Martin Finn bagged 14 points in total as London's hurlers claimed an 11-point win against Roscommon on home soil at Ruislip this afternoon.
It was wind-assisted Roscommon who held a 1-9 to 0-11 interval lead, with a Tomas Lennon free edging the visitors in front at the break, according to breakingnews.ie. Brendan Hanley claimed Roscommon's first half goal, but they could only add two further points on the restart as London ran riot and began to cut the visitors open.
Finn was in brilliant form, with Kieran McMullan hitting home London's goal to pave the way for a comfortable victory in the end.
Sixteen people have been taken to hospital following a crash involving a minibus and a car near the Galway-Mayo border.
It happened on the Dunmore to Glenamaddy road at Cashel Cross at around 3.10pm. RTE News reports that a group of women in their 20s were travelling in the minibus at the time.
Nine people have been taken to Galway University Hospital and five to Roscommon County Hospital. Two were taken to the Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. None of the injuries are believed to be serious.
Construction work has commenced on the new €15m Interdisciplinary Research Building at NUI Maynooth, reports build.ie.
Walls Construction was awarded the contract to build the state-of-the-art unit, which will result in 150 new construction jobs.
The sod-turning event marks the beginning of NUI Maynooth's ten-year Campus Development Plan which will provide students with new facilities for research, learning and teaching.
Martin Finn bagged 14 points in total as London's hurlers claimed an 11-point win against Roscommon on home soil at Ruislip this afternoon.
