Third level championships

[hurlingman]

Third level championships starting this week. Billy Lyons from Causeway John Buckley from Lixnaw both started for CIT in the Fitzgibbon Cup today. Are there many Kerry lads with other colleges? Obviously there's going to be a lot in the football with the likes of UCC, CIT, UL etc

What way are the IT this year?

[Annascaultilidie]

Tom O'Sullivan Dingle (no idea which one)
Brian Sugrue and Rob Wharton Renard
Paul O'Sullivan Valentia

All have scholarships with CIT.

The following were on the CIT county championship panel back in September... I am not sure are they all still around:

Shane Fitzmaurice Brosna Kerry
Cian Ó Murchú An Gaeltacht Kerry
Connor Jordan Austin Stacks Kerry
Kieran Murphy Kilcummin Kerry
Daniel Daly St Mary's Kerry
Padraig Clifford Fossa Kerry
Noel Duggan Kilcummin Kerry
Paul Collins Beale Kerry
Ronan O' Shea Portmagee Kerry
Brian Sugure Renard Kerry

[brucewayne]

University of Limerick 3-19

Maynooth University 4-15 (AET)

The home outfit trailed by 4-8 to 1-11 with 10 minutes remaining in normal time and although Niall McDermott (0-2), Fergal Boland, Ian Burke (free) and Brendan O’Keefe all kicked points for UL in the closing stages, there was still four between the teams entering second-half stoppages.


A foul on McDermott handed UL a 62nd minute penalty, which Michael Geaney duly dispatched. When UL full-forward Shane Murphy kicked wide in the subsequent action, it appeared Maynooth were going to escape with a one-point win.

Referee Derek O’Mahoney allowed for one more play, though, with Fergal Boland splitting the posts to force extra time.

Maynooth played into the face of a stiff breeze in the opening period of extra-time, but outscored the hosts 0-5 to 1-0 to turnaround holding a 4-15 to 3-16 lead.

Shane Murphy brought it back to the minimum. Thereafter, UL sub Ian Burke was dismissed for a straight red card. The Limerick University, however, continued to push on and levelled matters through a McDermott free.

Maynooth’s Henry Walsh kicked wide with a late free and it was victoryto UL when sub Jack Goulding pointed in the 79th minute.

Scorers for UL: N McDermott (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 pen); M Geaney (1-0 pen), S Ryan (1-2 each); F Boland (0-3); G Hegarty (1-0); I Burke (0-1 free), J Naughton (0-1 free), D Daly, B O’Keeffe, J Goulding (0-1 each).

Scorers for Maynooth University: J Wallace (2-2); D Flynn (1-1); R O’Rourke (1-0); H Walsh (0-3 frees), P Cribben (0-3 each); C O’Reilly (0-2, 0-1 free); T Hanifan, P Fogarty (0-1 free), C Sheridan, B Dardis (0-1 each).

UL: B Redmond (Mayo); C Long (Kerry), J Mullins (Cork), S Courtney (Kerry); P White (Limerick), D Quinn (Donegal), F Boland (Mayo); G Hegarty (Limerick), C Sheehan (Limerick); C O’Dea (Clare), D Daly (Kerry), M Geaney (Kerry); J Naughton (Limerick), S Ryan (Kerry), N McDermott (Cavan).

Subs: D Brosnan (Kerry) for Courtney (28 mins); I Burke for Daly (36); B O’Keefe (Kerry) for O’Dea (42, bc); J Goulding (Kerry) for Naughton (55).

Maynooth University: E McDonagh (Sligo); A Brennan (Laois), M Hyland (Kildare), J Mooney (Meath); E Moloney (Tipperary), T Hanifan (Dublin), S McDonagh (Donegal); P Cribben (Kildare), C Gillespie (Meath); D Flynn (Kildare), P Fogarty (Kildare), B Dardis (Meath); R O’Rourke (Leitrim), J Wallace (Meath), H Walsh (Roscommon).

Subs: C Cannon (Donegal) for Gillespie (16 mins); D Mimnagh (Longford) for Mooney (HT); C O’Reilly (Cavan) for Fogarty (37) C Murphy (Laois) for Mimnagh (46); C Sheridan (Louth) for Dardis (60, bc); K O’Callaghan (Kildare) for Flynn (62); P Fogarty (Kildare) for Walsh (77).

[givehimaball]

DCU 3-10
Queen’s University 0-3

Orla Bannon reports from The Dub, Belfast
DCU THRASHED QUEEN’S University with three second-half goals in Belfast easing them through to the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup.
The 2015 champions, chasing a place in the final for the third year in a row, had little trouble seeing off the home side with goals from Ryan Burns, Niall Murphy and Enda Smith.
DCU led 0-6 to 0-2 at half-time having played into the wind at the Dub. Queen’s scored the first and last points of the half through Sean Fox and Marty O’Reilly but in between, DCU hit six-in-a-row with Mayo’s Diarmuid O’Connor cutting across the ball to score a memorable long-range point into the breeze.
Burns’ opening goal in the 39th minute was awarded after the referee checked with the umpire if his low shot had crossed the line.

Queen’s, who had Anthony Doherty and Ciaran O’Hanlon black-carded in each half, went for broke and pushed up, leaving huge gaps at the back which DCU exploited.
They pounced for two goals inside a minute, first Niall Murphy skinned his man and controlled the finish mid-way through the second half.

