Fitzgibbon Cup Final – Croke Park
UL 4-31 MICL 3-21
Congrats to Galway players Darach Fahy of Ardrahan, and Oranmore Maree duo Anthony Keady and Gerry Carr who were part of the UL squad that won the Fitzgibbon Cup on Friday in Croke Park.
This is UL’s second Fitzgibbon success in a row. The final turned out to be a high scoring affair – one of the highest aggregate scores recorded for a 60 minute game.
For the first time since 2019, a double of Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup title wins in the same season has been secured by UL. Limerick's Cathal O'Neill powered a star-studded UL to back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup successes at Croke Park and, in the process, into the history books as just the fourth third level institution to complete the double.
UL simply had too much for their Limerick neighbours, Mary I. 5 Galway players saw action for Mary I on Friday night, namely Captain Eoin Lawless (Athenry), Darragh Walsh & Dara Whelan (both Turloughmore), Donnacha Campbell (Cappataggle) and Conor Lawless (Athenry), while Matthew Rosengrave (Beagh) was on the squad.
In another Galway connection, All-Ireland Hurling Final referee Liam Gordon (Killimor) was the man in the middle for the Final.
· UL scorers: Jack Leahy 1-5, Darragh McCarthy 0-8 (0-7f), Cathal O’Neill 0-7, Fintan Fitzgerald 1-1, Adam English 1-1, Jack O’Neill 1-0, Aidan O’Connor 0-3, Colin Coughlan 0-3, Adam Screeney 0-1, Oisín O’Donoghue 0-1, Diarmuid Stritch 0-1.
· MICL scorers: Shane O’Brien 1-12 (0-7f, 1-0 pen, 0-1 65), Joe Caesar 1-3, Ben Currivan 1-0, Darragh Walsh 0-1 (0-1f), Jimmy Quilty 0-1, Shane Walsh 0-1, Oisín O’Farrell 0-1, Ronan O’Connor 0-1, Donncha Campbell 0-1
UL
1. Darach Fahy Ardrahan, Galway)
2. Ciarmhac Smyth (Midleton, Cork), 19. Darragh Langan (Monaleen, Limerick), 4. Aaron Morgan (Kilruane McDonaghs, Tipperary)
5. Killian Doyle (Emeralds, Kilkenny), 6. Mark Fitzgerald (Passage East, Waterford), 7. Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown, Limerick)
9. Adam English (Doon, Limerick), 10. Jack O’Neill (Clooney Quin, Clare)
11. Aidan O’Connor (Ballybrown, Limerick), 28. Cathal O’Neill (Crecora Manister, Limerick), 12. Adam Screeney (Kilcormac Killoughey, Offaly)
13. Darragh McCarthy (Toomevara, Tipperary), 14. Oisín O’Donoghue (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary), 15. Jack Leahy (Dungourney, Cork)
SUBS
· 8. Joe Fitzgerald (Monaleen, Limerick) for Smyth (23), 18. Conor Martin (Cappawhite, Tipperary) for Morgan (40), 17. Diarmuid Stritch (Clonlara, Clare) for O’Donoghue (45), 20. Fintan Fitzgerald (Mungret St Pauls, Limerick) for Jack O’Neill (56), 22. Ian Shanahan (Ballinakill, Laois) for Langan (60)
· Fitzgerald x 2 on Limerick panel, Stritch Clare Panel, Martin Tipp U201 1-4 final 2024, Shanahan Laois panel
MICL
1. Darragh Walsh (Turloughmore, Galway)
5. Bobby Drohan (St Mollerans, Waterford), 18. Vince Harrington (Na Piarsaigh, Limerick), 3. Eoin Lawless (Athenry, Galway)
9. Donnacha Campbell (Cappataggle, Galway), 6. Jimmy Quilty (Blackrock, Limerick), 7. Cian Scully (Dromin-Athlacca, Limerick)
8. Dara Whelan (Turloughmore, Galway), 4. Ronan O’Connor (Feakle, Clare)
11. Shane Walsh (Tullaroan, Kilkenny), 20. Joe Caesar (Holycross Ballycahill, Tipperary), 10. Adam Daly (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams, Tipperary)
12. Eoin Craddock (Holycross Ballycahill, Tipperary), 14. Shane O’Brien (Kilmallock, Limerick), 15. Oisin O’Farrell (Askeaton Ballysteen Kilcornan, Limerick)
SUBS
· 23. Cathal Quinn (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary) for Quilty (h/t), 17. Adam Hogan (Feakle, Clare) for Eoin Lawless (37), 27. Ben Currivan (Golden Kilfeacle, Tipperary) for Walsh (44), 2. Conor Lawless (Athenry, Galway) for Harrington (46), 22. Patrick Finn (Bruff, Limerick) for Craddock (60)
Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway).
