World and European kickboxing champion Tony Stephenson runs the West Cork Kickboxing Club with club founder Ian Kingston, a former Irish national kickboxing coach. This is a busy time of year for the kickboxing club, with lots of new members joining classes in towns all over West Cork. Tony takes […]
Sport & Fitness
St James’ club secretary Liam Evans was recently recognised for his long serving contribution to his beloved club when he received the County Cork Volunteers in Sport award, which were presented to 32 volunteers from throughout the country in Farmleigh House. Liam, who originally hails from Kerry, has served as […]
Castletownshend Rowing Club members Eimear Walsh and Ella Ciallis recently departed for Hong Kong, where they will represent Ireland at the World Rowing Coastal Championships. The ace duo enjoyed a great season for their beloved rowing club as they achieved podium finishes at each championship event they competed in during […]
St James’ Junior A footballers captured the Bandon Co-Op South West Junior A football championship title for the first time in their history after they defeated Ballinascarthy by two points, following a thrilling divisional final clash played in Timoleague on Sunday, September 22. There were euphoric scenes of delight when […]
Ilen Rovers club player Peter O’Driscoll recently had the proud honour of captaining the Cork U20 footballers to All-Ireland glory following their scintillating performance against Dublin in Portlaoise. Cork recovered from a nine-point deficit to seal an eight points win. Peter proved an exceptional captain throughout the championship campaign. He […]
West Cork rugby ace John Hodnett has enjoyed a very successful season thus far. The powerful back row forward was a key member of the Ireland U20 team who won the Six Nations and Grand Slam earlier this season following a series of brilliant displays as they became the second […]
