2015 Fitzgibbon Cup
# 2015 Fitzgibbon Cup

The 2015 independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup was the 99th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment in 1912. The semi-finals were hosted by Limerick IT on 27 February 2015 with the final played the following day at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick.

University of Limerick won the cup, defeating WIT in a replayed final on 11 March.

## Carlow IT Controversy

Carlow IT were disqualified on 16 February 2015 for fielding a part-time student James Gannon. Carlow IT appealed the decision on 18 February 2015, the appeal was upheld and the decision to disqualify Carlow IT was overturned. On 24 February 2015 Mary I's request for an interlocutory injunction was refused by the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA). This meant that the remaining quarter-finals could go ahead on that same day.

## Fixtures and results

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | CIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-50 | 3-30 | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | UCD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-49 | 3-34 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | DCU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-40 | 2-44 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-31 | 3-62 | -34 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 | CIT | 0-17 - 1-6 | DCU | DCU Sportsgrounds Referee: Brian Gavin |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 | J O'Dwyer 0-8 (7f), C Hammersly 0-3, J Herlihy, D Lordan, J Cronin, B Cooper, M Ellis, J Cashman 0-1 each. | Report | K O'Flynn 1-1, D Breathnach 0-3 (2f), P Breheny, D Staunton 0-1 each. | DCU Sportsgrounds Referee: Brian Gavin |
| 29 January 2015 15:30 Round 1 | UCD | 1-23 - 1-6 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | Belfield, UCD Referee: John Keane |
| 29 January 2015 15:30 Round 1 | Matthew O'Hanlon (0-1), Pat Purcell (0-3), Colm O'Croinin (0-4), Conor Devitt (0-2), Jack O'Connor (0-2), Conor McDonagh (0-1), Ross King (0-6, 4 frees), Caolán Conway (1-4) | Report | Eoin Price (0-2), Peter Sutton (1-2, 0-1 free), Colm Morris (0-1), Jack McGrath (0-1) | Belfield, UCD Referee: John Keane |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | UCD | 2-16 - 1-14 | DCU | Belfield, UCD Referee: Patrick Murphy |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | O Ó'Ruairc (1-6, 0-4 frees); R King (0-5, 0-3 frees); C O'Croinin (1-1); C Devitt (0-2); C Buckley, C Conway (0-1) | Report | D Breathnach (0-10, 0-6 frees); K O'Flynn (1-0); C Boland (0-2); M Daly, P Breheny (0-1) | Belfield, UCD Referee: Patrick Murphy |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | CIT | 1-19 - 1-14 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | St. Pat's Referee: Owen Elliot |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | A Walsh (1-3); P Ralph (0-5, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 penalty); J Cronin (0-4); N McNamara (0-2); D Lordan, J Cashman, C Hammersley, S O'Mahoney, C Buckley (0-1) | Report | E Price (1-1); P Sutton (0-4, 0-1 free); J McGrath, E McIntyre (0-2); C Joyce (0-2, 0-1 sideline); C Breathnach, W Murphy, C Morris (0-1) | St. Pat's Referee: Owen Elliot |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 | CIT | 1-14 - 1-10 | UCD | CIT Referee: Gavin Quilty |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 | John O'Dwyer (0-4 frees); Noel McNamara (1-1); Aidan Walsh (0-3); Bill Cooper, John Cronin (0-2); Jack Herlihy, Conor Hammersley (0-1) | Report | Ross King (0-8, 0-6 frees); Oisin Ó'Ruairc (1-1), Colm Cronin (0-1) | CIT Referee: Gavin Quilty |
| 10 February 2015 18:30 Round 3 | DCU | 1-20 - 0-11 | St. Pat's, Drumcondra | DCU Sportsgrounds Referee: James McGrah |
| 10 February 2015 18:30 Round 3 | D Breathnach (0-12, 0-7 frees, 0-3 65's); P Brehony (0-4); G Bailey (1-0); C Boland, T French, P Burke, N O'Connor (0-1) | Report | P Sutton (0-6, 0-5 frees); C Morris (0-2); C Breathnach, C Joyce, W Murphy (0-1) | DCU Sportsgrounds Referee: James McGrah |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | UL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-59 | 2-34 | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | NUI Galway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-47 | 2-55 | -14 | 4 |
