| 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup | |
| Dates: | 18 January - 18 February 2023 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Sponsor: | Electric Ireland |
| Champions: | University of Limerick |
| Count: | 8 |
| Champions Captain: | Bryan O'Mara (captain) Mark Rodgers |
| Champions Manager: | Brian Ryan |
| Runners-Up: | University of Galway |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Darren O'Brien |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Jeffrey Lynskey |
| Matches: | 19 |
| Goals: | 50 |
| Points: | 673 |
| Top Scorer: | Evan Niland (1-52) |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Fitzgibbon Cup |
The 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 106th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 14 December 2022.[1] The cup ran from 18 January to 18 February 2023.
University of Limerick were the defending champions.[2]
The Fitzgibbon Cup final was played on 18 February 2023 at the SETU Waterford Complex, between University of Limerick and University of Galway, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final.[3] University of Limerick won the match by 4-19 to 1-13 to claim their eighth Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a second title in succession.[4]
University of Galway's Evan Niland was the top scorer with 1-52.
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=30 | For | width=30 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| University of Galway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 4 | |||||
| SETU Waterford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 2 | |||||
| MTU Cork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 0 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=30 | For | width=30 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| DCU Dóchas Éireann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| SETU Carlow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 1 | |||||
| Mary Immaculate College | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 1 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=30 | For | width=30 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| University College Cork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| University College Dublin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 2 | |||||
| Maynooth University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 0 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=30 | For | width=30 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| University of Limerick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 27 | 4 | |||||
| ATU Galway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 2 | |||||
| TUS Midwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 0 | |||||
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Niland | University of Galway | 1-52 | 55 | 5 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Gearóid O'Connor | University of Limerick | 0-50 | 50 | 5 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Reuben Halloran | SETU Waterford | 1-36 | 39 | 4 | 9.75 |
| 4 | Darragh Flynn | UCC | 0-30 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Michael Kiely | University of Limerick | 8-02 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 6 | Ross Banville | Dublin City University | 1-22 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| Donal O'Shea | UCD | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 | |
| 8 | Kevin Cooney | ATU Galway | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 9 | Devon Ryan | Mary Immaculate College | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Eoin Cody | SETU Carlow | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |