15 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SOCCER: Cork City FC is delighted to announce its’ first ever 100 Club membership. Exclusive to the first one hundred registrations, members will hold a special “Gold” season ticket for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, access to functions and special “100 Club” events and a host of […]
13 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City face a trip to the Showgrounds on Friday, as they face Sligo Rovers in the last game before the mid-season break. The Rebel Army come into the game having not played since the 1-1 draw against St Pat’s on May 31st, with international call-ups seeing last […]
11 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballincollig RFC has appointed Sports Turf Solutions to construct two new full sized grass rugby pitches at its grounds in Tanner Park. The new pitches will replace the existing second pitch and training area which have had severe flooding and drainage issues in recent years. Construction will begin […]
5 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC can confirm that Shane Daly-Bütz has left the club, after agreeing the mutual termination of his contract. The 22-year-old signed for the club last July after a three year spell with UCC, having previously played for City’s U19s. He made 7 appearances in the latter […]
5 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Calls it an investment in sport and in the community Fianna Fáil Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan, has welcomed the allocation of a €158,000 equipment grant to the Rowing Ireland National Rowing Centre at Farran Woods, Ovens, Co Cork, from the Sports Capital Grants calling it “a […]
29 May 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Marymount University Hospital & Hospice along with Cork Racecourse, Mallow are delighted to announce details of an exciting addition to Cork’s racing calendar this Summer on Saturday, August 17th. Details of the raceday, which will see all funds going directly to Marymount were announced at the launch which […]
25 May 2019 By Alex Dudley news@TheCork.ie The legacy of the O’Neill family is a story that is going to continue to run. Jonjo Sr came from humble beginnings in County Cork, but his son has taken the family name to a new stratosphere in recent years. The combination of the father as trainer and son […]
20 May 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ballydoyle trainer Aidan O’Brien continues to set extremely high standards, and the 49-year old broke yet another record at the beginning of May when saddling his tenth 2,000 Guineas winner. It’s the third consecutive year that the County Tipperary-handler has been victorious in the Group 1, and it’s unlikely to be his last. […]
7 May 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie BlackBee, the Cork based investment firm, has announced a three year partnership with the Cork Camogie teams. The partnership, which is the first of its kind for BlackBee, will see the company sponsor jerseys for the senior team, intermediate, junior as well as the minor and u16 teams. […]
30 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual CIT Sports Awards took place yesterday. Award-winning Cork Photographer Darragh Kane was there to capture the excitement.