GAA:Dublin City University enjoyed a one point victory over Wicklow in Aughrim while the students from UCD also overcame county opposition in accounting for Laois in Leinster's O'Byrne Cup senior football first round matches this afternoon.
In the Dr McKenna Cup, the University of Ulster, Jordanstown will capture the headlines in beating Donegal while NUIG enjoyed a two point victory over Galway in their FBD Insurance senior football league clash.
Dr McKenna Cup SF R1 results:Tyrone 1-13 Queen's 1-05; Fermanagh 2-11 Antrim 1-06; Monaghan 0-14 St Mary's 0-06; Down 2-12 Armagh 0-10; Derry 0-13 Cavan 0-12; Donegal 0-09 UUJ 0-11.
O'Byrne Cup SF first round results:Meath 1-13 Wexford 1-10 Wexford; Wicklow 1-14 DCU 0-18; Longford 0-13 Athlone IT 1-09; Kildare 2-11 Dublin IT 0-09; Offaly 3-06 Westmeath 0-07; Carlow 0-10 Dublin 0-17; Laois 0-11 UCD 0-15.
FBD Insurance FL:GMIT 2-08 Roscommon 1-11; Sligo 1-17 London 0-09 London; Galway 0-09 NUIG 1-08.
McGrath Cup SF preliminary round:Waterford 0-14 IT Tralee 2-14; Clare 0-18 UL 1-08; Tipperary 2-13 LIT 3-08.