The Southern Star Sport Podcast

On today’s Podcast we’ll be joined by Skibbereen man Gordon Crowley to discuss stats and their place within the GAA. Gordon has been involved in statistical analysis for Galway county sides for the past decade, playing a part in four All-Ireland minor wins and an U21 victory as well as being part of Anthony Cunningham’s backroom team when the county reached the senior final in 2012.  We also break...

On today's Podcast we're revisiting the 1983 Munster Football Final between Cork and Kerry as part of our Classic Games series. Joining Sports Editor Kieran McCarthy to review the game is John O'Connor, presenter of Sporting Cork on Cork City Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mick McCarthy’s second reign as Ireland manager has come to an end with former Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny set to formally take over the role on August 1st - but what does this all mean for Bandon’s Conor Hourihane and his future in a green shirt? On today’s Podcast we’re be joined by Gavin Cooney from the42.ie to chat about Stephen Kenny’s appointment to the top job in Irish football. There's also...

On today’s Podcast we’re revisiting the 2010 All Ireland semi-final between Cork and Dublin as part of our Classic Games series. A resurgent Dublin under Pat Gilroy is what stood in the way of Conor Counihan's charges returning to the All ireland final having lost against Kerry the previous year. Over the coming weeks we’ll be revisiting some of the greatest games in Cork GAA history and we want y...

On today’s Podcast we’re reflecting on the remarkable career of West Cork wrestling legend Danno O’Mahony. Danno, who will be 70 years dead in November, will be known to most in West Cork for the statue erected in his honour in his home village of Ballydehob. What many won’t realise, is just how big an impact he had on the world of American professional wrestling in the 1930s. We're joined by wres...

On today’s Podcast we’re going to count down the top 10 cork footballers of all time as chosen by one of the most knowledgeable football reporters in the game - Noel Horgan Noel first saw the Rebels win a championship game in 1966 and he has been watching them closely ever since. Noel’s list of the top 10 cork footballers was published in this week’s southern Star - which is available in shops acr...

On this week’s show we’re going to hear from Ireland hockey star & Olympian David Harte who is based in Utrecht. David chats to us about the Covid-19 situation in the Netherlands as well as his thoughts on the Tokyo Olympics. We also chat to Carbery Games Development Officer and Castlehaven Senior Football Manager James McCarthy about what they’ve been doing to ensure the young people of West...

With no live sport to preview this weekend Kieran and Jack have been re-watching their favourite sports movies. Despite some confusion over their agreed rules for compiling their respective lists, they've managed to put together some decent top 3s that will hopefully be of some use to those of you being forced to spend more and more time indoors. Think Mike Bassett, Happy Gilmore, Ayrton Senna and...

As is the case with the rest of the country, we are recording this podcast in slightly different circumstances - both Kieran an Jack are working from home so please bear with us if there are any technical difficulties - we’ll do our best! On today’s show we’re going to be looking ahead to the 2020 Southern Star coastal schools’ regatta which takes place on May 24th. We’ll also hear from local hurl...

On this week’s show we’re chatting to Cill na Martra boxer Christina Desmond as she gears up for the Olympic Qualifiers which kick off at the Copper Box Arena in London on Friday. We also hear from Cork dual-star Libby Coppinger after a motion calling for official recognition and support of the dual player concept was defeated at the LGFA Annual Congress over the weekend. Plus what does the corona...

On this week’s show we’re casting an eye forward towards Cheltenham, which gets underway next Tuesday and joining us to preview the festival will be two-time Champion Hurdle winner and recent West Cork Sports Star Hall of Fame inductee Noel Fehily. We also reflect on wins for both Cork senior football teams in the National League over the weekend and look ahead to the u20 Munster football final be...

On a weekend when two giants of the heavyweight division clashed under the bright lights of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, two heavyweights of the League of Ireland Premier division clashed at Oriel Park as League Champions Dundalk welcomed their old foes Cork City to town. And not unlike the result in Vegas which saw Tyson Fury completely dominate the now former Champion Deontay Wilder,...

On this week’s show we’re focusing on speed and who better to talk to us about it then Ireland’s fastest woman, Phil Healy. The Ballineen bullet has been in cracking form of late and she spoke to Kieran about her early season form and her ambitions for what is quite possibly, the biggest year of her career. We’re also reflecting on what was a great weekend for Rosscarbery rugby player John Hodnett...

