Kilkenny legend DJ Carey was ‘savagely proud’ of his IT Carlow team after the reigning League champions drew with the reigning Fitzgibbon champions Mary I before a big crowd last night in Carlow. 

A couple of late scores was the difference for St Mary's Belfast as they saw off NUIG in the first round of the Sigerson Cup.

The GAA's Higher Education Council (Comhairle Ardoideachais) are continuing their battle with eligible issues that have dogged the sector in recent years.

The mess surrounding the completion of the Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup could take a new twist next Tuesday if the Garda College duo of Michael Cussen of Cork and Kerry's Aidan O'Mahony line out for the Templemore outfit in their rescheduled semi-final against GMIT.

The Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup is to once again come under the microscope tonight with Higher Education GAA chiefs set to convene for a hastily-arranged meeting at Croke Park.