Conor McGurk Cup

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Conor McGurk Cup
CodeHurling
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
Region Ulster (GAA)
TrophyConor McGurk Cup Trophy
No. of teams10 (as of 2023) [1]
Title holders Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal (1st title)
Sponsors Bank of Ireland (as of 2018) [2]

The Conor McGurk Cup is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It has been held annually since 2018. [3]

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The series of games are played during January. The McGurk Cup is effectively a pre-season tournament, [4] allowing teams to experiment prior to the opening of the National Hurling League.[ citation needed ]

The 2019 competition, the third year of the event, involved nine teams competing in three sections. [5] The 2022 tournament involved seven teams, including both county teams and college teams. [3]

The Down county hurling team won the 2022 final, [1] followed by Donegal in the 2023 competition. [6]

Teams

As of 2023 the competition involved 10 teams, including: [1] [7]

Teams (10)County / UniversityProvinceCup titlesLast cup title
Antrim CountyUlster32021
Armagh CountyUlster0
Cavan CountyUlster0
Donegal CountyUlster22024
Down CountyUlster22022
Fermanagh CountyUlster0
Louth CountyLeinster0
Monaghan CountyUlster0
Queen's University Belfast UniversityUlster0
Ulster University UniversityUlster0

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
TeamScoreTeamScore
2024 Donegal 2-25 Down 0-22
2023 Donegal 5-28 Ulster University 0-21 [6]
2022 Down 1-22 Donegal 2-18 [8]
2021 Antrim 4-24 Down 1-19 [9]
2020 Antrim 2-19 Down 0-13 [10]
2019 Down 1-19 Ulster University 0-19 [11]
2018 Antrim 3-26 Down 1-14 [12]

Roll of honour

CountyTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears Runners-up
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 302018, 2020, 2021
Colours of Down.svg Down 242019, 20222018, 2020, 2021, 2024
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 212023, 20242022
Colours of Down.svg Ulster University 022019, 2023

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