Liam Mellows claimed their first Galway SHC title in 47 years with a composure that belied their final inexperience in Pearse Stadium.

A man found dead at a hotel in Carlow yesterday has been named as 44-year-old Colm Kavanagh from Killeshin, Co Laois.

Northern Ireland’s cross community Alliance Party tonight signalled it would contest European Parliament elections in June.