Queen's 3-6 Cork IT 0-9: Queen's University, Belfast, came up trumps at the Dublin City University sports grounds yesterday with Gavin Donaghy claiming three goals in this Sigerson Cup quarter-final.

Donaghy pounced for the first of his goals on 27 minutes to give Queen's a five-point lead.

Although Daniel Goulding reduced the arrears for Cork IT, Donaghy struck for his second goal. That left Queen's with a 2-5 to 0-4 lead at the break and they then put the game to bed on 38 minutes when Donaghy landed his third goal.

QUEEN'S: J Gibney; N Bogue, M Drumm, R O'Neill; K Gunne, G O'Kane, J Turley; C O'Brien, P Turley; G Donaghy (3-3, one free), B Mallon (0-2, one free), K Mc Gourty; D Tierney, J McGovern, C Moran (0-1). Subs: D McCartan for O'Neill (half-time), M O'Rourke for Mallon (50 mins), P O'Hea for Turley (60 mins), M Rooney for Gunne (59 mins), A Gallagher for McGovern (60 mins).

CORK IT: K Murphy; M Prout, P Nealon (0-1), P Sheehan; N Hennessy, R Megeean, A Sheehy; M Kelleher, E O'Connor; D Goulding (0-3), D O'Connor, P O'Flynn; B Sheehan (0-4, all frees), V Hurley (0-1), A Morgan. Subs: B Twomey for Sheehy (half-time), C O'Connor for O'Flynn (50 mins).

Referee: S Farrell (Dublin).