2025 Fitzgibbon Cup

2025 Fitzgibbon Cup
Dates	15 January - February 2025
Teams	11
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	33 (2.36 per match)
Points scored	551 (39.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	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.

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

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
Team	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

15 January 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2024 Round 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 2024 Round 3

SETU Waterford

w/o - scr.

ATU Galway

Group B

Group B table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	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

15 January 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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
Team	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

16 January 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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 2025 Round 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

5 February 2025 Quarter-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.

6 February 2025 Quarter-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

11 February 2025 Semi-final

University College Cork

v

DCU Dóchas Éireann

SETU Carlow Grounds

11 February 2025 Semi-final

University of Limerick

v

MTU Cork

Mallow GAA Complex

Final

v

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kyle Shelly	TUS Midwest	1-33	36	3	12.00
2	Ben Cunningham	University College Cork	0-26	26	3	8.66
3	Shane O'Brien	Mary Immaculate College	1-21	24	3	8.00
4	Alan Connolly	MTU Cork	1-20	23	3	7.66
5	Niall Collins	University of Galway	0-22	22	3	7.33
5	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-22	22	3	7.33
7	Jack Leahy	University of Limerick	3-12	21	3	7.00
8	Cillian Dunne	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-18	18	3	6.00
9	Jack Cahalane	MTU Cork	1-14	17	4	4.25
10	Alan Walsh	Maynooth University	4-04	16	4	4.00
10	Colm Fogarty	Maynooth University	1-13	16	2	8.00

References

^ "Here are the 2025 Fitzgibbon Cup and Sigerson Cup draws". The 42. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
^ "2025 Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup draws made". Hogan Stand. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
^ Murphy, Murt (17 February 2024). "Underdogs Mary I claim Fitzgibbon Cup, deny UL the three in a row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Murphy, Éamonn (17 February 2024). "Colin O'Brien and Jamie Wall land Fitzgibbon Cup for Mary I". Echo Live. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (5 February 2025). "DCU dethrone lethargic Mary I to reach Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

External link

Higher Education fixtures and results

[1] "Here are the 2025 Fitzgibbon Cup and Sigerson Cup draws". The 42. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

[2] "2025 Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup draws made". Hogan Stand. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

[3] Murphy, Murt (17 February 2024). "Underdogs Mary I claim Fitzgibbon Cup, deny UL the three in a row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[4] Murphy, Éamonn (17 February 2024). "Colin O'Brien and Jamie Wall land Fitzgibbon Cup for Mary I". Echo Live. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[5] Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (5 February 2025). "DCU dethrone lethargic Mary I to reach Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

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