Ryan Cup

Ryan Cup
IrishCorn Uí Riain
CodeHurling
Founded1976/77
RegionUniversities/Third-Level Colleges (GAA)
TrophyRyan Cup/Corn Uí Riain
Title holdersMTU Kerry Campus (4th title)
First winnerCork Institute of Technology
Most titlesMary Immaculate College Limerick, Limerick Institute of Technology (5 titles)
SponsorsElectric Ireland
Official websitehttp://www.he.gaa.ie/home

The Ryan Cup is the tier 2 hurling championship for third level colleges, the Fitzgibbon Cup being the tier 1 hurling championship trophy. The Ryan Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG), the GAA's Higher Education Council.

At some time either in the late 1980s or in the early 1990s, the Ryan Cup - the trophy for the Division 1 Gaelic football league - was presented to the winners of what was then the Division II Championship (non-university). As a result of this mix-up, the Division II Championship became colloquially known as the 'Ryan Cup'.[1] Unfortunately several other GAA trophy competitions bear this name, including still the Higher Education First-Division football league.

The GAA Higher Education Cup Championships are sponsored by Electric Ireland.[2] The Ryan Cup was previously sponsored by Independent.ie [2014-2017], Irish Daily Mail [2012-2013], Ulster Bank [2007-2011], Datapac [2003-2006] and Bus Éireann [1998-2002].

Ryan Cup Tournament 2018-19

2018-19 Group A Qualifying[3]

Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Where Played Date
Rd1 Ulster University 0-09 Galway-Mayo IT 5-09 IT Sligo Grounds 23 January 2019
Rd2 Galway Mayo IT 9-21 Institute of Technology Sligo 1-09 Carnmore Hurling Club 5 February 2019
Rd3 Institute of Technology Sligo 2-06 Ulster University 0-19 IT Sligo Grounds 13 February 2018

Qualifiers: Galway-Mayo IT; Ulster University

2018-19 Group B Qualifying

Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Where Played Date
Rd1 Institute of Technology Tralee 3-15 Athlone IT 0-03 IT Tralee GAA Pitch 23 January 2019
Rd2 Athlone IT 6-09 Queen's University of Belfast 2-08 AIT GAA Pitch 31 January 2019
Rd3 Queens University of Belfast 0-08 Institute of Technology Tralee 2-13 Ballykelly, County Londonderry 6 February 2019

Qualifiers: Institute of Technology Tralee; Athlone IT

2018-19 Finals Tournament

Semi-finals
22 February 		Final
23 February
      
Galway-Mayo IT 4-19
Athlone IT 1-12
Galway-Mayo IT 1-21
Ulster University 1-09
Institute of Technology Tralee 1-17
Ulster University 2-18

Roll of honour

Colleges by wins

Team County Wins Last win
Mary Immaculate College Limerick Limerick 5 2012
Limerick Regional Technical College/Limerick Institute of Technology Limerick 5 2001
Regional Technical College Carlow/Institute of Technology Carlow Carlow 4 2010
Regional Technical College Tralee/Institute of Technology Tralee/MTU Kerry Campus Kerry 4 2022
National University of Ireland Maynooth/Maynooth University Kildare 3 2018
Dublin City University Dublin 3 2014
Regional Technical College Galway Regional Technical College/Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Galway 2 2019
Garda Síochána College Tipperary 2 2017
Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin Dublin 2 2016
Tipperary Institute/Limerick Institute of Technology Tipperary Tipperary 2 2013
Regional Technical College Sligo/Institute of Technology Sligo Sligo 2 2005
St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education

Cork 2 2004
Cork Regional Technical College/Cork Institute of Technology Cork 2 1989
Thomond Institute of Education, Limerick/University of Limerick Limerick 2 1986
Athlone Regional Technical College/Athlone Institute of Technology Westmeath 1 1996
Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin 1 1994
Waterford Regional Technical College/Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford 1 1987
St Patrick's TC, Drumcondra [now affiliated to Dublin City University] Dublin 1 1978

Ryan Cup Champion Colleges

Compiled from The Cups That Cheered.[4] The current names of academic institutions are shown in parentheses.

