Sports fixtures: Carbery football championships and BARLA National Cup semi-finals

The Carbery Junior A and B football championship fixtures for the weekend of August 16, 2026, have been announced. Key matchups include Muintir Bhaire against Bandon in the Junior B championship and St Marys versus Castlehaven in Roinn 1 of the Junior A championship. Other scheduled games feature Barryroe against Ballinascarthy, Clonakilty against Dohenys, and Kilbrittain against Kilmeen.

In rugby league, the BARLA National Cup and the inaugural 1973 Cup have reached the semi-final stage. The National Cup semi-finals scheduled for August 15 feature Leigh Miners Rangers against Ince Rose Bridge, and West Hull against Featherstone Lions. The winners will progress toward a double-header event at OneBore Stadium in Castleford on October 31. The 1973 Cup, contested by teams eliminated in the first round of the National Cup, includes a match between Blackbrook and Hunslet ARLFC.