2025 Fitzgibbon Cup

2025 Fitzgibbon Cup

Dates	15 January - 15 February 2025
Teams	11
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Champions	University of Limerick (9th title) Colin Coughlan (captain) Brian Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	DCU Dóchas Éireann Pádraic Moylan (captain) Paul Carney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	44 (2.32 per match)
Points scored	736 (38.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gearóid O'Connor (0-37)
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The 2025 Fitzgibbon Cup was 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 ran from 15 January to 15 February 2025.

Mary Immaculate College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by DCU Dóchas Éireann in the quarter-finals. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The final was played on 15 February 2025 at the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Bekan, between University of Limerick and DCU Dóchas Éireann, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in seven years. ^[6] University of Limerick won the match by 0–23 to 1–15 to claim their ninth Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a third title in four years. ^{[7] [8]}

University of Limerick's Gearóid O'Connor was the top scorer with 0-37.

Team changes

From Fitzgibbon Cup

Regraded to the Ryan Cup

• SETU Carlow

Group A

Group A table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Limerick	3	3	0	0	92	60	32	6
Mary Immaculate College	3	2	0	1	57	61	-4	4
SETU Waterford	3	1	0	2	38	53	-15	2
ATU Galway	3	0	0	3	45	28	-17	0

Group A results

University of Limerick v SETU Waterford

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.

ATU Galway v Mary Immaculate College

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.

University of Limerick v ATU Galway

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.

SETU Waterford v Mary Immaculate College

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).

Mary Immaculate College v University of Limerick

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

SETU Waterford v ATU Galway

29 January 2024Round 3

SETU Waterford

w/o - scr.

ATU Galway

Group B

Group B table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University College Cork	3	3	0	0	79	68	11	6
MTU Cork	3	2	0	1	71	59	12	4
University of Galway	3	1	0	2	82	60	22	2
University College Dublin	3	0	0	3	53	98	-45	0

Group B results

University College Cork v University College Dublin

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.

University of Galway v MTU Cork

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)

University College Cork v University of Galway

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).

University College Dublin v MTU Cork

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).

University of Galway v University College Dublin

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).

MTU Cork v University College Cork

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

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
TUS Midwest	2	1	1	0	47	35	12	3
DCU Dóchas Éireann	2	1	1	0	49	44	5	3
Maynooth University	2	0	0	2	37	54	-17	0

Group C results

TUS Midwest v DCU Dóchas Éireann

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.

DCU Dóchas Éireann v Maynooth University

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).

Maynooth University v TUS Midwest

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

DCU Dóchas Éireann v Mary Immaculate College

5 February 2025Quarter-final	DCU Dóchas Éireann	1-20 - 1-18	Mary Immaculate College	DCU Sportsgrounds
	S Bourke 1-1 (0-1f); J Flanagan (2f), D Shirley 0-4 each; C Dunne 0-3 (3f); C Spain (1 sideline), C Beirne 0-2 each; B Reid, D Carley, C Boran, P Clarke 0-1 apiece.	Report	S O’Brien 0-11 (7f, 1 ’65); F McDonagh 1-0; J Quilty 0-2; R Power, R O’Connor, D McLoughlin, D Cahill, J Caesar 0-1 apiece.

TUS Midwest v MTU Cork

6 February 2025Quarter-final	TUS Midwest	1-17 - 4-18	MTU Cork	TUS Midwest Grounds
	K Shelly 1-12 (0-10 f, 1-0 pen), N O’Farrell 0-2, S Canning, P McCormack, J Mahon (f) 0-1 each.	Report	A Walsh 3-1, A Connolly 0-7 (0-5 f), J Cahalane 1-3, M Finn, D O’Sullivan 0-2 each, D Healy, R McCarthy, S Fitzgerald 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

University College Cork v DCU Dóchas Éireann

11 February 2025Semi-final	University College Cork	1-16 - 1-20	DCU Dóchas Éireann	SETU Carlow Grounds
	D Flynn 0-4 (0-2 f), F Coleman 1-1, E Twomey, W Buckley 0-3 each, D Stakelum, M Mullaney, B Keating, L Elliott, P McGarry 0-1 each.	Report	D Walsh 0-6 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), D Shirley 1-2, J Flanagan 0-5, C Boran 0-2, P Langton, S Gallagher, S Bourke, B Reid, D Carley 0-1 each.

University of Limerick v MTU Cork

11 February 2025Semi-final	University of Limerick	1-28 - 0-10	MTU Cork	Mallow GAA Complex
	C O’Meara 1-2; G O’Connor 0-5 (3 frees); C Coughlan, J Leahy 0-4 each; B O’Sullivan 0-3; A English, A O’Connor, S Rynne, S O’Hanlon 0-2 each; K Doyle, D Hannify 0-1 each.	Report	J Cahalane 0-4 (4 frees); A Walsh 0-2; R Walsh, A Connolly (65), S Walsh, D Healy 0-1 each.

Final

DCU Dóchas Éireann v University of Limerick

15 February 2025Final	DCU Dóchas Éireann	1-15 - 0-23	University of Limerick	Connacht Centre of Excellence
	D Walsh 0-8 (0-7f), C Beirne 1-1, P Clarke 0-2, C Boran 0-2, J Flanagan 0-1, D Carley 0-1.	Report	G O’Connor 0-10 (0-6f), A English 0-2, J Leahy 0-2, S O‘Hanlon 0-2, J Connealy 0-1, K Doyle 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, B O’Sullivan 0-1, A O’Connor 0-1, C O’Neill 0-1, D Hanniffy 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
`1	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-37	37	5	7.40
2	Kyle Shelly	TUS Midwest	1-33	36	3	12.00
3	Jack Leahy	University of Limerick	3-18	27	5	5.40
4	Ben Cunningham	University College Cork	0-26	26	3	8.66
5	Shane O'Brien	Mary Immaculate College	1-21	24	3	8.00
	Alan Connolly	MTU Cork	1-21	24	4	6.00
7	Niall Collins	University of Galway	0-22	22	3	7.33
8	Jack Cahalane	MTU Cork	1-18	21	5	4.20
9	Alan Walsh	MTU Cork	4-06	18	5	3.60
	Cillian Dunne	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-18	18	5	3.60

References

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