Sarsfields made it two wins from two in the RedFM SHL as goals from Luke Hackett and Ben Graham helped them to a 2-8 to 0-11 win away to Bishopstown.

The dissatisfaction of Cork clubs with the lack of access to intercounty hurling players was expressed by a number of delegates at last night’s county board meeting at the Nemo Rangers complex.

Barrow Rangers (Kilkenny) 2-14 Shanballymore (Cork) 1-15: Kilkenny’s Barrow Rangers advanced to the All-Ireland JBHC final after defeatomg Cork champions Shanballymore in Killeedy yesterday.

Second-round games in the Cork county championships are laden with enough tension, even without a local derby element.