  • 1976/77 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
  • 1977/78 St Patrick's TC, Drumcondra
  • 1978/79 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow]
  • 1979/80 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
  • 1980/81 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
  • 1981/82 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
  • 1982/83 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT]
  • 1983/84 Thomond College [University of Limerick]
  • 1984/85 Limerick RTC (Limerick IT)
  • 1985/86 Thomond College [University of Limerick]
  • 1986/87 Waterford RTC [Waterford IT]
  • 1987/88 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT]
  • 1988/89 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
  • 1989/90 Galway RTC [Galway-Mayo IT]
  • 1990/91 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow]
  • 1991/92 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT]
  • 1992/93 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow]
  • 1993/94 Dublin IT
  • 1994/95 Garda Síochána College
  • 1995/96 Athlone RTC [Athlone IT]
  • 1996/97 RTC Tralee
  • 1997/98 Dublin City University
  • 1998/99 IT Sligo
  • 1999/00 Cork Colleges of Further Education
  • 2000/01 Limerick IT
  • 2001/02 Dublin City University
  • 2002/03 Tipperary Institute [Limerick IT Tipperary]
  • 2003/04 Cork Colleges of Further Education
  • 2004/05 IT Sligo
  • 2005/06 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
  • 2006/07 RTC Tralee
  • 2007/08 Maynooth University
  • 2008/09 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
  • 2009/10 IT Carlow
  • 2010/11 RTC Tralee
  • 2011/12 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
  • 2012/13 Limerick IT Tipperary
  • 2013/14 NUI Maynooth [Maynooth University]
  • 2014/15 Trinity College Dublin
  • 2015/16 Trinity College Dublin
  • 2016/17 Garda Síochána College
  • 2017/18 Maynooth University
  • 2018/19 Galway-Mayo IT
  • 2019/20
  • 2020/21
  • 2021/22 MTU Kerry Campus
  • 2022/23 MIC St Patrick’s Campus Thurles

Captains of winning teams

Year Captain College County
1976/77 Tommy Cooke[5] Cork RTC [Cork IT] Galway
1977/78 St Patrick's College, Drumcondra
1978/79 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow]
1979/80 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
1980/81 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
1981/82 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
1982/83 Brendan McNamara[5] Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] Clare
1983/84 Thomond College of Education, Limerick
1984/85 Leo Doyle[5] Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] Clare
1985/86 Thomond College of Education, Limerick
1986/87 Colm Bonnar Waterford RTC [Waterford IT] Tipperary
1987/88 Brendan Heffernan[5] Limerick RTC [Limerck IT] Limerick
1988/89 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
1989/90 Eddie Casey[5] Galway RTC [Galway-Mayo IT]
1990/91 Dave Guiney[5] Galway RTC [Galway-Mayo IT] Wexford
1991/92 Pat O'Neill[5] Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] Kilkenny
1992/93 Dermot Lawlor[5] RTC Carlow [IT Carlow] Kilkenny
1993/94 Dublin Institute of Technology
1994/95 John Cooper[5] Garda Síochána College Wexford
1995/96 David Burke[6] Athlone RTC [Athlone IT] Tipperary
1996/97 Charlie Donnellan[5] RTC Tralee [IT Tralee] Galway
1997/98 Mick Ahern[5] Dublin City University Cork
1998/99 Michael Finn Institute of Technology Sligo Cork
1999/00 Colm Crowley St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education

2000/01 Aidan Cronin[5] Limerick Institute of Technology Kerry
2001/02 Colin Herity[7] Dublin City University Sligo
2002/03 Austin Cooney[5] Tipperary Institute [LIT Tipperary] Tipperary
2003/04 Alan Lane[5] St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education

Cork
2004/05 Tom Regan Institute of Technology, Sligo Galway
2005/06 Sean Kenny[8] Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Cork
2006/07 Pádraig Briody[5] Institute of Technology, Tralee Clare
2007/08 Eddie Costello[9] Maynooth University Tipperary
2008/09 Shane O'Neill Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Limerick
2009/10 Des Shaw Institute of Technology, Carlow Carlow
2010/11 Eoin O'Brien Institute of Technology, Tralee Limerick
2011/12 Shane O'Sullivan Mary Immaculate College Limerick Waterford
2012/13 Martin Fitzgerald LIT Tipperary Kildare
2013/14 David Hennessy NUI Maynooth [Maynooth University] Kilkenny
2014/15 Jesse Kennedy Trinity College Dublin Dublin
2015/16 Conor McDonnell Trinity College Dublin Dublin
2016/17 Pádraic Maher Garda Síochána College Tipperary
2017/18 Pádraig Walsh[10][11][12] Maynooth University Kilkenny
2018/19 Declan Cronin[13] GMIT Galway

