Results
UL 3-14 UCD 0-16
Mary Immaculate College 0-11 Limerick IT 0-9
Afternoon all and welcome to our coverage of the 2016 Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals.
Here’s what’s in store today in Cork IT:
1pm – UCD v UL
3pm – Mary Immaculate College v Limerick IT
Some early team news, we’ll let you know if there’s any changes.
UL
Paul Maher (Moyne-Templetuohy, Tipperary)
Mike Casey (Na Piarsaigh, Limerick)
Jack Browne (Ballyea, Clare)
Aidan McGuane (Kilmaley, Clare)
Gearóid Hegarty (St Patrick’s, Limerick)
Jason Forde (Silvermines, Tipperary)
Brian Stapleton (Templederry Kenyons, Tipperary)
Kevin Hehir (Inagh-Kilnamona, Clare)
Barry Heffernan (Éire Óg Nenagh, Tipperary)
David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona, Clare)
Conor Martin (Emeralds, Kilkenny)
John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney, Tipperary)
Tommy Heffernan (Éire Óg Nenagh, Tipperary)
Tom Morrissey (Ahane, Limerick)
Kevin O’Brien (Patrickswell, Limerick)
And here’s the UCD team
UCD
1. Darragh Holohan (Dicksboro, Kilkenny)
2. Pat Hannon (St Mary’s Athenry, Galway)
3. Sean Murphy (Buffers Alley, Wexford)
4. Eoin Conroy (Naomh Éanna, Wexford)
5. James Madden (Ballyboden St Enda’s, Dublin)
6. Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala, Dublin)
7. Conor O’Shea (Clara, Kilkenny)
8. Huw Lawlor (O’Loughlin Gaels, Kilkenny)
9. Seán Moran (Cuala, Dublin)
10. James Maher (St Lachtain’s, Kilkenny)
11. Ciarán Prendergast (Clara, Kilkenny)
12. Colm Cronin (Cuala, Dublin)
13. Ross King (Rathdowney-Errill, Laois)
14. Oisín O’Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes, Dublin)
15. Jack O’Connor (St Martin’s, Wexford)
Three changes on the UL team:
Stephen Roche, Barry Heffernan and Cathal McInerney come in for Aidan McGuane, Gearoid Hegarty and Tommy Heffernan.
UL 0-1 UCD 0-1
John McGrath points an early free for UL, but UCD respond with an Oisin O’Rorke point from a free.
UL 0-2 UCD 0-1
Cathal McInerney grabs a point from play for UL. Four minutes on the clock.
UL 0-3 UCD 0-3
It’s all square following a great long-range point for UCD from Dublin’s Colm Cronin.
UCD 0-7 UL 0-6
UCD 0-9 UL 0-7
Jason Forde bangs over a free from distance for UL but O’Rourke replies with a UCD free.
UCD 0-9 UL 0-7
Stunning save by UL’s Paul Maher from Ross King’s drive for goal. O’Rourke misses the resultant ’65.
Half-time: UCD 0-9 UL 0-7
UCD 0-10 UL 0-7
O’Rourke converts a point from a free for UCD in 33rd minute, before UCD goalkeeper Darragh Holohan blocks a shot at goal by UL’s Cathal McInerney.
UCD 0-10 UL 0-9
Fourth point of the day for UL’s Tom Morrissey. UL bring in Tommy Heffernan for David Fitzgerald. 40 minutes played.
GOAL: UL 1-9 UCD 0-10 (John McGrath)
UL 1-10 UCD 0-10
McGrath bats in Jason Forde’s long-range free in the 42nd minute to put UL in the driving seat, before adding a point as well.
UL 1-12 UCD 0-10
Tommy Heffernan point from play for UL, 1-5 without reply now for UL. Jake Malone, Jack O’Connor and Tom Phelan in as subs for UCD.
UL 1-12 UCD 0-13
The gap is down to two as UCD hit back with a brace of frees from O’Rourke and another point from Maher.
UL 1-12 UCD 0-14
Another O’Rourke free. Four points in a row for UCD. Forde misses a free and Conor Martin strikes wide from play for UL. 54 minutes played.
GOAL: UL 2-14 UCD 0-15 (John McGrath)
GOAL: UL 3-14 UCD 0-15 (Tommy Heffernan)
UL 3-14 UCD 0-15
That surely seals it for UL. Great finish off his left from John McGrath after Conor Martin’s delivery in, followed quickly by a third goal — this time by Tommy Heffernan with an assist from McGrath.
Full-time: UL 3-14 UCD 0-16
LIT
1. Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle, Clare)
2. Niall O’Connor (Newmarket-on-Fergus, Clare)
3. Kieran Bennett (Ballysaggart, Waterford)
4. Cian Nolan (Smith O’Briens, Clare)
5. William Ryan (Clonakenny, Tipperary)
6. Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill, Tipperary)
7. Oisin O’Brien (Clonlara, Clare)
8. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell, Limerick)
9. David Reidy (Éire Óg, Clare)
10. Paul Killeen (Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry, Galway)
11. Peter Duggan (Clooney-Quin, Clare)
25. David Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh, Limerick)
13. Jamie Shanahan (Sixmilebridge, Clare)
14. Niall Maher (Doon, Limerick)
15. Michael O’Malley (Kilmaley, Clare)
It’s a 3pm throw-in for the second semi, who will be facing UL in the final? Stay tuned here to find out.
And here are the teams for this afternoon’s second semi-final.
