Avondhu side lost to the eventual winners Kilmurry at semi-final stage last year

Dundalk will seal automatic promotion if they win Oriel Park or if Mick McDermott’s side are beaten

Blackpool team meet Cobh in the last four tomorrow in Carrigtwohill 

Muskerry rivals meet tomorrow afternoon in Macroom

Boys in Green go in sitting in second place following victories over Moldova and Andorra 

The Village are underdogs going into their semi-final on Sunday afternoon

The forward is in a stacked squad that includes Tottenham Hotspur bound Mason Melia, a name that is attracting a considerable amount of attention over his run of form with St Patrick’s Athletic.

A semi-final clash awaits against Nemo Rangers on Sunday, with captain Luke Meade highlighting how response to hurling loss to Charleville galvanised West Cork side

Two Cork Para Powerlifters are ready to take on the world as the road to the Paralympics starts in Cairo later this month.

A year with the Barrs, space to reset, and a sport reborn by new rules – Sherlock returns refreshed, revived, and ready to kick again

Ballinhassig AFC, a proud member of the Cork Schoolboys League, is eagerly awaiting the official opening of its brand-new full-size, FIFA-standard artificial soccer pitch at Gortnaglough Community Park.

For the Glen Rovers chairman Liam Martin is a man that has given his life to his club but in his own words it’s all in a day’s work as he reflected on a season with mixed fortunes.

Rathmore native guided Kilshannig to the PIFC crown in 2024

Walsh was declared the winner after a total of 58 holes – the standard three rounds of 54 holes plus four play-off holes. 

Castlehaven last year became the first team to qualify directly for the semi-finals and then go on to win the Andy Scannell Cup

Carrigadrohid-based outfit face Buttevant in the last four on Saturday

Duhallow team face Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh in the last four on Saturday night

Having lost coach Ray Ryan earlier this year, they honoured his memory with an unbeaten season, culminating in Monday's final win over Midleton

Jay Bazz Barbers 2 Martin Harvey Solicitors 5MARTIN HARVEY SOLICITORS reserved their best performance of the season to climb out of the bottom two on goal difference in the Grandon’s Toyota Premier Division league following their impressive 5-2 win ...

We've another all-East Cork decider on our hands next Sunday week so the trophy will spend the next 12 months in the barony after Imokilly's victory last season and Sars the year before

Four men from Castlelyons make the team after they put four goals past Blarney in their SAHC semi-final

Beara team have lost at that stage in last two seasons as they face Ilen Rovers on Saturday

Bobby now follows in his father Vinnie footsteps, who is still one of the top referees in Cork and he was a huge influence on him taking up the whistle. 

Incremental progress in recent years, coupled with ability to kick two-pointers, 

City club were hit hard by injuries and players abroad, but they managed to stay clear of relegation trouble in the Premier SFC

A football semi-final looms against Kilmurry this weekend before they contest the Muskerry JAHC final, seeking a fifth straight title

The Daly Industrial Supplies U18 Premier League is proving to be another very competitive and exciting Division with all teams capable of beating one another on their day.

'There is no doubting that the game is far better now than it was. But how much better is it?'

'Last two weeks after Charleville, we completely changed what we were doing. We actually gave them the Tuesday night off, which was unusual'

The card is stacked with some really exciting fights and will have another Cork man Gary Spike O’Sullivan fighting Mateusz Pawlowski from Poland and Cork woman Christina Desmond making her professional debut against Polish fighter Joanna Frasczal.

Saturday’s semi-final clash with Aghada is another step for Uibh Laoire – and a chance to push closer to the senior ranks

'To the casual observer, boxing and football couldn’t be more different. One is individual, tactical, fought in close quarters; the other is collective, creative, and spread across a field'

Christine Moloney took over as Chief Executive Officer from Patsy Ryan and is overlooking a facility whose numbers are just mind boggling.

Derek Daly reviews the weekend action as they head to the final stage of Cork club hurling

They didn’t get the result they wanted, but Carrigtwohill leave this championship taller than they entered it

Hope came from St Colman’s Park as Cobh Ramblers chose to move up to the League of Ireland 1985, as the club looked for a new challenge after nearly monopolising the local scene in Cork, in addition to winning two FAI Intermediate Cups in the early 80s.

Kiskeam player also looks ahead to the 2026 season for the Rebels

After football relegation, Bandon have a chance to lift hurling silverware when they face Aghabullogue

Glen's second team will now meet Kilbrittain in Co-op Superstores Premier JHC final

Blues defeated Cloyne last Saturday night to set up final meeting with Ballincollig

Cork U20 boss continues play a key part as east Cork side set up a derby meeting with Bride Rovers in the second-tier final

Village finished impressively to beat Dungourney in a cracking PIHC semi-final after two previous defeats at that stage

The team that had been coached by the late Ray Ryan gave a performance of which he would be proud

The Barrs led from start to finish to secure Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship glory

The home side were too good for Village United

Following a year in which Cork has recorded the county's greatest ever national title tally such success has richly contributed to attracting many young male and female athletes, with clubs reporting that they are inundated with applications for membership. 

