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    Deputy Head of Sport

    7 June 2025; Diarmuid Healy of Cork in action against Kyle Hayes of Limerick during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship final match between Limerick and Cork at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

    Triple Crown-chasing Healy can be Cork's lucky general

    While many focus on Patrick Horgan's quest for that elusive Celtic cross, Lisgoold's Diarmuid Healy may complete the set of All-Ireland hurling medals at the age of 21.

    Hurling • 16 Jul
    Sean Currie of Dublin after scoring a point during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final match between Dublin and Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin.

    Is the Dublin hurling melting pot coming to the boil?

    If Dublin do the unthinkable – again – and make it to the final, there'll be a cohort of Cork people watching in three weeks' time, in Phibsboro and Rathfarnham, from Dalkey to Portmarnock, who'll have to put the disappointment of another year of waiting behind them.

    Hurling • 04 Jul
    Team Ireland arrive at Dublin Airport with their haul of medals from the Paris 2024 Olympics

    Olympics 2024 - what a glorious summer it was

    "It didn't just happen by accident", writes Donagh McGrath, while reflecting on Ireland's performance at this year's Olympics in Paris.

    2024 in Review • 29 Dec 24
    Leon Marchand made history in the pool

    Rockstar Marchand turbocharges La Marseillaise

    Leon Marchand achieved the impossible, roared home by a deafening crowd of French fanatics on a night when it was a privilege to witness history.

    Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 24
    Cork fans near and far were stung by Sunday's extra-time defeat

    Eau the pain - A Corkman in Paris misses the big show

    Distance did not dull the pain on Sunday for Donagh McGrath, a Cork fan missing the biggest sporting event on the planet because of the Olympics.

    Olympics • 23 Jul 24
    No looking back for the Glen man, who will hope to make history this afternoon

    Wheel turns for 17 years and still in Hoggie we trust

    RTÉ Sport editor and Cork hurling fan, Donagh McGrath, pays tribute to the remarkable career of Patrick Horgan - three decades spanned and still no Celtic Cross. Yet.

    Hurling • 21 Jul 24
    Dillon Quirke who passed away on Friday evening

    A flame has gone out but Quirke kept the fire burning

    As the Clonoulty, Tipperary and GAA community prepare to lay Dillon Quirke to rest, Donagh McGrath reflects on the impact he made despite his tender years.

    GAA • 09 Aug 22
    The Healy Pass was a nice distraction on All-Ireland SFC final replay day

    Grin and Beara: Could Dublin and Kerry not both lose?

    The Tour de Beara was a welcome distraction for Cork folk wishing both Dublin and Kerry could lose the replayed All-Ireland final.

    GAA • 09 Aug 22

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