Pride and a fanatical will to win were abundant ingredients in Bantry’s win over Beara in Saturday’s semi-final thriller in Kealkil.

Castletownbere were the better side from start to finish at Kilmichael yesterday as they condemned Glanmire to their third straight defeat in this year’s championship.

Beara enjoyed a comfortable passage through to the Cork U21AFC semi-final with a comprehensive victory over Youghal in Macroom on Saturday.

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

BEARA cruised into the Cork U21 FC semi-final after comprehensively dismantling Glanworth at Kilmurry on Saturday.

LAST year’s Cork Premier IFC semi-finalists St Vincent’s came undone in the first round against Nemo Rangers on Saturday night at Páirc Uí Rinn.

CORK’S Noel O’Leary was inspirational for Cill na Martra as they overcame Aghabullogue 0-13 to 1-7 in the fourth round of the Cork IFC at Macroom on Saturday.

Cork 4-17 Limerick 0-8

Assistance is sought from the public in tracing the whereabouts of a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from his home in Swords, Dublin for over three weeks.

An absolutely wonderful documentary set in the gritty Dublin boxing club of the title: St Saviours.

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.

SHORTLY after arriving in Dublin for the weekend’s two-day quadrangular junior international boxing match at the National Stadium starting this evening, the French management were up in arms over the format.

DEAN MURPHY has “nothing to lose”, according to Irish coach Billy Walsh, when he takes on Olympic champion Mario Kindelan in Dublin’s National Stadium tonight.

Dean Murphy has “nothing to lose”, according to Irish coach Billy Walsh, when he takes on Olympic champion Mario Kindelan in Dublin’s National Stadium tomorrow night.

ANDY LEE is confident of gaining a swift revenge against Cuban, Yordanis Despaigne Herrera at the National Stadium on Friday night.

Ireland’s boxers are set to contribute hugely to the Four Nations teams to box the touring Cubans in Liverpool on Friday and the following week at Dublin’s National Stadium.

ANDY LEE will be the star attraction again when he defends his middleweight title at the finals of the national championships in the National Stadium tonight.

ANDY LEE made a triumphant return to the National Stadium when he launched another defence of the national senior middleweight title he won two years ago with a very impressive 19-8 victory over Hugh Joyce (St. Michael's, Athy).

EAMONN TOUHEY (Moate ABC), a silver medallist at the European Cadet Championships last year, will be hotly fancied to add another title to his growing list at the National Stadium tonight.

ANDY LEE (St Francis) will be back in action at the National Stadium tomorrow night when the AIBA stage an action-packed international programme involving Germany at boys and junior level and Belgium at senior level, with 13 bouts in all down for decision.