As it happened: Bradley kicks late winner as Aghabullogue pip Uibh Laoire to claim Premier Intermediate honours
Uibh Laoire's Cathal Vaughan and Aghabullogue's Adam Murphy go high for the ball. Pic: Eddie O'Hare
Cathal Vaughan's effort is blocked by an Aghabullogue hand right at the finish. Game over. Aghabullogue are champions!
Matthew Bradley kicks a superb point off his left, their first score since the 44th minute. Is it the winner?
Three minutes added. Casey effort for Aghabullogue is blocked, Uibh Laoire on the attack.
But they are turned over and now it's Aghabullogue's turn to attack.
Ian Jones is turned over and John Corkery wins a free up the sideline. Still no breakthrough for either team.
Bradley manages to find a lane down the Uibh Laoire end-line, but his hand-pass comes to nothing. Up the other end, Sam Pickering's two-point effort is wayward.
Ian Jones is fouled on the 20 whilst trying to flick the ball up. Chris Óg will knock this over to level proceedings with six minutes to go.
He does just that.
Cathal Vaughan lands his seventh of the day, his first one-point score. Aghabullogue's lead cut to one.
Bradley's effort at the other end is deflected and a 45 is awarded, but Bradley doesn't connect properly.
What a score from Cathal Vaughan. Another two-pointer - his third. This time it comes off his right. Roberts and Pickering the others involved in the move. Uibh Laoire's Brian Cronin is in off the bench for Ciarán O'Riordan.
Aghabullogue change - Cialan O'Sullivan in for Evan O'Sulivan.
Adam Murphy two-pointer, his second. Aghabullogue four up now. At the other end, a decent goal chance is not taken by Timmy Roberts. Next score is now vital for Uibh Laoire you feel.
A Casey effort is blocked superbly but the ball finds it's way to Pauric O'Sullivan's hands, who fires over off his left. Aghabullogue open up a two-point lead.
Sam Pickering is in for Uibh Laoire, Barry O'Leary makes way.
GOAL Aghabullogue. Superb play from both John Corkery and Evan O'Sullivan. Their exchange gets captain Corkery in, who finishes calmly past Creedon. The men in green and white now lead by a point.
Matthew Bradley taps over an Aghabullogue after his forward unit did well to turnover possession high up the field. Two the difference again.
Sean O'Riordan with a fine score for Uibh Laoire, which is added to by a Chris Óg free.
Second-half underway... and it starts how the first-half finished; with a Casey point.
Ray Keane will be pleased with the late first-half effort from his side. It was needed.
Casey adds to his tally for Aghabullogue. That's now 1-2 from play for the multi-talented forward.
Vaughan's latest attempt at a two-pointer is wide, but what can't do on this occasion, Adam Murphy can for Aghabullogue. Huge score.
GOAL Uibh Laoire. After decent play from Ian Jones down the left he wriggles free of his marker and shovels it across to waiting Chris Óg who firsts home.
Vaughan putting on a kicking clinic in this first-half. He lands a bomb from way out. His second two-pointer - this time from a free.
Chris Óg Jones gets his hands on the ball and find space to fire over off his left. From the kick-out, he's found in space again and when in on goal, will know he should have done better with his finish. Stopped by John Buckley in the Aghabullogue goal.
Aghabullogue goal chance goes astray, after decent work from Casey, Pauric O'Sullivan can't find the net, as a scrambling Uibh Laoire defence does just enough to get it away for a 45. Bradley knocks it over - his first.
Decent attacking play from Aghabullogue but Evan O'Sullivan is guilty of forcing his effort - wide ball. Aaron O'Sullivan the takes their wide count to six.
Bad wide from Uibh Laoire captain Sean O'Leary after he had done well to set himself up.
GOAL Uibh Laoire. The most dangerous situation in this modern game of football? Vaughan's shot drops short and Ian Jones first to the net. Luke Casey finds a superb reply at the other end. All level.
Couple of Aghabullogue wides in last few minutes - Paul Ring with the latest wayward effort.
GOAL Aghabullogue. Bradley's long-range free is spilled by Joe Creedon underneath his own crossbar and the dangerous Luke Casey pokes it home.
Uibh Laoire - and Cathal Vaughan - open their account. A lovely two-point score off Vaughan's left.
First effort of the day is from Matthew Bradley - wide ball, but Aaron O'Sullivan quickly rectifies that. Aghabullogue take the lead.
Game on.
The team are in. One change to the Aghabullogue team - Dhani Merrick starts in place of Tom Long.
J Buckley; D Merrick, C Smyth, P Dilworth; P Ring, S Tarrant, B O'Sullivan; C Gillespie, A Murphy; A O'Sullivan, J Corkery, P O'Sullivan; M Bradley, E O'Sullivan, L Casey.
