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The 2017 independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup was the 101st staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment in 1912. The semi-finals and final were hosted by NUI Galway on 24 and 25 February 2017. Mary I retained the title after a 3–24 to 1–19 win against IT Carlow in the final.[1]
Group stage
Sixteen institutes of higher education compete in groups of four. Each team in a group plays all the other teams in the group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Knockout stage
The four group winners play the four group runners-up in the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and final are played over a single weekend, usually the last Friday and Saturday in February.
Group stage
Group A
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
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Mary I Limerick
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2-31 - 0-16
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GMIT
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MICL Grounds
Referee: Mick Murtagh
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| D O'Donovan (0-8, 0-1 free, 0-1 sideline); C Lynch, T Grimes (1-2); A Gillane (0-5, 0-1 free); T Monaghan, M O'Neill (0-4); R Maher (0-3); C Galvin (0-2); E Quirke (0-1)
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Report
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A Ward (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); J Mannion, J Forde (0-2); I Creaven, J Mooney, L Kelly, R Doyle
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24 January 2017
19:00
Round 1
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IT Carlow
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4-18 - 1-15
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DIT
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Carlow I.T.
Referee: James McGrath
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| S Maher (0-8, 0-5 frees); C Bolger (2-1); J Fagan (1-2); C Dwyer (0-4); M Kavanagh (0-3); M Redmond (1-0)
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Report
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B Maher (1-2), D McNicholas (0-4, 0-2 frees); C O'Donoghue (0-3, 0-2 frees); S Keating, J Guiney, R Greville, A Nugent, C Sheehan, T Doyle (0-1)
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2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
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IT Carlow
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0-18 - 0-18
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Mary I Limerick
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Carlow I.T.
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| Stephen Maher (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); Colin Dunford, Cha Dwyer, Marty Kavanagh (0-2); Enda Rowland (0-1 free); James Doyle, Tommy Nolan (0-1)
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Report
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2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
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DIT
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3-15 - 0-11
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GMIT
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Carnmore
Referee: K McGeeney (Mayo)
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| D McNicholas (1-4, 1-2 frees); L Blanchfield, S Keating (1-0); R Greville (0-3, 0-1 '65); B Maher (0-3); J Guiney (0-2); C Byrne, C Taylor, R Curley (0-1)
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Report
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A Ward (0-7 frees); D Mangan (0-2); C Slevin (0-1 penalty); E McEvoy (0-1)
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7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
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GMIT
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0-11 - 6-20
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IT Carlow
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Carnmore
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
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| D Burke 0-9 (7f, 1 ’65), A Ward, D Conroy 0-1 each.
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Report
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S Maher 3-12 (8f, 0-2 ’65), M Russell 1-0, J Fagan 1-0, C Bolger 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-3, J Doyle 0-2, C Dwyer, E Rowland (f), T Nolan 0-1 each.
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7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
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DIT
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1-8 - 5-28
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Mary I Limerick
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Grangegorman
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)
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| C O’Donoghue 1-0, C Taylor 0-2 (1f), D McNicholas 0-2f, J Walsh 0-1, J Guiney 0-1f, L Blanchfield 0-1, N Walsh 0-1.
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Report
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Aaron Gillane 3-9 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Cian Lynch 0-6, Darragh O’Donovan 1-2, Thomas Monaghan 0-4, Tadhg Gallagher 1-0, Mikey O’Neill 0-2, Alan Flynn, Ronan Maher, Colm Galvin, Luke Meade, David Sweeney 0-1 each.
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Group B
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
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UL
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2-23 - 0-16
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CIT
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UL Grounds
Referee: Alan Kelly
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| J McGrath (1-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); K Hehir (0-4); S Bennett (1-1); T Kelly, B Heffernan (0-2); A McGuane, T Morrissey, G Hegarty, J Forde, R Lynch, B Nash (0-1)
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Report
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M Kearney (0-11, 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65); M Cahalane (0-2); R Hanley, T O'Connor, A Coffey (0-1)
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25 January 2017
13:00
Round 1
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NUI Galway
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4-14 - 1-12
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DCU St Patricks Campus
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NUIG
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)
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| S Conlon (2-2); C Cleary (1-3); K McHugo (1-2); G Hennelly (0-2 frees); G Loughnane (0-2), A Helebert (0-1 free); O Donnellan, C Whelan (0-1)
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W Ryan (0-6, 0-4 frees); C Breathnach (1-1); P Spellacy (0-3); J Firman, C Brady (0-1)
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2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
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UL
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2-21 - 2-12
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NUI Galway
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UL Grounds
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
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| J McGrath (1-5, 0-4 frees); S Bennett (1-5); G Hegarty (0-4); D Fitzgerald, K Hehir (0-2); M Mullins, L Lyons, T Morrissey (0-1)
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Report
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N Mitchell (1-4 frees); S Conlon (1-1); K McHugo (0-2); G Hennelly (0-2, 0-1 free); C Cleary (0-2 frees); O Donnellan (0-1)
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2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
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CIT
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1-14 - 0-6
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DCU St Patricks Campus
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St Pats GAA Pitch
Referee: J Keane (Galway)
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| M Kearney (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees); A Coffey (0-3, 0-1 free); J O’Neill (0-2); J Buckley, T O’Connor, C Kingston (0-1)
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Report
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B Ryan (0-5 frees); P Spellacy (0-1)
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7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
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DCU St Patrick's Campus
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2-14 - 4-31
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UL
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St Pats GAA Pitch
Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
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| Billy Ryan 2-7 (1-7f), Sean Morrissey 0-4, Fearghal Curran 0-2, Christy Breathnach 0-1.
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Report
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Bobby Duggan 0-12 (1f, 1 65), John McGrath 1-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Lorcan Lyons 1-2, PJ Scully 1-1, Mike Mullins 1-0, Tony Kelly 0-3, Adrian Morrissey, Jason Forde, Aidan McGuane, Ronan Lynch & John Paul Lucey 0-1 each.
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7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
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CIT
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0-19 - 0-19
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NUI Galway
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Cork IT
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
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| Michael Kearney 0-8 (0-6 frees), John O’Dwyer 0-5 (0-4 frees), Michael Cahalane, Jerry O’Neill 0-2 each, John Good, Andrew Coffey 0-1 each.
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Report
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Ger Hennelly 0-11 (0-8 frees, 0-2 65), Ian Fox, Kevin McHugo, Conor Whelan 0-2 each, Oisín Donnellan, Gearóid Loughnane 0-1 each.
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Group C
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
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Limerick IT
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4-21 - 0-7
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Trinity College Dublin
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Limerick IT
Referee: Joe Larkin (Cork)
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| S Bennett (3-7, 1-0 pen, 0-6 frees); D Dempsey (1-2, 0-1 free); D Byrnes (0-3, 0-1 '65); P Killeen, P Duggan, J McCarthy (0-2); J Shanahan, B O'Gorman, J Campion (0-1)
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Report
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C O'Sullivan (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 sideline); N Redmond (0-1)
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24 January 2017
19:00
Round 1
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DCU Dóchas Éireann
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1-14 - 1-10
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WIT
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Dublin City University Sportsgrounds
Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)
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| P Curran (1-6, 0-3 frees); J O'Connor, R McBride (0-2); G Bailey, P Hogan, K Doyle, AJ Murphy (0-1)
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Report
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L McGrath (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline); A Joyce, S McNulty, C Lyons (0-1)
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2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
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WIT
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4-15 - 1-8
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Trinity College Dublin
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Santry Avenue
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
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| L McGrath 0-7 (5fs), S Ryan 2-0, A Joyce, J O’Connor 1-0 each, T Fox, S McNulty 0-2 each, J O’Dwyer, P Walsh, C Lyons, A Gleeson (f) 0-1 each.
