Heffernan arrives with a bang to send UL into semi-final

University of Limerick, boasting a number of senior county stars, proved too strong for IT Carlow in the second half of this Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final.

A brace of UL goals in the 48th and 49th minutes killed off the home side’s challenge — both scored by substitute Mikey Heffernan. Another Tipperary man, Joe Gallagher, raised a third green flag in the dying minutes.

At that stage the Limerick students were well in control and with gapsappearing in the home defence thevisitors took full advantage.