"We have only ourselves to blame as we put the pressure on ourselves in the manner we played against Douglas as we were on the back foot coming into this game.” 

Klopp has repeatedly praised Kelleher in the past and did not send him out on loan this season. 

Cracking draw in Páirc Uí Chaoimh was a highlight of a bumper weekend of action

'SAHC is full of quality, for the last few years Fr O’Neills were the standard-bearers but you can now see there is quality everywhere.'

This season's U17s lit up the summer but it will take some time before they're ready for the senior ranks cautions Derek Daly

Eileen O'Connell is the daughter of Cork's famous heavyweight champion, the legendary Pakey O'Mahony

From Rebel hurlers thriving in new positions to Kanturk's underage pedigree, Éamonn Murphy looks back at the second weekend of action  

'I didn’t make the move for the sake of it. I looked at it from the bigger picture, in terms of developing.'

FR O'NEILL'S and IMOKILLY hurling star Billy Dunne enjoyed more big-race success at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.

'There are more tackles coming from the forwards than the backs'

Next up is Mallow after a vital victory by the narrowest of margins over Ballymartle

Magpies have hit 2-50 so far, led by Conor Lehane with 0-17

In the Premier 1 U17 grade, it'll be Glen v Barrs and Bride Rovers against Ballincollig 

Victory for the Kilworth and Araglen amalgamation after entertaining final

Sarsfields ensure top spot in Group A with late winning goal

Ovens side must now regroup before taking on Milford

Win over Dripsey assures West Cork side of first place but they will target semi-final spot

Barrs, now guided by Paudie Murray, now move onto round four while Scarra are out again next week

Next up is a joust with Midleton to decide who tops the group

With Cork senior Luke Meade scoring 1-3, the West Cork side drove on in the second half

Five-point first-half deficit is turned around by Ballymacoda/Ladysbridge side in East Cork derby

Tara Sheehan hit 0-7 as Orla Cronin orchestrated the game from out the field

Rebel stars were to the fore for the East Cork side, including Hannah Looney and Laura Treacy

Second half goal was also vital as the club side won this SE Systems Senior Championship opener

3-1 win away to Hull makes it five games unbeaten for the Blades

Cork star lands 2-2 as Glounthaune side come from 10 points down to draw

Rockies lost their first game so will need a result against St Finbarr's in the last group game

Avondhu side clipped over 14 scores in each half having drawn with Ballincollig last weekend

Jake Carr was in clinical form while Adam Creed hit the net

Victory on Chemical Energy after an 11-month absence

Anthony Spillane, Niall O'Leary and James Kearney led the way up front

Defeat to Courcey Rovers had heaped the pressure on the Carrigdhoun outfit

Keeper Padge Buckley was razor sharp in the closing stages

City side led by seven early on as Avondhu outfit only hit two from play over hour

Game Ballymartle pushed Bride all the way in a game which had a long delay because of injury

Richard Sweetnam was in clinical form for the victors

After defeat to Valley Rovers in the PIHC opener, Scarra's season is back on track

Ballincollig battled hard from the throw-in but had no answers to the Cork camogie captain's brilliance

Carrigdhoun side followed up their victory over Aghada with another strong showing

Blackpool outfit are back on track after an opening round loss to Douglas

In a repeat of last season's U14 decider, the Riverstown side came out on top again

While the Irish Examiner still has the rights to live matches, the focus is on getting supporters to GAA grounds

It's 'moving weekend' in the premier, A and lower intermediate grades

'Although players were losing weight, their lack of energy was evident in training because they weren’t allowed to have any carbohydrates'

Spotlight on the game will benefit local clubs and League of Ireland teams

Cian Coleman has been the standout player this campaign

'Cork still have a lot of quality coaches and managers, but this year proved again that maybe they need to do something different'

Both teams remain unbeaten and hopeful of reaching the knockout stages

The Magpies were too good for a well-beaten city side who can't qualify for the knock-out phase

Douglas' Peter O'Keeffe was involved in his second Home Internationals Golf Tournament win

Two defeats in the Premier Senior Hurling Championship group stages and the season is over

Magpies face Na Piarsaigh in Premier SHC after win over Carrigtwohill last week

St Finbarr's, Ballincollig and Glen Rovers already through to semi-finals in the top tier

Sars beat Milford earlier this week with the rest of the teams in action over the coming days

Saoirse Noonan is in line to make a senior appearance 

Many happy returns in the Premier League, as John Roycroft casts an eye over the early season events across the water.

Cork schoolboys soccer returns this weekend after a short break during the summer

Heroics in Cork's semi-final defeat by Tyrone is recognised by the judges

Pair meet in Mallow tonight with victors almost certain of knockout spot

'I was astounded at the response by competitors and I commend them for their input and support, we received 168 entries in total.'

