Trinity weathered a second-half comeback by NUI Maynooth yesterday.

The sides were level on three occasions in the first half before a Karl Mannix goal in the 23rd minute helped Trinity to an interval lead of 1-5 to 0-4.

Maynooth scored four times without replay and with 10 minutes remaining they were just a point behind.

However, they got no closer and Ian Fitzgerald converted two difficult frees to take Trinity out of danger.

TRINITY COLLEGE: F Corbett; C Hannon, P Wallace, A Kerins; M McGuinness, N Collins, M Brides; D Madden, P McConville (0-1); I Fitz- gerald (0-3), M Groary, R Allen; P Kieran (0-4), K Mannix (1-1), E King.

NUI MAYNOOTH: P Horan; G Norton, M O'Shea, D Doherty; K Ennis, J Kane, B Moran; M Gurne (0-1), B Cahill; M Ryan (0-2), A Bro- gan (0-1), A Dillon (0-2); S O'Dea (0-1), E Walsh, P Swinburne (0-1) Subs: B Moyles (0- 1) for Walsh, C Parkinson for O'Dea, P Noone for Doherty, H O'Reilly for Gurne and J McDonald for Swinburne.

Referee: S Kinneavey (Roscommon).