West Cork motorsport legend and Ballylickey native Keith Cronin has been rallying for as long as he can remember. The 36-year-old is going for a record equalling fifth British Rally Championship title to move alongside Jimmy McRae in the all-time standings. Matthew Hurley chats to the West Cork legend who, […]
Sport & Fitness
Eighteen-year-old Nicola Tuthill has had quite a year so far: From the despair of injury to the joy of world championship success. Matthew Hurley meets the Kilbrittain teenager, who started hammer throwing at the age of 12 and has gone from strength to strength since then. Tuthill finished an impressive […]
Sunday, August 28 marked a huge day for Clonakilty Rugby Club. Not only did the club kick off their new season, they also launched an exciting new ‘Electric Car Draw’ competition. This competition will replace the club’s normal Christmas draw, and will run from August to December 2022. There will […]
Skibbereen Rowing Club is undoubtedly the most successful sports club to come out of the West Cork region in recent times. It is a year on since a summer which brought an Olympic Gold Medal for their very own Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy as well as a Bronze for […]
Cast your minds back to mid-March and the Cork Footballers had one point from five games in the Allianz Football League Division 2. Fast forward three months and the Rebels found themselves in the last eight of the Sam Maguire Cup, playing against the mighty Dublin. Castlehaven defender Rory Maguire, […]
Anaïs O’Donovan (22) from Skibbereen is part of the Irish Freestyle Kayaking team representing Ireland at the Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Nottingham, taking place from June 27 to July 2, 2022. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for this up-and-coming young star on the water is funding her ambitions. “We are self-funded […]