Source: HE GAA/YouTubeMurphy’s lofted a pass over the top of a static home defence to Hugh McFadden, whose unselfish pass across the goal was palmed home by Roscommon sub Enda Smith.

Scorers for DCU: Niall Murphy 1-3 (3f), Ryan Burns 1-1, Enda Smith 1-0, B Kerr, H McFadden, D O’Connor, J Duncan, C Breheny, D Mannix 0-1 each
Scorers for Queen’s: S Fox, M O’Reilly, J Dowling 0-1 each
DCU

Shane Mannion (Roscommon)
Eoin Smith (Dublin)
Patrick Durcan (Mayo)
S Lavin (Meath)
B Kerry (Monaghan)
Kevin Feely (Kildare)
Sharoize Akram (Mayo)
Caolan McGonagle (Donegal)
Hugh McFadden (Donegal)
Diarmuid O’Connor (Mayo)
M Plunkett (Leitrim)
E O’Connor (Kerry)
J Durcan (Mayo)
N Murphy (Sligo)
R Burns (Louth)
Subs
E Smith (Roscommon) for Durcan (35)
C Breheny (Sligo) for O’Connor (42)
J McGuigan (Monaghan) for McGonagle (46)
T Lahiffe for O’Connor (47)
S Carthy (Dublin) for Murphy (52)
D Mannix (Kerry) for McFadden (55)
Queen’s University

J O’Hare (Down)
N Keenan (Derry)
A Rushe (Armagh)
R Wells (Down)
S Heffron (Armagh)
J McMahon (Fermanagh)
C Francis (Down)
A Doherty (Down)
D McKeever (Down)
C McCartan (Down)
M Clarke (Down)
C O’Hanlon (Armagh)
M O’Reilly (Donegal)
A McClements (Down)
S Fox (Tyrone)
Subs
J Dowling (Antrim) for Doherty (BC, 28)
C Donaghy (Tyrone) for Francis (HT)
C Harney (Down) for O’Hanlon (BC, 35)
G McCabe (Armagh) for McClements (42)
F Quinn (Armagh) for Fox (42)
A Fegan (Down) for Wells (49)

www.the42.ie/dcu-sigerson-cup-queens-3205009-Jan2017/

[givehimaball]

Jan 25, 2017 17:54:17 GMT brucewayne said:

University of Limerick 3-19

Maynooth University 4-15 (AET)

The home outfit trailed by 4-8 to 1-11 with 10 minutes remaining in normal time and although Niall McDermott (0-2), Fergal Boland, Ian Burke (free) and Brendan O’Keefe all kicked points for UL in the closing stages, there was still four between the teams entering second-half stoppages.


A foul on McDermott handed UL a 62nd minute penalty, which Michael Geaney duly dispatched. When UL full-forward Shane Murphy kicked wide in the subsequent action, it appeared Maynooth were going to escape with a one-point win.

Referee Derek O’Mahoney allowed for one more play, though, with Fergal Boland splitting the posts to force extra time.

Maynooth played into the face of a stiff breeze in the opening period of extra-time, but outscored the hosts 0-5 to 1-0 to turnaround holding a 4-15 to 3-16 lead.

Shane Murphy brought it back to the minimum. Thereafter, UL sub Ian Burke was dismissed for a straight red card. The Limerick University, however, continued to push on and levelled matters through a McDermott free.

Maynooth’s Henry Walsh kicked wide with a late free and it was victoryto UL when sub Jack Goulding pointed in the 79th minute.

Scorers for UL: N McDermott (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 pen); M Geaney (1-0 pen), S Ryan (1-2 each); F Boland (0-3); G Hegarty (1-0); I Burke (0-1 free), J Naughton (0-1 free), D Daly, B O’Keeffe, J Goulding (0-1 each).

Scorers for Maynooth University: J Wallace (2-2); D Flynn (1-1); R O’Rourke (1-0); H Walsh (0-3 frees), P Cribben (0-3 each); C O’Reilly (0-2, 0-1 free); T Hanifan, P Fogarty (0-1 free), C Sheridan, B Dardis (0-1 each).

UL: B Redmond (Mayo); C Long (Kerry), J Mullins (Cork), S Courtney (Kerry); P White (Limerick), D Quinn (Donegal), F Boland (Mayo); G Hegarty (Limerick), C Sheehan (Limerick); C O’Dea (Clare), D Daly (Kerry), M Geaney (Kerry); J Naughton (Limerick), S Ryan (Kerry), N McDermott (Cavan).

Subs: D Brosnan (Kerry) for Courtney (28 mins); I Burke for Daly (36); B O’Keefe (Kerry) for O’Dea (42, bc); J Goulding (Kerry) for Naughton (55).

Maynooth University: E McDonagh (Sligo); A Brennan (Laois), M Hyland (Kildare), J Mooney (Meath); E Moloney (Tipperary), T Hanifan (Dublin), S McDonagh (Donegal); P Cribben (Kildare), C Gillespie (Meath); D Flynn (Kildare), P Fogarty (Kildare), B Dardis (Meath); R O’Rourke (Leitrim), J Wallace (Meath), H Walsh (Roscommon).

