College GAA


Impressive Dalton Cup quarter-final win
St. Michael’s College, Enniskillen qualified for the semi-finals of this season’s Dalton Cup competition with a facile victory over St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan on a scoreline of 4-14 to 0-3.

Athlone IT crowned junior champions
Athlone IT denied University of Ulster, Jordanstown of a possible treble of Sigerson, Intermediate and Junior Championship titles, after the Midlands outfit recorded an impressive five point victory at Templeport in Cavan on Wednesday. 

Fixtures
Ulster Bank Higher Education GAA Fixtures for this week

Ulster Bank Higher Education Division 1 Football League Play-off
thlone IT stay up in Division 1 of the Ulster Bank Higher Education Football league after a second half goal rush helped them record a comfortable 14 points win over NUI Maynooth at Rochfortbridge on Thursday. 

Ulster Bank All-Ireland Freshers 2 Hurling Championship Final
DCU Freshers hurlers made the long journey to Thurles a fruitful one as they took home the inaugural Freshers 2 Hurling Championship thanks to a slender one point win over IT Tralee.

Captain opted to play against the strong wind
St. Pat’s Academy, Dungannon joint team-manager Peter Heron revealed that his team captain, Ryan Pickering won the toss in the All-Ireland senior colleges semi-final in Clontibret but opted to take a gamble andplay against the strong wind that gusted down the St. Patrick’s Park.

St. Patrick’s, Dungannon on the trail of Hogan Cup honours
After their narrow but deserved All-Ireland senior colleges semi-final victory over Athlone Community College recently in Saint Patrick’s Park, Clontibret - they won a nail-biting encounter on a scoreline of 0-10 to 1-5 the Tyrone college are now gearing their sights to All-Ireland honours.

Fixtures
Higher Education GAA Fixtures

UCC Invitational Cup
Following the withdrawal of Clashmore/Kinsalebeg from the tournament, the cup’s destination was decided using a three game format.

Jarlath’s set for another semi
All roads lead to Kilmallock this weekend as St Jarlath’s, Tuam take on St Brendan’s, Killarney in the All-Ireland Colleges football A championship final.

Clifford confident of success
St Brendan’s College trainer Haulie Clifford is confident that the Kerry outfit can see off the challenge of St Jarlath’s, Tuam and reach the Hogan Cup final once again.

St. Patrick’s College on the Hogan Cup trail
St. Patrick’s College, Dungannon MacRory Cup winning side will take centre-stage on Saturday, 22nd of March when they face the Leinster senior colleges champions, Athlone Community College in the Hogan Cup semi-final which takes place at the Clontibret, Co. Monaghan venue - commencing at 2.30pm.

Dungannon college now focussing on Hogan Cup success
After their close and impressive victory over St. Michael’s College, Enniskillen in the MacRory Cup final at Healy Park, Omagh on St. Patrick’s Day (17th of March) - the winners of the title, St. Patrick’s, Dungannon and their manager, Peter Heron are now focussing on the Hogan Cup and taking an All-Ireland colleges senior football title back to Co. Tyrone.

Fixtures (updated)
A list of the forthcoming college fixtures.

U.C.C. Invitational Cup
In preparation for this year’s county championship campaign University College Cork Gaelic Football Club are holding a mini-blitz type tournament called the U.C.C. Invitational Cup.

Late points ends St. Michael’s, Enniskillen MacRory hopes
St. Michael’s College, Enniskillen were denied at least a draw in the MacRory Cup final against St. Patrick’s, Dungannon on Monday 17th March, when a late point from sub, Conal McGarrity gave the Tyrone college the honours.

Dungannon are MacRory Cup champions
An injury-time point from substitute Conal McGarrity handed St. Patrick’s, Dungannon a dramatic 0-13 to 1-9 victory over St. Michael’s, Enniskillen in the MacRory Cup final at Omagh on St. Patrick’s Day.

MacRory Cup final
MacRory Cup action takes centre stage this coming weekend and all GAA followers in the Erne county and indeed the surrounding counties will be wishing the Enniskillen college, St. Michael’s College, Enniskillen every success in their final clash with a fancied St. Patrick’s College, Dungannon

Results & fixtures
Higher Education GAA Results/Fixtures

Fixtures
Higher Education Fixtures for the coming week.

Brendan’s take Munster title
St Brendan’s beat Kerry rivals Tralee CBS by 2-11 to 1-11 in the Munster colleges SFC final at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Athlone are kings of Leinster
Athlone CC secured their first Leinster colleges SFC with a thrilling 0-10 to 0-9 final victory over Franciscan College, Gormanston at Pearse Park.

Jarlaths rule Connacht
Traditional kingpins St Jarlath’s are Connacht colleges SF champions again following a 1-7 to 0-7 defeat of St Colman’s.

Fixtures
Revised Higher Education GAA Fixtures

Election Fever is in the air at IT Carlow!
As part of the Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup Weekend, IT Carlow are delighted to announce the first ever GAA Presidential Debate where candidates Liam O’Neill: Laois, Christy Cooney: Cork and Sean Fogarty: Tipperary will participate.

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