Fergal Maher Cup
| Fergal Maher Cup | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2014/15 Fergal Maher Cup | |
| Irish | Corn Fergal Maher |
| Code | Hurling (Third Division) |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Region | Third-Level Institutions (GAA) |
| Title holders | Galway/Roscommon ETB (1st title) |
| First winner | Athlone IT |
| Most titles | IT Tallaght (3 titles) |
| Sponsors | Independent.ie |
| Official website | Official Website |
The Fergal Maher Cup is a hurling cup competition for Third-level Colleges. The Cup is awarded to the winner of the Third Division Championship, the Fitzgibbon Cup and Ryan Cup being the trophies for the Premier and Second Division Higher Education Hurling Championships. The Fergal Maher Cup Championship is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG), the Gaelic Athletic Association's Higher Education Council which oversees Third-Level GAA championships. The GAA Higher Education Cup Championships are currently sponsored by the Independent.ie[1] following on from the Irish Daily Mail, Ulster Bank, Datapac and Bus Éireann.
History
The Cup is named in memory of Fergal Maher, a student and hurler at Dublin City University who hailed from Leixlip. Fergal was fatally injured when struck by a car near The Sheaf O'Wheat at Bracetown, Clonee, Co. Meath on 22 March 1998.[2][3] At the time of his death Fergal Maher was a 2nd year engineering student at DCU and was Honorary Secretary of the DCU Hurling club. He played Ryan Cup hurling for DCU and at age 18 he captained the Kildare U21 hurling team.[4]
The Cup was first presented for the Third Division Championship in 2002, the inaugural winner being Athlone Institute of Technology. In 2002/03 IT Tallaght achieved its maiden hurling title in this competition. The most notable winner of the Fergal Maher Cup is The Honorable Society of King's Inns, the institution which controls the entry of barristers-at-law into the Irish justice system. King's Inns was established in 1541 and named in honour of King Henry VIII. The hurling club was launched in 2005/06 by senior judges and succeeded in winning the trophy in its first year of competition.[2][5] The first President of the King's Inn Hurling Club was the President of the High Court (2001-2006), the Honourable Mr Justice Joseph Finnegan.[5] In 2007/08 Edinburgh Napier University, winners of the British University Hurling Championship in both 2006/07 and 2007/08, became the first overseas winner of the Fergal Maher Cup.
Roll of Honour
2014-15 Finals Tournament[6]
| Semi-finals 27 February | Final 28 February | ||||||||
| 1 | Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board | 3-21 | |||||||
| 4 | Institute of Technology Sligo | 0-07 | |||||||
| Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board | 2-10 | ||||||||
| Cork College of Further Education | 1-09 | ||||||||
| 3 | Cork Colleges of Further Education | 1-13 | |||||||
| 2 | Marino Institute of Education | 0-13 | |||||||
Colleges by Wins
| Team | County | Wins | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Tallaght | Dublin | 3 | 2014 |
| St. Patricks's College, Thurles | Tipperary | 2 | 2013 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Midlothian | 2 | 2010 |
| Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach | Dublin | 2 | 1996 |
| Dundalk IT | Louth | 2 | 1997 |
| Galway/Roscommon ETB | Galway/Roscommon | 1 | 2015 |
| LIT Tipperary | Tipperary | 1 | 2012 |
| St. Mary's University College/ Belfast Metropolitan College |
Antrim | 1 | 2009 |
| King's Inns | Dublin | 1 | 2006 |
| GMIT Castlebar | Mayo | 1 | 2004 |
| NUI Maynooth | Kildare | 1 | 2003 |
| Athlone IT | Westmeath | 1 | 2002 |
| UU Coleraine | Derry | 1 | 1998 |
| Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | Limerick | 1 | 1995 |
| Sligo IT | Sligo | 1 | 1993 |
| Army Cadets | Kildare | 1 | 1991 |
| Tralee IT | Kerry | 1 | 1989 |
Finalists who have not won the Fergal Maher Cup:
- GMIT Letterfrack
Fergal Maher Cup Champion Colleges
- 1987/88 N.I.H.E. Dublin
- 1988/89 Tralee RTC
- 1989/90 Dundalk RTC
- 1990/91 Cadets
- 1991/92
- 1992/93 Sligo RTC
- 1993/94 Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach
