Westmeath star Niall O’Brien shines as DIT prevail

DIT 0-19 UCD 0-17: On the face of it this is a big boost for Dublin hurling as two colleges who have never reached the Fitzgibbon Cup final hammer it out in the semi-finals next week and the appearance of either DIT or DCU in the decider will be hailed in the capital.

But while DIT last night followed up the surprise win by DCU the previous day, perhaps the happiest manager in the country should be Westmeath’s Michael Ryan.

This DIT win in Belfield last night was fashioned by a team with five Westmeath players in the starting 15, with Niall O’Brien shooting the lights out with 0-13 and no misses in a perfect display of shooting.