Subs: C Cannon (Donegal) for Gillespie (16 mins); D Mimnagh (Longford) for Mooney (HT); C O’Reilly (Cavan) for Fogarty (37) C Murphy (Laois) for Mimnagh (46); C Sheridan (Louth) for Dardis (60, bc); K O’Callaghan (Kildare) for Flynn (62); P Fogarty (Kildare) for Walsh (77).

Kerry Lads on the UL team

2. Cathal Long (An Ghaeltacht, Kerry)
4. Shane Courtney (Glenfesk, Kerry)
11. Denis Daly (St Mary’s Caheersiveen, Kerry)
12. Michael Geaney (Dingle, Kerry)
14. Shane Ryan (Rathmore, Kerry)

Subs
17. Darren Brosnan (Gneeveguilla, Kerry), for Courtney (HT)
25. Brendan O’Keeffe (Rathmore, Kerry) for O’Dea (42, BC)
26. Jack Goulding (Ballyduff, Kerry) for Naughton (55)

[Annascaultilidie]

CIT Panel for Sigerson game against Templemore:

[givehimaball]

Comer stars as NUI Galway see off Trinity in Sigerson

Wednesday, January 25, 2017Daragh Small
NUI Galway eased past Trinity College in the preliminary round of the Sigerson Cup at Dangan in Galway.


Sigerson Cup
NUI Galway 4-12
Trinity College 1-7

First-half goals from Sean Kelly and Adam Gallagher were added to in the second-half by Colm Kelly and Matt McClean as NUIG ran out comfortable victors.
Trinity College found it tough going, and had to wait until the 18th minute for their first point – Bryan Magee scored a free – and despite a goal from James Guinness in the second-half, they fell to defeat.
NUI Galway haven’t won a Sigerson Cup title since 2003, but with ace Galway attacker Damien Comer up front they always look dangerous, and he was pivotal in this game.

NUIG went 2-3 to 0-0 up after 16 minutes with Sean Kelly, and Adam Gallagher scoring the goals – Gallagher’s penalty came after Jack Bell foot-blocked Stephen Conroy in the ninth minute.

NUIG were eight clear at the break, and further goals from Colm Kelly and McClean, cancelled out the effort from Guinness.

Scorers for NUI Galway: A Gallagher 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), S Kelly 1-2, M McClean 1-1 (0-1f), C Kelly 1-0, D Comer 0-1, S Conroy 0-1, K McDonnell 0-1, E Tierney 0-1, M Daly 0-1.

Scorers for Trinity College: J Guinness 1-1, D Brady 0-2, B Magee 0-1f, R McCullagh 0-1, C O’Donoghue 0-1, J Bell 0-1.

NUI Galway: T O' Malley (Galway); S Brennan (Mayo), E O' Donoghue (Mayo), A O' Connor (Kerry); S Kelly (Galway), K McDonnell (Sligo), L Burke (Galway); E Tierney (Galway), P Cooke (Galway); S Conroy (Mayo), M Daly (Galway), A Gallagher (Mayo); R Greene (Galway), D Comer (Galway), O Gallagher (Antrim).

Subs: G O' Kelly Lynch (Sligo) for O’Connor (30), C Kelly (Donegal) for McDonnell (30), M McClean (Donegal) for O Gallagher (49), R Forde (Galway) for S Kelly (53), K Quinn (Mayo) for Comer (58), C Bonner (Donegal) for A Gallagher (58).

Trinity College: L Brady (Cavan); M Shorthall (Down), K Beirne (Roscommon), J Bell (Dublin); D Quinn (Meath), T McGahern (Cavan), J Guinness (Down); P Kelly (Mayo), D Bootham (Wicklow); S Ward (Dublin), C O’Driscoll (Cork), C O’Donoghue (Kildare); D Brady (Dublin), B Magee (Cavan), R McCullagh (Meath).

Subs: M Shiel (Dublin) for L Brady (30), S Owens (Dublin) for O’Driscoll (35), J Cox (Dublin) for Shorthall (45), J Byrne Meath) for Kelly (45).

Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo).

www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/comer-stars-as-nui-galway-see-off-trinity-in-sigerson-440782.html

[givehimaball]

Not too many Kerry lads on the CIT team ; if the weather in Templemore was anything like it was in Kerry yesterday you'd wonder if the game should have gone ahead at all.

Garda overpower CIT in Sigerson Cup

Thursday, January 26, 2017 Jackie Cahill, Templemore
GARDA College braved the elements to cruise past Cork IT in this afternoon’s Sigerson Cup preliminary round fixture.

Sigerson Cup preliminary round

Garda College 0-8

Cork IT 0-3

On a cold, wintry day in Templemore, Garda played against the wind but still led by 0-3 to 0-1 at half-time against a CIT team that registered ten first half wides.

Points from Thomas McDaniel (two) and Eoin Cleary had Garda in control before Eoin Lavers finally opened CIT’s account in the 27th minute.

CIT’s cause wasn’t helped by early black cards for Jason Lonergan and Dan Daly – and they looked disjointed throughout.

Garda kicked on after half-time and led by 0-7 to 0-1 before CIT ended a long wait without a score when Kevin Fahey landed a point nine minutes from time.

