Extra time was required today at the Fraher Field in Dungarvan before Dunnamaggin booked their place in the AIB All Ireland club junior hurling championship final.

Nemo Rangers 5-11 St Nick’s 0-3 (Cork SFC quarter-final): Nemo Rangers may not be favourites to lift the Andy Scannell Cup this year, but this Steven O’Brien-coached, Trabeg side were strutting their stuff like champions-elect at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

St Nicholas 1-8 Clonakilty 0-7:

Ilen Rovers 1-19 St Nick’s 1-11: 1-17 from open play, all but one of the forward unit on the mark and their opponents’ starting team limited to a meagre six points - Ilen Rovers manager Johnny Holland had plenty of positives to glean from this Cork SFC second round victory.

St Kieran’s College (Kilkenny)1-14

Clyda Rovers (Cork) 0-15 Ballyporeen (Tipperary) 1-4

Ballyporeen (Tipperary) 2-12 De La Salle (Waterford) 4-06 (aet)

Scariff/Ogonnelloe (Clare) 2-17 Butlerstown (Waterford) 0-03

St Nicholas 2-12 Newmarket 1-09

Nemo Rangers 2-09 St Nicholas 0-05

St Finbarr’s 0-15 St Nicholas 2-8 (after extra-time)

All the positive spin in the world cannot hide the desperation that has engulfed the once mighty St Nicholas.

St Aidan’s Community College, Cork claimed the Umbro FAI Schools Dr Tony O’Neill Boys’ Cup in dramatic fashion yesterday at Tallaght Stadium through Anthony McAlevey’s late winner.

MEMORIES of the 1996 Cork SFC final meeting between Clonakilty and UCC will be revived after the students last night set up a quarter-final clash in this year’s championship with the West Cork side.

Tipperary footballers will be without star attacker Brendan Cummins for Sunday’s Allianz National Football League Division 2B tie against Wexford in Ardfinnan.