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New Cork camogie captain Méabh Cahalane
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
02/12/25 • 41 min
ON THIS week's podcast, we chat to the new Cork senior camogie captain Méabh Cahalane.
Cahalane was speaking at the launch of the Very National Camogie Leagues for 2025 where she was honoured to go to the event as the Rebels’ captain.
She talks to us about getting advice from her dad (Cork football legend Niall), being part of a successful GAA family and the hopes for Ger Manley’s team in 2025.
Also on the show, we look ahead to the Cork footballers’ home game against Westmeath this weekend, a game where John Cleary’s side can’t afford to slip up.
We talk about the inclusion of Conor Cahalane on the football panel too, a story broken by The Southern Star last Friday.
The Carbery U21A football championships kicked off as Bantry Blues, Castlehaven, Ibane Gaels and O’Donovan Rossa all progressed to the semi-finals.
We also look ahead to the quarter-finals of the Beamish Cup as the local soccer tournament reaches its conclusion.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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Former Cork camogie player Sara Hayes on skorts-shorts controversy
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05/14/25 • 20 min
ON THIS week's podcast, we are joined by former Cork camogie player Sara Hayes as she gives her takes on the skorts and shorts controversy.
Courcey Rovers’ Hayes has won multiple All-Irelands with Cork and manages her club in the senior county championship.
The story took another turn in the last week when Cork and Waterford had their Munster senior camogie final called off less than 20 hours before the scheduled throw-in time.
A special congress will be held on May 22nd to decide if wearing shorts can be an option for camogie players or if wearing skorts will remain the compulsory protocol.
Matthew Hurley spoke to Hayes on this week’s show.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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AFLW champion Erika O’Shea talks about her recent success
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
12/11/24 • 56 min
ON THIS week's podcast, we catch up with Macroom native Erika O’Shea after her Australian Football League Women’s triumph with the North Melbourne Kangaroos.
The Roos won the title against the 2023 victors, Brisbane Lions, in the final by 39-9 and went the whole season unbeaten, no team in the AFL men's or women's have done that before.
O’Shea just finished her third season down under and at just 22 years of age, there is a lot more to come.
She chats to Matthew Hurley this week about the whole AFLW experience and her aspirations for the future.
Also in the show, we talk about the Allianz football and hurling league fixtures that were announced recently.
John Cleary’s Cork footballers face Meath at home first up while Pat Ryan’s hurlers travel to Wexford at the end of January.
The club county championship draws were made this week too and we discuss the groups presented to the West Cork clubs in football and hurling.
Goleen came up short in the county junior B football final while the Beara U21s are in county final action this weekend coming.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers county PSFC final preview
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10/23/24 • 37 min
ON THIS week's podcast, former Cork footballer and Southern Star Sports columnist John Hayes previews the county premier SFC final between Castlehaven and Nemo Rangers, on Sunday in Supervalu Pairc Ui Chaoimh at 3.30pm.
The Haven are going for their second Andy Scannell Cup in a row and face a Nemo side chasing their first crown since 2022.
The sides battled it out in the final in 2023 too as the Haven won out by 0-11 to 0-9.
We discuss where the game could be won and lost, Castlehaven’s experience, kickouts and overall key aspects to the big game.
Hayes also gives his final prediction.
There are other divisional finals taking place too and we look back at the drawn Carbery junior AHC final between Ballinascarthy and Diarmuid O Mathunas (0-13 apiece).
The Carbery junior AFC final is on the horizon too as Kilmacabea, after their semi final win against St Mary’s last weekend, take on Mathunas on Saturday in Dunmanway at 7.30pm.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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Cork v Kerry review with John Hayes
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
04/23/25 • 52 min
ON THIS week's podcast, we back at Cork’s heartbreaking Munster SFC semi-final defeat to Kerry as John Hayes reflects on an epic encounter.
The Rebels went into this as underdogs but were agonisingly close to pulling off the unthinkable, losing 3-21 to 1-25 after extra-time.
It was a game described by many as one of the games of the decade and despite the weather conditions, the supporters got their money’s worth.
Missed chances and controversial decisions were key in this game and the former Cork footballer breaks down the game.
Also on the show, we look at other gaelic games stories, including the Cork hurlers dropping points away to Clare after being 12 points up at half-time.
The Cork camogie team progressed to the Munster final while the Cork ladies footballers start their championship campaign this weekend.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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Is Jack Crowley under pressure for the Irish No.10 jersey?
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
11/20/24 • 53 min
ON THIS week's podcast, Tom Savage from Three Red Kings joins us to discuss the current state of play involving Jack Crowley.
The Bandon RFC graduate and Innishannon man has been in competition for the Irish number ten jersey for the past few weeks with Leinster players Ciaran Frawley and Sam Prendergast.
Crowley played 58 minutes against New Zealand and 62 minutes against Argentina in Ireland’s recent Autumn Internationals, scoring a combined 20 points, including a try against the South Americans.
Ireland scored no points in the time Crowley was off the pitch during the two games.
Savage talks to Kieran McCarthy about why Crowley has earned his right to retain his starting spot and his thoughts on the current form of the Irish team overall.
In other news, Cork camogie received eight All Stars this week too, including Courcey Rovers star Saoirse McCarthy.
Goleen are in junior B action against Ballinhassig and Beara U21s find themselves in a county final after they beat Valley Rovers.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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University of Toledo athlete Laura Nicholson
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
02/26/25 • 51 min
ON THIS week's podcast, we chat to University of Toledo athlete Laura Nicholson after she ran a new one-mile personal best (4:30.85) at the Boston College Eagle Elite meet recently.
The former Bandon AC member smashed her previous PB by almost four seconds which saw her surge up to fourth in the all-time Irish women’s indoor one-mile ranking.
