If Erin’s Own harbour ambitions of challenging for this year’s Cork crown, they will have to do better than this Jekyll and Hyde opening round display against Bride Rovers at Carrigtwohill last night.

Ballymartle have joined Na Piarsaigh at the top of the RedFM Senior Hurling League following an impressive five-point victory away to Midleton on Saturday evening.

A late David Hickey goal capped a fine comeback as Bishopstown beat Carrigtwohill 3-6 to 3-5 in their opening RedFM Senior Hurling League game yesterday.

ST FINBARR’S produced a strong finish to get the better of Erin’s Own in the opening round of the Cork County SHC at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night.

SO many pre-match player interviews these days are all about the banal, the predictable, the oh-so-stale. Oh so refreshing then to speak to Sars’ captain Alan Kennedy in advance of tomorrow’s Cork county senior hurling final against Glen Rovers.

ST FINBARR’S proved too good for Ballincollig in last night’s Cork SFC quarter-final at Páirc Ui Rinn, winning 1-13 to 2-4, a run of late points working the oracle.

A DRAMATIC late, late goal for Erin’s Own, Kieran ‘Hero’ Murphy – living up to his nickname with a superb ‘double’ on a long Killian Murphy centre – one minute into injury-time, was enough to deny reigning champions Newtownshandrum victory in this Cork SHC quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

Glanmire CC 2-9 St Brogan's VS 2-6

FR O’NEILLS reclaimed the East Cork Junior Hurling A Championship title in spectacular fashion at Killeagh yesterday when, after a final packed with thrills, spills and no little heartbreak, they withstood a ferocious late rally from Erin’s Own to finish on the right side of a 1-11 to 2-4 scoreline.