- 1994/95 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
- 1995/96 Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach
- 1996/97 Dundalk RTC
- 1997/98 UU Coleraine
- 1998/99 Not held
- 1999/00 Not held
- 2000/01 Not held
- 2001/02 Athlone IT
- 2002/03 NUI Maynooth
- 2003/04 GMIT Castlebar
- 2004/05 IT Tallaght
- 2005/06 King's Inns
- 2006/07 IT Tallaght
- 2007/08 Napier University, Edinburgh
- 2008/09 St Mary's Univ.Coll./BMC
- 2009/10 Napier University, Edinburgh
- 2010/11 St Patrick' College, Thurles
- 2011/12 LIT Tipperary
- 2012/13 St Patrick's College, Thurles
- 2013/14 IT Tallaght
- 2014/15 Galway/Roscommon ETB
- 2015/16
- 2016/17
- 2017/18
- 2018/19
- 2019/20
Captains of Winning Teams
| Year | Captain | College | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987/88 | NIHE Dublin | ||
| 1988/89 | Gerard Galvin[7] | Tralee RTC | Limerick |
| 1989/90 | Dundalk RTC | ||
| 1990/91 | Cadets | ||
| 1991/92 | |||
| 1992/93 | Sligo RTC | ||
| 1993/94 | Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach | ||
| 1994/95 | Mary Immaculate College | ||
| 1995/96 | Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach | ||
| 1996/97 | Dundalk RTC | ||
| 1997/98 | UU Coleraine | ||
| 1998/99 | No Championship | — | — |
| 1999/00 | No Championship | — | — |
| 2000/01 | No Championship | — | — |
| 2001/02 | Athlone IT | ||
| 2002/03 | NUI Maynooth | ||
| 2003/04 | Michael Donohue[8] | GMIT Castlebar | Galway |
| 2004/05 | IT Tallaght | ||
| 2005/06 | James McDonald[9] | King's Inns | Wexford |
| 2006/07 | Michael Griffin[10] | IT Tallaght | Dublin |
| 2007/08 | Conor Delaney[11] | Edinburgh Napier University | Kilkenny |
| 2008/09 | Ciaran Clifford | St. Mary's/BMC | Cuchulainns, Armagh |
| 2009/10 | Shane Bennett[4] | Edinburgh Napier University | Waterford |
| 2010/11 | Michael Lawler | St. Patrick's College, Thurles | |
| 2011/12 | Séamus Lawlor[12] | LIT Tipperary | Waterford |
| 2012/13 | Barry McLoughlin[13] | St Patrick's College, Thurles | Tipperary |
| 2013/14 | Eric Finn | IT Tallaght | Dublin |
| 2014/15 | Joseph Mooney[14] | Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board | Galway |
Man of The Match Awardees
| Year | MOTM | Top Scorer | College | County | Points scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987/88 | |||||
| NIHE Dublin | |||||
| 1988/89 | Tralee IT | ||||
| Gerard Galvin[7] | Tralee IT | Limerick | 0-09 | ||
| 1998/99 | No Championship | — | — | — | — |
| 1999/00 | No Championship | — | — | — | — |
| 2000/01 | No Championship | — | — | — | — |
| 2001/02 | Athlone IT | ||||
| Athlone IT | |||||
| 2002/03 | NUI Maynooth | ||||
| NUI Maynooth | |||||
| 2003/04 | Gavin Keary[8] | GMIT Castlebar | Galway | ||
| GMIT Castlebar | |||||
| 2004/05 | IT Tallaght | ||||
| IT Tallaght | |||||
| 2005/06 | King's Inns | ||||
| King's Inns | |||||
| 2006/07 | IT Tallaght | ||||
| F. Rabbittee[15] | IT Tallaght | 2-03 | |||
| 2007/08 | Andy Coen[11] | Edinburgh Napier University | Galway | ||
| Edinburgh Napier University | |||||
| 2008/09 | Declan Coulter | St Mary's UC/BMC | Cuchulainns, Armagh | 0-11 (4f) | |
| Declan Coulter | St Mary's UC/BMC | ||||
| 2009/10 | Tony Boyle[16] | Edinburgh Napier University | Tipperary | ||
| Edinburgh Napier University | |||||
| 2010/11 | St Patrick's College, Thurles | ||||
| St Patrick's College, Thurles | |||||
| 2011/12 | Séamus Lawlor[12] | LIT Tipperary | Waterford | 0-02 | |
| James Logue[12] | LIT Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-02(1f,1/'65) | ||
| 2012/13 | Rory Hickey[17] | Rory Hickey[17] | St Patrick's College, Thurles | Kilkenny | 4-05(1-0 pen,3f) |
| 2013/14 | Aodhán Clabby | Aodhán Clabby | IT Tallaght | Dublin | 0-14 (6f,2/'65) |
| 2014/15 | David Mangan[14] | Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board | Galway | 0-03 | |
| Joseph Mooney[14] | Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board | Galway | 1-01 |
Match Details
| Academic Year |
Winners | Score | Runners-Up | Score | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987/88[18] | NIHE Dublin | Dundalk RTC or Magee College | ||||
| 1988/89[7] | Tralee RTC | 1-13 | St Patrick's College, Thurles | 0-02 | 5 April 1989? | |
