Higher education championship hurling team of the year announced
Fitzgibbon Cup champions Mary Immaculate College Limerick lead the way with seven players on the 2024 Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year, announced on Tuesday.
In a season filled with stand-out team and individual performances, it was Mary Immaculate College Limerick (MICL) who reigned supreme, overcoming a strong University of Limerick (UL) side in the final - who themselves were aiming for three Fitzgibbon Cup victories in a row. MICL, who are managed and coached by famous family duo Jamie Wall and Podge Collins, triumphed to a third Fitzgibbon Cup title in their history, all of which have come since 2016.
In this year’s Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Rising Stars 2024 Hurling Team of the Year, Fitzgibbon Cup champions MICL lead the way with seven players included, while beaten finalists UL have four representatives on the team. Beaten semi-finalists University of Galway have three representatives, with one player from SETU Waterford also included on this year’s team.
RISING STARS HURLING TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. Jason Gillane (MICL, Patrickswell & Limerick); 2. Adam Hogan (MICL, Feakle & Clare); 3. Eoin Lawless (University of Galway, St Mary's Athenry & Galway);
4. Fergal O’Connor (University of Limerick, Effin & Limerick); 5. Diarmuid Ryan (MICL, Cratloe & Clare);
6. Mark Fitzgerald (University of Limerick, Passage & Waterford); 7.
Joe Caesar (MICL, Holycross-Ballycahill & Tipperary); 8. Cathal Quinn (MICL, Cashel King Cormacs & Tipperary); 9. Gavin Lee (University of Galway, Clarinbridge & Galway); 10. Reuben Halloran (SETU Waterford, De La Salle & Waterford); 11. Gearoid O’Connor (University of Limerick, Moyne-Templetuohy & Tipperary); 12. Shane O’Brien (MICL, Kilmallock & Limerick); 13. Shane Meehan (MICL, Banner & Clare); 14. Mark Rodgers (University of Limerick, Scariff & Clare); 15. Niall Collins (University of Galway, Cappataggle & Galway).
APRIL AWARDS CEREMONY
Uachtarán CLG, Jarlath Burns, said: “Congratulations to the players and institutions whose immense efforts have been recognised in this year’s Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year. We have been delighted to watch the tremendous matchups and skills in this year’s Fitzgibbon Cup, and I look forward to celebrating the players’ and teams’ achievements at our Higher Education Awards ceremony next
month.” FOOTBALL TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Rising Stars Football Team of the Year will be announced on Thursday, 28th March with the Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Star Hurling and Football Player of the Year being announced at the Higher Education Awards Ceremony on April 1st. These awards will acknowledge one outstanding performance from this year’s Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup Championships.