Portlaoise (Laois) 0-8 Kilmurry-Ibrickane (Clare) 1-14

Portlaoise 1-9 Garrycastle 1-5

HILL 16 was blessed for future generations on Monday, but yesterday’s titanic All-Ireland club football final between Ballina and Portlaoise should go a long way in converting the heathen to the creed of Gaelic football.