2015 McGrath Cup explained

The 2015 McGrath Cup is a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Munster GAA. The competition differs from the Munster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. On 24 January, Waterford won their second McGrath Cup after a nine-point win over UCC at Fraher Field in Dungarvan.^[1] In front of a crowd of 907, Joey Veale, Maurice O’Gorman and Gavin Nugent got the three goals in a 3-12 to 1-9 victory.^[2]

Teams

The following Third Level Colleges took part in 2015

• University College Cork (UCC)
• Tralee IT
• University of Limerick (UL)
• Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)
• Mary Immaculate College (Mary I)

The following counties took part in 2015

• Cork
• Kerry
• Tipperary
• Limerick
• Waterford

Match Results

Preliminary round

4 January

• Waterford 1-16 UL 2-7 at WIT ^[3]
• Cork 7-20 Mary I 0-4 at Mallow ^[4]

Quarter-finals

11 January

• Kerry 0-16 Tralee IT 4-12^[5]
• Limerick 3-9 UCC 4-16^[6]
• Tipperary 0-12 Cork 1-14^[7]
• Waterford 1-11 CIT 0-9^[8]

Semi-finals

16 January

• UCC 0-18 Tralee IT 0-6^[9]

18 January

• Waterford 0-8 Cork 0-7^[10]

Final

24 January

• Waterford 3-12 UCC 1-9 at Fraher Field Dungarvan.^[11]

External links

• McGrath Cup at Munster GAA

Notes and References

1. Web site: Waterford finally get booty in the bag. 24 January 2015. Irish Examiner. 26 January 2015.
2. Web site: Waterford end 34-year wait for a McGrath Cup title with facile win over UCC. 24 January 2015. Irish Independent. 26 January 2015.
3. Web site: Waterford 1-16 University of Limerick 2-7. 5 January 2015. Munster GAA. 5 January 2015.
4. Web site: Cork 7-20 Mary I 0-4. 5 January 2015. Munster GAA. 5 January 2015.
5. Web site: Tommy Walsh kept in reserve as IT Tralee stun Kerry. 11 January 2015. Munster GAA. 20 January 2015.
6. Web site: Limerick footballers beaten by UCC in McGrath Cup. 11 January 2015. Munster GAA. 20 January 2015.
7. Web site: O’Connor hits the net as Cork see off Tipperary to reach McGrath Cup semi-final. 11 January 2015. Munster GAA. 20 January 2015.
8. Web site: Shane Ahearne sets the tone as Waterford edge students. 11 January 2015. Munster GAA. 20 January 2015.
9. Web site: Steely UCC have too much class. 19 January 2015. Munster GAA. 20 January 2015.
10. Web site: Rebels rocked as Déise make history. 19 January 2015. Munster GAA. 20 January 2015.
11. Web site: Déise end 34-year wait for McGrath Cup title. 25 January 2015. Munster GAA. 26 January 2015.