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Report
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C O’Sullivan 1-6 (1-0 sl, 0-6fs), E Kelly, C O’Carroll 0-1 each.
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2 February 2017
19:00
Round 2
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Limerick IT
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2-12 - 0-15
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DCU Dóchas Éireann
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Dublin City University Sportsgrounds
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
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| P Killeen 2-0, S Bennett 0-6 (3f), D Byrnes 0-2 (1f), D Reidy, M O'Malley, P Duggan, S Ryan 0-1 each
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Report
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P Curran 0-8 (6f), J O'Connor 0-2, P O'Dea 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, G Bailey 0-1.
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7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
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Trinity College Dublin
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1-14 - 0-19
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DCU Dóchas Éireann
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Santry Avenue
Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath)
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| Cian O’Sullivan 0-8 (6f), Jack O’Neill 1-0, Donncha Butler 0-3, Fionn O Riain Broin 0-2 (1f), Niall Redmond 0-1.
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Report
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Patrick Curran 0-12 (10f), Gavin Bailey 0-2, Rian McBride, AJ Murphy, Killian Doyle, Tony French & Eoghan Conroy 0-1 each.
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Group D
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
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UCC
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5-13 - 2-4
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UUJ
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Mardyke
Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
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| A Cadogan (3-1); R O'Shea (1-7, 0-6 frees); J O'Flynn (1-1); G O'Brien (0-2); R Cahalane, A Spillane (0-1)
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Report
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N McKeague (1-2, 0-2 frees); L Dunphy (1-0 free); J Connolly, K Rice (0-1)
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24 January 2017
19:00
Round 1
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UCD
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0-21 - 0-13
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Maynooth University
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Belfield
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
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| DJ Foran (0-10, 0-4 frees, 0-2 '65s); D Dolan (0-3, 0-1 free); L Scanlon, C Cronin (0-2); T de Burca, J O'Connor, O O'Rorke, S Quirke (0-1)
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Report
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2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
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Maynooth University
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4-23 - 1-7
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UUJ
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Jordanstown
Referee: K Brady (Louth)
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| B Molloy (1-13, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); P Walsh (0-5); D Egerton, N Kenny, E Kenny (1-0); D Burke, MJ Lalor (0-2); S O’Brien (0-1)
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Report
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N McKeague (1-2, 1-0 penalty); D Nugent (0-2, 0-1 free); K Rice, M Dudley, J Connolly (0-1)
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2 February 2017
15:00
Round 2
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UCC
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1-8 - 1-5
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UCD
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Belfield
Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
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| M O’Brien (1-1); R O’Shea (0-3, 0-2 frees); A Cadogan, J O’Flynn, G O’Brien and C O’Leary (0-1)
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Report
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DJ Foran (1-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65); C MacGabhann (0-2)
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7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
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Maynooth University
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0-14 - 0-22
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UCC
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Maynooth University North Campus
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| B Molloy 0-9f, B Hogan 0-2f, C Breen, D Egerton, R Donohue 0-1 each.
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Report
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R O’Shea 0-9f, M O’Brien, J Barron 0-3 each; S Kennedy, C O’Leary 0-2 each; G O’Brien, T Devine, A Cadogan 0-1 each
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7 February 2017
14:30
Round 3
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UUJ
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0-5 - 1-25
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UCD
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Jordanstown
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Report
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Group winners had home advantage for the quarter-finals.
14 February 2017
Quarter-final
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UCC
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1-18 - 0-16
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DCU Dóchas Éireann
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Mardyke
Referee: Alan Kelly (Galway)
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| Séamus Kennedy 0-4 (2f), Anthony Spillane 0-3, Michael Breen 1-0, Jamie Barron (0-1 free), Alan Cadogan (0-1 free), Chris O’Leary (0-2 frees) 0-2 each, Mark O’Brien, Conor Gleeson, Gavin O’Brien, Mark O’Connor, Michael O’Halloran 0-1 each.
