IN THE end it was the clinical finishing of Allstar John Mullane that saw off a gutsy and determined Dublin challenge at Walsh Park yesterday as the NHL champions booked their passage into Sunday week’s quarter-final with a deserved seven point win, though it’s not yet clear whether they’ll have to play Cork in a play-off first.

DOON CBS made a statement of intent in sunny New Inn yesterday with this hard-earned but fully merited win over one of their main group rivals.