The Southern Star Sport Podcast

What a lineup we have for you today! First up we’re chatting to The Ballineen Bullet Phil Healy following her eleventh national title success last weekend.  Phil came out on top in the 100 metres at the Irish Life Health national senior track and field championships at Morton Stadium and she spoke to Kieran ahead of her bid to land the 100-200 metres double this weekend. We also hear from Kilbritt...

On today’s Podcast we’re looking ahead to a busy weekend of ladies football and camogie and chatting to Rosscarbery’s Sarah Hayes ahead of their huge West Cork derby with Clonakilty in the County Intermediate semi-final this weekend. We’re also joined by Karyn Keohane of Courcey Rovers ahead of their senior camogie clash with Newcestown on Sunday. We also have a feature interview with Sky Sports H...

On today’s Podcast we’re looking ahead to round 2 of the Premier Senior Football championship which returns this weekend. We’re be joined by Clonakilty’s Martin Scally ahead of their clash with Ballincollig which throws in at 2pm in Enniskeane on Sunday. Clonakilty beat Carrigaline 1-12 to 8 points in their opening game and will be hoping to carry that form into Sunday’s meeting. We’ll also chat t...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting to Newcestown’s camogie captain Aisling O’Donovan following their first ever senior game last weekend. Newcestown were beaten by Killeagh on the night and Aisling joins us to talk about their journey to senior, what they can take from Saturday’s loss and much more besides. Before we hear from Aisling we want touch on the West Cork Ladies who got their season up an...

On today’s Podcast we’re reflecting on what was undoubtedly the busiest GAA weekend of 2020 and maybe the busiest GAA weekend ever in West Cork. Later on the podcast we’ll be looking back on Bandon’s impressive win over Clyda Rovers in the Senior A championship and speaking to dual player Mark Sugrue who kicked 7 points on Friday night. We’ll also be joined by Dave Shannon of O’Donovan Rossa who k...

On today’s Podcast we’re going to be previewing the West Cork ‘Group of Death’ as the Premier Senior football championship gets underway this weekend. After going the best part of four months without any live GAA to preview we are in for a feast over the coming weeks and what better way to kick it off then with two massive local derbies. In part two we're be looking ahead to Saturday evening’s cla...

On today’s Podcast we’re reflecting on the life and times of Jack Charlton, the former Republic of Ireland manager who sadly passed away on Saturday. We’re joined on the line by freelance sports journalist Ger McCarthy to look back on what remains a golden era of Irish soccer & Irish life. We'll also bring you the latest on the Covid-19 situation and how it has been affecting local GAA clubs o...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting to Cork & Clonakilty goalkeeper Martina O’Brien.  With the return of football imminent, the Ballinascarthy native gives us her thoughts on the county setup, her club ambitions for the year and the art of goalkeeping. Jack and Kieran also analyse the latest news as the GAA ramps up the return to action. Will supporters be allowed to attend games? What can playe...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting to Cork GAA chairperson Tracey Kennedy, about the fixtures' schedule for the upcoming county championships, the return of GAA generally, and how the county board plan to allow fans attend games. We also hear from local sports reporter and Liverpool fan Donal O’Sullivan about the Reds title win last week. The Pool are back on their 'perch' and Donal chats to us abo...

On today’s Podcast we’re going to be chatting to the winner of Best in the West - our search for West Cork greatest sportsperson. On Saturday night after over 5 weeks of competition, Ballylickey rally driver Keith Cronin was crowned champion, following a nail biting final against the Ballineen bullet Phil Healy. Over 4,000 votes were cast with Cronin just shading it and the 4-time British Rally Ch...

On today’s Podcast we’re previewing the Best in the West Final, as our search for West Cork’s greatest ever sportsperson reaches its climax. From a field of 16, we’re down to the final two and on Saturday at 10am, West Cork’s greatest ever rally driver Keith Cronin will take on Ireland’s fastest woman Phil Healy in a Twitter poll for the ages. We hear from Mikey Galvin, Keith Cronin’s co-driver ab...

On today’s Podcast we’re previewing the Best in the West semi-finals, as our search for West Cork’s greatest ever sportsperson reaches the business end. In the first semi-final, which gets underway on Saturday morning at 10am on Kieran’s Twitter page, it will be Road Bowling legend Bill Daly up against Keith Cronin, one of Ireland's greatest ever rally drivers. On Sunday Olympic silver medallist P...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting to Kinsale golfer John Murphy. John who plays his golf for the University of Louisville, recently won this year’s Byron Nelson Award, a prize open to seniors across the USA. The prestigious award, which takes into account both golfing ability and personality, grants Murphy entry to the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic in Dallas on the PGA Tour next May. We’re also go...

