While the overall performance may not have been at the levels of their opening-round win over UCC, MTU Cork secured the same outcome in Thursday night’s Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup clash with Garda College.
Having begun their campaign with a ten-point victory in a cross-town derby, the Bishopstown college had 13 to spare in the end against the trainee gardaí, 2-20 to 0-13 the final score. However, it was a win that had to be earned as the half-time score was 0-11 to 0-10 in favour of MTU – and they had to be thankful to corner-back Tadhg O’Leary Hayes for a goal-line clearance in the first half, when they trailed by a point.
Once Aaron McEvoy – who finished with 1-5, all from play – and Alan Walsh scored…