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When Jack dazzled the All Blacks

14:04 Mon 17 Jun 2013

Hailed as Ireland's greatest ever rugby player, Jack Kyle spent five days in West Cork recently, and Kieran McCarthy caught up with the sporting great to chat about all things rugby, including the 1950 Lions tour to New Zealand, and much, much more


Video clip of Kieran Lynch of Skibbereen & West Carbery Golf Club in conversation with The Southern Star.


Published: 11:45 Thu 13 Jun 2013
Concerned: Seán Kelly.

GLEANINGS FROM THE GAELS

Saturday June 15th

Published: 16:14 Mon 10 Jun 2013
Darren Sweetnam

Congratulations to Dunmanway's Darren Sweetnam who scored two great tries in Ireland U20s 46-3 defeat of Fiji in their second win in Pool B of the IRB Junior World Championships in France.

Published: 11:00 Sat 08 Jun 2013
Graham Canty

Experience: Graham Canty can help lead Carbery's SFC challenge.

Published: 18:00 Fri 07 Jun 2013
Community Games Cork winners 2013

CORK was well served when the boys' mixed distance U14 relay team took silver at the national finals of the Community Games, held in Athlone.

Published: 12:00 Sat 01 Jun 2013
Jack Murphy

THE Celtic Ross West Cork Sports Star of the Month award for April was presented in Rosscarbery to Jack Murphy, captain of the Bandon U19 rugby team that won the South Munster, Pan Munster and All-Ireland treble.

Published: 15:02 Fri 31 May 2013
Finbarr Santry

CASTLEHAVEN manager Finbarr Santry lauded Haven hero Brian Hurley after his heroics against Nemo Rangers in the county SFC first-round replay in Bandon on Thursday night.

Published: 12:00 Tue 11 Jun 2013
An Pos Ras 2013

Rs organiser and riders praise crowds

Published: 11:56 Mon 10 Jun 2013
Eurospar Fastnet Triathlon in Schull 2013

It was an absolutely stunning day in Schull for the 400 athletes and the many spectators who turned out to cheer them on in the Eurospar Fastnet Triathlon on Saturday last.

View this great slideshow of photos by Terry Attridge.

Published: 10:00 Sat 08 Jun 2013
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Courtmac Rowing Club launches novel fundraiser

Published: 11:34 Wed 05 Jun 2013
Sir Trevor Brooking

West Ham United legend Sir Trevor Brooking recalls his time with League of Ireland side Cork City ahead of the Hammers' pre-season visit

Published: 10:00 Sat 01 Jun 2013
Denise Walsh

SKIBBEREEN rowers made a strong statement of intent in their bid to retain the Grand League title for the fourth year in a row when theytravelled to Blessington, Wicklow lastweekend for the Dublin Metropolitan Regatta.

Published: 12:17 Fri 31 May 2013
Brian Hurley

IN-FORM Brian Hurley inspired county champions Castlehaven to a terrific victory over Nemo Rangers in a SFC first-round replay, at Bandon on Thursday night.

THE BIG INTERVIEW

Loving life in the fast lane

Fresh from winning the 100m and 200m senior girls' double at the All-Ireland schools' championships last Saturday, Kieran McCarthy chats to Ballineen's Phil Healy about athletics, the European Junior Championships and the Leaving Cert


The man behind the jersey

One of the most famous faces in the GAA, little is known about Cork's man of mystery, Graham Canty. KIERAN McCARTHY, armed with his Sherlock Holmes kit, set off to discover just who is the man behind the jersey.


Bend it like Sarah

Her dream of being crowned the Rose of Tralee might be over but Cork Women's FC star Sarah O'Donovan has more than enough to keep her busy, as KIERAN McCARTHY discovered this week


Loving life outside the bubble

THE BIG INTERVIEW

One year on to the day when he announced his retirement from rugby, former Munster star Mick O'Driscoll spoke to KIERAN McCARTHY about his new life after the game he loves


Paralympic legend John isn't ready to sail off into the sunset just yet

With the Disabled Sailing World Championships to be held in Kinsale later this summer, Kieran McCarthy caught up with Ballinhassig's John Twomey, president of the IFDS, to chat about the big event, his own amazing Paralympic record and just what the future holds


Memories from the land down under

Following the Australian Football League's (AFL) recent trials in Dublin, Kieran McCarthy caught up with Castlehaven's Bernie Collins to chat about his two-year spell with the Western Bulldogs in Melbourne.


Olive's changing lanes

Recently retired four-time Olympic race-walker Olive Loughnane chats to KIERAN McCARTHY about her reasons for calling it a day


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