Ryan Cup

The Ryan Cup is the tier 2 hurling championship for third level colleges, the Fitzgibbon Cup being the tier 1 hurling championship trophy. The Ryan Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG), the GAA's Higher Education Council. At some time either in the late 1980s or in the early 1990s, the Ryan Cup - the trophy for the Division 1 Gaelic football league - was presented to the winners of what was then the Division II Championship (non-university). As a result of this mix-up, the Division II Championship became colloquially known as the 'Ryan Cup'. Unfortunately several other GAA trophy competitions bear this name, including still the Higher Education First-Division football league. The GAA Higher Education Cup Championships are sponsored by Electric Ireland. The Ryan Cup was previously sponsored by Independent.ie [2014-2017], Irish Daily Mail [2012-2013], Ulster Bank [2007-2011], Datapac [2003-2006] and Bus Éireann [1998-2002].

The Ryan Cup is the tier 2 hurling championship for third level colleges, the Fitzgibbon Cup being the tier 1 hurling championship trophy. The Ryan Cup competition is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais Cumann Lúthchleas Gael (CLG), the GAA's Higher Education Council. At some time either in the late 1980s or in the early 1990s, the Ryan Cup - the trophy for the Division 1 Gaelic football league - was presented to the winners of what was then the Division II Championship (non-university). As a result of this mix-up, the Division II Championship became colloquially known as the 'Ryan Cup'. Unfortunately several other GAA trophy competitions bear this name, including still the Higher Education First-Division football league. The GAA Higher Education Cup Championships are sponsored by Electric Ireland. The Ryan Cup was previously sponsored by Independent.ie [2014-2017], Irish Daily Mail [2012-2013], Ulster Bank [2007-2011], Datapac [2003-2006] and Bus Éireann [1998-2002].

Ryan Cup Tournament 2018-19

2018-19 Group A Qualifying

Qualifiers: Galway-Mayo IT; Ulster University

2018-19 Group B Qualifying

Qualifiers: Institute of Technology Tralee; Athlone IT

2018-19 Finals Tournament

Roll of honour

Colleges by wins

Ryan Cup Champion Colleges

Compiled from The Cups That Cheered. The current names of academic institutions are shown in parentheses. 1976/77 Cork RTC [Cork IT] 1977/78 St Patrick's TC, Drumcondra 1978/79 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow] 1979/80 Cork RTC [Cork IT] 1980/81 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 1981/82 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 1982/83 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] 1983/84 Thomond College [University of Limerick] 1984/85 Limerick RTC (Limerick IT) 1985/86 Thomond College [University of Limerick] 1986/87 Waterford RTC [Waterford IT] 1987/88 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] 1988/89 Cork RTC [Cork IT] 1989/90 Galway RTC [Galway-Mayo IT] 1990/91 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow] 1991/92 Limerick RTC [Limerick IT] 1992/93 RTC Carlow [IT Carlow] 1993/94 Dublin IT 1994/95 Garda Síochána College 1995/96 Athlone RTC [Athlone IT] 1996/97 RTC Tralee 1997/98 Dublin City University 1998/99 IT Sligo 1999/00 Cork Colleges of Further Education 2000/01 Limerick IT 2001/02 Dublin City University 2002/03 Tipperary Institute [Limerick IT Tipperary] 2003/04 Cork Colleges of Further Education 2004/05 IT Sligo 2005/06 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 2006/07 RTC Tralee 2007/08 Maynooth University 2008/09 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 2009/10 IT Carlow 2010/11 RTC Tralee 2011/12 Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 2012/13 Limerick IT Tipperary 2013/14 NUI Maynooth [Maynooth University] 2014/15 Trinity College Dublin 2015/16 Trinity College Dublin 2016/17 Garda Síochána College 2017/18 Maynooth University 2018/19 Galway-Mayo IT 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 MTU Kerry Campus 2022/23 MIC St Patrick's Campus Thurles

Captains of winning teams

Man of The Match awardees

Finals listed by year

Under Match Details below, academic institutions are referred to by their names at the time of the competition. References give the current names of the institutions.

References

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