Mary Immaculate College won their third Fitzgibbon Cup crown today, with a 2-14 to 1-15 victory over fierce rivals University of Limerick, at Abbeydorney in Kerry.
Mary Immaculate started the stronger of the two teams, and they raced into a seven point lead in the first-half.
UL fought back, however, and it looked like they would be taking home their third title in-a-row.
But Jamie Wall's Mary I were not to be denied, and they scored six of the last seven points, to win their first Fitzgibbon since 2017, when Wall was also in charge.
The victory sparked intensely emotional scenes, with Wall's cousin - former Clare inter-county hurler and now selector with Mary I, Podge Collins - running over to embrace him.
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Emotional Scenes At Fitzgibbon Cup Final
Really emotional moment here between Jamie Wall and Podge Collins after Mary I claimed the Fitzgibbon Cup. 💚pic.twitter.com/0Tiw69pGyw
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) February 17, 2024
Final moments of Mary Immaculate’s dramatic Fitzgibbon Cup win, beating UL by two points and stopping their three in a row. They dug it out brilliantly after letting a big lead slip. #GAA pic.twitter.com/DlsyceBzLW
— Tommy Rooney (@TomasORuanaidh) February 17, 2024
"Jamie, I'd be hear talking 'til the cows come home about my relationship with Jamie," Mary I captain Colin O'Brien said about Wall after the game.
"We've been through a lot together, and it's just unreal to stand up there and have that trophy for him."
Mary Immaculate College are Fitzgibbon Cup champions, 2024. Colin O'Brien accepts the cup from GAA President Larry McCarthy. pic.twitter.com/aro7MhSpQP
— Sporting LK (@SportingLK) February 17, 2024