Garda finished the game with 14 men when sub Teddy Doyle was dismissed for a second bookable offence but they had the game wrapped up by then.

Scorers for Garda College: S O’Carroll, E Cleary & T McDaniel (1f) 0-2 each, B Murphy & D Gallagher 0-1 each.

Scorers for Cork IT: K Fahey, E Lavers & B Coakley (f) 0-1 each.

GARDA: S Murphy (Limerick); S O’Malley (Roscommon), G Petit (Roscommon), J Morris (Cavan); B Kane (Kildare), T Featherstone (Roscommon), P Morris (Cavan); B Murphy (Carlow), D Gallagher (Longford); S O’Carroll (Limerick), A Thormey (Meath), C Fitzmaurice (Roscommon); E Cleary (Clare), P Kelleher (Cork), T McDaniel (Westmeath).

Subs: T Doyle (Kerry) for Fitzmaurice (47), K Tarrant (Limerick) for J Morris (47), G Ennis (Roscommon) for Cleary (58), K Nugent (Offaly) for P Morris (60)

CIT: C Madden (Cork); B Sugrue (Kerry), D Daly (Limerick), S Daly (Cork); P O’Sullivan (Kerry), K Fahey (Tipperary), E Lavers (Cork); I O’Callaghan (Cork), D Meaney (Cork); J Lonergan (Tipperary), K Murphy (Kerry), S O’Sullivan (Cork); D O’Donoghue (Kerry), C O’Keeffe (Cork), M Collins (Cork).

Subs: M Collins (Cork) for Lonergan (b/c 8), C Ó Murchú (Kerry) for D Daly (b/c 15), B Coakley (Cork) for O’Donoghue (inj., 30+2), M Lordan (Cork) for P O’Sullivan (36), E O’Sullivan (Cork) for S O’Sullivan (41), C Kingston (Douglas, Cork) for Lavers (49).



Referee: J Hickey (Carlow)

www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/garda-overpower-cit-in-sigerson-cup-440956.html

The current state of play is the following 6 remaining Round 1 games will take place next wee. The UL and the DCU victories were the other 2 first round games.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Round 1
St Mary's University College v N.U.I. Galway
Garda College v Ulster University
University College Dublin v Institute of Technology Sligo
St Pats v University College Cork
IT Carlow v Institute of Technology Tralee
Athlone Institute of Technology v Dublin Institute of Technology


Wednesday, February 08, 2017
Quarter Final
Garda College / UU v UCD / IT Sligo
DCU v NUIG / St Marys

I can't find what way the draw went from the other 2 quarterfinals or when they are due to take place.
The "four" possibilities for the other 2 quarter-finals are

winner of St Pats v University College Cork
winner of IT Carlow v Institute of Technology Tralee
winner of Athlone Institute of Technology v Dublin Institute of Technology
UL

To confuse matters further I've a notion that someone told me Tralee would likely be playing UCC if they beat Athlone but I can't remember it 100% ( I think it was some time back in December when the draw was made) but I'm sure fixtures will appear closer to the games.

No idea what way the semi-final is drawn either.

[Annascaultilidie]

There aren't too many Kerry lads in CIT full stop.

I would suggest of Irish male students, UCC has a larger proportion of Kerrymen than CIT.

[Seoirse Ui Duic]

Jan 27, 2017 15:49:38 GMT Annascaultilidie said:

There aren't too many Kerry lads in CIT full stop.

I would suggest of Irish male students, UCC has a larger proportion of Kerrymen than CIT.

Correct. Kerry has no University, but it has IT Tralee.
Why would someone from Kerry go to CIT instead of ITT? Few courses that CIT offer they can't find in Kerry or Limerick.

Surprising to see how few Dublin lads play for DCU.

[Annascaultilidie]

No Kerry lads on the CIT freshers hurling panel.

[backofthenet]

Jan 27, 2017 15:49:38 GMT Annascaultilidie said:

There aren't too many Kerry lads in CIT full stop.

I would suggest of Irish male students, UCC has a larger proportion of Kerrymen than CIT.

There are quite a few Kerry lads in UL at the moment, that are opting not to play for the college, most likely there is a similar scenario in UCC and CIT

[givehimaball]

Today's results so far (the Athlone DIT game is this evening)

A narrow loss to Carlow IT is not a good result for Tralee.

UCD 5-16 IT Sligo 2-6

St Mary's, Belfast 1-9 NUIG 1-7

University Ulster Jordanstown 2-15 Garda College 0-13 AET

UCC 3-24 DCU-St Patricks 0-10

IT Carlow 1-8 IT Tralee 0-9

Athlone IT v DIT, Athlone IT, 7.30pm


Report on the UUJ Guards game
www.the42.ie/ulster-university-garda-sigerson-3215131-Jan2017/

[givehimaball]

Big win for UCC with the Kerry contingent leading the way

Ciaran Kilkenny and St Pat's lose by 23 points to dominant UCC

The Spillane brothers, nephews of Pat, ran riot for UCC, scoring 3-5 between them.


UCC 3-24
DCU St. Patrick’s 0-10

-Ciaran Gallagher reports from the DCU Sportsground

UCC HAMMERED DCU-St Patrick’s by a whopping 23 points at the DCU Sportsgrounds in the first round of Sigerson Cup action on Tuesday afternoon.