Premier Senior finalists both trailed by six points in their semis but found a way to win

Every week on The Echo Sport Podcast, Éamonn Murphy and our GAA experts discuss the talking points in Gaelic games in Cork

Midleton’s passage to the county final came at a heavy cost, with full-back Moloney suffering a suspected achilles injury at the end

Robert Coleman raised two green flags and Dan Twomey nailed a series of crucial points

All profits from the initiative will go to charity

Cork City, rock bottom in the league, ripped up the script at Turner’s Cross with a 3–0 semi-final win that sends them to the Aviva on November 9 for the Cup final

'We’re all obsessed with sport and with hurling, but then you hear of Dhani’s wife and what they are going through'

Third decider in a row for Whitechurch who struck the last two points

Na Piarsaigh are through to their first decider since they last won the title in 1997, where they will meet defending champions Whitechurch.

Hugh O'Connor showed why he is on the radar of the new Cork hurling management with a standout display

Relegated last season from PIHC, the Mid Cork side now face Bandon in a bid for a quick return

Munster champions come from six points down to reel in St Finbarr's and set up clash with Midleton in decider

Rematch is provisionally set for next Saturday 

The Clonakilty/Rosscarbery crew of Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan (Citroen C3 Rally2) were the top Cork crew

From six down, to three up to level once more – a place in the county final was on the line and Lehane kept his nerve to land the decisive blow against the Rockies

Glanmire hit 2-2 in the opening five minutes and never looked back

In a game that was competitive from tip off the contributions of the Brunell Americans Brailyn Joseph (26) and Maddie Cluse (24) laid the foundation for their deserved win.

Echo expert makes the case for all-East Cork hurling final

Proposed increase for approximatively 4,000 male and female inter-county players would see the total grant rise from €5.6 million to €10 million annually

East Cork derby with Bride Rovers awaits after goals prove the difference in victory over Blarney

Glen Rovers await the victory in the final after Conor Ustionowski raised a green flag after 55 minutes

Jamie Barry's side were beaten by a late Christiana Boiko basket after a tight Domino's Women's Super League opener

Ruadhán Quinn, Gavin Coombes, and Diarmuid Barron scored Munster's tries while Cardiff picked up two bonus points thanks to Josh Adams and a Tom Bowen hat-trick.

The Blues never trailed in this one as they prevailed by four points in Ovens

Two second-half goals made the difference as Bride Rovers withstood Carrigtwohill’s fightback to seal a deserved Páirc Uí Chaoimh victory

Dungourney, who were top seeds after winning all their group games, were in a strong position with the wind before Collig hit two late goals

Aghabullogue await the West Cork side after they hit two late points to prevail at Riverstick

The game took over two hours and 20 minutes to complete with the teams taking 75 free throw attempts over the 40-minute game

With the Turner's Cross pitch being protected ahead of the Irish U21 game on Friday, Craig Robinson's side were forced to play their home game in St Colman's Park

Having won the county Premier IHC and Munster title in 2023, east Cork club are in their second successive SAHC semi-final

FRC led by chairman Jim Gavin brought in the new rules on a temporary basis for this year

The free-takers dominate the totals, yet the charts also spotlight the men who do it in open play as Cork’s hurling semi-finals take centre stage

While O’Connor’s victory was clear-cut, the same couldn’t be said of the men’s decider which turned out to be one of the most exciting contests in recent years. 

All East Cork clash in Premier 1 decider as Barrs face Bandon in Premier 2 final

Crystal Palace are one of the outstanding performers of the new Premier League season and have now already claimed the scalp of the reigning champions twice this season, writes John Roycroft

Imokilly side face Bandon in last four this afternoon in Riverstick

Five ladies football finals on Leeside across the weekend

Cork post beckons for mid-Cork side's coach but they are targeting a county final first

Magpies player lost his good friend Darragh McCarthy earlier this year

A stunning goal from Seani Maguire and a magnificent brace from Evan McLaughlin sent the Rebel Army to the Aviva

Rams are leading contenders for promotion after an excellent campaign

Evan Murphy hit some big points for the Glen while Dylan Long raised the green flag

After two weeks of cup action, most of the clubs are back in Cork Youth League action this weekend.  There are two games in the U17 Gussie Walsh Cup and one in the U18 League Cup. We start with the Gussie Walsh cup games and tomorrow morning at 10.

John Coughlan previews the Women's Super League weekend action

Over the past decade, a tremendous healthy rivalry has developed between the sides and another hotly competitive encounter is in prospect.

For Philip Wall, inspiration has always been close to home – a brother whose career was cut short but with coaching fingerprints everywhere

Athlone hit the Rebel Army for four goals at Turner's Cross on Wednesday

Ger Nash admits his side are “desperate” to give fans something back as Cork City face St Pat’s in a semi-final that doubles as their last great hope.

Bride Rovers are back in a fifth straight semi-final. This time, with Conleith Ryan’s goals and hard lessons banked, belief feels different