Brían Cooney of TUS Midlands in action against Conor Dolan of DCU Dóchas Éireann during the 2025 Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup quarter-final at Dublin City University Sportsgrounds. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

TUS Midlands primed to start Sigerson Cup campaign

Ronan Fagan

Published: Tue 6 Jan 2026, 2:47 PM

Last updated: Tue 6 Jan 2026, 2:48 PM

TUS Midlands will host MTU Kerry in a Sigerson Cup first round encounter on the Athlone campus at 7pm tonight (Tuesday).

A win tonight will place TUS Midlands into the quarter-final of the third level gaelie football competition, the stage at which their Sigerson Cup journey faltered in 2025.

TUS Midlands manager John Twaddle will be looking towards experienced intercounty players, Matthew Whittaker and Brian Cooney (Westmeath) and David Dempsey (Offaly) in the hope that his charges can advance over their Munster opponents.

TUS Midlands exited the competition last year to eventual Sigerson Cup winners DCU Dóchas Éireann.

Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup Round One Fixtures

Tuesday. January 6

TUS Midlands v MTU Kerry, TUS Midlands, 7pm

TU Dublin v DKIT, Grangegorman, 7.30pm

Ulster University v DCU Dóchas Eireann, Burren, 7.30pm

Wednesday January 7

St Mary's v Maynooth University, Davitts GAC, 1.30pm

UCD v ATU Galway, Belfield, 7.30pm

Queens University v University of Galway, Abbottstown, 7.30pm

MTU Cork v UL, MTU Cork, 7.30pm

ATU Sligo v UCC, Edenderry, 8pm