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

827 Articles
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FOOTBALL TALKING POINTS: Haven v the Barrs, again

For the fifth season in a row, Castlehaven and the Barrs will clash in a county premier senior football semi-final, a...

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Paul O'Donovan has racked up a record haul of West Cork Sports Star Awards

PAUL O’Donovan is the top local athlete in the history of the West Cork Sports Star Awards.

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‘It’s still as much fun. We’d some great times back then, and still do now'

IN those crazy August days in 2016 that changed the lives of Gary and Paul O’Donovan, Paul made an observation that s...

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Silke Tulk and Colm Rafferty sit on the thrones

WEST Cork’s best came up short in their quest to take the crowns on offer at the King and Queen of the Roads, but the...

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Beara boost as new schools coach Billy murphy will help football grow in his home division

BILLY Murphy is tailor-made for his exciting new role as the Beara GAA Schools Coach – he is a Bere Island man playin...

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Cork football championship games postponed due to orange weather warning

SUNDAY'S county football championship games have been postponed due to the orange weather warning.

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11 days
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Mark Cronin’s big impact on and off the pitch with Gabriel Rangers

WHEN Mark Cronin originally mapped out how his 2024 season would look, there were moments when he planned to hang up ...

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17 days
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Drinagh Rangers want Premier Division title back

DANNY McQueen calls it as it is. No mind games here. Drinagh Rangers’ main focus this season is to get their hands ba...

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25 days
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Clonakilty target big performance to spark season

DESPITE being bottom of the table before a ball is kicked in the McCarthy Insurance Premier SFC on Sunday afternoon, ...

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26 days
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Collins: Castlehaven want to build momentum for the business end

RIVALRY aside, Mark Collins wants Castlehaven to build on their momentum as the county champions move towards the bus...

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26 days
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John O’Rourke finding his rhythm with Carbery Rangers at the right time of the season

JOHN O’Rourke was so eager to get match minutes into his legs that he returned to Carbery Rangers training two days a...

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'It’s the foundation for me. Without Bandon Athletic Club I wouldn’t be here today'

So while you can take the woman out of West Cork, you’ll never take West Cork out of this woman who is incredibly pro...

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