2015 Fitzgibbon Cup
The 2015 independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup was the 99th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment in 1912. The semi-finals were hosted by Limerick IT on 27 February 2015 with the final played the following day at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Trophy | Fitzgibbon Cup |
| Sponsor | independent.ie |
| Winners | |
| Champions | University of Limerick (5th win) |
| Manager | Brian Lohan |
| Captain | David McInerney |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | WIT |
| Manager | Colm Bonnar |
| Captain | Jake Dillon |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | Tony Kelly |
University of Limerick won the cup, defeating WIT in a replayed final on 11 March.[1][2][3]
Carlow IT Controversy
Carlow IT were disqualified on 16 February 2015 for fielding a part-time student James Gannon.[4][5] Carlow IT appealed the decision on 18 February 2015,[6][7] the appeal was upheld and the decision to disqualify Carlow IT was overturned.[8] On 24 February 2015 Mary I's request for an interlocutory injunction was refused by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).[9] This meant that the remaining quarter-finals could go ahead on that same day.
Fixtures and results
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-50 | 3-30 | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | UCD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-49 | 3-34 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | DCU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-40 | 2-44 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-31 | 3-62 | -34 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 |
CIT | 0-17 - 1-6 | DCU | DCU Sportsgrounds Referee: Brian Gavin |
| J O'Dwyer 0-8 (7f), C Hammersly 0-3, J Herlihy, D Lordan, J Cronin, B Cooper, M Ellis, J Cashman 0-1 each. | Report | K O'Flynn 1-1, D Breathnach 0-3 (2f), P Breheny, D Staunton 0-1 each. |
| 29 January 2015 15:30 Round 1 |
UCD | 1-23 - 1-6 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | Belfield, UCD Referee: John Keane |
| Matthew O'Hanlon (0-1), Pat Purcell (0-3), Colm O'Croinin (0-4), Conor Devitt (0-2), Jack O'Connor (0-2), Conor McDonagh (0-1), Ross King (0-6, 4 frees), Caolán Conway (1-4) | Report | Eoin Price (0-2), Peter Sutton (1-2, 0-1 free), Colm Morris (0-1), Jack McGrath (0-1) |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 |
UCD | 2-16 - 1-14 | DCU | Belfield, UCD Referee: Patrick Murphy |
| O Ó'Ruairc (1-6, 0-4 frees); R King (0-5, 0-3 frees); C O'Croinin (1-1); C Devitt (0-2); C Buckley, C Conway (0-1) | Report | D Breathnach (0-10, 0-6 frees); K O'Flynn (1-0); C Boland (0-2); M Daly, P Breheny (0-1) |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 |
CIT | 1-19 - 1-14 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | St. Pat's Referee: Owen Elliot |
| A Walsh (1-3); P Ralph (0-5, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 penalty); J Cronin (0-4); N McNamara (0-2); D Lordan, J Cashman, C Hammersley, S O'Mahoney, C Buckley (0-1) | Report | E Price (1-1); P Sutton (0-4, 0-1 free); J McGrath, E McIntyre (0-2); C Joyce (0-2, 0-1 sideline); C Breathnach, W Murphy, C Morris (0-1) |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 |
CIT | 1-14 - 1-10 | UCD | CIT Referee: Gavin Quilty |
| John O'Dwyer (0-4 frees); Noel McNamara (1-1); Aidan Walsh (0-3); Bill Cooper, John Cronin (0-2); Jack Herlihy, Conor Hammersley (0-1) | Report | Ross King (0-8, 0-6 frees); Oisin Ó'Ruairc (1-1), Colm Cronin (0-1) |
| 10 February 2015 18:30 Round 3 |
DCU | 1-20 - 0-11 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | DCU Sportsgrounds Referee: James McGrah |
