Fired-up Ballymartle march to semi-final

Ballymartle 1-17 Na Piarsaigh 0-17

“It was an outstanding win for the club — this is bigger than winning the intermediate All-Ireland club title a couple of years ago. We’re now one of the top four senior teams in Cork county and that’s a fantastic achievement for everyone involved, for the players, the coaches, the backroom staff, the whole lot. The commitment we’ve had from players, some of them coming home from abroad early. We had a shaky run-in to the game, could have done with another week but everyone got back and gelled well.

“This is a credit, too, to the panel, to the lads who got us here through the earlier rounds. It was a complete club effort, from the 30 players to the kitman, Paul Madden — everyone.”