Skerries ran away with this contest but also defended when it mattered at St Paul's College, Raheny, yesterday.

Full back Gary Levins was prominent very early on, along with captain Ray Otto, who handed Skerries the lead after 10 minutes when recycled ball allowed the flanker to score on the right.

Further tries from Tom Hanratty and Conor Shields saw Skerries 15 points ahead at the interval.

SKERRIES: G Levins; B Curtis, D Kirwan, M Campbell, C Shiels; T Hanratty, C Galvin; E O'Byrne, R Dempsey, R Shortall, M Dunne, A Quinn, D Power, R Otto, D Lee. Replacements: O Keane for Curtis, M McLoughlin for Power, M Jenkins for Dunne, S McBride for C Shields, D Coffey for Lee, C McGonagle for Dempsey.

ST BENILDUS: E Maher; E Naughton, K Murphy, L Mahony, S Lawless; K Meade, K O'Brien; P Cavanagh, P Prenderville, R Lenihan, G Naughton, B Lynch, D Byrne, C Daly, P White. Replacements: E Cotter for E Naughton, F Whelan for G Naughton, M Barcoe for Cavanagh, M Conway for Murphy, E Gillon for Byrne.

Referee: K Laide (Leinster).