Kerry SFC Round 2A - Dr Crokes 2-16 St Kieran’s 3-12: After a facile passage to Round 2 the previous weekend, Dr Crokes were given a much sterner examination of their Kerry SFC credentials as they just sneaked past a dogged St Kieran’s side in Cordal on Saturday.

St Kieran’s 1-17 Feale Rangers 1-15: A double substitution midway through the second half turned this game in favour of St Kieran’s in Cordal yesterday.

St Brendan’s, Killarney 1-15 Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne 0-11: St Brendan’s, Killarney survived a spirited second-half rally by an Eamonn Fitzmaurice-managed Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne to win the Munster Post Primary U15½ A football final at Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney.

St Kieran’s 2-10 Feale Rangers 0-8: St Kieran’s blew pitiful Feale Rangers aside in this one-sided Kerry Senior Football Championship tie in Cordal on Saturday night.

Castletroy and Crescent will tonight have the privilege of playing under the Thomond Park lights in the first of the SEAT Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-finals (7pm).

Listowel Emmets 1-8 C’island Desmonds 0-10

Cork Constitution 26 Cashel 15

Dingle 4-05 St Kieran’s 0-14

St Kieran’s 1-21 Kenmare 2-12

St Kieran’s 2-11 Kerins O’Rahillys 0-14

Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-8

Limerick boss Maurice Horan has made two changes for Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Clare while he is also able to call upon talisman John Galvin after the star midfielder reported fit following a cruciate ligament injury.

A superb display of attacking from Scoil Mhuire na nGrás secured the H5 title at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Cork IT’s powerful second-half start laid the foundations for victory over Imokilly in round three of the divisions and colleges section of the Cork SHC at Riverstown last night.

Reigning county football champions UCC opened their defence of the title with a facile victory over Seandún at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

A tally of 2-4 from Barry Lawton helped Imokilly past Duhallow into round three of the divisions and colleges sections of the Cork SHC last night.

TIPPERARY boss John Evans has vowed to abide by the county board’s stance on management payments.

A REMARKABLE football year for University College Cork could have an ending to match on December 4.

IT took over 80 minutes of absorbing action before the contest was settled in Cloughduv yesterday with UCC’s greater energy and ball retention skills proving decisive in this Munster Club SFC quarter-final.

THEIR progress this season has taken many by surprise, including some in their own camp, but UCC have gained confidence throughout the SFC and that was reflected in their controlled display to overcome Avondhu in Saturday night’s semi-final tie in Páirc Uí Rinn.

MEMORIES of the 1996 Cork SFC final meeting between Clonakilty and UCC will be revived after the students last night set up a quarter-final clash in this year’s championship with the West Cork side.

CIT produced a marvellous second half to see off Imokilly in round three of the Cork SHC at Páirc Uí Rinn last night and in the process served notice that, at full strength, they could have a huge say in the destination of this year’s title.

UCC claimed the notable scalp of Carbery in their opening assignment of the Cork SFC with an excellent success in Cloughduv last night.

TWO wins out of two now for Muskerry in the Divisions section of the Cork SHC.

KERRY star Paul Galvin was looking on as his new DIT team-mates displayed their Sigerson Cup credentials in stunning fashion with a clinical dismantling of UCC in the Ryan Cup final at Ballykelly last night.

THIS was as mystifying as the corresponding fixture last year.

Imokilly 2-19 Avondhu 2-13

Mayo 3-13 Kerry 1-9

A POINT from a free by Colin O’Shea in the 60th minute earned Kerry a draw in a splendid All-Ireland minor football championship semi-final at Croke Park yesterday.

Kerry 0-10 Mayo 1-07

Glanmire CC 1-12, Carrigaline CS 0-5

Limerick 1-19 Waterford IT 3-10

August 9, 2005