Trench Cup
The Trench Cup is the second tier Gaelic football championship trophy for Third Level Education Colleges, Institutes of Technology and Universities in Ireland and England (first tier is the Sigerson Cup and third tier is Corn na Mac Léinn). The Trench Cup Championship is administered by Comhairle Ard Oideachais, the Gaelic Athletic Association's Higher Education Council.
Trench Cup | |
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Irish | Corn Uí Thrinsigh |
Code | Gaelic Football, second tier |
Founded | 1976 |
Region | Third-Level Institutions (GAA) |
Title holders | Letterkenny Institute of Technology (2nd title) |
First winner | Thomond College |
Most titles | Institute of Technology, Sligo; Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach (5 titles) |
Sponsors | Electric Ireland |
Official website | https://www.gaa.ie/highereducation/fixtures-and-results/trench-cup/ |
History
In 1975 moves were made by non-university colleges to set-up their own knock-out Gaelic Football Championship tournament as a consequence of being shut out of the Sigerson Cup Championship. The initiative came from St. Joseph's Training College, Belfast. The concept of the Trench Cup was proposed by Pat Blake, Comhairle Ard Oideachais Chairman (1978–1983), and Peter McGinnity (later a Fermanagh All-Star) as a knock-out competition for all higher education colleges not in the Sigerson Cup tournament. Pat Blake purchased a trophy costing £80 sterling at Tommy Lennon's Jewellers, Smithfield Market, Belfast.[1] The trophy was named 'The Trench Cup' after Trench House, St Joseph's Training College, Belfast.[2]
The competition first came into existence in the 1975/76 season. The inaugural final was played between St Joseph's T.C., Belfast and the National College of Physical Education, Limerick at Croke Park. NCPE became the inaugural champions.[1] In the 1980s the Sigerson championship was opened up to allow an increasing number of Universities, Regional Technical Colleges and Institutes of Higher Education to participate on the basis of their league success. Subsequently, the Trench Cup became the second tier competition for the third-level institutions which were not in the Sigerson championship.
Dundalk Institute of Technology are the current Trench Cup champions, after defeating Waterford IT on a scoreline of 1-14 to 1-08 at University Ulster on 20 February 2016. This was the Colleges first win. Both Coláiste Phádraig and Sligo IT share the record number of Trench Cup wins, standing at five, while Garda College have 3 wins. The highest winning margin ever is that of Thomond College, Limerick over Sligo RTC of 16 points in 1977, while the largest margin in the 21st century is that of Trinity College Dublin over Hope University, Liverpool of 10 points in 2012.
The joint highest individual points scorers in any Trench Cup final are D. Duggan of Garda College in 1993 [1-07, 10 points] and Seán O'Sullivan of Limerick IT in 1999 [2-06, 10 points]. The championship is currently sponsored by the Electric Ireland.[3] The Trench Cup was previously sponsored by Independent.ie [2014-2017], Irish Daily Mail [2012-2013], Ulster Bank [2007-2011], Datapac [2003-2006] and Bus Éireann [1998-2002].
