Kerry hurler Mikey Boyle’s young son, Bobby, wanted a Galway gearbag for Christmas as Joe Canning is one of his favourite players.

Limerick Institute of Technology advanced to the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals after a 4-24 to 0-12 win over Garda College at LIT.

Ian O’Sullivan, 21, is the rising star of clay pigeon shooting. He won junior gold at the 2014 World Championships, European junior bronze a year later and was sixth in the 2017 European Senior Championships. Since graduating from Limerick IT last summer (businesss and sports management), he combines training with working in the family business in Rathkeale.

International Women’s Day is always an occasion for celebrating powerful women. Sarah Carey certainly qualifies for that today, and not just for her brilliant camogie skills.

Here’s the lowdown on today’s seven games...

Almost a year on and Anthony Cunningham admits he is in a good place.

New Wexford senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald has included forward Jack Guiney in a winter training squad of more than 40 players.

Former Limerick senior hurling manager and player Eamon Cregan has hit out at the Limerick County Board’s decision to play the club U21 hurling championship at the same time as the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Limerick yesterday got a 230 educational and building jobs boost in what a leading academic described as “a game-changing moment” for Limerick IT.

Cooperation and common programmes are the key to avoiding burnout and fatigue in the GAA, says a leading figure in strength and conditioning.

Limerick Institute of Technology paid €627,000 to a number of staff members over a four year period when it had no work for them, it emerged today.

Three employees at Limerick Institute of Technology are earning up to €72,000 a year, with no work to do.

Anthony Daly wrote in these pages yesterday about how the emblems on their chests can be all that separates Clare and Limerick, but there are an increasing number of occasions when even their jerseys are spun from the same wool.

The JP McManus Benevolent Fund yesterday announced a €4m donation to Limerick Institute of Technology to develop a community engagement facility on campus.

Tomorrow's Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals are unlikely to go ahead, after Mary Immaculate College have confirmed this evening that an appeal has been submitted to the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) over the reinstatement of IT Carlow in the competition.

The hurlers of IT Carlow and Limerick IT face three games in five days in their bid to annex hurling’s Fitzgibbon Cup.

Uncertainty hung over the Fitzgibbon Cup last night as IT Carlow’s appeal dragged into the early hours.

For an overview before the hurling season started, Michael Moynihan spoke to GAA coach/tutor Damien Young, who lectures in strength and conditioning at Limerick IT and Setanta College as well as working as a performance analyst for the Tipperary senior hurlers

Limerick IT 1-19 DIT 1-13: Limerick IT registered their second successive win as they overcame DIT in their Fitzgibbon Cup, Group D clash at the Parnells ground in Coolock.

Limerick IT 1-21 UUJ 0-12:

Limerick 2-15 Waterford 1-15

Brian O’Halloran netted Waterford’s only goal, as they began 2015 on a winning note, while there were wins also for Cork and Tipperary over the weekend.

2013: All-Ireland senior hurling medallist, All-Ireland U21 medallist, hurler of the year, young hurler of the year and all while still a teenager.

Lar Corbett has handed Tipperary a massive pre-championship boost by returning to action with the Premier County.

All-Ireland-winning Banner boss Davy Fitzgerald has claimed that alcohol and substance abuse was “a problem” in the Clare senior hurling panel in the middle of the last decade.

FITZGIBBON CUP SEMI-FINAL:

University of Limerick 1-13 Limerick IT 2-16

Limerick IT 1-14 GMIT 2-5

WATERFORD CRYSTAL CUP SH FINAL:

Cork IT 1-12 Limerick IT 0-10

Cork forward John Hayes says the Rebels are keen to experience a competitive outing next weekend to put some of new manager Brian Cuthbert’s ideas into practice.