O'BYRNE CUP
The 'O'Byrne Cup' is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition between teams from Leinster. The competition is named after Matt O'Byrne, a former Club Officer in Wicklow. The participants in the O'Byrne Cup are the twelve counties of Leinster and recently four further education Colleges from Leinster. The current champions are Dublin, who beat Laois in the final by a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 after extra time.
Recently an O'Byrne Shield has been introduced for teams knocked out of the first stage of the Cup also.
| Contents |
| Top Winners |
| Previous Finals |
| 2007 Participants |
| Finalists |
| Semi Finalists |
| Quarter Finalists |
| O'Byrne Shield |
| Dropped Out |
| The O'Byrne Shield |
| Top Winners |
| External links |
Top Winners
| 'Team' | 'Winner' | 'Winning Years' | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meath | 8 | 1967, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2006 |
| Kildare | 8 | 1962, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1989, 2003. | |
| 3 | Offaly | 6 | 1954, 1961, 1981, 1993, 1997, 1998 |
| Dublin | 6 | 1956, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1999, 2007 | |
| 5 | Laois | 5 | 1978, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2005. |
| 6 | Wicklow | 4 | 1955, 1957, 1986, 1996 |
| 7 | Louth | 3 | 1963, 1980, 1990 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 1959, 1964, 1988 | |
| 9 | Longford | 2 | 1965, 2000 |
| 10 | Carlow | 1 | 2002. |
| Wexford | 1 | 1995 |
★ No Competition in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1985.
Previous Finals
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2007 Participants
For this years competitions see O'Byrne Cup 2007
Finalists
★ Dublin
★ Laois
Semi Finalists
★ Wicklow
★ Offaly
Quarter Finalists
★ DIT
★ Westmeath
★ Wexford
★ Louth
O'Byrne Shield
★ DCU
★ UCD
★ Athlone IT
★ Meath
★ Kildare
★ Longford
★ Carlow
Dropped Out
★ Dundalk IT
★ Kilkenny
The O'Byrne Shield
The O'Byrne Shield is an inter county competition between the losers of the first round of the O'Byrne Cup. The competition began in 2006 with Longford winning in the final. The 2007 final was contested by Longford and Athlone IT and Longford won the game on a scoreline of 2-10 to 1-7.
Top Winners
| 'Team' | 'Winner' | 'Winning Years' | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
External links
★ 2007 O'Byrne Cup Details
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