UCC’s defence of the Fitzgibbon Cup stayed on track as they booked a home quarter-final with victory over Cork IT at the Mardyke on Sunday.

They outscored CBC nine points to one in the fourth quarter.

Barring a replay, tomorrow may well prove Paudie O’Sullivan’s final outing in the Imokilly colours.

A superb solo individual performance from TJ Reid helped champions Ballyhale Shamrocks shake off a serious test to their Kilkenny senior hurling crown.

John Finucane was eight when loyalists murdered his father in the family home. Three decades later the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Belfast is juggling his search for answers with a law practice, the challenges of Brexit, and the captaincy of Lamh Dhearg in tomorrow’s Antrim SFC final.

Eoghan Cormican in preview box The three-in-a-row has become a rare commodity in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.

Earlier this year, clubs agreed that the teams who reached this year’s senior hurling and football championship quarter-finals (excluding divisions) would be guaranteed premier senior status for 2020

A five-star first-half performance saw Ballyhale Shamrocks blast their way out of relegation trouble in the Kilkenny senior hurling championship.

There may be no Cork team on the main ladies football programme at Croke Park on Sunday, but the county will be well represented by an Aghada ‘Gaelic for mothers and others’ selection.

TJ Reid was the star man as Ballyhale Shamrocks snatched a Kilkenny senior hurling league victory from the jaws of defeat — but they couldn’t get themselves out of relegation trouble.

Mallow remain top of Division 2 of the RedFM Cork Hurling League as they made it seven wins from nine.

This was a gripping affair between the Cork side and Naas right throughout with very little between the teams.

The West Cork derby meeting of Carbery Rangers and Castlehaven is the stand-out tie in the second round of the Cork SFC following the draws at tonight’s county board meeting at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Sarsfields moved to within two points of RedFM HL Division 1 leaders Bride Rovers – with two games in hand – after a comprehensive victory at home to Douglas on Saturday night.

“There are hurlers everywhere,” Éamonn Kennedy stresses.

A pair of winning points of real quality from Darragh Fitzgibbon, at the end of the second period of extra-time, finally put daylight between these two teams after a pulsating and fiercely contested Cork SHC first round at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

Cork SHC: Erin’s Own 3-7 Ballymartle 2-8

Robbie O’Flynn is in a race against time to prove his fitness for Erin’s Own ahead of their Cork SHC tie with Ballymartle on Saturday.

A selection of Cork hurlers are looking at four games in 10 days if the county progresses to the Allianz League final.

For development purposes, Cork needs as many schools as possible plying their trade at the highest level.

A storming first-half helped UCC secure a home quarter-final in the Fitzgibbon Cup, following their seven-point victory over NUIG at the 4G pitch in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday afternoon. Unbeaten after three games, they topped Group A.

Reigning Fitzgibbon Cup champions UL have a job on their hands to emerge from the group of death after losing their opening fixture to UCC this afternoon.

The hurlers of Ballyhale Shamrocks are back on the road.

KILKENNY SHC FINALBallyhale Shamrocks 2-20Bennettsbridge 2-17Brendan O’Brien Nowlan Park

A strong second-half performance, lit up by the individual excellence of Sean Morrissey, saw Bennettsbridge end a 44-year wait for a place in the Kilkenny senior hurling championship final.

At 28, Midleton captain Luke O’Farrell is one of the elder statesmen of the team. He’s experienced most of what there is to experience in hurling from winning the Harty Cup, to playing in All-Ireland finals and most importantly, with this weekend in mind, winning county titles.

Séamus Harnedy and his Imokilly teammates had just seen off UCC in their Cork SHC semi-final when they sat down to find out their final opponents.

A powerful display from TJ Reid helped Ballyhale Shamrocks end Dicksboro’s reign as Kilkenny senior hurling champions.

Just when you thought this hurling summer could spoil us no more, the youngsters from Tipperary and Cork go and produce a most incredible finish to the last ever All-Ireland U21 final.

Cork’s side for tonight’s Munster U21HC semi-final against Waterford in Páirc Uí Chaoimh (7.30pm) will feature five players who have played in this year’s provincial senior championship while none of the Déise side saw action.

Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium director Bob Ryan says “there’ll be no issue with the pitch” for tomorrow week’s Munster SHC opener between Cork and Clare at the venue.

Michael Fennelly believes his old comrade-in-arms and current club boss Henry Shefflin has the drive and ambition to make the step up to county management one day.

Erin’s Own 4-21 Bride Rovers 2-13: Erin’s Own had little difficulty in seeing off Bride Rovers in the first round of the Cork SHC at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Henry Shefflin enjoyed a winning start to life in management as Ballyhale Shamrocks blitzed their way to the points in the Kilkenny senior hurling league.

The Cork footballers will enjoy a seven-week run-in to their Munster SFC semi-final on June 3.

Hurling in DCU wasn’t always the picture of such rude health.

UCC 1-19 - CORK IT 0-12: UCC’s class was always going to be the telling factor. And so it proved, even if it took a little longer than expected to boil to the surface.

John Fintan Daly jnr and Matthew Dilworth produced brilliant attacking performances as Knocknagree bridged a 26-year gap, landing the Cork JAFC title, overcoming Erin’s Own in the final yesterday.

Tomás O’Leary will line out for Erin’s Own in tomorrow’s Cork JAFC final at Páirc Uí Rinn. The European Cup champion with Munster and Grand Slam winner with Ireland only returned to football a few weeks ago, having retired from rugby in July.

The regular meeting of the Cork County Board heard last night that long-serving secretary Frank Murphy is to be given a one-year extension to his contract.

There weren’t too many in Cloyne clapping Paudie O’Sullivan on the back for his equalising point at the end of Imokilly’s county semi-final.

We were impressed with how Blackrock went about their business in the semi-final victory against Na Piarsaigh.