| D Breathnach (0-12, 0-7 frees, 0-3 65's); P Brehony (0-4); G Bailey (1-0); C Boland, T French, P Burke, N O'Connor (0-1) | Report | P Sutton (0-6, 0-5 frees); C Morris (0-2); C Breathnach, C Joyce, W Murphy (0-1) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-59 | 2-34 | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | NUI Galway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-47 | 2-55 | -14 | 4 |
| 3 | UCC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-52 | 1-43 | 18 | 3 |
| 4 | GMIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-31 | 3-57 | -32 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 |
UCC | 3-19 - 0-8 | GMIT | Mardyke, UCC Referee: John O'Brien |
| B Lawton (0-7, 0-4 frees); C Lehane, S O'Donnell, A Cadogan (1-2 each); J Barron (0-2); R O’Shea, D Roche, T Devine, A Spillane (0-1 each). | Report | C O'Donnell (0-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65); T Haran (0-2, 0-1 sideline cut); S Lawless, J Flynn (0-1 each). |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 |
UL | 2-24 - 0-9 | NUI Galway | Dangan, NUIG Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| J Forde 0-10 (0-4f); K O'Brien 2-1; T Kelly 0-4; B Stapleton 0-3; J McGrath 0-2; S O’Gorman, C Martin, M Carmody, PJ Scully 0-1 each. | Report | B Duggan 0-4 (0-2f, 1'65); N O'Brien 0-2; S Hynes, E Brannigan, G Hennelly 0-1 each |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 |
NUI Galway | 0-21 - 0-19 | UCC | Dangan, NUIG Referee: Paud O'Dwyer |
| B Duggan (0-12, 0-7 frees); N O'Brien (0-4); E Brannigan, K Ryan, G Hennelly, C Mannion, B O'Connor (0-1) | Report | C Lehane (0-9, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline, 0-1 '65); J Power (0-4); B Lawton (0-3 frees); S O'Donnell, A Cadogan, A Spillane (0-1) |
| 5 February 2015 13:00 Round 2 |
UL | 0-21 - 1-11 | GMIT | UL Referee: Brian Gavin |
| T Kelly (0-7, 0-3 frees); K O'Brien (0-5, 0-1 free); J Forde (0-4, 0-2 frees); PJ Scully (1-1); T Heffernan (0-3); J McGrath (0-2); D McInerney, D Quinn (0-1) | Report | T Haran (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 sideline); J Flynn (1-3); D Burke (0-1); |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 |
NUI Galway | 0-17 - 0-12 | GMIT | Carnmore, Galway Referee: David Hughes |
| B Duggan (0-8, 0-7 frees); C Mannion (0-4); N O'Brien (0-2); S Ward, S Cooney, C Cleary (0-1) | Report | T Haran (0-9 frees); C O'Donnell, D Conroy, G Brennan (0-1 ) |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 |
UCC | 1-14 - 1-14 | UL | Mardyke, UCC Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| B Lawton (1-3, 0-2 frees); A Cadogan (0-4); C Lehane (0-2); C Murphy, A Spillane, P Prendergast, S O'Keeffe, J Power (0-1) | Report | C Martin (1-3, 0-3 frees); T Kelly (0-5); B Stapleton, J McGrath, T Heffernan, K O'Brien, PJ Scully (0-1); J Forde (0-1 free) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-58 | 2-32 | 47 | 4 |
| 2 | IT Carlow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-33 | 4-16 | 32 | 4 |
| 3 | Mary I Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-37 | 1-16 | 36 | 4 |
| 4 | Maynooth University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-13 | 19-77 | -115 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 19:00 Round 1 |
WIT | 3-13 - 0-9 | IT Carlow | IT Carlow Referee: James Owens |
| P Mahony 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 65s), L McGrath 1-2, A Glesson, C O’Brien 1-0 each, G O’Brien, H Kehoe, J Dillon 0-1 each. | Report | S Maher 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), C Bolger, J Fagan 0-1 each. |
| 7 February 2015 14:00 Round 1 |
Mary I Limerick | 4-18 - 1-6 | Maynooth University | Maynooth University Referee: James Owens |
| S Cahill (2-1); D Reidy (0-7 frees); D Corry, D Hannon (1-0), T Gallagher, S Curran (0-2); D O'Donovan (0-2, 0-1 sideline, 0-1 free); J Meaghar, R English, S Linnane, J Hannon (0-1) | Report | A Gleeson (0-5, 0-4 free); S Farrelly (1-0); J White (0-1) |
