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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The Southern Star

Focus Areas

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

668 Articles
2 months ago
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Two-time county winning captain Seanie Cahalane named as Castlehaven's new senior football manager

SEANIE Cahalane is the new manager of county and Munster senior football champions Castlehaven.

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2 months ago
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Andrea’s rugby Stock continues to rise as two West Cork women named in Ireland squad for Six Nations

Andrea Stock’s mission to put Durrus on the rugby map is right on track.

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2 months ago
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Davies: Jack Crowley can become a world-class player

JACK Crowley has all the tools to become a ‘world-class’ player, according to legendary Wales fly half Jonathan Davies.

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Ballineen Bullet Phil Healy races to 200m glory at national senior indoor championships

PHIL Healy equalled her season’s best as she stormed back to the top of the podium at the National Senior Indoor Cham...

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THE LAST WORD: Rebels need more than ‘Corkness’ to get this stuttering campaign back on track

REMEMBER, without warning, when the word ‘Corkness’ was hoisted upon us all in January 2019?

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2 months ago
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Try machine Gavin Coombes makes it 42 tries in 88 games for Munster

Skibbereen man took his tally to 42 tries in 88 appearances for the province with a brace in the URC win (42-7) again...

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2 months ago
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John ‘Cookie’ O’Callaghan hopeful ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity with Matilda Picotte will lead...

‘WE’RE not going for the craic,’ John O’Callaghan quipped, as he was packing his suitcase for his five-day trip to Sa...

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2 months ago
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Emily Hegarty: There was a point last year when I thought I might not make it back

Tokyo Olympic medallist Emily Hegarty missed entire 2023 season but is fighting for a place at Games in Paris

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2 months ago
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Phil Healy named on Irish women's 4x400m relay team for World Indoor Championships

BALLINEEN Bullet Phil Healy is heading to the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow at the start of March (1st– 3rd).

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2 months ago
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Skibbereen rower Paul O'Donovan joins elite group after setting sensational Irish indoor record

To break the six-minute barrier as a lightweight rower is pretty sensational stuff.

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3 months ago
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Joan Healy: If I can’t go to an Olympic Games as an athlete, I want to get there as a coach

Ballineen sprinter Joan Healy confirms her retirement from athletics this summer, but is ready for her next challenge...

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3 months ago
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Cork boss Shane Ronayne wants Rebels to be ruthless

SHANE Ronayne wants his Cork team to bring their shooting boots to Sunday’s must-win Lidl Ladies NDL Division 1 home ...

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