Spillane brothers Adrian and Killian, sons of Kerry legend Tom, kicked 3-5 between them, while Dingle’s Cathal Bambury contributed five points as the Cork college eased to a handy win.
St Pat’s trailed by 14 points at the break, but the game was over as a contest within 10 minutes of the opening half as UCC took a 1-7 to no score lead.
Galway’s Adrian Varley – who put in a determined display throughout, despite his side’s struggles – finally opened St Pat’s account in the 11th minute, but Spillane bagged a second goal just one minute later.
Dublin stars Ciarán Kilkenny and Cormac Costello helped Pat’s settle in the final 10 minutes of the half to kick three points in that period to leave them trailing by 2-14 to 0-6 at half-time.
The home side’s efforts were mainly thwarted by some extremely loose marking around in defence and middle third and with little good ball heading into their forwards, Pat’s struggled to put any respectability on the scoreline in the second half despite Varley’s efforts.
Killian Spillane finally found the net for UCC’s third goal early on in the second half, while St Finbarr’s Stephen Sherlock capped an impressive substitute cameo with three points in the final quarter.
UCC will now face IT Carlow in the quarter-finals, after the latter enjoyed a 1-8 to 0-9 win over IT Tralee.
Scorers for UCC - A Spillane 2-3, K Spillane 1-2, C Bambury 0-5, C Dorgan 0-4 (2f), S Sherlock 0-3 (1f), J Kennedy 0-2, T O’Sullivan 0-1, R Buckley 0-1, K Crowley 0-1, M O’Donnell 0-1, R O’Toole 0-1.
Scorers for DCU-St Pat’s - A Varley 0-4, C Costello 0-2 (1f), C Kilkenny 0-1, J Stewart 0-1, R Daly 0-1, G McDermottrow 0-1.
UCC

M Martin (Cork)
L Bastible (Kerry)
J McGuire (Kerry)
J Foley (Kerry)
K Crowley (Cork)
S Cronin (Cork)
T O’Sullivan (Dingle/Kerry)
I Maguire (Cork)
R O’Toole (Cork)
R Buckley (Kerry)
A Spillane (Kerry)
J Kennedy (Tipperary)
C Dorgan (Cork)
K Spillane (Kerry)
C Bambury (Kerry)
Subs:
K Flahive (Cork) for K Crowley 36
C Kiely (Cork) for I Maguire 36
S Sherlock(Cork) for K Spillane 39
K Ryan (Limerick) for C Dorgan 45
M O’Donnell (Kerry) for J Kennedy 45
B Looby (Waterford) for T O’Sullivan 45
DCU-St Pat’s

P Byrne (Donegal)
N O’Donnell (Dublin)
K Loughran (Monaghan)
P Ó Gallochoir (Donegal)
J Stewart (Louth)
E Sommerville (Cavan)
R Daly (Roscommon)
A Elliot (Dublin)
N Loughman (Monaghan)
A Fitzgerald (Dublin)
C Kilkenny (Dublin)
J McGarvey (Donegal)
C Costello (Dublin)
H Davey (Roscommon)
A Varley (Galway)
Subs:
S Treanor (Monaghan) for N O’Donnell 31
B Kelly (Roscommon) for J McGarvey 40
R Gillespie (Donegal) for A Fitzgerald 45
N Lowry (Offaly) for K Loughran 45
G McDermottrow (Roscommon) for H Darcy 45
Referee: N McKenna (Monaghan)

www.the42.ie/ucc-st-pats-sigerson-cup-3215182-Jan2017/

[Mickmack]

I think that what UCC beat was the old St Pats teacher training college.

Another (better) DCU side are still in it as far as i know

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Paul Mannion points the way as UCD wallop 13-man University of Ulster

Dubs star Mannion scores 0-7 as Sigerson holders book their place in the semis.

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UU 0-9

UCD 1-18

SIGERSON CUP HOLDERS UCD advanced to next weekend’s semi-finals after a second-half demolition of 13-man University of Ulster at Jordanstown.
The Dublin outfit, with Paul Mannion top scoring with 0-7, hit 1-8 without reply in the second half after leading by just a point at the interval.
Monaghan’s Conor McCarthy scored the only goal in the 56th minute, but the game was already over with UCD making hay against the wind in the second period.
UU had the wind in the second half but made poor use of it, only scoring two points in total after the break. They lost their discipline too, with Gareth McKinless (two yellows) and Ronan McNamee (straight red) sent off.
UCD finished with 14 men, losing Dublin forward Colm Basquel to a straight red card after his tussle with McKinless midway through the second half.
He’ll now miss next week’s semi-final against either UL or DIT, who play tomorrow.

The first half was high quality with Paddy McBrearty sharp up front for UU hitting 0-4, including two from play, and Eoin McHugh and Ryan McAnespie also scoring fine points into the wind.
The sides were level five times in the opening half with Mannion putting man marker McKinless under extreme pressure.
UU just never showed up for the second half and UCD grew stronger and more purposeful, Conor McCarthy showing good composure to tuck the ball away after being put clean through the middle of the home defence.

