In a concilation game in Belfast, Ireland beat Wales 4-3 in a thrilling encounter to finish third.

Until her death, Princess Boa is said to have been the Abarat's hope for concilation between Day and Night, the two warring factions of the Abarat.

By October 1985 the company was still refusing to reinstate the sacked workers but through the Concilation and Arbitration Commission had provided "an offer to assist in finding alternate employment within the industry and also to supply references to those people."