HEC O'Connor Cup

HEC O'Connor Cup
Current season or competition:
2019 HEC O'Connor Cup
IrishCorn Uí Chonchúir [1]
CodeLadies' Gaelic football
Founded1987
RegionRepublic of Ireland
Northern Ireland (GAA)
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup [2]
Title holdersUniversity of Limerick (12th title)
Most titlesUniversity of Limerick (12 titles)
SponsorsGourmet Food Parlour
Irish Examiner
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websitewww.helgfa.com

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 competition's most successful team.[2][3][4] Since 2018 the O'Connor Cup has been sponsored by Gourmet Food Parlour.[5] It was previously sponsored by the Irish Examiner.[6][7][8] During the 2010s, the O'Connor Cup final has been broadcast live by TG4 and/or YouTube.[1][9][10][11] 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.[2][3]

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  2. ^ a b c "The Ladies' Gaelic Football Association – Official Guide (2009)" (PDF). ladiesfootball.moorefieldgaaclub.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "HEC Roll of Honour". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Ladies' Gaelic Football Association – Higher Education Colleges". www.helgfa.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Gourmet Food Parlour O'Connor Cup Captain's Day Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Irish Examiner named title Sponsor". www.helgfa.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Launch of the O'Connor Cup Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ^ "UL claim Irish Examiner O'Connor Cup". www.irishexaminer.com. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Sponsorship boost for Ladies Football". www.the42.ie. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  10. ^ "TG4 launches spring GAA schedule". www.gaa.ie. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Launch of the O'Connor Cup Finals Weekend Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2019.