Tipperary hurler Adam Daly shoots the lights out as Mary I qualify for Fitzgibbon Cup final
Mary Immaculate College defeated DCU in the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-final on Wednesday evening
Higher Education Fitzgibbon Cup Semi-Final
Mary Immaculate College 0-31
DCU 2-16
After extra time
Tipperary senior hurler Adam Daly shot the lights out in DCU on Wednesday evening to help Mary Immaculate College into this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup final after an extra-time thriller with hosts DCU in the first semi-final.
The Knockavilla Kickhams man was just one of several Tipperary players to impress for the Limerick institution during the 80 minutes of play, but it was the Kickhams man who stood out, hitting four points from play during the contest.
Trailing for most of normal time, the Limerick team were without the services of some big players in the form of intercounty players like Shane O’Brien (Limerick), Adam Hogan, Sean Boyce (Clare), and Joe Caesar (Tipperary).
It took a big fightback for them to claw their way to extra time with Daly, Cian Scully, and Shane Walsh to the fore for them towards the end of the second half as they eventually dragged the game back after Westmeath’s Peter Clarke had bagged a goal in either half to help DCU into a good position.
Once that happened, extra time was controlled in full for the 2024 champions as they outscored the Dubliners 0-11 to 0-2, with Eoin Craddock (Holycross Ballycahill) and Ben Currivan (Golden Kilfeacle) having a big impact in that time with important score while Cathal Quinn (Cashel King Cormacs) also brought great energy when introduced in extra time.
Scorers: Mary I: Shane Walsh (0-13, 0-11f), Cian Scully 0-6, Adam Daly 0-4, Ben Currivan (0-2, 0-1f), Eoin Craddock, Oisin O’Farrell 0-2 each, Jimmy Quilty, Ronan O’Connor 0-1 each.
DCU: Denis Walsh 0-8f, Peter Clarkey 2-0, Cathal Beirne, Greg Kelly 0-3 each, Daniel O’Meara, Sam Byrne 0-1 each.
Mary Immaculate College: Darragh Walsh (Turloughmore, Galway); Conor Lawless (Athenry, Galway); Eoin Lawless (Athenry, Galway), Bobby Drohan (St. Molleran’s, Waterford); Donnchadh Campbell (Cappataggle, Galway) Jimmy Quilty (Blackrock, Limerick), Cian Scully (Dromin Athlacca); Dara Whelan (Turloughmore. Galway), Ronan O'Connor (Feakle, Clare); Adam Daly (Knockavilla Kickhams, Tipperary), Shane Walsh (Tullaroan, Kilkenny), Eoin Craddock (Holycross Ballycahill, Tipperary); Vince Harrington (Na Piarsaigh, Limerick), Oisin O’Farrell (Askeaton Ballysteen Kilcornan, Limerick), Mark Callinan (Inagh Kilnamona, Clare).
Subs used: Cathal Quinn (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary) for Callinan (HT); Ben Currivan (Golden Kilfeacle, Tipperary) for C Lawless (42); Cormac Deevy (Brickey Rangers, Waterford) for O’Connor (57); Conor Lawless for Craddock (ET); Sean Whelan (Cappamore, Limerick) for Quilty (ET); Mikey Gavin (Ballybrown, Limerick) for Daly (ET).
DCU: Stephen Manogue (James Stephens, Kilkenny); Paidi Lennon (Carrickshock, Kilkenny), Sam Bourke (Ballinamere, Offaly), Ivan Bolger (Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny); Billy Reid (Glenmore, Kilkenny), Paddy Langton (Young Irelands, Kilkenny), Seán Gallagher (Naomh Barróg, Dublin); Daniel O’Meara (Maynooth, Kildare), Cian Boran (Naas, Kildare); Cathal Beirne (Glenmore, Kilkenny), Donagh Murphy (Mount Leinster Rangers, Carlow), Denis Walsh (Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny); Peter Clarke (Castletown Geoghegan, Westmeath), Sam Byrne (Black and Whites, Kilkenny), Greg Kelly (O’Loughlin Gaels, Kilkenny).
Subs used: Andrew Keegan (Clontarf, Dublin) for Lennon (50); Evan O’Brien (Naas, Kildare) for Murphy (ET); Liam O’Reilly (Naas, Kildare) for Gallagher (ET); Neil Hogan (Castleknock, Dublin) for Clarke (ET); Luke Murphy (Faythe Harriers, Wexford) for Kelly (ET).
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)