2024 Fitzgibbon Cup

2024 Fitzgibbon Cup
Dates	17 January - 17 February 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Champions	Mary Immaculate College (3rd title); Colin O'Brien (captain); Jamie Wall (manager)
Runners-up	University of Limerick; Darragh Lohan (captain); Brian Ryan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	57 (3 per match)
Points scored	658 (34.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gearóid O'Connor (1-38)
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The 2024 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 107th 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 5 December 2023.^[1] The competition ran from 17 January to 17 February 2024.

University of Limerick were the defending champions.^[2]

The Fitzgibbon Cup final was played on 17 February 2024 at Tom Healy Park in Abbeydorney, between Mary Immaculate College and University of Limerick, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in eight years. Mary Immaculate College won the match by 2–14 to 1–15 to claim their third Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a first title in seven years.^[3]^[4]

Gearóid O'Connor was the top scorer with 1-38.

Group A

Group A table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mary Immaculate College	2	2	0	0	57	42	15	4
University College Cork	2	1	0	1	53	41	12	2
Maynooth University	2	0	0	2	35	62	-27	0

Group A results

24 January 2024 Round 2	Mary Immaculate College	1-25 - 0-20	University College Cork	MICL Grounds
	Devon Ryan (0-9, 0-8 frees); S O’Brien (0-5); D McLaughlin (1-1); J Gillane (0-1 free), J Devaney, C O’Brien, S Meehan (0-2 each); Diarmuid Ryan, R Power (0-1 each).	Report	B Cunningham (0-7, 0-5 frees); B Hayes (0-4); W Buckley, R Cotter, B Keating (0-2 each); C McCarthy, R Downey, D Flynn (0-1 each).

29 January 2024 Round 1	Maynooth University	1-19 - 2-23	Mary Immaculate College	LOETB Centre of Excellence
	C Fogarty 1-12 (0-11 frees); É Cunneen, C Boran (0-1 free) 0-2 each; C Hackett, P Blanchfield, A Hickey 0-1 each.	Report	Devon Ryan 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 ’65, 0-1 s/l); C O’Brien 1-3 (0-1 free); S Meehan 0-3; J Devaney 1-0; S O’Brien, D McLaughlin, Diarmuid Ryan, C Quinn 0-2 each; J Gillane (free), F McDonagh 0-1 each.

1 February 2024 Round 3	University College Cork	4-21 - 0-13	Maynooth University	Mardyke Grounds
	S Barrett (2-2, 0-1 free); P McGarry (0-5); D Flynn (0-4, 0-3 frees); B Hayes, F Coleman (1-1); W Buckley (0-3); B Cunningham (0-2, 0-1 free); C McCarthy, C O’Brien, B Keating (0-1 each).	Report	C Fogarty (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65); C Drennan (0-4); C Hackett, P McDonald (0-1 each).

Group B

Group B table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Limerick	2	2	0	0	70	29	41	4
TUS Midwest	2	1	0	1	55	58	-3	2
ATU Galway	2	0	0	2	35	73	-38	0

Group B results

17 January 2024 Round 1	ATU Galway	0-13 - 3-25	University of Limerick	Connacht GAA Air Dome
	C Molloy 0-7 (0-4f), J Cooney 0-4 (0-3f), C Folan 0-1, R Meehan 0-1.	Report	A English 1-4, G O’Connor 0-6 (0-5f), M Rodgers 1-2, I Byrne 1-0, M Fitzgerald 0-3, C Coughlan 0-3, B O’Grady 0-3, P O’Donovan 0-2, F O’Connor 0-1, C Hanley 0-1f.

24 January 2024 Round 2	University of Limerick	2-30 - 1-13	TUS Midwest	UL Grounds
	G O’Connor (0-10, 0-5 frees, 0-1 ‘65); S O’Hanlon (1-6); A O’Connor (0-5); I Byrne (1-0); C Coughlan, A English, P O’Donovan (0-2 each); B O’Grady, B O’Sullivan, C Galvin (0-1 each).	Report	K Shelly (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-2 65s); K O’Kelly (1-0); N O’Farrell, E Connolly (0-2 each); P Donnellan, M Ryan (0-1 each).

