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- August 13, 2018 0

We’d already done a family outing to Bray on Friday night for an FAI Cup tie, which had seen Bray lose in extra time to Finn Harps, but Sunday saw Blaise and myself venture out for more Cup action. We didn’t have far to go, in fairness – Home Farm

Routine win for Cork City in the FAI Cup

- August 12, 2018 0

Home Farms Sean Goulding wonder strike was the highlight of a pretty routine victory for holder Cork City, as the “Rebel Army” ran out 5-1 winners in the first round of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Senior Cup clash at a rainy Whitehall. John Caulfields troops put their midweek European disappointment

John Cotter: “Small margins make a massive difference, so hopefully we can create chances and take one or two of them.”

- August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 0

Cork City return to European action on Thursday, as they welcome Rosenborg to Turner’s Cross. City come into the game on the back of three consecutive league wins after their Champions League exit to Legia Warsaw. That run has seen City win at home to Derry City (5-0) and away to

Sean Maguire to miss the first few months of the upcoming season through injury

- August 1, 2018 0

Ireland International Sean Maguire has been ruled out of action for the 'best part of a couple of months' through injury. Speaking to the Preston website manager Alex Neill said “Sean was taken off as a precaution, we didn’t think much of it. Because of his history, we got him scanned

Kenny Shiels says his sides fixture schedule was ‘cruelty’ to his players

- July 24, 2018 0

Derry City manager Kenny Shiels has called his sides fixture schedule 'cruelty' and a 'disgrace' after they have had to travel to Cork last night having played in Minsk on only Thursday night. Shiels said this to RTE; It was cruelty to my players. We've played on Thursday, we've travelled all the

Cork City to face losers of Celtic v Rosenborg in the Europa League

- July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 0

Cork City have been given a tough tie in their Europa League third round qualifying fixture. They will face the losers of Celtic v Rosenborg. The ties will take place on August 9th & 16th. EUROPA LEAGUE | We have been drawn to play the losers of Celtic (SCO) v Rosenborg (NOR) in

Kenny Shiels: “We have a shocking league record at Turner’s Cross so I’d like to do something about that if we could.”

- July 23, 2018 0

Following on from their midweek trip to Minsk, the Candystripes were on the road again today ahead of Monday evening's rearranged league game in Cork. It's a venue that hasn't been kind to the Brandywell outfit down the years with their last league some five seasons ago and a bigger gap

eirSport set to broadcast two SSE Airtricity League Premier Division matches

- July 23, 2018 0

Sligo Rovers travel to Tallaght Stadium to face Shamrock Rovers looking for crucial points in their battle for Premier Division survival. eirSport will broadcast the game live on Friday, July 27th with kick-off at 8pm. The second game eirSport will broadcast live will be the Munster Derby between Waterford and Cork

McCormack delighted to lead Cork City into the Champions League

- July 10, 2018 0

Cork City will return to Champions League action for the first time since the 2006/07 season when they welcome Polish Champions Legia Warsaw to Turner’s Cross tonight. City lie second in the SSE Airtricity League, 4 points off leader Dundalk, and come into this game on the back of a 0-0

Another Summer, Another Demonstration of UEFA’s Coefficient Farce

- July 10, 2018 0

“Football is about winning, it’s about competition, it’s about sporting merit,” he said. “I think it’s kind of a natural thing to give to those who have won a competition a special treatment like this.” Those words, spoken by the then UEFA boss Gianni Infantino in 2015, seem to suggest that