Cork City duo Danny Morrissey and Jason Forde featured for Ireland’s U19s yesterday as they lost to Turkey in their final friendly before the UEFA elite stage qualifiers in May.

Ireland Under-19 manager Paul Doolin reckons Cork City’s Danny Morrissey can boost his international prospects in Turkey next week.

THE Irish Canoe Union yesterday backed a call by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) urging water sports enthusiasts to have basic training in rescue and survival.

People engaged in high-risk adventure sports should undertake basic training in rescue and survival techniques, an investigation into the deaths of two canoeists warned today.