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Shane Kingston has been named the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Star Hurling Player of the Year 2020. The UCC and Cork hurler was named in last year’s Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year and continued his terrific form in the competition in 2020 as UCC achieved back-to-back titles. The Douglas club man was the standout …

In association with Following six weeks of intense action, lifelong bonds created and new rivalries forged, the Electric Ireland Higher Education Championships have come to a close for the 2020 season. In the Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup, DCU Dóchas Éireann reigned supreme with their fifth title, their first since 2015. Following that, UCC were crowned the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup …

In a final filled with talent stemming from the biggest counties in hurling, it was a Kerry man who stole the show on Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup final day for the second year running.  Lixnaw forward Shane Conway hit 0-9 in a man of the match performance as UCC overcome IT Carlow by a single point following a dramatic finale …

University College Cork (UCC) are the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup champions for the second year running following a dramatic one-point win over IT Carlow on Wednesday evening.  The Cork outfit overcame all the odds with late points from Darragh Fitzgibbon and Shane Conway seeing them over the line at DCU Sportsground on a scoreline of 0-18 to 2-11. Celebration time …

After a captivating tournament, the final of the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup takes place on Wednesday with UCC and IT Carlow battling it out for the top honour.  Following their 2019 success, UCC enter the decider as favourites given the calibre of players in their squad. Tom Kingston’s side boasts a number of Cork senior stars, including Darragh Fitzgibbon, Mark …

IT Carlow and UCC will contest the 2020 Electric Ireland Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup final after they overcame Mary Immaculate College and DCU respectively. DJ Carey’s men put five goals past Mary I in the first of an exciting double-header in the DCU Sportsgrounds on Saturday. Following that UCC and the host side served up a dramatic game which finished …

We’ve reached the penultimate stage in the Electric Ireland Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup with four teams battling it out for a place in the final.  On Saturday, 2017 winners Mary Immaculate College face DJ Carey’s IT Carlow (2 pm) in the first of a semi-final double-header in the DCU Sportsgrounds. While, later that day, reigning champions UCC take on DCU …

In the lead up to last week’s Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup final between DCU and IT Carlow, an old photograph began doing the rounds on social media.  It was of the IT Tralee team before the 1998 Sigerson Cup final. The match took place in Austin Stack Park where the home side retained their title defeating Jordanstown (now UU) by …

Electric Ireland have announced that they will broadcast the highly-anticipated Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final double-header on Saturday live from the DCU Sportsgrounds.  At 2pm, last year’s finalists Mary Immaculate College and IT Carlow will go head-to-head for a place in Wednesday’s decider before current holders UCC take on hosts DCU Dóchas Éireann at 4pm. Mary I required extra-time to see off …

The quarter-final lineup for the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup is complete following an entertaining final round of group games on Thursday.   Both Mary Immaculate College and the University of Limerick came out on top in their respective games against Waterford IT and Maynooth University setting up an exciting derby clash next week. Also on Thursday, NUIG overcame CIT, booking their …

In association with  There are no competitions quite like the Electric Ireland Higher Education Championships for giving players from so-called ‘weaker counties’ a chance to shine against the best and brightest that hurling has to offer.  In Kerry, the county has become intertwined with Gaelic football since the dawn of time given the county’s huge success rate from underage through …

Billy Morgan has launched heavy criticism the GAA’s way following UCC’s thrilling win over NUIG in the Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup.  The prestigious higher-education tournament got underway this past weekend with the tie of the round undoubtedly being the current champions’ clash with a Galway outfit who qualified for the final in 2018. UCC prevailed by a single point in …

Brought to you by Energia, proud sponsors of the Energia All Ireland League. We’re just over a month into the new season of Division 1A of the Energia AIL and already, reigning champions Cork Constitution are leading the way at the top of the table with a 100% win record. The Templehill outfit are five wins from five and currently …

After an intriguing championship, the Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup comes to a head tonight when UCC and St Mary’s clash in the decider in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.  The Belfast side stunned the reigning champions, UCD in the semi-final during the week, triumphing on a scoreline of 0-10 to 0-7. On Sunday, UCC blasted their way into their first Sigerson Final …

Cork footballer, Cian Kiely, believes the sport can return to its former glory in the county if the team are given time to build.  2018 was a dismal year for the Rebels following a hefty 17-point loss to Kerry in the Munster final before exiting the championship at the hands of Tyrone in the qualifying stage. In comparison, the Cork …

In association with  As part of our search for the Vodafone X Irish University Sports Journalist Of The Year, Thomas Stafford interviewed UCC goalkeeper Cathal O’Hanlon about the negative side of professional football in England. Thomas Stafford, along with three other finalists, is vying to be crowned ‘Vodafone X Irish University Sports Journalist Of The Year’. The final stage of the competition …

This weekend, the O’Connor Cup is taking place in Abbotstown, as UCC, UL, DCU and UCD battle it out to be crowned the top third level ladies football team in the country. Akin to the Sigerson Cup, the O’Connor Cup is the pinnacle of college ladies football, and is treated as such. There are no Lidl National League fixtures this weekend, …

​The first-round draw for the 2018 EA Sports Cup has taken place, and has given a few non-league sides plenty to look forward to.