Nemo Rangers 3-14 Duhallow 1-10

The first game of the new-look Cork SFC takes place tonight as UCC clash with Seandún at Ballinlough (throw-in 7pm).

Douglas 3-16 Duhallow 1-13 (Cork SHC): He may only have been a bit player in Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s inter-county plans in recent seasons but Stephen Moylan was very much centre-stage after Douglas downed fancied divisional outfit Duhallow in Coachford on Saturday.

Since winning Cork’s intermediate football championship in 2005, Carbery Rangers’ stock has risen gradually.

SFC (Divisions/Colleges) second round, UCC v Beara, Dunmanway, 8pm

Carbery 4-14 Seandun 0-10

Beara 0-15 Seandún 1-17

Seandún 0-10 Imokilly 0-6

Reigning county football champions UCC opened their defence of the title with a facile victory over Seandún at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

One of the many prized possessions in the well-known O’Brien’s hostelry in the centre of Charleville town is a photo of the local minor hurling team that won North Cork honours in 1945, pipped in the county final by Glen Rovers.

THE Cork County Board last night strongly defended the implementation of a round-robin system for the divisional section of this season’scounty SFC, despite Imokilly and Seandun both giving walkovers for their final group games due to an inability to field a starting XV.

REIGNING Cork senior football champions Nemo Rangers will begin the defence of their title on May 7 with a first round tie against Ballincollig in Ovens.

A CALL was made for the GAA leadership at last night’s meeting of Cork County Board for a review of All-Ireland Championship ticket prices in the light of the recession and the growing numbers of people losing their jobs.

Friendships formed on football fields twenty years apart bind together two of the country’s best know sporting families. But near tragedy has brought them even closer. Tony Leen addressed yesterdays and tomorrow with the Egans and the Cahalanes.

TWO of the winners of this year’s Macra na Feirme National Leadership Awards are from Co Cork, with the third recipient coming from Roscommon.

TIPPERARY hurling manager Liam Sheedy will address Macra na Feirme members on the theme of leadership in Dublin next Tuesday night.

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.

DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN may have been absent, but younger brothers Colm and Paudie were to the fore as Cloyne beat White’s Cross in the Evening Echo County JAFC quarter-final at Carraig na bhFear on Saturday.

PAT HORGAN turned on the style from frees and play to power Glen Rovers to a thrilling 1-17 to 2-10 victory over Cloyne in their Evening Echo Cork SHC first-round replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

A John Paul Murphy point two minutes from time earned Seandun a deserved draw with CIT in this entertaining Evening Echo SHC first round tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

NO PROBLEM for three-in-a-row chasing Cork senior hurling champions Erin’s Own at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday as they romped to a 1-16 to 0-7 opening-round victory over former kingpins Blackrock, who now face a dangerous backdoor test against Bishopstown to stay in the championship.

MOUNTMELLICK in Co Laois has won the Macra na Feirme AIB club of the year award.

GARY McPOLIN knows the trouble loose talk can get you into. Last year the former Macroom star was at a game when he fell into conversation with Paddy O’Mahony of the Muskerry GAA board.

Bob Lester

In keeping with what has gone on in recent years, Seandun go into this Cork County SFC game against Muskerry at Páirc Uí Rinn, 8pm, with little or no preparation.

Imokilly 0-11 Carbery 0-6

A SMOOTH enough passage for All-Ireland champions Newtownshandrum and an eight point victory for Blackrock were the highlights of a small permanent tsb Cork County SHC programme over the weekend.

ACTION aplenty in the permanent TSB Cork County SFC over the weekend, pride of place going to a youthful St. Nick’s side who edged out last year’s beaten finalists, Clonakilty, 1-11 to 2-7 in Newcestown.

Avondhu 1-28, Seandun 0-8