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 Lúthchleas 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 Éireann [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

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 Síochána 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 Síochána 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

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.