Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals preview: Mary I can lead Limerick charge to semi-finals

We look ahead to Mary I’s clash with NUIG and UCC’s game with DCU.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2017 - 00:00

Mary Immaculate College Limerick v NUI Galway, Mary I (F Horgan, Tipperary), 2pm.

NUI Galway will once again be without the Mannion brothers, Cathal and Paraic. Tony Ward’s side came good late on against CIT to snatch a draw and their place in the quarter-finals.

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Gaa Hurling Fitzgibbon Cup Sport college Place: F Horgan Place: Tipperary Place: Nowlan Park Person: Mary I Person: Mary Person: Mannion Person: Cathal Person: Paraic Person: Tony Ward Person: Ger Hennelly Person: Whelan Person: Richie English Person: Ronan Maher Person: Colm Galvin Person: Stephen Cahill Person: Cian Lynch Person: Luke Meade Person: Darragh O’Donovan Person: Mardyke Person: Patrick Curran Person: Paudie Foley Person: Aaron Maddock Person: Tom Kingston Person: Conor Gleeson Person: Jamie Barron Person: Tom Devine Person: Alan Cadogan Person: Colm Spillane Person: Seamus Kennedy Person: Michael Breen Event: Fitzgibbon Cup Organisation: Limerick Organisation: NUIG Organisation: UCC Organisation: DCU Organisation: Mary Immaculate College Limerick Organisation: NUI Galway Organisation: CIT Organisation: Galway Organisation: Offaly Organisation: north Dublin university Organisation: Waterford Organisation: Wexford Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: SoundCloud Organisation: PaperTalk

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