HEC O'Connor Cup

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HEC O'Connor Cup
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Current event clock.svg 2019 HEC O'Connor Cup
Irish Corn Uí Chonchúir [1]
Code Ladies' Gaelic football
Founded1987
Region Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland (GAA)
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup [2]
Title holders University of Limerick (12th title)
Most titles University of Limerick (12 titles)
SponsorsGourmet Food Parlour
Irish Examiner
TV partner(s) TG4
Official website www.helgfa.com

The HEC O'Connor Cup, also referred to as the Michael O'Connor Cup, is the senior Ladies' Gaelic football intervarsity cup competition. It features teams representing universities and institutes of technology from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is organised by the Higher Education Colleges committee of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Mary Immaculate College won the inaugural competition in 1987. University of Limerick is the competition's most successful team. [2] [3] [4] Since 2018 the O'Connor Cup has been sponsored by Gourmet Food Parlour. [5] It was previously sponsored by the Irish Examiner . [6] [7] [8] During the 2010s, the O'Connor Cup final has been broadcast live by TG4 and/or YouTube. [1] [9] [10] [11] Since 1993 teams knocked out in the early rounds of the O'Connor Cup have subsequently competed in the consolation competition, the O'Connor Shield. [2] [3]

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Finals

YearWinnerScoreRunners–upHost
1987 Mary Immaculate College UCC
1988 UCC Mary Immaculate College
1989 Waterford RTC Mary Immaculate College
1990 UCC Mary Immaculate College
1991 Thomond College Mary Immaculate College
1992 Mary Immaculate College Thomond College
1993 University of Limerick Mary Immaculate College
1994 University of Limerick Waterford RTC
1995 University of Limerick Garda Síochána College
1996 University of Limerick UUJ
1997 University of Limerick Garda Síochána College
1998 IT Tralee IT Sligo
1999 IT Tralee UCD
2000 IT Sligo Waterford IT
2001 [12] UCD 2–8;0–5 IT Tralee Templemore
2002 UCD University of Limerick
2003 UCD UUJ
2004 [13] University of Limerick 4–9;2–8 NUI Maynooth NUI Galway
2005 UCD NUI Galway
2006 UCD IT Sligo
2007 University of Limerick UUJ
2008 [14] UUJ 0–14;1–3 IT Sligo NUI Galway
2009 [15] [16] DCU 2–11;1–13 University of Limerick UUJ
2010 [17] [18] DCU 2–12;0–12 UUJ DCU
2011 [19] [20] DCU 3–8;1–11 UUJ University of Limerick
2012 [21] [22] UCC 2–14;1–13 UUJ Queen's University
2013 [23] [24] Queen's University 4–10;1–9 DCU Waterford IT
2014 [25] [26] [27] University of Limerick 3–7;1–9 Queen's University Queen's University
2015 [8] [28] [29] University of Limerick 3–16;0–9 DCU Cork Institute of Technology
2016 [30] [31] UCD 1–7;0–9 University of Limerick IT Tralee
2017 [32] [33] [34] University of Limerick 2–5;0–8 UCC MacHale Park
2018 [35] [36] [37] DCU 2–12;0–17 University of Limerick Abbotstown
2019 [38] [39] [40] University of Limerick 2–16;1–10 UCD DIT Grangegorman [41]

Source: [2] [3] [42]

Winners by team

WinnerYearsTotal Titles
University of Limerick/Thomond College 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 12
UCD 2001, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 20166
DCU 2009, 2010, 2011, 20184
UCC 1988, 1990, 20123
Mary Immaculate College 1987, 19922
IT Tralee 1998, 19992
University of Ulster, Jordanstown 20081
Queen's University 20131
IT Sligo 20001
Waterford RTC/Waterford IT 19891

Source: [3]

O'Connor Shield

Since 1993 teams knocked out in the early rounds of the O'Connor Cup have subsequently competed in the consolation competition, the Micheal O'Connor Shield. [2] [3] In 2019 the Shield was effectively a 5th/6th place play-off. [43] [44]

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