Ballymartle 3-16 Courcey Rovers 0-15

Sarsfields 0-25 Ballymartle 1-12

Ballymartle 2-12 Blackrock 0-17

Erin’s Own 0-16 Ballymartle 0-11

Newtownshandrum 2-27 Ballymartle 2-23 (after extra time)

Almost 12 months on from the night of one of Kerry’s lowest moments in the Munster MFC, the Kingdom survived a late onslaught from Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis last evening to book their place in this year’s final.

Clare eased into the Munster MFC semi-final after a facile victory over Waterford at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening last.

They have sampled the senior management game in recent years but these days Ephie Fitzgerald and Mickey Ned O’Sullivan are focusing on the underage ranks.

The adverse weather impacted on the spectacle but Saturday’s eagerly-awaited Fitzgibbon Cup final in the Mardyke concluded in a blaze of drama as UCC claimed a thrilling extra-time success as they celebrated the centenary of the competition in style on home soil.

UCC 2-15 CORK IT 2-14, the Mardyke (after extra-time)

There was a palpable sense of relief around the Mardyke after UCC booked their berth in the semi-final of the Fitzgibbon Cup, prevailing in a high quality quarter-final encounter against UCD.

UCC issued a powerful statement of intent in their opening Fitzgibbon Cup Group D clash in freezing conditions at the Mardyke last night as they crushed the challenge of DCU.

After a late switch of venue from Abbeyfeale to Rathkeale due to the weather, last year’s beaten finalists Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne advanced to an all-Kerry semi-final meeting with Tralee CBS.

ST FLANNAN’S College, Ennis were forced to dig deep against a gallant Intermediate School Killorglin side at a rain-lashed Croagh pitch, before garnering the draw they needed to advance to the knockout stages of this year’s Corn Ui Mhuiri.

UCC 3-14 UL 0-12

AN outstanding team effort in the second half saw UCC overcome a one-goal deficit to claim a relatively comfortable victory over CIT in their Colleges Hurling League clash at CIT last night.

TIPPERARY produced a stunning final few minutes to win a thrilling Munster U17 football final at Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

ROCHESTOWN COLLEGE’S Gary Hartnett showed a cool head to slot an injury time penalty past St. Flannan’s keeper Killian Normoile to earn his team the narrowest of victories in their Corn Uí Mhuirí Group A meeting at Charleville yesterday.

IT TOOK more than 80 minutes of spellbinding action before Limerick grasped the provincial U21 hurling trophy for the sixth time after a sensational Bord Gáis Energy Munster decider before 8,536 supporters in the Gaelic Grounds last night.

WHICH county needs victory more in tonight’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC final?

DAMIEN CAHALANE has been drafted into the Cork team at full-back for tomorrow night’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC final against Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds at 7.30pm.

AFTER the senior outfit’s abrupt championship exit last Saturday and the county minors finished for the summer also, the 2011 aspirations of Cork hurling rest with the U21s tonight.

CORK U21 hurlers have named five senior panellists for tomorrow night’s Munster hurling championship semi-final with Tipperary in Thurles.

THAT Ballymartle were within two points of Cloyne at half-time in this Cork SHC round two game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday owed much to the brilliance of keeper Declan McCarthy; that they were ahead at the end of the hour, owed just as much to the accuracy from placed balls of his namesake Darren McCarthy in midfield as it did to the corresponding inaccuracy of a succession of Cloyne free-takers.

BEN O’CONNOR has made major contributions to Newtown hurling over the years but his latest at Mallow on Saturday night in the county senior championship was massive.

CORK’S production line at intermediate hurling level continues to be in fine working order as evidenced by this victory over Tipperary in yesterday at Semple Stadium.

NEW Kerry U21 coach Eamonn Fitzmaurice has moved quickly to put an impressive back-room team in place for next season — including former Munster rugby forward John O’Sullivan as physical trainer.

TRALEE CBS withstood a fierce challenge from St Flannan’s to capture honours in an exciting Frewen Cup (Munster Colleges U16½ AFC) final at the Limerick venue of Croagh yesterday afternoon.

THIS year’s Fitzgibbon Cup final will be a battle between two Limerick institutions after LIT edged out UCC in an enthralling semi-final at the Waterford IT Sports Campus in Carriganore yesterday.

TO the wider hurling public Darren McCarthy has carved a reputation as an excellent goalkeeper with Cork underage teams but for his club Ballymartle he will forever be associated with his contributions outfield after the stunning conclusion to yesterday’s All-Ireland club IHC final in Croke Park.

DENIS WALSH’S Cork development squad breezed past Davy Fitzgerald’s LIT side at a bitterly cold Mallow GAA complex last night by 5-15 to 2-14.

A SCRAPPY encounter in this Munster club IHC semi-final in Ballyagran yesterday, but a dominant second-half performance was enough to see Ballymartle qualify for the final against Tipp side Borrisokane in Mallow on Sunday week.

BALLYMARTLE justified their status as championship favourites once more in Minane Bridge last night when they staved off a spirited challenge from local rivals Courcey Rovers before triumphing in the Evening Echo Cork PIHC semi-final.

KILKENNY’S pursuit of three All-Ireland hurling crowns in the space of eight days got off to a successful start in Semple Stadium on Saturday 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.

NEWCESTOWN’S title aspirations ground to a shuddering halt in dramatic circumstances at Ballinspittle on Saturday when a late flurry of Ballymartle points put them out of the Cork Premier IHC.

NEWCESTOWN’S title aspirations ground to a shuddering halt in dramatic circumstances at Ballinspittle on Saturday when a late flurry of Ballymartle points put them out of the Cork Premier IHC.

JUST what is it about Cork and Waterford when they engage in hurling championship battle?

CORK are chasing their 13th Munster intermediate hurling crown when they take on Waterford in tonight’s decider at Fraher Field, Dungarvan at 7.30pm, a repeat of last year’s final encounter in Páirc Uí Chaoimh when Cork enjoyed a 5-24 to 3-9 triumph.

TRALEE CBS’s penchant for striking goals was instrumental in a comfortable success against St Flannan’s in yesterday afternoon’s Munster Colleges Frewen Cup quarter-final in Glin.

IT was truly atrocious weather for hurling in the Mardyke yesterday afternoon, but the glittering hurling skills of Joe Canning managed to illuminate this Fitzgibbon Cup Group A clash.

UCC 0-19 Limerick 2-9

Ballymartle 1-10 Ballinhassig 1-5