2025 Fitzgibbon Cup

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2025 Fitzgibbon Cup
Dates15 January - February 2025
Teams11
Sponsor Electric Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored33 (2.36 per match)
Points scored551 (39.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Down.svg Ben Cunningham (0-26)
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The 2025 Fitzgibbon Cup is the 108th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 11 December 2024. [1] [2] The competition is scheduled to run from 15 January to February 2025.

Contents

Mary Immaculate College are the defending champions. [3] [4]

Team changes

From Fitzgibbon Cup

Regraded to the Ryan Cup

Group A

Group A table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
University of Limerick 33009260326
Mary Immaculate College 32015761-44
SETU Waterford 31023853-152
ATU Galway 30034528-170

Group A results

15 January 2025Round 1 University of Limerick 3-24 - 1-17 SETU Waterford UL Grounds
G O’Connor 0-11 (0-7 frees); J Leahy 2-2; A O’Connor 0-3; A English 1-0; A Morgan, B O’Sullivan, P O’Donovan, C O’Meara, P Crotty, D Hanniffy, S Rynne 0-1 each. Report R Halloran 1-10 (0-6 frees, 0-1 ’65); S Walsh 0-3; W Beresford 0-2; C Keane, J Foley 0-1 each.
15 January 2025Round 1 ATU Galway 2-14 - 0-22 Mary Immaculate College Ballyloughnane Grounds
D Donohue 0-8 (8f); N Earner and D Shaughnessy 1-0 each; K Cooney (2sl) and O Lohan 0-2 each; J Cooney and D McGlynn 0-1 each. Report O O’Farrell 0-5 (3f); S Meehan (2f) and C Hennessy 0-3 each; S O’Brien (1f), D McLaughlin and J Ryan 0-2 each; C Scully, E Lawless, D Cahill, D Conway and R O’Connor 0-1 each.
22 January 2025Round 2 University of Limerick 3-27 - 3-16 ATU Galway UL Grounds
J Leahy 1-6; B O’Sullivan, G O’Connor (0-3f) 0-5 each; A English 0-4; A O’Connor 1-1; P O’Donovan 1-0; C O’Meara 0-3; S O’Hanlon, K Doyle, D Hanniffy 0-1 each. Report N Earner 2-2; K Cooney 0-7 (0-6f); D Dunne 1-1; O Lohan 0-2; D Shaughnessy, J Cooney (free), D Murphy, D Donohue 0-1 each.
22 January 2025Round 2 SETU Waterford 0-18 - 1-17 Mary Immaculate College SETU Sports Campus
S Walsh (0-12, 9fs), C King (0-3), C Keane, J Foley (0-1 each). Report S O'Brien (1-8, 7fs), C Scully (0-4), D Cahill (0-2), O O'Farrell, R O'Connor (0-1 each).
29 January 2024Round 3 Mary Immaculate College 0-15 - 0-23 University of Limerick MICL Grounds
C Scully 0-5 (0-4f); O O'Farrell 0-4 (0-2f); J Ryan, D McLaughlin, D Cahill (free), R Power, R O'Connor, J Quilty (free) 0-1 each. Report G O’Connor 0-6 (0-3f); J Leahy, P Crotty 0-4; S O’Hanlon 0-3; D Hanniffy 0-2; B O'Sullivan, S Rynne, C O’Meara, M Fitzgerald 0-1 each
29 January 2024Round 3 SETU Waterford w/o - scr. ATU Galway

Group B

Group B table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
University College Cork 33007968116
MTU Cork 32017159124
University of Galway 31028260222
University College Dublin 30035398-450

