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 LÃÂºthchleas 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 ÃÂireann [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 SÃÂochÃÂ¡na 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 SÃÂochÃÂ¡na 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.