On today’s Podcast we’re previewing the quarter final ties for Best in the West - our search for West Cork’s greatest ever sportsperson  To help us do that we’re joined on the line by sports journalist Ger McCarthy whose work you can read in various outlets including the Southern Star, the Irish Examiner and The Echo. Ger is also the LGFA’s Local journalist of the year. The Best in the West is bro...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting to Cork camogie star Orla Cronin. The Enniskeane woman, who is fast becoming won of Cork’s most important players, speaks to Kieran about her rise to the senior setup, her ambitions for her future in a Cork jersey and her love of baking We’re also going to reflect on a cracking last 16 in Best in the West - our search for West Cork’s greatest ever sportsperson. Th...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting Best in the West - our search for West Cork’s Greatest ever sports person. We're previewing the final tie of the last 16 - and it’s a big one as West Cork’s greatest ever jockey Noel Fehily goes head to head with Ireland’s fastest ever woman Phil Healy. Deputy Ireland editor for the Racing Post David Jennings will join us to make the case for Noel, while Phil’s co...

On today’s podcast we’re chatting to Cork and Castlehaven footballer Brian Hurley about Cork Club Together for Pieta - a new initiative which will see the Cork Senior football panel and management team run the required distance it takes to run through each of the 24 clubs involved in the Senior set-up in aid of mental Health charity Pieta House. Starting with the team captain Ian Maguire of St Fin...

On today’s Podcast we’re officially launching our Best in the West competition as we go in search of West Cork’s greatest ever sports person. Over the past few weeks we’ve worked tirelessly to whittle down our shortlist to 16 contenders and I’m hoping our listeners will be in agreement that it’s a very strong field. Over the next month or so we'll be conducting a series of polls on social media un...

Cork and Castlehaven footballer Mark Collins should be looking forward to a Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry this Sunday - but the GAA season is on hold with the current crisis We caught up with him to talk about county, club, his injury setback earlier this year, how he is keeping himself busy without football and what Castlehaven means to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

On today’s Podcast we’re chatting to the man Ireland captain Johnny Sexton still has nightmares about. Bantry’s Fineen Wyhcerley was enjoying a breakout season at Thomond Park before sport came to a screeching halt recently and he spoke to Kieran about his ascent to the Munster first-team squad. We also have some big news about a feature we'll be running over the coming weeks. Hosted on Acast. See...

On today’s Podcast we’re be chatting to Cork and Clonakilty footballer Seán White about how his lockdown experience has been so far, Cork’s season before it was put on hold and the conveyor belt of talent that Clonakilty has been producing in recent years. He also talks to us about important issues like Netflix show Ozark and his current hairstyle. We also reflect on the virility of last week's in...

On today’s Podcast we're catching up with Aston Villa and Ireland midfielder Conor Hourihane to find out how he’s been getting on during lockdown and whether or not we'll be seeing a return of the Premier League this season. We’ll also hear the Bandon man’s thoughts on Stephen Kenny’s appointment as Ireland manager, playing alongside Jack Grealish, his memories of playing with Bandon AFC and what...

On today’s Podcast we’ll be chatting about the prospect of live sport returning in 2020, whether or not top level sport should be given preferential treatment and played behind closed doors and which sporting events we’re most looking forward to watching once everything is back up and running. Kieran McCarthy and Jack McCarron are joined on the line by Ger McCarthy, presenter of the West Cork leag...

On today’s Podcast we’re joined by star Cork forward Orla Finn on life without football and teaching senior infants from home. Orla also touches on whether she would like to see inter-county games played behind closed doors as a way of getting GAA action back up and running. Here's two easy ways to get The Southern Star delivered to you! For postal queries call 028 21200 or email peggy.collins@sou...

On today’s Podcast we’re revisiting the 2005 All Ireland ladies football final between Cork and Galway as part of our Classic Games series and joining us on the line to do so is LGFA Local Journalist of the Year and host of the Ladies Football Podcast on Red FM, Ger McCarthy. --- Here's two easy ways to get The Southern Star delivered to you! For postal queries call 028 21200 or email peggy.collin...