Newmarket are full of surprises.

Though they didn’t have it all their own way in the opening half, St Finbarr’s turned in an eye-catching second-half exhibition of point-taking to comfortably see off the challenge of Newmarket at Mallow on Saturday night.

A GOOD first half paved the way for Milltown-Castlemaine to reach the Munster club IFC final at Mallow yesterday as they withstood a strong second-half Newmarket comeback.

NEWMARKET proved too strong for Ballinora in yesterday’s Cork Premier IFC fourth round clash at Macroom, but will have to wait for their quarter-final opponents as the second of the double headers ended in stalemate between Kiskeam and Naomh Abán.

NEMO RANGERS’ goal in the 17th minute proved all-important in deciding this Cork SFC fourth round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

THE CIoyne abuse scandal is a very sad story, and I agree that there was an awful lot of wrong done by the people working for the church, but we must remember that it was people who did wrong here.

NEWMARKET booked a place in round four of the Cork Premier IFC at the third attempt, seeing off a spirited challenge from Grenagh at Mourneabbey last night.

A TWO-GOAL salvo by midfielder Denis O’Sullivan propelled Carbery past Duhallow in last night’s Cork SFC clash in Cloughduv, thus securing top spot for the West Cork division in Group 1.

A LATE point by Conor Lehane earned Midleton a deserved draw, 0-19 to 2-13, with Glen Rovers in a keenly contested Evening Echo Cork SHC quarter-final at Páirc Ui Chaoimh yesterday.

ULTIMATELY, Douglas had team captain John Lane to thank for their winning score in the second of almost seven minutes of time added on, but, in essence they triumphed in this exciting Evening Echo Cork SFC game in Ovens yesterday because of a dominant 10-minute period on each side of half-time.

ELDERLY residents facing their fourth day without central heating pleaded for action last night as the big freeze tightened its icy grip.

THE man who has been on hunger strike for a week over redundancy terms has vowed to continue his protest through Christmas.

A MAN began a hunger strike yesterday in an effort to force a better redundancy package from his employers.

THE Supreme Court has ruled a solicitor must compensate a bank because he released to a client a €250,500 loan cheque from the bank to buy lands in breach of an undertaking to first obtain a priority charge in favour of the Bank over the property.

St Vincent’s 1-9 Newmarket 1-8

THE movement was often poor, much of the passing sloppy too, but Fermoy and Newmarket can still take a bow for an Evening Echo Cork Co U-21 FC semi-final performance in Mallow on Saturday that was full of passion and commitment, with a draw probably the right result in the end.

St. Brogan’s, Bandon 2-9 Coláiste Treasa, Kanturk 2-5

A SCHOOLGIRL was killed and several others injured when a falling tree crushed them in a primary school playground yesterday. Witnesses said heavy weather may have caused the accident at West Ashtead school in Surrey.