Mallow 1-13 Bantry Blues 0-10: A crucial Micheál O’Rourke goal helped Mallow overcome Bantry Blues in the first round of the Cork PIFC at Newcestown yesterday evening.

WHILE there were several key interventions – most notably a goal from top forward Amy O’Shea in each half – Cork’s character in the face of their biggest challenge since getting to the top in the TG4-sponsored Ladies Football All-Ireland senior championship in 2005 kept their five-in-a-row quest alive in Nenagh on Saturday.

A GREAT game to win, but a terrible way to lose. The sense of euphoria shared by holders Carnacon with their supporters on the field at the finish contrasted sharply with the heartbreak experienced by Inch Rovers in yesterday’s VHI Healthcare All-Ireland Ladies club SFC final in Tullamore.

Cork 0-13 Mayo 1-9

Mayo 1-11 Galway 1-9(aet)