Cork Ex Boxers Association's work will will cover Cork boxing from 1972 to the present day

The winning times of 14:43 and 16:43 were faster than the previous best

Dean Browne and Fionn Hickey finished in second and third respectively

'I’ve been going since 1994 and I think I have done my bit'

Launch of the popular event took place at Curraheen Park

Shanakiel Harriers ace Mossgrove Daisy was pipped across the line 

The 48-year-old NUI Galway chemistry lecturer is also in action in a semi-final on Saturday

5km road race was excellently organised by the local Trail Blazers AC

'Now more than ever we must develop the sport of boxing for future generations'

Mobility and strength work is now vital to prepare for the course

Galway-based chemistry lecturer defied the biblical rain in Tokyo

Carrigaline native came close to a bronze medal in Tokyo

With Leesiders Orla Barry and Noelle Lenihan retired, McCarthy is representing the Rebels at the Paralympics

A passionate crowd attended the event in Blarney

There’s a strong Cork presence on the Irish Seniors Order of Merit, with just two events to go there are four Cork golfers in the top five

Highly-respected Douglas native has 35 wins with Ferrari

Cork was well represented at the Tullamore Harriers Stadium

It’s the first time a Cork or Munster side has ever reached a national club final

CHAMPIONSHIP leader Authority used all of talent to surge into a 14 point lead at the top of the Senior championship following an impressive win in the annual Shanakiel Harriers draghunt at Newcestown.

“There’s a great buzz to bringing back a national title to your club and your family,” said Peter. 

It was Cork man Dan O'Connell who unearthed the stone which became a diamond.

The Cork duo followed their victory at Tokyo Olympics with this deserved win over an elite field.

It’s the first time in 35 years that the winner of the Irish Close has come from Cork. 

An Irish Paralympian has had to secure a replacement wheelchair after his was badly damaged in transit on his journey to Tokyo.

THE BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby gets underway at Shelbourne Park this weekend, with two fantastic nights of racing on both Friday and Saturday night.  The winner of this year's event is set to take home a massive €125,000.

Kinsale and Muskerry both held their scratch cups giving golfers two more opportunities for silverware.

REGARDED as ‘the best race I’ve ever seen in my life’ by former BBC commentator and Olympic medallist Brendan Foster, the 10,000m at the European Championships of 1971 was truly an epic affair.

SAMANTHA'S LASS produced another sterling run to win the Garry O’Sullivan Memorial Senior draghunt at Rathduff on Sunday.

Her performance lifted the spirit of the Irish nation as she was crowned Ireland's third Olympic boxing champion.

The 31-year-old from Portland Row, North Strand, Dublin becomes the third Irish fighter after Michael Carruth and Katie Taylor to secure Olympic gold.

Winning Irish rowers are great role models, but John Roycroft has also admired the way the vanquished have handled themselves

A host of Cork golfers were in action in Belfast this week

Meanwhile, Ireland’s Kellie Harrington is now guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as she put in a gritty performance this morning against Imane Khelif of Algeria in the Women’s Light (57-60kg) quarter final. 

Cork two touring professionals packed their bags again this week and headed off to their next destination. James Sugrue and John Murphy are in Challenge Tour action in the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge. 

Last weekend all three presidents of these groups met to set out their stalls for the coming year and work in harmony for the greater good of the sport.

“It is disappointing initially but I went out there and gave it my all, and it is a seasons best. I knew I was coming in in PB shape, but obviously there is going to be that fatigue factor with the two relay rounds before this."

Ireland crossed the line ahead of Germany but off the medal pace

Now sponsorship deal will ensure they continue to produce world class athletes

Skibbereen rowers Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy are the pride of the nation after gold medal win at Tokyo Olympics Games

"I'm buzzing as much as the team are to be in the Olympic final."

The variety of sports on show is what make an Olympics special, but John Roycroft questions the sporting validation of some of the newly introduced sports to the Games

The West Cork runner was in top form after recent frustration at the European U23 Championships

Held last year as an elite-only event, this year a restricted entry meant that up to 200 were able to take part in the excellently organised Grange-Fermoy promotion. 

Olympic medal glory day for Skibbereen as Emily Hegarty wins medal in Tokyo

The Lightweight Men’s Double Scull of Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan dominated their semi-final winning with a world best time of 6:05.33, two seconds clear of Italy, with Belgium taking the third and final spot in the A Final tomorrow.

Victories for Frank O'Brien and Ger O'Regan over the 5000m

Next weekend he travels to Franconville, north of Paris, for an U18 match, along with Leevale clubmates Una Brice and Lucy May Sleeman, and Maeve O’Neill of Doheny’s.

The classic starts on Thursday 12th August and runs through to Saturday. 

The Cork Boxing Board suggests that they must now attract future athletes by going out into the community. 

CORK motorcycle aces enjoyed podium success in the latest three rounds of the Dunlop Masters Superbike Championship at Mondello Park.

