When it comes to newly-promoted teams, the cliché which is easiest to resort to is that anything better than relegation is bonus territory.

Cork SHC

Youghal are the Munster Club IHC champions following a titanic battle with Ballina at Mallow yesterday.

Youghal 0-11 Castlelyons 0-10

Youghal 2-14 Cloyne 2-09

Youghal 1-07 Adrigole 0-06

Youghal saw off the challenge of Watergrasshill for the second year in a row in miserable, wet conditions at Killeagh on Saturday night.

IF GOODWILL was able to keep a ferry afloat then the Fastnet Line’s MV Julia could have ploughed through the most treacherous of waters.

Youghal 0-19 Valley Rovers 3-6

PAUL MOYLAN provided the inspiration as Youghal saw off the challenge of fellow east Cork side Glanmire in a disappointing county IFC fourth round tie at Rostellan on Saturday night.

The Government is examining ways to protect the pay and conditions of tens of thousands of workers after the High Court ruled wage contracts for low-earners were unconstitutional.

The Government must introduce laws protecting wage contracts for low earners after the High Court ruled they were unconstitutional, a trade union has warned.

YOUGHAL survived a tremendous Watergrasshill second-half rally before securing a place in the next round of the Cork Premier IHC at Ballynoe last night.

CONFUSION reigned at the end of yesterday’s Premier IHC clash between Tracton and Youghal, with the scoreboards in Páirc Uí Chaoimh reading 1-12 a-piece though many observers had Tracton on 1-13 at the final whistle.

The panel for the Irish senior men's volleyball squad to travel next month’s European Championships has been announced at the Red Cow Hotel this afternoon.

THE embattled MV Julia remained docked in Swansea last night after the 28,000-tonne vessel encountered even further mechanical problems.

TODAY: IHC: Newcestown v Ballyhea: Ballyanley, 7.30pm.

THE Irish Greyhound Board's annual doping report reveals 6,113 samples were taken from greyhounds during 2005 - with 69 testing positive for banned substances.

Castlehaven 2-11 Youghal 4-3

A Corkman who was left in a coma after an attack died from a cardiac arrest nine months later "due to head injuries caused by blunt force trauma", the State Pathologist told a murder trial today.

A 21-year old man co-accused of beating a man, who later died, into a coma admitted to gardaí that himself and his friend "just beat him to death".

Cork College of FE 3-7

Generous Seiji Ebihara became the first man to make a successful defence of the AIB Irish Seniors Open title when he closed with a two under par 70 for a two-shot win over England’s Denis Durnian at Adare, Co Limerick.