Aghada 0-16Blackrock 0-12

Fermoy withstood a strong second-half challenge from Aghada to emerge with a three-point win in the opening round of the Cork IHC at Ballynoe on Saturday.

Last season’s finalists Castlehaven won their opening battle for supremacy in the Cork senior football championship in Newcestown yesterday afternoon after a fiercely contested tie against East Cork outfit Aghada.

AVONDHU enter unchartered territory for the division in modern times when they contest the Cork SFC quarter-final next weekend after they fashioned an extra-time win over Aghada in last night’s fourth round replay in Castlelyons.

Bandon 0-12 Aghada 0-12

TONY WALL’S early goal proved the deciding score at the end of this exciting fourth round IHC encounter at Mallow yesterday.

A STRONG first-half performance was crucial to Aghada’s progression past Blackrock in round two of the Cork IHC at Midleton last night.

DEFEATED after a replay in the final of last year’s competition, Ballygarvan’s quest to go one better and claim the Cork IHC got off to a winning start as they swept past Aghada at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Aghada 0-11Valley Rovers 0-10