To say I enjoyed this evening is something of an understatement. Thanks so much to everyone who turned up to the book launch, including a number of
@CorkCityFC
legends. ⚽️
Anyone who is having a pop at Stephen Kenny should have a read of Champagne Football by the way, if they want to get their answer why we are where we are.
Quentin Seedorf, whose uncle is famous Dutch footballer Clarence, played on trial for Cork City tonight. He scored in a 2-0 win for City against UCC, with Ruairi Keating scoring the other goal.
Still only sinking in that my sister Erika is after winning a
@LadiesFootball
All Star. For the amount of hours she puts in for training and preparation, this is duly deserved. To say my family is proud is an understatement.Also congrats to
@Looneytunes_kid
on winning All Star.
Shamrock Rovers and Pats both in massive European games this week, but neither match is shown on TV.
Really is disappointing that no Irish broadcaster has decided to broadcast the game. Shamrock Rovers are playing for place in European group stage tomorrow night.
So I am looking into the possibility of doing a Cork football podcast covering League Of Ireland(Cork City/Cobh Ramblers) , focus on Cork players abroad and features/interviews on all levels of the game in Cork. Would this be of interest and what would people like covered ?
As this
@McDonnellDan
article pointed out, more people working full-time in Luton Town academy than entirety of LOI academy structure.
If people want to see better Ireland team and results , this damning statistic has to change.
Understand that Cobh Ramblers recently announced to members that they are set to turn profit in 2020, while also reducing club debts this season. Considering how the year 2020 has gone , that is a pretty incredible feat. Shows what can be done if you have right attitude and drive
Saying goodbye to my younger sister this week, as Erika goes off on her travels to Australia. 🇦🇺
Saying she has done the family proud is something of an understatement in the
@CorkLGFA
colours.
Looking forward to watching her next chapter with
@NorthMelbourneW
@aflw_ireland
🏉🇦🇺
To go from playing minor as recently as September, to lining out in Croke Park on All Ireland final day, marking one of best in Dublin’s Carla Rowe, just shows how brilliant few months it has been for Erika.
Not to be today, but this Cork team building well and will be back.
Could be interesting developments out of Kerry. Talks of trying to get a senior team going into 1st Division, with John Caulfield getting involved.
Lads mentioned it on LOI Weekly podcast this week as well.
Absolutely privileged to say I have been working on
@CorkCityFC
version of the Game Of My Life series for
@HerobooksD
. Looking forward to releasing the finished product in September. 👍🏻⚽️
29th of October 2011 means it is now 10 years ago to the day since a certain
@grahamcummins29
goal won the First Division title for
@CorkCityFC
against Shels at Tolka Park in the 94th minute. This photo sums up the emotions of the night excellently by
@sportsfile
Today’s the day,
@CorkCityFC
Game Of My Life is ON SALE NOW
@HerobooksD
. Celebration of club history told by the players themselves. Available at all good bookstores or at
Putting my journalism hat on: Premier and First Division
@TreatyUnitedFC
are the story of the League Of Ireland season so far in 2021. Some going to be 2nd in the table.
Tommy Barrett is doing a fantastic job there and future looks bright in coming years for LOI in Limerick.
Absolutely delighted to announce that I have been working on my second book for
@HerobooksD
: Republic Of Ireland Women: A Biography In Nine Lives
Really excited and honoured to be working on this, in what is such a historic year for
@IrelandFootball
WNT making the
@FIFAWWC
2023
Surprised that Brian Barry-Murphy’s name has gone under the radar with the regards the future Ireland manager job. Basically one of Pep’s right hand men at Manchester City and in a very key role for development of players for the Man City first team.
Absolutely privileged to say that I will be working on a book on the
@FAIreland
Women's National Team for
@HerobooksD
due out late 2023. A massive year with the
@FIFAWWC
coming up later this summer. Honoured to be able to tell the stories of such talented Irish footballers.
Appointing Stephen Kenny as Ireland boss was always going to be a long term appointment. No point in expecting miracles in 3-4 weeks.
Feels like people are expecting too much too soon.
Shane Keegan totally transformed Cobh Ramblers this season. To go from where the club were in bottom of the 1st Division in 2022, to giving a full time Waterford side one almighty fright in a promotion playoff, some going.
🎙️ | "I think pride is the overriding emotion"
Shane Keegan looks back on an incredible game between Waterford and his Cobh Ramblers team.
#LOI
|
#WATCOB
Delighted to announce that my book with
@HerobooksD
,
@CorkCityFC
Game Of My Life will be released on sale on September 30th, in all good bookstores and online.
That was an outstanding tribute to an outstanding man in Éamonn Ryan. Really was sensational what he achieved with
@CorkLGFA
. For me most influential man in the history of
@LadiesFootball
and really played role in transforming Ladies Football into what it is today.
@SportTG4
Thinking back on last night,
@CobhRamblersFC
goalkeeper Sean Barron save from Cian Coleman’s header without question one of the best I’ve ever witnessed in all my time going to League Of Ireland games at Turners Cross
When Ireland UEFA coefficient is behind likes of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, is it surprising to see results like last night. 👀⚽️
Only way Irish football goes anywhere for me is go improving and invest in our domestic national league and grassroots structures.