In a wise move by the host club the slipping time of the hounds was brought forward to a 9am slip and both draghunts went off without a hitch.

Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen through to semi-final, along with Aileen Crowley and Monika Dukarska

"I’m feeling great. To officially be an Olympian is just amazing, it’s surreal."

With an impressive performance rowers Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty book Ireland's first Tokyo Olympics final spot  

Talented Cork gymnastics star is ready to make her mark at the Olympics

Tokyo 2020 here we come: Cork's Sanita books quarter-final spot, unlucky Ronan Byrne goes in repéchage with Philip Doyle, and other Irish rowers about to burst on to the scene

Despite many controversies, the Olympics continues to excite and as John Roycroft points out, with so many competitive Cork athletes in with a shot of a medal we will be glued to events 

Andrew Horgan profiles the Cork-based athletes competing in track and field events in Tokyo

Held on a sweltering evening in the beautiful environs of Doneraile Park, the race, organised by North Cork AC, was held in memory of Pat O’Keeffe of Charleville who passed way after a long illness a year ago last May.

Karl Bornemann and Sean Reddy brought back some silverware from their events in Waterford and Mayo. 

Dave Hannigan looks back at some of the pioneers of Irish sport in the earliest days of the Olympics

This takes place on Saturday, April 30, at the Rochestown Park Hotel. Five hundred guests are expected to attend, with the guest of honour being the Taoiseach Michael Martin. 

This total was just 20 points short of the Irish junior record held by Limerick man Barry Walsh since 1987

To be fair, the Cork City and County Harriers association have consistently put the welfare of hounds as top of their priority list and decided to start the meet at 9am, while also reducing the Senior draghunts by at least 10 minutes.

The event, which is usually based in Mallow, was due to take place in August

The Cork native won the Irish Seniors Close on Friday

The Senior meet will be the big race on the day and the Clogheen hound Slievemish Spring will be favourite to lift the coveted title

Reddy shot a very impressive one under par 72 on the par 73 course in Claremorris Golf Club. 

Ballincollig runner has been picked for an Echo Women in Sport award after fulfilling a lifelong dream

Ballineen Bullet has collected another Women in Sport prize ahead of her trip to Toyko

Carrigaline native picked as an Echo Women in Sport award winner again for a gold medal display in Poland

Cork duo honoured by the Echo for their brilliance in Switzerland

The format is a team of three, the cost is €250 per team and the club are closing in on their target of 75 teams over the two days. 

Last week's column revealed that former Irish boxing ambassador Dan O'Connell will unveil the first plaque at the new boxing wall at Bishop Lucey Park.

Also celebrating a podium finish was Shanahan’s older brother Jack, who won the play-off round for third place

Ballylickey ace and his Killarney co-driver Mikie Galvin were the top Irish crew until a front right wheel puncture dropped them down the order

He crossed the tape ahead of Mossgrove Lady trained by Barry O’Sullivan of Shanakiel Harriers

An exceptional 4.47 split saw her hold a two length advantage into the opening bend from Cash Ready. 

THE performance of Slievemish Spring on Sunday last at the Fornaught was awesome in every sense of the word as he led from the drop of the starting flag to the winning tape.

SLIEVEMISH SPRING produced another champagne performance to win the Sean Walsh Senior memorial draghunt at Fornaught Donoughmore.

The feedback since the reopening of the driving range has been very positive. 

Cork boxing is now preparing to publicly acknowledge the memory of an iconic man who through his coaching skill motivated and inspired hundreds of boxing athletes.

FOUR new championship best performances were set at the South Munster Schools which took place for senior athletes only at the MTU in Bishopstown.

IRISH crews took two of the top three overall places in the M-Sport Rally in the forests of Greystoke in Cumbria.  Cork’s Keith Cronin and his Killarney co-driver Mikie Galvin took their Hankook backed Ford Fiesta R5 Mk.

Leeside duo have been selected to fly to Tokyo later this month

Trainers, please note the Puppy draghunt will be slipped at 2pm with the Senior draghunt scheduled for 4pm.

CORK rally ace Keith Cronin returns to rallying this weekend after a lapse of just over three years.

This is the first senior womens cap for the 19 year old golfer and she was delighted to be named in the team. 

Just five completed the course at Ballineen on Sunday afternoon

In 1956, Frank set up the Birmingham ABC. This club is now in its 65th year in existence and Frank O'Sullivan as head coach has earned one of the most respected reputations in the boxing world.

This is not her usual way of racing, preferring to sit and kick in most races. This was a ‘new’ Louise Shanahan.

CORK motorcycle racers Stephen Tobin and Jeff Quilter occupied podium positions in each of their three races at the Dunlop Masters Superbike Championship races in Mondello Park.

Healy wore a black ribbon in memory of Bandon AC’s long-time president Billy Good, who passed away recently.

Cork athletes Shanahan, Phil Healy and Michelle Finn showed their class at the National Championships in Santry

49th Cork Sculling Ladder time trial at The Marina was a great event, with 146 scullers competing