Thousands of delirious Kerry fans will flock to Killarney tonight to welcome back the county’s All-Ireland winning heroes.

CON SHEEHAN (Clonmel BC),the defending champion, andthe new pretender to the throne, Tommy McCarthy (Oliver Plunkett, Belfast), served up the best performance of an action packed weekend when they met in the quarter finals of the heavyweight division at the Elite national boxing championships at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday said he would not “insult” the United States by cancelling his visit to meet US President George Bush tomorrow