04-06-2025
Beara forced to concede Cork PSFC colleges/divisions fixture against Duhallow
Beara have been forced to concede their Cork Premier Senior Football Championship colleges/divisions fixture against Duhallow on Thursday evening because of insufficient playing numbers.
The Beara division were returning to the county championship for the first time since 2022 and were confident of being able to field tomorrow.
But late player withdrawals, owing to club fixtures in the days either side of Thursday's game, has forced the division to pull the plug and hand Duhallow a walkover.
Feeder clubs Urhan are playing county league against Inniscarra this evening, Wednesday, while Glengarriff have a County Junior B quarter-final against Ballyphehane on Sunday.
Beara's withdrawal follows that of Avondhu last week meaning neither of the scheduled first-round games - Avondhu v Carbery and Beara v Duhallow - will now take place.
Avondhu and Beara's 11th hour withdrawals follows that of Imokilly and Beara this time last year. MTU did not enter this year's championship, the third year in succession they have opted out.
The spate of withdrawals once again raises questions over the viability of the colleges/divisions section of the county championship and where in the calendar it should be placed to ensure maximum participation.
Both Carbery and Duhallow, courtesy of their respective walkovers, now advance to the second phase of the colleges/divisions section where they will meet UCC and Muskerry.
