Newbridge, High School contest final

NEWBRIDGE College, Co Kildare, and the High School, Rathgar, Dublin, will contest this year’s final of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All-Ireland Schools Quiz.

Last evening at Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, they performed superbly to outscore Cork opposition, winning decisively in each session. Newbridge, winners in 2005, can expect a tough battle from High School in what should be an intriguing contest.

Quiz 199: Newbridge College 112 (Ciaran O’Carroll, Ralph Hurley -O’Dwyer, Neil Diver, Daniel Diver). Ardscoil Pobal Bantry 74 (Aileen Daly, Brendan McGrath, Brian Casey, Brian O’Mahony).

Quiz 200: High School Rathgar Dublin 104 (Mark Horgan, Tom Roseingrave, Beth Kelly, Evan O’Callaghan); Colaiste an Spioraid Naomh Cork 88 (Barry Buttimer, David Brazil, Joseph Lynch, Eoghan McSwiney).