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

663 Articles
4 months ago
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Comeback queen Geraldine Curtin announced her return in style by taking the throne in Munster, again

The Caheragh woman had not bowled competitively since 2019 and had vowed she would never return just to make up the n...

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4 months ago
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TOP 5: Olympic rowing champion Fintan McCarthy remembers his five favourite races

NATIONAL CHAMPION – Getting your name on the championship board that hangs on the wall in the main hall at Skibbereen...

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‘For me, I will turn 30 in November so will this be my last Olympic cycle? That’s possible'

PHIL Healy is determined to prove she has more to offer and that, at only 29 years old, her best days are not behind ...

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4 months ago
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I hope this season never ends, says Haven hero Maguire

CATHAL Maguire is embracing the prospect of a quiet Christmas period because he knows the possible riches lying in wa...

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O’Sullivan: Sky’s the limit for Barryroe

DAVID O’Sullivan is confident that Barryroe’s historic Carbery JAFC success is the starting point, not the final dest...

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4 months ago
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GALLERY: Heroes’ welcome as Skibb celebrates Rossas win

Skibbereen certainly knows how to host a homecoming.

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‘There is a fierce link between the community in Skibbereen and this team,’ says manager James O'...

Family connections between Skibb’s 1993 and 2023 All-Ireland triumphs add an extra layer to special achievement

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4 months ago
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Carbery Rangers win U21 football appeal, semi-final replay on Saturday in Ballineen

BY KIERAN McCARTHYTHE replay of the controversial Carbery U21A Football Championship semi-final between Carbery Range...

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4 months ago
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‘All I wanted for Christmas was the All-Ireland medal – and we have that now!’

BY KIERAN McCARTHYCHRISTMAS shopping has been down Kate O’Donovan’s list of priorities these last few weeks, and for ...

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O’Donovan: Football needs ‘clear, simple, yet dramatic rule changes’

BY KIERAN McCARTHYPREVENTING the back pass to the goalkeeper – this is a rule change in Gaelic football that should b...

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4 months ago
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‘We must stand up for people who live in our rural towns and villages’

NEW Cork County Board Chairman Pat Horgan has pledged to stand up for GAA clubs affected by rural depopulation.

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4 months ago
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Beara GAA secretary Joseph Blake suggests change to allow clubs host home county championship ties

BEARA GAA Secretary Joseph Blake wants to see the group stage format of the county championships tweaked to allow clu...

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