| 1989/90[19] | Dundalk RTC | Army Apprentice School v Air Corps | ||||
| 1990/91[20] | Army Cadet Corp | UU Coleraine v Tralee RTC | ||||
| 1991/92 | ||||||
| 1992/93[21] | Sligo RTC | 6-07 | Army Cadets Corp | 3-08 | 17 February 1993 | |
| 1993/94 | Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach | |||||
| 1994/95 | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | |||||
| 1995/96 | Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach | |||||
| 1996/97 | Dundalk RTC | |||||
| 1997/98 | UU Coleraine | |||||
| 1998/99 | No Div 3 championship | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999/00 | No Div 3 championship | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000/01 | No Div 3 championship | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001/02 | Athlone Institute of Technology | |||||
| 2002/03 | NUI Maynooth | |||||
| 2003/04[8][22] | GMIT Castlebar | 3-13 | GMIT Letterfrack | 1-05 | Garrycastle, Athlone | 6 March 2004 |
| 2004/05[23] | Institute of Technology, Tallaght | 1-08 | Dundalk Institute of Technology | 1-05 | LIT, Limerick | 5 March 2005 |
| 2005/06[5][24] | King's Inns | 2-13 | IT Tallaght | 1-14 (AET) | The Mardyke, Cork | 4 March 2006 |
| 2006/07[15] | IT Tallaght | 4-14 | King's Inns | 0-05 | Carlow IT, Carlow | 10 March 2007 |
| 2007/08[25] | Edinburgh Napier University | 3-08 | GMIT Letterfrack | 1-10 | CIT, Bishopstown, Cork | 1 March 2008 |
| 2008/09[26] | St Mary's University College/ Belfast Metropolitan College |
3-14 | Edinburgh Napier University | 2-16 | TCD Grounds, Santry, Dublin | 7 March 2009 |
| 2009/10[27] | Edinburgh Napier University | 3-16 | Dundalk Institute of Technology | 1-10 | Dangan Sports Grounds, Galway | 6 March 2010 |
| 2010/11[28] | St. Patrick's College, Thurles | 2-10 | Southern Regional College | 1-04 | WIT, Carraiganore, Waterford | 26 February 2011 |
| 2011/12[12][29] | LIT Tipperary | 2-06 | St. Patrick's College, Thurles | 0-08 | The Farm, Curraheen, Cork | 3 March 2012 |
| 2012/13[30] | St. Patrick's College, Thurles | 4-19 | St. Mary's University College (Belfast) | 1-07 | Carnmore GAA Club, Galway | 2 March 2013 |
| 2013/14[6][31] | IT Tallaght | 0-28 | Cork Colleges of Further Education | 2-20 | The Dub, QUB, Belfast | 1 March 2014 |
| 2014/15 | Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board[14] | 2-10 | Cork Colleges of Further Education | 1-09 | Limerick IT Grounds | 28 February 2015 |
Other Higher Education GAA Competitions
- Ashbourne Cup
- Combined Universities GAA
- British University Gaelic Football Championship
- British University Hurling Championship
- Hodges Figgis Trophy
- Ryan Cup
- Sigerson Cup
- Trench Cup
References
- ↑
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, The Collins Press, Cork
- ↑ Irish Times, March 24, 1998, p. 27; Meath Chronicle, March 28, 1998, p. 26
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwWwjn5yTQ
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sunday Independent, March 5, 2006, Sport, p. 12; Irish Independent, March 6, 2006, Sport, p. 14; Nenagh Guardian March 11, 2006, p. 27; http://lists.topica.com/lists/hurlinglist/read/message.html?sort=t&mid=912912207
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.kilkennygaa.ie/fixtures?compID=30803
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kerryman, April 7, 1989, p. 14
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 http://www.castlebar.ie/news/gmit-20030318.shtml
- ↑ Irish Times, March 6, 2006, Sport, p. A6
- ↑ http://www.bodengaa.ie/news/captain_griff_leads_it_tallaght.450.2278.html
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://www.bebo.com/BlogView.jsp?MemberId=2358868879&BlogId=6183757664; http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=2755658516
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Match Report LIT Tipperary v St. Patrick's] Match Report, Tipperary GAA, 6 Mar 2012, http://tipperary.gaa.ie/latestnews/fergalmahercupfinal-littipperaryvstpatrickscollegethurles-matchreport
