Having spent over 40 years in a lower grade Kanturk, last year’s JFC winners made a winning return to IFC ranks with a deserved win over Castletownbere at Ballingeary.

CORK captain Carthach Keane has his own motivation to succeed in this afternoon’s All-Ireland JFC final against Kildare in Thurles, having had his dreams of success at this level wrecked in 2009 by injury.

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

CORK showed their style first, then their substance to dethrone All-Ireland JFC holders Sligo at Croke Park and march through themselves to this year’s final.

CORK bid to reach their fourth All-Ireland junior football final in seven years when they face Sligo in Croke Park today (5pm).

CORK edged out Kerry by two points to claim their 28th Munster JFC crown in a lacklustre decider played last night in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Before an attendance of 949, Cork’s superiority came to the fore and in truth the scoreboard at the final whistle concealed their dominance, an injury-time goal by Kerry midfielder Andrew Garnett putting a gloss on the scoreboard.

CORK boss Niall Kelleher has made four changes for tonight’s Munster JFC final against Kerry in Páirc Uí Chaoimh at 7.30pm from the team that defeated Waterford at the semi-final stage.

CORK started well and finished strongly to see their way past Waterford and into the Munster JFC final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

VETERANS, captain Graham Canty and goalkeeper Alan Quirke, have been drafted into the Cork team as the All-Ireland champions commence their 2011 campaign against Clare on Sunday.

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MEATH boss Eamonn O’Brien has confirmed defender Kevin Reilly will not feature in Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry.

THIS victory in Saturday’s All-Ireland JFC semi-final nudged Cork into their fourth decider in the grade this decade, yet the bald statistic masks how close a shave this was for Mossie Barrett’s men.

MAYO manager John O’Mahony is to give injured full-forward Barry Moran every chance to be fit to line out in Sunday’s last All-Ireland football quarter-final clash with Meath.

CORK go in search of a third Munster junior football crown in five years when they host Clare in tonight’s provincial decider (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7.30pm).

CORK conjured up a dominant second-half display that saw them home with plenty to spare in yesterday’s Munster JFC semi-final in Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.

TIPPERARY GAA officials have approved in principle the appointment of senior football boss John Evans as the county’s new director of Gaelic Football.

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