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Alan Cadogan announced himself to the hurling world with a Man of the Match performance on his Championship debut in 2014 and went on to be nominated for an All-Star which he narrowly and perhaps wrongly lost out on. It came as no surprise to those that had been keeping tabs on ascension. Corkonians had witnessed him blossom at both codes at U21 level and knew they had a future star in their midst. A Munster hurling title would follow in his debut year and again in 2017 but t

Orla O’Dwyer is quickly becoming one of Ireland’s great female sport stars. The Tipperary dual coder and now Brisbane Lions star, has had a whirlwind couple of years, and despite all the success she’s experienced at such a young age, she remains firmly grounded and focussed on success both on and off the field in the future. Dual coders in both men and women’s sport are at risk of extinction in today’s world. It is testing both mentally and physically and it takes a certain t

My name is Kevin Feely, and I am currently the owner and head therapist of the Kevin Feely Athletic Therapy Clinic. My background in this line of work came from having studied Athletic Therapy and Training in DCU for 4 years from 2010 to 2017 (with a 3-year sabbatical in between!) and followed by a Master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning which I completed in IT Carlow in 2018. Personally, working in sport has been something I have wanted to do from a very young age wheth

2015 signalled a renaissance in Waterford Camogie. They returned to the top flight after emerging victorious against Kildare, and have since held their own against the traditional powerhouses of the Camogie world. One of their main driving forces in their recent uprising, hails from Cappoquin. Picking up an All- Star for her heroic performances at wing back, she cemented her status as one of the top players in the country. We went ClubSpotting with Lorraine Bray to Cappoquin.

Hi all, the NutriKate team here, (and after another Micheál Martin national announcement) we are delighted to finally be talking about some return to play protocols (not the Covid protocols, but the nutritional ones!) With turf burn and pulling grass from your studs, on the horizon, it's time to think about the importance of fuelling our bodies timely and appropriately for training. Important considerations are; energy intake on training days and what this should look like in