Tag: Cork
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Podcast Episode: July 11th 2026
Pip: There’s a certain type of sports fan who watches a match, clocks the final whistle, and immediately starts thinking about curses. Brendan, writing for Boylan Talks Sport, is that fan — and honestly, the evidence is hard to argue with. Mara: This episode covers two stretches of ground: Clare’s long, hexed relationship with All-Ireland…
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Selections for Cork – July 10th 2026
5.10: HYGGE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.45: EASTER BONNET (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.15: GINO BELLA (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PAT FOLEY) 6.50: GLITZ AND GLAMOUR – EW –(PETER SMITHERS (7)/ERIC MCNAMARA) 7.25: WITHABITOFLUCK (DYLAN WHELAN (7)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 8.00: DE CAPO GLORY – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PADRAIG BUTLER) 8.30: HONEY BUCK’S – EW – (ADAM RYAN (5)/HENRY…
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Selections for Cork – Mar. 19th 2026
2.30: LYNCHES KNOCK (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.00: WILD WILD WIND – EW – (HUGH HORGAN (5)/MARK CAHILL) 3.30: CAPTAINS SPEECH (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.00: DROP A THREAT – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.30: KIR – EW – (MIKE O’CONNOR/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.00: DANCING AFTER DARK – EW – (CAL SHINE (7)/JOHN G.…
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Come on Ireland – must do better
If you were to stick to the rudiments of teams and individuals representing the nation in major sporting events, with the exceptions of Katie Taylor, Kellie Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and the horse racing set, the above headline remains wholly applicable. Admittedly, the idea of sports persons being ‘role models’ has always been hogwash…
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A Lifetime in The Pairc – Part 2
In the opening instalment of this sojourn down memory lane, no secret was made of the fact that my ‘relationship’ with Pairc Tailteann got off to the most disastrous start possible. Between ‘Gate gate’ in 1991, my own personal flag disaster of county final day of 1990 and my initial viewing of a Meath match…
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The oddities of football management in England
A New Year’s Day family gathering – at which there are three televisions on duty – spanning World Championship Darts, a Premier League match and one in the English Championship – is not where you’d expect one of the greatest legends ever to grace the GAA to enter your mind. Now read on… But here…
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Selections for Cork – Nov. 2nd 2025
12.10: MISTER PESSIMISTIC (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 12.40: HARTY CUP – EW – (MARK WALSH/ROBERT TYNER) 1.10: EASTMORE (PHILIP BYRNES/CHARLES BYRNES) 1.40: ZANOOSH – EW – (BRIAN HAYES/COLM MURPHY) 2.10: CARDCOUNTER (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.45: MOSSY FENN PARK (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.20: A PENNY A HUNDRED – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.55: HIS…
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Selections for Clonmel – Oct. 2nd 2025
2.15: REXEM (ALEX HARVEY/JOHN MCCONNELL) 2.50: COURT CANYON (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.25: COLLEEN DANU – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/PAT FOLEY) 3.55: DEMANDING GERRY – EW – (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (7)/JAMES A. FAHY) 4.25: WING BACK (PHILIP ENRIGHT/SAM CURLING) 5.00: OCEAN OF MERCY (NEIL PRENDERGAST (7)/PAUL HENNESSY) 5.35: ANDYOURBIRDCANSING – EW – (MICHAEL KENEALLY (7)/JOHN RYAN)
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Selections for Cork – July 25th 2025
5.05: PINTS IN PEACE (BEN COEN/DANIEL MCLOUGHLIN) 5.37: KANSAS (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 6.12: RED EVOLUTION – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 6.45: WASHINGTON STREET (GARY CARROLL/GER LYONS) 7.20: ZARAGOZA – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 7.55: SONORAN (GARY CARROLL/GER LYONS) 8.30: WHAT’S NEW (ANDREW J. SLATTERY/ANDY SLATTERY)
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Selections for Cork – July 11th 2025
5.12: LUKER’S TIPPLE (KEVIN SEXTON/ANDREW KINIRONS) 5.45: HARRY’S LEGACY (KEVIN SEXTON/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 6.15: QASSID – EW – (PADDY HANLON (7)/JOHN HANLON) 6.45: ONEBRIGHTBLUEROSE – EW – (BRYAN CARVER/PAT CRONIN) 7.15: EMPIRE SUCCESS (SEAN FLANAGAN/GER O’LEARY) 7.45: PRAIRE DANCER (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.15: SALSINHA (JOHN GLEESON/HENRY DE BROMHEAD)