They top Group 1, and have a two-in-three chance of being one of the two sides that will get a bye to club semis.

Cork senior Colm O’Callaghan could easily have netted thrice for the Ovens side, but ended the game with none.

Ballybrown claimed a precious victory over parish rivals, Patrickswell, to put them in a strong position to reach knockout hurling as 10 points from Aidan O’Connor and a goal from Ross Griffin gave ...