OPEN Letter to the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn:

DERRY moved within distance of the Christy Ring Cup quarter-finals, but had to survive a huge scare in the second half at Celtic Park as Armagh overturned a 12-point deficit to lead going into the final quarter.

Armagh 0-10 Derry 3-10

The hurlers of Donegal, Armagh and Derry topped their respective groups in the Nicky Rackard Cup yesterday, gaining automatic qualification through to the July 29 semi-finals.