2018-19 tournament[4]
Round 2B 29 January 5 February |
Round 2A 29/30 January |
Semi-finals 15 February |
Final 16 February | |||||||||||||||
Trinity College Dublin | 2-09 | |||||||||||||||||
Letterkenny IT | 0-16 | |||||||||||||||||
Letterkenny IT | 0-20 | |||||||||||||||||
UU Coleraine | 2-08 | Galway-Mayo IT | 3-08 | |||||||||||||||
Mary Immaculate College Limerick | 3-10 | Galway-Mayo IT | W/O | |||||||||||||||
Mary Immaculate College Limerick | CC | |||||||||||||||||
Letterkenny IT | 0-15 | |||||||||||||||||
Dundalk IT | 2-07 | |||||||||||||||||
Dundalk IT | 5-14 | |||||||||||||||||
Galway-Mayo IT | 1-09 | |||||||||||||||||
Dundalk IT | 0-17 | |||||||||||||||||
Waterford IT | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Trinity College Dublin | 2-08 | |||||||||||||||||
Waterford IT | 1-18 | Waterford IT | 2-13 | |||||||||||||||
Limerick IT | 0-06 |
Round 1 Results:
- Trinity College Dublin W/O CC Ulster University Coleraine, 23 January, Santry Avenue
- Limerick IT 0-09 1-10 Galway-Mayo IT, 22 January, Limerick IT
- Dundalk IT 2-16 1-11 Waterford IT, 22 January, Dundalk IT Grounds
- Mary Immaculate College Limerick 0-07 2-13 Letterkenny IT, 22 January, Connacht GAA Centre
Roll of honour
Wins listed by College[1]
Team | County | Wins | Winning Years |
---|---|---|---|
Sligo RTC | Sligo | 5 | 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991 |
Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Dublin | 5 | 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 |
Thomond College | Limerick | 4 | 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988 |
Garda College | Tipperary | 3 | 1993, 1994, 2015 |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Donegal | 2 | 2005, 2019 |
Mary Immaculate College Limerick | Limerick | 2 | 2018 |
Dundalk Institute of Technology [DkIT] | Louth | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
Trinity College Dublin | Dublin | 2 | 2006, 2012 |
Institute of Technology Tallaght | Dublin | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
Dublin Institute of Technology | Dublin | 3 | 1987, 1995, 1997 |
Galway RTC [Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology] | Galway | 2 | 1989, 1996 |
Northern Ireland Polytechnic [University of Ulster Jordanstown] | Antrim | 2 | 1980, 1983 |
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown | Dublin | 1 | 2013 |
Institute of Technology Tralee | Kerry | 1 | 2010 |
St Mary’s, Strawberry Hill, London [St Mary's University College, Twickenham] | Middlesex, England | 1 | 2004 |
Cadet College, The Curragh | Kildare | 1 | 2000 |
Limerick Institute of Technology | Limerick | 1 | 1999 |
University of Ulster Coleraine | Derry | 1 | 1998 |
Athlone RTC [Athlone Institute of Technology] | Westmeath | 1 | 1992 |
NIHE Limerick [University of Limerick] | Limerick | 1 | 1984 |
Cork RTC Cork Institute of Technology | Cork | 2 | 1979, 2020 |
St Joseph’s Training College, Belfast [St Mary's University College, Belfast] | Antrim | 1 | 1978 |
Finalists who have not won the Trench Cup:
- Liverpool Hope University
- Liverpool John Moore's University
- Magee College, Derry (now UU Magee)
Winners listed by year
- 1975/76 National College of Physical Education
- 1976/77 Thomond College
- 1977/78 St Joseph's Training College
- 1978/79 Cork RTC
- 1979/80 Northern Ireland Polytechnic
- 1980/81 Sligo RTC
- 1981/82 Thomond College
- 1982/83 Northern Ireland Polytechnic
- 1983/84 NIHE Limerick
- 1984/85 Sligo RTC
- 1985/86 Sligo RTC
- 1986/87 Dublin IT
- 1987/88 Thomond College
- 1988/89 Galway RTC
- 1989/90 Sligo RTC
- 1990/91 Sligo RTC
- 1991/92 Athone RTC
- 1992/93 Garda College
- 1993/94 Garda College
- 1994/95 Dublin IT
- 1995/96 Galway RTC
- 1996/97 Dublin IT
- 1997/98 UU Coleraine
- 1998/99 Limerick IT
- 1999/00 Army Cadet College
- 2000/01 IT Tallaght
- 2001/02 Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach
- 2002/03 IT Tallaght
- 2003/04 St Mary's College Strawberry Hill
- 2004/05 Letterkenny IT
- 2005/06 Trinity College Dublin
- 2006/07 Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach
- 2007/08 Mary Immaculate College
