FOOTBALLERS IN FOCUS: It’s been a while since the Cork footballers took centre-stage. It’s been all about the hurling this decade, with only a handful of statement victories on the football front. One of those, against Kerry in 2020, was behind closed doors due to Covid. With the hurlers on a hiatus and John Cleary’s … Read more
Cork’s Division 2 National Football League game on Saturday, March 14, at 5pm, has been moved to Páirc Uí Rinn. The Kildare clash had originally been scheduled for SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh but has been switched to nearby Páirc Uí Rinn, where they beat Meath last Sunday, following a request from the management, as revealed … Read more
Kearys Motor Group presented six new Renault Trafic vans to Cork GAA this week, as official van partners of Cork GAA for the 2026 season. It marks a significant boost for Gaelic games in the county as the partnership continues, strengthening ties between one of Cork’s most recognisable sporting organisations and a long established local … Read more
UPMC Nowlan Park is the venue as Cork travel to take on Kilkenny, who sit fourth with four points from three games so far in the National Hurling League Division 1A. But when the Cats take on the Rebels, they’ll still be without some of their sharpest claws. It’s Derek Lyng’s fourth season in charge, … Read more
Cork have shuffled their pack in the national hurling league so far – and, even if management were inclined to change their approach on the return to action, their hand would be forced. The Rebels, still top of the Division 1A table despite not playing last weekend, travel to UPMC Nowlan Park on Sunday to … Read more
Two of Cork’s Munster SHC round-robin clashes will have camogie games serving as curtain-raisers, the provincial council has confirmed. In addition, both the senior football final in the province will be preceded by the meeting of Cork and Kerry in the Munster Ladies’ SFC, while the camogie decider will also take place on the same … Read more
You just don’t know with the league and how the leading counties are approaching it. There is a perception that when two counties who have a much bigger date in their diary when the championship flag is unfurled meet up in the secondary competition, the winning team in that game may have gained some sort … Read more
Former Kerry manager Peter Keane has joined the Aghabullogue football management team, initially on a short-term deal, The Echo understands. In what is a major coup for the Muskerry club, he will link up with his younger brother, Ray Keane, who is the manager of Aghabullogue. The latter is the new Cork U20 football boss … Read more
Cork captain Ian Maguire is expected to receive a proposed two-match ban, The Echo understands. The St Finbarr’s player received a straight red card during the Rebels’ 1-23 to 1-21 win over Meath in the Allianz Division 2 Football League on Sunday afternoon. Maguire was involved in an off-the-ball incident with Meath’s Adam O’Neill after … Read more
There are a few sequences associated with Cork hurling, both good and bad. We know about the 21 years, of course; an optimistic would take heart that that wait might be ended when they look at current nine-game unbeaten home record, dating back to May 2024. Related but different is another nine-game run – the … Read more