Barrs and Clon prepare for County Final

Harry Canning , general manager Bon Secours Cork, with players in this weekend's Bon Secours Cork PSFC final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, John Kerins, St Finbarrs and Eoghan Deasy, Clonakilty

Clonakilty and St Finbarr's go head to head this weekend in the Bons Secours Cork Premier Senior Football Championship final.

For the Barrs, they're looking for their first title since 2018, while Clon are looking to lift the Andy Scannell cup for the first time since 2009. Both sides are level on 9 football titles a piece.

The Barrs have beaten Clon in the championship this year, a 1-12 to 1-5 win in round 3 of the group stages.

Clon captain Eoghan Deasy told RedFM Sport that they're well aware of how good a team St Finbarr's are - but says the Clonakilty squad is very strong too.

"From 1-15, 1-20, it's a full panel effort and there's no standouts in our squad really - everyone is putting it in, and everyone appreciates that everyone has something to give.

"We're confident in our ability, it's just about going out and putting in a performance, and improving on the last day.

"The Barr's are among the best teams in the county for the last 6 or 7 years.

"They have a serious forward line, and a serious back line as well.

"They are a great team. Hopefully we can go in and put in a great performance."

For St Finbarr's captain Ian Maguire Clonakilty have been one of the strongest teams in the county in recent years, and the midfielder knows they're going to have to be at their very best to beat them on Sunday.

"In the county championship, you probably have your three teams in your head, Nemo, Castlehaven and Duhallow from our perspective. But Clonakilty have always been that fourth team.

"We're very familiar with each other, so again you're going into a final where we know each other well and it's about performing on the day.

"It's new ground for both teams in a way, we're all dealing with the Covid situation, preparations have been different, the competition is different as well.

"We're well wary of Clon."

Stay tuned to Cork's RedFM and to www.redfm.ie for previews of the game throughout the week, we'll have a huge preview of the game on the Big Red Bench on Saturday and a massive show with all the reaction from the Páirc on Sunday.