Kieran McCarthy Sports Editor
  • Cork
  • The Southern Star

Kieran is Sports Editor at The Southern Star. He is the author of Something in the Water, which was shortlisted for 2019 Irish Sports Book of the Year.

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Focus Areas

  • Sport
  • West Cork
  • GAA
  • Rowing
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Gaelic Football
  • Cork
  • Hurling

668 Articles
about 2 months ago
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Nicola Tuthill opens her season with silver medal at European Throwing Cup

NICOLA Tuthill has wasted no time in swelling her medal collection: she picked up her first of the year at the Europe...

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'Beamish Cup is not an easy competition to win,' says Drinagh Rangers striker Barry O’Driscoll

ASK Barry O’Driscoll (Hawthorn) how many Beamish Cup medals he has, and he needs to pause.

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Cork football boss John Cleary is confident Rebels will feel benefit of warm-weather training camp

While they didn’t bring the sun home with them from their training camp in the Algarve, the Cork footballers will hop...

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Cork City defender John O’Donovan determined to build on his breakthrough season

John O’Donovan has set a goal for himself this season: he wants to become one of the first names on the Cork City tea...

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about 2 months ago
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‘No team could cope with losing five of their top six scorers,’ insists Cork manager Shane Ronayne

Shot-shy Rebels currently missing 71 percent of their 2023 scorers ahead of crunch Dublin showdown

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about 2 months ago
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Mardyke track closure highlights importance of Bandon AC’s game-changing development

THE sudden closure of the Mardyke track this week has highlighted the urgency to complete Bandon Athletic Club’s game...

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about 2 months ago
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Dan Twomey named Cork vice captain as U20 football squad announced

Ballinascarthy clubman Dan Twomey has been named vice-captain of the Cork U20 football team.

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about 2 months ago
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Player drain has left Cork looking to its young guns

SO, as the Cork ladies’ footballers edge closer to the trapdoor and relegation to Division 2, the question must be as...

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about 2 months ago
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Castlehaven ace Brian Hurley earns spot in star-laden Club Football Team of the Year

CASTLEHAVEN forward Brian Hurley has been named on the 2023/24 AIB GAA Club Football Team of the Year.

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about 2 months ago
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James McCarthy: Keeping Castlehaven job in-house is ‘an unwritten rule’

Keeping it in-house is Castlehaven's first option, instead of looking outside the parish – it’s why they have never h...

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about 2 months ago
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‘The debate over who plays 10 for Ireland is over. It’s shut, it’s dead,’ says Ronan O'Gara

JACK Crowley faces his biggest test as Ireland’s No. 10 this Saturday, but those in the know don’t expect the Innisha...

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about 2 months ago
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Ronayne: Ciara O’Sullivan has given Cork football incredible service

CORK football star Ciara O’Sullivan has huge up her inter-county boots.

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