31 January 2024 Round 3	TUS Midwest	5-24 - 3-13	ATU Galway	TUS Midwest Grounds
	K O’Kelly 3-2, G Browne 1-4, C O’Dwyer 0-7 (2 ‘65s), K Shelly 0-6 (4f), S Kenneally 1-0, N O’Farrell and G Ryan 0-2 each, E Connolly 0-1.	Report	J Cooney 2-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), C Molloy 1-5 (3f), J Downey 0-3, C Folan and D Shaughnessy 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
SETU Waterford	2	2	0	0	32	22	10	4
MTU Cork	2	1	1	0	26	28	-2	3
DCU Dóchas Éireann	2	0	1	1	30	38	-8	1

Group C results

18 January 2024 Round 1	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-13 - 1-18	SETU Waterford	DCU Sportsgrounds
	J Flanagan 0-6, S Bourke 0-4, C Clancy 0-2, F Fitzpatrick 0-1.	Report	R Halloran 0-6, Pádraig Fitzgerald 1-2, S Walsh 0-3, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-2, G Fives 0-2, B Power 0-1, W Beresford 0-1, J Foley 0-1.

25 January 2024 Round 2	SETU Waterford	0-11 - 0-09	MTU Cork	SETU Waterford Complex
	R Halloran 0-7 (7fs), S Walsh 0-3, T Barron 0-1.	Report	B Lynch (2fs), S Walsh 0-2 each, S Quirke (f), M Tobin (f), C Joyce (f), B Kehoe, R Walsh 0-1 each.

1 January 2024 Round 3	MTU Cork	1-14 - 0-17	DCU Dóchas Éireann	MTU Cork Campus
	B Lynch (0-7, 0-4 frees), B Kehoe (1-0), E Kenneally (0-2 frees), S Keoghan, C Joyce (free), S Walsh, J Mulcahy and M Tobin (0-1 each).	Report	J Flanagan (0-11, 0-7 frees, 0-2 65s), P Moylan (0-2), J Barrett, P Langton, F Fitzpatrick and C Clancy (0-1 each).

Group D

Group D table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Galway	2	2	0	0	53	35	18	4
SETU Carlow	2	1	0	1	47	45	2	2
University College Dublin	2	0	0	2	34	54	-20	0

Group D Results

18 January 2024 Round 1	SETU Carlow	2-12 - 3-19	University of Galway	SETU Carlow Grounds
	T Keyes 1-2, E Cody 0-5, D O'Donovan 1-0, C Corcoran 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, A Dunphy 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1, C Nolan 0-1.	Report	N Collins 1-5, G Lee 0-5, C Molloy 1-1, C Mitchell 1-1, T Killeen 0-2, P Burke 0-1, L Leen 0-1, E Lawless 0-1, I McGlynn 0-1, A Connaire 0-1.

25 January 2024 Round 2	University of Galway	1-22 - 2-11	University College Dublin	Dangan Grounds
	N Collins 0-14, C Molloy 1-2, A Connaire 0-3, T Killeen 0-2, I McGlynn 0-1.	Report	E Guilfoyle 0-5, D Purcell 0-4, J Duggan 1-0, C McGuckian 1-0, E Purcell 0-1, M Twomey 0-1.

1 February 2024 Round 3	University College Dublin	2-11 - 4-17	SETU Carlow	Belfield Grounds
	D Purcell 1-3, E Guilfoyle 1-1 (0-1f), L Murphy 0-4 (3f), S Audsley, C McGuckin, L Connellan 0-1 each.	Report	E Cody 2-4 (1-3f), A Dunphy, T Keyes 1-2 each, C Nolan, J Nolan 0-3 each, J Buggy (f), K Moynihan, J Fogarty 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	University of Limerick	1-21 - 1-16	University College Cork	UL Grounds
	G O’Connor 0-8 (0-6f), C English 0-4, M Rodgers 1-1, A O’Connor, B O’Grady, M Fitzgerald 0-2 each, P O’Donovan, C O’Meara 0-1 each.	Report	S Barrett 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 penalty), R Downey, W Buckley 0-2 each, B Hayes, J Fitzpatrick, E Downey, D Stakelum, D Flynn (0-1f) 0-1 each.

