Killeagh and Youghal set for a derby thriller

Second-round games in the Cork county championships are laden with enough tension, even without a local derby element.

Throw two neighbours together — as in the case of Killeagh and Youghal’s SHC clash in Ballynoe tomorrow night (7pm) — and the stakes get that bit higher. It is their first senior championship meeting, with Killeagh having triumphed by 1-18 to 0-13 when they met in the RedFM SHL in April of last year.

Given the interest that that clash drew, Killeagh chairman Kieran Scully is expecting a charged atmosphere.