Champions to get Demons in cup mood

UCC DEMONS return to the revamped Mardyke Arena on Sunday (3.30pm) but 11890 Killester, the defending Nivea for Men SuperLeague champions, can expect anything but a warm welcome.

With the semi-finals of the SuperLeague cup looming a week later — Demons face a third derby game of the season against neighbours Bord Gáis Neptune in that competition — coach Paul Kelleher will be looking for something special.

He has already said that, as far as he is concerned, the recent one-sided derby at Neptune Stadium will count for nothing come the cup semi-final but he also insisted that Demons are still a work-in-progress.