2025 Fitzgibbon Cup

2025 Fitzgibbon Cup

Dates	15 January - February 2025
Teams	11
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	29 (2.9 per match)
Points scored	391 (39.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Niall Collins (0-18)
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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 are the defending champions.[3][4]

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	2	2	0	0	69	45	24	4
Mary Immaculate College	2	2	0	0	42	38	4	4
ATU Galway	2	0	0	2	45	28	-17	0
SETU Waterford	2	0	0	2	38	53	-15	0

Group A fixtures and results

University of Limerick v SETU Waterford

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.

ATU Galway v Mary Immaculate College

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.

University of Limerick v ATU Galway

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.

SETU Waterford v Mary Immaculate College

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).

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Group B

Group B table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
MTU Cork	2	2	0	0	51	36	15	4
University College Cork	2	2	0	0	56	48	8	4
University of Galway	2	0	0	2	43	48	-5	0
University College Dublin	2	0	0	2	41	59	-18	0

Group B fixtures and results

University College Cork v University College Dublin

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.

University of Galway v MTU Cork

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)

University College Cork v University of Galway

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).

University College Dublin v MTU Cork

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).

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Group C

Group C table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
DCU Dóchas Éireann	2	1	1	0	49	44	5	3
TUS Midwest	1	0	1	0	21	21	0	1
Maynooth University	1	0	0	1	23	28	-5	0

Group C fixtures and results

TUS Midwest v DCU Dóchas Éireann

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.

DCU Dóchas Éireann v Maynooth University

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).

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Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall Collins	University of Galway	0-18	18	2	9.00
2	Jack Leahy	University of Limerick	3-08	17	2	8.50
3	Alan Connolly	MTU Cork	1-13	16	2	8.00
	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-16	16	2	8.00
5	Seán Walsh	SETU Waterford	0-15	15	2	7.50
	Cillian Dunne	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-15	15	2	7.50
7	David Williams	University College Dublin	1-11	14	2	7.00
	Ben Cunningham	University College Cork	0-14	14	2	7.00
9	Reuben Halloran	SETU Waterford	1-10	13	1	13.00
	Shane O'Brien	Mary Immaculate College	1-10	13	2	6.50

References

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.

External link

• Higher Education fixtures and results