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

675 Articles
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Sexton's first senior All-Ireland final 'a real eye-opener' | The Southern Star

Munster senior champ Sexton keen to learn from All-Ireland final loss to great Kelly MallonHANNAH Sexton calls it an ...

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Skibbereen RFC celebrates memorable season | The Southern Star

THESE are good times for Skibbereen Rugby Club. In the past season, its all-conquering adult ladies team enjoyed the ...

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JOAN HEALY RELAY Q&A: I’m small and powerful, and I run a really good bend | The Southern Star

Ahead of the World Athletics Championships on in Oregon right now Ballineen sprinter JOAN HEALY – part of the Ireland...

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Fitting that O’Donovan added to his legend on Lake of the Gods | The Southern Star

WE need to talk about Paul O’Donovan, again. To be honest, we don’t do it enough.The Lisheen phenom deserves more tha...

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Deane: There is a fierce sense of enjoyment to it all | The Southern Star

BACK with the Carbery footballers this season Ruairi Deane is playing with a smile on his face – and the scores are f...

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Derby move offers ideal chance for Hourihane to reset | The Southern Star

AS omens go, it’s a good one. Otherwise, it’s a useless fact. We’re plumping for the former. Conor Hourihane was born...

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Kinsale and Ballinhassig soccer clubs seek new managers | The Southern Star

BY JJ HURLEYBALLINHASSIG AFC and Kinsale AFC are both offering exciting opportunities to ambitious coaches looking to...

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Olympic gold heroes Paul and Fintan battle for Irish men’s senior title at rowing championships |...

SKIBBEREEN’S – and, by default, Ireland’s – only Olympic rowing gold medallists will be in direct competition at this...

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almost 2 years ago
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Ronayne: Losing players to Aussie Rules is a worry | The Southern Star

CORK ladies football manager Shane Ronayne admits he is concerned by the exodus of players Down Under to the AFLW.The...

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THE LAST WORD: Are Clonakilty footballers waiting in the long grass this year? | The Southern Star

The surprise 2021 county finalists are coming off the back of an underwhelming league that wouldn’t inspire great con...

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McElhinney will use Europeans as a stepping stone | The Southern Star

Darragh McElhinney plans to use next month’s European Athletics Championships as a stepping stone to future success.

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almost 2 years ago
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Coppinger: We shouldn’t be out of pocket to play inter-county | The Southern Star

Libby Coppinger believes that female GAA players should not be left out of pocket for representing their county.

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