The Southern Star Sport Podcast

On this week’s show we’re chatting to St James’ Club secretary Liam Evans ahead of their clash with Kilshannig in the Junior A county final this Saturday at Pairc Ui Rinn. We’re also reflecting on an incredible year for the Doheny’s ladies which saw them land the Junior B county championship with a one point win over Midleton in mid-October. Their captain Martina Collins joins us for a chat in par...

On this week’s show we’re be chatting to Ireland hockey international David Harte following their gut-wrenching defeat to Canada over the weekend which all but ended the Green Machine’s hopes of Olympic qualification ahead of the Tokyo games in 2020. We’re also looking ahead to the clash between Gabriel Rangers and Knocknagree this weekend in the Cork Intermediate football final and in part two we...

On this week’s show we’ll be taking a deep dive into the world of Beara GAA and discussing the challenges facing the clubs on the Beara Peninsula with Beara GAA chairman Jim Hanley. We’re also going to focus on Road Bowling for the first time since we launched the Star Sport Podcast. Ból Cumann PRO Pat McCarthy was in studio earlier today to discuss a recently launched book celebrating 50 years of...

Ahead of the WAKO World Kickboxing Championships which get underway in Sarajevo this weekend, we paid a visit to the West Cork Kickboxing Club in Skibbereen where three members of the Ireland team are based. We got a chance to speak to former World and European champion Lily De La Cour who will be gunning for gold having come home with silver at the last worlds. We also spoke to the seasoned Tony...

On this week’s show we’ll be looking ahead to the Cork Senior Football Championship semi-final between Newcestown and Duhallow this weekend and speaking to Newcestown selector, Tom Wilson We’ll also reflect on a second consecutive county final loss for the West Cork ladies who once again came up short against Mourneabbey at CIT last Saturday. Plus we chat about Conor Hourihane's first Premier Leag...

On this week's show we're previewing the Cork ladies senior football final between six-in-a-row chasing Mourneabbey and the West Cork Ladies. West Cork manager Brian McCarthy is in studio for a chat ahead of the crunch clash which is a repeat of last year's final. We're also speaking to Skibbereen RFC Head Coach Denis McCarthy following their winning start to the season on Sunday. An impressive 19...

On this week's show we're chatting to St James' captain Joe O'Sullivan following their historic win in the Carbery Junior A football final giving them their first ever taste of championship success. We're also joined by Cork & Clonakilty footballer Thomas Clancy ahead of their crunch SFC quarter final with Duhallow this Saturday at Páirc Uí Rinn. There's also the small matter of Clonakilty v B...

On today’s show we're chatting with Skibbereen’s Sinead Ennis who recently represented her adopted home of New Zealand at the World Sprint Triathlon Championships in Lausanne in Switzerland where she finished inside the top 50. We’re also be previewing the start of the Rugby World Cup with Southern Star editor Con Downing as Ireland prepare take on Scotland in their opening fixture this Sunday mor...

On today’s show we’ll be looking at hurling in West Cork and chatting to Cillian Cullinane of Ballinascarthy following their comfortable win in the West Cork Junior A hurling final over Kilbree last weekend. Bal are also still in contention in the football as well so we’ll ask Cillian about the challenges facing dual club players, especially in West Cork where football usually comes first. We also...

It's the 30th episode of the Star Sport Podcast and what a show we have to mark the occasion. In part one we're joined on the line by Fintan McCarthy, fresh from winning his World Rowing gold medal alongside Paul O'Donovan in Austria over the weekend. Then in part two James McCarthy, who is a selector on the All Ireland-winning Cork minor team and the former manager of Castlehaven, joins us in stu...

We have a packed show for you this week which stretches to just over an hour in length but we promise you it's worth it! In part one we're joined by Cork minor boss Bobbie O'Dwyer to look ahead to Sunday's All Ireland minor football final between Cork and Galway in Croke Park. Then in part two we're thrilled to have Ephie Fitzgerald on the line to discuss his four years in charge of the Cork ladie...

On this week's Star Sport Podcast we're joined by Sky Sports Head of Boxing Adam Smith. Smith, who is a regular visitor to West Cork with his family, has been the voice of boxing in Britain for 25 years and he stopped by the studio recently for a wide ranging chat about his connection to the region, his life in boxing and the current state of the sport. There is also the small matter of the All Ir...