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	University of Galway	4-24 - 1-13	MTU Cork	Dangan Grounds
	C Molloy 1-5, N Collins 1-5 (0-4f), G Lee 1-2, T Killeen 0-4, A Connaire 0-3, S Morgan 1-0, I McGlynn 0-1, L Leen 0-1, G Thomas 0-1, D Loftus 0-1, O Flannery 0-1.	[https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41327047.html Report	B Lynch 0-4f, C Joyce 0-4 (0-3f), E Kenneally 1-1, S Walsh 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, B Kehoe 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	SETU Waterford	1-19 - 1-13	SETU Carlow	SETU Waterford Arena
	Patrick Fitzgerald 1-4, Padraig Fitzgerald 0-6, R Halloran 0-5 (5fs), S Walsh 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	C Nolan 0-7 (1f), E Cody 1-3 (3fs), J Buggy 0-2 (1f), J Nolan 0-1.

7 February 2024 Quarter-final	Mary Immaculate College	1-25 - 1-17	TUS Midwest	Mary I Grounds
	Devon Ryan (0-11, 9 frees); S Meehan (1-2); S O’Brien (0-4); C Quinn (0-3); PJ Fanning, C Hennessy (0-2 each); C O’Brien (0-1 free).	Report	K Shelly (0-9, 7 frees, 1 65); S Kenneally (1-2); G Browne (0-3, 1 free); C O’Dwyer, Jack Ryan, N O’Farrell (0-1 each).

Semi-finals

14 February 2024 Semi-final	Mary Immaculate College	2-18 - 2-12	SETU Waterford	Mallow GAA Complex
	S Meehan (1-3), D Cahill (1-0), S O’Brien and Devon Ryan (frees) (0-3 each), C Quinn (0-2), J Gillane, PJ Fanning, J Caesar, R Power, C Hennessy, C O’Brien and F McDonagh (0-1 each).	Report	R Halloran (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65), S Walsh (1-1), B Nolan (1-0 free), G Fives (0-2), P Fitzgerald (Kilrosssanty and T Barron (0-1 each).	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

14 February 2024 Semi-final	University of Galway	0-20 - 1-18	University of Limerick	St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Grounds
	N Collins 0-9 (0-8 frees); G Thomas, C Molloy, L Collins 0-2 each; A Connaire, L Leen, C Walsh, T Kileen, G Lee 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Connor 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 ’65); M Rodgers 1-3; C Coughlan, S O’Hanlon 0-2 each; C Galvin, D Hanniffy, A English, C O’Meara, K Sampson 0-1 each.

Final

17 February 2024 Final	Mary Immaculate College	2-14 - 1-15	University of Limerick	Tom Healy Park
	Devon Ryan (1-4, 3f), J Gillane (1-3f), C O’Brien (0-2, 1f), D Ryan (0-2), C Quinn, R Power, S Meehan (0-1).	Report	G O’Connor (1-8, 5fs, 1/s/l, 1’65), S O’Hanlon (0-2), A English, B O’Grady, C Coughlan, C O’Meara, I Byrne (0-1 each).	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	1-38	41	5	8.20
2	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	1-34	37	5	7.40
3	Niall Collins	University of Galway	2-33	39	4	9.75
4	Reuben Halloran	SETU Waterford	0-25	25	4	6.25
5	Kyle Shelly	TUS Midwest	0-23	23	4	9.75
6	Colm Fogarty	Maynooth University	1-19	22	2	11.00
7	Eoin Cody	SETU Carlow	3-12	21	3	7.00
8	Shane Meehan	Mary Immaculate College	2-11	17	5	3.40
9	Joe Flanagan	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-17	17	2	8.50
10	Mark Rodgers	University of Limerick	3-06	15	5	3.00
	Shane Barrett	UCC	2-09	15	3	5.00
	Conor Molloy	ATU Galway	1-12	15	2	7.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm Fogarty	Maynooth University	1-12	15	Mary Immaculate College
2	Niall Collins	University of Galway	0-14	14	UCD
3	Kian O'Kelly	TUS Midwest	3-02	11	ATU Galway
	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	1-08	11	Mary Immaculate College
	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	0-11	11	TUS Midwest
	Joe Flanagan	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-11	11	MTU Cork
7	Eoin Cody	SETU Carlow	2-04	10	UCD
7	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-10	10	TUS Midwest
9	John Cooney	ATU Galway	2-03	9	TUS Midwest
	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	0-09	9	UCC
	Kyle Shelly	TUS Midwest	0-09	9	Mary Immaculate College
	Niall Collins	University of Galway	0-09	9	University of Limerick

References

^ "Draw for the 2024 Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup Revealed". Scoreline website. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ 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.

External links

Higher Education fixtures and results

[1] "Draw for the 2024 Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup Revealed". Scoreline website. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[2] McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[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.

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