- 2008/09 Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach
- 2009/10 IT Tralee
- 2010/11 Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach
- 2011/12 Trinity College Dublin
- 2012/13 Blanchardstown IT
- 2013/14 Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach
- 2014/15 Garda College
- 2015/16 Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)
- 2016/17 Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)
- 2017/18 Mary Immaculate College Limerick
- 2018/19 Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Winning captains listed by year
Year | Player | College | County |
---|---|---|---|
1975/76 | Brian Mullins[5] | N.C.P.E., Limerick | Dublin |
1976/77 | Pat Spillane[5][6][7] | Thomond College, Limerick | Kerry |
1977/78 | St Joseph's T.C., Belfast | ||
1978/79 | Diarmuid Mac Cartaigh[8] | Cork RTC | Cork |
1979/80 | Kevin McCabe[5] | Northern Ireland Poltechnic | Tyrone |
1980/81 | John Clarke[9] | Sligo RTC | |
1981/82 | Brian Ladden[10] | Thomond College, Limerick | Kerry |
1982/83 | Anthony McArdle[11] | Northern Ireland Polytechnic | Armagh |
1983/84 | Noel Hayes[10] | NIHE Limerick | Cork |
1984/85 | Gary Walsh[12] | Sligo RTC | Donegal |
1985/86 | Sligo RTC | ||
1986/87 | Fergus Rowley[13][14] | Dublin Institute of Technology | Dublin |
1987/88 | Seamus Kyne | Thomond College, Limerick | |
Patrick Condon | Thomond College, Limerick | Kerry | |
1988/89 | Michael Haran[15] | Galway RTC | Sligo |
1989/90 | Gerard Holohan[16] | Sligo RTC | Leitrim |
1990/91 | P.J. Monaghan[17] | Sligo RTC | Mayo |
1991/92 | John "Jack" Cooney[18] | Athlone RTC | Westmeath |
1992/93 | David O'Connor[19] | Garda College | Waterford |
1993/94 | Martin Coyle[19] | Garda College | Mayo |
1994/95 | Gerry Sheridan[13][20] | Dublin Institute of Technology | Cavan |
Damian Diver[13][20] | Dublin Institute of Technology | Donegal | |
1995/96 | Fergal Costello[21] | Galway RTC | Mayo |
1996/97 | Padraig Giles[14] | Dublin Institute of Technology | Dublin |
1997/98 | Neill McGleenan[22] | UU Coleraine | Derry |
1998/99 | Limerick Institute of Technology | ||
1999/00 | Padraig Brennan[23] | Army Cadet College, The Curragh | Kildare |
2000/01 | Shane O'Sullivan[24] | Institute of Technology Tallaght | Dublin |
2001/02 | Gareth Burns[25] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Galway |
2002/03 | Damien Murray[24] | Institute of Technology Tallaght | Offaly |
2003/04 | Cathal Smyth[26] | St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill | Meath |
2004/05 | Neil Gallagher[27] | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Donegal |
2005/06 | Pearse Casey[1][28] | Trinity College Dublin | Dublin |
Shane Gilleran[1][28] | Trinity College Dublin | Roscommon | |
2006/07 | Rory Stapleton[29] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Laois |
Brian Kavanagh[29] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Longford | |
2007/08 | Andrew O'Regan[30] | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | Kerry |
2008/09 | Declan McKiernan[31] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Cavan |
2009/10 | Shane Brosnan[32] | Institute of Technology Tralee | Kerry |
Kevin Hartnett[32] | Institute of Technology Tralee | Clare | |
2010/11 | Seán Denvir[33] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Galway |
2011/12 | Tomás Corrigan[34] | Trinity College Dublin | Fermanagh |
2012/13 | Eoin Woods[35] | Institute of Technology Blanchardstown | Meath |
2013/14 | Sean Kelly | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Mayo |
2014/15 | Colm Ó Cuív | Garda College, Templemore | Galway |
2015/16 | Kieran Duffy | Dundalk Institute of Technology | Monaghan |
2016/17 | Kieran Duffy[36] | Dundalk Institute of Technology | Monaghan |
2017/18 | Cillian Fahy | Mary Immaculate College Limerick | Limerick |
2018/19 | Callum Gallagher[37] | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Donegal |
Man of the Match awardees listed by year
The accolade of Man of the Match or Tournament is a recent innovation (1998). In the case of the early years of the Trench Cup, the highest scoring member of the team is designated.
