Portmarnock clock up 19

THE FIVE major titles at stake were evenly distributed around the country when the Chartis Irish Cups and Shields festival came to a conclusion at Castlerock, Derry, on Saturday.

Portmarnock completed a 19th success in the Irish Senior Cup with a clearcut final success over Warrenpoint, while Claremorris defeated Forrest Little to claim the Jimmy Bruen Shield.

With the Barton Shield providing significant consolation for Warrenpoint and Mitchelstown and Woodstock returning home with the Irish Junior Cup and Pierce Purcell Shield, the tradition of the spoils going around most parts of the 32 counties was again handsomely maintained.