Trabeg side made their near-neighbours fight all the way to the finish before they secured the title

'We have three teams at this age and have 30-plus players at every session and I can see guys progressing all the time'

East Cork derbies and high stakes across the grades all the way to Premier Senior

O'Connor took over as manager on Tuesday replacing Pat Ryan

The city team meet Éire Óg tonight in the Premier 1 MFC quarter-final

Two wins have Carrigtwohill in a strong position as the last set of group fixtures looms in the Co-op SuperStores SAHC – however, nothing can be taken for granted in the round-robin era.

Two of the six knockout spots are already accounted for before Saturday evening's last set of group fixtures

West Cork side open up lead after interval and stay on top to reach semi-finals

St Vincent's clubman has another year on his two-year term 

For the third year in a row, the clubs' clash in the final group game is winner-take-all

Elsewhere, the McCarthy Insurance Group County U21 football championship draws took place on Tuesday night

Names to go before county board meeting on Tuesday night

U20 All-Ireland winners are eager to push on but club form could dictate some call-ups...

New blood is needed to move the Rebels forward but who will make way?

Mallow defeated Kilshannig to win a second successive Avondhu crown last Thursday evening

Seaside club won the Carrigdhoun U21 A football title last Friday for the first time since 2010

With Newtown and Cork as a player, and since moving into management, O'Connor has always done things his way

Blackrock top the table, Sarsfields and Midleton are right on their heels, and Castlelyons’ rise is impossible to ignore

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What marked Ben O'Connor apart was even as a lethal shooter with a brilliant touch, he had the ferocious work-rate and granite toughness of a defender

Team in red and yellow retained their Avondhu U21 A FC title last Thursday evening

Down by seven points, Ilen came back from the dead to add a West Cork U21 C title to their 2016 and 2018 U21A triumphs.

Robbie O'Dwyer's side remain one of the teams to beat as the stakes are raised in the PSFC

Third and crucial round of group games takes place September 5-7

“Our whole aim is to reduce the deficit from last year."

'Big argument against is that everything is too condensed, the games are coming quick and fast but it can be over all too quickly'

Leesiders were denied three-in-a-row by Galway

'Solo-and-go, along with the severity of a 50-metre advancement penalty, has reduced the capacity for players to question decisions, many of which too routinely created flashpoints in the past'

County champions are strong favourites to get past Muskerry tomorrow night

New man's management team set to feature many of those he has solidered with before

Barryroe and Timoleague amalgamation avenged last season's loss in a cracker at Dunmanway

Team in blue and white were deserving nine-point victors in Belgooly 

Éire Óg clubman was in charge for the last two seasons

Eoin O'Leary and Ben Heffernan grabbed the goals for the northsiders at Ballinlough

Carrigaline looking to go one better in Belgooly this evening after losing last year's decider

The final takes place this evening at Sam Maguire Park in Dunmanway

Ben O'Shea's goal in the opening 30 minutes went a long way to getting his team over the line in this one

Newtownshandrum native the favoured choice of Cork County Board sub-committee

Ballincollig edged a 12-goal thriller with Ballinora to top the other group

Current Cork minor football boss has been involved in so much of MTU Cork's success over the years

Those who take posts outside the county should be rewarded when they are successful

'Hopefully, I won’t be needed again but you’d never say never if your county come looking for you to answer the call'

Leading by three at half-time, the visitors never allowed their cushion to be eroded any further

Glantane is the venue this evening with throw-in at 7.30pm

Sean Coakley landed 0-10 as Douglas laid down a marker before they head into the county quarter-finals

Tom Huggins and Adan Dunlea were in deadly form but both clubs progress to the semi-finals

Donal Óg Cusack coached side squeezed past Youghal and into a showdown with Sarsfields

Magpies hit seven of the nine points in the last quarter to win by a goal and will now meet Douglas

Former Cork boss feels the team will bounce back from second successive All-Ireland final loss

Clóna Milk Carbery U21 A football championship final is on Friday evening in Dunmanway

Ballinlough is the venue for the two games this evening and tomorrow 

Douglas and Sars have progressed from their group with a game to spare

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Duhallow side must now beat Glanmire to try and progress to the PIFC quarter-finals

Cork sold out an nine successive Championship games, plus the League final, in an astonishing run

Glanmire have another AOS Security Seandún Junior A Championship tie to come with Bishosptown

Right man might get Cork across the line while the wrong one might see the Rebels slip back down the pecking order

Both players have made big impacts for their respective clubs this year

The 13-point victory sealed the holders progression to the knockout stages

Trabeg-based side were eight-point winners last Friday evening

Ryan is not just a loss to Cork, the wider hurling community will sorely miss his presence

"Like a lot of things in Cork, they forget about the football – they give us one week of preparation, for each of the three games."

Opening draw with O'Donovan Rossa followed by win over Dohenys to leave Gaeltacht side well-placed

'As far as Pat Ryan is concerned, he departs in the knowledge that he served Cork hurling to the very best of his ability...'

Process to source the next boss will move quickly, but may not be complete before next county board meeting

Barring a major change of direction, outside managers are likely to remain off the agenda for Cork

Dublin Hill side are on eliminated despite their promising start at Ballinlough

Paudie O'Sullivan hit two goals for Cloyne but they still couldn't cope with the champions' firepower

Aghinagh now have to beat Clondrohid in their last group game where Kilmichael face Grenagh

"You can show great heart and have talent as well, and the talent the lads are showing at the moment, going from hurling to football, it shows the skill level they have."

West Muskerry side are through to PIFC knockout stages with a game to spare

Brian Cuthbert's side called on Cork minor graduate Holland in the second half to squeeze past Skibb

Former Cork hurling boss Pat Ryan has rubbished rumours about a half-time bust up during the All-Ireland final

Cathail O'Mahony returned from injury to help Mitchelstown get the better of Dromtarriffe in the IAFC

All four teams in Group 1 have two points ahead of the last set of fixtures

City side twice build up leads but couldn't hold on at Páirc Uí Rinn

Two wins in succession for Jimmy Allen's side

Carrigaline have now also qualified for the latter stages following this two-point victory for the Barrs

Last year's SAFC winners have now qualified following this six-point win and also St Finbarr's victory

Noel Furlong and Johnny Crowley also likely to be in the mix to become new Cork hurling manager

Second AOS Security Seandún Junior A Football Championship victory of the season for the northsiders

Sarsfields clubman steps down, but leaves Cork hurling in a better place than when he inherited it

Cracking PIFC clash leaves both clubs still in with a chance to qualify

Sarsfields clubman had been in charge since the end of 2022 and won league and Munster honours with the county this year

Both clubs had to avoid defeat after losing their opening round matches

Second defeat means Dummanway side cannot qualify

Aghada's win over Bantry puts the Mid Cork side in control in their group

Newcestown have also now qualified for the business end following the Haven's 13-point victory 

Blues were without Ruairí Deane while former Cork star Pearse O'Neill was among the goalscorers for the Imokilly outfit

Kerry and Tipp landed the big prizes this summer even if neither were favourites earlier in the season

The U16s defeated Kerry by six points in front of a large crowd in Ballyvourney last weekend

Beara side have lost at the semi-final stage in the last two campaigns

Cork’s 12 Premier Senior Football clubs averaged 4.5 changes to their starting team in their first-round games this year.

Robbie O'Dwyer's team are in a strong position to qualify for knockout stages following this eight-point win

West Muskerry side hit eight points without replay to power over the line