Brilliant day’s racing in Mallow
Horse racing fans are fortunate to be able to still pursue their favourite pastime.
Covid restrictions remain in place, however, they don't impact severely on the Sport of Kings.
Kings, or indeed any form of royalty, were...
St Colman’s ‘golden boy’ wins junior title at the Cyclocross Championships
Member of Fermoy Cycling Club and sixth-year student of St Colman’s College in Fermoy, Liam O’Brien, won gold after a dominant display in Armagh last weekend in the National Cyclocross Championships.
Speaking with The Avondhu,...
The final furlong for buoyant Ballygiblin
After the stars shone brightly for Ballygiblin over the weekend in the Munster Club Junior Hurling Championship final, the dust has now settled and the boys are looking forward to the All-Ireland semi-final against...
Ballygiblin’s Brocco ready to ambush Skeheen’
Brocco the dog is hard at work for the Ballygiblin boys ahead of their club championship final in January.
The two-year old sheepdog is a master collector of sliotars - and owner Batt Duggan is...
Cobh Ramblers announce McCarthy Insurance Group as new main sponsor
Cobh Ramblers FC are delighted to announce that McCarthy Insurance Group will be the club’s primary sponsor for the 2022 League of Ireland season.
Founded in Fermoy, Co Cork in 1952, McCarthy Insurance Group (MIG)...
Eleanor O’Gorman – international Tag Rugby star
Kilworth athlete Eleanor O'Gorman has added an international win to her list of achievements in sports, this one in Tag Rugby with the Irish team.
She was part of the team that beat South Africa in the...
Kilworth man claims All-Ireland handball title
Kilworth's John Horgan took home an All-Ireland title recently at the re-arranged 2020 All-Ireland 4-Wall finals.
Completed over three consecutive weekends, Mr Horgan took on Kilkenny man, Anthony Martin in the 35+ B Final, emerging victorious 19-21,...
Energetic Energumene enters Hilly Way Chase reckoning
Unruffled, unrivalled and unbeaten over jumps, the dual Grade 1 winning novice chaser Energumene will bid to add his name to an illustrious roll of honour in Sunday's Grade 2 Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase...
Super Middleweight title – and a belt! – for Belujsky
Mitchelstown’s ‘Big Bad Vlad’ is home with a bang and a belt, having snatched the Global Boxing Council’s super middleweight global title in Berlin over the weekend.
Vladimir Belujsky, weighing in at 75.5kg, took on...
‘That is where it started, that is the first time I coached, with my...
By Daragh Small
‘That is where it started, that is the first time I coached, with my dad. We went onto the minors and U21s in Mitchelstown’ – new Cork manager Shane Ronayne
Having previously experienced management...
