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There was Saturday Night Fever in the Cork SHC, underlining how successful the new format has been

Tommy O'Connell and Pa White, of Midleton, and Mark Harrington, Douglas, during the Cork Cork Premier SHC clash at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Picture: Jim Coughlan.

It was a thrilling Saturday night in the Cork Premier SHC, with two do-or-die clashes going right to the wire.

Douglas held on in a nerve-jangling finish at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as Conor Lehane’s late free for Midleton dropped short, denying them the point that would have taken them through to the quarter-finals at Douglas’ expense.