Money raised for Higgins’care to go to funeral

ABOUT €12,000 raised to help snooker ace Alex “Hurricane” Higgins receive medical treatment will go towards defraying his funeral expenses.

Higgins’ former personal assistant Will Robinson disclosed the money was left over from an auction and dinner held in Manchester.

The 61-year-old flamboyant twice world snooker champion died last Saturday after fighting a long battle against throat cancer.