2023 Fitzgibbon Cup panels revealed with plenty of Tipperary representation across teams
The 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup gets underway in January and the squads of the various third level institutions have been revealed ahead of the competition, with plenty of Tipperary interest once again.
There are 24 clubs represented throughout the participating squads this year, with Thurles Sarsfields providing the highest number of players with five players. Moycarkey Borris have four players involved, with Kilruane MacDonaghs, Upperchurch Drombane, Toomevara, Roscrea, Arravale Rovers Moyne Templetuohy and Clonoulty Rossmore having a pair of players a piece represented.
Other clubs represented include, Borris-Ileigh, Borrisokane, Skeheenarinky, Burgess, Lorrha, Lattin Cullen, Éire Óg Annacarty, Carrick Swans, Nenagh Éire Óg, Knockavilla Kickhams, Boherlahan Dualla, Rosegreen, St Patricks, Shannon Rovers, Cappawhite, Rosegreen, and Kilsheelan Kilcash all have one player throughout the panels.
Reigning Fitzgibbon Cup champions UL contain seven players with current Tipperary senior panelists Bryan O'Mara who captained last year's winning team, along with Gearoid O'Connor and Rhys Shelly. Kilruane MacDonaghs goal hero from this year's county final in Cian Darcy also joins the panel, with Conal Moran and Jack Ryan also coming onboard, while Tipperary underage player Conor O'Dwyer completes the Tipperary interest in the UL panel.
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick top the billing from a Tipperary perspective, with 11 players in their panel for the 2023 competition. Upperchurch Drombane have two players involved in the form of Keith and Aaron Ryan, along with former Tipperary underage stars JD Devaney and Devon Ryan.
Staying in Limerick, TUS MidWest has the next highest Tipp representation with eight players including the likes of intercounty panelist Alan Tynan who is joined this year by his brother Darragh, while other notable players here include former Tipperary underage players Kevin McCarthy and Kyle Shelly.
MTU Cork also have a sizeable Tipperary contingent with six players added to their panel, with current Tipperary senior hurling panelist Paddy Creedon the standout name, while former Tipperary underage footballer Barry Kehoe also makes his way into contention for a starting place come the new year.
See full Tipperary players list below, and to see full panel lists, click the following link here.
Tipperary represntatives by college:
UCC: Daire Hogan (Burgess).
UCD: Eoin Purcell (Thurles Sarsfields).
MTU Cork: Barry Kehoe (Kilsheelan Kilcash), Ben Loughman (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams), Conor Duggan (St Patricks), Henry Fogarty (Thurles Sarsfields), Paddy Creedon (Thurles Sarsfields), Padraig Bradshaw (Moycarkey Borris).
University of Galway: Ben West (Nenagh Éire Óg).
SETU Carlow: Kenny Ryan (Toomevara), Shane Thorpy (Carrick Swans), Patrick Ryan (Kilruane MacDonaghs)
Maynooth University: Kevin Bracken (Thurles Sarsfields), Colm Fogarty (Lorrha), David Fogarty (Holycross Ballycahill), Daire Madden (Borrisokane), Sean Ryan (Clonoulty Rossmore), Paddy Stakelum (Thurles Sarsfields).
Mary Immaculate College: Keith Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane), Johnny Ryan (Arravale Rovers), Ciaran Lloyd (Moyne Templetuohy), Aaron Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane), Darragh Brennan (Skeheenarinky), Devon Ryan (Cashel King Cormacs), JD Devaney (Borris-Ileigh), Shane Lowe (Moyne Templetuohy), Aidan Griffin (Éire Óg Annacarty), Diarmuid Looby (Lattin Cullen), John Ryan (Boherlahan Dualla).
University of Limerick: Bryan O'Mara (Holycross Ballycahill). Cian Darcy (Kilruane MacDonaghs), Conal Moran (Shannon Rovers), Conor O'Dwyer (Cashel King Cormacs), Gearoid O'Connor (Moyne Templetuohy), Jack Ryan (Holycross Ballycahill), Rhys Shelly (Moycarkey Borris).
SETU Waterford: Jason O'Dwyer (Clonoulty Rossmore).
TUS Midwest: Alan Tynan (Roscrea), Darragh Tynan (Roscrea), Brian Óg O'Dwyer (Rosegreen), Gearoid Ryan (Cappawhite), Gerard Halligan (Arravale Rovers), Kevin McCarthy (Toomevara), Kyle Shelly (Moycarkey Borris), Peter Melbourne (Moycarkey Borris).