Denis Hurley

Cork

Copywriter and Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Sports reporter, @echolivecork

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Articles

Premier SHC: Muskerry and Avondhu with chance to advance

4 days ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

The two spots up for grabs in phase 2 of the Co-op SuperStores Premier SHC divisions and colleges section will be claimed tonight. With county champions Imokilly and UCC having received byes to the four-team second stage – from which one side will progress to the quarter-finals of the championship proper – Avondhu, Carbery, Duhallow and Muskerry entered at the initial round. A fortnight ago, Muskerry overcame Duhallow in Muskerry while Avondhu got the better of Carbery in Ballinlough.
Lilywhites on the up: Manager Robert O'Driscoll delighted as Bandon secure dual promotion

4 days ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

Bandon’s Robert O’Driscoll is one of the youngest club team managers in the county but his debut season has gone well so far. On Sunday, the Lilywhites beat Glanmire to secure promotion from Division 4 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Football League, setting up a clash with Aghabullogue in the final. A 3-10 to 0-8 victory for the hosts at Charlie Hurley Park gave them second place in the table.
All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Cork and Dublin set to sell out

4 days ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

Cork's All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Dublin is set to be another sell-out. Tickets for the last-four clash at Croke Park on Saturday, July 5, which has a 5pm throw-in time, went on general sale at 12 noon on Monday and by 1.30pm the only limited availability remained in the Nally Stand.
Pat Ryan: Dublin's win over Limerick 'performance of the championship'

5 days ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

Cork manager Pat expects to have close to a full squad to choose from for what he terms “a huge challenge” in the the All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Dublin. The quarter-final results at the weekend confirmed that it will the Dubs that Cork face at Croke Park on Saturday week, July 5, with the game having a 5pm throw-in time. Leinster champions Kilkenny face Tipperary the following day (4pm).
McCarthy Insurance Group FL: Bandon progress to Division 4 final with win over Glanmire

5 days ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

Bandon secured promotion and a place in the final of Division 4 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Football League as they saw off Glanmire at Charlie Hurley Park on Sunday morning. Going into this clash – a rehearsal for the Premier IFC opener in five weeks – the Lilywhites knew that any victory would be enough to take second place and set up a final meeting with Aghabullogue.
Mixed bag for Cork at last-12 stage of All-Ireland SFC

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

The advent, in 2001, of the second chance for counties beaten in their provincial football championships brought the term ‘last 12’ into Gaelic games. For two decades, it was at this stage of the qualifiers that the sides who lost the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster finals entered the All-Ireland series – those four on one side of the draw against a quartet that had come through the back door.
Cork's 1989 semi-final win over Dublin was worth waiting for

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

There can be few opponents against whom Cork have such a poor football championship record as Dublin. Of 17 previous clashes, there have been 13 Dublin wins and two draws with just two Cork victories. That 12 percent winning record contrasts with a 27 percent figure in games against Kerry. One might think that perhaps the lopsided head-to-head record is based on a string of Dublin victories during their recent regal victories but that period encompassed just two meetings, 2019 and 2022.
Goals - or lack of them - the key for Cork footballers

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

When it comes to assessing GAA games, there are a few clichés that vie for supremacy in terms of lazy analysis and questionable veracity, but one rules the roost. Any time a team is victorious despite having kicked fewer points than their vanquished opponents, the pundits will rush to tell us that goals win games.
Falvey Jordan moving with the sports medicine times

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

With strong backgrounds across a variety of codes, Prof. Éanna Falvey and Dr Joe Jordan are ideally placed being at the forefront of sports injury treatment in Cork. The new Falvey Jordan Sports Medicine clinic at City Gate in Mahon was recently opened by An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, and the hope is that it will take therapy in the field to a new level. The pair will celebrate four years of partnership in October, with their respective experiences helping to provide the best care.
More than 40 percent of clubs with something riding on last football league game

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Denis Hurley

This is the third year of Cork county hurling and football league action since the competitions were restructured. In line with the increase in championship games for each club after the move to group stages, and the tighter timeframe dictated by the advent of the split-season, Cork County Board sought to reduce the number of matches for clubs.