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The pressure on the Cork hurlers certainly isn't letting up after the dominant force of the modern game was sent crashing out against Dublin.     In one of the biggest shocks in the history of hurling, the third-place team in Leinster, 12-1 complete outsiders with the bookies, beat Limerick and did so despite getting a red card after 15 minutes.     The stunning reversal means...

The Cork footballers saved their season with a gritty performance in Portlaoise to beat Roscommon over the weekend but their reward is a very tough preliminary quarter-final against Dublin. While Meath and Armagh have beaten the Boys in Blue already this summer, John Cleary's charges will need to produce a season-best to progress to the last eight. We reflect on the victory over the Rossies which...

No one gave them much of a chance beforehand but Cork defied the odds and completed a stunning turnaround from a 16-point beating 20 days earlier to land the Munster title.     The majority of Rebels were travelling to Shannonside more in hope than expectation but Pat Ryan had promised his side would make it worth their while with a battling performance and that carried them all the way...

It's back to the scene of the crime on Saturday, when the Cork hurlers must face Limerick in their first Munster final since 2018. Pat Ryan's side were torn apart in the meeting last month when sweet revenge was exacted for last summer to the tune of 16 points. Cork will hardly be as bad again while Limerick were so tuned in across the first half they fired 2-18 from their 25 first-half shots. We...

Cork are through to their first Munster final since 2018 after bouncing back from the Limerick hammering by beating Waterford on Sunday. It was a patchy performance overall where they impressed more in the first half against the wind than they did with the gale to their backs. Pat Ryan's side won by six points but had 10 more wides than the Déise, so there can no debate about the result, but it ce...

The Cork hurlers suffered one of their worst defeats of the modern era at the hands of Limerick on Sunday. Their display at TUS Gaelic Grounds was miles off the required level in the Munster Championship, especially when John Kiely's side were always going to be wired to the moon against the team that ended their five-in-a-row bid. There were very few positives, if any, given Cork lost by a stagge...

Cork versus Limerick, the two favourites for Munster and All-Ireland glory, in the Gaelic Grounds with the hosts desperate to inflict a modicum of revenge for last summer... it doesn't get more appealing. On this week's Echo Podcast we preview the provincial hurling showdown in detail. John Kiely's comments after his side were back to their best in beating Waterford reflected his motivation for ne...

Cork footballers are heading for a rematch with Kerry in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh after the draws were made for the All-Ireland group stages. Whatever happens on the June Bank Holiday weekend, or away to the losers of Meath-Louth in the Leinster final and Roscommon, which will be at a neutral venue, Cork football isn't in a very strong position on the basis of recent underage results. On this we...

A great week for Cork hurling saw the minors, U20s and seniors victorious but what was expected to be a belter against Tipp on Sunday afternoon was overshadowed by the belting off the ball. Darragh McCarthy got a red card in the first play and his departure meant there was only going to be one winner. There was a lot of niggly nonsense going on, just as there had been in the draw with Clare. ...

What a weekend of GAA action, even if Cork fans were left wondering how they didn't get one over Clare after storming into a 12-point lead on enemy turf. An incredible game at Cusack Park ended in a welter of excitement as a red card to Shane Barrett and the Banner's ability to land ball on Peter Duggan at the edge of the square saw Cork lucky to escape with a draw in the end. In the long term, pr...

Cork have ticked every box so far this year, building up significant momentum on their way to a first league title since 1998. They overwhelmed Tipp in the decider on Leeside, bringing their total of green flags in the last three games to 13, which included six up in Ennis where they head this Sunday. The harsh reality is that league and championship are very different animals and All-Ireland cham...

Cork, league champions again at last. It's not the big prize we all crave so badly but Pat Ryan's side bridged the gap to 1998 in style over the weekend. All the pressure was on the Cork hurlers in the final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh and they rose to the occasion, delivering a first-half display on par with their efforts against Limerick last May. This time there was no dramatic fightback, wit...

