Killeagh have brought in Waterford U20 manager James O’Connor on board as coach of their senior hurlers for the 2026 season. The Lismore native, better known as “Joxer” comes with plenty of coaching pedigree as he joins new Killeagh manager Ger Scully’s setup. Scully, a key player from Killeagh’s 1995 Junior A championship winning team, … Read more
Cork boss John Cleary has made no changes to the starting team for his side’s Allianz Division 2 Football League clash with Offaly on Sunday afternoon. Glenisk O’Connor Park in Tullamore is the venue with throw-in at 2pm as the Rebels stick with the team that defeated Louth last time out. It’s no surprise that … Read more
Fifteen years ago this October, UCC pulled off the remarkable. Sigerson Cup winners in March, they were Cork senior football champions by mid-October. It was their first county title since 1999 secured. Their tenth in all. And it was anything but a straightforward campaign. It began at Cloughduv in late April, UCC against Carbery. And … Read more
Another special occasion at Croke Park for the Walsh family this year. A month on from Aidan helping An Ghaeltacht to All-Ireland IFC glory, his younger brother Tommy played a key role for University of Limerick as they claimed Sigerson Cup glory on Wednesday night. They defeated UCC in the final by three points, 0-17 … Read more
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work: I was born in Tacumshane, Co Wexford, in August ’56. I have one sister, Carmel, and a brother, Gerry, who sadly passed away in January 2021 during covid, extremely sad as only a few people were at his funeral, one of the really difficult challenges … Read more
The Downey brothers suffered more from the All-Ireland fallout than most. On that crushing Sunday afternoon last July, Rob missed out on the chance to lift Liam MacCarthy after an injury-disrupted campaign. Eoin was red-carded to cap off a testing season where he mixed some excellent displays with a few tricky outings at the edge … Read more
When Colm Parkinson from ‘ Smaller Fish GAA’ spoke to Liam Cahill after the Cork-Tipperary match in Páirc Ui Chaoimh last Saturday, Parkinson asked the Tipperary manager about his interaction with a section of the crowd after Darragh McCarthy had just taken a free in front of him. As soon as McCarthy nailed it, Cahill … Read more
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It is well documented that Denis (Dinny) Allen of Nemo Rangers was one of the most talented Gaelic football players ever to don the red and white jersey of Cork and his tally of eight Senior Cork County championship medals and four All-Ireland club titles is testament to his incredible shooting skills. Allen captained Cork … Read more
The Cork footballers face Offaly this weekend for the first time since 2022. The Rebels travel up to Glenisk O’Connor Park in Tullamore on Sunday for the third game in the Allianz Division 2 Football League with throw-in at 2pm. Both sides come into the encounter in contrasting form, Cork have four points on the … Read more