By Sam Curtin It was a case of near misses for UCC in both the hurling and football county championships as the students bowed out at the opening and semi-final stage of the Cork Premier Senior championships (Divisions/Colleges). Hurling The hurlers were the first team in action as they faced a tough challenge coming…
By Sam Curtin There is no doubt that Cork football is at a crossroads. Despite plenty of underage success in recent years, the senior side has failed to follow suit. With the women’s side taken care of after the appointment of Shane Ronayne. Attention turns to their male counterparts. With the potential championship restructuring…
By Sam Curtin Padraig Harrington’s Europe fell to a record 19-9 defeat in Whistling straits to a star-studded USA team which featured 8 out of the world’s top 10. With it, the US won just their 4th title in 11 attempts. For Europe, their lack of form and world class players finally caught up…
By Sam Curtin The past 18 months have been extremely difficult for all students in UCC. While understandably, most of the concerns were with students and their academic studies, clubs have also felt the brunt of the pandemic. This week, I spoke to Tara Hanlon, vice-captain of UCC Rowing to get the club’s thoughts…
By Sam Curtin Here’s a quiz question for you, what’s the oldest competition in the world? The Olympics? Wrong. The Grand National? Incorrect. The world’s oldest competition is in fact the America’s Cup, the blue ribband event of which has been held since 1851. The competition predates the modern Olympics by 45 years. Indeed,…
By Sam Curtin As the full-time whistle went on September 11th, Tyrone claimed Sam Maguire for the fourth time in their history and their first since 2008. Mayo were consigned to their eleventh straight final defeat since 1951, the last time they claimed Sam. The story of that occasion has been well documented, the…
By Sam Curtin It was long time coming around, but the delayed Tokyo Olympics did not disappointed. Not just from a team Ireland perspective but also team UCC which featured 11 athletes who are either current students or graduates from the skull and crossbones. Seven are current undergraduates which made the university the most…
By Sam Curtin It’s been a long time coming but college life slowly begins to return to normal this September. While the past year has been unusual inside the classroom, the same can be said for outside. It has been eighteen months since sport has been played on university grounds and for many, it…
Writes Barry Grainger The UFC promised to be the first US sporting promotion to return with sold out arenas. On April 24th they will fulfill that promise at UFC 261. Is it too much too soon? UFC president Dana White has never done things by half measures. In a world where many sporting commissioners are…
Sam Curtin, Deputy Sports Editor University Express has a long list of alumni who have gone on to achieve great things in journalism all over the world. The sports department is not found wanting in this area either. This week I caught up with freelance journalist and former University Express Sports editor Joseph Sexton to…