Carrigaline 1-10 St Vincent’s 0-8: For the first 17 minutes of Saturday’s Premier IFC quarter-final, referee Michael Collins wasn’t even tempted to blow his whistle for a foul.

Cork’s footballers have come out in force to defend Brian Cuthbert, who has stepped down as manager.

A fortnight after that League final hammering, Cork get back on the horse by facing the Dubs all over again at the Cill Na Martra grounds in mid-Cork on Sunday afternoon.

Should Ballincollig make history by winning a first Cork SFC title on Sunday afternoon, goalkeeper David Lordan will be the man with the honour of lifting the Andy Scannell Cup.

Castlehaven 6-15 St Vincent’s 1-10

Castlehaven 2-14 St Vincent’s 1-10

The hunters became the hunted as scenes akin to a Hollywood cops and robbers blockbuster unfolded in a quiet, middle-class rural community.

Douglas 1-10 St Vincent’s 1-05

A galaxy removed from the pomp and splendour of St Paul’s Cathedral, it was business as usual in the gales and rain in unpretentious Dromanassig, Co Kerry, yesterday.

Finuge 1-05 St Vincent’s 0-05

St Vincent’s (Cork) 1-12 Moycarkey-Borris (Tipperary) 0-06

St. Vincent’s 0-12 St. Michael’s 0-11

Attempting to scratch their senior itch has become an annual challenge for St Vincent’s.

St Vincent’s 1-18 Carrigaline 0-05

Despite conceding a sloppy goal just before the half-time whistle, St Vincent’s still had enough scoring power to see off gritty Glenville in this fourth-round contest at Riverstown on Saturday to set up a quarter-final clash with either Ballingeary or Naomh Abán.

After a slow start, St Vincent’s turned up the heat in the second-half of this Cork Premier IFC game at Ballyanley on Saturday, forcing Macroom into a loser’s group meeting with Glenville in round two.

ST VINCENT’S moved into the last four of the Cork Premier IFC with a hard-fought yet deserved win over northside rivals Mayfield at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening.

IT’S far from his perch that things have looked shaky but Cork goalkeeper Alan Quirke can see some humour in their amount of forwards on the treatment table.

ALL-IRELAND winners Brian O’Regan and Paul O’Flynn will not be involved in Cork’s panel for the defence of their crown which begins with Sunday’s Munster quarter-final against Clare in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

PACKIE BONNER was the first goalkeeper to stand out for Ken O’Halloran.

ALL-IRELAND champions Cork suffered a devastating blow last night when it was confirmed that key attacker Colm O’Neill has suffered cruciate ligament damage and is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

CORK boss Conor Counihan believes the decision of John Hayes and Kieran O’Connor to opt out of the Rebels football setup is indicative of “the enormous sacrifices” now required to compete at inter-county senior level.

CORK panellists Paddy O’Shea and Kevin McMahon have both opted of Conor Counihan’s senior football squad.

THE LOT of a reserve goalkeeper can often be a lonely one.

CONOR Counihan’s dig into Pat Gilroy’s solar plexus was a playful one, but as the Cork manager was following his opposite number for media duties on Saturday night, there was little doubt it was a pregnant moment.

EOIN BROSNAN will line out for Kerry for the first time since the 2009 Munster semi-final replay defeat to Cork, when the Kingdom travel to face Mayo in Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 Football League clash in Castlebar.

KERRY’s Paul Galvin could be ready for a return to Sigerson Cup action — at the ripe old age of 30!

THE superb free taking of John Paul Murphy ensured St Vincent’s got the better of Kiskeam in a scrappy Evening Echo Premier IFC quarter-final at Kilmurry last night.

CORK’s qualification for next month’s All-Ireland final has led to county board chiefs postponing club matches fixed for next week involving members of the starting 15 that defeated Dublin in last Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

PAUDIE KISSANE is not the only recent All-Ireland junior football winner who will feature in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final in Croke Park.

FOOTBALLER of the year Paul Galvin has missed out on a place in the Kerry starting 15 for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Cork in Fitzgerald Stadium due to an ankle injury.

NO ONE can dispute that the Cork footballers have served time in the school of hard knocks in recent years.

JAMIE O’SULLIVAN of Bishopstown has been named at left half back on the Cork team to play Mayo in the Allianz National Football League final at Croke Park on Sunday.

AFTER prolonged absences, Alan Quirke, Anthony Lynch, Graham Canty, Donnacha O’Connor, Kevin McMahon and Colm O’Neill return to the Cork team for Sunday’s final game in the preliminary rounds of the Allianz NFL against Mayo at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

DUBLIN make five changes in personnel as well as a couple of positional alterations for their NFL Division 1 clash with Mayo at McHale Park, Castlebar.

THE happy relationship between Cork and the All-Ireland junior football grade shows no signs of ending, after Mossie Barrett steered another band of Rebel footballers to national glory in Portlaoise on Saturday.

THIS victory in Saturday’s All-Ireland JFC semi-final nudged Cork into their fourth decider in the grade this decade, yet the bald statistic masks how close a shave this was for Mossie Barrett’s men.

MAYO manager John O’Mahony is to give injured full-forward Barry Moran every chance to be fit to line out in Sunday’s last All-Ireland football quarter-final clash with Meath.

THE result was anticipated but Nemo Rangers must show marked improvement on this display at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday to successfully defend their Evening Echo Cork SFC title.

CORK go in search of a third Munster junior football crown in five years when they host Clare in tonight’s provincial decider (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7.30pm).

CORK conjured up a dominant second-half display that saw them home with plenty to spare in yesterday’s Munster JFC semi-final in Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.