Standing still is akin to going backwards in Donnchadh Walsh’s eyes.

The last of the round-robin games in Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) take place today with the four quarter-final places up for grabs.

ST FLANNAN’S (Ennis) face Intermediate School Killorglin in Croagh this afternoon (throw-in 2.30pm) in the last of this week’s Corn Ui Mhuiri fixtures.

ST BRENDAN’S (Killarney) advanced to the Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-finals when they ousted Coláiste na Sceilge 5-10 to 1-8 in yesterday’s Group B clash in Cromane.

ROCHESTOWN College served notice of their Corn Uí Mhuiri intentions with a commanding Group A victory over Intermediate School, Killorglin at Knocknagree yesterday.

HIGH School Clonmel, backboned by five members of Tipperary’s All-Ireland minor football winning squad, got their Corn Uí Mhuirí Group C campaign off to a successful start when they defeated Tralee CBS by 2-8 to 0-11 in Newcastle West yesterday afternoon.

FOR the first time in over half a century, Rochestown College will partake in the Corn Uí Mhuirí this afternoon when they face Clare’s St Flannan’s in Group A of this season’s competition.

CHAMPIONS St. Brendan’s, Killarney had little difficulty beating Intermediate School Killorglin in a disappointing Corn Ui Mhuiri quarter-final at Listry yesterday.

KERRY will have five schools in the knock-out stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí.

LAST year’s beaten finalists De La Salle Macroom will contest the knockout stages of this year’s Corn Ui Mhuirí after a facile victory in yesterday’s Group B clash in Rathkeale.

FOR the first time in the history of the competition a Kerry team will take part in the Dr Harty Cup for season 2009/10.

FORMER Kerry All-Ireland winning captain Seamus Moynihan has hailed Mike Frank Russell as one of the greatest corner-forwards the county has ever produced.

PA JOY, who was introduced to the Kerry senior football championship by Laune Rangers this year, may have scored just one point for Intermediate School Killorglin in yesterday’s Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) tie at Croagh but he engineered the decisive goal in this thrilling affair.

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

THE draws for next year’s Munster Colleges Corn Uí Mhuiri (SFC) and Dr Harty Cup (SHC) have been made.

IN the opening round of the Corn Uí Mhuirí in October, St Brendan’s crushed champions DLS Macroom by 4-13 to 0-7 and few gave them any chance of figuring in the knock-out stages.

KERRY minor Jamie Doolan is very doubtful for St Brendan’s, who take on holders DLS Macroom in the opening round of the Credit Union Corn Uí Mhuirí at Rathmore tomorrow.

COLÁISTE NA SCEILGE, the most successful side in recent times of the (Munster Colleges SFC) Corn Uí Mhuiri, have been given a possible stay of execution in this year’s event.

DEFENDING champions Colaiste Chriost Rí need just a point from tomorrow’s meeting with Dingle CBS to advance to the knock-out stages of the Corn Uí Mhuirí.

CORK minor Jonathan O’Sullivan was the hero in this highly entertaining Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final tie at Carrigadrohid yesterday.

A GOOD START is half the battle. That adage held true at Macroom yesterday where Intermediate School Killorglin won a highly competitive Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final, leaving Douglas Community School to bemoan what might have been.

THE Irish Examiner Dr Harty Cup and Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final draws made in Mallow on Saturday were kind to both champions.

REIGNING champions Coláiste na Sceilge have an injury crisis ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí clash with Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, at Kilcummin.

JOHN QUANE is unlikely to be in the starting 15 when the Limerick selectors sit down tomorrow night to pick their team for Sunday’s Munster SFC final against Kerry.

TRALEE CBS have been awarded the two points from their game with Intermediate School Killorglin after the latter failed to turn up for the match.

IN their first year playing Dr Harty Cup hurling, Youghal CBS are within sight of a place in the knock out stages.

DOUGLAS Community School break new ground tomorrow when they play in the Irish Examiner-sponsored Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) for the first time.