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Cork keep the faith as Canty and Murphy miss out

Cork keep the faith as Canty and Murphy miss out
Lynch hoping to end Croker record against Kingdom
Anthony Lynch believes it’s time his Cork team mates moved on from last year’s All-Ireland final and finally defeat Kerry at Croke Park.

Cork keep the faith as Canty and Murphy miss out
Conor Counihan has opted to stick with the same 15 players that overcame Kildare ahead of this Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final with rivals Kerry.

Kelly to referee hurling final
Barry Kelly will referee his second All-Ireland SHC final in three years after he was named the man in the middle for the meeting of Kilkenny and Waterford.

Counihan sweating on key pair
Cork manager Conor Counihan will have to wait until later on in the week to find out whether or not he will be with two of his key players for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry.


17th Cork-Kerry meeting in ten years
Cork v Kerry has always been a busy football rivalry but never to the same degree as over the last decade. When they go head to head in Sunday’s semi-final it will be the 17th time that they have met in the championship since the start of the 1998 season.

Re-fixed Camogie games gives duel players headache
The All-Ireland camogie semi-finals that were due to be played over the past weekend have been re-fixed for next Sunday, August 24.

All-Ireland MHC: Cummins’ goal sends Tribesmen into decider
Galway took their place in the ESB All-Ireland MHC final against Kilkenny after seeing off the challenge of Cork by four points at Croke Park on Sunday.

Manley refusing to underestimate Tribesmen
Cork minor hurling manager Ger Manley is reading nothing into Galway’s stuttering performance against Wexford ahead of today’s All-Ireland semi-final against Croke Park.

McCarthy confident Cork veterans will play on
Cork hurling manager Gerald McCarthy can see no reason why the county’s more seasoned campaigners should retire in the wake of last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final loss to Kilkenny.

Newmarket force under 21 replay
A last-gasp TJ Bodie point earned Newmarket a 1-9 to 2-6 draw with Fermoy in the county under 21 ’A’ football championship semi-final at Mallow last weekend.

O’Donovan Rossa notes
The O’Donovan Rossa junior hurlers held off a spirited second half revival from St. James to eke out a narrow two point win in their junior A hurling quarter-final clash last Friday night in Ballinacarriga on a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-14.

’Keane’ with a ’D’
If ever there was an individual who deserved to be dubbed a Shooting Star, then Killeagh’s Joe Deane is that man. Hogan Stand caught up with the inimitable triple All-Ireland medallist to discuss the long hard road that he and Cork have just travelled.

Award for Pearse O’Neill
Cork senior footballer Pearse O’Neill was presented with the 96FM/C103 Cork GAA Sports Star of the month award for July in association with the Rochestown Park Hotel

Kerry-Cork semi-final won’t be moved
GAA president Nickey Brennan has poured cold water on suggestions that the All-Ireland football semi-final between Kerry and Cork would be moved out of Croke Park.

Cats not sore over Kenny incident
Kilkenny chairman Paul Kinsella has insisted that there is no desire in the county to see Cork’s Tom Kenny suspended following a controversial incident involving James ’Cha’ Fitzpatrick during last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Canty in fitness battle
Cork captain Graham Canty is facing a race against time to be fit for Sunday week’s All-Ireland football semi-final against Kerry.

Counihan: Bring back the 60-minute game
Conor Counihan jokingly remarked that the GAA should go back to 60-minute matches at inter-county level after his Cork team were left hanging on for a three-point victory over Kildare in their All-Ireland football quarter-final.

McGeeney rues Kildare ’lethargy’
Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney was in no doubt that his side’s poor start cost them victory against Cork in the All-Ireland football quarter-final.

Kenny in hot water
Cork midfielder Tom Kenny is facing a possible suspension following an incident which left Kilkenny captain James ’Cha’ Fitzgerald writhing on the ground, prior to being stretchered off in the closing stages of the All-Ireland hurling semi-final.

No excuses from McCarthy
Gerald McCarthy insisted after the All-Ireland hurling semi-final that Cork had nothing to be ashamed of in losing to "one of the teams of the decade".

All-Ireland SHC semi-final: Awesome Cats rip through Rebels
Kilkenny remain on course for their third consecutive All-Ireland SHC title after they produced a devastating display of hurling to defeat old rivals Cork by 1-23 to 0-17 at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.

All-Ireland SFC quarter-final: Cork through to last four
Cork booked their place in the All-Ireland football semi final thanks to a dramatic 2-11 to 1-11 over a Kildare side that took too long to find their form at sunny Croke Park this afternoon.

