2024 Fitzgibbon Cup

2024 Fitzgibbon Cup
Dates17 January - 17 February 2024
Teams12
SponsorElectric 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 played19
Goals scored57 (3 per match)
Points scored658 (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

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Group A table

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  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group B table

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  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group C table

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  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group D table

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  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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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

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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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
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

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  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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