Pat Gilroy yesterday found himself praising another of his forwards for the second week running after Diarmuid Connolly blitzed Armagh for 3-3 in an emphatic Dublin win at Croke Park.

Portstewart's Paul Cutler and Portmarnock’s James Fox fired three-under-par 69s to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at fast-running Baltray.

Today's scores from the Nissan Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship.