The 2019 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 103rd staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It was sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 5 December 2018. It started with the group stage on 20 January 2019 and is scheduled to end on 23 February 2019.
The University of Limerick were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the "group of death".
On 23 February 2019, University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after a 2–21 to 0–13 defeat of Mary Immaculate College in the final. This was their 39th cup title overall and their first title since 2013.
Evan Niland of NUI Galway was the Fitzgibbon Cup top scorer with 0-54.
Group stage
Group A
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffUniversity College Cork33003-661-48+246NUI Galway31112-524-48-23University College Dublin31117-333-54-93University of Limerick30030-524-53-130
Fixtures and results
Group B
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffLimerick Institute of Technology33008-591-33+476Institute of Technology, Carlow32014-533-29+274Trinity College31022-313-58-302Garda College30031-328-55-440
Fixtures and results
Group C
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffDCU Dóchas Éireann22000-390-26+134Cork Institute of Technology21010-270-32-52Waterford Institute of Technology20020-230-31-80
Fixtures and results
Group D
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffMary Immaculate College22002-411-26+184Dublin Institute of Technology21015-262-28+72Maynooth University20021-215-34-250
Fixtures and results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Evan NilandNUI Galway0-5454510.802Aaron GillaneMary Immaculate College2-4147411.753Peter DugganLimerick Institute of Technology2-283448.504Shane ConwayUniversity College Cork0-323256.405James BerginDCU Dóchas Éireann0-282847.006Séamus CaseyInstitute of Technology, Carlow2-192546.257Shane KingstonUniversity College Cork3-152454.80Eoghan DunneDublin Institute of Technology2-182438.008Chris O'LearyUniversity College Cork1-202354.609Barry MurphyUniversity of Limerick0-212137.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Aaron GillaneMary Immaculate College1-1518Dublin Institute of Technology1Aaron GillaneMary Immaculate College1-1215NUI Galway2Peter DugganLimerick Institute of Technology1-1114Garda College3Evan NilandNUI Galway0-1313Mary Immaculate College3Evan NilandNUI Galway0-1212University College DublinBarry MurphyUniversity of Limerick0-1111NUI Galway4Séamus CaseyInstitute of Technology, Carlow1-0710Limerick Institute of TechnologyEoghan DunneDublin Institute of Technology1-0710Mary Immaculate CollegeFionn Ó Riain BroinTrinity College0-1010Garda CollegeJames BerginDCU Dóchas Éireann0-1010University College Cork
Awards Team of the Year Eoghan Cahill Niall O'Leary Eddie Gunning Thomas Grimes Chris O'Leary Paddy O'Loughlin Chris Crummey Conor Browne Jarlath Mannion Shane Kingston Aaron Gillane James Bergin Evan Niland Shane ConwayHOTY Mark Kehoe
References
External links gaa.ie Higher Education Fixtures