Cork IT 1-16 UCC 0-15:CORK IT earned bragging rights and a home quarter-final following a deserved victory in a typically hard-fought local derby on their own grounds yesterday.

CORK IT: C Barry; J O’Callaghan, E Dillon, C Murphy; S McDonnell, R Cashman (capt), C Leahy; J Herlihy (0-2), A Mannix (0-3, two frees); S Howley, B Corry (0-3), S White; C Naughton (1-1), T Murphy (0-1), R Clifford (0-5, three frees). Subs: G O’Driscoll for Leahy (23 mins), P Gould (0-1) for Howley (half-time), M Bowles for Cashman (49 mins), E Cronin for Mannix (55 mins).

UCC: A Nash; T Geaney, S O’Neill, C O’Sullivan; M Cahill, R Foley, K Hartnett, captain; E Martin (0-1), D Hanley; S Burke (0-5), B Beckett (0-1), J Mulhall (0-5, three frees); S Moylan (0-1), E Murphy (0-2 frees), P Barry. Subs: S Cotter for Martin (46 mins), B O’Sullivan for Murphy (48 min), G Mulcahy for Barry (53 mins).

Referee: D Copps (Cork).