Crosshaven AFC has kicked off an exciting new chapter for women's football at the club, entering an U13 girls team into the Cork Women and School Girls League after a ten-year absence from underage girls' competition. The newly formed side played its first fixture last Saturday in Camden, marking a significant milestone for a club with deep roots in women's soccer. The team is managed by Megan O'Keeffe, and it is hoped it will be a lasting return to underage girls' football.

The Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society is preparing to mark the 425th anniversary of the Battle of Kinsale with two special weekends of commemorative events in September, bringing history to life and highlighting the international significance of one of the defining events in Irish history.The programme will begin on Saturday, 19 September 2026, with a 1601 Living History Display at Short Quay, Kinsale. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience life in early sevente

By Tara Maher Fountainstown Community Sports Club is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Known to locals simply as "the Club" or "the Courts," Fountainstown Community Sports Club has played a central role in the lives of generations of residents. For many, it has been the backdrop to childhood summers, first dates, family celebrations, and lifelong friendships. Ask almost anyone who grew up in the area, and they will have a story to tell about time spent within the

Carrigaline native Aisling Claffey Healion has been nominated for the 2026 Beko & Woman’s Way Mum of the Year Award, becoming the seventh nominee in this year’s for the prestigious awards. Aisling and her partner Martin, welcomed their son Alfie in September 2024 and becoming a mother has been a dream come true. “When I was asked as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said I wanted to be a mum” she said “I’m doing my dream job”. That maternal instinct has als

(JJ Hurley) (Carrigaline captain Tom Deasy with referee Alan O'Connor and Courcey Rovers captain Jack O'Callaghan at Brinny on Friday night at the Ross Oil SE Junior A Hurling Championship) Carrigaline booked their spot in the Ross Oil Junior A South East Hurling Championship quarter-finals on Friday night, digging deep to earn a hard-fought 0-19 to 1-13 victory over Courceys in Brinny. In a lively contest that remained in the melting pot right down to the final whistle, Carr