BRUFF’S fairytale season continued apace as they earned a crack at the AIB All-Ireland League Division Two crown next month with a convincing semi-final win over Terenure College.

WHILE these three slim volumes, from Jessie Lendennie’s publishing house by the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare, are designed in the manner you expect from their publisher, the three poets also have in common a tendency toward “the tyranny of the one-page poem”.

Na Piarsaigh 1-11 St Catherine’s 0-5

BALLINHASSIG will pick from a full squad for their first appearance in the Cork Co SHC — since their defeat by Glen Rovers in 1972 — when they take on Na Piarsaigh at Pairc Uí Rinn (throw-in 4.20pm).

Ballingarry 1-22 Na Piarsaigh 2-15 (After-extra-time)

ULSTER may have slipped down the Celtic League table after losing the last three games, but they’ll still go all-out to protect an enviable home record against Munster at Ravenhill this afternoon (5.15pm).

Bishopstown 0-13 Na Piarsaigh 1-10

ONLY once since they were first successful back in 1918 have Presentation Brothers, Cork, gone eight years without capturing the Coca Cola Munster Schools Senior Cup.

A BIG and well-drilled St Munchin's forward pack carried all the aces in last night's Coca-Cola Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Thomond Park and laid the foundations for a relatively comfortable 13-0 victory over Limerick rivals Crescent Comprehensive.

THERE was no disguising St Munchin’s joy as they advanced to the semi-finals of the Coca Cola Munster Schools Senior Cup at Thomond Park yesterday.

Na Piarsaigh 1-6 Dohenys 1-4

Coláiste na Scéilge 3-15

Ireland won the match, England won the Six Nations trophy - now all eyes