An explosive Kerry made light work of Cork’s challenge to claim the county’s fifth consecutive Munster SFC title in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Cork progressed to Round 4A of the All-Ireland qualifiers this afternoon largely thanks to the half-time introductions of Colm O’Neill and Pa Kelly.

Cork 0-12 Limerick 0-10: There were angry scenes at the end of the Munster senior camogie final as Cork hit two points in the sixth minute of injury time to defeat Limerick in Kilmallock.

Charleville 5-24 Dripsey 1-10: Glory for Charleville in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday night, as the north Cork club made up for last year’s heartbreak at the hands of Fermoy to cruise to the Cork intermediate hurling title.

Duhallow 1-11 Newcestown 0-9: Predictably, the only goal scored in yesterday’s fourth-round Cork SFC clash in Carrigadrohid proved decisive in determining Carbery Rangers’ opponents in the quarter-final would be Duhallow. And, it’s timing – 11 minutes from time after scores had been level seven times – was all the more critical for the reason Newcestown registered three wides around the same time.

Waterford United 0 Athlone Town 1

Waterford United 0 Athlone Town 1

St. Finbarr’s 0-11 Aghada 0-8: Measured against their greater potential in the first half when they were limited by some poor finishing, it was no surprise to see St. Finbarr’s emerge victorious from this second round Cork SFC game in the wind and rain in Carrigtwohill on Saturday evening.

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Ulster 24 Scarlets 9

Ulster 21 Exeter Chiefs 22

Nemo Rangers 1-12 Bishopstown 1-08

Castlehaven 1-14 Carbery 2-10

Bishopstown 4-11 CIT 1-09

Kilworth 0-16 Ballyhea 0-11

Bishopstown 2-14 Dohenys 2-12 (aet)

Ireland U21 3 Holland U21 0

Duagh 0-9 Beale 0-6

Cloughduv 0-10 Sarsfields 1-06

Bishopstown 4-07 Clonakilty 1-07

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.

Ireland’s poor record at reaching for the Under-17 European Championship finals continues after this season’s contingent were eliminated on Saturday with a game to spare.

A NEW YEAR and a new horizon loom large for Charleville’s junior hurlers.

CORK finalised their preparations for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Waterford with a highly competitive inter-squad A v B game at the official opening of Kilmichael GAA’s magnificent complex in Annahalla.

AN inexperienced Cork outfit coped successfully without the bulk of their All-Ireland winners as they breezed past the challenge of Waterford IT in yesterday’s McGrath Cup preliminary round tie in Páirc Ui Rinn.

JOHN MISKELLA has been recalled by Cork for tomorrow’s All-Ireland second round football qualifier against Cavan in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Aghabullogue 0-8 Fermoy 1-4

JAMIE O’SULLIVAN of Bishopstown has been named at left half back on the Cork team to play Mayo in the Allianz National Football League final at Croke Park on Sunday.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

YESTERDAY’S encounter in Fraher Field, Dungarvan, came with more angles than a bagful of squares: Justin McCarthy, formerly of Waterford, back in the Déise with Limerick.

NICHOLAS MURPHY returns to the Cork team for Saturday’s NFL game against Tyrone in Omagh.

DUBLIN make five changes in personnel as well as a couple of positional alterations for their NFL Division 1 clash with Mayo at McHale Park, Castlebar.

DON’T be fooled by the scoreline above, especially if you’re a Limerick hurling supporter.

SPIRITED performances by two young teams in this entertaining Waterford Crystal hurling tournament quarter-final in Kilmallock yesterday, the students eventually out-pointing a plucky Limerick side by three points, thus qualifying to meet UL on Sunday next.

“AN unbelievable bunch of players.”

NOT WITH STANDING the magnificent Briege Corkery, the other key reason why holders Cork won through to meet Kilkenny in the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie decider was simply that as a unit, they responded so effectively to a below par first-half display.

IT’S stating the obvious Cork would have preferred not to have had their anticipated place in the All-Ireland football semi-final wrapped up at such an early stage in Croke Park yesterday.

BATTLE-HARDENED Cill Na Martra stormed back from the brink of defeat to shatter Éire Óg’s hopes on a 2-10 to 1-11 scoreline in the quarter-final of the Evening Echo Cork County IFC at Carrigadrohid on Saturday.

BOTH Cork and Limerick have made one change apiece from the sides that triumphed over Kerry and Clare, respectively, in the Munster SFC semi-finals for Sunday’s provincial final clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

KILLIAN YOUNG makes a return, Darragh O Sé gets a starting place at midfield and Tommy Walsh is fit to play in the full-forward position as a new-look Kerry team prepare to take on Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

FOR the first time since he began his illustrious career 14 years ago, Darragh O Sé has been excluded from the Kerry team to meet Cork in Sunday’s glamour Munster SFC semi-final clash with Cork at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

NO SURPRISES in the sunshine of Fraher Field yesterday, with Cork running out comfortable winners over Waterford in this Munster SFC clash to set up their expected clash with Kerry in the Munster semi-final.