The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
IT Tralee women face Letterkenny in Moynihan Cup semi-final
IT Tralee ladies football team head to Dublin this Friday for the O’Connor Cup Finals weekend, with IT Tralee playing in the Moynihan Cup. on Friday at 3pm they play a semi-final against Letterkenny IT at the IT Blanchardstown.
The IT Tralee team is managed by former student Alan Duggan, assisted by current students Jack Morgan and George Bastible.
The team reached the League final before Christmas where they were defeated by St. Mary’s University, Belfast.
IT Tralee were drawn against UCD3 in round 1 of the competition whom they defeated 3-3 to 0-1, which pitted IT Tralee against face Mary Immaculate College Limerick 2 in the quarter-final. Again, IT Tralee were victorious by 4-9 to 0-10. Tralee native Katelynn O’Sullivan scored three goals in the process.
IT Tralee go in to the semi-final against Letterkenny IT in a confident mood as a result of these two victories. However, while very little is known about the calibre of the Letterkenny IT players, they are managed by current Donegal star Michael Murphy and are sure to be well organised and ready for the IT Tralee challenge.
IT Tralee will be looking to top scorer Katelynn O’Sullivan, team captain Kate Mannix along with Michelle Parker from Cork, Kildare senior Aine Nash, Offaly senior Aoife Carey and Wicklow’s Laura Clarke to lead them to glory. Other Kerry players involved are Diana O’Keeffe (John Mitchels), Jesse Griffin (Cromane) and Katie Sugrue (Scartaglin).
If IT Tralee are victorious on Friday they will then play the winners of the other semi-final between St. Mary’s University, Belfast and Dundalk IT in the Moynihan Cup final. This game will take place on Saturday at 7pm at the Abbottstown GAA National Games Development Centre.