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
10 months ago
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Consistent O’Driscoll finished WCL season with better goals-per-game ratio than Erling Haaland!

Erling Haaland’s goals-per-game ratio don’t compare to the West Cork League’s most prolific striker, Barry O’Driscoll...

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10 months ago
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Meade: Carbery hurlers can play at highest levels

Carbery's only representative in the Cork senior hurling panel is hoping to see more hurlers from the division make t...

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10 months ago
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Bantry teen Dylan Hicks to join Munster Academy

Bantry teenager Dylan Hicks is the latest rising rugby star to fly the West Cork flag in the Munster Rugby Greencore ...

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10 months ago
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Brady brothers worth their weight in gold

So sizeable is their growing medal collection, the Brady brothers from Bantry must be worth their own weight in gold.

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10 months ago
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Cork's reward is home All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final clash with Roscommon

CORK'S reward for their stunning win against Mayo on Sunday is a home preliminary quarter-final against Roscommon nex...

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10 months ago
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Hourihane fighting for Republic of Ireland recall

The Bandon soccer star has been left out of manager Stephen Kenny’s last two squads – for the European Championship q...

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10 months ago
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Healy sisters and Tuthill to compete at European Games

Depending on her schedule, Phil Healy could line up alongside her sister Joan in the women’s 4x100m relay at next wee...

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11 months ago
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Cork’s Munster final victory shows Rebels ‘capable of competing with the big teams’

With his relentless Rebels in ruthless mode, they hit a shell-shocked – and highly-fancied Kerry – for four goals in ...

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11 months ago
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Fitness addressed, Cleary wants Cork to be ruthless in big game’s major moments

The day Cork’s 2022 campaign ended, John Cleary was already laying down the law for the following season.

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11 months ago
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West Cork secures best-ever Kennedy Cup finish

History was made on Friday afternoon when the West Cork Academy won the third/fourth place play-off at the Kennedy Cup.

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11 months ago
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Caoimhe and Max bring schools’ gold home to West Cork

Caoimhe Flannery was one of the standout local performers at the 123.ie Irish Schools Track and Field Championships

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West Cork through to Kennedy Cup semi-final

THE adventure continues for the talented West Cork Academy team at the Kennedy Cup in Limerick, as they prepare for a...

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