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Irish Examiner
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
All you need to know about the weekend GAA action in Cork
PSHC: Blackrock 1-20 Kanturk 0-18: A Michael O'Halloran goal early into the second half proved crucial as Blackrock defeated Kanturk by five points in the Round 1 clash at Mallow on Saturday evening. Full report here. Midleton 0-24 Newtownshandrum 0-19: Midleton lined out in an all-black strip for their county championship opener on Saturday evening. And once that opener had been successfully and somewhat comfortably taken care of, Midleton manager Micheál Keohane explained the reasoning to their changed championship strip. Full report here. Erins Own 1-15 Glen Rovers 1-22: 1,070 days. Or, if the context is easier digested this way, try two years, 11 months, and five days. That was the gap. The gap has been eradicated. The Glen are back in Premier Senior and, far more importantly, the Glen are back winning in Premier Senior. Full report here. Charleville 2-23 Newcestown 0-18: Charleville were in control of this fixture from the seventh minute. They finished 11 in front. They move on to the North Cork derby with Newtownshandrum in a fortnight's time full of confidence and assured in the knowledge that if they bank another two points there, they'll reach a first quarter-final since 2023 with a round to spare. Full report here. SAHC: Bishopstown 0-17 Castlelyons 0-24: Castlelyons had to show true resilience before securing maximum points against Bishopstown in a disappointing opening round of the championship at Blarney on Saturday. Full report here. Carrigtwohill 4-14 Fermoy 0-17: Carrigtwohill did the heavy lifting in the second quarter and spent the second half fending off a physical Fermoy fightback to pocket the points on opening night in Rathcormac. Full report here. Ballyhea 1-19 Inniscarra 2-23: Goals in either half saw Inniscarra get their championship campaign off to a winning start at Mourneabbey on Saturday. Full report here. Killeagh 2-26 Na Piarsaigh 2-24: Two late frees, a sublime solo goal and one pinpoint pass from Barry Walsh proved decisive as Killeagh held their nerve to edge a 54-score shootout with Na Piarsaigh in Midleton. Full report here. Blarney 1-15 Bride Rovers 1-22: Bride Rovers recorded a deserved win over Blarney in Group 3 of the Co-op Superstores Cork SAHC in Pairc Uí Rinn on Sunday afternoon. Blarney had gotten the better of Rovers in the semi-final of this competition the past two seasons, but this day belonged to the Rathcormac/Bartlemy outfit. Full report here. Courcey Rovers 1-22 Watergrasshill 3-18: Watergrasshill followed last year's county, Munster and All-Ireland intermediate glory with a positive start in the Co-op SuperStores SAHC, finishing well to beat Courcey Rovers at Páirc Uí Rinn. Full report here. PIHC: Ballymartle 1-17 Eire Og 2-12: Ballymartle edged out Éire Óg in a terrific PIHC battle at Ballinshassig on Saturday night. Ryan Deasy landed some magnificent frees throughout, while their goalkeeper Darren McCarthy made a number of very important saves. Real report here. Lisgoold 1-18 Valley Rovers 2-18: Valley Rovers got off to a winning start after a tight affair against Lisgoold that went down to the wire. Debutants at this level Lisgoold were in contention throughout but the exeperience of Valley Rovers saw them over the line. Valley Rovers hit two goals through Rory O'Sullivan and Shane Ryan with Diarmuid Healy hitting three points. James O'Driscoll hit 1-3 with Liam O'Shea hitting 0-6 for Lisgoold in a good first outing and shown they were not out of the depth at this level. Dungourney 3-21 Mallow 1-19: Dungourney got their championship campaign off to a winning start at Castletownroche on Sunday. In a highly entertaining game it took a second-half goal from Shane Hegarty, along with a simply superb double save from Paul Flynn, to ensure they came out on top. Full report here. Carrigaline 1-19 Cloyne 3-16: A huge shock as last year's finalists Carrigaline going down to Cloyne at sun-drenched Cobh on Sunday. There is little doubt Carrigaline were wasteful in front of goal in the first half but take nothing away from Cloyne they battled as if their lives depended on it and were worthy winners. Full report here. IAHC: Sarsfields 3-22 Youghal 0-15: Sarsfields laid down a marker with a 3-22 to 0-15 win over Youghal in Cloyne on Saturday. Daniel Kearney helped himself to 0-7 for Sars, Cork U20 star Barry O'Flynn shot 0-8 while Rory O'Brien bagged two goals and Darragh Long clipped 1-2. Brett Malone was Youghal's top scorer with 0-9 while Ruairi McMahon hit 0-3 from wing-back. Bandon 3-18 Russell Rovers 0-19: Bandon got their campaign in the Co-op Superstores Cork IAHC off to the perfect start with a 3-19 to 0-19 win over Russell Rovers in Riverstick