Erin’s Own 3-19 Na Piarsaigh 2-18: What might have appeared to be a stroll in the park for favourites Erin’s Own when they turned over at half-time with a 14 points advantage ultimately proved to be a struggle to gain their quarter-final place in the Cork SHC at Pairc Uí Rinn last evening.

Erin’s Own 2-22 Carrigtwohill 0-16: Erin’s Own looked comfortable winners throughout this Cork SHC first-round tie in Lisgoold on Saturday night.

Former Antrim hurling manager Jerry Wallace is to take charge of his native club Midleton for the coming season.

The victory of our ladies’ football team in last Sunday’s All-Ireland senior final was fantastic and the most extraordinary sporting achievement of 2014.

A DRAMATIC U-turn has seen the GAA give the green light for the St Colman’s-Cork senior hurling challenge game.

With the Cork hurlers not expected to break their silence on the stand-off with Gerald McCarthy until later in the week, clubs are expected to discuss the issue in the coming days.

The managers of Cork's senior hurlers and footballers have both been reappointed for a further two years.

MARTIN BOWEN was last night appointed Erin’s Own senior hurling manager for 2009 at the club’s AGM, casting doubt over his continued involvement as a Cork senior hurling selector.

CORK selector Martin Bowen came out strongly yesterday in support of Rebel midfielder Tom Kenny, who has come under scrutiny in the wake of Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final defeat to Kilkenny.

MARTIN BOWEN’S confidence in Cork beating Galway in Sunday’s All-Ireland qualifier was well founded, but the Cork selector sounded a note of warning ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Clare.

IF Cork harbour ambitions of making a meaningful impression in this year’s Liam MacCarthy Cup, then they will have to do better than last Saturday’s distinctly iffy display against Dublin.

Four experienced players will return to training with the Cork senior hurling panel tonight, but they are unlikely to feature in Sunday's NHL Division 1A play-off against Waterford.

DUBLIN and Meath are sticking to their guns ahead of today’s meeting to re-fix their Allianz Football League games against Cork.

Niall McCarthy has been ruled out of Cork’s qualifying series of matches after suffering a broken bone in his foot last Sunday.

Tom Kenny and Niall McCarthy have emerged as injury doubts for Cork's All-Ireland SHC qualifier campaign which begins on Saturday week against Dublin.

Jerry O’Connor remains the only injury concern for the Cork hurling management ahead of next Sunday’s Munster semi-final in Thurles.

THE Cork hurling management will have to contend with key members of the team being involved in club games between now and their June 17 date with Waterford in the Guinness Munster Senior Hurling Championship semi-final in Thurles.

After their final pre-championship training session last night, the Cork hurlers are fit and raring to go ahead of Sunday’s clash with Clare.

Diarmuid O’Sullivan and Neil Ronan are fit and expected to start for Cork against Clare on Sunday.

Cork's Diarmuid O'Sullivan is racing to be fit for his side's opening Munster SHC clash with Clare on Sunday week.

Cork's Diarmuid O'Sullivan is racing to be fit for his side's opening Munster SHC clash with Clare on Sunday week.

Wayne Sherlock has withdrawn from the Cork senior hurling panel - the versatile defender is understood to be angered at his lack of game-time in recent weeks.

The return of the O’Connor brothers Ben and Jerry to competitive action for their club Newtownshandrum was welcomed today by Cork selector Martin Bowen.

THE NHL games which fell victim to the weather last weekend have now been re-fixed, with Cork playing Waterford in Walsh Park on Saturday at 2.30pm, while Carlow take on Meath at 1pm the same day in Dr Cullen Park. Dublin now play Antrim on March 28th.

Details of the Cork senior hurling panel for the forthcoming National League campaign have been released and last year's captain Pat Mulcahy has not made the squad.

THERE’S no place for last year’s captain, Pat Mulcahy, after the Cork hurling selectors yesterday trimmed the panel to 30 players.

Cork 2-10 CIT 1-11

CORK champions Erin’s Own have no injury worries ahead of Sunday’s Munster Club SHC final against Toomevara at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick (2pm throw-in).

The identity of Gerald McCarthy’s backroom team may be revealed at tomorrow night’s meeting of the Cork County Board.

THEIR winning margin was just a point less than the lead they enjoyed after five minutes, but Erin’s Own were never pushed in this Evening Echo Cork SHC clash at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

GLEN ROVERS, Blackrock and Sarsfields will have new managers at the helm this season.

ALL four quarter-finals of the Cork County SHC go ahead this weekend despite attempts by Erin’s Own and Blackrock to have their respective games against Newtownshandrum and St Finbarr’s postponed.

ERIN’S OWN Hurling and Football Club are hoping for a big response to their major fundraiser at Curraheen Park on Wednesday, May 4, an event organised to help reduce the debt on the revamped facilities at Caherlag.

CORK is to have a new GAA club in the Dripsey area subject to a number of conditions.