On Saturday week, October 24th, the Cork County Boxing Board will promote a big charity show where the hosts will take on a very strong Louth boxing team, led by the National President of the IABA Anto Donnolly.

The Cork woman was crowned the BUI Women’s Irish Lightweight Champion when she defeated Australian based fighter Louise Creaven

Siam Warriors host professional boxing and Muay Thai events at the GUC Parochial Arena this Friday and Saturday

Technology was needed to decide the winner where the judges deemed a narrow win for the Clogheen hound

The occasion was made particularly special by the attendance of Sonia O’Sullivan, one of Ireland’s most celebrated athletes, accompanied by her daughter and rising athletics star, Sophie O’Sullivan and Laura Nicholson of Bandon AFC. 

The Monkstown golfer signed for an impressive 67 around the Bruen course in Muskerry.

The Cork selection team of boxers were represented by seven clubs across the region. 

In a 10-mile course that took 34 minutes to complete the Mayfield hound trained by brothers Kyle and Callum McCarthy proved there is replacement for class and stamina.

Today, the Glen BC have set a standard for every boxing club in the country thanks to Connolly and others like Tommy Kelleher

The team produced a brilliant semi‑final victory on Friday before falling just short in Saturday’s All‑Ireland decider. 

John Coughlan rounds up the action from the Shanakiel Harriers Senior Draghunt

Once again, The Muskerry Arms Restaurant in Blarney played host to another spectacular event. 

The Bantry AC athlete bettered the 13:26 set by Alistair Cragg in 2012, while also improving significantly on his own previous best of 13:33 from 2025.

While many were watching Shane Lowry triumph over the links and the opposition in Doonbeg, there was a more exciting finish in Muskerry as one of the last senior scratch cups of the year was up for grabs.

While the majority of us this summer were aware of drought conditions across Europe with varying degress of vague interest, Jane Jolly has a much more visceral reason for being concerned about the depleted water levels.

Championship leader Sean T of Griffin United ran another cracking draghunting to snatch third ticket and now looks odds on to regain his title.

The Cork Officer Board will be returned unopposed and will continue to administrate in the southern capital for the next two years.

And on that journey he’s hoping to raise a large amount for Marymount Hospice.

On a damp evening the hounds made a good job of driving the hunt with Tucker of Mayfield trained by Marguerite Busteed running his best race of the season before eventually taking fourth ticket.

There will be 12 bouts, and each bout will commemorate the name of a Leeside boxing legend spanning over a period of 100 years and back to the first Irish Olympic boxing team of 1924.

Double delight in Belfast for Leesiders on the national stage

Ten boxers aged 13 to 17 from around Munster took on opponents from Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and Poland

It has been without any doubt the greatest decade in the history of Cork boxing

When Mary Bergin looks back at the start of her golfing journey, it is hard to believe how far the game has taken her. There was no grand plan when she first picked up a club.  The decision to begin playing was born out of a desire to be involved.

Popular event held in Blarney for the 28th year running

Huge crowds enjoyed the biggest day in the draghunting calendar 

Sophie O’Sullivan produced a huge run to smash her 800m personal best and finish second at the Grand Prix Brescia in Italy on Sunday, the 24-year-old clocking 1:58. 60 to come home behind Shafiqua Maloney (1:58. 08) of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

After grabbing gold in the women's double sculls on Friday, Cremen enjoyed further success in the mixed double sculls in Amsterdam

Clodagh Coughlan, Aoife Ni Thuama, Shannon Burke and Karen O’Neill were all part of Douglas’ winning side when their treble run began in 2024, and each played a vital role in their success once again

Karl Bornemann, Kyle McCarron and Peter O'Keefe also contributed to their first success since 1991

Ava Buckley, Beth Buckley and Hannah O’Connell delivered to beat Belfast’s Belvoir Park

This festival will also mark and celebrate the centenary of the Sunnyside Boxing Club, who were established in 1927

John Coughlan rounds up the latest local action and looks ahead to the Donal O'Mahony meeting at Blarney

The Governor is now 16-0 as a pro after his latest success Stateside

The Cork club's are well represented with Elite BC, Fr Horgan’s BC, Riverstown BC and De Courcey BC filling six spots on the team.

The 2024 winner went to Ballybunion last week hoping to do well, and he started very smartly shooting rounds of 70 and 71 to lead the field of over 135 golfers. 

Clogheen hound, trained by William Freyne in partnership with his grandson Ryan Duffy, showed all his class

Mark Walsh made in three wins in a row at the West Muskerry 5km although his Leevale colleague Hannah Steeds was deprived of a similar hat-trick when having to settle for second behind Kerry athlete Niamh O’Mahony.

Midleton AC's ace has enjoyed a summer of milestones at just 17

The Kanturk boxer has now won 10 All-Ireland titles in her career to date

Tommy will be looking to go 16-0, especially after his last two fights where he headlined his father’s NOWHERE2HYDE cards in the GUC Parochial Arena. 

Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy sign off historic European Championships with top eight finishes

Gold for Kate O'Connor as Andrew Coscoran secures bronze on an historic night for Irish athletics

Giving the calibre of athletes now attending Munster Technology University, choosing the top male and female of the year was no easy task.

It was a great day for the Irish senior women’s team at the European Gymnastics Championships in Croatia yesterday with Emma Slevin, Cork's Mimi Moloney, Bláthnaid Higgins and Maeve McGuiness’ team ranking 16th with a total of 146.

Historic gold for English as Adeleke claims a superb silver medal in the 200m final

Playing at home in Woodbrook, the Irish team had a combined win over Wales on the opening day, and then tied their game with Scotland on the second day. 

Cork's Nicola Tuthill finishes fifth in the women's Hammer Final

Sarah Healy (UCD AC) came agonisingly close to a European medal with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 5000m final on the second day of action at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Healy clocked 15:40.

Now in line for a crack at a world title, Walsh, who is regarded as a future champion, remains grounded thanks to his old friends and home town upbringing.