Superb victory over city rivals means victory against Newtownshandrum would secure knockout spot

'As captain, I’m constantly talking with the lads and it is tough because for me as a captain it’s all about being on the pitch'

'In my view, there’d be no doubt he’d have been a Cork senior footballer for a couple of years already if he stuck at GAA.'

DEFEATS to reigning county champions Nemo Rangers and Blackrock, a well as a trimming for county contenders Glen Rovers, meant that the opening rounds of the Premier Senior Hurling and Football Championships started with a bang on the past two ...

Riverstown  1 Carrigaline 0BLATHIN O'MAHONY'S goal halfway into the second half was enough to give Riverstown all three points against a spirited Carrigaline side in the GE Healthcare CWSSL U12 Premier league season opener at the GACA grounds in ...

CORK City goalkeeper Mark McNulty has experienced a lot during his 20 years with the club.  He’s won League titles, FAI Cups, played in Europe, won promotion and also endured a relegation campaign.

DARREN MURPHY has been appointed Cobh Ramblers first team manager on a permanent basis until the end of the 2023 League Of Ireland campaign.

The provincial council's coffers plummeted €5m from the regular 2019 season

None of the dual outfits that lost their football openers bounced back to win their first hurling game

In the end, it was Sarsfields who prevailed and march on to meet Newcestown in Ovens on Saturday in round two.

With inter-county action now out of the way it's time for the Cork senior ladies club championship to get up and running. It starts next Sunday with two games as Fermoy host Mourneabbey and Aghada take on Bride Rovers.

Castleview 3 Dunbar Celtic 2 DEREK KIELY'S thumping header in the dying seconds earned Castleview a place in the ...

It was a wire to wire victory for O’Riordan, a five under par 67 on Saturday morning gave him a one shot lead over Lee Valley’s James Murray. 

NOW 21 years playing in the MSL, Dave Kiely is still making an impact.  The Avondale defender has recently stepped up as player manager alongside Eoghan Lougheed and Danny Quinlan after the resignation of Frank Kelleher.

Both 2020 finalists were defeated in their opening championship matches last weekend

Doolan’s Cow 5 District 11 0 HOLDERS Doolan’s Cow made it through to their sixth consecutive Sports Gear Direct Shield Final following last Sunday afternoon’s five-nil win over first time semi-finalists District 11 at Mayfield Community School.

IN his RTÉ TV interview after their semi-final win against Kilkenny, Cork camogie manager Paudie Murray immediately initiated the mind games with Galway before Sunday’s final. "We cling to things,” said Murray.

Next on the agenda for Dillons is a quarter final on Sunday (11am) against Na Piarsaigh 

THE identity of the next manager of the Cork footballers has yet to be revealed, and there are never guarantees you'll getting such appointments right, but one thing is for sure, that it was definitely time for a change.

LAST season’s Cork County SHC final contestants, Blackrock and Glen Rovers, have work to do to remain in contention in the current competition.

WHEN you are in your first season as manager of Sarsfields there some pressure that goes with the job in one of Cork's strongest hurling clubs.

AFTER seeing his side defeated for the first time in over two months in the league, Cork City manager Colin Healy was disappointed in the manner in which his side conceded both goals against Shelbourne on Friday night.

A NEW two-year sponsorship deal for Ringmahon FC sees Mahon Point Shopping Centre linking up with the club.

Cash at the turnstiles or gates is now a thing of the past for those attending club games in Cork

All of the teams that won delayed deciders and were promoted subsequently won their championship openers

“We were second fiddle for most of the game but our fellas showed great character to come back, being four or five points down and getting the draw."

AUTHORITY of Northern Hunt showed his willingness on the finish to win the Sonny Cummins Senior memorial draghunt at Grange.

On the back of this win the Glen will now meet Nemo Rangers on Saturday in a mouth-watering quarter final at Ballinlough (6pm).

CORK finished off their Munster U16 A LGFA campaign in style by defeating Kerry to become 2021 provincial champions.

O'Brien was accompanied by Dan O OConnell, the man who originally identified Antia's potential and paved the way to facilitate his arrival in Ireland.

UCC 1Rockmount 2TWO first-half goals from Cian Leonard helped Rockmount to advance into the second round of the FAI Intermediate Cup at The Farm on Saturday.

Such was Cork’s dominance throughout the game, keeper Kian Lane didn’t get his hands on the ball until after half an hour of play and was a spectator throughout the whole of the game.

Last section of group games was played over the weekend

Rebels lost to Galway after being in a strong position in the closing stages

Rebel Army have a weekend off after their 2-0 loss at Turner's Cross