| 3 | UCC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-52 | 1-43 | 18 | 3 |
| 4 | GMIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-31 | 3-57 | -32 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 | UCC | 3-19 - 0-8 | GMIT | Mardyke, UCC Referee: John O'Brien |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 | B Lawton (0-7, 0-4 frees); C Lehane, S O'Donnell, A Cadogan (1-2 each); J Barron (0-2); R O’Shea, D Roche, T Devine, A Spillane (0-1 each). | Report | C O'Donnell (0-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65); T Haran (0-2, 0-1 sideline cut); S Lawless, J Flynn (0-1 each). | Mardyke, UCC Referee: John O'Brien |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 | UL | 2-24 - 0-9 | NUI Galway | Dangan, NUIG Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| 29 January 2015 14:00 Round 1 | J Forde 0-10 (0-4f); K O'Brien 2-1; T Kelly 0-4; B Stapleton 0-3; J McGrath 0-2; S O’Gorman, C Martin, M Carmody, PJ Scully 0-1 each. | Report | B Duggan 0-4 (0-2f, 1'65); N O'Brien 0-2; S Hynes, E Brannigan, G Hennelly 0-1 each | Dangan, NUIG Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | NUI Galway | 0-21 - 0-19 | UCC | Dangan, NUIG Referee: Paud O'Dwyer |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | B Duggan (0-12, 0-7 frees); N O'Brien (0-4); E Brannigan, K Ryan, G Hennelly, C Mannion, B O'Connor (0-1) | Report | C Lehane (0-9, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline, 0-1 '65); J Power (0-4); B Lawton (0-3 frees); S O'Donnell, A Cadogan, A Spillane (0-1) | Dangan, NUIG Referee: Paud O'Dwyer |
| 5 February 2015 13:00 Round 2 | UL | 0-21 - 1-11 | GMIT | UL Referee: Brian Gavin |
| 5 February 2015 13:00 Round 2 | T Kelly (0-7, 0-3 frees); K O'Brien (0-5, 0-1 free); J Forde (0-4, 0-2 frees); PJ Scully (1-1); T Heffernan (0-3); J McGrath (0-2); D McInerney, D Quinn (0-1) | Report | T Haran (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 sideline); J Flynn (1-3); D Burke (0-1); | UL Referee: Brian Gavin |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 | NUI Galway | 0-17 - 0-12 | GMIT | Carnmore, Galway Referee: David Hughes |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 | B Duggan (0-8, 0-7 frees); C Mannion (0-4); N O'Brien (0-2); S Ward, S Cooney, C Cleary (0-1) | Report | T Haran (0-9 frees); C O'Donnell, D Conroy, G Brennan (0-1 ) | Carnmore, Galway Referee: David Hughes |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 | UCC | 1-14 - 1-14 | UL | Mardyke, UCC Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 | B Lawton (1-3, 0-2 frees); A Cadogan (0-4); C Lehane (0-2); C Murphy, A Spillane, P Prendergast, S O'Keeffe, J Power (0-1) | Report | C Martin (1-3, 0-3 frees); T Kelly (0-5); B Stapleton, J McGrath, T Heffernan, K O'Brien, PJ Scully (0-1); J Forde (0-1 free) | Mardyke, UCC Referee: Fergal Horgan |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | WIT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-58 | 2-32 | 47 | 4 |
| 2 | IT Carlow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-33 | 4-16 | 32 | 4 |
| 3 | Mary I Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-37 | 1-16 | 36 | 4 |
| 4 | Maynooth University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-13 | 19-77 | -115 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 19:00 Round 1 | WIT | 3-13 - 0-9 | IT Carlow | IT Carlow Referee: James Owens |
| 29 January 2015 19:00 Round 1 | P Mahony 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 65s), L McGrath 1-2, A Glesson, C O’Brien 1-0 each, G O’Brien, H Kehoe, J Dillon 0-1 each. | Report | S Maher 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), C Bolger, J Fagan 0-1 each. | IT Carlow Referee: James Owens |
| 7 February 2015 14:00 Round 1 | Mary I Limerick | 4-18 - 1-6 | Maynooth University | Maynooth University Referee: James Owens |
| 7 February 2015 14:00 Round 1 | S Cahill (2-1); D Reidy (0-7 frees); D Corry, D Hannon (1-0), T Gallagher, S Curran (0-2); D O'Donovan (0-2, 0-1 sideline, 0-1 free); J Meaghar, R English, S Linnane, J Hannon (0-1) | Report | A Gleeson (0-5, 0-4 free); S Farrelly (1-0); J White (0-1) | Maynooth University Referee: James Owens |

