‘You need a bit of fight and edge, Ben O’Connor is only relaying the same message Pat Ryan and Kieran Kingston did…’

Cork captain Darragh Fitzgibbon said new manager Ben O’Connor isn’t encouraging the Rebels to play anymore ‘on the edge’ than any other county. Cork won 0-29 to 0-22 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh but only after Shane Barrett and Jason Forde were red-carded before half-time. Liam Gordon made the call following a scrap between Alan … Read more

Barry Walsh and Barry O’Flynn hit net as Cork U20 hurlers defeat Wexford

Cork 2-21 Wexford 0-18  Noel Furlong’s Cork U20 hurling team comfortably saw off Wexford’s U20s in their challenge match played as the curtain raiser to Cork v Tipperary in the Division 1A Hurling League. It was a good runout for the Cork U20s, five of last year’s minors featured alongside 10 of last season’s U20s. … Read more

Rebels name team with six changes from last week

The Cork team for Saturday’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Tipperary shows six changes from the side that started last week’s win over Galway. The top-of-the-table clash at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7.30pm) is a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final, which Tipp won by 15 points after a second-half Cork collapse and, as … Read more

Dates and times confirmed for Munster SHC

Both of Cork’s home matches in this year’s Munster SHC have been confirmed as Sunday afternoon fixtures. The Munster Council have circulated the dates and times for the ten round-robin clashes, with the make-up of each round of matches having been determined prior to Christmas. Cork’s opening match in Munster had already been confirmed as … Read more

Munster counties band together to improve football standards

Munster GAA’s new football development committee chairman Brian Cuthbert says “everything is on the table” as they look to improve the lot of the game in the province. The body, which also features Gary Brennan (Clare), John Fintan Daly (Cork), Liam Hassett (Kerry), Stephen Lavin (Limerick), David Power (Tipperary) and Timmy O’Keeffe (Waterford), was rubberstamped … Read more