2019 HEC O'Connor Cup
The 2019 HEC O'Connor Cup was won by University of Limerick who defeated UCD by 2–16 to 1–10 in the final. Six teams were invited to take part in the competition. Queen's University and UCC reached the semi-finals while DCU defeated NUI Galway by 3–18 to 0–6 to win the Michael O'Connor Shield.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Trophy | Michael O'Connor Cup |
| Sponsor | Gourmet Food Parlour |
| Dates | 6 February– 9 March |
| Teams | 6 |
| Defending champions | DCU |
| Winners | |
| Champions | University of Limerick (12th win) |
| Manager | D.J. Collins |
| Captain | Eimear Scally |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | UCD |
| Manager | Conor Barry |
Group stage
Six teams were invited to take part in the 2019 O'Connor Cup. They were drawn into two groups of three. UCD, Queen's University and NUI Galway were placed in Group A while University of Limerick, UCC and DCU, were placed in Group B. Each group played three rounds of games during February. The top two teams from each group qualified for the O'Connor Cup semi-finals. The two third placed teams played off for the O'Connor Shield. [1][2]
Group A
| 6 February 2019 | Queen's University | v | UCD | Queen's University |
| 20 February 2019 | UCD | v | NUI Galway | Billings Park |
| [3] |
| 27 February 2019 | NUI Galway | v | Queen's University | NUI Galway |
- Final table
| Qualified for semi-finals | |
| Quafified for Michael O'Connor Shield | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCD | 2 | |||||
| Queen's University | 2 | |||||
| NUI Galway | 2 |
Group B
| 6 February 2019 | DCU | 1–10;3–9 | UCC | DCU Glasnevin |
| [4] |
| 20 February 2019 | UCC | v | University of Limerick | UCC |
| 27 February 2019 | University of Limerick | v | DCU | University of Limerick |
- Final table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Group Points |
Score Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Limerick | 2 | |||||
| UCC | 2 | |||||
| DCU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
O'Connor Cup Weekend
The O'Connor Shield play off, the two O'Connor Cup semi-finals and the final all formed part of the O'Connor Cup Weekend which was hosted by DIT GAA and the GAA Centre of Excellence in Abbotstown. The final was streamed live by TG4 on their YouTube channel. [5][6][7][8]
Semi-finals
| 8 March 2019 | UCD | 2–7;1–9 | UCC | Abbotstown |
| 15.00 [6][7] | Áine McDonagh (0-4) Andrea Murphy (1-0) Chloe Foxe (1-0) Tarah O'Sullivan (0-1) Lucy McCartan (0-1) Dearbhaile Beirne (0-1) |
[9][10][11] | Niamh Cotter (1-1) Libby Coppinger (0-3) Ciara McCarthy (0-3) Orlagh Farmer (0-1) Caoimhe Condon (0-1) |
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo) |
| 8 March 2019 | University of Limerick | 7–16;2–9 | Queen's University | Abbotstown |
| 17.00 [6][7] | Eimear Scally (1-9) Rosin Howard (3-1) Hannah O'Donoghue (2-0) Louise Ward (1-0) Shauna Kelly (0-1) Shauna Howley (0-1) Laurie Ryan (0-1) Rebecca Delee (0-1) Fiona McHale (0-1) Orla O'Dwyer (0-1) |
[12][13][14] | Niamh Reel (1-3) Grainne McLaughlin (1-0) Sarah Britton (0-2) Eimear McAnespie (0-2) L Duffy (0-1) Slaine McCarroll (0-1) |
Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois) |
O'Connor Shield
| 8 March 2019 | DCU | 3–18;0–6 | NUI Galway | DIT Broombridge |
| 18.30 [7] | Aisling Moloney (2–6) Lara Curran (0–5) Aisling Murphy (1–1) Sinead Finnegan (0–2) Ciana Finnegan (0–2) Amy Gavan Mangan (0–1) Roisin Farrell (0–1) |
[15][16][17] | Grainne Nolan (0–2) Meghan Kelly (0–2) Chloe Miskell (0–1) ?? (0–1) |
Referee: Eamonn Moran (Limerick) |
Final
| 9 March 2019 | University of Limerick | 2–16;1–10 | UCD | DIT Grangegorman |
| Eimear Scally (0-7) Hannah O'Donoghue (1-2) Fiona McHale (1-0) Rebecca Delee (0-2) Shauna Howley (0-2) Fiadhna Tagney (0-1) Emma Needham (0-1) Orla O'Dwyer (0-1) |
[18][19][20] | Áine McDonagh (0-6) Chloe Foxe (1-0) Caoimhe Mohan (0-2) Kate McGrath (0-1) Dearbhaile Beirne (0-1) |
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry) |
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