The 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 106th staging of the
Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...
in
1912
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. It is 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 14 December 2022. The cup ran from 18 January to 18 February 2023.
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 ...
were the
defending champions.
The
Fitzgibbon Cup final was played on 18 February 2023 at the
SETU Waterford Complex, between
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 ...
and
University of 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 ...
, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. University of Limerick won the match by 4-19 to 1-13 to claim their eighth Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a second title in succession.
University of Galway's
Evan Niland was the
top scorer with 1-52.
Group A
Group A table
Group A fixtures and results
Group B
Group B table
Group B fixtures and results
Group C
Group C table
Group C fixtures and results
Group D
Group D table
Group D fixtures and results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;In a single game
Awards
Team of the Year
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Dean Mason
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Eoin Lawless
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T. J. Brennan
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Eoin Roche
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Tiernan Killeen
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Bryan O'Mara
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Cormac O'Brien
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Brian O'Sullivan
Brian O'Sullivan (born 1990 in Ballygunner) is an Ireland, Irish hurling, hurler who plays for both the Waterford Inter-county hurling team and the Ballygunner GAA club.
Playing career
Club
O'Sullivan has played with Ballygunner GAA, Ballygu ...
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Jack Prendergast
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Brian Concannon
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Gearóid O'Connor
Gearóid O’Connor (born 2000) is an Irish hurling, hurler. At club level he plays with Moyne-Templetuohy GAA, Moyne-Templetuohy and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. O'Connor usually lines out as a forwards.
Caree ...
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Seán Twomey
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Reuben Halloran
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Michael Kiely
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Aaron Ryan
References
External links
Higher Education fixtures and results
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