MDS STAR and Dart Killester set the scene for a crunch ESB SuperLeague tie in Dublin on Thursday night with cross-conference victories over Neptune and BurgerKing, respectively, at the weekend.

NEPTUNE’S failure to take advantage of SX3 Star’s crucial ESB Superleague slip in Tralee last weekend will act as a spur for the Cork side as the top two sides in the country go head-to-head on Sunday in Belfast.

Police in the North have ruled out foul play in the death of a leading loyalist paramilitary who was found dead in his prison cell on Monday.

A top loyalist accused of conspiracy to murder told police he was being charged for political reasons, a court heard today.