It's a knockout: 10 Talking Points from a dramatic final round of Cork's Hurling Championships

Midleton straight into semis, are Sars the ones to watch, a revival in the west while Killeagh grieves and celebrates together.

MAGPIE MAUL: Blackrock's Ollie McAdoo is surrounded by Midleton's Cormac Beausang, Paul Haughney and Mikey Finn in Sunday's Co-op Superstores Cork Premier SHC match at Carrigtwohill. 

Looking after No 1

Midleton won’t exactly put the feet up over the next fortnight, but it is a great comfort not to have to worry oneself with a county quarter-final against a championship big gun such as St Finbarr’s, Blackrock or Sars.