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The Southern Star Sport Podcast

The Southern Star Sport Podcast

The Southern Star

Hosted by Southern Star sports editor Kieran McCarthy and Dylan Mangan, the Star Sport Podcast features interviews with big-name guests from the world of West Cork sport.

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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - Paul O'Donovan on why he loves West Cork; Big football roundup
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09/18/24 • 42 min

PAUL O'DONOVAN was recently awarded for his incredible 2024 with a monthly West Cork Sports Star award, and we took the time to catch up with him in a year that has gone pretty well, it's fair to say.

A second Olympic gold medal, a seventh World Rowing championship, starting work as a doctor – it's been a busy year.

Thousands flocked to see O'Donovan and the other Skibbereen rowers at a massive homecoming event at the start of September – on this week's podcast, he tells us about why he loves West Cork, what the local recognition means to him, and how 2024 hasn’t been a bad year overall.

We also cover a very busy weekend of county and local football, taking you through each grade as we get ready for relegation play-offs and quarter finals in a couple of weeks time.

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 Twitter: @dyldonot & @matt_hurley01

Produced by Dylan Mangan.

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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - GAA Referee Shane Scanlon on taking up the whistle
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12/18/24 • 44 min

ON THIS week's podcast, up and coming GAA referee Shane Scanlon explains why he took up the whistle.


The Newcestown native has taken charge of some big games in his young career including this year’s Cork premier SHC final between Imokilly and Sarsfields.


Scanlon chats about his career to date, the number of referees needed for club championships, respect for referees and the new rules for gaelic football, including those involving discipline.


Also in the show, we reflect on three time olympic medalist Paul O’Donovan getting the RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year for the first time ever.


It was also the first rowing representative to take home the individual award ever.


Beara fell short in the U21A county football final while players from Rosscarbery, Bantry, Ballydehob and Glengarriff were in LGFA All Ireland final action last 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.


Follow our hosts on X: @matt_hurley01 and @KieranMcC_SS


Produced by Matthew Hurley


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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - AFLW champion Erika O’Shea talks about her recent success
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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.


Follow our hosts on X: @matt_hurley01 and @KieranMcC_SS


Produced by Matthew Hurley


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The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.


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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - 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.


Follow our hosts on X: @matt_hurley01 and @seanholland_15


Produced by Matthew Hurley


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The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.

Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.

For more visit www.accesscu.ie


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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - Is Jack Crowley under pressure for the Irish No.10 jersey?
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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.


Follow our hosts on X: @matt_hurley01 and @KieranMcC_SS


Produced by Matthew Hurley


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The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.

Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.

For more visit www.accesscu.ie


Subscribe to The Southern Star's digital edition for less than €2 per week via https://subscribe.southernstar.ie/plans



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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - Is Paul O'Donovan the greatest Irish sportsperson of all time?
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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.

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot & @KieranMcC_SS

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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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - Castlehaven captain Mark Collins on their two in a row
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10/30/24 • 27 min

ON THIS week's podcast, Castlehaven captain Mark Collins joins us on the show after their 0-16 to 0-11 win over Nemo Rangers, winning their second county premier SFC title in a row.


They repeated the feat of 2012/2013, manager Seanie Cahalane captained the team 11 years ago and is now the winning manager.


The Haven were full value for their win after outscoring Nemo by 0-9 to 0-3 in the second half.


Collins talks about what the win means for the Haven, completing the two in a row and another possible Munster run.


Also on the show, we talk about the Carbery junior AFC final where Kilmacabea reigned supreme over Diarmuid O Mathunas, 1-12 to 1-4.


Mathunas have to go again for the divisional hurling decider this weekend as they face Ballinascarthy in a replay.


Goleen made headlines too with their junior B victory over Clann na Gael and having won the confined junior B county earlier in the year, they are on a role.


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 and @seanholland_15


Produced by Matthew Hurley


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The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.

Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.

For more visit www.accesscu.ie


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The Southern Star Sport Podcast - Beara's Billy Murphy discusses new role and Football Review
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09/25/24 • 36 min

BEARA'S Billy Murphy has a new role as their new schools coach and how they can develop as a division.


He talks to Kieran McCarthy on this week's podcast.


We also cover a big weekend of county football action as Clonakilty, Carbery Rangers, Dohenys and Bantry Blues.


The current state of play in the Carbery junior A championships will be talked about too.



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As mentioned earlier in the week, we’ll be putting out a series of special bonus Olympic podcasts over the course of the Tokyo games to keep everyone up to date with what’s going on with our West Cork Olympians over in Japan.

And today we’re going to hear from Jake McCarthy, twin brother of Fintan, and a world-class rower in his own right who sadly missed out on his chance to qualify for the games due to injury.

Fintan’s going to preview the Olympic rowing which kicks off in the early hours of Saturday morning and he’ll also give us a crash course in how Olympic rowing actually works!

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We're delighted to say that we have once teamed up with Access Credit Union for the months ahead on the Star Sport Podcast and what a couple of months we have in store.

Not only is the club action set to return but there’s also the small matter of the Munster and All Ireland inter-county championships and of course the Tokyo Olympics.
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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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The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.

Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.


For more visit www.accesscu.ie


Subscribe to The Southern Star's digital edition for less than €2 per week via https://subscribe.southernstar.ie/plans



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How many episodes does The Southern Star Sport Podcast have?

The Southern Star Sport Podcast currently has 311 episodes available.

What topics does The Southern Star Sport Podcast cover?

The podcast is about News, Gaa, Rugby, Football, Podcasts, Sport, Sports and Soccer.

What is the most popular episode on The Southern Star Sport Podcast?

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.

How often are episodes of The Southern Star Sport Podcast released?

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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