JIM AUGHNEY, the man responsible for founding and developing the Dublin Marathon and Race Series, was one of 11 volunteers honoured for their outstanding contribution to sports at a ceremony at the Aviva Stadium yesterday.

TWENTY-FIVE Irish sports clubs were awarded Texaco bursaries yesterday. Twenty clubs from the Republic of Ireland and five from Northern Ireland were presented with their awards at a ceremony in Dublin.

KENNY EGAN was boxing clever as always at the Irish Olympic team’s homecoming.