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

665 Articles
about 2 months ago
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Cork City defender John O’Donovan determined to build on his breakthrough season

John O’Donovan has set a goal for himself this season: he wants to become one of the first names on the Cork City tea...

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‘No team could cope with losing five of their top six scorers,’ insists Cork manager Shane Ronayne

Shot-shy Rebels currently missing 71 percent of their 2023 scorers ahead of crunch Dublin showdown

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Mardyke track closure highlights importance of Bandon AC’s game-changing development

THE sudden closure of the Mardyke track this week has highlighted the urgency to complete Bandon Athletic Club’s game...

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about 2 months ago
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Dan Twomey named Cork vice captain as U20 football squad announced

Ballinascarthy clubman Dan Twomey has been named vice-captain of the Cork U20 football team.

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about 2 months ago
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Player drain has left Cork looking to its young guns

SO, as the Cork ladies’ footballers edge closer to the trapdoor and relegation to Division 2, the question must be as...

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about 2 months ago
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Castlehaven ace Brian Hurley earns spot in star-laden Club Football Team of the Year

CASTLEHAVEN forward Brian Hurley has been named on the 2023/24 AIB GAA Club Football Team of the Year.

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about 2 months ago
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James McCarthy: Keeping Castlehaven job in-house is ‘an unwritten rule’

Keeping it in-house is Castlehaven's first option, instead of looking outside the parish – it’s why they have never h...

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about 2 months ago
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‘The debate over who plays 10 for Ireland is over. It’s shut, it’s dead,’ says Ronan O'Gara

JACK Crowley faces his biggest test as Ireland’s No. 10 this Saturday, but those in the know don’t expect the Innisha...

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about 2 months ago
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Ronayne: Ciara O’Sullivan has given Cork football incredible service

CORK football star Ciara O’Sullivan has huge up her inter-county boots.

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about 2 months ago
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Phil Healy: We belong in these major finals now

Phil Healy hasn’t hid from her struggles in 2023, but the Bandon AC track star looked back to her best at the World I...

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about 2 months ago
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Hourihane: I was probably scared of retiring. I'm not now

Conor Hourihane admits he could retire from playing earlier than he had planned, as the lure of coaching grows stronger.

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about 2 months ago
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Marathon runner Alex goes above and beyond in Arctic

ICE-COOL Alex O’Shea has added another accolade to his growing list of conquests – the Ballineen marathon runner...

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