It was a day of shocks in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup as holders Shannon are knocked out by Cashel and both Muskerry and Midleton lost to sides in a lower division.

CRESCENT COLLEGE Comprehensive won the Bowen Shield after a seven-year gap with an exciting victory over PBC in an epic contest at Temple Hill.

HOLDERS Crescent Comprehensive remain on course for another Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup after an impressive victory over Presentation Brothers Cork in a highly enjoyable quarter-final at Dooradoyle yesterday.

A SECOND Fine Gael county councillor has declared that he will be putting his name forward in order to contest the party’s Dáil selection convention in the Cork East constituency.

Marts: A pen of five lambs weighing 52kg were sold for €102/head after winning the overall championship at the Annual Sheep Fat Stock Show and Sale at Bandon Mart yesterday.