Carrigaline will play senior football for the first time in 2016 after they edged St Michael’s in the Cork Premier IFC final in Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday.

St. Michael’s 1-11 Mallow 1-10

New Zealand U20s 45 Ireland U20s 23

Valley Rovers 2-08 St Michael’s 0-12

St Michael’s 2-16 Macroom 0-11

St Michael’s 2-09 Na Piarsaigh 0-11

St Michael’s 3-8 Mallow 0-12

Dripsey leapt around like spring lambs at the final whistle as if they’d won the championship, and heaven knows what the celebrations would be like if they actually did, but at least they’ll have the chance to do it next year after retaining their intermediate ‘A’ hurling status on Saturday night.

Two straight wins has earned St Michael’s a Cork Premier IFC quarter-final meeting with Kinsale or Clyda Rovers.

Aghada 0-16Blackrock 0-12

After a closely contested hour in Mallow, St Michael’s held out for a narrow one-point win over Kiskeam in the opening round of the Cork Premier IFC.

AN exciting second-half performance that yielded a gem of a goal by super sub Cian Ó Duinnin saw Ballingeary cruise past St Michael’s at Kilmurry yesterday and on to an interesting tie with Nemo Rangers in the next round.

A STRONG first-half performance was crucial to Aghada’s progression past Blackrock in round two of the Cork IHC at Midleton last night.

Brendan Larkin