- Maynooth University v Mary I Limerick was initially scheduled for 29 January 2014 but postponed due to snow
| 5 February 2015 19:00 Round 2 |
IT Carlow | 9-24 - 1-3 | Maynooth University | Maynooth University North Campus Referee: Alan Kelly |
| C Bolger (3-1); J Fagan (1-6); I Byrne (2-1, 1-1 frees); S Maher (1-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65); K Kelly (1-3); A Fogarty (0-4, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65); M Kavanagh (1-0); J Doyle (0-3); C Doughan (0-2, 0-1f) | Report | C Fenlon (1-0); J Maher (0-2, 0-1 free); C Chan (0-1 free) |
| 5 February 2015 14:30 Round 2 |
Mary I Limerick | 2-19 - 0-10 | WIT | MICL Grounds Referee: Cathal Mc Allister |
| D Reidy (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); D Corry, D O'Donovan (1-1); S Kennedy (0-4); D Hannon (0-2); S Cahill, T Gallagher, N O'Meara (0-1) | Report | P Mahony (0-7, 0-5 frees); M O'Neill (0-2, 0-1 free); G O'Brien (0-1) |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 |
WIT | 6-35 - 0-4 | Maynooth University | WIT Referee: Diarmuid Kirwin |
| Pauric Mahony (2-18, 0-12 frees); Austin Gleeson (2-3); Jack Langton (1-3); Liam McGrath (1-2); Martin O'Neill (0-3); Gavin O'Brien, Jake Dillon (0-2); Joe O'Dwyer, Stephen Roche (0-1)[10] |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 |
IT Carlow | 4-17 - 1-17 | Mary I Limerick | IT Carlow Referee: Johnny Ryan |
| Stephen Maher (1-10, 0-4 frees); Chris Bolger (2-0); Jack Fagan (1-2); Conor Doughan (0-2 frees); Aidan Fogarty, Kevin Kelly, James Doyle (0-1) | Report | David Reidy (0-5 frees); Declan Hannon (1-2); Ronan Maher, Daragh Corry, Stephen Cahill (0-2); Seamus Kennedy, Daragh O'Donovan (0-1) |
- Having won the original fixture by 4-17 to 1-17, IT Carlow were later found guilty of playing an illegal player. James Gannon was deemed to be a part-time student and therefore ineligible. The fixture was retrospectively awarded to Mary I Limerick.[4] This meant that Carlow IT finished third in Group C.[11] IT Carlow then won an appeal against this decision and were re-awarded the fixture despite another late Mary I Limerick request for an interlocutory injunction to the DRA.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limerick IT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-35 | 1-24 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | DIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-35 | 1-38 | -4 | 2 |
| 3 | UUJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-31 | 2-39 | -10 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 15:00 Round 1 |
Limerick IT | 1-17 - 0-11 | UUJ | LIT Referee: Alan Kelly |
| S O'Halloran (0-2), P Flaherty (0-1), S O'Brien (0-4), D Reidy (0-10f), P Killeen (1-1), M Fitzgerald (0-1), P Fitzgerald (0-1), M Gennery (0-1) | Report | M Bradley (0-1), M Duddley (0-1), C Johnson (0-1f), D Toner (0-1), C Clarke (0-8, 6f) |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 |
Limerick IT | 1-18 - 1-13 | DIT | Parnells GAA, Coolock Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| D Reidy (0-8 frees); P Killeen (1-2); S O'Brien, A Dempsey (0-2), A Murphy (0-1 free); W Ryan, P Flaherty, M Fitzgerald, P Fitzgerald (0-1) | Report | J Guiney (0-9, 0-7 frees); M Lee (1-0); J McManus (0-2); D McNicholas, C Sheehan (0-1) |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 |
DIT | 1-22 - 0-20 | UUJ | Jordanstown Referee: Eamon Hassan |
| D McNicholas (1-4); J Guiney (0-7, 0-2 frees); M Lee (0-4); C Sheehan (0-2); J Cahill, J Sweeney, G Whelan, W McGrath, D Roberts (0-1) | Report | C Clarke (0-5, 0-3 frees); D Casey (0-4); D Toner (0-3); C Johnson (0-3, 0-1 free); D McKernan (0-2); S McAfee, M Bradley, E McCloskey (0-1) |
Quarter-finals
Group winners had home advantage for the quarter-finals.