* Maynooth University v Mary I Limerick was initially scheduled for 29 January 2014 but postponed due to snow

| 5 February 2015 19:00 Round 2 | IT Carlow | 9-24 - 1-3 | Maynooth University | Maynooth University North Campus Referee: Alan Kelly |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 February 2015 19:00 Round 2 | C Bolger (3-1); J Fagan (1-6); I Byrne (2-1, 1-1 frees); S Maher (1-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65); K Kelly (1-3); A Fogarty (0-4, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65); M Kavanagh (1-0); J Doyle (0-3); C Doughan (0-2, 0-1f) | Report | C Fenlon (1-0); J Maher (0-2, 0-1 free); C Chan (0-1 free) | Maynooth University North Campus Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 5 February 2015 14:30 Round 2 | Mary I Limerick | 2-19 - 0-10 | WIT | MICL Grounds Referee: Cathal Mc Allister |
| 5 February 2015 14:30 Round 2 | D Reidy (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); D Corry, D O'Donovan (1-1); S Kennedy (0-4); D Hannon (0-2); S Cahill, T Gallagher, N O'Meara (0-1) | Report | P Mahony (0-7, 0-5 frees); M O'Neill (0-2, 0-1 free); G O'Brien (0-1) | MICL Grounds Referee: Cathal Mc Allister |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 | WIT | 6-35 - 0-4 | Maynooth University | WIT Referee: Diarmuid Kirwin |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 | Pauric Mahony (2-18, 0-12 frees); Austin Gleeson (2-3); Jack Langton (1-3); Liam McGrath (1-2); Martin O'Neill (0-3); Gavin O'Brien, Jake Dillon (0-2); Joe O'Dwyer, Stephen Roche (0-1) | | | WIT Referee: Diarmuid Kirwin |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 | IT Carlow | 4-17 - 1-17 | Mary I Limerick | IT Carlow Referee: Johnny Ryan |
| 10 February 2015 19:00 Round 3 | Stephen Maher (1-10, 0-4 frees); Chris Bolger (2-0); Jack Fagan (1-2); Conor Doughan (0-2 frees); Aidan Fogarty, Kevin Kelly, James Doyle (0-1) | Report | David Reidy (0-5 frees); Declan Hannon (1-2); Ronan Maher, Daragh Corry, Stephen Cahill (0-2); Seamus Kennedy, Daragh O'Donovan (0-1) | IT Carlow Referee: Johnny Ryan |

* Having won the original fixture by 4-17 to 1-17, IT Carlow were later found guilty of playing an illegal player. James Gannon was deemed to be a part-time student and therefore ineligible. The fixture was retrospectively awarded to Mary I Limerick. This meant that Carlow IT finished third in Group C. IT Carlow then won an appeal against this decision and were re-awarded the fixture despite another late Mary I Limerick request for an interlocutory injunction to the DRA.

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Limerick IT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-35 | 1-24 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | DIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-35 | 1-38 | -4 | 2 |
| 3 | UUJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-31 | 2-39 | -10 | 0 |
| 29 January 2015 15:00 Round 1 | Limerick IT | 1-17 - 0-11 | UUJ | LIT Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 29 January 2015 15:00 Round 1 | S O'Halloran (0-2), P Flaherty (0-1), S O'Brien (0-4), D Reidy (0-10f), P Killeen (1-1), M Fitzgerald (0-1), P Fitzgerald (0-1), M Gennery (0-1) | Report | M Bradley (0-1), M Duddley (0-1), C Johnson (0-1f), D Toner (0-1), C Clarke (0-8, 6f) | LIT Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | Limerick IT | 1-18 - 1-13 | DIT | Parnells GAA, Coolock Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| 5 February 2015 14:00 Round 2 | D Reidy (0-8 frees); P Killeen (1-2); S O'Brien, A Dempsey (0-2), A Murphy (0-1 free); W Ryan, P Flaherty, M Fitzgerald, P Fitzgerald (0-1) | Report | J Guiney (0-9, 0-7 frees); M Lee (1-0); J McManus (0-2); D McNicholas, C Sheehan (0-1) | Parnells GAA, Coolock Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 | DIT | 1-22 - 0-20 | UUJ | Jordanstown Referee: Eamon Hassan |
| 10 February 2015 14:00 Round 3 | D McNicholas (1-4); J Guiney (0-7, 0-2 frees); M Lee (0-4); C Sheehan (0-2); J Cahill, J Sweeney, G Whelan, W McGrath, D Roberts (0-1) | Report | C Clarke (0-5, 0-3 frees); D Casey (0-4); D Toner (0-3); C Johnson (0-3, 0-1 free); D McKernan (0-2); S McAfee, M Bradley, E McCloskey (0-1) | Jordanstown Referee: Eamon Hassan |

### Quarter-finals

Group winners had home advantage for the quarter-finals.