4,240 was the attendance at Turners Cross last night for City v Cobh, after another great attendance at Galway home game.
Know business must be done on the pitch, but illustrates why
@CorkCityFC
is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, club potentially in League Of Ireland.
Think it is going under the radar how good a season Cobh Ramblers are having and the job Shane Keegan has done with Cobh Ramblers this season. 3rd place in First Division and 10pts clear of 6th in the race for playoff spot. Huge progress made there from 2022.
Can fully understand why Katie McCabe would be frustrated . All this is coming on the eve of Ireland women’s national team playing at a World Cup for the very first time. Really hope players are left to focus on what is going to be the biggest few weeks of their careers
Katie McCabe frustrated as the pre match press conference is dominated by allegations over Vera Pauw, rather than talk of the final game on home soil for the Irish team against France this evening in Tallaght Stadium, which should be a joyous occasion in front of a sold out
This time two years ago Cian Bargary scored for the Cork City U17s in a game against Bray. Tonight he scores the winner first the first team away to UCD in the Premier Division. Great example to young lads in City academy that opportunities are there if you keep your head down.
John Caulfield going into the away end to thank every Cork City supporter that made the trip to Sligo ⚽️👏
Passion Caulfield has for that club is second to none.
Hearing Colin Healy on
@morningireland
, cannot but love his attitude as Cork City manager after last night.
“Everybody says that, that you’re coming up here to the champions but we’re Cork City football club. We’re a massive football club so we’re coming up here to win.”
Some work rate from
@CorkCityFC
last night. Colin Healy really has created a great footballing environment and dressing room. Everyone in it together and giving it 100%. Without doubt for me one of the top young managers in League Of Ireland and will only grow in coming years
Seen Jason Forde has signed for Dunbar Celtic in the Cork AUL. Serious signing for them, prob the best full back I have seen in Munster Senior League in recent years at Ringmahon Rangers.
Luxembourg's senior team 20 years ago was made up of teachers, bank employees and civil servants. In 2021 they have players in top divisions in Portugal, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Ukraine. They have improved gradually through clear planning.
Corkman Brian Barry-Murphy being linked with the managerial vacancy at English League One side Shrewsbury Town.
He has been coaching the Man City U23s. Good piece on Man City website about his coaching/managerial outlook.
Delighted to present
@CorkCityFC
playing great and current
@CorkCityFCWomen
manager Danny Murphy with a copy of Cork City Game Of My Life
Really a pleasure to speak to such a City playing legend for the book.
On a personal level and someone that covers Cobh Ramblers week in week out for
@echolivecork
,
@stevehendo07
has been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Amount of coverage and access he has given me to the club and the Ramblers players has been absolutely fantastic. ⚽️
Congrats to Mark O’Mahony on winning the
@FAIreland
U17 International Player Of the year award. He joins a pretty decent list of former winners of this particular accolade.
Serbia have the better quality attacking players looking at clubs they play with. I still prefer watching this Irish team to anything I've seen in a long time from Ireland.
Ian Mylod seems to be ripping it up with College Corinthians, even just going by Twitter alone. He scored a hat-trick in the cup against UCC last night.
Would like to see this guy back in League Of Ireland football well able for that level.
For those looking to watch the Legia Warsaw v Cork City game back in Ireland, it is on the TVP Sport and TVP1 channels in Poland.
Irish people can get these on their Iphone/tablets.
Those can be accessed by downloading the TVP Sport app.
Just want to say that regardless of what is going on at the moment, the amount of work the volunteers at Cobh Ramblers do is unreal and club wouldn’t exist without them . Such a family friendly club and everyone is so welcoming every time I’m down at St Colmans Park.
One of the most enjoyable games I have covered for
@echolivecork
. Great cracking game at atmosphere . Credit to
@CobhRamblersFC
and
@CorkCityFC
for serving up a cracking encounter. Could have gone either way in the end.
Think safe to say Brian Gartland wasn’t a fan of the John Caulfield Cork City style of football. Interesting to get Dundalk perspective on the City v Dundalk rivalry in his new book.
“We were better than Cork. We were above them and their approach to the game.”
Delighted to be currently working on a
@CorkCityFC
Game Of My Life book with
@HerobooksD
. Really is a massive honour to be working on this and I am hugely excited by this project. Really looking forward to working on this over the coming months.
The turnout today and the amount of tributes online over past few days only show the impact this man had on so many lives in Cork.
A true Cork City FC legend in every single sense of the word.
#CCFC84
Delighted to be joining the
@CorkCityFC
official match day programme “City Edition” team for the 2024 season. Looking forward to it and contributing to the official match programme over the coming
@LeagueofIreland
season ahead
@AaronHowey
⚽️⚽️⚽️
As heartbreaking as tonight was, losing 21 league games out of 36 is relegation form. Lack of clarity over permanent manager at Cork City for most of the season don't think helped either. Really is going to be a massive off season for the club now, rebuilding in 1st Division.
Delighted to be back doing some work for
@ExtratimeNews
. Will be mainly covering Cork City and doing updates, post match pieces etc. Top quality website and great resource for Irish football.
