The 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 105th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. 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 2020.[1] The 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup started with the group stage on 19 January 2022 and ended on 19 February 2022.
University College Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Institute of Technology, Carlow at the quarter-final stage.[2][3]
The final was played on 19 February 2022 at the Institute of Technology, Carlow, between the University of Limerick and NUI Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. The University of Limerick won the match by 1–21 to 2–15 to claim their seventh Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a first title since 2018.[4]
NUI Galway’s Evan Niland was the top scorer with 0-79.
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Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Group A table[edit]
Advance to knockout stage
Group A fixtures and results[edit]
Mary Immaculate College v University College Cork
19 January 2022 Round 1
Mary Immaculate College
0-19 – 1-21
University College Cork
MICL Grounds
Devon Ryan 0-11 (0-9f, 0-2 65), J Gillane (0-1 sideline), P Wall, Diarmuid Ryan 0-2 each, C O’Brien, A Ormond 0-1 each.
E Niland 0-12 (8f), J Fleming 0-5, C Lynch 0-3, F McDonagh 1-0, B Concannon 0-1.
University College Cork v University College Dublin
26 January 2022 Round 2
University College Cork
3-22 – 1-14
University College Dublin
Mardyke Arena
M Kehoe 1-6, P Power 1-2, C Cahalane 1-1, D Connery 0-4,W Henn 0-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 65), N O’Leary, S Barrett, R Downey, S Kenefick and S Condon 0-1 each.
J O’Dwyer 0-11 (6fs, 2 65s), E Landy 0-3, E Hosey, J Morris, C Boyle, J Ryan, J Brennan, C Drennan 0-1 each.
Group C[edit]
Group C table[edit]
Advance to knockout stage
Group C fixtures and results[edit]
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology v Trinity College Dublin
20 January 2022 Round 1
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
3-26 – 1-08
Trinity College Dublin
Carnmore Hurling Club
C Gardiner 2-1, K Cooney 1-4, S McDonagh 0-5, C Fahy 0-5, A O’Shaughnessy 0-3, P Foley 0-2, P Commins 0-2, A Willis 0-1, J Forde 0-1, L Prendergast 0-1, D Mannion 0-1.
S O’Leary-Hayes 1-0, A Buggy 0-4, C Nagle 0-2, D Phelan 0-1, L O’Sullivan 0-1.
MTU Cork v Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
3 February 2022 Round 3
MTU Cork
1-17 – 1-19
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
MTU Cork Campus
L O’Shea 0-8 (0-6f), A Walsh 1-1, P Creedon 0-2, B Twomey, S Quirke, T Howard, C Hickey, D Hanlon, P O’Flynn 0-1 each.
G O’Connor 0-9, B Power 2-2, M Kiely 1-3, M Rodgers 1-1, G Connolly 0-4, B O’Sullivan 1-0, B O’Mara 0-2, S Twomey 0-1, C O’Grady 0-1, C Flaherty 0-1, B O’Grady 0-1.
Knockout stage[edit]
Quarter-finals[edit]
IT Carlow v University College Cork
8 February 2022 Quarter-final
IT Carlow
1-17 – 0-14
University College Cork
IT Carlow
S Casey 0-7 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), R Higgins 1-1, C Nolan 0-3, T Keyes, N Brassil, C Kenny, E Gaughan, C Dunbar, M Kavanagh (65) 0-1 each.
K Cooney 1-10 (0-10f), E Egan 1-0, J Forde 1-0, C Gardiner 0-2, L Prendergast 0-1, S McDonagh 0-1, AJ Willis 0-1, P Commins 0-1, C Fahy 0-1, A Clarke 0-1.
Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
IT Carlow v University of Limerick
17 February 2022 Semi-final
IT Carlow
2-23 – 1-27
University of Limerick
S Casey 1-11 (0-11f), R Higgins 0-5, C Nolan 0-4, M Kavanagh 1-0, C Dunbar 0-2, C Kenny 0-1.
M Rodgers 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 ’65), M Kiely 1-3 (1-of), N Brennan 0-4, C Galvin 0-3, B O’Grady 0-3, G O’Connor 0-3 (0-3f), C Flaherty 0-2, C Connolly 0-1, B O’Mara 0-1 (0-1f).
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
Final[edit]
NUI Galway v University of Limerick
19 February 2022 Final
NUI Galway
2-15 – 1-21
University of Limerick
IT Carlow
E Niland [0-14, 12f], J Fleming [1-1], M Kennedy [1-0].
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