Fergal Maher Cup

Fergal Maher Cup
Current season or competition:
2017 Fergal Maher Cup
Irish Corn Fergal Maher
Code Hurling (Third Division)
Founded 2002
Region Third-Level Institutions (GAA)
Title holders GMIT Letterfrack (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

2016-17 Group A Qualifying[6]

Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Where Played Date
Rd1 Institute of Technology Blanchardstown 1-04 Marino Institute of Education 4-21 IT Blanchardstown GAA Pitch 26 January 2017
Rd1 Dundalk Institute of Technology Conceded Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Letterfrack w/o Johnstown 26 January 2017
Rd2 Marino Institute of Education 1-19 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Letterfrack 2-15 Johnstown 2 February 2017
Rd2 Dundalk Institute of Technology w/o Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Conceded Dundalk IT Grounds 13 February 2017
Rd3 Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Letterfrack w/o Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Conceded Johnstown 7 February 2017
Rd3 Marino Institute of Education 3-16 Dundalk Institute of Technology 1-08 Marino IE Grounds 6 February 2017

Qualifiers: Marino Institute of Education; Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Letterfrack

2016-17 Group B Qualifying[6]

Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Score Where Played Date
Rd1 Letterkenny Institute of Technology 1-11 St Mary's University College, Belfast 10-24 Letterkenny IT 26 January 2017
Rd1 Ulster University Coleraine 1-13 Ulster University Magee 1-12 UU Coleraine 24 January 2017
Rd2 Letterkenny Institute of Technology 1-06 Ulster University Coleraine 5-10 O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny, Co Donegal 31 January 2017
Rd2 Ulster University Magee 0-15 St Mary's University College, Belfast 9-19 Owenbeg, Dungiven, Derry 15 February 2017
Rd3 St Mary's University College, Belfast 0-00 Ulster University Coleraine 0-00 16 February 2017
Rd3 Ulster University Magee w/o Letterkenny Institute of Technology Conceded University of Ulster Magee 7 February 2017

Qualifiers: St Mary's University College, Belfast; Ulster University Coleraine

2016-17 Finals Tournament[7][8]

Semi-finals
24 February 		Final
25 February
      
1 Marino Institute of Education 4-17
4 Ulster University Coleraine 2-04
Marino Institute of Education 4-09
GMIT Letterfrack 5-12
3 GMIT Letterfrack 2-16
2 St Mary's University College, Belfast 2-11

Colleges by Wins

Team County Wins Last win
IT Tallaght Dublin 3 2014
IT Sligo Sligo 2 2016
St. Patricks's College, Thurles Tipperary 2 2013
Edinburgh Napier University Scotland 2 2010
Coláiste Phádraig Droim Conrach Dublin 2 1996
Dundalk IT Louth 2 1997
GMIT Letterfrack Galway/Mayo 1 2017
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
Army Cadets Kildare 1 1991
Tralee IT Kerry 1 1989
NIHE Dublin/DCU Dublin 1 1988

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 IT Sligo
  • 2016/17 G.M.I.T. Letterfrack
  • 2017/18
  • 2018/19
  • 2019/20

Captains of Winning Teams

Year Captain College County
1987/88 NIHE Dublin
1988/89 Gerard Galvin[9] 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[10] GMIT Castlebar Galway
2004/05 IT Tallaght
2005/06 James McDonald[11] King's Inns Wexford
2006/07 Michael Griffin[12] IT Tallaght Dublin
2007/08 Conor Delaney[13] 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 Lawlor St. Patrick's College, Thurles
2011/12 Séamus Lawlor[14] LIT Tipperary Waterford
2012/13 Barry McLoughlin[15] St Patrick's College, Thurles Tipperary
2013/14 Eric Finn IT Tallaght Dublin
2014/15 Joseph Mooney[16] Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board Galway
2015/16 Damien Golden[17][18] Westmeath
2016/17 Tom Rigney[19][7][20] GMIT Letterfrack Tipperary

