CELBRIDGE completed three Kildare SHC titles in a row when they had seven points to spare (2-16 to 0-15) against Confey in Newbridge.

THE North was in a virtual political vacuum throughout 1977, as there was no single recognised political leader within either the Nationalist or Unionist communities. The Dublin government had a twin policy designed primarily to ensure the British protected the rights of the minority in the North and encouraged agreement on a power-sharing basis.

GARDAI were yesterday hunting a team of thieves who attempted to rob a Dublin city-centre hotel.