The Southern Star Sport Podcast

FORMER Cork footballer John Hayes joins the Star Sport Podcast this week to chat about the Rebels' upcoming Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry.It's been slim pickings for Cork against the Kingdom in recent years, with one win in their last 10 championship meetings.Can they bridge the gap in Fitzgerald's Stadium on Saturday? John Hayes thinks that while it will be difficult as always, there are signs that Cork can sneak a surprise result, however unlikely it may seem.He chats to Star reporter Seán Holland about this weekend's tie, Cork's poor history in Killarney, where John Cleary will be hoping they can hurt Kerry and lots more.Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot, @seanholland_15 & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie.

ON this week's podcast we're welcoming Cork hurler Shane Kingston, who joins to chat about his team's chances in the upcoming Munster Senior Hurling Championship.Cork get their campaign underway away to Waterford next weekend, on Sunday April 21st.Having had their season ended in May last year, Kingston says Cork are determined to make sure their presence is felt in this year's championship.Kingston will miss the first game against Waterford, but will hope to return for the Rebels' second game in what promises to be an extremely competitive season once again.We're also reacting to the Cork footballer's win over Limerick in the Munster Senior Football Championship, which has set up a semi-final clash with Kerry. Can Cork go all the way this year?All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast.Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot, @seanholland_15 & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie.

THIS week's Star Sport Podcast is a preview special, as we take a look at two big games taking place in Cork this weekend – Clonakilty SC vs Drinagh Rangers in the Beamish Cup final, and Cork vs Limerick in the Munster SFC quarter-final.West Cork soccer fans will be hoping the weather doesn't postpone the Beamish Cup final this weekend – as Storm Kathleen brings gale force winds and a weather warning has been issued.If the game does go ahead, it's bound to be a close one. Both teams are in great form this season, and will be battling it out at the top of the WCL Premier Division in the coming weeks.Drinagh have the upper hand over Clonakilty, having beaten them in their two previous games this season but Clon are in good form, preparing for this game with a 10-0 victory over Beara in the league. It's anyone's Beamish Cup at Turner's Cross on Sunday.Meanwhile, across the city, John Cleary's rebels will be in action against Limerick in the Munster SFC quarter-final. The winner will face Kerry in two weeks time and Cork will be expecting to be there.It's been a mixed season for Cork so far, with a good run of results saving their league campaign after a tough start. Can they dispatch Limerick with the ease they are expected to? And could they reignite the Munster championship by winning this year? Time will tell.All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast.Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot, @seanholland_15 & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie.

OUR guest on this week's podcast is Andrea Stock, the latest West Cork rugby player to get called into an Irish rugby squad.The former Bantry RFC player from Durrus is in the 34-strong Ireland women’s squad for the upcoming Guinness Women's Six Nations, swelling the West Cork interest as Skibbereen’s Enya Breen has also been included.Ireland get their campaign underway away to France this Saturday at 2.15pm, and Stock is hoping to get on the pitch.In 2018 Stock swapped West Cork for London when she started studying at Brunel University London – that opened the door into Wasps ladies team where she played for five seasons before she signed for Ealing Trailfinders last year. Her form was noticed by Ireland management and Stock was part of the extended training panel last year, before earning her spot in the squad for the 2024 Six Nations.She joins us to chat about her rise to the Irish squad, why swapping ballet for rugby as a youngster is paying off and the role of Bantry RFC in her development as a player.We also look at another rugby story from last weekend, Jack Crowley winning the men's Six Nations title, alongside a brilliant home win in the West Cork Rally for Keith Cronin and Cork's return to form in Division Two.All this and more on this week's Star Sport Podcast.Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot, @seanholland_15 & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie.

THE Star Sport Podcast is on tour this week for a special episode recorded in the Access Credit Union buildings in Skibbereen.We're welcoming four key members of O'Donovan Rossa's All-Ireland winning ladies football team onto the podcast this week – Derek Tobin, a selector with the team, Cork minor and defender Allie Tobin, Sinead Farrell who is also a writer at The 42 AND forward Jessica Beechinor.Access Credit Union are a big part of the reason The Southern Star is able to produce a weekly sport podcast – something very few local newspapers are able to do – and help keep West Cork sport in good health by working with us to promote local athletes and clubs.Our guests today have been part of an incredible O’Donovan Rossa team, who were crowned All-Ireland junior club football champions on the 17th of December – celebrations haven’t stopped since then, as they were named 2023 West Cork Sports Star Team of the Year at the West Cork Sports Star Awards and recently held their social to mark a fantastic year.We invited them onto the podcast to take one final look back at last season.Follow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie.

PHIL Healy is the special guest on this week's Star Sport Podcast, fresh from helping the Irish women's 4x400 relay team to a fifth place finish at the World Indoor Championships last weekend.It was a brilliant performance from the team, who also set a national record in their semi-final with a time of 3:28:45 after a stunning first leg by Healy.She joins the podcast to reflect on a great result, what it felt like to be back on the international stage and a big year ahead.We also chat about the exciting 8-page Next Generation special in this week's Southern Star, which highlights 32 of the region's best young athletes across a variety of sports, and we take a look at some potential green shoots for Cork's senior mens footballers.All this and more on this week's Star Sport PodcastFollow our hosts on Twitter: @dyldonot, @seanholland_15 & @KieranMcC_SSProduced by Dylan Mangan.***The Star Sport Podcast is brought to you in association with Access Credit Union.Access Credit Union - Where your bank really does matter. Choose the Credit Union, Choose Local, Choose Community.For more visit www.accesscu.ie.