Group B results

15 January 2025Round 1 University College Cork 0-29 - 1-20 University College Dublin The Mardyke
B Keating, B Cunningham (0-2 f, 0-1 65) 0-5 each, W Buckley 0-4, D Flynn, M Mullaney 0-3 each, T Wilk, D Stakelum 0-2 each, F Coleman, E Twomey, J Dwyer, P McGarry, E O’Leary 0-1 each. Report D Ó Dulaing 0-6 (0-4 f), D Williams 0-4 (0-1 f), L Connellan 1-1, D Purcell, C Ó Cathasaigh, J Duggan 0-2 each, E Ryan, B Scanlon, P McDonald 0-1 each.
16 January 2025Round 1 University of Galway 1-15 - 1-18 MTU Cork Dangan Grounds
N Collins (0-8, 0-7f), L Collins (1-4), G Thomas (0-1), C Molloy (0-1), D Bourke (0-1). Report A Connolly (0-8, 0-5f, 0-1 65), A Walsh (1-1), C Joyce (0-3, 0-1 65), D Healy (0-2), B Lynch (0-2), M Mullins (0-1), S Walsh (0-1)
22 January 2025Round 2 University College Cork 1-24 - 2-19 University of Galway The Mardyke
B Cunningham (0-9, 2 frees); D Stakelum (1-3); B Keating, D Flynn (0-3 each); W Buckley (0-2); F Coleman, J Dwyer, P McGarry, D Hogan (0-1 each). Report N Collins (0-10, 9 frees); L Collins (2-0); D Bourke, D Comar, C Molloy (0-2 each); I McGlynn, M Gill, T Killeen (0-1 each).
23 January 2025Round 2 University College Dublin 1-15 - 3-21 MTU Cork Belfield Grounds
D Williams (1-7, 0-5 frees); B Scanlon (0-3); L Connellan (0-2); C O Cathasaigh, D Lee, C Kearney (0-1 each). Report A Connolly (1-5, 0-4 frees); D Healy (0-5); S Walsh (0-4); David O'Sullivan, M Finn (1-0 each); J Cahalane, B Lynch, R McCarthy (0-2 each); Darragh O'Sullivan (0-1).
29 January 2025Round 3 University of Galway 4-27 - 0-12 University College Dublin Dangan Grounds
R Davitt (1-5), I McGlynn (1-2), M Tarpey (1-1), D Comar (0-4), N Collins (0-4), K Hanrahan (1-0), C Molloy (0-2), L Leen (0-2), S Dunford (0-2), J Ryan (0-1), G Thomas (0-1). Report B Scanlon (0-7), S Barron (0-1, F Mahony (0-1), C Kearney (0-1), D Lee (0-1), C O’ Toole (0-1).
29 January 2025Round 3 MTU Cork 0-20 - 0-23 University College Cork MTU Cork Grounds
J Cahalane 0-9 (7 frees); S Walsh 0-3; D Healy, A Walsh 0-2 each; Darragh O’Sullivan, M Mullins, David O’Sullivan, R McCarthy 0-1 each. Report B Cunningham 0-12 (9 frees, 1 65); W Buckley, M Mullaney, P McGarry 0-2 each; Cathal McCarthy, B Keating, D Hogan, F Coleman, E O’Leary 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
TUS Midwest 21104735123
DCU Dóchas Éireann 2110494453
Maynooth University 20023754-170

Group C results

16 January 2025Round 1 TUS Midwest 1-18 - 1-18 DCU Dóchas Éireann TUS Midwest Grounds
K Shelly 0-8 (7f), P McCormack 1-2, N O’Farrell 0-4, P Donnellan 0-2 (1 ’65), D Casey and S Canning 0-1 each. Report C Dunne 0-8 (5f, 1 ’65), J Carroll 1-2, S Bourke and D Carley 0-2 each, B Reid, C Kehoe, D Shirley and S Byrne 0-1 each.
23 January 2025Round 2 DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-22 - 2-17 Maynooth University DCU Sportsgrounds
C Dunne (0-7, 5f), C Boran (1-1), C Beirne (0-4), S Bourke (1-0), D Carley, J Flanagan (0-2 each), P Langton, B Reid, D Shirley, C Spain, D Walsh, P Clarke (0-1 each). Report C Fogarty (1-5, 1-0 pen, 0-3f), C Hackett (1-2), E Cunneen (0-3), N Holland (0-2, 2f), T Maher (0-2), F Hogan, D Queally, H Shine (0-1 each).
30 January 2025Round 3 Maynooth University 0-14 - 0-26 TUS Midwest Maynooth University North Campus
C Fogarty 0-8 (7fs, 1x65), C Hackett 0-3, H Shine 0-2 (2fs), E Cunneen 0-1. Report K Shelly 0-13 (13fs), N O’Farrell 0-5, P McCormack 0-2, C O’Dwyer 0-2; R Doyle 0-2; S Canning 0-1, D Tynan 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

6 February 2025Quarter-final TUS Midwest v MTU Cork TUS Midwest Grounds

Semi-finals

Final

Finalv

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Ben Cunningham University College Cork 0-262638.66
2Niall Collins University of Galway 0-222237.33
Gearóid O'Connor University of Limerick 0-222237.33
4Jack Leahy University of Limerick 3-122137.00
Kyle Shelly TUS Midwest 0-2121210.50
6 Alan Connolly MTU Cork 1-131628.00
Colm Fogarty Maynooth University 1-131628.00
8Seán Walsh SETU Waterford 0-151527.50
Cillian Dunne DCU Dóchas Éireann 0-151527.50
10 David Williams University College Dublin 1-111427.00

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