Scorers for UU – P McBrearty 0-5 (3f), E Rafferty, R Brennan, R McAnespie, E McHugh 0-1 each.
Scorers for UCD – P Mannion 0-7 (6f), C McCarthy 1-2, A McDonnell 0-4, E Wallace 0-2, C Mullally, J Barry 0-1 each, B McGinn 0-1 (f).

UU: S Fox (Tyrone); R Brennan (Tyrone), R McNamee (Tyrone), M McEvoy (Derry); R McHugh (Donegal), G McKinless (Derry), S Sheridan (Armagh); N McKeever (Antrim), F Burns (Tyrone); T O’Brien (Derry), E Rafferty (Armagh), E McHugh (Donegal); P McBrearty (Donegal), R McAnespie (Monaghan), M Bradley (Tyrone)
Subs: E Donnelly (Fermanagh) for Rafferty (43), T Clarke (Fermanagh) for E McHugh (54)

UCD: C Honan (Meath); E Murchin (Dublin), M Fitzsimons (Dublin), N McInerney (Roscommon); C Mullaly (Dublin), S Coen (Mayo), J McCaffrey (Dublin); B O’Sullivan (Kerry); J Barry (Kerry); A McDonnell (Louth), C McCarthy (Monaghan), E Wallace (Meath); P Mannion (Dublin), C Basquel (Dublin), L Moran (Longford)
Subs: J Rossiter (Wexford) for McInerney (HT), B McGinn (Monaghan) for Moran (HT), T Hayes (Cavan) for McDonnell (56), S O’Dea (Limerick) for Wallace (55), E Lowry (Laois) for McCarthy (58)
REFEREE: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

www.the42.ie/ucd-beat-university-of-ulster-sigerson-3229445-Feb2017/

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McShane the match-winner as St Mary's stun DCU to book Sigerson Cup weekend

It took extra-time to separate these sides in a dramatic quarter-final clash.

St Mary’s 2-14
DCU 2-13
(After extra-time)

Kevin O’Brien reports from the DCU Sportsgrounds

BELFAST COLLEGE ST Mary’s are heading for the Sigerson Cup weekend after they dumped out 2015 champions DCU on their own turf in a thrilling quarter-final clash.
It took extra-time to separate these sides in a topsy-turvy clash, but Tyrone forward Cathal McShane hit what turned out to be the game-winner in the 74th minute.
James Durcan and Steven O’Brien sent over a point apiece for DCU to leave them trailing by the minimum with five minutes left in the second-half of extra-time, but St Mary’s held out for a famous victory.
More to follow…
Scorers for St Mary’s: Oisin O’Neill 1-3 (0-3f), Cathal McShane 0-3, Brian Og McGilligan 1-0, Conall McCann 0-2, Stephen McConville, Kevin McKernan, Colm Byrne, Mathew Fitzpatrick, Conor Meyler and Corey Quinn 0-1 each.
Scorers for DCU: Niall Murphy 0-8, Enda Smith 2-1, James Durcan, Tom Lahiffe, Shane Carthy (0-1f) and Steven O’Brien 0-1 each.
St Mary’s

Mark Reid (Down)
Kyle Mallon (Down)
Aaron McKay (Armagh)
Ruairi Mooney (Derry)
Colm Byrne (Tyrone)
Conor Meyler (Tyrone)
Ciaran Corrigan (Fermanagh)
Oisin O’Neill (Armagh)
Brian Óg McGilligan (Derry)
Ciaran Mac Iomhar (Armagh)
Conall McCann (Tyrone)
Kevin McKernan (Down)
Stephen McConville (Tyrone)
Cathal McShane (Tyrone)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (Antrim)
Subs:
Pearse Og McCrickard (Down) for Mac Iomhar, 52 mins
Jack Hannigan (Antrim) for Byrne, 52 mins
Conor Convery (Derry) for Fitzpatrick, 56 mins
Corey Quinn (Mayo) for McConville, 58 mins
Aidan Nugent (Armagh) for McCann, 75 mins
DCU

Shane Mannion (Roscomm0n)
Eoin Smith (Dublin)
Patrick Durcan (Mayo)
Seamus Lavin (Meath)
Barry Kerr (Monaghan)
Kevin Feely (Kildare)
Shehroz Akram (Mayo)
Caolan McGonagle (Donegal)
Mark Plunkett (Leitrim)
Diarmuid O’Connor (Mayo)
Hugh McFadden (Donegal)
Enda Smith (Roscommon)
James Durcan (Mayo)
Niall Murphy (Sligo)
Ryan Burns (Louth)
Subs:
Steven O’Brien (Tipperary) for McFadden, 28 mins
Ultan Harney (Roscommon) for James Durcan, 30 mins
Shane Carthy (Dublin) for Mark Plunkett, 36 mins
David Mannix (Kerry) for Harney, 41 mins
James Mealiff (Monaghan) for Smith, 52 mins
Tom Lahiffe (Dublin) for Burns, 59 mins
James Durcan for McGonagle, 69 mins
McFadden for Akram, 70 mins

www.the42.ie/dcu-st-marys-sigerson-cup-3228905-Feb2017/

[givehimaball]

Brian O'Driscoll nails winning score in extra-time as UCC sneak past Carlow IT into last four

UCC will face St Mary’s in the semi-final next weekend.