On today’s show we're be previewing the Cork Senior football championship which comes into sharp focus this weekend with the huge West Cork derby between Carbery Rangers and Castlehaven which takes place in Rossa Park, Skibbereen this Saturday evening. Cork and Castlehaven talisman Brian Hurley joins us to give us the 'Haven perspective while Carbery midfielder James Fitzpatrick is also on the lin...

It was an historic weekend for Cork football with the u20s, captained by Ilen Rovers clubman Peter O'Driscoll lifting the All Ireland title on Saturday beating Dublin in the final. Kieran McCarthy was at the game and he gives us his thoughts on what turned out to be an epic comeback by Keith Ricken's men in front of a passionate Cork support. We're also joined in studio by the aforementioned Peter...

We have a packed show for you today with the focus being, unsurprisingly, on Cork football. In part 2 we’ll be joined by ex Cork footballer Diarmuid Duggan to look ahead to the senior clash between Cork and Roscommon this weekend in the last round of the Super 8s. We're also looking ahead to Cork's All Ireland u20 football final with Dublin on Saturday and speaking to Brian Hartnett who will likel...

On this week's Star Sport Podcast we're joined by James Hickey from Durrus who has foregone the traditional route of chasing the footballing dream in England by signing for non-league side FC United of Manchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a slightly shorter format to today's show as we sit down with Carbery camogie stars Claire Kingston (Ballinascarthy), Ciara O’Sullivan (Newcestown), Tara Sheehan (Enniskeane) & Hannah Sexton (Kilbrittain) to discuss the part they played in Cork's All Ireland win Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Star Sport Podcast we're joined in studio by former Cork footballer and Ilen Rovers club man Diarmuid Duggan to preview Cork's opening Super 8 clash with Dublin this weekend. Diarmuid also chats about the overall state of Cork football and their chances in the Super 8s. In part two we're joined by Darragh McElhinney, one of Ireland's fastest man. Darragh has been in flying form of l...

It's a Conor Hourihane special on this week's Star Sport Podcastas we're invited into the Bandon home of West Cork's first ever Premier league footballer. The Aston Villa midfielder enjoyed a career-best season in 2018/19 and he sits down with Kieran McCarthy for an in-depth chat about his plans for next season and Ireland. In part two we're joined by West Cork ladies manager Brian McCarthy ahead...

We're looking back on a thrilling Munster final on this week's Star Sport Podcast and we hear from Cork manager Ronan McCarthy who spoke to the media in the immediate aftermath of Cork's loss to Kerry. We also break down the game itself with the help of Denis Hurley who spoke to Kieran McCarthy at Páirc Uí Chaoimh shortly after the final whistle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

We have a packed show for you this week on the Star Sport Podcast. In part one we're joined by Castlehaven's Brian Hurley to look ahead to Saturday's Munster Final showdown with Kerry. Hurley has been in great form this season and he hopes to carry that onto the big stage this weekend. We're also joined by the Kealkill's Libby Coppinger. Coppinger was involved for both the Cork ladies football and...

On this week's Star Sport Podcast we're joined by Irish hockey star David Harte. Harte, from Kinsale, is a living legend in Irish hockey and with over 200 caps to his name, the former World Goalkeeper of the year is showing no signs of slowing down. He joins us from France where The Green Machine are prepping for the opening series of Olympic qualifiers ahead of next year's Tokyo games. The lads a...

It was a great weekend for Cork football with impressive wins for both the men and the women in their respective clashes at Pairc Ui Rinn on Saturday. Sports editor Kieran McCarthy was at both games and he breaks down what the wins mean going forward. There's also cute hoorism in Kerry and the brass-necked Shane Ross Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's edition of the Star Sport Podcast we're joined in studio by Ger McCarthy and Donal O'Sullivan to preview Saturday's Champions League final between Liverpool and Spurs. In part two we look ahead to Cork's opening game in the Munster Football Championship as they meet this season's surprise package Limerick and we hear from Cork player Kevin Flahive. There's also big news regarding th...

On this week's Star Sport Podcast we're joined by Munster and Ireland international Enya Breen to chat about her breakout season in which she earned her first full Irish cap. The UL Bohs full back also chats about playing football with Skibbereen and the Castlehaven rivalry. Con Downing was at the RDS on Saturday to watch Munster lose yet another semi-final - he gives us his assessment on their se...