Cricket Ireland has stepped in to reschedule the event which was cancelled after local residents expressed concern at the inclusion of a GAA club.

McKibbin, who learned his craft atRory McIlroy’s Holywood Golf Club an hour down the road, recovered from two over to reach two under at the turn.

French authorities in an inflatable boat passed life jackets to those on board the overcrowded dingy, which was leaving the coast across the Channel.