NEWS ROUND-UP:TIPPERARY'S EOIN Kelly scored five points as Ireland enjoyed a 1-16 to 2-8 victory over Scotland in the first leg of the Shinty series between the sides in Athy on Saturday.
With Ireland leading by 0-8 to 0-3 at half-time, a 52nd-minute goal by Carlow’s Eoin Nolan put the result beyond doubt.
Late goals from Gary Innes and Keith Moore gave Scotland hope ahead of next weekend’s second leg.
IRELAND: P Mullaney (Laois); J Bergin (Offaly), K Divilly (Kildare), C Donnelly (Antrim), J Doran (Kildare), A Graffin (Antrim), W Hyland (Laois), E Kelly (Tipperary), D Kennedy (Kildare), D Maguire (Tyrone), B Maher (Tipperary), S Morley (Mayo), T Murnane (Kerry), B Murtagh (Westmeath), E Nolan (Carlow), A O'Brien (Wicklow), E Price (Westmeath), M Rice (Kilkenny).
SCOTLAND: S McIntosh, N Campell, D Irvine, J Barr, R McLeod, N McDonald F McCrae, N McPhee, G Irvine, S Nicholson,S McDonald, G Innes, K McCrae, J McDonald, J Stewart, A Corrigan, D Cameron, K Bartlett, G Stobbart
PETER CANAVANhas stepped down as Errigal Ciaran manager after three years.
Tyrone’s six-time All-Star and double All-Ireland winner had already informed his players that he would not be returning for a fourth term in charge of his home-town club.
And Errigal’s finish came to an end at the weekend when they lost the Division One league semi-final by 0-12 to 0-9 to Carrickmore.
Under Canavan’s watch, Errigal Ciaran won two Division One titles, but failed to win a championship title.
