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Paul O’Donovan is one of six Skibbereen Rowing Club athletes racing at worlds

It was  double celebration for Cork crews at the All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championship, hosted by Donegal Bay RC in Ballyshannon. In the senior men’s race, Galley Flash took the honours while Myross emerged successful in the senior ladies.

Bandon will aim to keep their dual mandate alive as the club’s footballers clash with Glanworth for a place in the IFC quarter-finals at Ballygarvan on Sunday (3pm).

Previews of South West football and hurling quarter-finals happening this weekend. 

The advent of more games has certainly helped the prospects of the Carrigdhoun senior hurlers, Kevin Canty believes.

In one way, Saturday in St Brendan’s Park in Birr will be very normal, but in another it will be quite different as All-Ireland ladies’ SFC champions Cork will take on Cavan in a quarter-final tie (12.30pm).

A repeat of last year’s county SFC final between Nemo Rangers and Castlehaven could be seen in the current campaign’s semi-finals, following Monday night’s draws in Páirc Uí Rinn.

Jamie O’Sullivan had to dig deep to lead his team, Balls Deep, to glory in the annual Adrigole Tag Rugby Blitz on the August bank holiday weekend.

Goleen’s county final hero John Cullinane (45) continues to prove that age is only a number