Irish Daily Mail HE GAA Hurling Championships Weekend 2013 Venues

GMIT students Brian Mulrooney, Offaly, Ger O’Halloran, Craughwell, Tadhg Haran, Galway, at the Irish Daily Mail HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Hurling Championship 2013 launch in GMIT.

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Irish Daily Mail Fitzgibbon Cup
Semi-Finals Highlights on HEGAATV
Friday 1st March
Mary Immaculate Limerick v WIT 12.45pm Carnmore GAA Club
UCC v UCD 2.30pm Carnmore GAA Club
Final
Saturday 2nd March
2.30pm Pease Stadium Live on TG4

Mary Immaculate v WIT – 12.45pm – Carnmore – Highlights on HEGAATV

The Limerick teacher-training college have lived up to their billing of dark horses for this season’s honours and will feel they are more than capable of coming away with a first premier title this weekend. With an inter-county spine to the team the availability of Conor Cooney is potentially crucial. A key part of the St.Thomas’s team which will play in Croke Park on March 17th, Cooney would be sorely missed if he chooses to take a step back from the Fitzgibbon weekend. Having said that, former winner John Conlon (NUIG 2010) and Declan Hannon will lead by example and with or without Cooney WIT face a tough task.
WIT will have bitter memories of Conlon’s triumph, losing to then-hosts NUIG three years ago. Killkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy leads the charge further out the field for the Institute and the with likes of Waterford seniors Wayne Hutchinson, Liam Lawlor & Noel Connors in defense they will hoping to stifle the Shannonsiders threat. Harry Kehoe and Gavin O’Brien will be the principal scoring threats having impress in the quarter-final victory over Limerick IT.

UCC V UCD 2.30pm – Carnmore – Highlights on HEGAATV

This classic Fitzgibbon tie is a mouth-watering prospect for hurling enthusiasts and should draw a big crowd to Carnmore. UCD’s star studded line up is matched by defending champions UCC.
Inter-County stars potentially in action include for UCD Noel McGrath (Tipperary), Jack Guiney and Garret Sinnot (both Wexford) and a trio of Kilkenny injury doubts:Walter Walsh, John Tennyson & Cillian Buckley. Meanwhile UCC boast Cork’s Conor Lehane and William Egan as well Waterford duo Darragh Fives & Brian O’Sullivan.
It could well prove that Noel McGrath might be the difference between the two sides as he came up trumps for the Belfield side in the final minutes of their quarter-final against UL.

Irish Daily Mail Ryan Cup
Semi-Finals
Friday 1st March
LIT Tipperary v Queens University Belfast 11.30am Kenny Park Athenry
IT Tralee v Trinity College 1.00pm Kenny Park Athenry
Final
Satruday 2nd March
12.00noon Pearse Stadium

Irish Daily Mail Fergal Maher Cup
Semi-Finals
Friday 1st March
Napier University Edinbugh v St.Mary’s University College Belfast 11.30am Clarenbridge GAA
Marino Institute of Education v St.Pats College Thurles 1.00pm Clarenbridge GAA

Irish Daily Mail Corn Padraig Mac Diarmada
Final
Friday 1st March
UU Coleraine/Magee v IT Blanchardstwon 11.30am Carnmore GAA Club

Ticketing / Venues
A weekend ticket will be available on Carnmore on Friday €15 Adult /€10 Concession / Juveniles FOC
Day Tickets will be available in Carnmore on Friday

At the below link you will find Google Map locations of all four venues this weekend:

A – Clarinbrige GAA Club- Fergal Maher Semi-Finals

B – Carnmore (Padraig Mac Diarmada Final, Fitzgibbon Semi-Finals , Fergal Maher Final)

C – Kenny Park Athenry (Ryan Cup Semi-Finals)

D – Pearse Stadium (Ryan Cup and Fitzgibbon Cup Final

Irish Daily Mail HE GAA Hurling Championships Weekend 2013 Venues