Going off LOITV website, Cork City’s return to the Premier Division and opening league game of the 2023 season at home to Bohemians will be shown live on RTE 2.
Without question one of the proudest moments of my life to get a published book released in 2022 with
@CorkCityFC
Game Of My Life. 📗
Massive thanks to Liam Hayes and all at
@HerobooksD
for their support.
Watch this space… 2023 potentially could be another exciting year. ⚽️📗
If there was someone you could describe as Mr Cork City FC, it was John Kennedy. He lived for the football club.
Was an absolute gentleman. Travelled on a few of the buses he organised for away City games over the years and honestly was one of the kindest men you could meet.
Lifelong Cork City fan, John Kennedy has sadly passed away.
I've never known a more dedicated, die hard Cork City man, he was Cork City FC.
My thoughts go out to the family, friends & all involved at Cork City FC.
We've lost a good one.
"City till I die & beyond"
Great to have attended a game of football live again been quite a while. Thanks to
@CobhRamblersFC
for allowing me to attend their behind closed doors friendly against
@cobhwanderers
this evening.
Ramblers won 3-0, goals : John Kavanagh (cracker), Cameron Harlson ,Cian Leonard
Cobh Ramblers midfielder David Hurley scored 4-5 for St Michael’s in a Cork Junior A Football championship win over Valley Rovers last night. St Michael’s won 4-14 to 1-10.
As alluded to in today’s Echo interview, Cobh Ramblers looking to enter a team into the Women’s National League in 2022, as part of the 100th anniversary celebrations for the club.
Interview feature with
@Jazekabia123
on
@echolivecork
, following
@shelsfc
1st Division title success and return to the Premier Division of League Of Ireland football. ⚽️
Have been at every game on the Cobh Ramblers journey to the final. Regardless of what happens today, it’s been a phenomenal achievement to get to the final of the EA Sports Cup.
Very sad news today of the passing of Jerry Harris. Really if there is a definition of a true Cork City FC club legend, then it is this man.
An absolute gent of a man and really enjoyed my conversations with him about all things Cork football over recent years.
RIP Jerry !
The FAI is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Cork football stalwart Jerry Harris, a man who gave so much to our game on Leeside
Our thoughts are with the Harris family and all at
@CorkCityFC
#RIP
Some result in the
@FAIreland
Intermediate Cup tonight. Munster Senior League 3rd Division side
@passageafc
winning 7-1 against Premier Division side Douglas Hall. Former Cork City players Mark O'Sullivan and Liam Kearney lining out with Passage this season.
Irish football was mismanaged for decades. All levels of the game have suffered as a result. Although new look FAI look to have heart in right place, it will take many years to recover.
With just one Premier Division game currently going ahead next weekend, might be a good chance for
@SoccRepublic
to possibly shown some First Division action.
Cobh Ramblers manager Stuart Ashton outlined that goalkeeper Paul Hunt will not in the squad for Sunday's Dundalk FAI Cup game, because he hasn't turned up to training since losing his place in the starting eleven v Wexford.
ONE DAY TO GO !!! Excitement levels are high is something of an understatement. Really looking forward to what should hopefully be a great evening celebrating all things good about the history of
@CorkCityFC
📗⚽️
Have to say Cork City is in good hands. Some very good people on the current board such as the likes of Declan Carey.
Seen some criticize FORAS and unfairly so in my opinion, who probably need reminding where the club has come from over the past 10 years.
Seen discussion online about what the best League Of Ireland club in terms of community engagement are at the moment.
Sligo Rovers, Drogheda United , Cobh Ramblers and Finn Harps are among those that definitely seem to be doing excellent stuff for me at the moment anyway.
My match report in today’s
@echolivecork
on what was a morale boosting win for Cobh Ramblers on Saturday night against Premier Division chasing Shelbourne.
Former Cobh Ramblers, Cork City and Stevenage midfielder Darren Murphy has been announced as the
@CobhRamblersFC
U19s head coach for the 2021 League of Ireland season
Cork City v Galway United on July 15th would be no better chance to get a 1st Division game on the TV. What should be a packed Turners Cross, great atmosphere. A top of the table clash between Cork City and Galway United.
Absolutely gutted for Sanita Puspure
Nothing will ever change the fact she has been excellent role model and played her part in putting women’s rowing in Ireland on the map 🇮🇪
Highly encourage people to watch Noel O'Leary on Laochra Gael. What a warrior and always wore the
@OfficialCorkGAA
and
@GAACillnaMartra
jersey with pride and passion.
Had the pleasure of interviewing Noel in recent years for
@echolivecork
and he's an absolute gent.
Reports that Paddy McLaughlin is set to be appointed new Cork City FC manager. Interesting appointment and good looking CV for young manager.
Was former Cliftonville manager and was the Derry City assistant manager this year 2023
Cobh Ramblers have announced the passing of former manager Liam McMahon. He spent over 20 years as manager in four spells at St Colman’s Park between 1967 and 2001, including guiding Cobh to FAI Cup semi final in 1983 and also giving Roy Keane his League Of Ireland debut.