Skibbereen wary of derby backlash from Dohenys

IT’S a busy weekend for the Skibbereen club. Their juniors contest the divisional football championship final this afternoon against Gabriel Rangers in Rosscarbery (4.45pm) and tomorrow the seniors travel to Drimoleague to play Dohenys in the quarter-final of the county championship.

Senior coach Gene O’Driscoll is under no illusions about the task confronting his charges.

“Local derbies are deadly,” said O’Driscoll. “They can bring the best and the worst out of teams. It’s an all-west Cork affair number one, and secondly, whoever comes through will be the only team from the division left in the championship. So, so from both perspectives, there is a lot hanging on the outcome.