Lisa Lawlor speaks with Declan Hayes about dealing with the disappointment of last year’s Cork SHC final defeat and Monday’s 2015 opener with Valley Rovers.

The third annual Reardens Club All Star awards take place next Monday at 7.30pm, with 45 hurlers and 45 footballers in contention to be recognised for their excellence in the senior championships this season.

Carbery Rangers 3-10 Nemo Rangers 0-9

Until recently, it was easy enough to package these two teams in neatly-labelled boxes.

Cork SFC semi-final

Carbery Rangers 1-11 Bishopstown 1-10

A pair of early John Hayes goals provided the platform for Carbery Rangers to advance to the Cork County SFC quarter-finals by overcoming Ballincollig at Bandon last night.

Ilen Rovers claimed their first silverware as a senior football club when they won the Tadhg Crowley Plate final by beating Bishopstown after extra-time in Baltimore yesterday.

THE mother of a crash victim said yesterday she was glad a woman had been cleared on a charge of dangerous driving causing his death.

A WOMAN has denied dangerous driving causing the death of former inter-county footballer Declan Hayes.

THIS time around Carbery Rangers made certain of their place in the semi-final of the Cork SFC for the second consecutive year, with more conviction and ability in Saturday evening’s replay in Clonakilty than they had managed seven days earlier.

WE could have done without the excesses of physical challenges on and off the ball which prevailed for much of the game in Clonakilty’s state-of-the-art complex on Saturday afternoon.

A MASSIVE second-half turnaround to this Evening Echo Cork SFC quarter-final at windy Bandon on Saturday saw Carbery Rangers turn a six points interval deficit into a 10-point victory with some swashbuckling football that simply blew Douglas away.

MIDSUMMER’S DAY promises the longest day and a longer night at a golf and glitz charity Golf Pro-Am at Limerick County Golf Club.

CARBERY RANGERS got their first season in senior ranks off to the perfect start at Aughaville last night, defeating Bantry in the opening round of the Evening Echo Cork Co SFC in a bruising contest.

Carbery Rangers (Cork) 0-9 Inniskeen Grattans (Monaghan) 0-12

Carbery Rangers (Cork) 1-14 Pomeroy Plunketts (Tyrone)1-8

BRIDE ROVERS, from the village of Rathcormack, won the Permanent TSB Cork County IHC for the first time at Pairc Uí Chaoimh yesterday with a 1-15 to 1-5 victory over Inniscarra.