INSPIRATIONAL substitute John Halbert smoothed Watergrasshill’s path to victory over Argideen Rangers in this Evening Echo Cork County Premier IHC opening round game in Passage on Saturday night.

THE littler All-Ireland, you could call it. The Cork county junior hurling title is widely regarded as one of the toughest GAA championships to win, and they know all about that around Ladysbridge and Ballymacoda in east Cork.

Carbery 1-11 Duhallow 1-11

Carbery 1-11 Bishopstown 0-7

Dromina 2-13 Argideen Rangers 0-9