On April 9th in the National Stadium in Dublin two men walked into the arena; three rounds later & only one emerged. Portuguese fighter João Carvalho was knocked unconscious in the third round of his fight with Irishman Charlie Ward, and was rushed to Beaumont Hospital. Two days of treatment in the Dublin hospital later…
By Aaron Casey Dublin 2-14 Cork 2-10 Dublin narrowly prevailed in a hugely entertaining game in the National Football League at headquarters this evening. The away side started most promisingly with a blistering display out of the blocks, taking a 1-4 to no score lead after twenty minutes. Colm O’Neill had a hand in all…
Cork City fell to a defeat in an insipid game against Peamount United as a sucker punch goal from Lauren Kelly sealed the points for the visitors. The game opened in a scrappy fashion as both sides , depleted by injuries, tried to settle into the game. Lauren Kelly had the first chance when her…
Caulfield hoping City can soak up the pressure ahead of Aviva clash; Sports writer Dylan O’Connell sat down with current Cork City FC and former UCC Manager John Caulfield ahead of the FAI Cup final to talk about CCFC and UCC soccer. EXPRESS: So John, with the buzz about the FAI Cup final next Sunday,…
UCC sport, under Director of Sport and Activity Declan Kidney, awarded sports scholarships for the coming academic year to successful students at the Mardyke on Wednesday afternoon. The awards, which gave out scholarships to 98 students, were presented by former UCC sports science lecturer, Eamon Ryan. Ryan recently managed to Cork Ladies to an unprecedented…
Film Editor Rob O’Sullivan highlights why cricket doesn’t deserve the stick it gets from an Irish audience… “The English are not very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity” said Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Cricket is a game played between two teams of upstanding gentlemen who must wear…