Man of The Match awardees

Year MOTM Top Scorer College County Points scored
1976/77 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
1977/78 St Patrick's College, Drumcondra
1978/79 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow]
1979/80 Cork RTC [Cork IT]
1980/81 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
1981/82 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
1982/83 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT]
1983/84 Thomond College of Education, Limerick
1984/85 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT]
1985/86 Miceál Scully[14] Thomond College of Education, Limerick Limerick 1-7
1986/87 None Ger Walsh Waterford RTC [Waterford IT] Kilkenny 2-1
1987/88 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT]
1988/89 David Quirke[15] Cork RTC [Cork IT] Cork 0-9
1989/90 Galway RTC [Galway-Mayo II]
1990/91 None Dermot Lawlor RTC Carlow [IT Carlow] Kilkenny
1991/92 John Fitzgibbon[16] Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] Cork 3-4
1992/93 RTC Carlow (IT Carlow]
1993/94 Cathal Moran Dublin Institute of Technology Galway 1-5
1994/95 Garda Síochána College
1995/96 Athlone RTC [Athlone IT]
1996/97 RTC Tralee [IT Tralee]
1997/98 Dublin City University
1998/99 Kieran Frawley Institute of Technology Sligo Clare 0-0
Dave Clarke Institute of Technology Sligo Galway 1-0
Liam Kerrigan Institute of Technology Sligo Galway 0-3
1999/00 St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education

2000/01 K Cullinane Limerick Institute of Technology 0-7 (4f)
2001/02 Dublin City University
2002/03 Mark O'Leary Mark O'Leary Tipperary Institute [Limerick IT Tipperary] Tipperary 2-7 (4f)
2003/04 Ciarán O'Leary St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education

Cork 2-4 (2f)
2004/05 Gerry Farragher Gerry Farragher Institute of Technology Sligo Galway 1-9 (1-1f)[17]
2005/06 Paul Horan[8] Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 0-2
Mike Fitzgerald[8] Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 0-8
2006/07 Eoin Ryan[18] Institute of Technology, Tralee Limerick
2007/08 David Quinn Maynooth University Dublin 0-5
2008/09 Brendan Maher[19] Brendan Maher[19] Mary Immaculate College Limerick Tipperary 0-5
2009/10 Niall Kilcoyne Institute of Technology, Carlow Westmeath
2010-11 Nicky Quaid Institute of Technology, Tralee Limerick 0-2
James Riordan Institute of Technology, Tralee Limerick 1-3
2011/12 Seán Curran Seán Curran Mary Immaculate College Limerick Tipperary 0-6
2012/13 Shane McGrath Shane McGrath Limerick Institute of Technology, Tipperary Clare 0-11 (7f,2'65s)
2013/14 Paul Winters Paul Winters NUI Maynooth [Maynooth University] Dublin 0-11 (8f)
2014/15 Collie O'Neill Collie O'Neill Trinity College Dublin Dublin 0-5 (2f)
2015/16 Fionn Ó Riain Broin[20][21] Trinity College Dublin Dublin
Conor O'Carroll[21] Trinity College Dublin 3-0
2016/17 Garda Síochána College
Stephen O'Halloran Garda Síochána College Clare 2-4
2017/18 Brian Hogan[22] Maynooth University Kilkenny 0-2 (2f)
MJ Lalor Maynooth University Laois 1-2
Pádraig Walsh Maynooth University Kilkenny 0-5
Seán Buggy Maynooth University Kilkenny 0-5 (4f)
2018/19 Jarlath Mannion[23] GMIT Galway

Finals listed by year

Under Match Details below, academic institutions are referred to by their names at the time of the competition. References give the current names of the institutions.

