Another defeat could spell an early end to the season for big guns Sars, Barrs and the Glen

Galway native leaves after one season involved with the Rebels

Knockout football is within their grasp for the first time in seven seasons since the group stage was introduced

"We are disappointed to have come up short, but we will be doing our best to right the wrongs next year"

'This is my third year as manager and we had won all our group games, this is the first year we haven’t'

“It was my great friend Paudie Palmer who christened that the ‘Slán Leat’ tournament,” said Knocknagree manager John Fintan Daly.

North Cork side keen to push on from the group stages but knockout place isn't secured just yet

With two wins, Keith Moynihan's side will be hoping to get the result they need against Carbery Rangers to reach the SAFC knockout stages

Annual fixture takes place in Carlow next Monday, with almost €2m having been raised since 2011

'There was a lot of talk we hadn’t beaten the Haven since they came up senior. The truth is, we hadn’t drawn with them either. So, there you go. A bit of history.'

The sanction relates to a Junior B football championship fixture played on May 9

Carrigdhoun side won by two points against Mallow on Sunday

“If I had my time back as a player, I would sit down with the rulebook every week and have a look at it and you'd pick up something from it every week.”

Valley Rovers won on a scoreline of 1-16 to 3-9 in Coachford

Cloughduv native was a key figure with UCC over many years

Every week on The Echo Sport Podcast, Éamonn Murphy and our GAA experts discuss the talking points in Gaelic games in Cork

Finding acceptable neutral venues for such fixtures has proven difficult in recent years

Nemo were missing marquee forwards Mark Cronin and Conor Horgan but still amassed 1-21

Michael Meaney's team have backed up the victory over St Finbarr's to move another step closer to knockout stages

Dominant second half sees last year's SAFC winners past Ballincollig

Carbery Rangers ended a four-year wait with SAFC victory over neighbours O'Donovan Rossa on Saturday evening

Brian Hurley's free with three minutes to go was the last score at Rosscarbery with neither side able to secure a late winner

Cork footballers Seán Walsh and Darragh Cashman starred for their respective clubs

Leading by 13 points at the break, the Duhallow side were in control to seal a vital PIFC win

Cork hurler Hugh O'Connor hit 0-4 to leave the group featuring Carbery Rangers and O'Donovan Rossa finely poised

Former Cork star kicked 0-5 and made a key save

West Muskerry side raised five orange flags over the hour to help secure their victory

Dohenys turned it around to lead by four going into added time, but a Paul Walsh goal and Clernon's point left it all-square

Both teams raised orange flags in the closing stages at Ballyanley on Sunday

Reigning champions won 3-16 to 1-11 on Friday evening

A statement victory for Valley Rovers after a challenging number of years

Jamie O'Brien grabbed two goals at Ballinlough

Introduction of Ben Delaney early in the second half was key as the favourites outscored the Riverstick outfit by 2-9 to 0-2

Second win of the campaign puts the North Cork side in contention for an automatic semi-final spot

Fermoy and Nemo Rangers can also emerge from a finely-poised group

There was a lot riding in this west Cork derby at the Black Field in Union Hall with both sides coming in after opening-round defeats, but, bar the early exchanges, there was only one winner.

PIFC favourites upped the gears to make it two wins against a Bantry side without Dara Sheedy

Goals gave the Town the platform in the  AOS Security Seandún Junior A Football Championship

The McCarthy Insurance Group SAFC clash was scheduled to be played at Grenagh on Sunday

Mid Cork side are unbeaten this season after a few difficult years and a brush with relegation

Trabeg side led by 3-12 to 0-3 at half-time before opponents come roaring back into contention

It was a comfortable 11-point victory in the end for the holders 

Divisions are under pressure but that's not the fault of those still flying the flag for hurlers outside the senior ranks around the county

Apart from the intermediate A grade, few have been able to make the most of the second chance that comes with avoiding the drop

Moving weekend with second group matches down for decision 

Naomh Abán and Bantry Blues both lost on the opening weekend of the championship three weeks ago

Two double-headers backbone the plentiful coverage

Second round of group games takes place over the next few days

Both St Finbarr's and Nemo Rangers lost in the opening round of group games last month

Éamonn Murphy picks out some of the key games worth heading to the coming days