As this edition goes to print, the 2016 All Ireland series will have come to a halt. Tipperary have claimed the Liam McCarthy, Kilkenny have won the Camogie for the first time since 1996, and Cork Ladies Footballers will have won yet another All Ireland title. On the other side of Leeside, things appear more…
REPORT: HJK Helsinki 0-0 Cork City – U19s claim fantastic UEFA Youth League result Cork City Under 19s recorded a historic 0-0 draw in Helsinki last Wednesday in the UEFA Youth League. Stephen Bermingham’s side will return to Turner’s Cross for the second leg on the 18th of October after dominating the tie but…
Last weekend a total of 18 UCC Students, past and present, were on the Cork Ladies Football team that won an unprecedented sixth All Ireland title in-a-row following a 1-7 to 1-6 victory over Dublin at Croke Park. On the squad of current UCC Students included Meabh O’Sullivan, Roisin Phelan, Doireann O’Sullivan, Marie Ambrose, Mairead…
The Irish acoustic duo Hudson Taylor have announced a Cork date as part of their latest Irish tour. The brothers, Alfie and Harry Hudson-Taylor, are set to play Cyprus Avenue on the 27th of October. The band have played venues across the country, including the 3 Arena, and are well-known for their live shows forming…
The singing bells of Shandon start to ring the evening mass And the river harmonizes with some sighing water-grass The shopfronts hum a steady waltz and car lights blink in time To an endless pulse of music built from fraying, cobbled rhyme Dancers leap down Plunkett’s Street and skip past the cafés Buskers keep the…
When you think of world-renowned pop stars, the likes of Bruno Mars, Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna instantly spring to mind. The name ‘Olly Murs’ does not, but given the strength of his performance at Live At The Marquee, no one would be blamed for seeking his inclusion. Armed with only a band and…
I am going to be absolutely clear before I begin here. If you are the sort of person that just doesn’t like pop music, this review isn’t for you; I don’t write for Noisey, and as such I’m not going to rip into Little Mix for some arbitrary reason to seem #Edgy. I would also like to…
Allianz National Football League: Cork 0-12 Down 0-7 A dominant second-half performance from Cork eased them to a 0-12 to 0-7 victory over a now-relegated Down side in Páirc Uí Rinn this afternoon. The Rebels came out after the half-time break and notched four points in the first seven minutes of the period to put…
Allianz National Hurling League: Tipperary 2-27 Cork 2-15 All the good work of last week’s encouraging performance against Kilkenny was undone as Cork succumbed to a heavy defeat from Tipperary in Thurles today. A twelve-point loss putting the Leesiders back to square one as they prepare to face Galway in a relegation play-off to…
Allianz National Football League: Cork 1-20 Monaghan 1-13 Cork were comfortable seven point winners in today’s Allianz Football League tie against Monaghan in Páirc Uí Rinn. From the outset the home side meant business, racing into a 1-5 to no score lead in the opening ten minutes. The ball being worked with ease down the…