UCC 0-10
Carlow IT 1-6
(After extra-time)

IT WAS FAR from convincing but UCC sealed their place in next weekend’s Sigerson Cup semi-finals with a narrow victory over a plucky Carlow IT side.
UCC needed extra-time before they eventually saw off the challenge of a very defensive Carlow IT outfit that they found difficult to break down throughout.
It may well serve as good preparation for UCC’s management team of Noel Garvan, Billy Morgan and Tomas Ó Sé, because St Mary’s, who they’ll face in the last four, also tend to sit back and put plenty of bodies behind the ball.
Carlow IT lost Luke Flynn to a red card shortly after half-time but a goal from Michael Hurley pushed them into the ascendancy.
UCC, who were without the injured Stephen Cronin of Cork and Kerry’s Brian O Beaglaoich, fought back with Killian Spillane among the scorers before sub Brian O’Driscoll won it for the visitors in extra-time.
The sides were deadlocked at 0-3 apiece after the opening 20 minutes. Cian Dorgan (UCC) and Chris Healy (Carlow IT) did the damage for their respective teams, with both both forwards converting two frees and one from play.
The Cork university opened up a two-point lead when Dorgan and Michael O’Donnell curled over a score each, but Kevin Ryan pulled one back for Carlow IT before the break.
Shortly after the interval, Luke Flynn was sent-off for Carlow but they responded in the best possible manner.
Cork native Michael Hurley, who was introduced off the bench five minutes before half-time, palmed in a goal after good approach play from Healy to give 14-man Carlow IT a welcome boost.
Scores from Jack Kennedy, Ronan Buckley and Spillane (free) pushed UCC back in front by 0-8 to 1-4 after 44 minutes.
Cathal Bambury and Kevin Ryan traded scores before another Healy score levelled the game up and sent us into extra-time.
Cork star O’Driscoll nailed the only score of the extra period as Carlow IT ran out of legs and UCC wrapped up a win by the narrowest of margins.
Scorers for UCC: Cian Dorgan 0-4 (0-2f), Jack Kennedy, Ronan Buckley, Michael O’Donnell , Killian Spillane (0-1f), Cathal Bambury and Brian O’Driscoll 0-1 each.
Scorers for Carlow IT: Chris Healy 0-4 (0-2f), Michael Hurley 1-0, (0-1f) and Kevin Ryan 0-2 each.
UCC

1. Micheal Martin (Nemo Rangers, Cork)
4. Lawrence Bastible (John Mitchels, Kerry)
3. Jack McGuire (Listowel Emmets, Kerry)
21. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue, Kerry)
34. Kevin Crowley (Millstreet, Cork)
26. Michael Flood (Meath)
27. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle, Kerry)
22. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s Cork)
9. Ronan O’Toole (Éire Óg, Cork)
10. Ronan Buckley (Listry, Kerry)
11. Adrian Spillane (Templenoe, Kerry)
8. Jack Kennedy (Clonmel Commercials, Tipperary)
13. Cian Dorgan (Ballincollig, Cork)
31. Killian Spillane (Templenoe, Kerry)
15. Cathal Bambury (Dingle, Kerry)
Subs
23. Michael O’Donnell (Kerry) for Ronan O’Toole, black card 25 mins
24. Alan O’Donovan (Cork) for Cian Dorgan, 44 mins
7. Brian O’Driscoll (Cork) for Ronan Buckley, 55 mins
17. Kevin Flahive (Douglas, Cork) for Jack McGuire, 60 mins
18. Fionan Clifford (Waterville, Kerry) for Lawrence Bastible, 60 mins
20. Cian Kiely (Ballincollig, Cork) for Michael Flood, 60 mins
12. Ian Galvin (Kerry) for Adrian Spillane, 70 mins
IT Carlow

1. Robert Samson (St Joseph’s, Louth)
2. James Mitchell (Mohill, Leitrim)
3. Thomas O’Connell (Rathangan, Kildare)
28. Ross Ryan (Meath)
5. Eoin Buggie (Stradbally, Laois)
6. Caolan Ward (St Eunan’s Donegal)
7. Niall Kane (Simonstown Gaels, Meath)
8. Shane Maughan (Ellistown, Kildare)
9. Mark Russell (Lattin-Cullen, Tipperary)
10. Ronan Ryan (Summerhill, Meath)
11. Anthony Dever (Lahardane, Mayo)
12. William Young (Clonaslee, Laois)
13. Kevin Ryan (Summerhill, Meath)
14. Luke Flynn (Johnstownbridge, Kildare)
15. Chris Healy (Two Mile House, Kildare)
Subs:
30. Michael Hurley (Cork) for Mark Russell, 25 mins
17. Daniel O’Sullivan (Kildare) for James Mitchell, 50 mins
9. Mark Russell (Carlow IT restored to 15 men for ET), 60 mins
27. Ray Cahill (Kildare) for Mark Russell, 75 mins
Sent off: Luke Flynn (34 mins)
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary).

www.the42.ie/ucc-carlow-it-sigerson-cup-3229805-Feb2017/?utm_source=twitter_self

Sigerson Cup Semi-Finals
UCC v St Mary's
UCD v UL or DIT

[southward]

Looking at the last 2 posts above..