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Report
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Patrick Curran 0-7 (0-6 frees), AJ Murphy 0-3, Rian McBride 0-2, Paul O’Dea, Liam Fahey, Paul Kelly, Killian Doyle 0-1 each.
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14 February 2017
Quarter-final
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LIT
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1-20 - 1-13
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UCD
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Limerick IT
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)
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| P Killeen 0-7 (6f), J McCarthy 1-3, D Byrnes 0-3 (1f), S Bennett (1f) & D Dempsey 0-2 each, B O’Connell, P Duggan & W Connors 0-1 each.
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Report
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DJ Foran 0-5 (4f), L Scanlon 1-0, O O’Rorke 0-3 (2f), D Dolan 0-2, J Madden, T de Búrca (f) & J Maher 0-1 each.
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14 February 2017
Quarter-final
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UL
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0-23 - 4-16
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IT Carlow
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UL
Referee: Diarmuid Kirwan (Cork)
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| John McGrath 0-8 (6f, 1 ’65), Tony Kelly 0-4, David Fitzgerald 0-3, Gearoid Hegarty 0-2, Aidan McGuane 0-2, Aidan McGuane 0-2, Michael Mullins 0-1, Jason Forde 0-1 (f).
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Report
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Stephen Maher 0-6 (4f, 1 ’65), Jack Fagan 1-2, Martin Kavanagh 1-2, Mark Russell 1-1, Chris Bolger 1-1, Charles Dwyer 0-2, James Doyle 0-1, Colin Dunford 0-1.
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14 February 2017
Quarter-final
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Mary I Limerick
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4-18 - 1-16
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NUIG
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MICL Grounds
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
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| Aaron Gillane 2-10 (0-4f, 0-2 65s), Luke Meade 1-2, Tadhg Gallagher 1-0, Michael O’Neill 0-3, Darragh O’Donovan 0-2, Thomas Monaghan 0-1.
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Report
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Gerry Hennelly 0-9 (6f, 1 65), Gearoid Loughnane 1-0, Conor Whelan 0-3 (1f, 1 sl), Conor Cleary (f), Ian Fox, Oisin Donnellan & Sam Conlon 0-1 each.
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Semi-finals
24 February 2017
13:00
Semi-final
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IT Carlow
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2-20 - 1-20
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UCC
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NUIG
Referee: Barry Kelly (Westmeath)
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| S Maher 0-11 (6f, 2’65), C Bolger 0-4, K Kelly 1-1, C Dunford 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-2, J Fagan 0-1, E Rowland 0-1 (1f).
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Report
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R O’Shea 0-7 (5f), M Breen 0-5, J Power 1-1, A Spillane 0-2, J Barron 0-2, A Cadagon 0-1, M O’Connor 0-1, T Devine 0-1.
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24 February 2017
15:00
Semi-final
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Mary I Limerick
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0-19 - 0-14
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LIT
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NUIG
Referee: Paud O’Dwyer (Carlow)
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| A Gillane 0-12 (10f, 1’65), C Galvin 0-3, D O’Donovan 0-1 (1’sl), R Maher 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, S Cahill 0-1.
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Report
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P Killeen 0-7 (7f), P Duggan 0-2 (2f), W Connors 0-2, D Dempsey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1 (1f), S Ryan 0-1.
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Final
25 February 2017
14:00
Final
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IT Carlow
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1-19 - 3-24
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Mary I Limerick
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Pearse Stadium
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly).
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| S Maher 1-13 (12fs), C Dunford 0-2, C Dwyer 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, C Bolger 0-1.
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Report
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A Gillane 1-5 (1-0 pen, 4fs), D O’Donovan 1-3 (0-2 sl), R Maher 0-4 (3fs), P Ryan 1-0, M O’Neill 0-3, C Lynch 0-3, C Twomey 0-3, C Galvin 0-1, L Meade 0-1, S Cahill 0-1.
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References
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