THE BONFIRES were ablaze in Puckane last night as Kildangan celebrated its first North Tipperary senior hurling title since 1943, its third in all, a victory made all the sweeter in that it was achieved in the most unlikely of circumstances over neighbours and fierce rivals, Burgess.

Midleton 0-12 Blackrock 0-10

St Munchin’s 10 Crescent Comprehensive 9

Abbey CBS 2-7 Holy Rosary, Mountbellew 0-7

Kildangan (Tipperary) 2-13 Carrickshock (Kilkenny) 1-13

Tipperary 2-20 Clare 3-9

Midleton CBS 5-13 Abbey CBS 0-11

Douglas CS 1-17 Abbey CBS 2-12

A commanding performance laced with fastest times on all of today’s nine stages gave Andrew Nesbitt and James O’Brien their first victory in the International Rally of the Lakes, round two of the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship.

Derek McGarrity and co-driver, Chris Patterson started and finished today’s first day of the Ordnance