Shane Carey grabs hat-trick as DCU run riot

DCU 6-14 Athlone IT 1-7: Monaghan’s Shane Carey fired a brilliant 3-6 as holders Dublin City University made a strong statement of their intention to capture back-to-back Sigerson Cup titles for the first time.

The Scotstown attacker, who helped his club to the AIB Ulster Club final late last year, was unstoppable and dovetailed superbly with powerful full-forward McGraynor.

Man-mountain McGraynor gave Athlone IT huge problems and had a hand in DCU’s first three goals, setting up Carey for two of them and finishing one off himself.