Losing an All-Ireland semi-final is usually enough of a penance in itself but to follow that up with defeat in a national decider just two days later is a whole other level of purgatory. So, spare a thought today for the students at Midleton CBS.

Midleton CBS's dreams of All-Ireland glory came to naught for the second time in three days on Wednesday afternoon with an agonising loss to Carndonagh CS in the final of the FAI Schools Dr Tony O'Neill Senior Cup.

AN outstanding team effort in the second half saw UCC overcome a one-goal deficit to claim a relatively comfortable victory over CIT in their Colleges Hurling League clash at CIT last night.