Oisín ‘stoked’ following World championship performance
Ardpatrick cyclist Oisín O’Callaghan is celebrating after finishing 12th of 72 riders in the recent UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland in the Mountain Bike Downhill competition.
The 20-year-old rider was the top Irish finisher...
Ballyporeen footballer stars for Middle East GAA
Ballyporeen footballer Amy Sweeney was proudly representing her club at the recent GAA World Games in Owenbeg, Co. Derry, but rather than playing in the blue-and-gold of Tipperary, Ms Sweeney was instead playing for...
Thrilling weekend of rallying
The roads of east Cork was the setting for this year's O'Connell Group Cork '20' International Rally - the penultimate round the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.
At the end of 15 exciting stages, Callum Devine...
Day of days for O’Connor and Cork
By Daragh Ó Conchúir, at Croke Park
Cork 5-13 Waterford 0-9
Some days it goes your way and some days it doesn’t. Waterford lost Vikki Falconer, who had been having an All-Star season, to a serious...
Many ingredients combining to make Rebels roar
By Daragh Ó Conchúir
In the ever-increasing era of control, the personality of sportspeople within a team setting is becoming harder to unearth.
As crowds of children and adults swarmed around the players at the Cork...
Stakelum embracing family legacy and aiming to add to it
By Daragh Ó Conchúir
Claire Stakelum may not be working at home but as a Garda based in Waterford city, she isn’t escaping the All-Ireland final build-up.
Indeed, the Holycross Ballycahill native was on the beat...
‘Nerves steady’ as Cathy prepares for all-Ireland showdown
Limerick forward Cathy Mee from Ballyorgan, says the nerves are calm as she contemplates travelling to Dublin for the All Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship on the weekend after next.
Following on from the Limerick ladies'...
McAllister relishing belated Croker opportunity
By Daragh Ó Conchúir
The year has already been a winner for Áine McAllister, following her wedding to Jack Barton, son of Derry footballing legend Damian. If she were to climb the Hogan Stand steps...
Carraig athlete takes national bronze in track and field championships
Local athlete, Ciarán Nugent, continues to rise through the ranks as he picked up a third-place finish in the Men’s 400m Hurdles at the 123.ie National Track and Field Championships.
Taking place over the weekend,...
“Camogie has always been my grá” – Ellen Burke
By Daragh Ó Conchúir
As a history teacher at her local secondary school of St Peter’s College in Dunboyne, Ellen Burke has a particular yen for the events that this island.
Her proximity to the capital...