Mary Immaculate College
1. Maidhc O Conghaile (Micheal Breathnach’s, Galway)2. Eoin Quirke (Whitegate, Clare)
7. John Meagher (Loughmore-Castleiney, Tipperary)
4. Andrew Ryan (Toomevara, Tipperary)
6. Tom Stapleton (Templederry, Tipperary)
10. Alan Flynn (Kildangan, Tipperary)
24. Mickey O’Neill (Kilmaley, Clare)
8. Stephen Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary)
9. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields, Tipperary)
12. Colm Galvin (Clonlara, Clare)
13. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell, Limerick)
17. Niall O’Meara (Kilruane McDonaghs, Tipperary)
15. David Reidy (Dromin Athlacca, Limerick)
14. Declan Hannon (Adare, Limerick)
11. Sean Linnane (Turloughmore, Galway)
We’re under way in Cork.
Richie English and Darragh O’Donovan are in from the start for Mary I.
LIT 0-1 Mary I 0-2
A couple of quick scores from Mary I, through Colm Galvin and Niall O’Meara, put them into an early lead.
LIT have been wasteful; they’ve missed three chances to point frees in first 10 minutes.
It’s still LIT 0-1 Mary I 0-3
We’re 18 minutes in and the rain is starting to fall, tough conditions for hurling.
LIT 0-2 Mary I 0-3
The scoring drought ends, wing-back Oisín O’Brien points for LIT
HT: LIT 0-3 Mary I 0-6
Limerick IT 0-4 Mary Immaculate College 0-7
Mary Immaculate College 0-7 Limerick IT 0-5
39 mins – Byrnes on target again from a ’65.
We’re entering the last quarter here, still 0-7 to 0-5 in favour of Mary Immaculate College.
Mary Immaculate College 0-8 Limerick IT 0-5
47 mins – Big score as Declan Hannon nails a ’65.
Mary Immaculate College 0-9 Limerick IT 0-6
48 mins – Four between them now, Tipp’s Ronan Maher pointing after a fine pass by Colm Galvin. But back come LIT with Galway’s Paul Killeen pointing.
Mary Immaculate College 0-10 Limerick IT 0-6
50 mins – Hannon showing great leadership for Mary I, wins a free himself and subsequently converts it.
Mary I 0-10 LIT 0-8
55 mins – Two in it, Clare’s Peter Duggan hits over a free for LIT.
Full-Time: Mary I 0-11 LIT 0-9 – Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final
weather looks miserable in Croker. that might be a slight advantage to Tyrone. they will be looking to slow the game down as much as possible and the weather will help. still think Kerry will win by 5 points.
If Tyrone win it will be the biggest shock in decades.
Donegal at 15/2 might disagree
This will be a GAA production of Beauty and the Beast.
Kerry by 4
Tyrone by 2
Goals :)
Good call Ronan, spot on.
love the irony of the Tyrone fans booing Kerry’s possession game…
Ah here leave it ouuuuut
I wonder will many Rangers fans stay tuned into SkySports5 and be watching this game..
Huh, “Amanda”?
That’s nearly as childish as the comment above it..
Amanda’s comment that is..
that’s just silly amanda.
for Fu*k sake. Will somebody at the 42 get rid of people who put up stupid comments like the one seen above.
free speech? sticks and stones..
Jeez Brolly talks some nonsense. Practically creaming his pants that Tyrone are a point down. Wonder if he’s giving the half time teamtalk to Tyrone through video link. Hasn’t given Kerry any credit for being 1 point up in an entertaining game.
Neutral by the way:-).
Martin Kearney absolutely up Tyrone arse commentating
Cmon Tyrone
up the Kingdom
C’mon Tir Eoghain
pretty good skill level is brutal conditions. shame to see Kavanagh in the refs ear every two mins. Mon and play the game, shaping up to be a good one
Donnaghy at least as bad…
Not from what the cameras are showing. Before you even start I support neither team but jaysus I hate that kinda moaning from either side. Tyrone by 2
that oul ejit won’t talk to Rte for telling the truth.
Up the Dubs ….
F(ck the Jackeens!
That was not a penalty
Tyrone are normally very good in tight games, interesting 2nf half to come
Kerry to win by about 10 pts – Tyrone have no chance.
don’t know about that now. good game so far
Yep good game and Tyrone doing better than I thought … but they have had a few bad wides and missed 2 clear goals – they will pay for those in the 2nd half
Jesus, Brolly is a bitter little man. Can’t give credit to Kerry only moaning about decisions given against Tyrone
Under 29.5 points is 5 to 2 at bet365 in the Kerry Tyrone match. Ground has to be ringing and joD bounces the ball too much in the wet. Ground has to be ringing, tyrone out to suffocate.
Croker park pitch stands up well to wet weather though?
That is a good result for Gaelic Football
Coybib
ref just copped out on that call
well the gaa will be happy ref just given them the match
I’m not sure they were handed the game but the ref favored Kerry all day.
The Sunday Game “Black Card Territory”
harsh blackcard for McNamee.
fantastic off the cuff play by Tyrone for all of the first 2 minutes.
Outrageous free by Morgan. Great game so far, both teams playing good football.
Change the record Paul Dunne.
it was a top class score. not many players would be able to score from there.
don’t read my comments aideen
haha right. Like you give anyone a choice. I’ll close my eyes as I scroll through just incase you’ve posted shall I? We get it. You hate Ulster football. You don’t need to remind us 10 times a day, every day.
Well said..
no if you that you won’t see any posts and that would be pointless, just skip a post I submit it’s what I do to yours unless you direct one at me.
You’re right, It’d be very pointless. A bit like your posts.
Doesn’t look like he skipped over your last comment.. I think you touched a nerve. Very entertaining game so far..
don’t be silly now it was a direct response to me.