 It's a massive weekend in Cork GAA with the hurlers hosting Tipperary in a sold-out league final. SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh will be packed but was it the right call to make it a double-header with Offaly v Waterford in Division 1B, given the interest in the Faithful County? Home advantage might help the Rebels on the pitch come Sunday but it hasn't proved much use in terms of securing ticke...

Cork delivered across the board over the weekend, the hurlers brushed Galway aside, the footballers took down Cavan to protect their position in the All-Ireland series and the camogie and ladies footballers moved into the league final with a game to spare.     For the hurling faithful, it was another excellent performance, Pat Ryan's side building up a head of steam but the knee injury t...

The Echo Sport Podcast takes in all the latest GAA action. This week we discuss the state of Cork football. Barry O'Mahony analyses a strong performance at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh against the Louth team that knocked them out of last year's All-Ireland series. Mark Cronin and Chris Óg Jones led the line with aplomb while Colm O'Callaghan grabbed the critical goal. It was a welcome reprieve for J...

The Echo Sport Podcast takes in all the latest GAA action.  This week we break down the Rebel rout of All-Ireland champions Clare on Sunday afternoon. Pat Ryan's side up to target the inside line and the reward was six goals, with Cork finally converting the chances they've been creating throughout the league. Brian Hayes was the official TG4 Man of the Match but Declan Dalton was also unstop...

Éamonn Murphy is joined by Barry O'Mahony and Denis Hurley to discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field. This week we pay tribute to Ray Ryan to former Cork hurler, Glanmire footballer and Sars legend, who won four counties and guided their U21s to glory. His death shocked everyone on Leeside but the GAA community rallied around his family and club. His brother Pat spoke super...

Every week Éamonn Murphy is joined by The Echo team including Barry O'Mahony, Denis Hurley, Rory Noonan, John Horgan and more to discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field. Here we examine the February window for club U21 football, which was washed out before the finals could be completed. Do inter-county managers have too much control over underage players? Is there an alternative...

The Echo Sport Podcast takes in all the latest GAA action.  We discuss the ongoing Cork County Board media ban, which was brought in 13 months ago and prevents reporters from attending monthly delegate meetings. Information about commercial developments is still emerging but some clubs would rather journalists were allowed attend to ensure transparency. There's a massive weekend on the horizo...

The Echo Sport Podcast takes in all the latest GAA action, with a focus on the 37-man squad picked by Pat Ryan and his selectors for the hurling league. Now in it's third season, every week Éamonn Murphy will be joined by The Echo team including Barry O'Mahony, Denis Hurley, Rory Noonan, John Horgan and more to discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field. The hurlers have another wee...

The Echo Sport Podcast takes in all the Bank Holiday weekend GAA action, toplined by the hurlers draw with Limerick and the footballers' trip to Down.     Now in its third season, every week Éamonn Murphy will be joined by The Echo team including Barry O'Mahony, Denis Hurley, Rory Noonan, John Horgan and more to discuss all the latest Cork GAA news on and off the field.     Few...

The Echo Sport Podcast is back for a third season to cover every puck of a sliotar and bounce of a football in Cork GAA. The league threw in up in Wexford and the interest in the Cork hurlers is as strong as ever, the electric summer of 2024 still fresh in the memory, though the pain of that All-Ireland final loss to Clare still hasn't abated. The Rebels have been hit and miss in the league in the...

On The Echo Sport Podcast this week, Denis Hurley, Barry O'Mahony and Rory Noonan join Éamonn Murphy to celebrate a weekend to remember for Cork hurling teams. Russell Rovers and Watergrasshill lived up to their billing as favourites in the Munster finals junior and intermediate finals while Sarsfields produced one of the greatest displays in club history to take down four-in-a-row chasing Ballygu...

On The Echo Sport Podcast this week, Denis Hurley and Barry O'Mahony join Éamonn Murphy to discuss the major talking points from a busy weekend of Cork GAA action despite the issues caused by Storm Bert. Kilshanning suffered a disappointing home defeat to a very strong Austin Stacks outfit, favourites for the All-Ireland intermediate title, but a shadow was cast across their preparations after one...