24th October 2013, Tuesday By David O’Sullivan http://twitter.com/david_osullivan 840 people will break bread with Ronan O’Gara tonight in Cork City Hall. The rugby legend is holding a testimonial dinner “The demand for tickets underlines the remarkably high esteem in which Munster, Ireland and Lions legend O’Gara is held, says organising committee chair,” Michael O’Flynn. The […]
20th July 2013 By David O’Sullivan http://twitter.com/david_osullivan In BOXING… Cork’s Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan will defend his W-B-O International Middleweight title against unbeaten UK middleweight Billy Joe Saunders tonight [Saturday] O’Sullivan – from Mahon – is 29 and sees his 23 year old opponent as a “boy”, but in the UK Saunders is a “rising star” […]
25 July 2012 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Cork Boxer Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan says that he is delighted to have been invited out onto the pitch at Cork’s Turners Cross Stadium before the exhibition match between Cork City and Manchester United kicks off this evening, to give the capacity crowd a look at the WBO International […]
28th December 2011 By David O’Sullivan news@TheCork.ie UCC Demons and Bord Gais Neptune will go head to head in a mouth watering Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague Cork derby at the Neptune Stadium on Thursday night. In another derby clash 11890 Killester will be hoping to avenge their defeat at the hands of DCU Saints when […]
7 November 2010 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork born Billy Twomey took a fifth place in the World Cup Qualifier competition at Verona’s five-star show in Italy today (Sunday), recording one of just seven double clear rounds in a 40-strong starting field. Riding Sue Davies’s mare ‘Tinka’s’ Serenade’, which he piloted to 11th place at […]