Sam Curtin Day by day, major events are falling by the wayside due to covid-19. Euro 2020, the Premier League and of course most devastating of all, the Eurovision have succumbed but there has been little news on this year’s All Ireland championships. What do we know so far? It seems as if the league…
Writes Sam Curtin The sporting year may have been cut short but it has still been a very successful academic year for UCC sport. In this article we will be looking back at some of the highlights for 2019/20. GAA Nowhere else to start but with the hurlers on what was another fantastic year for…
by Jack Maguire I hold some very fond sporting memories of the past few years. For every brilliant moment though, there have been several nightmares. Of course in this quiet and difficult time we must dwell on the good times and the sporting events that stood out for good reasons. For me, with soccer…
European Football Recap Writes Jack Maguire Last Thursday saw the conclusion of the Last 32 round of the Europa League, and next Tuesday and Wednesday will see the culmination of the round of 16 in the Champions League. With many thrilling encounters having been played out already, there are some crackers lined up for the…
Writes Jack Maguire Friday night last saw Cork City FC earn their first three points of the season with a 1-0 win at home to Finn Harps. A crowd of 2367 witnessed a fighting performance from Neale Fenn’s men who came away with a well-deserved victory. Conditions were terrible with strong wind and torrential rain…
Writes Sam Curtin As a journalist, it is important to be unbiased, fair and objective in your writing. However rules are meant to be broken as the saying goes. It’s been a similar season so far for both Ireland and Saracens. Both were at the peak of their powers 12 months ago. Yet, almost simultaneously,…
Writes Kyriaki Mantzakou Aikido is one of the modern Japanese Martial Arts. It was founded by Morihei Ueshiba (we call him O-Sensei) in the early 20th century. He had extensive training in various traditional Martial Arts before he elaborated in this form. It may contradict our image of Martial Arts, but Aikido is not about…
By Jack Maguire How are you feeling ahead of the new season? Good, feeling good. We’re just coming off the back of, we had a few injuries and a few niggles over pre-season but just over the last couple of days we’ve had all the lads back training, we’ve avoided that part of pre-season without…
By Sam Curtin Cork is set host Fight Con, an MMA/combat sports event attracting UFC stars like Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and former World Heavyweight champion Frank Mir on February 29th at the Clayton Silversprings Hotel. The event is the first of its kind to land in Ireland, nevermind Cork. It is the brain-child of local…
by Jack Maguire Gearóid Morrissey is the Cork City captain for the upcoming season. As a Cork native, he has great pride in his club and is positive facing into the 2020 Campaign. I had a chat with Gearóid before the Shelbourne game about pre-season preparation and his hopes for the season. How are you…