Man of The Match Awardees

Year MOTM Top Scorer College County Points scored
1987/88 NIHE Dublin/DCU
NIHE Dublin/DCU
1988/89 Institute of Technology, Tralee
Gerard Galvin[9] Institute of Technology, Tralee Limerick 0-9
1998/99 No Championship — — — —
1999/00 No Championship — — — —
2000/01 No Championship — — — —
2001/02 Athlone Institute of Technology
Athlone Institute of Technology
2002/03 NUI Maynooth
NUI Maynooth
2003/04 Gavin Keary[10] 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[21] IT Tallaght 2-3
2007/08 Andy Coen[13] Edinburgh Napier University Galway
Edinburgh Napier University
2008/09 Declan Coulter St Mary's UC/BMC Armagh 0-11 (4f)
Declan Coulter St Mary's UC/BMC
2009/10 Tony Boyle[22] Edinburgh Napier University Tipperary
Edinburgh Napier University
2010/11 St. Patrick's College, Thurles
St. Patrick's College, Thurles
2011/12 Séamus Lawlor[14] LIT Tipperary Waterford 0-2
James Logue[14] LIT Tipperary Tipperary 1-2(1f,1/'65)
2012/13 Rory Hickey[23] Rory Hickey[23] St. Patrick's College, Thurles Kilkenny 4-5(1-0 pen,3f)
2013/14 Aodhán Clabby Aodhán Clabby IT Tallaght Dublin 0-14 (6f,2/'65)
2014/15 David Mangan[16] Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board Galway 0-3
Joseph Mooney[16] Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board Galway 1-1
2015-16 Jack Galvin[17][18] IT Sligo Westmeath
2016-17 Sean Claffey[19][7] GMIT Letterfrack Galway

Match Details

Academic
Year		 Winners Score Runners-Up Score Venue Date
1979/80[24] Cork RTC [Cork IT] Galway RTC v Northern Ireland Polytechnic
1980/81
1981/82[25] Limerick Technical College N.U.U. Drumcondra, Dublin 6 March 1982
1982/83
1983/84
1984/85
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88[26] NIHE Dublin Dundalk RTC or Magee College
1988/89[9] Tralee RTC 1-13 St. Patrick's College, Thurles 0-2 5 April 1989?
1989/90[27] Dundalk RTC Army Apprentice School v Air Corps
1990/91[28] Army Cadet Corp UU Coleraine v Tralee RTC
1991/92 MICE or Letterkenny RTC Army Cadets or Aer Corps Newbridge 8 March 1992
1992/93[29] Sligo RTC 6-7 Army Cadets Corp 3-8 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[10][30] GMIT Castlebar 3-13 GMIT Letterfrack 1-5 Garrycastle, Athlone 6 March 2004
2004/05[31] Institute of Technology, Tallaght 1-8 Dundalk Institute of Technology 1-5 LIT, Limerick 5 March 2005
2005/06[5][32] King's Inns 2-13 IT Tallaght 1-14 (AET) The Mardyke, Cork 4 March 2006
2006/07[21] IT Tallaght 4-14 King's Inns 0-5 Carlow IT, Carlow 10 March 2007
2007/08[33] Edinburgh Napier University 3-8 GMIT Letterfrack 1-10 CIT, Bishopstown, Cork 1 March 2008
2008/09[34] St Mary's University College/
Belfast Metropolitan College		 3-14 Edinburgh Napier University 2-16 TCD Grounds, Santry, Dublin 7 March 2009
2009/10[35] Edinburgh Napier University 3-16 Dundalk Institute of Technology 1-10 Dangan Sports Grounds, Galway 6 March 2010
2010/11[36][37] St. Patrick's College, Thurles 2-11 Cork Colleges of Further Education 1-4 WIT, Carraiganore, Waterford 26 February 2011
2011/12[14][38] LIT Tipperary 2-6 St. Patrick's College, Thurles 0-8 The Farm, Curraheen, Cork 3 March 2012
2012/13[39] St. Patrick's College, Thurles 4-19 St. Mary's University College (Belfast) 1-7 Carnmore GAA Club, Galway 2 March 2013
2013/14[40][41] IT Tallaght 0-28 Cork Colleges of Further Education 2-20 The Dub, QUB, Belfast 1 March 2014
2014/15[16] Galway/Roscommon Education & Training Board 2-10 Cork Colleges of Further Education 1-9 Limerick IT Grounds 28 February 2015
2015/16[17][42] IT Sligo 4-12 GMIT Letterfrack 0-13 CIT, Bishopstown, Cork 27 February 2016
2016/17[7] GMIT Letterfrack 5-12 Marino Institute of Education 4-09 Dangan Sports Grounds, Galway 25 February 2017