On this week’s show we’re looking ahead to the opening night of the League of Ireland, which kicks off this Friday, and we’re speaking to Drimoleague’s Denzil Fernandes who looks set to make his Premier League debut for Shelbourne against Cork City. We’re also reflecting on another good weekend for both senior Cork teams who picked up wins in the league and we preview Thursday’s Southern Star whic...

On this week’s show we’re reflecting on another win for the Cork footballers following their defeat of Leitrim last weekend and we’ll be joined by Denis Hurley who was in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday. We're also chatting to Fintan McCarthy, one half of the World Lightweight Rowing champions as we edge closer to finding out which two Skibbereen rowers will be in the boat at the Olympics in Tokyo....

On this week’s show we’re chatting to Shane McCormack, coach of Ireland’s fastest woman and one of West Cork’s Olympic hopefuls, Phil Healy. We're also joined by Mark O’Donovan, the man behind a new app that aims to make it easier for GAA clubs to organise their fixtures across all age grades and all codes. PLUS Kieran gives us his top 5 takeaways from the opening night of league action at Páirc U...

It's a packed show this week on the Star Sport Podcast. First up we’re chatting to legendary jockey Noel Fehily from Copeen who was inducted into the West Cork Sports Hall of Fame at the Celtic Ross on Saturday evening. We also hear from Conor Hourihane who was crowned overall sports star of the year on the night as well as Cork’s U20 All Ireland-winning captain Peter O’Driscoll. Hosted on Acast....

On this week’s show we’re focusing on pre-season training and asking what are the best practices clubs should be following at this time of year in order to get the most out of the season ahead. To do this we're joined by ex-Cork footballer Colm O’Driscoll, who as many of our listeners will know has also found plenty of success working as a strength and conditioning coach with the likes of Newcesto...

We're back after a short break over Christmas with big plans for 2020. On this week's show we're looking ahead at what’s to come over the course of the next 12 months and marking your calendar for the biggest West Cork sporting events of the year. We also hear from Ger McCarthy, host of the West Cork league Podcast, following the opening round of fixtures in this season's Beamish Cup. Hosted on Ac...

It's the last show of 2019 so with that in mind we've decided to look back on the year that was and pick our top 10 West Cork sporting moments from the past 12 months. From rowing to road bowling and everything in between, 2019 truly was a phenomenal year for West Cork sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s show we’re looking ahead to 2020 and focusing on what’s to come for the Cork footballers. First we hear from Castlehaven’s Brian Hurley who was speaking recently at the launch of UPMC as Official Healthcare Partner of the GAA & the GPA. We’re also joined by Cork GAA PRO Joe Blake who was in the studio this week for a wide-ranging chat covering everything a Cork GAA fan needs to...

With the Christmas season upon us and most of the shopping still not started we’ve decided to dedicate this week's show to discussing which sports books you should be buying for the sports fan in your life. To help us do it we’ve been joined in the studio by Ger McCarthy of the Southern Star, the Irish Examiner and the Echo. Ger is also a published author himself so he should be well-placed to cas...

On this week’s show we’re hearing from Dunmanway’s Melissa Duggan following her first All Star win last Saturday week. 2019 has been quite the year for Melissa and the Doheny’s woman joined us on the line. We’re also reflecting on the recent exploits of Bandon’s Conor Hourihane who was on the scoresheet last night as Aston Villa overcame Newcastle United, Cill na Martra’s Christina Desmond who lan...

It's not often we have a World Champion in studio so we were thrilled to welcome Bantry's latest WAKO Kickboxing Champion into the Star Studio recently. Tony Stephenson has led quite a life in his 28 years and he spoke to Kieran about his ups and downs, his Olympic dreams, family life and his second World title - a decade after he won his first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

On this week’s show we’re be focusing primarily on the Carbery GAA Awards which take place this Friday at the West Cork Hotel and Carbery GAA chairman Tom Lyons will join us in studio for an in-depth look at what to expect on Friday evening. We also preview the Heineken Champions Cup which returns this weekend as Munster travel to Wales to take on the Ospreys. Skibbereen rugby player Chris Benn jo...