Watch live: Midleton and Sarsfields clash in Cork Premier SHC opener

Join Colm O’Connor and Ger Cunningham for coverage from 7.10pm ahead of the 7.30pm throw-in

SEVEN YEARS AGO: Sars' Ray Ryan presses Brian Hartnett of Midleton during the 2013 county final, won by Midleton, 2-15 to 2-13, on the back of a superb performance from Conor Lehane. The sides meet in the opening round this Friday in a game that will be streamed live by the Irish Examiner. Picture: Diarmuid Greene, Sportsfile

Two of Cork’s powerhouse clubs, Sarsfields and Midleton, will light up Friday night for the Irish Examiner’s opening live-stream of this season’s Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship.

The opening round meeting of the sides at Páirc Uí Rinn kick-starts a brilliant weekend of hurling on Leeside with three games to be broadcast live – and free-to-view - on the Irish Examiner website.