on Sunday. The Carbery side led by 0-9 to 0-8 at the break but two goals from Jack Cullinane and a third from Conor Calnan turned the tie in their favour after the interval. Michael Cahalane was their top scorer with 0-8 while Ciaran McCarthy hit 0-3 and Charlie Lyons had a brace of points. Josh Beausang was Russell Rovers main man with 0-12 while Cormac Aherne clipped 0-2. Aghabullogue 2-21 Blackrock 1-13: Aghabullogue joined Sars on two points when they beat Blackrock by 2-21 to 1-13 in Ballincollig on Sunday. Matthew Bradely led the way for the Muskerry men with 0-7, James Lane hit the Rockies for 1-3, Luke Casey clipped 1-2 while John Corkery and Shane Tarrant both scored 0-3. Aghada 1-22 Kildorrery 2-19: Aghada and Kildorrery played out an incredible 1-22 to 2-19 draw in Caherlag on Sunday. Will Leahy scored 0-14 for Aghada, with 0-4 coming from play, Fionn O'Connor hit 1-2 while Jamie O'Hanlon had a brace of points. Peter O'Brien scored 0-6 for Kildorrery while Kieran Hurley and James Keating scored the all-important goals. Aghada will play Erin's Own in the next round, with Ballygiblin facing off against Kildorrery. Mayfield 0-16 Midleton 0-22: Midleton joined Bandon on top of Group 1 with a 0-22 to 0-16 win over Mayfield in Riverstown. Aaron Mulcahy did most of the damage for Midleton as he finished with 0-13, Cathal Beausang hit 0-3 while Paul Connaughton and Kian Farmer both had 0-2 for the Magpies. Nicky Kelly hit 0-9 for Mayfield, Shane O'Donovan scored 0-4 while Calvin O'Donovan also got on the scoresheet. Bandon will play Midleton in a fortnight with Mayfield taking on Russell Rovers. PJHC: Kilbrittain 0-22 Ballyroe 1-15: Kilbrittain and Barryroe opened the championship on Friday evening in Clonakilty and it was Kilbrittain who took the spoils with a 0-22 to 1-15 victory. Mark Hickey hit 0-6 from frees for Kilbrittain, Bertie Butler and Josh O'Donovan both pilfered 0-4 while Luke Griffin and Conor Hogan both registered a brace of points. Olan O'Donovan was Barryroe's main scoring threat as he hit 1-6, Ryan O'Donovan clipped 0-3 and Tomás Ó Buachalla scored 0-2. Argideen Rangers 0-18 Tracton 1-13: Argideen Rangers beat Tracton by 0-18 to 1-13 in Bandon on Saturday. Charlie Twomey had 0-6 from frees for Argideen, John Michael O'Callaghan claimed 0-5 with 0-3 coming from play while Cathal O'Donovan helped himself to 0-3. Fergal Walsh was in superb form at midfield for Argideen, finishing with 0-2 while for Tracton, Ronan Walsh was unerring from frees and also buried a penalty. Tracton will face their divisional neighbours, Ballygarvan in a fortnight, while Argideen will take on Milford. Ballygarvan 1-23 Milford 0-20: Ballygarvan, got their campaign up and running with a 1-23 to 0-20 win over Milford in Killavullen. Michael Cussen led the way for Ballygarvan as he hit 1-3 while Cillian O'Regan and Kevin Lyons both clipped 0-3. Piaras O'Halloran, Stephen Fenton and Mark Kennefick all had a brace of points for the Carrigdhoun men in a real team performance. Cloughduv 3-20 Nemo Rangers 0-17: Kilbrittain will play Cloughduv in Round 2 and the Muskerry side will be in fine fettle as a result of their 3-20 to 0-17 win over Nemo Rangers in Ballyanley on Sunday. A Sean O'Leary goal gave Cloughduv a 1-8 to 0-10 lead as Conor Horgan and Artslom Petrov impressed for Nemo though the city side would live to regret their nine wides. Goals from Ciarán Canty and Aidan Murphy after half time tipped the game in Cloughduv's favour as O'Leary finished with 1-6 while Mark Verling and Eoin McNabola both impressed with Shane Horgan accounting for most of Nemo's scores from placed balls. Nemo will face Barryroe in Round 2. Glen Rovers 1-14 St Catherines 0-15: Glen Rovers made it a perfect weekend from their perspective by defeating St Catherine's by 1-14 to 0-15 in Group 1 of the Co-op Superstores Cork PJHC in Lisgoold on Sunday. In a tight encounter, Shane Busteed's goal midway through the opening half proved to be the decisive score. Evan Murphy was also in fine form for the Glen, as he hit 0-8 with 0-6 coming from placed balls while Adam O'Sullivan, Mark Dooley and Donagh Coughlan all played their part in the victory too. St Catherine's have lost the previous two finals, but they have plenty to build on from this performance before playing Meelin in their second game. Rory Galvin hit 0-6 for them, while Sean O'Donoghue clipped 0-2 and Brian Mulcahy also got on the scoresheet. Meelin 3-12 St Finbarrs 1-32: St Finbarr's joined the Glen on two points as a result of their 1-32 to 3-12 win over Meelin in Ballygiblin. Caolán O'Connor hit 0-6 for the Barrs, Conor McCarthy helped himself to 1-3 while Ricky Barrett and Colm Keane both hit 0-5. They will play the Glen in two weeks' time. Jimmy McAuliffe was Meelin's main man as he hit 2-2, Jack Curtin claimed 1-2 while John Forrest scored 0-4.
