Hamilton High School Bandon have finished top of Group A following their win over Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig in the final round of the Corn Uí Mhuirí at Newcestown.

Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig and Hamilton High School Bandon have secured their places in the quarter-finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí with a round to spare.

Last season’s beaten finalists Christian Brothers College got their Harty Cup campaign off to a positive start with an impressive 3-17 to 1-13 win over St Francis College, Rochestown.

Ryan McCarthy gave an exceptional display of accuracy from placed balls, the Killeagh man firing 12 points from frees and a superb sideline cut.

For the first time since 2006, a Cork school will, tomorrow afternoon, begin their defence of the Harty Cup.

David Giles is a student ambassador for this year’s The Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards, showcasing the commitment and dedication of young people’s volunteering efforts across

Students would have required stamina and concentration to get the best out of the Junior Cert Higher Level Maths Paper 1 exam.

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

Hamilton HS Bandon stunned Corn Uí Mhuirí champions, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, in this final Group C game played in difficult conditions in Tralee.

The change to the championship format will place new demands on players this summer but Cork forward Conor Lehane is relishing the new competition.

Introducing PE as a Leaving Certificate exam subject this year will have “no effect” on schoolchildren’s fitness levels because it will only attract those who are good at it.

The strength of Cork’s marriage with the Harty Cup has rarely, if ever, been called into question.

Reigning champions St Brendan’s, Killarney and Coláíste Chríost Rí both recorded their third victories of the campaign to finish at the head of their respective groups.

The Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final line-up will begin to take shape after this afternoon’s full programme of games.

Midleton CBS 3-15 Hamilton High School Bandon 1-6: Midleton CBS proved too strong for Hamilton High School Bandon in the Harty Cup at Ballincollig yesterday, recording their first win following an opening round defeat by Ardscoil Rís.

De La Salle College 1-17 Hamilton High School 0-8: A late scoring spree of 1-5 over the final 10 minutes rubber-stamped a second win of the campaign for De La Salle but Hamilton’s defensive configuration kept Dermot Dooley and his management team occupied throughout.

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.

The Nenagh-Midleton clash was to determine the other qualifiers from Group 4, which Hamilton High School had already won.

Hamilton High School, Bandon 2-16 Midleton CBS 0-21

In 2001 Newcestown played Newmarket in an intermediate football semi-final replay at Coachford and, with four minutes to go, the West Cork side trailed by eight points.

Pat Kenneally never featured in the Harty Cup.

St Francis College, Rochestown 5-18 Blackwater CS 1-13

A father-of-two charged with the murder of childcare assistant Elaine O’Hara is due to apply for bail in the coming weeks.

A successful architect and married father of two has been charged with the murder of childcare assistant Elaine O’Hara in Aug 2012.

Hamilton High School, Bandon 2-16 St Flannan’s College 2-11

This one-off design has both the design attributes and eco-friendliness to attract plenty of interest, writes Tommy Barker

Two friends and close neighbours from a small Cork village have been killed in separate accidents abroad in the space of just two months.

Bandon have drawn inspiration from all quarters ahead of an historic day for the club, writes Alan Good

Three West Cork students have been honoured for their outstanding voluntary work at an All-Ireland youth awards event.

A ‘CyberBuddy’ website, which allows students to report bullying to their schools in confidence, has won top prize in a competition for young entrepreneurs.

The battle for supremacy in the six-team Group A in the Dr Harty Cup should become clearer following today’s round of games.

They might have won an All-Ireland title after Sunday’s final replay win over Dublin, but for some of the Tipperary minor side the celebrations have had to be cut short.

Hamilton High School secured a first-ever Dr Harty Cup win as they beat Coláiste Chríost Rí in their Group C opener at Ballygarvan.

It will be a time for bridging gaps as the Dr Harty Cup gets underway today, albeit with a more truncated fixture list than usual.

Champions Waterford Colleges open the defence of their Dr Harty Cup title against Doon CBS.

Brian O’Connor

Hamilton High School, Bandon 2-15 Castletroy College, Limerick 1-10

THE Central Applications Office (CAO) has apologised after posting aptitude test scores for medicine applicants a month early.

IT was a knife-edge battle of wits when two schools went head-to-head in the Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) All Ireland Schools Quiz yesterday.

COOLIM, Allen Square, Bandon, is a characterful, detached bungalow close to Hamilton High School in a solid, residential area of Bandon, Co Cork.