Kanturk 1-15 Carrigaline 2-6: Kanturk were far too strong for a youthful Carrigaline in this Cork IFC first round tie in Mallow yesterday.

Carrigaline 0-12 St Michael’s 0-11: At times, it must have seemed that senior football would remain an elusive aspiration for Carrigaline.

Carrigaline will play senior football for the first time in 2016 after they edged St Michael’s in the Cork Premier IFC final in Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday.

Michael Meaney first took over what was then the Carrigaline IFC side in 2007.

Carrigaline 2-12 Éire Óg 0-16: A goal by former inter-county star Nicholas Murphy a minute into injury-time gave Carrigaline the unlikeliest of victories over Éire Óg in this PIFC semi-final replay at Brinny on Saturday.

Carrigaline 1-6 Éire Óg 0-9: A magnificent long-range point four minutes into injury time by Daniel Goulding earned Éire Óg a second chance in a lively Cork Premier IFC semi-final at Brinny yesterday.

Ballinhassig 2-16 Carrigaline 2-12: “One of the first trophies of many, hopefully,” was how Ballinhassig boss Michael Walsh put it after his side secured South-East U21A hurling honours yesterday.

Carrigaline 1-10 St Vincent’s 0-8: For the first 17 minutes of Saturday’s Premier IFC quarter-final, referee Michael Collins wasn’t even tempted to blow his whistle for a foul.

Cork SHC: Carrigtwohill 2-27 Killeagh 0-18

Carrigaline 0-9 St Finbarr’s 0-7

When it comes to newly-promoted teams, the cliché which is easiest to resort to is that anything better than relegation is bonus territory.

Bishopstown 3-17 Carrigtwohill 4-12 (aet)

Cloyne 3-15 Carrigaline 3-11

Glenville 0-11 Carrigaline 0-09

Ballyhea 4-17 Carrigaline 5-10

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

In late 1988, Brian Dillons met Carrigtwohill in a Cork County U16 hurling final.

St Vincent’s 1-18 Carrigaline 0-05

Sarsfields 2-20 Carrigtwohill 2-10

Carrigtwohill 1-13 Glen Rovers 0-14

Carrigaline booked their place in the Cork Premier IFC semi-final after a late rally saw them edge past Nemo Rangers in awful conditions in Shanbally last night.

A convincing second-half display ensured victory for Carrigaline in this local derby in the Cork Premier IHC at Páirc Uí Rinn last evening.

Inspired by county star Niall McCarthy, 2011 Cork SHC champions Carrigtwohill got the defence of their title off to a good start in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening but they were tested all the way by the 2011 Premier IHC champions Courcey Rovers.

Mallow finished strongly to overcome Carrigaline in the opening round of the Premier IFC at Fermoy last night.

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.

Carrigaline were always in control, easily beating Valley Rovers to claim a second successive South East U21 FC title at Kinsale yesterday, their third divisional win in five years.

CORK senior hurling champions Carrigtwohill will open the defence of their title against this year’s Premier IHC champions, Courcey Rovers, in the first round of the 2012 championship.

Kilmurry 3-13 Scoil Eoin, Innishannon 4-3 (aet)

AN EXCELLENT Scoil Íosagáin performance after half-time earned them victory over Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig in the Allianz Sciath na Scol F3 final at Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork, yesterday.

EXPERIENCE, that was the major difference between these sides in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday as Crusheen advanced to the Munster Club SHC final against Limerick champions Na Piarsaigh on Sunday week.

Na Piarsaigh swept Ballygunner aside with a stunning second half display in today’s AIB Munster Club SHC semi-final at Walsh Park.

SUCH is the level of analysis into the opposition at club level these days, in advance of Sunday’s Munster Club semi-final Crusheen manager Michael Browne knows almost as much about Carrigtwohill as he does about his own side.

THEY’LL don their usual blue and gold jerseys on their backs, but, according to selector and former player Seanie Barrett, when the hurlers of Carrigtwohill take to the field take on Crusheen, they’ll be wearing red and white on their sleeves conscious of the fact they are also carrying the hopes of Cork.

THE easy cliche about Sunday’s county final win by Carrigtwohill — so easy we’ve thrown it out a few times already — is that it offers a template to other clubs in Cork looking to achieve the same level of success.

KARL CAULFIELD was the goalscoring hero yesterday as his strike saw the Munster Senior League defeat their Leinster counterparts 1-0 to reclaim the FAI Umbro Intermediate Inter-League Cup, which they last won in 2008, in Tullamore yesterday.

SPARE a thought for Keith Ricken this morning.

GENERALLY viewed as deceased the world over, it turns out romance is actually alive, and may be seen, living and breathing, in a small town off the main Cork-Waterford road.

THROUGHOUT the year Carrigtwohill have been confounding expectations, so why should yesterday be different?

TEN MINUTES into the interview the mood changes.

MICHAEL FITZGERALD can name the gang who helped drive Carrigtwohill to Sunday’s Cork SHC final against CIT.

FOR Carrigtwohill’s captain Brian Lordan, Sunday’s Cork SHC final is a far cry from the relegation battles of recent years.

A POINT by full-back Gary Harrington three minutes into injury time gave Carrigaline a deserved draw in a thrilling Premier IFC relegation final at Blarney on Saturday.

THEIR winning performance was almost dwarfed by the massive achievement in ending a 74 year wait for a place in the Cork SHC final, but it took an outstanding team display from Carrigtwohill, highlighted by inspirational play from Niall McCarthy and superb defending, to thwart Midleton in Páirc Uí Chaoimhy esterday.