Cork City FC made history as the Rebel Army captured a historic double at the Aviva Stadium, as a Kieran Sadlier penalty captured the FAI Cup the second year running. This result; the club’s second successive FAI Cup, is the first double in Cork City FC’s history, following three seasons of heartbreak to runner’s up…
With the stakes raised, all roads lead to the Aviva Stadium for the next stage of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup dreams, as the Boys in Green prepare to take on Denmark for a place at next summer’s showpiece tournament. After a helter skelter group, which saw the Republic see off Austria, Georgia and…
Baltimore’s Fionn Lyden has won the All Ireland Sailing Championships at Mullingar Sailing Club last week. The series was decided on a knife-edge finale that saw Lyden match-race to the finish line, with GP14 World Champion Shane McCarthy from Greystones being denied victory by the tie-break in the series. Lyden’s crew was rounded out by…
In an end-to-end first half; both sides stared hard and strong but neither blinked, as UCC and Sarsfields shot 0-9 apiece. UCC started well through Dara Fitzgibbon, who made it 0-1 with little over a minute played. High pressure troubled the Sars line, as Michael Breen shot wide for the college. UCC were gifted a…
On the 23rd of November 2009, Gary O’Neill’s late strike gifted Sporting Fingal the much coveted FAI Cup. In a grueling campaign the east Dublin side overcame Derry City, Shamrock Rovers, Bray Wanderers and finally Sligo Rovers to lift Irish football’s most romantic prize – everything was rosy for the Dublin club. With a squad of…
It was a month of double delights for Cork City and Cork City Women’s FC, as the Leesiders both made a double date at the Aviva Stadium in the 2017 FAI Cup finals. For league & cup double-seeking Cork City FC, the 2017 final is yet another tick on an excellent season for John Caulfield’s…
It was a day of dreams for Seani Maguire, as the Preston North End frontman made his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland as they overcame Moldova at the Aviva Stadium. Less than four months ago the Kilkenny native was coming off the bench for Cork City FC as they went on to win…
Out of his hands Randolph hoofs the ball, over and clear of the Germans. Who else lies in wait but workhorse and keen striker Shane Long. It could be a match made in heaven or another sorry tale on a forgetful day… Shane Long takes the ball down, the nation powering him through the German…
It was a mixed month for Cork camogie, as the senior camogie panel struck late to claim the 2017 Liberty Insurance All Ireland Senior Camogie title at Croke Park earlier this month, while the intermediates will have to do it all over again. In what was another rolling victory for the conveyer belt of talent…
The FAI (Football Association of Ireland) has launched a new initiative, More Than A Club, that aims to help help SSE Airtricity League clubs in further strengthening links within their local communities. The initiative, which is jointly run with the Welsh social enterprise Vi-Ability and funded by the European Regional Development Fund, will see Cork…