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

666 Articles
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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11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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THE LAST WORD: Cork dual players caught in the middle

Cork dual players being forced to choose between football and camogie on the week of games

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11 months ago
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Route 66, as Nicola goes to extra lengths this year

The Kilbrittain teenager has moved to second on the all-time Irish women’s hammer throw list and broken the U23 natio...

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11 months ago
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Corbett and Walsh could return for Cork against Mayo

CORK footballers Conor Corbett and Tommy Walsh have been rated as ‘50-50’ chances to face Mayo

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11 months ago
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Cork must sharpen clinical edge to take next step

John Cleary doesn’t need a Kerryman telling him what he already knows after Cork lost to the old enemy, but James O’D...

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11 months ago
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Murphy: Beara needs ‘serious look’ at division after footballers withdraw from championship

Beara GAA Chairman Michael Murphy feels a ‘serious look’ at the division is needed to get it back on track.

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11 months ago
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'This will drive West Cork rugby to another level’

KIERAN McCARTHY examines the boost West Cork rugby has received after local stars backboned Munster’s terrific URC fi...

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11 months ago
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Cork won't split up four dual players for impending fixture clash

The likelihood is that Cork’s four dual players will all line out for either the football or camogie team and won’t b...

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11 months ago
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Ronayne: door not closed on O'Shea

The door is not closed – that’s the message from Cork boss Shane Ronayne to Erika O’Shea after her decision to step a...

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11 months ago
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SLIDESHOW: The Southern Star-sponsored South West Rowing Schools Regatta was a record-breaker!

This year’s regatta – held on the lagoon in Rosscarbery – saw 56 crews take to the water, and that’s a huge increase ...

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