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Ruan 2-7Crusheen/Tubber 2-5 Crusheen/Tubber started this U-15C Championship final in great from, with an early goal from Ross Hayes, which helped them to lead 1-5 to 0-4 at the break.

In the Greg Young Trophy, a men’s singles stroke event played over 36 holes at Lahinch at the weekend, Dermot Morris (4), Limerick, was the winner with 143 from Ger Vaughan (scratch), Lahinch on 145, Juan Fitzgerald (2), Limerick, with 145 and Brian Whitaker (5), Elm Park, with 148.

FIVE cup finals in the Clare Schoolboys/Girls’ League were decided at the county grounds in Doora at the weekend.

Limerick 4Clare 0 CLARE’S chances of progressing to the next phase of the Oscar Traynor Cup (Inter-League Junior Coccer) suffered a blow at Jackman Park in Limerick on Wednesday.

The new boxing season is now in full swing and, while Ireland’s international boxers battle for world titles and the Olympic qualifying spots in Baku in Azerbaijan, action on the home front concentrates on domestic boxing and the various upcoming tournaments and provincial championships.

St Senan’s 17 Crosshaven 11St Senan’s laid siege to the visitor’s try line for the first five minutes but had a number of strong pushes for the try line thwarted by a strong Crosshaven defence in this rugby league tie.

PLAYERS from the cup-winning team of 1974 and ’75 together with the double winning team of 1975/’76 will be honoured at Lifford’s 50th celebration dinner on Saturday, October 29 at the Auburn Lodge Hotel

GRAND National-winning trainer, Martin Brassil has a smart recruit on his hands in Double Seven who landed his third race in-a-row when victorious in the Woodlands House Hotel Handicap Hurdle at last Sunday’s Super Sunday meeting in Tipperary.