Bride Rovers 1-21 Youghal 1-13: It says much about Bride Rovers’ dominance in Ballynoe on Saturday evening that an eight-point final winning margin would seem to flatter opponents Youghal.

Generational renewal and putting the building blocks in place for young farmers is crucial for growth in the agricultural sector, Macra na Feirme national president Seán Finan said.

Valley Rovers 2-6 Avondhu 0-11: Hughie O’Donovan’s goal in the fifth minute of injury time seized victory for Valley Rovers in the first round of the county SFC at Watergrasshill last night.

Colm O’Neill will say goals have never come easy to him but then why does scoring them seem more natural to him than most others? 

Avondhu 6-15 Carbery 0-13

Avondhu 1-15 Carbery 2-12

Avondhu 1-11 Muskerry 0-10

Foildubh, owned and trained by John Ryan, made his breakthrough when turning over uneasy odds-on favourite Days Hotel in the Grade 2 Normans Grove Chase in Fairyhouse yesterday.

Duhallow 1-11 Avondhú 1-7

O’Donovan Rossa 1-13 Avondhu 1-09

Quality strikes from two deadly finishers made all the difference in this Cork SHC fourth round clash at Ballynoe on Saturday as Midleton booked their place in the quarter-finals with a hard earned victory over battling Avondhu.

Despite not scoring for the final 16 minutes of play, Avondhu progressed to the Cork SFC quarter-finals at Ilen Rovers’ expense in Macroom on Saturday night.

“It’s a great night for us, the pressure is off, and from now on we will be able to hurl with freedom and without fear,” were Dromina coach Gary Morrissey’s words of praise after his side scraped past Dripsey in round three of the IHC in Kanturk on Saturday night.

A scoring surge in the final 10 minutes enabled Avondhu to pull clear of Beara at rainswept Newcestown on Saturday.

An historic day for a historic club in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening as Courcey Rovers beat Blackrock 0-16 to 1-8 for their first ever Cork SHC.

Kieran O’Dowd, Sligo, has been re-elected national chairman of Macra, with Michelle O’Callaghan from Cork and Sean Finan from Roscommon taking up the roles of national secretary and national treasurer.

Cork captain Graham Canty is poised for a quick return to the side for the make-or-break league tie against Dublin at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, 2.30pm.

An injury-time point by Colm O’Neill kept last year’s semi-finalists Avondhu in this year’s Cork SFC.

Avondhu got the better of Muskerry in the Cork County SHC(Divisions/Colleges section) first round at Cloughduv last night.

FIFTEEN clubs have been named as the elite group of semi-finalists in the AIB Club of the Year competition.

THEIR progress this season has taken many by surprise, including some in their own camp, but UCC have gained confidence throughout the SFC and that was reflected in their controlled display to overcome Avondhu in Saturday night’s semi-final tie in Páirc Uí Rinn.

TO apply some context to this headline result in Fermoy on Saturday, one should underline that this is only the second Cork SFC game Nemo Rangers have lost over the past five years.

AVONDHU enter unchartered territory for the division in modern times when they contest the Cork SFC quarter-final next weekend after they fashioned an extra-time win over Aghada in last night’s fourth round replay in Castlelyons.

TWO wins out of two now for Muskerry in the Divisions section of the Cork SHC.

AVONDHU became the first side to qualify of the third round of the Cork SFC when they eventually battled past the determined challenge of CIT in a pulsating clash in Fermoy last night.

AIDAN Walsh and Ciarán Sheehan’s involvement with the Cork senior footballers for the remainder of their Division One league campaign will be dependent on the county’s progress in the Munster U21FC.

Imokilly 2-19 Avondhu 2-13

Avondhu 2-12 Cork IT 0-17 (aet)

Cork IT 2-11 Avondhu 0-9

St Catherines 1-15 Glen Rovers 0-15

TONIGHT: SFC: St. Nicks v O'Donovan Rossa at Newcestown, 7.15 p.m. BOTH sides are without key players which should make it wide open.

A SMOOTH enough passage for All-Ireland champions Newtownshandrum and an eight point victory for Blackrock were the highlights of a small permanent tsb Cork County SHC programme over the weekend.

ACTION aplenty in the permanent TSB Cork County SFC over the weekend, pride of place going to a youthful St. Nick’s side who edged out last year’s beaten finalists, Clonakilty, 1-11 to 2-7 in Newcestown.

Avondhu 1-28, Seandun 0-8

MAYBE, just maybe, hurling followers in Cork will finally get that big game they have been craving all season when Avondhu and Newtownshandrum clash in the semi-final of the Permanent TSB SHC at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow (4pm).

Newtownshandrum 0-16