NOT WITH STANDING the magnificent Briege Corkery, the other key reason why holders Cork won through to meet Kilkenny in the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie decider was simply that as a unit, they responded so effectively to a below par first-half display.

Mid Kerry 0-13 Laune Rangers 0-5

Laune Rangers 0-10 East Kerry 1-6

ARAGLIN survived a storming finish to edge out Kilbrin in a superb Evening Echo Cork ‘B’ JFC semi-final at Doneraile yesterday.

Clare 1-20 Cork 1-11

MALLOW put in a storming second half to win this third round of the Premier Cork IHC at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Avondhu 2-12 Cork IT 0-17 (aet)

Tipperary 1-21 Cork 0-17

BRIAN DARBY will keep up the family tradition by lining out with Offaly against Westmeath in Saturday night’s Leinster senior football championship in Tullamore.

IT WAS the breakthrough this relatively new Limerick school dared dream of a year ago when they reached a first Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup final, only to have their hopes shattered by PBC.

REVENGE should be high on the agenda for Presentation Brothers College, Cork who take on Castletroy College in the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup decider at Musgrave Park today (3.00).

THERE was a huge sigh of relief at Dooradoyle yesterday as holders Presentation Brothers College, Cork, edged into the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup final with a one point win over Crescent Comprehensive.

PRESENTATION Brothers, Cork were ultimately comfortable winners over Ard Scoil Rís at Musgrave Park, Cork yesterday — but not before they were made to dig deep by a team who won their place in the last eight through the back door system.

THE Waterford team to play Cork in the Munster U21 HC final tomorrow night in Walsh Park, shows two changes from the side that defeated Limerick in the semi-final.

Inniscarra 1-12 Youghal 0-12

THERE’S no place for last year’s captain, Pat Mulcahy, after the Cork hurling selectors yesterday trimmed the panel to 30 players.

Cork 0-16, Waterford 2-9

Cork 2-10 CIT 1-11

Cork 3-6 Tipperary 0-8

CORK put their All-Ireland Vocational Schools hurling title on the line tonight when they play Tipperary in the final at Fermoy, throw 6.30 p.m.

THERE was never any doubting the outcome of this AIB Kerry SFC opener in Currow yesterday once St Kieran’s recovered from a shaky period at the start of the second half and put up the scores which eased them into a controlling position.

FOR the opening quarter of this hugely disappointing Munster MHC semi-final at Fraher Field, Dungarvan last night, Cork’s provincial title looked to be seriously under threat.

HOLDERS Cork will field seven of the squad which trounced Limerick in last year’s provincial final in tomorrow night’s opening round of the ESB Munster Minor Hurling Championship at the Gaelic Grounds (6.30).

Cork 2-11 Tipperary 1-4

Cork 3-14 Galway 1-10

NOT unexpectedly, the Cork senior hurling selectors have stuck with the same 15 which defeated Waterford in the quarter-final for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Clare in Croke Park.

Offaly 1-9 Cork 0-10

Cork 3-14 Tipperary 0-7