UCC GAA
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UCC is a football and hurling club associated with University College Cork. UCC teams play in the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship
as well as the two main third-level competitions namely the Sigerson Cup
in football and the Fitzgibbon Cup
in hurling. They also compete against inter-county sides in the pre-season McGrath Cup
(football) and Waterford Crystal Cup
(hurling).
Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....
as well as the two main third-level competitions namely the Sigerson Cup
Sigerson Cup
The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
in football and the Fitzgibbon Cup
Fitzgibbon Cup
The Fitzgibbon Cup the championship for top division of university hurling in Ireland. It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
in hurling. They also compete against inter-county sides in the pre-season McGrath Cup
McGrath Cup
The McGrath Cup is a Gaelic Football competition played between the Third Level Colleges and Counties in Munster.The following Third Level Colleges take part:* University College Cork * Tralee IT* University of Limerick...
(football) and Waterford Crystal Cup
Waterford Crystal Cup
The Waterford Crystal Cup is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2006 for the top inter-county teams and third-level universities and institutes of technology teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.The series of games are...
(hurling).
Honours
| Competition | Wins | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sigerson Cup Sigerson Cup The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association... |
21 | 1913, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1965, 1966,1969,1970,1972,1988,1994, 1995, 2011 |
| Fitzgibbon Cup Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup the championship for top division of university hurling in Ireland. It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association... |
40 | 1913, 1914, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937,1939, 1940, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009 |
| Cork Senior Football Championship | 11 | 1920, 1927, 1928, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1999, 2011 |
| Cork Senior Hurling Championship Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland.... |
2 | 1963, 1970 |
| Munster Senior Club Football Championship Munster Senior Club Football Championship The Munster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of senior football clubs in Munster. The winners will represent Munster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. East Kerry were the first winners of the Munster senior... |
3 | 1970, 1973, 1999. |
| McGrath Cup McGrath Cup The McGrath Cup is a Gaelic Football competition played between the Third Level Colleges and Counties in Munster.The following Third Level Colleges take part:* University College Cork * Tralee IT* University of Limerick... |
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| Waterford Crystal Cup Waterford Crystal Cup The Waterford Crystal Cup is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2006 for the top inter-county teams and third-level universities and institutes of technology teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.The series of games are... |
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Notable Footballers
- Seamus MoynihanSéamus MoynihanSéamus Moynihan is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Shronedarraugh - a townland half way between Barraduff and Glenflesk, County Kerry. He has played football for St Brendan's College, Glenflesk, East Kerry, University College Cork, Institute of Technology Tralee, Kerry Minor, U21 and Senior teams,...
- Maurice FitzgeraldMaurice Fitzgerald (footballer)Maurice Fitzgerald is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Mary's and divisional side South Kerry and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county football team from 1988 until 2001...
- Billy MorganBilly Morgan (Gaelic footballer)Billy Morgan is a former Irish Gaelic footballer. In a career that spanned three decades from the early 1960s to the early 1980s he played football at club level with University College Cork and Nemo Rangers, at inter-county level with Cork and at inter-provincial level with Munster...
- Moss KeaneMoss KeaneMaurice Ignatius "Moss" Keane was a rugby union footballer who played for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.-Life and career:...
Notable Hurlers
- Pat HeffernanPat HeffernanPat Heffernan is an Irish hurling selector and former player. He is currently a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team....
- Joe DeaneJoe DeaneJoe Deane is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Killeagh and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1996 until 2009...
- James "Cha" Fitzpatrick
- Ray CumminsRay CumminsRay Cummins is a retired Irish sportsperson. A dual player at the highest levels, he played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1982. Cummins also played Gaelic football with his local club St...
- Nicky EnglishNicky EnglishNicholas J. English , better known as Nicky English, is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Lattin-Cullen and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1982 until 1996...