Kildare men defeated in Fitzgibbon Cup Final

Fitzgibbon Cup Final

 University of Limerick 0-23 DCU Dóchas Éireann 1-15

Dan O'Meara and Cian Boran, were part of the DCU panel that were defeated in the Fitzgibbon Cup Final by UL on Saturday afternoon, at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Mayo.

Boran started at centre-forward for the Dublin side, while O'Meara was an unused substitute.

DCU, who came into the contest following impressive wins over Mary I and UCC scored 1-1 in injury time in the second half. That goal came from Cathal Beirne.

UL started the brighter, with John Conneally, Mark Fitzgerald and O’Connor all on target with fine points from play, as UL raced in to a 0-5 to 0-1 lead.

Cian Boran, Paddy Langton and Donal Shirley were impressive for DCU, and points from Boran and Beirne helped DCU stay in the contest.

UL’s bench however proved to be a key difference, with Cathal O’Neill, Seán O’Hanlon and Diarmuid Hanniffy all scoring points.

In the final quarter, DCU struggled to score apart from Denis Walsh's frees, leaving UL out of sight by the time Beirne got his goal.

UL: D Fahy; A Morgan, J Conneally (0-1), M Corcoran; K Doyle (0-1), M Fitzgerald (0-1), C Coughlan; B O’Sullivan (0-1), A English (0-2); P Crotty, C O’Meara, G O’Connor (0-10, 6f); J Leahy (0-2), A O’Connor (0-1), P O’Donovan.

Subs: S O’Hanlon (0-2) for O’Donovan (h-t), C O’Neill (0-1) for Leahy (40 mins), S Rynne for O’Sullivan (48), D Hanniffy (0-1) for Crotty (54).

DCU DÓCHAS ÉIREANN: C Byrne; I Bolger, P Moylan, P Lennon; B Reid, P Langton, S Bourke; D Shirley, C Spain; C Beirne (1-1), C Boran (0-2), D Carley (0-1); J Flanagan (0-1), D Walsh (0-8, 7f), P Clarke (0-2).

Subs: C Kehoe for Carley (48 mins), C Dunne for Walsh (52).