The school board of management, and the association which ran the five-a-side game, MFTB O'Connell's Secondary School Indoor Football, denied negligence and breach of duty.

The State has asked the High Court to dismiss a damages claim brought by Peter Pringle over his conviction and the almost 15 years he spent in prison before his conviction for the murder of two gardaí was quashed.

Tom Cribbin has been officially reappointed as Offaly senior football manager for a third year.