ULSTER duo Maria O’Neill and Ciara McGarvey have been named on the Yoplait All Stars’ team after the Higher Education season. O’Neill had a fine season with Antim and was Player of the Final as Ulster University lifted the Giles Cup. ATU Donegal were winners of the Lynch Cup and Donegal’s McGarvery was named as Player […]
There has been the annual debate of Sigerson Cup has crossing paths with the start of the NFL. Michael McMullan sought the Queen’s, St Mary’s and Ulster University managers’ thoughts on the future of Third Level football’s showpiece competition…. Barry Dillon (Ulster University) IN Dillon’s book, Sigerson and National League simply cannot overlap and having […]
When DJ Kane left Newry to study in UUJ, his MacRory Cup rivals became his teammates during their golden era in the Sigerson Cup. Michael McMullan writes… DJ KANE remembers the muck and gutters all too well, a patch of ground on the Jordanstown campus with no goalposts. When the rain poured down in the winter months […]
IT was a disappointing night for Ulster in the Sigerson Cup with Queen’s University and Ulster University both failing to make the last eight, UCC scorers: Mark Cronin 0-7 (0-6f), Cathail O’Mahony 0-4, Dylan Geaney 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1m), Shane Merritt 0-1 (0-1f), Killian Falvey 0-1, Fionn Herlihy 0-1, Ruairi Murphy 0-1. UCC 0-19 Queen’s 3-10 AET […]
ST Mary’s have booked their spot in the last eight of this year’s Sigerson Cup with a 1-10 to 0-6 win over ATU Sligo. A first half goal Cormac Murphy put Gavin McGilly’s side on their way to victory. The former St Mary’s Magherafelt MacRory Cup star notched 1-2 as the Ranch won their second […]
THE fixtures for next week’s Sigerson Cup games have been finalised after the other four Round One games took place on Wednesday night. The games were fixed for January 17/18 and full details are listed below. ATU Sligo hit four goals in their win over MTU Kerry to set up a clash with St Mary’s. […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER University can still have a big say in the destination of the Sigerson Cup insists manager Barry Dillon. The five-time winners surrendered a two-point lead in the finale of Tuesday’s 1-12 to 1-11 opening round defeat against Belfast rivals Queen’s and Dillon insists there are lessons to be learned. Ulster now […]
Sigerson Cup Round 1 Queen’s University 1-12 Ulster University 1-11 By Michael McMullan FOUR late points saw Queen’s claw a deserving victory from the jaws of defeat at home to Belfast rivals Ulster University at The Dub on Tuesday night. Advertisement There was a bumper crowd in attendance with over 4,000 viewers tuned into the […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER rivals Ulster University and Queen’s University will meet in the opening round of the 2023 Sigerson Cup at the Dub in the new year. UU, under manager Barry Dillon, were beaten by UCD after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Ryan Cup (Higher Education League) with wins over QUB, ATU Donegal […]
RYAN CUP QUARTER FINAL – HIGHER EDUCATION SENIOR FOOTBALL University College Dublin 3-10 Ulster University 2-11 By Michael McMullan THREE second half goals saw UCD come from five points down to see off Ulster University in an open game on Wednesday in the Jordanstown. The home side, with Conor Cush hitting 1-7, own the first […]
