Last year’s champions Thurles CBS made it two wins from two in Group C of the Dr Harty Cup as they pulled away from Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa of Doon in the final quarter at Toomevara yesterday.

Today’s Dr Harty Cup quarter-final clash with Castletroy College in Cahir marks new territory for Youghal’s Pobalscoil na Tríonóide.

A repeat of last year’s semi-final pairing is in store as Dr Harty Cup holders Ardscoil Rís were drawn with Hamilton High School in the quarter-final.

With 19 victories, famed Cork hurling nursery North Monastery trail only St Flannan’s College on the Dr Harty Cup roll of honour.

Ardscoil Rís got their defence of the Dr Harty Cup off to an impressive start as they beat Blackwater CS of Lismore in their Group 1 clash at Cahir yesterday.

A Cork northside all-Irish secondary school which had to turn away dozens of pupils because of space restrictions this year has been approved to expand by the Department of Education.

A Cork city centre gaelcholáiste is offering more first-year places next autumn, which could ease difficulties for some families disappointed by a one-third cut in intake at a northside all-Irish college.

Parents have protested over a second-level school’s controversial enrolment policy which could see dozens of children left without a school place next year.

The Dr Harty Cup gets under way today and, for the first time since 1928, when the competition was not held, there are no defending champions.

The Dr Harty Cup gets under way today and, for the first time since 1928, when the competition was not held, there are no defending champions.

Children who want to be taught through Irish will have to be driven past a local school on Cork’s northside to others several miles away because of a one-third cut in intake, a councillor has claimed.

A manager has been appointed to a leading all-Irish secondary school following the dissolution of its board of management after a public row over admissions policy.

A row between the board of the only all-Irish secondary school on Cork City’s northside and its trustees has left dozens of children upset at being refused enrolment for next year.

TWO of the country’s most successful sports coaches in different codes shared the limelight when they were honoured by a teachers’ union last night.

DONAL O’GRADY understands and appreciates why the Cork supporters were so euphoric after Sunday’s impressive victory in the Guinness Munster hurling semi-final.

HIS name wasn’t even mentioned when everybody was speculating about the successor to Bertie Óg Murphy as Cork hurling coach.