JUST UNDER 12 months after she got the all-clear, Bríd O’Sullivan captains Mourneabbey against Kilkerrin-Clonberne in the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior club final today. She has already been successful with the captain’s armband twice at this stage of the competition, but this year holds a special significance. “It started off as a bump in my thumb. I had it for quite a while and I just put it down to getting a bang in a match,” said O’Sullivan. “It was never sore and I thought it was nothing but finally then in February of 2020 I was at the doctor and said it in passing.” That bump turned out to be…

LIMERICK’S LEGENDARY GOALKEEPER says he was delighted to see his county finally end their wait for All-Ireland glory in 2018 on his upcoming episode of Laochra Gael. Quaid is the next GAA figure to feature in the series which will be aired on TG4 next Thursday. The episode explores various fascinating aspects of Quaid’s life, including his family’s ties with the goalkeeper position. He also details an unfortunate accident where one of his testicles exploded while saving a penalty, which hampered the final stages of his time playing hurling. Quaid enjoyed a decorated career between the sticks for his county, although an All-Ireland medal proved to be elusive. He recalls…

DCU were crowned champions in 2020. Source: Bryan Keane/INPHO THE DRAW FOR the quarter-finals of this year’s Sigerson Cup has been made today. Advertisement 2020 champions DCU, who needed a last-minute penalty converted by Sligo’s Red Óg Murphy to overcome St Mary’s College a week ago, will take on Ulster University in Dublin on Wednesday, 2 February (5pm).  Click Here: University Limerick meet Queen’s University in Abbottstown on the same evening (7pm). The previous day, Tuesday, 1 February, sees MTU Kerry take on Maynooth in Tralee (5pm), while NUI Galway face Letterkenny IT in Dangan (6.30pm).   The @ElectricIreland Sigerson Cup Quarter-Finals Big games ahead! Stay tuned for streaming details #GAA #FirstClassRivals…

NUIG 1-20 Mary Immaculate 2-9 John Fallon reports from Dangan NUIG ADVANCED TO the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup with an accomplished display in dreadful conditions on their college grounds in Galway as Mary I fell to a second defeat in the competition. Incessant rain, a strong breeze and a very wet surface made conditions extremely testing for both sides but they still served up a good contest for the sizeable crowd on a miserable night on the banks of the Corrib. NUIG held an edge throughout and Clarinbridge’s Evan Niland showed the sort of pinpoint accuracy which he will hope to take into the Allianz League in Henry Shefflin’s…

Sigerson Cup third round results Maynooth University 2-6 St Mary’s 0-10 Ulster University 2-11 MTU Cork 0-8 ******* DERRY’S NIALL LOUGHLIN and Tyrone’s Ryan Jones struck second-half goals in Abbotstown this evening as Ulster University progressed to the Sigerson Cup quarter-finals at the expense of MTU Cork. They had nine points to spare over MTU Cork, who were missing their sharpshooter and captain Damien Gore through injury, in a clash played at Abbottstown in Dublin. David Buckley was superb for MTU Cork in attack as he scored 0-5, three efforts from play, and they trailed 0-7 to 0-4 at the interval. Following traded points in the early moments from Michael…

Fitzgibbon Cup results Group A: UCC 3-22 UCD 1-14 Group B: IT Carlow 2-22 Maynooth University 1-21; Waterford IT 2-20 DCU 0-18 ******* UCC AND IT Carlow both claimed their second victories in this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup as the group stage action continued tonight.  Advertisement The 2020 finalists, the last year this competition was played, are both unbeaten in their groups and on course for the knockout stages. UCC ran out convincing 3-22 to 1-14 victors over UCD at the Mardyke by 14 points, while IT Carlow saw off Maynooth University by 2-22 to 1-21 at their home path in Carlow. Tipperary senior Mark Kehoe excelled for UCC with 1-6…

MATCHES IN THIS year’s GAA football and hurling leagues will be live streamed by the BBC for the first time this season. A game each weekend will be covered on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport NI website starting this Saturday 29 January 29 as Derry entertain Down in Owenbeg in their Division 2 football clash. Advertisement The football coverage continues with Galway’s visit to Newry to meet Down in Division Two a week later. The first live hurling match will see Dublin taking on Antrim at Corrigan Park in Division One on Saturday 12 February. The first Division One Football game is on 19 February 19 with Armagh…

THE GAA HAVE confirmed that water breaks have been removed from match regulations. One water break per half was introduced in club and inter-county games in 2020 as GAA action resumed amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As restrictions loosened in recent days, their abolishment was expected, and the Association confirmed the news in its latest Covid-19 update for members this afternoon. This change paves the way for the return of Maor Uisces, with two permitted per team. They cannot enter the field of play, unless in hurling when carrying a replacement hurley to a player. Advertisement “Counties and Clubs should note that the provision for Water Breaks in our games is…

MOURNEABBEY FORWARD LAURA Fitzgerald says losing their Cork crown in 2020 is a major driving force behind their charge for All-Ireland glory this weekend. Mourneabbey’s Laura Fitzgerald. Source: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE Mourneabbey have been the dominant club in Ladies Football for the best part of a decade, winning six consecutive Munster titles, and back-to-back All-Ireland triumphs in recent years. But they encountered their first major slip two years ago. That defeat at the hands of West Cork was a devastating blow to Shane Ronayne’s side, who were seeking a county seven-in-a-row at the time. The sides had tussled in the two previous deciders, and West Cork ensured that they would not…

Letterkenny IT 0-7 UCD 0-6 Alan Foley reports from Convoy, Donegal LETTERKENNY INSTITUTE OF Technology produced a massive surprise to see off University of College Dublin to seal a last eighth berth in the Sigerson Cup.  In only their second year in the senior bracket – they were semi-finalists when the competition was last played in 2020 – the side managed by Maxi Curran came through what might only be termed as a struggle at the Donegal Training Centre in Convoy. The biggest margin between the sides over the course of the hour was when the all-Donegal side led 0-3 to 0-1 at the start of the second half, with…