| 18 February 2015 14:00 Quarter-final | CIT | 0-19 - 0-10 | NUI Galway | CIT Referee: Brian Gavin |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 February 2015 14:00 Quarter-final | J O'Dwyer (0-8, 0-4 frees); C Hammersley, J Cronin, K Kavanagh, D Lordan (0-2); N McNamara, P White (0-1) | Report | B Duggan (0-5, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65), C Mannion (0-2, 0-1 free); N O'Brien, G Hennelly, S Ward (0-1) | CIT Referee: Brian Gavin |
| 18 February 2015 15:00 Quarter-final | UL | 0-18 - 0-15 | UCD | UL Referee: Barry Kelly |
| 18 February 2015 15:00 Quarter-final | John McGrath (0-7, 0-5 frees); Conor Martin (0-4, 0-1 frees); Tommy Heffernan (0-2); Jason Forde (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65); Brian Stapleton, Dan Morrissey, Stephen Bennett (0-1) | Report | Ross King (0-6 frees); Conor Devitt, Pat Purcell (0-2), Conor O'Shea (0-1 free); Jack O'Connor, Colm Cronin, Garrett Sinnott, Dillon Mulligan (0-1) | UL Referee: Barry Kelly |
| 24 February 2015 19:00 Quarter-final | WIT | 1-18 - 1-7 | DIT | Carriganore Referee: Johnny Ryan |
| 24 February 2015 19:00 Quarter-final | Pauric Mahony (0-8, 0-6 frees); Stephen Roche (1-1); Austin Gleeson (0-3); Gavin O'Brien, Liam McGrath (0-2); Jack Dillon, Johnny Hayes (0-1) | Report | Jack Guiney (1-6, 0-5 frees); Conor Sheehan (0-1) | Carriganore Referee: Johnny Ryan |
| 24 February 2015 14:00 Quarter-final | Limerick IT | 1-15 - 0-14 | IT Carlow | LIT Referee: Alan Kelly |
| 24 February 2015 14:00 Quarter-final | David Reidy (1-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 penalty); Paul Flaherty (0-3); Barry O'Connell, Alan Dempsey, Seanie O'Brien, Joe Campion (0-1) | Report | Kevin Kelly (0-8 frees); Conor Doughan (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65); Jack Fagan, Chris Bolger, Garry Keegan (0-1) | LIT Referee: Alan Kelly |

### Semi-finals

| 27 February 2015 13:00 Semi-final | WIT | 1-20 - 0-19 AET | CIT | LIT Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 February 2015 13:00 Semi-final | J O'Dwyer (0-5, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65); C Buckley (0-3); A Walsh, J Cronin, B Cooper, N McNamara (0-2); D Lordan (0-2, 0-1 free); K Kavanagh (0-1) | Report | A Gleeson (1-6, 0-1 sideline); P Mahony (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); G O'Brien (0-4); J Dillon, J Hayes (0-1) | LIT Referee: Fergal Horgan |
| 27 February 2015 15:00 Semi-final | UL | 2-18 - 1-14 | Limerick IT | LIT Referee: James McGrath |
| 27 February 2015 15:00 Semi-final | Jason Forde (1-3, 0-1 sideline); John McGrath (0-4 frees), Stephen Bennett (1-0); David McInerney, Cathal McInerney (0-3); Kevin O'Brien (0-2); Tommy Heffernan, Conor Martin, Dan Morrissey (0-1) | Report | David Reidy (0-8, 0-7 frees); Willie Ryan (1-0); Paul Killeen, Martin Fitzgerald (0-2); Paul Flaherty, Seanie O'Brien (0-1) | LIT Referee: James McGrath |

### Final

| 28 February 2015 19:30 Final | WIT | 0-21 - 3-12 AET | UL | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: Brian Gavin |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 February 2015 19:30 Final | Pauric Mahony (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); Johnny Hayes (0-3); Tom Fox, Martin O'Neill, Jake Dillon (0-2); Austin Gleeson (0-2, 0-1 sideline); Harry Kehoe, Tomas Hamill (0-1) | Report | John McGrath (0-5, 0-3 frees); Tommy Heffernan (1-1); Jason Forde (1-1, 0-1 free); Stephen Bennett (1-0); Tony Kelly (0-2, 0-1 free); Kevin O'Brien, Cathal McInerney, PJ Scully (0-1) | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: Brian Gavin |
| 11 March 2015 19:30 Final Replay | UL | 2-18 - 1-14 | WIT | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Referee: Barry Kelly |
| 11 March 2015 19:30 Final Replay | Tony Kelly (0-6, 0-2 frees); John McGrath (0-6, 0-4 frees); Tommy Heffernan (1-1); Daire Quinn (1-0); Kevin O'Brien (0-2); Conor Martin, Cathal McInerney (0-1); Jason Forde (0-1 sideline) | Report | Pauric Mahony (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); Gavin O'Brien (1-2); Tom Fox, Harry Kehoe, Jake Dillon, Johnny Hayes (0-1) | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Referee: Barry Kelly |