Nicholson, a native of Ballinascarthy, chatted to Kieran McCarthy this week.
Also on the show, we look ahead to the triple-header coming up in Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh this Saturday as the Cork footballers, hurlers and ladies footballers face Roscommon (7pm), Kilkenny (5pm) and Roscommon (3pm) respectively.
John Cleary’s footballers are off the back of a loss to Monaghan, the hurlers recently fell to Tipperary while it was positive in ladies football as Cork beat Monaghan.
The Cork camogie team also beat Waterford to start their league campaign and face Dublin away next on Saturday at 2pm.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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Is Paul O'Donovan the greatest Irish sportsperson of all time?
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
08/28/24 • 33 min
PAUL O'Donovan might have chosen to take some time off after winning his third Olympic – and second gold – medal in Paris during the summer. He would have been well within his rights to rest, recover and let everything sink in.
Instead, he travelled to Canada just a couple of weeks later and won his seventh World Rowing title. He also started working as a doctor in the interim.
His recent achievements, along with his European and national titles got us thinking, at Star Sport HQ, is Paul O'Donovan the greatest Irish sportsperson of all time?
There are plenty of contenders to the title: Roy Keane, Katie Taylor, Henry Shefflin to name but a few.
O'Donovan has dominated a sport like no other Irish person has, and has raised the profile of a sport in a way perhaps only Katie Taylor can match.
We're obviously biased down here in West Cork, but spoke about why he just might be Ireland's greatest sportsperson of all time on this week's podcast.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Dylan Mangan.
Paul O'Donovan's medal haul – the highlights
Olympics
Gold medal (Lightweight double sculls, Tokyo 2020)
Gold Medal (Lightweight double sculls, Paris 2024)
Silver medal (Lightweight double sculls, Rio de Janeiro 2016)
World Rowing
O'Donovan has seven World titles, four in the double (2018, ’19, ’22 and ’23) and now three in the single (2016, ’17 and ’24).
Olympic rowers' homecoming
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy will be joined by thousands of fans, who are expected to descend on Skibbereen this Sunday afternoon for the homecoming that
will celebrate the incredible exploits of Skibbereen Rowing Club’s Olympians at the Paris Games.
For the second Olympics in a row, four Skibb rowers – Paul O’Donovan, Fintan McCarthy, Emily Hegarty and Aoife Casey – flew the West Cork flag on the world stage, and again they wowed.
Olympic champs Paul and Fintan won back-to-back gold medals with their victory in the lightweight men’s double in Paris, Aoife finished fifth in the lightweight women’s double sculls and Tokyo bronze medallist Emily was part of the Irish women’s four that won the B final.
Since then, Paul has added a seventh World title to his collection with his latest success at the World Rowing Championships last weekend adding another reason to celebrate this Sunday.
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Cork All-Ireland SFC group stage preview
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
05/21/25 • 39 min
ON THIS week's podcast, we are look ahead to Cork’s All-Ireland SFC group 2 campaign.
John Cleary’s charges have been drawn in a group with Kerry, Meath and Roscommon with Cork facing Meath this Saturday in Páirc Tailteann, Navan (3pm).
The Rebels came second in the group stage in 2023 and finished in third in 2024, progressing to the knockout stage both times.
With Cork having beaten Meath twice in their last two games, this is a huge game to give either side the best possible start after Kerry beat Roscommon last weekend.
Also on the show, with Camogie congress on Thursday, May 22nd, we discuss what is likely to happen and hoping the skorts-shorts controversy comes to an end.
It wasn’t a good weekend for the Cork hurlers last time out after losing heavily to Limerick.
We talk about their upcoming crunch clash with Waterford in Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
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Produced by Matthew Hurley
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O’Donovan Rossa captain Laura O’Mahony on their county Intermediate LGFA title
The Southern Star Sport Podcast
10/16/24 • 35 min
ON THIS week's podcast, Kieran chats to O’Donovan Rossa captain Laura O’Mahony after the Skibb side’s county intermediate LGFA triumph over Naomh Aban, 0-12 to 1-8.
O’Mahony talks about the rise of the club from being in junior C in 2018 to competing in Senior in 2025.
Rossa won the junior Cork, Munster and All Ireland crowns in 2023 and have won 19 of their last 20 championship games.
It is a fairytale story for Skibb and O’Mahony is one of the key players forefronting their rise.
We also look at the Cork county championship semi finals as Castlehaven cemented their premier SFC favourites tag by beating St Finbarrs 0-18 to 0-14.
Seanie Cahalane’s team will face Nemo Rangers in the final after the city side saw off Mallow.
There was disappointment for Dohenys (senior A), Adrigole and Gabriel Rangers (both intermediate A) as their seasons came to an end at the hands of Knocknagree, Boherbue and Glanmire.
We’ll also discuss the current state of play in the Carbery junior AFC as well as previewing the Carbery junior AHC final between Diarmuid O Mathunas and Ballinascarthy.
All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast. Watch above. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, by using the player below or by searching 'Southern Star Sport Podcast' wherever you get yours.
Follow our hosts on X: @matt_hurley01, @seanholland_15 and @KieranMcC_SS
Produced by Matthew Hurley
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How many episodes does The Southern Star Sport Podcast have?
The Southern Star Sport Podcast currently has 329 episodes available.
What topics does The Southern Star Sport Podcast cover?
The podcast is about News, Gaa, Rugby, Football, Podcasts, Sport, Sports and Soccer.
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The episode title 'Phil Healy's race of a lifetime' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Southern Star Sport Podcast?
The average episode length on The Southern Star Sport Podcast is 44 minutes.
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Episodes of The Southern Star Sport Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of The Southern Star Sport Podcast?
The first episode of The Southern Star Sport Podcast was released on Feb 13, 2019.
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