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

A goal three minutes into injury-time by Glen Rovers’ David Cunningham saved the Cork SHC champions in an epic Saturday night tussle with old rivals St Finbarr’s at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Glen Rovers’ quest for a third Cork SHC title in a row will begin against Bride Rovers in the 2017 preliminary round.

It’s four years since Kildorrery won the Cork county JAHC, going on to Munster glory before coming up a point short in the All-Ireland final against Thomastown of Kilkenny.

St Finbarr’s 2-11 Dripsey 0-16: Michael Ryan’s injury time goal proved to be the difference in this opening round Cork IHC, giving St Finbarr’s a narrow victory at Ballincollig last night.

With All-Ireland post-primary hurling titles thin on the ground for Cork schools in recent times, the judges had an easy task in awarding the March Rebel Óg award to Blarney’s Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál.

Michael Meaney first took over what was then the Carrigaline IFC side in 2007.

Dripsey 1-15 Grenagh 1-12: Just 12 months after they endured a 14-point loss to Grenagh and subsequent relegation play-off with St Catherine’s, Dripsey will be contesting the quarter-finals of the Cork IHC, against Kildorrery or Éire Óg.

Club championship fixtures in Cork and Kerry have been thrown into chaos due to the drawn Munster SFC final.

Cork County Board favours the possible introduction of “a second competition” for weaker counties in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after their participation at provincial level has come to an end.

Newmarket 2-14 Grenagh 0-10: Newmarket banished all fears of relegation from the Premier Intermediate Football Championship this year after a comprehensive dismissal of Grenagh at Castlemagner on Saturday night saw them deservedly book a spot in round four.

In the Cork County Football League, Castlehaven are the early leaders of the Rochestown Park Hotel Division 1 (Kelleher Shield).

Cork football champions Ballincollig open the defence of their first title with a repeat of their opening fixture in this year’s competition.

Coiste na nÓg top brass are investigating the alleged racial abuse of an U16 footballer during a Cork championship semi-final on Saturday.

Cork county senior football champions Castlehaven’s quest for a three-in-a-row will face a stiff challenge, after they were drawn against Carbery Rangers in last night’s fourth-round draw.

Limerick 0-23 Cork 2-15

What’s seldom is wonderful for Donncha O’Connor right now. Tomorrow’s semi-final represents just his third start of the campaign.

Almost Christmas. Deck the halls.

Two-time All-Ireland SHC winner Tom Kenny has decided to retire from inter-county hurling, bringing to an end his Cork career which began back in 2003.

Cork hurling star Tom Kenny is to retire from the inter-county game.

A memorable season for Stephen Bennett ended on a memorable note yesterday.

CORK IFC FINAL:

Grenagh 1-11 Rockchapel 1-06

Where once Cork could field All-Ireland fifteens without leaving the city boundaries, now the Rebel hurling strongholds are flung far and wide, from Senior to Junior, says Michael Moynihan.

Cork hurling manager Jimmy Barry Murphy has named his team to face Clare in the All-Ireland hurling final on Sunday, with Brian Murphy the only change from the team that beat Dublin.

Bishopstown 4-11 CIT 1-09

Grenagh 1-11 Fermoy 1-09

Following the six Cork county championship games at the weekend, the fourth-round ties and relegation play-offs are now decided in all but the SHC and IFC grades.

Cork defender Lorcan McLoughlin is hoping “common sense” prevails and Pat Horgan is cleared to face Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final on Sunday week.

UCC 0-15 CIT 0-15 (aet)

Reigning Cork U21 football champions Nemo Rangers got their city championship campaign off to a winning start as they defeated St Finbarr’s 0-8 to 0-5 at Ballinlough yesterday.

Kerry’s team for tomorrow’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary at Seán Treacy Park in Tipperary town shows four changes from the side that defeated Limerick in last week’s semi-final.

Kerry legend Pat Spillane has called on new Kingdom manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice to return to the county’s traditional playing style.

Cork 4-16 Cork IT 1-17

In late 1988, Brian Dillons met Carrigtwohill in a Cork County U16 hurling final.

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

Cork wing-back Tom Kenny admitted after yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat that Galway “seemed to have the measure” of his side after half-time.

Limerick boss Maurice Horan has made two changes for Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Clare while he is also able to call upon talisman John Galvin after the star midfielder reported fit following a cruciate ligament injury.

Fielding a team with a liberal sprinkling of inter-county under 21, junior and senior players, Carbery served notice that they will have a big say in the battle for this year’s title after they had a comfortable victory over CIT in the third round of the Cork SFC at Cloughduv last night.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made four changes for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 HL semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium from the starting 15 that drew when the sides met at the Thurles venue recently.