DkIT Sigerson boss McConville taking 'hope' from St. Marys' triumph last year

DkIT manager  Óisín McConville wants his side to take inspiration from St. Marys' Sigerson Cup triumph last year.

'The Ranch' pulled off a surprise triumph in the competition 12-months ago and, while McConville remained realistic when speaking to Conor McKenna after Tuesday night's win preliminary round win over Trinity, he feels their unlikely success gives inspiration to other smaller Colleges hoping to challenge the established competition favourites . DkIT will do this in the form of facing DCU next Wednesday.

"We have a good strong squad so I think that’s the key, anytime we can get everybody out we can be competitive," McConville said.

"I suppose at Sigerson level like, realistically are we going to win a Sigerson, probably not, but I suppose St. Mary’s winning last year probably gives the likes of us some sort of semblance of hope and, as I say, we want to be competitive.

"This was a brilliant win. I suppose we’ve done really well in the Trench Cups the past two-years, but it’s a bigger test obviously when you come to play Sigerson teams.

"We’re under no illusions that Trinity wouldn’t be seen as one of the stronger teams in the competition, but they still take beating and I suppose when you look at the numbers, they have a decent bit of talent so it was a good win for us," he added.