The 2019
HEC O'Connor Cup
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 Nor ...
was won by
University of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in Septemb ...
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 The initialism UCC may stand for:
Law
* Uniform civil code of India, referring to proposed Civil code in the legal system of India, which would apply equally to all irrespective of their religion
* Uniform Commercial Code, a 1952 uniform act to ...
reached the semi-finals while
DCU defeated
NUI Galway
The University of Galway () is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) () from 1908 to 1997 and as ...
by 3–18 to 0–6 to win the Michael O'Connor Shield.
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
The University of Galway () is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) () from 1908 to 1997 and as ...
were placed in Group A while
University of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in Septemb ...
,
UCC The initialism UCC may stand for:
Law
* Uniform civil code of India, referring to proposed Civil code in the legal system of India, which would apply equally to all irrespective of their religion
* Uniform Commercial Code, a 1952 uniform act to ...
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.
Group A
;Final table
Group B
;Final table
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
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TG4 was initially known as (TnaG), before bein ...
on their
YouTube
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channel.
Semi-finals
O'Connor Shield
Final
References
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2019 in Ladies' Gaelic football
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