FR. O’NEILL’S got a dose of what life will be like in the higher grade when going under to Dromina in the opening round of the Evening Echo Cork Co IHC at Shanballymore on Saturday.

BEATEN Evening Echo Cork Co Premier IHC finalists last season, Aghada got a tough battle from up and coming Bishopstown at Midleton last night and in the end both sides settled for a replay, 0-13 to 1-10.

IRISH coach, Philip Doyle has made two changes to his team to take on Wales in the Women’s Six Nations Championship at Donnybrook today (2,30pm).

IRELAND couldn’t contain a more experienced and physical English team in Dublin on Saturday and went down 32-0 in their third Six Nations game.

Glengormley’s, Derek McGarrity and his Athlone co-driver, Dermot O’Gorman have won the Murphy Construction Rally.

A SMOOTH enough passage for All-Ireland champions Newtownshandrum and an eight point victory for Blackrock were the highlights of a small permanent tsb Cork County SHC programme over the weekend.

WITH nine permanent TSB Cork County IHC games down for decision, five in the premier division, clubs were out in force over the weekend with all the games finishing with conclusive results.

Derry’s, Kevin Lynch, in his KPL Subaru World Rally Car emerged an easy winner of the nine stage Roscommon Moto Rally – finishing with a victory margin of two minutes and seven seconds.

Blackrock 2-16 Delanys 3-8

THEY may be out of the permanent tsb Cork County SHC, losing 2-16 to 3-8, but new kids on the block, Delanys, came of age at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday, giving champions Blackrock a searching test.