Ladies' Gaelic football intervarsity competition
The HEC O'Connor Cup , also referred to as the Michael O'Connor Cup , is the senior Ladies' Gaelic football intervarsity cup competition. It features teams representing universities and institutes of technology from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland . It is organised by the H igher E ducation C olleges committee of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association . Mary Immaculate College won the inaugural competition in 1987 . University of Limerick is the competition's most successful team.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Since 2018 the O'Connor Cup has been sponsored by Gourmet Food Parlour.[ 5] It was previously sponsored by the Irish Examiner .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] During the 2010s, the O'Connor Cup final has been broadcast live by TG4 and/or YouTube .[ 1] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Since 1993 teams knocked out in the early rounds of the O'Connor Cup have subsequently competed in the consolation competition, the O'Connor Shield .[ 2] [ 3]
Finals
Source :[ 2] [ 3] [ 42]
Winners by team
Winner
Years
Total Titles
University of Limerick /Thomond College
1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
12
UCD
2001, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2016
6
DCU
2009, 2010, 2011, 2018
4
UCC
1988, 1990, 2012
3
Mary Immaculate College
1987, 1992
2
IT Tralee
1998, 1999
2
University of Ulster, Jordanstown
2008
1
Queen's University
2013
1
IT Sligo
2000
1
Waterford RTC/Waterford IT
1989
1
Source :[ 3]
O'Connor Shield
Since 1993 teams knocked out in the early rounds of the O'Connor Cup have subsequently competed in the consolation competition, the Micheal O'Connor Shield.[ 2] [ 3] In 2019 the Shield was effectively a 5th/6th place play-off.[ 43] [ 44]
References
Governing body Competitions
All-Irelands Leagues Provincial club championships County club championships Intervarsity
Teams
Awards See also
Gaelic games at universities and third-level colleges
Governing bodies Gaelic football Hurling Camogie Ladies' Gaelic football Clubs Representative team