- ↑ http://www.thurles.info/2013/03/08/st-patricks-college-thurles-reclaim-fergal-maher-cup/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Fergal Maher Cup: Goals from Mooney and McMahon prove vital in Colleges final - Galway-Ros ETB complete the double, Connacht Tribune, 6 March, 2015, Sport, page 46; Fergal Maher Cup: Goals from Mooney and McMahon prove vital in Colleges final - Galway-Ros ETB complete the double, Galway City Tribune, 6 March, 2015, Sport, page 117
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Irish Independent, March 11, 2007, Sport, p. 12
- ↑ Nenagh Guardian, March 20, 2010, Sports, p. TG 8
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Kildare Nationalist, March 2, 2013, http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2013/03/02/lehane-the-shining-light-as-ucc-win-third-fitzgibbon-in-five-years/
- ↑ Semi-finals, 27 February 1988: NIHE Dublin v St Patrick's College, Thurles, Dundalk RTC v Magee College, Irish Independent, February 27, 1988, p. 23; Irish Press, March 23, 1988, p. 15
- ↑ Semi-finals, The Curragh: Army Apprentice School v Air Corps; Dundalk RTC v St Patricks' College, Thurles; Irish Press, April 7, 1990, Sport, p. 35
- ↑ Semi-final, Na Fianna Grounds: UU Coleraine v Tralee RTC; Irish Independent, February 7, 1991, p. 14
- ↑ Semi-finals: Sligo RTC 2-06 Letterkenny RTC 1-02; Cadets 1-11 Waterford RTC 2-07; Sunday Independent, February 7, 1993, p. 18L; Irish Independent, February 18, 1993, p. 12; Limerick Leader, February 27, 1993, p. 27
- ↑ Nenagh Guardian, March 20, 2004, p. 12; http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/kfmhqlkfidmh/
- ↑ Semi-finals, Meelick, Co. Clare: Dundalk IT 3-09 Letterkenny 0-06; IT Tallaght v GMIT Castlebar; Irish Times, March 4, 2005, p. 22; Irish Times, March 5, 2005, Sports Supplement, p. 4; http://www.bodengaa.ie/news/strong_boden_presence_on_tallaght_institute_success.450.1570.html
- ↑ Semi-finals: IT Tallaght 2-12 University of Dundee 2-06, Kings Inns 3-15 Letterkenny IT 3-07, http://www.hoganstand.com/general/results/2006/march.aspx
- ↑ Semi-finals (Cork IT): GMIT Letterfrack 2-12 v St. Mary's, Belfast 1-10; Napier University 3-25 Marino Institute 1-06, Irish Examiner, March 1, 2008, http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2008/0301/ireland/results-56692.html; Enniscorthy Guardian, March 5, 2008, http://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/sport/other-sports/wexford-links-to-napier-win-27226138.html; http://www.bebo.com/c/profile?MemberId=330028347
- ↑ Semi-finals: Napier University 6-23 Coláiste Mhuire Marino 0-3; St Mary’s-BMC 3-16 King’s Inns 0-6 Irish Independent, March 7, 2009, Sport, p. 19; http://www.wexfordsupporters.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=12203&sid=c36837cca852990a7865455feab6cd3e; http://209.200.237.116/~gaabo3/board/index.php?topic=1347.5425;wap2
- ↑ Semi-finals, Kenny Park, Athenry, Co. Galway: Napier University 9-13 Colaiste Mhuire Marino 0-07; Dundalk IT 4-13 IT Tallaght 1-11 Irish Independent, March 6, 2010, Sport, p. 24; Irish Independent, March 8, 2010, Sport, p. 24; DkITimes, Fitzgibbon Cup Weekend, A Sporting Special as DkIT reach Maher Cup Final, Maher Cup Final by Marie Greenan, pp. 3-4
- ↑ Semi-finals, De La Salle G.A.A. Club Grounds, Gracedieu, Waterford: St. Patrick's College, Thurles v Cork Colleges of Further Education, Southern Regional College v Dundalk IT; Sunday Independent, February 27, 2011, Sport, p. 15
- ↑ Semi-final, The Farm, UCC, Cork: LIT Tipperary 2-16 IT Tallaght 4-04, St. Patrick's College, Thurles 0-16 Edinburgh Napier University 2-08, Eircom Sports Hub - http://eircomsports.eircom.net/Rugby-World-Cup/news/gaa/other/ucc-and-cit-set-up-all-cork-fitzgibbon-cup-decider.aspx;''Sunday Independent, March 4, 2012, Sport, p. 15; Irish Independent, March 5, 2012, Sport, p. 26; Nenagh Guardian, March 10, 2012, Sport, p. TG8
- ↑ Semi-finals, Clarinbridge, Co. Galway; St. Patrick's College, Thurles 2-23 Marino Institute 4-08, St. Mary's University College (Belfast) 1-20 Edinburgh Napier University 2-08, http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/2013/03/01/mary-i-to-face-ucc-in-fitzgibbon-final/, http://www.rebelog.ie/results/01-09-2012/08-02-2013/08-03-2013; Nenagh Guardian, March 9, 2013, Sport, p. TG5; Hurlers Reclaim Fergal Maher Cup - St. Patrick's College, Thurles Website
- ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/current-year-results/