Carrigaline delivered a huge upset in the opening round of the McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship as they defeated county champions St. Finbarrs in Ballinhassig last Friday night. A strong second half performance and eight points from Éanna Desmond sealed the historic win for the Carrigdhoun side. Mick Meaney made a number of changes to Carrigaline’s starting fifteen. Outfield player Ryan Delaney replaced injured Séan Mellett in goal and Kieran Kav

Ballinhassig 0-15 (0-1-13) Ballymartle 1-07 (1-1-5) Ballinhassig captain Patrick O'Leary with Ballymartle's Fionn Desmond and Referee Michael O'Mahony Kilbrittain Ballinhassig claimed a vital two points in the Procure.ie South East Junior A Football Championship with a hard-earned victory over Ballymartle in Belgooly on Friday evening. The contest was played in a sporting manner for much of the game before tensions rose in the closing stages. After Ballymartle reduced the g

Writes Sommer Craig, Club PRO Glorious sunshine, packed courts and outstanding tennis combined to make this year's Astra Construction Carrigaline Tennis Club Senior Tour 500 Summer Doubles Open one of the most memorable in recent years. The tournament produced a host of thrilling contests across all grades, with several Carrigaline members featuring prominently in the finals. In the Ladies' Doubles Band 7 final, Carrigaline's Ciara White and Paula Hanley produced an excellent

Kinsale property prices hit new high The news that a single property on the Higher Road, Kinsale, looks set to shatter existing records for the sale of a house at €6.5 million has once again raised the issue of the growing divide in the town's property market. Indeed, another new development on the Bandon Road, described as an exclusive development, with each individual home costing a cool €1 million, has again highlighted a property market that is out of reach for many hopin