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

663 Articles
2 months ago
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Try machine Gavin Coombes makes it 42 tries in 88 games for Munster

Skibbereen man took his tally to 42 tries in 88 appearances for the province with a brace in the URC win (42-7) again...

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2 months ago
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John ‘Cookie’ O’Callaghan hopeful ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity with Matilda Picotte will lead...

‘WE’RE not going for the craic,’ John O’Callaghan quipped, as he was packing his suitcase for his five-day trip to Sa...

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Emily Hegarty: There was a point last year when I thought I might not make it back

Tokyo Olympic medallist Emily Hegarty missed entire 2023 season but is fighting for a place at Games in Paris

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2 months ago
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Phil Healy named on Irish women's 4x400m relay team for World Indoor Championships

BALLINEEN Bullet Phil Healy is heading to the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow at the start of March (1st– 3rd).

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2 months ago
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Skibbereen rower Paul O'Donovan joins elite group after setting sensational Irish indoor record

To break the six-minute barrier as a lightweight rower is pretty sensational stuff.

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2 months ago
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Joan Healy: If I can’t go to an Olympic Games as an athlete, I want to get there as a coach

Ballineen sprinter Joan Healy confirms her retirement from athletics this summer, but is ready for her next challenge...

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2 months ago
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Cork boss Shane Ronayne wants Rebels to be ruthless

SHANE Ronayne wants his Cork team to bring their shooting boots to Sunday’s must-win Lidl Ladies NDL Division 1 home ...

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2 months ago
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Drinagh Rangers v Spartak Mossgrove, Castletown Celtic v Clonakilty SC in Beamish cup semi-finals

AND then there were four, as the Beamish Cup races towards two intriguing semi-finals.

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2 months ago
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Brave Togher Celtic bow out of Munster Junior Cup

TOGHER Celtic bowed out of the Munster Junior Cup with their heads held high on Sunday.

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2 months ago
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‘It’s important that we win our home games because the away trips are tough,’ says Cork football ...

John Cleary has acknowledged the need for Cork to pick up points fast in Allianz Football League Division 2.

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2 months ago
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Phil Healy chasing down her third indoor 200m title at nationals

PHIL Healy is chasing a hat-trick of national indoor 200m titles at this weekend’s senior indoor championships

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2 months ago
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'I believe we have the people in the club to take it on and take Castlehaven to another level’

JAMES McCarthy feels there’s more to come from county senior football champions Castlehaven – but he won’t be the man...

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