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Where Played Date
1976/77 Cork Regional Technical College[24][25] Galway Regional Technical College[26]
1977/78 St Patrick's College, Dublin, Drumcondra[27] Cork RTC v Limerick Technical School[28]
1978/79 Regional Technical College, Carlow[5] 3-09 Cork Regional Technical College 2-10 Cashel 16 June 1979
1979/80 Cork Regional Technical College[24][25] St. Patrick's College, Thurles v N.U.U.
1980/81 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick[29] 4-16 St Patrick's College, Dublin, Drumcondra 1-01 9 May 1981
1981/82 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Draw Athlone Regional Technical College Draw 4 May 1982
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Replay Athlone Regional Technical College Replay 1982
1982/83 Limerick Regional Technical College[5][30][31][32] 5-09 Mary Immaculate College Limerick 0-12 Claughaun 30 April 1983
1983/84 Thomond College of Education, Limerick[33] Athlone Regional Technical College[34] Birr, County Offaly 5 May 1984
1984/85 Limerick Regional Technical College[30][35] Waterford Regional Technical College[36] Bansha, County Tipperary 16 May 1985
1985/86 Thomond College of Education, Limerick[37] 4-10 Cork Regional Technical College[24] 2-08
1986/87 Waterford Institute of Technology[36][38] 4-12 Galway Regional Technical College[26] 4-05 National Institute of Higher Education Limerick 5 May 1987
1987/88 Limerick Regional Technical College[5] 1-10 Athlone Regional Technical College 0-05 Baldonnell 28 February 1988
1988/89 Cork Regional Technical College[24][25][39][15] 0-12 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 0-05 Ballygiblin, County Cork 20 April 1989
1989/90 Galway Regional Technical College[26][40] 3-11 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 1-03 Páirc na nGael, Limerick 1 April 1990
1990/91 Regional Technical College, Carlow[41][42][43] 2-12 Cork Regional Technical College 2-07 Athlone Regional Technical College 9 March 1991
1991/92 Limerick Regional Technical College[5][30][44] 4-15 Galway Regional Technical College[26] 3-09 Young Ireland's Pitch, Dundalk 8 March 1992
1992/93 Regional Technical College, Carlow[41][42][45] 2-13 Cork Regional Technical College[24] 2-09 Castlegar, County Galway 14 March 1993
1993/94 Dublin Institute of Technology[46] 5-15 Regional Technical College, Tralee[47] 0-04 Carlow Hurling Club Grounds, Carlow 13 March 1994
1994/95 Garda Síochána College[5] 2-15 Galway Regional Technical College 2-07 Limerick Gaelic Grounds 25 March 1995
1995/96 Athlone Regional Technical College[34][48] 2-19 Regional Technical College, Carlow[41] 2-09 Belfield, University College Dublin 10 March 1996
1996/97 Regional Technical College, Tralee[47][49] 3-06 Galway Regional Technical College[26] 2-06 The Farm, UCC, Cork 2 March 1997
1997/98 Dublin City University[50] 3-08 Limerick Institute of Technology 2-08 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 1 March 1998
1998/99 Institute of Technology, Sligo[51] 1-05 University of Ulster, Coleraine 0-05 Garda College, Templemore, County Tipperary 28 February 1999
1999/2000 St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education[52]

1-15 Institute of Technology, Sligo 1-05 Carrigeen, County Kilkenny 5 March 2000
2000/01 Tipperary Institute[53][54] 2-11 Athlone Institute of Technology 1-10 Parnell Park, Dublin 7 April 2001
2001/02 Dublin City University[55] 1-13 St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra 0-11 Castlegar, County Galway 3 March 2002
2002/03 Tipperary Institute[54][56] 5-13 Athlone Institute of Technology 1-11 The Ragg, Thurles 1 March 2003
2003/04 St John's Central College

Cork Colleges of Further Education[57]

2-11 St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra 2-09 Athlone IT 6 March 2004
2004/05 Institute of Technology, Sligo[58] 3-13 Institute of Technology, Carlow 0-05 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 5 March 2005
2005/06 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick [59] 1-15 Maynooth University 1-07 The Mardyke, Cork 4 March 2006
2006/07 Institute of Technology, Tralee[60] 2-15 University of Ulster Jordanstown 3-09 Dr Cullen Park, Carlow 10 March 2007
2007/08 Maynooth University[61] 2-14 Tipperary Institute/St. Patrick's College, Thurles 1-07 Cork IT, Bishopstown, Cork 1 March 2008
2008/09 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick[62] 1-12 University of Ulster Jordanstown 1-05 Clanna Gael Fontenoy, Dublin 7 March 2009
2009/10 Institute of Technology, Carlow[63] 1-12 Dublin City University 0-13 Pearse Stadium, Galway 6 March 2010
2010/11 Institute of Technology, Tralee[64] 1-17 Institute of Technology, Carlow 1-15 Waterford IT Grounds 28 February 2011
2011/12 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick[65] 2-21 Institute of Technology, Tralee 0-10 The Mardyke, Cork 3 March 2012
2012/13 LIT Tipperary[66] 1-25 Institute of Technology, Tralee 2-09 Pearse Stadium, Galway 2 March 2013
2013/14 National University of Ireland, Maynooth[67] 0-18 Trinity College Dublin 0-08 Academy Pitch, QUB, Belfast 1 March 2014
2014/15 Trinity College Dublin[68] 1-18 Queen's University Belfast 1-09 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 28 February 2015
2015/16[69][21] Trinity College Dublin 3-16 Queen's University Belfast 0-07 CIT, Bishopstown, Cork 27 February 2016
2016/17[70][71] Garda Síochána College 5-24 Institute of Technology, Sligo 1-09 Pearse Stadium, Galway 25 February 2017
2017/18 Maynooth University 2-19 University of Ulster 0-09 Mallow, County Cork 24 February 2018
2018/19[72] GMIT 1-21 Ulster University 1-09 WIT Sports Campus, Waterford 23 February 2019
2019/20 Ulster University 1-10 Institute of Technology, Tralee 0-12 Stradbally 29 January 2020

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