Larry Ryan

Deputy Sports Editor and Columnist at Irish Examiner

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Chiedozie Ogbene named Ipswich 'Community Champion' - 'It was close to home because my little sister's Down syndrome'

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Ireland's Dara O'Shea was the headline winner, named Ipswich Men's Player of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards on Monday. But there was a surprise award too for his international teammate Chiedozie Ogbene, underlining the regard the club already has for the popular Corkman, despite him playing just six times since his move from Luton Town. Ogbene's season was cut short last October when he ruptured his Achilles against Brentford.
Leinster camogie finals to be played under protest in skorts - but no photos

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

The Leinster senior and intermediate camogie finals will go ahead under protest on Saturday, with players playing in skorts at Netwatch Cullen Park if they are required to. The players involved have requested that there should be no photography or video at the matches if skorts are enforced. The senior panels of Kilkenny and Wexford and the intermediate panels of Carlow and Laois issued a joint statement on Wednesday, released by the GPA.
Camogie Association bow to pressure and confirm Special Congress on skorts

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

The Camogie Association has bowed to pressure from players over the ongoing skort controversy and will hold a Special Congress on May 22nd at Croke Park. The Association confirmed this morning it will hold the Congress to consider one or more motions on providing players with the choice to wear shorts or skorts. Any new rule on skorts would come into effect from later this month.
GPA cites player welfare after 83% of camogie players want choice on skorts

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

A study by the Gaelic Players Association has found 70% of inter-county camogie players find skorts uncomfortable and 83% of players at least want the right to choose between wearing skorts and shorts. The traditional skort is mandated playing gear for camogie players, a rule preserved at the 2024 Camogie Congress, at which four motions related to changing the rule were defeated.
First look at Sarsfields' 'really, really right' Teddy McCarthy statue

2 months ago | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Sarsfields hurling club on Saturday unveiled the new statue to club and Cork legend Teddy McCarthy, on the day the club's base in Riverstown was officialy renamed in his honour as Páirc Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and GAA president Jarlath Burns were among those present for the unveiling, as the iconic dual star was remembered in stories and song.
Cork Hibernians great John Herrick dies, aged 78

2 months ago | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Former Ireland international and Cork Hibernians legend John Herrick has died, aged 78. With Hibs, Herrick won the League of Ireland Championship in 1971, and the FAI Cup and Blaxnit All-Ireland trophies in 1972. A tough but clean defender, his performances with Hibs made him the club's first full international, playing for Ireland against Chile in 1971. In all, he made three appearances for the Republic, travelling to Brazil on the 1972 tour for the Brazil Independence Cup.
Melia magic stuns Lyon as Kildare woman makes history in Euro semi

Mar 7, 2025 | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Ireland's Claire Melia starred for surprise package BAXI Ferrol on Thursday night in a 93-62 trouncing of Lyon in the first leg of their EuroCup Women semi-final. The scale of the Spanish side's victory ranks among the biggest surprises in the competition's history, putting one foot in the final for Ferrol, with a second leg to come in Lyon next week.
Confirmed: Cork City will face Celtic in Páirc in July for new 'Cork Super Cup'

Mar 3, 2025 | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh will host a meeting of Cork City and Celtic in the inaugural 'Cork Super Cup' on Tuesday, July 8th. The game will kick off at 6pm. The fixture will be the third soccer game to be staged at the historic Cork grounds. Launching the fixture, Kevin O’Donovan, CEO of Cork GAA, said the joint venture with the two clubs and marketing agency Druid Sport will generate funding to reinvest in the stadium and Gaelic games.
Racing in mourning after death confirmed of top Cork jockey Michael O'Sullivan

Feb 16, 2025 | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Devastating news arrived on Sunday morning that the family of National Hunt jockey Michael O'Sullivan have confirmed his death at Cork University Hospital. The Cheltenham-winning jockey, 25, suffered a fall at the Thurles meeting on February 6th and on Sunday succumbed to his injuries. As a mark of respect, racing at Punchestown on Sunday has been cancelled along with today's Point to Point fixtures.
Theo Walcott on Ollie Watkins' route to Arsenal and learning from 'bubbly' Roy Keane

Jan 31, 2025 | irishexaminer.com | Larry Ryan

Many former footballers pundit like they played, Theo Walcott a choice example. Theo’s brain propels words out of his mouth as quick as his legs once carried him. He often embarks on one thought before he has fully formed the last, just as he was sometimes caught in two minds in the last third. And in the studio, same as the pitch, there is not a hint of meanness about him. He was sometimes accused of being too nice during his career.