Sports Management students from LIT are vying for a double Guinness World Record as they attempt to break the record for the most players ever to play a hurling match, while also setting a new world record for the most nationalities participating in a game of hurling.

The local 'Knitters of the World' group and Clare Branch of the Irish Red Cross have been recognised for securing an official Guinness World Record for the “Largest Hand Knitted Blanket” (non-crochet).