Kieran Shannon
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Irish Examiner sports columnist. Author. Aimee’s and Andrew’s dad
Clare, Ireland
Joined January 2013
'Twas 30 years ago today: V95 - Clare
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Thirty years after Clare’s 1995 All-Ireland breakthrough, the memories, voices and bonds from that epic victory still shape the county
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Excellent read here as @tonyleen extracts gold from Jack O'Connor
The Jack O’Connor interview: joy in the quiet moments
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Kieran Shannon: Tactical failings and sideline decisions cost Cork their All-Ireland glory https://t.co/nCZhcvuUqw
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Cork’s All-Ireland meltdown wasn’t bad luck — it was the result of flawed processes, tactical rigidity, and missed moments
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Basketball Ireland statement on today's FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 qualifying draw.
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NBA's Timberwolves single CJ Fulton out for Summer League praise
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Impressive pre-draft workouts led Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly to name-drop Fulton after the NBA Draft as a player he was keen to sign for their Summer League squad.
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What was that last free for Tyrone (brought forward) for?
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Brendan Rodgers interview: on coaching, Celtic and coming to Cork: 'I always promise a player three things' https://t.co/bM4OfFaFui
@CelticFC @aboutceltic @HereCelts @CelticFansTV
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Brendan Rodgers will bring his double-winning Celtic squad to Cork next week as part of a pre-season that will define their campaign. History has informed the Antrim man of that, and many other...
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How big of a shock was Dublin-Limerick? So big we missed it. Today's column on where it ranks on the shockometer and how it echoes with one year in particular that worked out very well for Cork...
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For several of the GAA's great championship shocks, Kieran Shannon has been there in person. That was not the case on Saturday. He was in an off-licence when he found out Dublin had beaten Limerick.
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Cork-Dublin tends to throw up magic and heroes every 15 years. Jayo in '95. Berno & Donncha in 2010. Paul Flynn & Curran, Joe and Derek Kavanagh & others on the tradition and trend the teams of 2025 are trying to follow in.
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In 2010, Cork faced Dublin in an All-Ireland semi-final where sound, psychology and raw will shaped history. Kieran Shannon looks back.
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Never before has a team scored more in a Cork-Kerry game, or a Dublin-Meath game or a Galway-Mayo game or an Ulster final and still lost as in 2025. Hardly coincidental. Today's column
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We’ve our game back, as good as ever. And with it, even the provincial championships. The figures tell you that.
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Caught up with Brian Fenton who filled us in on what life is like now outside the Dublin bubble; being kept in the dark by mates still in it; the one time he thought Dublin during the 6 in a row were beat; and his dislike yet regard for Mayo and Kerry
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Kieran Shannon: From porous to proud - Cork’s defensive grit signals a new era
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This Cork team do not just crave goals, they now appear to have the nous, personnel, defensive pride and belligerence to impose shutdowns.
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A prince of the Kingdom taking on a pauper A pensioner with a team built on youth A man born by the sea in the most landlocked of counties Micko in Laois was an odd fit in ways but it made for the time of our lives Tried to capture all that here 👇🏻 https://t.co/JfwP8Cbdzw
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When he agreed to take over the O'Moore men, mouths fell open. The gifted Kerryman gave the players and people of Laois the days of their lives.
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Wow. Huge ending. Tillman comes up with the 3 point play to win it after being kept quiet all game. Tralee had opportunities to score but couldn’t convert. That was entertaining. Demons v Killester rematch on the way.
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Over the course of 40 years, most of our conversations were around football though not all. When Mick O'Dwyer gives your daughter money for her communion, it isn't any ordinary €20. Some refections on @Kerry_Official gold:
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One fine morning in Cork Dwyer pressed twenty quid into my daughter's hand for her first communion. I felt a relationship change.
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Cork historically have had a lukwarm attitude to the league - but that's rightly changed this year. Today's column. https://t.co/bXh331BX6L
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Even in their glory years Cork had an ambiguous relationship with the league
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1985, 2025 or whenever: it's never dull when it comes to Demons-Neptune. And one of the most celebrated rivalries in Irish sport has become even more heated after a bruising week
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Sunday's refixture of last weekend's playoff between the clubs sold out in minutes and will be played under a cloud of recrimination.
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Two pages of basketball coverage in the Examiner today ahead a big weekend of playoff action. @KieranShannon7 with a look at this past weeks impact on Neptune and Demons rivalry and then I have a preview of all four games.
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Massive development in Irish basketball: Demons and Neptune will have to go at it again in the Superleague q-final after a significant error on the table last Sunday. Sets something of a precedent: Demons might even want to replay the '85 Cup final after this!
Statement regarding the Domino's Men's Super League Quarter-Final between UCC Demons and Energywise Ireland Neptune on behalf of the National League Committee (NLC).
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