O hAilpin glad of week’s rest
Sean Og O hAilpin has claimed that Cork would have no chance of beating Kilkenny in today’s eagerly-awaited All-Ireland hurling semi-final if they hadn’t had a break from their recent hectic schedule last weekend.

Crofton: Cork still suffering Croker hangover
John Crofton believes Cork are still haunted by their last visit to Croke Park when they were hammered by Kerry in last year’s All-Ireland final, and that Kildare could take advantage in today’s All-Ireland football quarter-final.

Goulding eager to build on Munster win
Cork sharpshooter Daniel Goulding has stressed that Cork’s sensational victory over Kerry in last month’s Munster final will count for nothing if they fail to beat Kildare in tomorrow’s All-Ireland football quarter-final.

O’Connor keen to make next step
Cork footballer Donncha O’Connor believes that the current squad are experienced enough to go to the next level and not be remembered as nearly men.

Counihan out to prove a point
Cork football manager Conor Counihan has stressed that his side are driven on by proving that the Munster final win over Kerry was not a ’one-off’.

Gardiner glad of the rest
Having played three championship matches in as many weeks, Cork captain John Gardiner is in no doubt that the break over the last fortnight has helped the side.

Kenny backs O’Sullivan to answer critics
Cork midfielder Tom Kenny has backed Diarmuid O’Sullivan to silence his critics in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Kilkenny.

Another exciting chapter in Cork-Kilkenny saga
Cork v Kilkenny has always been one of hurling’s great rivalries and now it’s headed for a new phase as they prepare to meet at the semi-final stage of the 2008 All-Ireland championship.

O’Donovan Rossa GAA Notes
O’Donovan Rossa junior hurlers resume competitive action this Friday night against St. James at 7.15pm in Ballinacarriga in the quarter-final stages of the South West junior A hurling championship.

McCarthy backs O’Sullivan to come good
Cork manager Gerald McCarthy has backed full back Diarmuid O’Sullivan to show his true form in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Kilkenny.

Murphy out of Kildare clash
Nicholas Murphy looks set to miss Cork’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against Kildare on Sunday because of a hamstring injury, paving the way for Munster final hero Michael Cussen to start.

McCarthy banking on team spirit
Cork manager Gerald McCarthy is hoping the "tremendous bond" between his players can inspire them to another famous victory in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Kilkenny.

Rebels stick with O’Sullivan
Diarmuid O’Sullivan has held his place at full back on the Cork team for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Kilkenny, despite intense speculation that he would be dropped.

Cork footballers unchanged
Munster final hero Michael Cussen has failed to force his way into the Cork starting XV for Sunday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final against Kildare.

Cork v Kildare
This will be the first championship clash between the counties since the 1956 All-Ireland semi-final which Cork won by 0-9 to 0-5.

Bowen: Cork not obsessed with stopping Cats
Cork selector Martin Bowen has dismissed suggestions that Cork are "fixated" with depriving Kilkenny of a possible three-in-a-row of All-Ireland hurling titles.

Tompkins says Kildare must improve
Kildare native and Cork football legend Larry Tompkins is eagerly looking forward to Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final between the counties at Croke Park.

Hickey poised for return as O’Sullivan faces the axe
Noel Hickey is expected to return at full back on the Kilkenny team for Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling semi-final against Cork after recovering from a hamstring problem.

Kildare seek to defer quarter-final
It is understood that the Kildare County Board will be looking to defer their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Cork fixed for next Sunday, August 10.

All Ireland Football Quarter Finals
A repeat of the classic Dublin Tyrone encounters of 2005, while the clash of Galway and Kerry will bring back memories of All Ireland Finals past. Cork will be happy drawing outsiders Kildare. Ditto Armagh who take on Wexford.

McCarthy denies trouble in camp
Gerald McCarthy has hit out at rumours of discontent in the Cork hurling camp, insisting that there is "a great spirit" within the squad.

All-Ireland Quarter Final draw live on TV3
TV3 will broadcast the draw for the GAA All Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter Finals live on Sunday afternoon August 3rd after the Round 3 Qualifier between Monaghan and Kerry.

The Road to Croker stops off in Castlebar Mitchels
On the Road to Croker on Thursday night, Des Cahill speaks to Clare hurlers, Tony Carmody and Tony Griffin about Clare’s year in the hurling championship.

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