O’Connor on fire for Gneeveguilla

FOURTEEN-man Gneeveguilla booked their spot in the Munster Club IFC final when they edged out Newcestown in a pulsating semi-final at their club grounds yesterday.

In a tough and uncompromising encounter that saw referee Brian Tyrell brandish 10 yellow cards, the dismissal of corner-forward Ronan McAuliffe in the 25th minute after an off-the-ball incident looked set to derail the hosts prospects of victory.

The East Kerry men were still in a strong position at the interval when they led 0-8 to 0-2 and were forced to survive a storming second-half revival from the Cork champions.