2020 has been a year like no other on and off the sporting field. Covid-19 has certainly made its presence felt in the “most important of unimportant things”, to rob a line from Larry King. Unfortunately a number of competitions had to be cut short due to the pandemic but for those that managed to…
In a week that saw 5 UCC Students take to the podium at the U23 European Rowing Championships, spirits are high on Western Road ahead of the return of third-level sport this September, albeit on a much different playing field. The contention and ambiguity surrounding return-to-play guidelines that have shrouded much of Irish sport since…
UCC 2-20 Na Piarsaigh 3-11 UCC have reached the Semi-Finals of this year’s Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship with a hard-fought victory over Na Piarsaigh in Páirc Uí Rinn. Standout performances from Shane Conway, James Keating and Padraig Power helped ‘the college’ to victory and they will now face Blackrock, who overcame Douglas…
UCC have pulled off the biggest shock to date in this year’s Cork Senior Hurling Championship with a thrilling victory over all-conquering Imokilly. Late points from substitutes Padraig Power and Daithi Heffernan secured a fantastic victory for the College, which sees them progress to the latter stages of the county championship. UCC came into the…
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,…