Dublin manager Mick Bohan praised his squad’s experienced players as they got back to winning ways in their Lidl NFL clash with Tipperary.

Pádraig Kearns knew what he was letting himself in for. Mind you, knowing what the task entails doesn’t make the job any easier.

CORK’s inter-county contingent appear to have emerged unscathed from a weekend of Cork SFC action, which saw a return from injury for midfielder Aidan Walsh.

The Mayo County Board have acceded to a request by senior manager Stephen Rochford to postpone club championship games fixed for this weekend until the week after the September 18 All-Ireland final, writes John Fogarty of the Irish Examiner.

A look ahead to all the weekend’s action around Cork...

Bruce Springsteen isn’t going to be a popular man in Dublin club football circles this summer.

St. Michael’s 1-11 Mallow 1-10

Cork IFC: Cill na Martra 1-18 Mitchelstown 2-12

AIB ULSTER CLUB SFC FINAL:

Kanturk 2-22 Éire Óg 1-12

Favourites Castlebar Mitchels will take on Knockmore while Breaffy will meet Charlestown in next weekend’s novel Mayo SFC semi-finals.

Aghabullogue 2-10 Youghal 0-11

Kerins O’Rahillys 0-15 Kilcummin 1-7

Sunday’s IFC final between Éire Óg and Castletownbere will be Alan O’Regan’s fifth time playing in a decider.

Finuge 0-10 Ardfert 0-9

Clyda Rovers 1-8 Kinsale 1-8

Castletownbere dedicated their IFC win over Grenagh at Inchigeela on Saturday to fisherman Pearse Lyne, who tragically died at sea last week.

Ciarán Sheehan was not named at number 6 for Cork last night, nor is he likely to see time at centre-back against Kildare in Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.

Americans dipped into the water, went to the cinema and took tube trains just to have air conditioning relief from unrelenting heat that has killed at least 30 people across half the country.

A late Paul O’Sullivan goal did little more than salvage some pride for Cloyne, who were outclassed by Éire Óg throughout this IFC meeting at Riverstown on Saturday.

CLYDA ROVERS are just one game away from a third successive Premier IFC final after they overcame Macroom in a dour quarter-final at Donoughmore on Saturday evening.

A TENSE and exciting all North Cork Co IFC relegation final at Glantane yesterday went Killavullen’s way, Ballyclough now going down to junior ranks.

REIGNING Cork senior football champions Nemo Rangers will begin the defence of their title on May 7 with a first round tie against Ballincollig in Ovens.

ROBERT O’MAHONY’S involvement with the Cork in Saturday’s All-Ireland JFC semi-final against Louth has forced the postponement of this weekend’s Evening Echo Cork SHC quarter-final between St Finbarr’s against Erin’s Own.

COUNTY colleagues Daniel Goulding and Donnacha O’Connor found themselves on opposite sides in Banteer last night in the Evening Echo IFC third round, and it was the Éire Óg man who came away with the bragging rights after his side won by seven points in a lacklustre affair.

ST FINBARR’S underscored their right to a place in Cork football’s top flight at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening when they stormed into an apparently unassailable lead and then withstood a late rally from gallant Newcestown in a the second half to an enthralling Cork Evening Echo IFC semi-final.

CORK corner-forward Patrick Horgan showed some real class as Glen Rovers defeated Blackrock 3-11 to 0-15 in a top-class Evening Echo Cork SHC quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

ONE hundred miles west of Cork city in beautiful Cahermore, two of Beara’s great rivals fought themselves to a standstill for the right to meet Kildorrery in the IFC semi-final.

THE draws, dates and venues for the Munster Club championships have been announced but, as most of the championships are not yet decided, the county names are in place of the clubs for the purposes of the draws.

ALL eyes yesterday were on Enniskeane, where Na Piarsaigh lined out against O’Donovan Rossa in the Evening Echo Cork SFC with three Ó Ailpín brothers in the black and amber - Teu, Aisake and All-Ireland hurling captain Seán Óg.

IN the second round of group games in the Clare SFC, St Breckan’s had an easy 0-12 to 0-4 win over last year’s IFC winners Cratloe at Cusack Park on Saturday, having lead 0-8 to 0-1 at the break.

BLACROCK sent a message last night to the other remaining clubs in the Evening Echo SHC when they beat CIT 2-18 to 2-14.

JUST one game in the permanent tsb Cork County SFC over the weekend where a superb opportunist goal by former inter-county player Pat Hegarty proved crucial as Carbery overcame Ballincollig 1-9 to 0-9 at Clonakilty.