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

672 Articles
11 months ago
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Cleary: This is chance to test ourselves against a top team

Big picture thinking, John Cleary wants his Cork football team to reach a level where they hold their own with the to...

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11 months ago
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CORK V KERRY RIVALRY: Sadly, it's not the end of the world as we know it

KIERAN McCARTHY examines what has happened to the Cork v Kerry football rivalry, and who is to blame

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11 months ago
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CORK V KERRY RIVALRY: Sadly, it's not the end of the world as we know it

KIERAN McCARTHY examines what has happened to the Cork v Kerry football rivalry, and who is to blame

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11 months ago
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Clon delighted to have Cork star O’Donovan back in action

Liam O’Donovan played his first game of football for Clonakilty in over 18 months last Sunday week. He started in dra...

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11 months ago
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Bantry kickboxer Stephenson on Team Ireland squad for Europeans

It's official: Bantry kickboxer Tony Stephenson will represent Team Ireland at the European Games in Krakow next month.

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11 months ago
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Cahalane believes decision to focus on Cork camogie will reap rewards

She has not closed the door on football, but Meabh Cahalane feels her decision to focus on camogie at inter-county le...

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12 months ago
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TEAM NEWS: Maguire could be back for Kerry clash

Rory Maguire has a 50-50 chance of returning for Cork footballers in their crunch All-Ireland senior championship cla...

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12 months ago
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Fintan's going with the flow, on and off the water

Olympic champion Fintan McCarthy chats about his ongoing journey in and out of the best lightweight men’s double in t...

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12 months ago
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O'Driscoll goals as Cork win crunch clash away to Louth

CORK’S chances of progressing to the knock-out stage of the All-Ireland senior football championship has received a h...

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12 months ago
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Ronayne: We can’t let Kerry build lead in final

Shane Ronayne has a warning for his Cork side ahead of Sunday’s Munster final: if we let Kerry build a big lead again...

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12 months ago
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Cleary: You don’t need to be a genius to know this is a very important game

Considering the games that lie in wait for Cork and Louth, little wonder both will have targeted Saturday’s clash as ...

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12 months ago
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Rebels need to up intensity for must-win Louth showdown

Former Cork footballer Micheál O’Sullivan wants to see the Rebels bring a higher level of intensity to Saturday’s sho...

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