St Michael's, Trim, were too strong for Dundalk Schools in Dundalk yesterday. The home side faced an uphill task after falling 0-4 behind early on.

Michael Burke scored the only goal of the game to increase St Michael's lead to 16 to 0-2 at the interval. Dundalk Schools improved in the second half, but five early wides left them with an impossible task.

St Michael's, Trim: M Conway; S McDonagh, C O'Rafferty, W Leonard; A Duffy, E Lynam, C Mulvenna; F Murphy 0-2, T Doherty; S Clynch 0-1, D Donoghue 0-1, C Ryan 0-2; M Burke 1-3, K Hamilton, S McDonnell 0-2. Sub: B Dixon for Mulvenna.

Dundalk Schools: N Gallagher; M O'Kane, A Thornton, R Carroll; C McCrory, K Breen, B O'Hanlon; P Malone, J Doyle 0- 2; S Watters, J Molloy 0-2, D McNally 0-1; B Macken, N Shevlin, M McGeown. Subs: R McMahon for Malone, J Farrelly 0-1 for Watters, O Fox for O'Hanlon.

Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan).