Patrickswell coach Declan Fitzgerald knows a thing or two about Sunday’s opposition.

Douglas 2-18 Na Piarsaigh 1-18: An outstanding contest, highlighted by the skill and class of Alan Cadogan, presented a much more positive image of Cork hurling after the flop in Semple Stadium the previous Sunday and fittingly Douglas were the winners in this first-round game in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

John Allen feared he would be remembered for all the wrong reasons in taking off Brian Corcoran in the 2005 All-Ireland semi-final against Clare.

Nemo Rangers 2-14 Na Piarsaigh 3-6: Na Piarsaigh are a game from possibly falling through the trapdoor of Premier Intermediate football after succumbing to city rivals, Nemo Rangers last night.

Tomás Mulcahy and Larry Tompkins have called on the Cork County Board to reinstate the jettisoned tradition of club champions nominating county captains.

Na Piarsaigh 5-13 Youghal 0-12: Ian McDonnell scored a hat-trick of goals as Na Piarsaigh ensured that their passage to round four of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship was relatively straightforward at Cloyne on Saturday evening.

Cork captain Anthony Nash has launched a thinly-veiled attack against Dónal Óg Cusack and other former team-mates who criticised them in the wake of their All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Tipperary last year.

It is less a matter of what’s professional practice as what’s good practice. The best managers and management teams understand this, writes <b>Kieran Shannon</b>.

The third annual Reardens Club All Star awards take place next Monday at 7.30pm, with 45 hurlers and 45 footballers in contention to be recognised for their excellence in the senior championships this season.

Valley Rovers 0-12 Na Piarsaigh 0-8

It’s been a topsy-turvy year for Na Piarsaigh.

Cork SHC

For a measure of how a player is valued, very often you need look no further than his club. When he was barely out of his teens, Na Piarsaigh trusted Christopher Joyce with the most pivotal and responsible position on the field, centre-back.

Blackrock 3-14 Na Piarsaigh 1-16

Waterford manager Derek McGrath has dismissed calls for Cork’s Anthony Nash’s free-taking technique to be outlawed, even if he might be lamenting the Rebel keeper’s goalscoring touch this weekend.

You can’t help thinking Eoin Cadogan is playing a blinder as the big brother when he perceives his younger sibling Alan and the rest of the Cork U21 footballers are being hyped up ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland U21FC semi-final.

Na Piarsaigh 0-20 Sarsfields 2-09

Midleton 2-21 Na Piarsaigh 1-06

Na Piarsaigh 2-16 Glen Rovers 0-17

After Cork beat Kilkenny in the All-Ireland quarter-final last month, manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy eventually made his way to the tunnel leading to the Semple Stadium dressing-rooms.

Consider yourself a self-respecting Rebel die-hard? Not unless you meet these criteria.

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, the last man to captain Cork to an All-Ireland SHC title in 2005, says that how the Rebels cope with Clare's 'extra man' tactic will go a long way to deciding the winners of Sunday's hotly anticipated final.

Eight points separated the teams back in June although Clare will point out they had eight goal opportunities in their defeat to Cork.

John Gardiner feels he still has "something to offer" to the Cork hurlers.

John Gardiner believes former Cork colleague Brian Murphy will be recalled for the All-Ireland final — and that he’ll put the shackles on rising Clare star Tony Kelly once again.

John Gardiner believes he was harshly treated by All-Ireland final Cork boss Jimmy Barry-Murphy, suggesting his axing was linked to his reputation as a central figure in the last strike crisis.

Na Piarsaigh 1-15 Courcey Rovers 1-11

Clare legend Ger O’Loughlin is in an unique position to assess the three counties still standing in the All-Ireland senior hurling championship race.

Former Cork full-back Diarmuid O’Sullivan has slammed the refereeing of hurling matches this summer, claiming GAA chiefs are ruining the game by attempting to make it a non-contact sport.

At the time, Henry Shefflin admitted he didn’t know what The Stepford Wives were.

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín still stands over his recent criticisms of the Cork senior hurlers.

Cork selector Ger Cunningham says Brian Murphy’s injury absence for the Munster hurling final against Limerick is a serious body blow.

Chris Joyce is following an illustrious band in the number six jersey.

Na Piarsaigh 2-19 Erin’s Own 2-16 (after extra time)

Eoin Cadogan has intimated he is unlikely to return to playing both football and hurling for Cork.

Na Piarsaigh 2-17 Kiskeam 2-10 (AET)

Séan Óg Ó hAilpín says he wasn’t one bit surprised by Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s winter cull of Cork hurling legends.

A majority of the five-man Cork hurling management team favoured the retention of Donal Óg Cusack on the Rebel’s League panel, the Irish Examiner has learned.

Given the events of the previous evening, the Waterford Crystal Cup semi-final defeat was never going to be the main source of Cork debate in Sixmilebridge.

The story of Dónal Óg Cusack's axing from Cork's Allianz Hurling League panel took another twist this afternoon with a tweet of support from his former team-mate Eoin Cadogan.

The break-up of Cork hurling’s old guard continues apace with goalkeeper Dónal Óg Cusack’s surprise departure from the Cork set-up for the forthcoming Allianz Hurling League.

Has there ever been a turnover of playing personnel like it?