DCU and Carlow IT in Ryan Cup final

DCU and Carlow IT meet in this afternoon’s Ulster Bank Ryan Cup final at Pearse Stadium, Galway (12.45) after beating NUI Maynooth and IT Tralee, respectively, in yesterday’s semi-finals.

DCU needed extra-time before seeing NUI Maynooth 1-17 to 0-14.

The game was tightly balanced in the first-half with DCU edging ahead, 0-6 to 0-5, at the interval. Offaly duo Colm Coughlan and Diarmuid Horan were to the fore for DCU, while Tipperary’s Kevin Walzer and Thomas McGrath shone for NUI Maynooth in front of goal.