Damien Delaney has joined Cork City. The SSE Airtricity League champions have signed the 36 year old on a free transfer after the former Republic of Ireland international left Crystal Palace. Delaney is a Cork native, and last played for Cork City alongside current manager John Caulfield 18 years ago. The veteran defender will be available […] More
There was a flurry of goals in the snow at Oriel Park as Cork City beat Dundalk 4-2 in the President’s Cup. The Leesiders plundered four second half goals to overturn a two goal deficit, ensuring early bragging rights over the Lilywhites ahead of the 2018/19 SSE Airtricity League campaign. There was a minute’s silence […] More
James McClean has won the PFAI Overseas Player of the Year award. The Derry native beat international teammates Robbie Brady and Shane Duffy to the award, less than a week after being crowned the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year for 2017. McClean attended the awards ceremony at the Marker Hotel in Dublin to collect his award, […] More
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.†American Football coach Red Sanders first enshrined that line in the sporting lexicon some six decades ago, its staying power having stood the test of time right through those intervening years. Athletes the world over have built careers atop that rock of wisdom, the need to go above […] More
Cork City have sealed the domestic double by beating Dundalk 5-3 on penalties in the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup final. Kieran Sadlier scored the winning penalty at the Aviva after Michael Duffy missed Dundalk’s fourth spot-kick, in what was the third consecutive meeting between the sides in the cup final. Both of the previous […] More
Cork City have won the first SSE Airtricity League title with two games to spare after their 0-0 draw with Derry at Turners Cross tonight. The new Irish champions have drawn their last three games, but tonight’s result puts them seven points clear of Dundalk, who have ended the season strongly with a string of […] More
Sean Maguire says he can’t wait to show new Preston boss Alex Neill what he can do. The Preston-bound Irish striker has been in scintillating form for Cork City, and will trade the SSE Airtricity League for the Championship along with teammate Kevin O’Connor. The 22 year old’s hat-trick in the Europa League qualifiers against Levadia […] More
John Caulfield says Cork City fans have “a huge role to play” when the Leesiders welcome Levadia Tallinn to Turners Cross on Thursday. The SSE Airtricity League leaders picked up an impressive 2-0 victory in the first leg in Estonia against the 10 men of Levadia, but Caulfield is taking nothing for granted ahead of […] More
Cork City get their European campaign under way tomorrow against Levadia Tallinn in Estonia. Cork enter the game in excellent form, and are currently 15 points clear at the summit of the SSE Airtricity League, while Levadia are currently second in the Estonian league after 17 games, with 43 points. The first leg of their Europa League first-round […] More
Dundalk have drawn Rosenborg in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The Lilywhites made it to the Europa League group stages last season after an exciting run in Europe, but will face a tough task against the Norwegian champions. Stephen Kenny’s side are the reigning Irish champions, but are currently second in the SSE Airtricity League […] More
Such were the swathes of plaudits aimed at him last weekend that one could be forgiven for pegging Seán Maguire’s rise as something close to meteoric. In reality, his has always been a lofty trajectory. “I’m a great fan of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, and when I look at Seanie, he really reminds me of […] More
Martin O’Neill has confirmed that Cork City striker Sean Maguire is on his radar. The 23 year old striker has been in blistering form for Cork this season, and scouts from Preston and Celtic have been to watch the prolific forward in recent weeks. The Rebel Army have made a 100% start to the SSE Airtricity […] More
