AN Ennis man lost a finger after being set upon by men with machetes while he was attending a funeral on Saturday afternoon, a senior garda told a court yesterday.

RUGBY captain Shane Geoghegan’s Garryowen mascot last night led out Niall Quinn’s Sunderland in soccer friendly against a Munster X1 for the murdered player at Thomond Park.

For the first time in the 79-year history of the competition, the M Donnelly 60 x 30 Singles Handball finals have been announced as a sell-out.

A man who failed to make tax returns to the Revenue Commissioners has been remanded for sentence next month at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

EDDIE HALES, based at Dundrum, Co Tipperary and one of the more colourful characters in the game, enjoyed a welcome turn when Public Reaction sprang a 16-1 surprise in the two mile October Race at Thurles yesterday.