UL begin defence of Fitzgibbon Cup against ATU Galway

COMPETITION favourites UL get their defence of the Fitzgibbon Cup underway this evening when they make the trip to play ATU Galway. 

The Brian Ryan managed Limerick college have a star studded squad that included five Limerick players; Adam English, Cathal O'Neill, Colin Coughlan, Mark Quinlan and Rory Duff. 

UL won the Fitzgibbon Cup in 2022 after an epic battle with NUIG and will be looking to the likes of Bryan O'Mara, Cian Darcy (Tipperary) and Clare's Mark Rogers, as well as their Limerick players to help them earn their eighth title.

They will, however, be without Ballyhale Shamrocks goalkeeper Dean Mason and defender Darragh Corcoran due to their involvement in the All-Ireland Senior Club Final on Sunday. The game versus ATU Galway has a 7pm throw-in at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe.

UL Fitzgibbon Cup Squad 2023

Adam English (Doon, Limerick) 

Brian O Sullivan (Kanturk, Cork) 

Bryan O’Mara (Holycross-Ballycahill, Tipperary) 

Cathal O’Neill (Crecora-Manister, Limerick) 

Cian Darcy (Kilruane McDonagh’s, Tipperary) 

Colin Coughlin (Ballybrown, Limerick) 

Colm O’Meara (Clonlara, Clare) 

Conal Moran (Shannon Rovers, Tipperary) 

Conor Flaherty (Claregalway-Carnmore, Galway) 

Conor O’Dwyer (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary)

Darragh Corcoran (Ballyhale Shamrocks, Kilkenny) 

Darragh Lohan (Wolfe Tones, Clare) 

Dean Mason (Ballyhale Shamrocks, Kilkenny)

Diarmuid Hanniffy (Oranmore, Galway) 

Eamonn Cleary (Shinrone, Offaly) 

Gearoid O’Connor (Moyne-Templetuohy, Tipperary) 

Ian Byrne (Glenmore, Kilkenny)

Jack Ryan (Holycross-Ballycahil, Tipperary) 

James Power (Clonea, Waterford) 

Jason O’Donoghue (Gort, Galway)

Killian McDermott (Clarecastle, Clare) 

Killian Sampson (Shinrone, Offaly) 

Mark Fitzgerald (Passage East, Waterford) 

Mark Quinlan (Garryspillane, Limerick) 

Mark Rogers (Scariff, Clare) 

Michael Kiely (Abbeyside, Waterford) 

Mike Gough (Smith O’Briens, Clare) 

Padraic Dunne (The Harps, Laois) 

Patrick Crotty (Scariff, Clare) 

Philip Wall (Kilbrittan, Cork) 

Rhys Shelly (Moycarky Borris, Tipperary)

Rory Duff (Mungret St Pauls, Limerick) 

Rory Furlong (Roanmore, Waterford) 

Sean Twomey (Courcey Rovers, Cork) 

Shane Staunton (Clara, Kilkenny)