It was not meant to be a recruiting drive but it was little wonder the sight of both the defence minister and chief of staff of the Defence Forces led to scores of national schoolchildren pledging to join up when age permits.

Gary Daly reversed his Munster senior final defeat by beating David Murphy in the last shot of a thrilling Denis McGarry Cup final at Whitechurch .

ROAD BOWLING legend Mick Barry said he was “taking it all in his stride” yesterday as his native city named a road after him and hosted a City Hall reception in his honour.