Former Mayo star Maurice Sheridan described the demands placed on his NUI Galway players as ‘obscene’ and ‘absolutely horrendous’ after their Sigerson Cup final defeat.

Today’s Sigerson Cup final should provide Damien Comer’s seventh start in 25 days but who’s counting? Three wins for NUI Galway in the competition and another three with the county in Allianz League Division 1 underlines what a fruitful start it’s been to 2018 for the Annaghdown forward.

Corofin’s Martin McNamara is delighted to have Kieran Molloy and Liam Silke available for today’s All-Ireland semi-final, but is disappointed that they have had to sacrifice a Sigerson Cup final, as a result.

Brian O'Seanachain and Con O'Callaghan scored in the second period of double extra-time to book UCD's place in Saturday's Sigerson Cup final for the third year in a row.

NUI Galway manager Maurice Sheridan is hopeful that his side can now go all the way and claim their 23rd Sigerson Cup crown after qualifying for the final after a tough contest at the St Loman’s club in Mullingar.

Football v football, hurling v hurling, football v hurling – 2018 may end up being known as the year of the squeeze. 

Aliance Football League Division 1

UCC secured comfortable progression to a fifth Sigerson Cup final in six years at the Mardyke this afternoon.

True Detective  debuts on Sky Atlantic,  while Operation Transformation reaches its conclusion for this year.

Allianz FL Division 3 final

SATURDAY

Dublin Institute of Technology 3-8 University College Cork 0-7

DIT and UCC booked their places in tomorrow's Sigerson Cup Final at 3pm in Athlone IT following semi-final wins over DCU and AIT respectively this afternoon.

Dublin bid to build on last week’s victory over champions Wexford when they face Laois in this evening’s Cadbury’s Leinster U21 FCquarter-final at Parnell Park.

NUI Maynooth and DCU will contest tomorrow's Sigerson Cup final after semi-final wins at Dangan, Galway this afternoon.

UCC claimed the notable scalp of Carbery in their opening assignment of the Cork SFC with an excellent success in Cloughduv last night.

UCC's quest for a first Sigerson Cup title since 1995 was kept alive today as the Cork outfit took the scalp of a major Dublin side for the second time in the space of 24 hours.

PAUL GALVIN has welcomed the opportunity provided by his recent enrolment in Dublin IT to win a Sigerson Cup medal he missed out on with UCC in the 2002 final.

TWELVE months on and Tomás Mac an tSaoir still shakes his head at the memories of the devastation.

ALL things being equal, Dublin’s Philip McMahon will walk onto the pitch in Castlebar tomorrow and find himself marking a certain Aidan O’Shea, one of the hottest properties in the country.

Aussie Rules scout Ricky Nixon will be joined by recruiters from a number of AFL clubs in Maynooth today where he will run the rule over the young footballers in this year’s Sigerson Cup final.

THE country’s top colleges GAA official has blasted claims that the timing of third-level competitions are the primary sources of burnout in football and hurling.

GAA president Christy Cooney has committed Croke Park for the staging of the 2011 Ulster Bank GAA Sigerson Cup final.

Seanie Johnston and Ronan Flanagan, fresh from helping DCU win its first Sigerson Cup, have both been named in the Cavan team for Sunday's NFL Division 2B outing against Tipperary (Kingspan Breffni Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

SEAN KELLY wants inter-county managers to adopt a sensible approach on the use of “fringe” players in their squads.

Limerick dual star Stepehn Lucey will be restored to the hurling line-up for Sunday's NHL Div 1B clash with Offaly in Kilmallock on Sunday.

WHILE Sunday brings together two teams of contrasting styles, neither side would be in the All-Ireland final if there weren’t similarities.

This year's Sigerson Cup final is to be played Scotstown, Co Monaghan at 5.30pm on Wednesday afternoon.

UCD have set themselves up for a hurling and football double this year after making it through to the Sigerson Cup Final.