ACTION all the way as battling St. Brendan’s, Killarney pulled out all the stops to deny St. Fachtnas in a free-flowing Corn Uí Mhuiirí (Munster Colleges SFC) game at Cloughduv yesterday.

ST FINBARR’S are still on course to regain senior status following a four-point victory over Ballinora in the Evening Echo Premier IFC quarter-final at Pairc Uí Rinn last night.

LIMERICK bid to salvage something from a season that has gone horribly wrong when their intermediate hurlers clash with Tipperary in the Munster final at Thurles tonight.

BALLINORA came from six points down after 35 minutes to win by five in a cracking Evening Echo Premier IFC third round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

BALLINORA came from six points down after 35 minutes to win by five in a cracking Evening Echo Premier IFC third round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Ballinora 2-8 Killavullen 0-10

Barryroe (Cork) 2-14 Meelick (Clare) 0-5

Youghal 1-10 Newmarket 1-6

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.

THE struggle between club and county continues in Antrim. With the county U21 hurlers due to play Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final in Navan on Saturday, several clubs are reluctant to release their players because of county championship matches the following day.

Castlehaven 2-11 Youghal 4-3

Nemo Rangers 0-18 Douglas 0-10

Galway 2-15 Cork 1-13

CAVAN manager Eamon Coleman has given a vote of confidence to the team which drew with Down in the opening round of the Ulster championship for Sunday’s replay in Kingspan Breffni Park.

Cork 0-16 Waterford 1-9

Midleton CBS 5-13 Abbey CBS 0-11

DONEGAL will be without Damien Diver for their All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Down at Clones on Sunday.