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 […]
ST Mary’s will face UCC in next week’s Sigerson Cup quarter-finals after today’s draw. The game will be played at a neutral venue, tbc, due to it being a Ulster-Munster clash. UCC needed penalties to see off Queen’s in Wednesday’s Round Three clash in Abbortstown. Three goals from Luke Donnelly brought Queen’s back from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Michael McMullan A GOAL from Derry’s Ben McCarron helped Ulster University off to a winning start in Thursday night’s opening game at home to St Mary’s in the Higher Education League Division One. The Steelstown man capitlaised on a defensive slip before firing home in a 1-8 to 0-4 victory for Barry Dillon’s side. […]
“Rivals morph into teammates during Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup” 1. How did you feel this year’s Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup went for St Mary’s? Is there anything you think you could have done differently? St Mary’s Sigerson Cup campaign this year was quite disappointing. After a very strong performance against a Maynooth team, we failed […]
Ahead of this weekend’s Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup semi-final against UCD in Mallow, St.Mary’s attacker, Shane McGuigan sat down with Dónal O’Neill to discuss his personal ambitions and the atmosphere around the ‘Ranch’. Q. What has the atmosphere around the Ranch been like this week in preparing for the game? It’s actually been quite relaxed. […]
It’s all to play for heading into Round Three of the Dr McKenna Cup with the four semi final spots still up for decision across the province. Tyrone, Cavan, Donegal, Derry, Armagh and Monaghan still fight for a spot in the last four while the three university sides alongside, Fermanagh, Down and Antrim have crashed […]
Tyrone have booked their place in the last four of the Dr McKenna Cup with a 2-14 to 1-9 win over Ulster University. Goals from Declan McClure and Peter Harte secured victory for the Red Hands as Tyrone native, Daire Gallagher grabbed the goal for the students. Lee Brennan knocked over four points for the […]