BreakingNews.ie
15-07-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Major player on drugs scene in North Cork is jailed
A 'major player' on the drugs scene in North Cork who continued to deal drugs even after he was caught with €44,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis at his home has been jailed for seven and a half years. Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Christopher Lane (32) of Dromscarra, Kiskeam, Co Cork, told gardaí that he was relieved to be caught as he needed to face up to his addiction issues. Advertisement During his Garda interviews, he stated that he had a drugs debt of €50,000. He was found to be in possession of drugs for sale and supply on three occasions. Detective Garda David Barrett said that the largest drugs seizure occurred on November 11th, 2022, at the former home of Mr Lane in Curracraigue, Banteer, Co Cork. The property was searched by the drugs unit on foot of a warrant. On that occasion, they found Mr Lane sitting at the table in the kitchen organising packages of cannabis for the purpose of sale and supply. Gardaí seized cannabis herb with a street value of €28,000, €13,000 of cannabis resin, cocaine to the value of close to €3,000 and over €3,000 worth of cash. Advertisement Officers also noted the presence of drugs paraphernalia, including weighing scales, bags and a phone which was found to contain texts about drug dealing. Mr Lane was arrested for the second time on June 16th, 2023, in the same property in Banteer after he was caught with a smaller amount of drugs for sale and supply. Over €7000 in cash was also recovered. He was on bail when this offence occurred. Mr Lane was arrested for a third time on January 30th last at his home in Kiskeam. Cocaine and cannabis were again recovered. He was on High Court bail at the time of this offence. Advertisement Defence counsel Jane Hyland, SC, said that Mr Lane has always engaged well with the probation service. She stressed that he never sought to minimise his actions and admitted that he felt powerless in the face of his addiction. Ms Hyland said that the loved ones of Mr Lane had been concerned about the extent of his addiction. She added that her client was ashamed of his actions. Judge Helen Boyle said that Mr Lane was a significant figure in the drugs trade in North Cork. Advertisement 'You were a major player on the drugs scene in North Cork, also supplying it to drug dealers, so you were involved in the wholesale as well as supplying to drug users. "You were engaged at a relatively high level, supplying drugs in North Cork and beyond. Unfortunately, despite your first arrest, you continued to deal drugs.' Judge Boyle noted the presence of signed guilty pleas, which she said saved the State the cost of a trial. She also said that she was cognisant of the addiction issues faced by the accused. Ireland Prison-born teen 'failed by the State' avoids cust... Read More Judge Boyle told Mr Lane that Ms Hyland had made her aware of his work in the construction industry. 'You are capable of earning a living in a legitimate way. You are regretful.' She opted to depart from the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years' jailing Mr Lane for eight and a half years before suspending the final year of the sentence. The sentence was backdated to February of this year when the accused first entered custody. Mr Lane was without previous drug convictions.
Irish Independent
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
North Cork hurling final between Ballyhooly and Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels is too tight to call
The Avondhu GAA Bard hurling league division one final promises to be a very closely fought contest Despite Killavullen and Kilshannig who were Championship winners in 2024 and 2022 not being involved, this year's North Cork league was still a very competitive one, involving Ballyhooly, Buttevant, Charleville, Clyda Rovers, Dromina, Harbour Rovers, Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels and Shanballymore. Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels got off to a very good start with a 2-29 to 2-12 win over Shanballymore and followed with a 4-26 to 2-16 win over Charleville. They then played last year's County JBHC winner, Buttevant, and the game finished 1-10 each.
Irish Independent
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Cork Junior ‘B' FC: Second half goals see Shanballymore surge past Araglin
Seán Hegarty with 2-1 for his side was key figure in this all North Cork contest