Year | MOTM | Top Scorer | College | County | Points scored |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975/76 | Pat Spillane[38] | N.C.P.E., Limerick | Kerry | 1-3 | |
John Tobin[38] | N.C.P.E., Limerick | Galway | 0-6 | ||
1976/77 | Gerry Dillon[39] | Thomond College, Limerick | 1-3 | ||
1977/78 | Peter Kane[40] | St Joseph's TC, Belfast | Galway | 1-3 | |
1978/79 | Diarmuid McCarthy | Cork RTC | Cork | 1-5 | |
1979/80 | Martin McCann[41] | Northern Ireland Polytechnic | Down | 0-6 | |
1980/81 | Gerry Smith[9] | Sligo RTC | Cavan | 1-6 | |
1981/82 | Thomond College, Limerick | ||||
1982/83 | D. Durkan[42] | Northern Ireland Polytechnic | 1-0 | ||
P. Madden[42] | Northern Ireland Polytechnic | 0-3 | |||
1983/84 | Patrick McGroarty[43] | NIHE Limerick | Donegal | 1-2 | |
Brian Donovan[43] | NIHE Dublin | Kildare | 0-5 | ||
F O'Connor[43] | NIHE Limerick | 0-3 (Replay) | |||
1984/85 | Niall McVeigh[44] | Sligo RTC | Sligo | 0-5 | |
1985/86 | Tom Og O'Brien[45] | Sligo RTC | Roscommon | 0-2 | |
1986/87 | John Prendergast[13] | Dublin IT | Mayo | 1-2 | |
1987/88 | John Madden[46] | Thomond College, Limerick | Tipperary | 0-6 | |
1988/89 | Jarlath Jennings[47] | Galway RTC | Mayo | 1-1 | |
1989/90 | Sligo RTC | ||||
1990/91 | Derek Duggan[17] | Sligo RTC | Roscommon | 0-6 | |
1991/92 | Brian Duignan[48] | Athlone RTC | Leitrim | 0-4 | |
1992/93 | Derek Duggan[49] | Garda College | Roscommon | 1-7 | |
1993/94 | Garda College | ||||
1994/95 | Tony Byrne[13] | Dublin IT | Meath | 0-3 (3fs) | |
1995/96 | Alan MacFadden[50] | Galway RTC | Donegal | 0-3 | |
Enda Bardon[50] | Galway RTC | Longford | 0-3 | ||
1996/97 | Gavin Curley[51][52] | Dublin IT | Leitrim | 0-7 (1f) | |
1997/98 | Niall McSorley[53] | Niall McSorley[22][53] | UU Coleraine | Tyrone | 3-0 |
1998/99 | Seán O'Sullivan | Seán O'Sullivan[54] | Limerick IT | Kerry | 2-4 (1-3fs) |
1999/00 | Ronan Carberry[23] | Army Cadet College | Longford | — | |
Bernard Bohan[55] | Army Cadet College | Kildare | 1-0 | ||
Dave O'Loughlin[55] | Army Cadet College | Clare | 1-0 | ||
Padraig Brennan[55] | Army Cadet College | Kildare | 0-3 (3fs) | ||
2000/01 | Michael Lyons | IT Tallaght | Dublin | ||
Danny McCann[56] | IT Tallaght | Dublin | 0-4 (2fs) | ||
2001/02 | Kevin Giblin | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Sligo | ||
G Kenny[57] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Longford | 0-5 | ||
2002/03 | Danny McCann | IT Tallaght | Dublin | ||
Jonathan Daniels | IT Tallaght | Wicklow | 1-2 | ||
2003/04 | St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill | ||||
C Slane[58] | St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill | 0-4 (2fs) | |||
2004/05 | Neil Gallagher[27] | Letterkenny IT | Donegal | ||
Colm McFadden[27] | Letterkenny IT | Donegal | 1-3 (1f) | ||
2005/06 | Dermot McTernan[59] | Dermot McTernan[60] | Trinity College Dublin | Sligo | 1-4 |
2006/07 | David Henry[61] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Dublin | 0-1 | |
Brian Kavanagh[61] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-8 (8fs) | |||
2007/08 | George Hannigan[30] | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | Tipperary | ||
2008/09 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | ||||
2009/10 | Paul O'Donoghue[62] | IT Tralee | Kerry | 0-1 | |
Brendan Poff[63] | IT Tralee | Kerry | 1-0 (f) | ||
Denis Crowley[63] | IT Tralee | Cork | 1-0 | ||
2010/11 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | ||||
Frank Clune[64] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Wicklow | 1-3 (3fs) | ||
Seán Denvir[64] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Galway | 1-3 | ||
2011/12 | Kevin Fitzgerald[65] | Trinity College Dublin | Dublin | — | |