| 18 February 2015 14:00 Quarter-final |
CIT | 0-19 - 0-10 | NUI Galway | CIT Referee: Brian Gavin |
| J O'Dwyer (0-8, 0-4 frees); C Hammersley, J Cronin, K Kavanagh, D Lordan (0-2); N McNamara, P White (0-1) | Report | B Duggan (0-5, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65), C Mannion (0-2, 0-1 free); N O'Brien, G Hennelly, S Ward (0-1) |
| 18 February 2015 15:00 Quarter-final |
UL | 0-18 - 0-15 | UCD | UL Referee: Barry Kelly |
| John McGrath (0-7, 0-5 frees); Conor Martin (0-4, 0-1 frees); Tommy Heffernan (0-2); Jason Forde (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65); Brian Stapleton, Dan Morrissey, Stephen Bennett (0-1) | Report | Ross King (0-6 frees); Conor Devitt, Pat Purcell (0-2), Conor O'Shea (0-1 free); Jack O'Connor, Colm Cronin, Garrett Sinnott, Dillon Mulligan (0-1) |
| 24 February 2015 19:00 Quarter-final |
WIT | 1-18 - 1-7 | DIT | Carriganore Referee: Johnny Ryan |
| Pauric Mahony (0-8, 0-6 frees); Stephen Roche (1-1); Austin Gleeson (0-3); Gavin O'Brien, Liam McGrath (0-2); Jack Dillon, Johnny Hayes (0-1) | Report | Jack Guiney (1-6, 0-5 frees); Conor Sheehan (0-1) |
| 24 February 2015 14:00 Quarter-final |
Limerick IT | 1-15 - 0-14 | IT Carlow | LIT Referee: Alan Kelly |
| David Reidy (1-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 penalty); Paul Flaherty (0-3); Barry O'Connell, Alan Dempsey, Seanie O'Brien, Joe Campion (0-1) | Report | Kevin Kelly (0-8 frees); Conor Doughan (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65); Jack Fagan, Chris Bolger, Garry Keegan (0-1) |
Semi-finals
| 27 February 2015 13:00 Semi-final |
WIT | 1-20 - 0-19 AET |
CIT | LIT Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| J O'Dwyer (0-5, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65); C Buckley (0-3); A Walsh, J Cronin, B Cooper, N McNamara (0-2); D Lordan (0-2, 0-1 free); K Kavanagh (0-1) | Report | A Gleeson (1-6, 0-1 sideline); P Mahony (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); G O'Brien (0-4); J Dillon, J Hayes (0-1) |
| 27 February 2015 15:00 Semi-final |
UL | 2-18 - 1-14 | Limerick IT | LIT Referee: James McGrath |
| Jason Forde (1-3, 0-1 sideline); John McGrath (0-4 frees), Stephen Bennett (1-0); David McInerney, Cathal McInerney (0-3); Kevin O'Brien (0-2); Tommy Heffernan, Conor Martin, Dan Morrissey (0-1) | Report | David Reidy (0-8, 0-7 frees); Willie Ryan (1-0); Paul Killeen, Martin Fitzgerald (0-2); Paul Flaherty, Seanie O'Brien (0-1) |
Final
| 28 February 2015 19:30 Final |
WIT | 0-21 - 3-12 AET |
UL | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: Brian Gavin |
| Pauric Mahony (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); Johnny Hayes (0-3); Tom Fox, Martin O'Neill, Jake Dillon (0-2); Austin Gleeson (0-2, 0-1 sideline); Harry Kehoe, Tomas Hamill (0-1) | Report | John McGrath (0-5, 0-3 frees); Tommy Heffernan (1-1); Jason Forde (1-1, 0-1 free); Stephen Bennett (1-0); Tony Kelly (0-2, 0-1 free); Kevin O'Brien, Cathal McInerney, PJ Scully (0-1) |
| 11 March 2015 19:30 Final Replay |
UL | 2-18 - 1-14 | WIT | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Referee: Barry Kelly |
| Tony Kelly (0-6, 0-2 frees); John McGrath (0-6, 0-4 frees); Tommy Heffernan (1-1); Daire Quinn (1-0); Kevin O'Brien (0-2); Conor Martin, Cathal McInerney (0-1); Jason Forde (0-1 sideline) | Report | Pauric Mahony (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); Gavin O'Brien (1-2); Tom Fox, Harry Kehoe, Jake Dillon, Johnny Hayes (0-1) |
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