Fermoy 3-16 Kilworth 4-11: At a time of considerable soul-searching around Cork hurling, how refreshing then to savour the free-style heart-stopper that was this Premier IHC first round match in Kildorrery on Saturday.

St Colman’s College, Fermoy (Cork) 2-20 Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa, Doon (Limerick) 2-11: St Colman’s College laid the foundations for advancement to the Dr Harty Cup quarter-finals with a blistering start to the second half of this Group 3 clash at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

St Colman’s, Fermoy 2-14 Nenagh CBS 0-10: A storming second-half performance – in which St Colman’s outscored their opponents 2-10 to 0-2 – powered the Fermoy college to a first Harty Cup win of the campaign.