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Fitzgibbon Cup previews: Cork veteran Niall McCarthy adds fire to UCC

Group A: UCC v UCD, Mardyke, 2.45pm

Fitzgibbon Cup previews: Cork veteran Niall McCarthy adds fire to UCC

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

Eoghan Cormican

UCC had a decent workout in the Canon O’Brien Cup fixture, compensating somewhat for their non-involvement in this month’s Munster Senior Hurling League.

The addition to their squad of two-time All-Ireland medal winner Niall McCarthy significantly bolsters an attack which already contains Alan Cadogan, Shane O’Donnell, and John Power.

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Gaa Hurling Place: Westmeath Place: Galway Place: Tipperary Place: Kilkenny Place: Limerick Person: Niall McCarthy Person: Alan Cadogan Person: Shane O’Donnell Person: John Power Person: Cian O’Callaghan Person: Oisín Person: O’Rourke Person: Colm O’Cronin Person: J Owens Person: Cathal Barrett Person: Diarmaid Byrnes Person: Davy Fitzgerald Person: Brian Molloy Person: Paul Winters Person: J McGrath Person: DJ Carey Person: Danny Sutcliffe Person: Steven O’Brien Person: Ciarán Person: Austin Gleeson Person: Jack Langton Person: Liam McGrath Person: Mary I Person: Dangan Person: F Horgan Person: Tony Ward Person: John Hanbury Person: Conor Whelan Person: Mannion Person: Padraic Person: Cathal Person: Clare Person: Bobby Duggan Person: Colm Galvin Person: Declan Hannon Person: Cian Lynch Person: Niall O Meara Person: Ronan Maher Person: Mary Person: Lee Chin Person: Jack Guiney Person: Mark Schutte Person: Tony Kelly Person: Cathal McInerney Person: Jason Forde Person: Conor Martin Person: J Murphy Person: Mark Ellis Person: Bill Cooper Person: Bubbles O’Dwyer Event: Fitzgibbon Cup Event: Canon O’Brien Cup Event: Munster Senior Hurling League Event: Walsh Cup Event: Christmas Event: 2015 Sigerson Cup Organisation: Cork Organisation: UCC Group A Organisation: UCC Organisation: UCD Organisation: UCC Maynooth Organisation: LIT Organisation: Maynooth University Organisation: Wexford Organisation: Limerick Organisation: AlI-Ireland U21 Organisation: Galway Organisation: Dublin Organisation: LIT Group B Organisation: IT Carlow Organisation: DCU Organisation: Carlow Organisation: St Pat’s Organisation: WIT Organisation: DCU Sportsgrounds Organisation: C Browne Organisation: St Pat Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: Tipperary Organisation: C Organisation: All-Ireland Organisation: NUIG Organisation: UL Organisation: Parnells Organisation: Offaly Organisation: UL Group Organisation: CIT

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