J Creedon; B Murphy, D O'Donovan, D O'Riordan; K Manning, S O'Leary, C Gavin; T Roberts, C O'Leary; S O'Rirdan, C Vaughan, B O'Leary; C O'Riordan, C Óg Jones, I Jones.
The lights are on at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
For Uibh Laoire boss Oldham, his football setup is 'like a family'.
"They're like a family. The team are so close. They're so closely-knit together," said Oldham, who has been in charge alongside coach Niall Allen for the past three campaigns.
"You always hear the clubs with players going to America, going to Australia. Our lads never did that. They stuck together down through the years, since they won that under-21 county against Kildorrery in 2012.
"If you look at that panel and if you look at Sunday's panel, you'll definitely see 20 players that were on that under-21 panel. They've just stuck together. We're lucky enough, people still come back to live here. It's what you need to keep a club going."
We'll now turn our attention to the Premier Intermediate FC final between Mid-Cork rivals, Ray Keane's Aghabullogue and Barry Oldham's Uibh Laoire.
After Ilen failed to keep enough men up, Ballinora are handed the chance to send the game to a replay. Neil Lordan holds his nerve this time to land the two-point free. They'll do it all over again.
While Ilen held the lead so late into proceedings, Ballinora will feel - with their wide count - that they had enough chances to win that over the 64 or so minutes.
Time nearly up here and Neil Lordan's attempt goes wide. From the kick-out, Ballinora claim possession and find Quirke, who feels he is fouled and is desperately looking for a penalty. Two-point gap.
With time running out, Mark O'Brien's thunderous attempt at the Ilen goal is repelled but O'Sullivan, but they do manage to grab a score out of it.
Quirke manages to break free of the Ilen defence once more, and decides to square to Kevin Werner, but his attempt is blocked and from another Ilen break, Alan Holland pops over a score. Will that be enough?
He makes no mistake from a free though.
Ilen breaks leads to a MacEoin chance on that left leg, but it sails wide.
Big score from Kevin O'Driscoll puts Ilen into the lead. Both Iain Wycherley and Andrew O'Sullivan are into the 'Nora side.
Ballinora pull it back, game is anyone's now. Ilen veteran Alan Holland is in for Adrian O'Driscoll, while joint-captain of Ballinora, Mike Lordan - older brother of James and Neil - has come in for Darragh Holmes.
Adrian O'Driscoll score after good Shane Carey work. Peadar O'Driscoll back in after black card - and back winning ball at midfield.
Ballinora inside forward Quirke is getting himself into some very dangerous positions, but his accuracy is letting him down at the moment.
A Dan MacEon two-point attempt from a free doesn't have the required legs but is punched up and over at the second attempt by Micheal Sheehy. That was needed.
Ilen making a sub, too. Kevin O'Driscoll in for Sean Minihane.
Ballinora hitting their stride now. Good work from Kingston and Quirke creates another score. That's the lead for Ballinora.
Michael Quirke bursts through the Ilen defence and is brought down. Penalty awarded, Peadar O'Driscoll black card.
Quirke's penalty is superbly saved by Damien O'Sullivan; however, Shane Kingston does manage to convert the 45. Draw match.
Conor O'Driscoll is in for Ilen, in place of Aaron O'Sullivan.
Cork senior Neil Lordan steps up from full-back to land a monster two-pointer for his Ballinora side. Only one in it now.
More good O'Brien play for Ballinora but the shot at the end of it is wide from James Byrne.
Early Ballinora chance goes astray, while a Micheal Sheehy effort at the other end tails left and wide of McAllen's Ballinora goal.
There was a half-time alteration for Ilen Rovers; manager Flor O'Driscoll has introduced Shane Carey to the clash. Denis O'Driscoll the man to leave the field.
We'll join the action at Páirc Uí Chaoimh after the interval in the opener, where Ilen Rovers lead at the half-way mark.
Here's how the first-half went:
Having raced into a 1-4 to 0-1 lead after 10 minutes - with Adrian O'Driscoll slotting a well-taken goal - Ilen looked to stamp real authority on proceedings with further scores.
However, that wasn't to be the case, as Ballinora - led by Mark O'Brien and Shane Kingston - came roaring back with four unanswered points. Ballinora will be less-than-happy with six poor first-half wides, however.
With time running out late in the opening 30, Dan MacEoin's long-range attempt at a point found its way under Alex McAllen's crossbar. Lively 'Nora corner-forward Michael Quirke would find a reply but the West Cork men would take a three-point lead down the tunnel.
Welcome to another Irish Examiner Sport liveblog - we'll talk you through the second-half action in the Cork Intermediate A FC decider between Ilen Rovers and Ballinora, before switching our attention to the clash of Uibh Laoire and Aghabullogue in the Premier Intermediate final (throw-in, 3.30pm).
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