Leo Turley[66] | Trinity College Dublin | 1-2 (2fs) | |||
2012/13 | Donal Lenihan[67] | IT Blanchardstown | Meath | 0-5 | |
Robert McCarthy[68] | IT Blanchardstown | Meath | 0-6 (4fs) | ||
2013/14 | Diarmuid Murtagh[69] | Diarmuid Murtagh | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | Roscommon | 1-3 |
2014/15 | Colin Compton | Colin Compton | Garda College | Roscommon | 0-8 (0-4fs) |
2015/16 | Daniel McKenna | Daniel McKenna | Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) | Monaghan | 0-5 (0-1f) |
2016/17 | Tadhg McEnaeney[70] | Tadhg McEnaeney | Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) | Louth | 1-6 (4fs) |
2017/18 | Liam Carey | Mary Immaculate College Limerick | Kerry | ||
2018/19 | Michael Langan[37] | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Donegal | 0-4 (4fs) | |
2018/19 | John Campbell[37] | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Donegal | 0-5 (5fs) |
Finals listed by year[71]
Year | Winners | Score | Finalists | Score | Where Played | Date |
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1975/76[38] | National College of Physical Education | 1-11 | St Joseph's Training College, Belfast | 0-09 | Croke Park, Dublin | 29 February 1976 |
1976/77[39] | Thomond College, Limerick | 2-13 | Sligo RTC | 0-03 | Athlone | 1 April 1977 |
1977/78[40] | St Joseph's Training College, Belfast | 1-08 | Thomond College, Limerick | 1-06 | Parnell Park, Dublin | 22 April 1978 |
1978/79[72] | Cork RTC | 1-10 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 1-07 | Cashel, Co. Tipperary | 19 May 1979[73] |
1979/80[41] | Northern Ireland Polytechnic | 1-06 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-08 | Croke Park, Dublin | 9 March 1980 |
1980/81[9] | Sligo RTC | 1-08 | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | 0-08 | Croke Park, Dublin | 15 April 1981 |
1981/82[74] | Thomond College, Limerick | 1-09 | Cork RTC | 2-05 | Buttevant, Co. Cork | 20 March 1982 |
1982/83[42] | Northern Ireland Polytechnic | 1-06 | Cork RTC | 0-07 | Croke Park, Dublin | 26 March 1983 |
1983/84[43] | NIHE Limerick | 3-07 | NIHE Dublin | 2-10 | Tullamore, Co. Offaly | 5 May 1984 |
[75] | NIHE Limerick | 0-07 | NIHE Dublin | 0-05 | Tullamore, Co. Offaly | 12 May 1984 (Replay) |
1984/85[44] | Sligo RTC | 0-11 | St Joseph's Training College, Belfast | 1-06 | Omagh, Co. Tyrone | 8 May 1985 |
1985/86[45] | Sligo RTC | 0-05 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 0-04 | Centenary Park, Newtownforbes, Co. Longford | 3 May 1986 |
1986/87[13] | Dublin Institute of Technology | 2-11 | Sligo RTC | 2-09 | Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath (AET) | 5 June 1987[76] |
1987/88[46][77] | Thomond College, Limerick | 2-11 | Athlone RTC | 2-07 | Plassey, Limerick | 6 March 1988 |
1988/89[47] | Galway RTC | 2-06 | Dundalk RTC | 1-05 | Dublin | 5 March 1989 |
1989/90[78] | Sligo RTC | Athlone RTC | Dundalk, Co. Louth | 11 March 1990 | ||
1990/91[17] | Sligo RTC | 2-11 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 1-10 | Terenure, Dublin (AET) | 24 March 1991 |
1991/92[48] | Athlone RTC | 0-11 | Galway RTC | 1-04 | Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon | 15 March 1992 |
1992/93[49] | Garda College | 1-13 | Dundalk RTC | 1-05 | Thurles, Co. Tipperary | 21 March 1993 |
1993/94[79] | Garda College | 1-10 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 1-07 | VEC Grounds, Terenure, Dublin | 27 February 1994 |
1994/95[13][80] | Dublin Institute of Technology | 0-10 | Institute of Technology Tralee | 1-06 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | 12 March 1995 |
1995/96[81] | Galway RTC | 0-11 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 0-07 | Limerick | 3 March 1996 |