Other Higher Education GAA Competitions

References

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 Dónal McAnallen, 2012, The Cups That Cheered: A History of the Sigerson, Fitzgibbon and Higher Education Gaelic Games, The Collins Press, Cork
  3. ↑ Irish Times, March 24, 1998, p. 27; Meath Chronicle, March 28, 1998, p. 26
  4. 1 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOwWwjn5yTQ
  5. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 http://www.gaa.ie/highereducation/fixtures-and-results/fergal-maher-cup/
  7. 1 2 3 4 Irish Examiner, 27 February 2017, Sport, p. 29, Maher praises Garda College dedication after Ryan Cup win
  8. ↑ Irish Examiner, 25 February 2017, Sport, p. 14, Garda and IT Sligo face off in Ryan Cup
  9. 1 2 3 Kerryman, April 7, 1989, p. 14
  10. 1 2 3 http://www.castlebar.ie/news/gmit-20030318.shtml
  11. ↑ Irish Times, March 6, 2006, Sport, p. A6
  12. ↑ http://www.bodengaa.ie/news/captain_griff_leads_it_tallaght.450.2278.html
  13. 1 2 http://www.bebo.com/BlogView.jsp?MemberId=2358868879&BlogId=6183757664; http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=2755658516
  14. 1 2 3 4 Match Report LIT Tipperary v St. Patrick's] Match Report, Tipperary GAA, 6 Mar 2012, http://tipperary.gaa.ie/latestnews/fergalmahercupfinal-littipperaryvstpatrickscollegethurles-matchreport
  15. ↑ http://www.thurles.info/2013/03/08/st-patricks-college-thurles-reclaim-fergal-maher-cup/
  16. 1 2 3 4 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
  17. 1 2 3 Irish Examiner, 29 February, 2016, http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/conor-ocarroll-hat-trick-inspires-trinity-384663.html
  18. 1 2 | IT Sligohttps://www.itsligo.ie/2016/02/29/fergalmahercupwinners27022016/
  19. 1 2 Twitter HE GAA@HigherEdGAA: Our 2017 @Independent_ie Fergal Maher Cup winners GMIT Letterfrack receive the cup Tom Rigney (Captain) and Sean Claffey (Man of the Match)
  20. ↑ Tipperary Star, 1 June 2017, Three Tipperary men help Connemara college to realise a hurling dream, http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/sport/252929/three-tipperary-men-help-connemara-college-to-realise-a-hurling-dream.html
  21. 1 2 Irish Independent, March 11, 2007, Sport, p. 12
  22. ↑ Nenagh Guardian, March 20, 2010, Sports, p. TG 8
  23. 1 2 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/
  24. ↑ Irish Independent, 14 May 1980, p. 16, AGM insists on big slice of the cake (Higher Education AGM)
  25. ↑ Irish Press, 6 March 1982, p. 15, Full Guide to Weekend Fixtures
  26. ↑ 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
  27. ↑ 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
  28. ↑ Semi-final, Na Fianna Grounds: UU Coleraine v Tralee RTC; Irish Independent, February 7, 1991, p. 14
  29. ↑ 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
  30. ↑ Nenagh Guardian, March 20, 2004, p. 12; http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/kfmhqlkfidmh/
  31. ↑ 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
  32. ↑ 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
  33. ↑ 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
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  35. ↑ 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
  36. ↑ 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
  37. ↑ Luceat 2011, St Patrick's College, Thurles, pp. 16-17, St Patrick's College, Thurles 2-11 Cork Colleges of Further Education 1-4
  38. ↑ 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
  39. ↑ 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
  40. ↑ http://www.kilkennygaa.ie/fixtures?compID=30803
  41. ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/current-year-results/
  42. ↑ http://www.he.gaa.ie/fixtures-results
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