13 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Senior Football team will face the Reardens All Stars in an inaugural challenge match taking place at Clonakilty GAA club this coming Sunday, 17th January 2016. The game is an important warm up ahead of Cork’s opening National League match against Mayo on 31st January. The... Read More
11 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC have confirmed the signing of Stephen Dooley The 24-year-old winger made fourteen league appearances for Derry City FC last season, scoring twice. He said that he is looking forward to moving to Leeside to join John Caulfield’s side: “I’m very excited, it’s a new challenge... Read More
29 December 2015, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Turf Club has announced that the fixture scheduled for Cork on Saturday, 2nd January 2016 has been cancelled as the course is currently flooded. The decision to cancel the fixture at this stage comes in the wake of an adverse weather forecast for heavy rain... Read More
21 December 2015, 11am By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Alan Bennett, who put pen to paper on a two-year deal, told CorkCityFC.ie that he can’t wait for pre-season to start: “I’m very happy. I really enjoyed last year and I am really looking forward to next season. I’ve said loads of times how much the club... Read More
18 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Football Club are delighted to announce that Michael McSweeney has signed a new contract with the club. The 27 year-old made thirteen league appearances last season in his second season with the club, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he wanted to improve on that tally in... Read More
18 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork dual stars Briege Corkery and Rena Buckley have been crowned joint winners of The Irish Times Sport Ireland ‘Sportswoman of the Year Award 2015′. The Cork camogie and gaelic football players won the award for their record breaking achievement in becoming the most medalled women in the... Read More
14 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie John Kavanagh has signed a new contract with the club. The full-back underwent surgery recently after missing the second half of the season through injury, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that his recovery was going well: “I had my operation over seven weeks ago and things are going well.... Read More
12 December 2015, Saturday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish riders featured at the business end of affairs in Friday’s five-star meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, and La Coruna, Spain. At La Coruna, Tipperary’s Denis Lynch kicked off the Irish placings by netting third spot with a clear in 66.96 in the afternoon speed class on... Read More
10 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Defender Dan Murray has retired from SSE Airtricity League of Ireland football, due to work and family commitments. Over the course of his two spells with the club, the 33-year-old captained City to the Premier Division title (2005), the FAI Cup (2007) and the Setanta Sports Cup (2008),... Read More
10 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The midfielder spent four years with his hometown club up to the end of the 2014 season, playing over one hundred and thirty league games, and returns following a spell with Cambridge United. The 24-year-old has signed a two-year contract and speaking to CorkCityFC.ie he said: “I’m really... Read More
9 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 21-year-old striker has been capped up to Under 21 level by the Republic of Ireland and joins the club after a brief spell with Dundalk. Speaking to CorkCityFC.ie, Maguire said: “I’m very excited about joining the club and I can’t wait for pre-season. When I am playing... Read More
8 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie National Dairy Council Indoor Soccer Champions – Macra Berrings Macra, women’s team were the big winners at Macra’s NDC Indoor Soccer All-Ireland final last weekend. They beat Knockraha Macra, from Seandun Co Cork with that team taking second place. Redcross Macra, Wicklow took home the top men’s... Read More
