A leading Cork Ladies Football Board official has described speculation linking senior boss Eamonn Ryan with a switch to the men’s team as “a bolt out of the blue”.

All top four sides won in Division One of the Munster Junior League as both Kilfeacle and Bandon recorded bonus-point wins.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-11 De La Salle, Macroom 1-3: Holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne are still alive in this season’s Corn Ui Mhuiri, after proving far too strong for De La Salle, Macroom at Lewis Road, Killarney, despite playing almost the entire second half with 14 players.

Pobal Scoil Chorca Dhuibhne (Kerry) 1-10 St Francis College, Rochestown (Cork) 1-10

Pobal Scoil Chorca Dhuibhne 1-10 St Francis College Rochestown 1-10

PS Chorca Dhuibhne 1-13 Colaiste Chriost Ri 2-7

The Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final involving Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne and Coláiste Chríost Rí is to be replayed, the Munster post primary CCC has ruled.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 0-12 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1-6

St Brendan’s College, Killarney 2-8PS Chorca Dhuibhne 1-9

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne are banking on experience gained from last year’s campaign to drive them one step further when they face Leinster champions St Patrick’s, Navan, in the All-Ireland Colleges SAFC semi-final this afternoon (Nenagh, 1.30pm).

There was a part of Eamonn Fitzmaurice glad to see the back of this past weekend, irrespective of the defeats for Finuge and Kerry.

Holders Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne must win against North Clare Schools in Rathkeale this afternoon to be assured a place in the last eight of Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SAFC).

Last year’s defeated finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne deservedly beat a brave Tralee CBS side in a keenly contested Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final at the Dr Crokes Grounds, Killarney yesterday.

Twice this season they failed to De La Salle, but Coláiste Chríost Rí are aiming to finally get the better of their Macroom opponents in this afternoon’s Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Cloughduv.

After a late switch of venue from Abbeyfeale to Rathkeale due to the weather, last year’s beaten finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne advanced to an all-Kerry semi-final meeting with Tralee CBS.

TRALEE CBS put in a tremendous fightback at Annascaul yesterday to beat last year’s beaten finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in a Corn Uí Mhuirí contest they had to win.

EAMON FITZMAURICE, a selector with Jack O’Connor’s All-Ireland winning Kerry team in 2009, was last night ratified by county delegates as the new U-21 football boss.

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí bridged a seven-year gap since their last Corn Uí Mhuirí triumph when they beat first-time finalists Pobal Scoil Chorca Dhuibhne in yesterday’s decider in Dr Crokes grounds in Killarney.

POBALSCOIL Chorca Dhuibhne advanced to a second successive Corn Ui Mhuiri semi-final after a five point win over their conquerors last year, De La Salle Macroom in Killarney.

TRALEE CBS opened their Corn Uí Mhuirí campaign with a comprehensive victory over Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne at Annascaul yesterday.

PS Chorca Dhuibhne1-7 St Colman’s 0-5

THE long path to All-Ireland colleges football glory next April starts this afternoon for six Munster schools, with three games in the Credit Union Corn Uí Mhuirí (‘A’ SFC) down for decision.

HARTY Cup champions DLS Waterford will open the defence of their title next season against Carrigaline Community School.

EDUCATION Minister Mary Hanafin has intervened in the bitter row over the policy under which subjects are taught through Irish in a new school in Dingle, Co Kerry.