Sixty-four hopefuls up for the cup

AFTER a three year absence the J. P. McManus Irish Cup returns to Limerick with this year’s renewal getting underway at Limerick Racecourse this morning (11.30) and continuing until Sunday.

Sixty-four hopefuls up for the cup
Fri, 20 Feb, 2004 - 00:00
Tom Higgins

To mark the occasion McManus has presented a new gold perpetual trophy, reminiscent of the Webb Ellis Trophy for the rugby Wold Cup.

The draw on Sunday produced an intriguing but tough first quarter.

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