Cork Premier SHC: Champions Blackrock stunned by Midleton blitz

Ahead by 1-14 to 1-11 at the break, Luke O’Farrell, Pa White, and Ross O’Regan found the net for Midleton on 32, 39, and 42 minutes respectively

Midleton's Sean O'Meara shoots from Blackrock's Stephen Murphy during the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier SHC semi-final. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Midleton 4-22 Blackrock 3-19

Three goals inside the opening 12 minutes of the second-half propelled Midleton to a first Cork hurling final since 2018 and, in the process, ended Blackrock’s back-to-back bid.