1996/97[51] | Dublin Institute of Technology | 0-17 | Dundalk RTC | 2-09 | UUC Playing Fields, Coleraine | 9 March 1997 |
1997/98[53] | University of Ulster Coleraine | 4-04 | Cork Institute of Technology | 2-07 | Ballyheighue, Co. Kerry | 8 March 1998 |
1998/99[54] | Limerick Institute of Technology | 2-07 | Magee College | 1-07 | The Dub, Belfast | 7 March 1999 |
1999/00[55] | Army Cadet College, The Curragh | 2-05 | Limerick Institute of Technology | 1-07 | Dangan, Galway | 27 February 2000 |
2000/01[56] | Institute of Technology Tallaght | 3-07 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 1-11 | O'Toole Park, Crumlin, Dublin | 11 April 2001 |
2001/02[57] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 2-07 | Limerick Institute of Technology | 0-04 | Kent Park, Sligo | 23 February 2002 |
2002/03[82] | Institute of Technology Tallaght | 1-07 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 1-05 | UCC Grounds, The Mardyke, Cork | 8 March 2003 |
2003/04[58] | St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill, London | 1-09 | Institute of Technology Tallaght | 1-08 | St Gall's Park, Belfast | 29 February 2004 |
2004/05[27] | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | 2-09 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-10 | Dundalk IT Grounds, Dundalk | 26 February 2005 |
2005/06[60] | Trinity College Dublin | 3-07 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 2-08 | DCU Sport Grounds, Dublin | 25 February 2006 |
2006/07[61] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-13 | John Moore's University, Liverpool | 0-12 | QUB Grounds, Malone, Belfast | 3 March 2007 |
2007/08[30][83] | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | 1-12 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-09 | IT Carlow Grounds, Carlow | 9 March 2008 |
2008/09[84] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-12 | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick | 0-07 | Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork | 1 March 2009 |
2009/10[85][86] | Institute of Technology Tralee | 2-06 | Trinity College Dublin | 0-10 | Leixlip GAA Club, Leixlip, Co. Kildare | 27 February 2010 |
2010/11[64] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 2-11 | Waterford Institute of Technology | 0-10 | UCD, Belfield, Dublin | 5 March 2011 |
2011/12[34][66] | Trinity College Dublin | 2-11 | Hope University, Liverpool | 0-07 | Dangan, Galway | 25 February 2012 |
2012/13[67][68] | Institute of Technology Blanchardstown | 0-11 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-10 | Athlone Institute of Technology | 23 February 2013 |
2013/14[69] | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 2-16 | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | 2-06 | The Dub, QUB, Belfast | 21 February 2014 |
2014/15;[87][88][89] | Garda College, Templemore | 1-13 | Coláiste Phádraig, Droim Conrach | 0-10 | The Mardyke, Cork | 21 February 2015 |
2015/16[90][91] | Dundalk Institute of Technology | 1-14 | Waterford Institute of Technology | 1-08 | University of Ulster, Belfast | 20 February 2016 |
2016/17[70] | Dundalk Institute of Technology | 3-10 | Waterford Institute of Technology | 1-14 | Connacht GAA Centre, Bekan, Co Mayo | 19 February 2017 |
2017/18 | Mary Immaculate College Limerick | 2-14 | Waterford Institute of Technology | 1-16 | TCD GAA Pitch, Santry, Dublin | 17 February 2018 |
2018/19[37][92] | Letterkenny Institute of Technology | 2-07 | Dundalk Institute of Technology | 0-15 | Mallow, Cork | 16 February 2019 |
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- Captain's name kindly provided by Tomás Fitzpatrick, GAA Officer, Coláiste Phádraig, Drumcondra
- Meath Chronicle 20 March 2004, p. 41
