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

663 Articles
7 months ago
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Castletownbere building for the future but have chance to make impact in the present

It's unusual for anyone connected with Castletownbere to find themselves sailing in uncharted waters, but their footb...

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7 months ago
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Grand Slam-winner Laura Guest backs Jack Crowley to keep spot as Sexton’s back-up

As a former Munster women’s head coach who played in three Rugby World Cups, Laura Guest has a better insight into th...

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7 months ago
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Barryroe are not flying under radar anymore, but can the surprise packets do it again?

While Danny Murphy is adamant that Barryroe are underdogs, he knows too that his side aren’t sailing under the radar ...

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7 months ago
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Clonakilty RFC's new field of dreams is officially opened

Clonakilty RFC’s new 4G all-weather astro pitch was certainly worth the wait.

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7 months ago
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Lee Carsley’s strong links to Dunmanway

One of the front-runners for the Irish manager role is a man with Dunmanway connections.

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7 months ago
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Libby Coppinger, Saoirse McCarthy and Fiona Keating all shortlisted for Camogie All-Star awards

Twelve months on from winning her first Camogie All-Star, Libby Coppinger is in the running for her second award.

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7 months ago
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Hannon is hopeful Courcey Rovers can stun champs Seandún in senior camogie championship quarter-f...

Courcey Rovers have it all to do to dethrone reigning champions Seandún in the SE Systems Senior Camogie Championship.

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7 months ago
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‘It’s great to be here, but now is the time for us to take the next step forward,’ says Adrigole ...

Tim O’Sullivan can pinpoint the moment when he knew Adrigole footballers needed to do something different to make an ...

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7 months ago
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White: We know there is room for improvement

Mark White doesn’t have far to travel for Saturday’s Bon Secours Premier SFC quarter-final against Nemo Rangers (5pm ...

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7 months ago
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THE LAST WORD: Twomey delivered on his guarantee that Cork would win All-Ireland senior camogie t...

Departing boss leaves Cork camogie as number one and primed to kick on

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7 months ago
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Clonakilty Community College duo Whooley and Dollery impress on trial with Italian club Benevento

Two talented Clonakilty Community College soccer stars caught the eye during a recent trial with Italian club Benevento.

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7 months ago
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Paul and Fintan complete world hat-trick, Aoife qualifies double for Olympic Games

The bear was poked at World Cup III in July when Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy suffered a rare defeat – and we s...

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