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

673 Articles
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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11 months ago
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Paul’s return just what the doctor ordered

The two halves of the best lightweight men’s double sculls in the world both had busy Fridays, but not together in th...

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11 months ago
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Beara football team pulls out of 2023 county championship

THE Beara senior football team has pulled out of this year’s county championship.

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11 months ago
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Hodnett ‘set to be cult hero at Munster for many years’

Not only did he score the winning try for Munster but John Hodnett was also ‘the star of the show’ at the homecoming ...

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11 months ago
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O'Donovan leaves his Mark on Rás Tailteann

After completing and conquering the five-day Rás Tailteann, former world champion rower Mark O’Donovan took to Twitter.

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11 months ago
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Cork pay the penalty for missed chances as Kerry get their All-Ireland defence back on track

KERRY escaped to victory despite a gutsy Cork challenge in a game that will be remembered for a debatable second-half...

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