THEIR Premier IHC ambitions may have ground to a halt at the semi-final stage this year but St Catherine’s concluded their 2011 hurling season on a positive note when they claimed the Cork U21BHC title in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday afternoon.

HE began the game on the bench but by the full-time whistle, Joseph Barry had made a defining contribution in tipping yesterday’s Dr Harty Cup Group C encounter in Charleville, in the direction of St Flannan’s.

THE final of the Cork IHC will be a repeat of the 2007 decider after Bandon finished well to see off St Catherine’s in their semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday and set up a meeting with Fr O’Neill’s.

AN 11-point haul from Bandon young gun Ronan Crowley set his side up for an IHC first round victory over St Catherine’s at Church Road on Saturday evening.

Killeedy (Limerick) 2-12 St James’s Ardfield (Cork) 0-20

Youghal 1-16, Cobh 1-12