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 Northern Ireland. It is organised by the Higher Education Colleges committee of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Mary Immaculate College won the inaugural competition in 1987. University of Limerick is the competition's most successful team. Since 2018 the O'Connor Cup has been sponsored by Gourmet Food Parlour. It was previously sponsored by the Irish Examiner. During the 2010s, the O'Connor Cup final has been broadcast live by TG4 and/or YouTube. Since 1993 teams knocked out in the early rounds of the O'Connor Cup have subsequently competed in the consolation competition, the O'Connor Shield.
Finals Year Winner Score Runners–up Host1987Mary Immaculate College UCC1988UCC Mary Immaculate College1989Waterford RTC Mary Immaculate College1990UCC Mary Immaculate College1991Thomond College Mary Immaculate College1992Mary Immaculate College Thomond College1993University of Limerick Mary Immaculate College1994University of Limerick Waterford RTC1995University of Limerick Garda Síochána College1996University of Limerick UUJ1997University of Limerick Garda Síochána College1998IT Tralee IT Sligo1999IT Tralee UCD2000IT Sligo Waterford IT2001 UCD2–8;0–5IT TraleeTemplemore2002UCD University of Limerick2003UCD UUJ2004 University of Limerick4–9;2–8NUI MaynoothNUI Galway2005UCD NUI Galway2006UCD IT Sligo2007University of Limerick UUJ2008 UUJ0–14;1–3IT SligoNUI Galway2009 DCU2–11;1–13University of LimerickUUJ2010 DCU2–12;0–12UUJDCU2011 DCU3–8;1–11UUJUniversity of Limerick2012 UCC2–14;1–13UUJQueen's University2013 Queen's University4–10;1–9DCUWaterford IT2014 University of Limerick3–7;1–9Queen's UniversityQueen's University2015 University of Limerick3–16;0–9DCUCork Institute of Technology 2016 UCD1–7;0–9University of LimerickIT Tralee 2017 University of Limerick2–5;0–8UCCMacHale Park 2018 DCU2–12;0–17University of LimerickAbbotstown 2019University of Limerick2–16;1–10UCDDIT Grangegorman 2020Not Played Due to Covid 2021Not Played Due to Covid 2022 University of Limerick 0-12; 0-11 UCC DCU 2023 DCU 3-14; 1-13 University of Limerick NUI Galway Connacht Centre of Excellence Airdome 2024 DCU 2-16; 2-14 UCC MTU Cork, Bishopstown 2025DCU 2-11; 1-9 UCC The Dub Arena, QUB 2026 TU Dublin DCU
Winners by team Winner Years Total TitlesUniversity of Limerick/Thomond College1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 202213DCU2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2023, 2024, 20257UCD2001, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 20166UCC1988, 1990, 20123Mary Immaculate College1987, 19922IT Tralee1998, 19992University of Ulster, Jordanstown20081Queen's University20131IT Sligo20001Waterford RTC/Waterford IT19891
O'Connor Shield Since 1993 teams knocked out in the early rounds of the O'Connor Cup have subsequently competed in the consolation competition, the Micheal O'Connor Shield. In 2019 the Shield was effectively a 5th/6th place play-off.
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