Murphy digs deep to take title

ACE attacker John Murphy (Dublin) and combination bat specialist Amanda Mogey (Antrim) have retained their senior crowns at the Stiga Irish National Championships in the ALSAA club in Dublin.

But both were forced to dig deep against worthy challengers, in Brian Fitzgerald (Cork) and Fiona Dennett (Offaly) respectively.

On a day of high quality table tennis, Leinster junior stars Daniel Keenan and Sam Logue thrilled the crowd with their vast array of skills, and once again Kevin Mackey proved to be in a class of his own in the veterans’ category.