork boss John Cleary had no excuses after his side were beaten by Derry in the Allianz Division 2 Football League at Find Insurance Celtic Park on Sunday afternoon. The Rebels lost heavily 1-31 to 0-14 as they dropped points for the first time after four wins on the trot prior to the long trip … Read more