HEC O'Connor Cup
# HEC O'Connor Cup

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 competitions 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 | Host |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Mary Immaculate College | | UCC | |
| 1988 | UCC | | Mary Immaculate College | |
| 1989 | Waterford RTC | | Mary Immaculate College | |
| 1990 | UCC | | Mary Immaculate College | |
| 1991 | Thomond College | | Mary Immaculate College | |
| 1992 | Mary Immaculate College | | Thomond College | |
| 1993 | University of Limerick | | Mary Immaculate College | |
| 1994 | University of Limerick | | Waterford RTC | |
| 1995 | University of Limerick | | Garda Síochána College | |
| 1996 | University of Limerick | | UUJ | |
| 1997 | University of Limerick | | Garda Síochána College | |
| 1998 | IT Tralee | | IT Sligo | |
| 1999 | IT Tralee | | UCD | |
| 2000 | IT Sligo | | Waterford IT | |
| 2001 | UCD | 2–8;0–5 | IT Tralee | Templemore |
| 2002 | UCD | | University of Limerick | |
| 2003 | UCD | | UUJ | |
| 2004 | University of Limerick | 4–9;2–8 | NUI Maynooth | NUI Galway |
| 2005 | UCD | | NUI Galway | |
| 2006 | UCD | | IT Sligo | |
| 2007 | University of Limerick | | UUJ | |
| 2008 | UUJ | 0–14;1–3 | IT Sligo | NUI Galway |
| 2009 | DCU | 2–11;1–13 | University of Limerick | UUJ |
| 2010 | DCU | 2–12;0–12 | UUJ | DCU |
| 2011 | DCU | 3–8;1–11 | UUJ | University of Limerick |
| 2012 | UCC | 2–14;1–13 | UUJ | Queen's University |
| 2013 | Queen's University | 4–10;1–9 | DCU | Waterford IT |
| 2014 | University of Limerick | 3–7;1–9 | Queen's University | Queen's University |
| 2015 | University of Limerick | 3–16;0–9 | DCU | Cork Institute of Technology |
| 2016 | UCD | 1–7;0–9 | University of Limerick | IT Tralee |
| 2017 | University of Limerick | 2–5;0–8 | UCC | MacHale Park |
| 2018 | DCU | 2–12;0–17 | University of Limerick | Abbotstown |
| 2019 | University of Limerick | 2–16;1–10 | UCD | DIT Grangegorman |

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## Winners by team

| Winner | Years | Total Titles |
| - | - | - |
| University of Limerick/Thomond College | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 | 12 |
| UCD | 2001, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2016 | 6 |
| DCU | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018 | 4 |
| UCC | 1988, 1990, 2012 | 3 |
| Mary Immaculate College | 1987, 1992 | 2 |
| IT Tralee | 1998, 1999 | 2 |
| University of Ulster, Jordanstown | 2008 | 1 |
| Queen's University | 2013 | 1 |
| IT Sligo | 2000 | 1 |
| Waterford RTC/Waterford IT | 1989 | 1 |

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## 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.

