Éire Óg 0-16 Dripsey 1-10

Nemo Rangers 2-09 St Nicholas 0-05

Castlehaven 0-16 Nemo Rangers 1-13 (aet)

Sigerson Cup quarter-final: Athlone IT 0-11 CIT 1-4

Cork 1-15 Cork IT 0-11

Glanmire CC 5-04 CCN Carrignavar 2-10 (aet)

Castletownbere 1-12 Éire Óg 0-13

Dripsey leapt around like spring lambs at the final whistle as if they’d won the championship, and heaven knows what the celebrations would be like if they actually did, but at least they’ll have the chance to do it next year after retaining their intermediate ‘A’ hurling status 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.

Barryroe 4-13 Dripsey 2-12

Adrigole 1-14 Castletownbere 0-11

Even though they were without star player Eamonn Brosnan, Meelin comfortably beat Dripsey in the Cork IHC at Mallow yesterday.

It was a long time coming, but Bishopstown’s first Cork SFC win over Nemo Rangers on Saturday night was surely worth the wait.

Having spent over 40 years in a lower grade Kanturk, last year’s JFC winners made a winning return to IFC ranks with a deserved win over Castletownbere at Ballingeary.

It’s rare Nemo Rangers fail to win the first round of the Cork County SFC and rarer still they are limited to just three points from play.

Despite a plucky Cork IT performance, favourites DCU had enough power to advance to the Sigerson Cupquarter-finals.

CORK easily booked their passage to the McGrath Cup final at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday, a greater intensity playing a big part in their 16-point victory over Cork IT.

CORK IT will meet Cork in the semi-final of the McGrath Cup next Sunday after overcoming IT Tralee without too much trouble at the CIT Sports Stadium yesterday.

CASTLETOWNBERE cruised to a comfortable victory over local rivals Adrigole in this Cork IFC fourth round clash at Cahermore yesterday.

CORK IT claimed just one second-half point, and rued seven first half wides as a more clinical UUJ secured an Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup quarter-final berth at Newcastle yesterday.

CLARE claimed the spoils in this competitive McGrath Cup quarter-final at Cooraclare yesterday.

UCC will have home advantage in the quarter-finals of the Ulster Bank Higher Education Football League Division 1 after they held out to record a one-point win at CIT in their final group game last night.

PAUL KERRIGAN scored 2-2 against his club as Cork beat Nemo Rangers by five goals in the GOAL Challenge at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

PEARSE O’NEILL is on course for Cork’s Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry on June 6 after returning to county colours on Saturday.

NEMO Rangers five-in-a-row title dream ended when they crashed out of the Cork SFC at the quarter-final stage at the hands of West Cork divisional outfit Carbery in Bandon last night.

Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11

Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10

NEMO RANGERS remain on course to win their fourth successive Cork SFC title following victory over Castlehaven in a dour quarter-final replay at Castletown-kenneigh on Saturday.

Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11

ONE hundred miles west of Cork city in beautiful Cahermore, two of Beara’s great rivals fought themselves to a standstill for the right to meet Kildorrery in the IFC semi-final.

THE Cork County Premier IFC second round tie between Nemo Rangers and Glenville at Mayfield on Saturday was abandoned with two minutes to go after Glenville selector Liam Cahill collapsed while assisting one of his players.

Nemo Rangers 1-14 Muskerry 0-7