22 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Women’s FC will be looking to make it two wins in a row as they host Galway WFC in the Continental Tyre’s Women’s National League at the Bishops town Stadium this Saturday 22nd of July with kick off at 5pm. The game comes on the back... Read More
17 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tony O’Connell, Chairman of the Cork City Sports International Athletics Committee, has been named July ‘Cork Person of the Month’. Tony recently celebrated his 70th birthday and has attended every Cork City Sports event for the past 65 years. As a young boy, he sold official programmes... Read More
20 July 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This weekend will see the new stadium open its doors as it hosts the All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals. Clare will face Tipperary this Saturday July 22nd and Wexford will play Waterford on Sunday 23rd. Pairc Ui Chaoimh will now have a total capacity of 45,000 and is complemented by... Read More
19 July 2017, Wednesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will be aiming to overturn a first leg deficit, as they face AEK Larnaca in the Europa League on Thursday evening. City suffered their first defeat of the season last Thursday as they were edged out 1-0 at Turner’s Cross, but they reacted positively... Read More
17 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Leevale Athletic Club mark 50th Anniversary by officialy opening new ‘Leevale High Performance Centre, Farranlea Road, Cork’ On the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the club, Leevale AC’s International heros cut the tape to Open Club’s High Performance centre, on Saturday July 15th, 2017. Seven of Leevale’s... Read More
16 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC will be looking to return to winning ways as they make a Sunday afternoon trip to the Carlisle Grounds to face Bray Wanderers. City suffered their first defeat of the season on Thursday as they were edged out 1-0 by AEK Larnaca at Turner’s... Read More
13 July 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie LW Management, the management agency responsible for LeisureWorld Bishopstown, has announced details of a €1.6 million self-financed investment to modernise the Bishopstown facility over the coming months. Opened in 1997 LeisureWorld Bishopstown has grown and evolved over the past 20 years to be one of the leading health,... Read More
13 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie European football returns to Turner’s Cross, as Cork City welcome AEK Larnaca to Leeside tonight City come into the game on the back of a 1-0 league win over St. Pat’s last Sunday, and last Thursday, they recorded a 4-2 win over Levadia Tallinn to set up... Read More
13 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC have confirmed that Conor McCarthy has signed his first professional contract with the club. McCarthy who joined the club’s underage set-up from Blarney United said: “I am delighted to sign a professional contract with Cork City. This has been the aim from when I... Read More
8 July 2017, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s a return to league action for Cork City on Sunday, as they welcome St. Patrick’s Athletic to Turner’s Cross, kick-off 2 pm. City come into the game on the back of a 4-2 win over Levadia Tallinn last Thursday, while the visitors’ last league outing was... Read More
6 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning said that if Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup is successful then ticket prices must be affordable and the matches must be shown free to air. He also said that hosting the event would have... Read More
5 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie They named a road tunnel after him in Cork – The Jack Lynch Tunnel – ensuring that his name lives on in popular culture, now you can learn more about the man and his sporting and political career. The life, times and exploits of former Taoiseach, Fianna... Read More