1 Dublin player started for DCU
1 Antrim player started for the Belfast side
No Carlow representative on the Carlow IT side.

[buck02]

UL won today so they will meet UCD (with their all-Kerry midfield) in the semi final. With UCC also through there will be a lot of Kerry players on view that day.

I presume these games will be on TG4?

[Mickmack]

www.tg4.ie/en/sports/gaa-beo/


The final will be televised anyway. Not sure about the semifinals


Hard to see UCD being beaten this year

[OnTheForty]

Feb 9, 2017 18:49:31 GMT buck02 said:

UL won today so they will meet UCD (with their all-Kerry midfield) in the semi final. With UCC also through there will be a lot of Kerry players on view that day.

I presume these games will be on TG4?

Friday Feb 17
2pm St Mary's v UCC
4pm UL v UCD
About 6 Kerry lads starting for UL, 8 for UCC and the 2 for UCD so one full Kerry team lining out, and maybe 20 altogether.

[givehimaball]

UCD 0-2 UL 0-2 after 10 minutes

St Marys won out over UCC earlier in the first semi-final on a 2-7 to 2-6 scoreline.
Big result for St Marys.

www.the42.ie/ucc-st-marys-sigerson-3245645-Feb2017/


UCC

1. Micheal Martin (Nemo Rangers, Cork)
4. Lawrence Bastible (John Mitchels, Kerry)
3. Jack McGuire (Listowel Emmets, Kerry)
21. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue, Kerry)
34. Kevin Crowley (Millstreet, Cork)
26. Michael Flood (Meath)
27. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle, Kerry)
22. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s Cork)
9. Ronan O’Toole (Éire Óg, Cork)
10. Ronan Buckley (Listry, Kerry)
11. Adrian Spillane (Templenoe, Kerry)
8. Jack Kennedy (Clonmel Commercials, Tipperary)
13. Cian Dorgan (Ballincollig, Cork)
31. Killian Spillane (Templenoe, Kerry)
15. Cathal Bambury (Dingle, Kerry)

Lawrence Bastible, Jack McGuire, Michael Flood and Cian Dorgan were replaced by Fionnan Clifford, Kevin Begley, Stephen Cronin and Brian O’Driscoll in the starting line-up

[givehimaball]

Teams for the 2nd semi-final.

0-4 to 0-3 with UCD up after 16 minutes

UL are unchanged, while Sean O’Dea comes in at wing back for UCD to replace Conor Mullaly. Liam Casey replaces Kerry young gun Jack Barry at midfield.
UCD

1. Colm Honan (Navan O’Mahony’s, Meath)
2. Eoin Murchin (Na Fianna, Dublin)
3. Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala, Dublin)
4. Niall McInerney (St Brigid’s, Roscommon)
Sean O’Dea (Kilteely-Dromkeen, Limerick)
6. Stephen Coen (Hollymount-Carramore, Mayo)
7. Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf, Dublin)
8. Barry O’Sullivan (Dingle, Kerry)
Liam Casey (Cahir, Tipperary)
10. Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues, Louth)
11. Conor McCarthy (Scotstown, Monaghan)
12. Eamonn Wallace (Ratoath, Meath)
13. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin)
14. Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St-Enda’s, Dublin)
15. Larry Moran (Killoe Emmet Óg, Longford)
UL

1. Colm O’Driscoll (Castlehaven, Cork)
2. Cathal Ó Lúing (An Ghaeltacht, Kerry)
3. John Mullins (Éire Óg, Cork)
4. Darren Brosnan (Gneeveguilla, Kerry)
5. Paul White (Rathkeale, Limerick)
6. Luke Boland (Moyle Rovers, Tipperary)
7. Pearse Lillis (Cooraclare, Clare)
8. Gearoid Hegarty (St Patrick’s, Limerick)
9. Cian Sheehan (Newcastlewest, Limerick)
10. Fergal Boland (Aghamore, Mayo)
11. Michael Geaney (Dingle, Kerry)
12. Brendan O’Keeffe (Rathmore, Kerry)
13. Shane Ryan (Rathmore, Kerry)
14. Denis Daly (St Mary’s, Kerry)
15. Niall McDermott (Ballinagh, Cavan)

[givehimaball]

Half-time: UCD 0-6 UL 0-7

[givehimaball]

10 mins to go and it's still neck and neck in the second #sigerson semi final. UCD 1-8 UL 0-10

[givehimaball]

Full-time: UCD 1-10 UL 0-11

[Mickmack]

www.irishexaminer.com/video/sport/ucc-rue-missed-chances-as-st-marys-end-24-year-wait-443266.html

[Mickmack]

St Mary's Belfast beat ucd by a point. And deservedly so even if ucd appeared to be denied a free in at the end to level it.

The stats show that st Mary's scored half their scoring chances while ucd only scored a third of theirs. Bascaul of Dublin got two goals inv the first half for ucd.

The wind was the dominant factor but it seemed to effect ucd more than st Mary's. Paul mannion missed a few scorable frees. Barry o Sullivan and jack Barry played well enough.

St Mary's deserved it. They scored seven points more than ucd, some of which were excellent scores. Jack mccaffrey didn't stand out.

[taggert]

Mick, a bit biased there re the kerry midfield duo for UCD, neither of whom played well at all.