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24 Jan 2026

WATCH: Mary Immaculate Fitzgibbon Cup manager Jamie Wall praises Shane O’Brien’s outstanding leadership

Mary Immaculate College defeated ATU Galway in round three of the Fitzgibbon Cup on Wednesday evening

"It's two wins from two, it will have to be an awful lot better if we want to do something going forward. The players deserve an awful lot of credit Jimmy Quilty and Adam Hogan a couple of the lads there in that group took charge. Shane O'Brien had an excellent game for us and he really just displayed massive leadership for us," was Mary Immaculate College's Fitzgibbon Cup manager Jamie Wall's reaction to his side's victory over ATU Galway. 

Mary Immaculate College produced a dramatic second-half turnaround to edge past ATU Galway by 1-24 to 5-9 in round three of the Fitzgibbon Cup on Wednesday evening at Liam Mellows GAA Club.

Mary I went in at the break trailing 4-7 to 0-11 but delivered an impressive second-half display, outscoring their opponents by 1-13 to 1-2.  The Limerick College have now secured a home Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final against UCD next week.

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Limerick senior hurling star Shane O'Brien was in outstanding scoring form finishing up with an impressive 1-15, while Jimmy Quilty and Oisin O'Farrell produced solid displays.

After the game, Mary I Fitzgibbon Cup manager Jamie Wall caught up with Leader Sport. 

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