Back-to-back titles remain firmly on the table, a fourth Fitzgibbon Cup in five years edging closer with every outing. The Fitzgibbon Cup holders absorbed what resistance UCC could muster, then moved through the gears to pull clear for a comfortable eight-point victory in the second half. UL nudged three clear on the restart, Joe Fitzgerald and the increasingly influential Darragh McCarthy on target, the latter dovetailing neatly with Adam Screeney. *****Scorers for UL: Darragh McCarthy 0-9 (0-7 f), Adam English, Adam Screeney, Diarmuid Stritch 0-2 each, Fintan Fitzgerald, Jack O’Neill, Aidan O’Connor, Joe Fitzgerald, Jack Leahy 0- 1 each. Darragh McCarthy (Toomevara, Tipperary), 14.