NUI Galway GAA

NUI Galway GAA

NUI Galway GAA comprises the Gaelic football and hurling teams of NUI Galway.

Competitions in which they feature include the Walsh Cup,^[1] Fitzgibbon Cup,^[2] Sigerson Cup^[3] and the FBD Insurance League.^[4]

Honours

Wins include the following:

• Sigerson Cups: 22
• 1912, 1922, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2003

• Fitzgibbon Cups: 10
• 1919, 1926, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1970, 1977, 1980, 2010

• FBD Insurance Leagues: 1
• 2005

Notable players

• Niall Burke^[5]

References

1. "Kilkenny withdraw from Walsh Cup after bereavement". RTÉ Sport. 22 January 2015.
2. "Bobby Duggan fires NUI Galway to victory over UCC in Fitzgibbon Cup". Irish Independent. 5 February 2015.
3. "Tommy Joyce wants higher standards from NUI Galway". Irish Independent. 28 January 2015.
4. "FBD Connacht League finals home and away". Hogan Stand. 3 October 2005.
5. "Cunningham welcomes Galway return of Kavanagh and Callanan". 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Cunningham must also plan without players like Niall Burke (NUI Galway) and Jonathan Glynn (UL) who are tied to colleges for the pre-season competitions