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

Cork’s progression to the All-Ireland U21 final, on Saturday, April 30, looks set to disrupt local football championship fixtures.

They were selected as the nation’s sports team of the year, and exist on a Ladies Football plateau of their own making. But as this extract from Mary White’s new book ’Relentless’ shows, before there was serial All-Ireland success, there was a Rebel rebellion...

Cork PIFC: Castletownbere 3-12 Naomh Abán 2-6

Cork League roundup

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

Since the introduction of the third chance in the Cork county championships in 2010, twice have teams won a title after losing their first two games.

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.

Kiskeam 0-21 Naomh Abán 0-16

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.

Naomh Abán 3-13 Glenville 2-11

Cork senior football champions Castlehaven will meet Division 1 league winners Nemo Rangers in the opening round of the 2013 championship.

Conor Counihan has accepted the offer of another two-year term from the Cork County Board, although he will be working with a much-changed backroom team next season.

St Finbarr’s top Division 1 of the Cork County Football League after they triumphed by 0-11 to 1-6 against city rivals Bishopstown on Friday night.

THE clash between this year’s semi-finalists Carbery Rangers and 2009 champions Clonakilty is the highlight in the draw for the first round of next year’s Cork SFC.

ST VINCENT’S moved into the last four of the Cork Premier IFC with a hard-fought yet deserved win over northside rivals Mayfield at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening.

CLOYNE will play either Douglas or Ballinhassig in round three of the Cork SHC after the draw was made at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

FALCARRAGH, Co Donegal is bracing itself for up to 15,000 visitors on what promises to be a fine weekend weather-wise, as well as in terms of football where 17 teams from Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Kerry, Cork, Antrim, Waterford, Dublin and London will contest the senior and junior competitions.

Clyda Rovers 0-7 Naomh Abán 0-4

REIGNING Cork senior football champions Nemo Rangers will begin the defence of their title on May 7 with a first round tie against Ballincollig in Ovens.

THE draw for the 2011 Cork senior football championship, which pairs champions Nemo Rangers with Ballincollig, threw up two interesting west Cork derbies, featuring Ilen Rovers and Carbery Rangers, and O’Donovan Rossa against Clonakilty.

As expected, two-time All-Star Anthony Lynch has been named in the Cork team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final showdown with Tyrone at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Cork defender Anthony Lynch is on course to start Sunday week's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Tyrone, having returned from a groin injury to take part in training at Pairc Ui Chaoimh last night.

Influential defender Anthony Lynch has been included by manager Conor Counihan in the Cork side to face Donegal on Sunday, despite doubts over his fitness due to a groin injury.

CORK hope to have key defensive duo Anthony Lynch and John Miskella available for their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final tie on the August Bank Holiday weekend.

CHAMPIONS Sarsfields have been drawn against Castlelyons in next year’s Cork SHC, while four-in-a-row football winners Nemo Rangers renew rivalry with Ballincollig.

OPPORTUNITY knocks at the strangest of times. In June 2006, Ronan McCarthy’s football days came to an end after Douglas crashed out of the fourth round of the Cork SFC against Duhallow.

The draw for the 2008 oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens was announced today at the launch at Croke Park.

Cork footballer Anthony Lynch almost did not make the All-Ireland final last year, as he struggled with injury ahead of one of the most crucial games of his career.

STRIKING Cork GAA players want their dispute with the County Board resolved as quickly as possible, according to football All-star, Anthony Lynch.

DAVY FITZGERALD’S Sixmilebridge have told Clare GAA chiefs to resolve the impasse between Fitzgerald and senior hurling team manager Tony Considine “within a week”.

Star defender Anthony Lynch is eligible to play for Cork in tomorrow's Munster SFC final replay after surprisingly winning his appeal against suspension last night.

BILLY MORGAN is expecting a much tougher challenge from Kerry in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster SFC final replay in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

ALAN QUIRKE is set to make a small bit of history in Killarney on Sunday by becoming only the fifth Cork goalkeeper to play in a Munster football final in 40 years.