- Donegal News, 4 March 2005, Sports, p. 8, LYIT win first Trench Cup
- http://www.gaa.tcdlife.ie/?q=node/56-Shane%5B%5D Gilleran captained the side in the final
- Captain's name kindly provided by Tomás Fitzpatrick, GAA Officer, Coláiste Phádraig, Drumcondra; Brian Kavanagh captained the team in the final as the 2006-07 Coláiste Phádraig Captain was unavailable for the final after he sustained a severe injury when playing for Laois against Louth in the National Football League the previous weekend - Irish Independent 5 March 2007; http://www.sportsfile.com/id/RP0034712/
- http://www.mic.ul.ie/sports/Pages/MICSportsWebsiteSportsAwards.aspx; http://friends.mic.ie/?page=Trenchcup2008 (last viewed 22 April 2013)
- Anglo-Celt 5 March 2009, p. 32
- Kerryman 3 March 2010, p. 104;http://www.sportsfile.com/id/405549/(last Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine viewed 11 March 2013); Kevin Hartnett was IT Tralee GAA Captain in 2009-10 but had to miss the Trench Cup finals due to fulfilling academic requirements of his college course (information provided by David O'Dea, GAA Officer, IT Tralee)
- http://www.sportsfile.com/id/495256/ (last viewed 11 March 2013)
- http://www.ducac.tcdlife.ie/assets/pdf/2011-12/GAA%20Football/Trench%20Cup%20win%20-%202012%20correct.pdf (last viewed 11 March 2013)
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- http://louthgaa.ie/dkit-trench-cup-champions-2017/
- Donegal News, 18 February 2019, Sport, p. 31
- Irish Press, 1 March 1976, p. 12; Irish Press, 1 March, p. 14; Irish Independent, 1 March 1976, p. 10; Irish Times, 1 March 1976, p. 3
- Irish Times 2 April 1977, p. 3; Irish Independent, 2 April 1977, p. 16
- Irish Times 24 April 1978, p.3; Sunday Independent 23 April 1978, p. 28; Irish Independent, 26 April 1978, p. 10
- Irish Press 10 March 1980, p.13
- Irish Independent, 28 March 1983, p. 13, Trench Cup final, Polytechnic Belfast 1-6 Regional College, Cork 1-7
- Sunday Independent 6 May 1984, p. 28; Irish Independent 9 May 1984, p. 3; Irish Times 10 May 1984, p. 2
- Irish Press 09 May 1985, p. 18
- Sunday Independent 4 May 1986, p. 26; "The Sligo Champion, 9 May 1986, Sport, p. ix, RTC retain Trench Cup
- Irish Independent, 7 Mar 1988, p.14; Irish Press 7 Mar 1988, p. 15
- Connacht Sentinnel 7 March 1989, p. 15
- Irish Press 16 March 1992, p. 38
- Irish Press 22 March 1993, p. 68
- City Tribune, 8 March 1996, p. 24
- Irish Independent 10 March 1997, p. 28; Irish Times 10 March 1997, p. A2; Evening Herald, 19 March 1997, p 36, Late points see DIT clinch second Trench Cup in four years
- Leitrim Observer, 12 March 1997, p. 17, GAA Club notes-St Michaels
- Kerryman 13 March 1998, p. 27; Irish Times 9 March 1998, p. A6
- Irish Independent 8 March 1999, p. 47; Irish Times 8 March 1999, p. A6; Limerick Leader 8 March 1999, p. 26; Kerryman 12 March 1999, p. 26 - this report recorded Seán O'Sullivan as "Man of the Tournament"; Irish Examiner, 8 March 1999, p. 25
- Irish Independent 28 February 2000, p. 30; Irish Independent 2 March 2000, p. 23
- Irish Independent 12 April 2001, p. 21; Irish Times, 12 April 2001, p. 25
- Sunday Independent 24 February 2002, p. 69 and p. 71
- Irish Independent 1 March 2004, p. 32
- Trench Cup win for Gaelic Football Club, Trinity News, 7 March 2006, p. 28
- Sunday Independent 26 February 2006, p. 55; The Sligo Champion, 1 March 2006, p. 11B, GAA newsround - Ballymote
- Sunday Independent 4 March 2007, p. 46
- Name kindly provided by David O'Dea, GAA Officer, IT Tralee
- Irish Independent 1 March 2010, p. 53; http://www.ittralee.ie/en/InformationAbout/NewsandEvents/News/Archives/Archives2010/FullText,29988,en.html; "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (last viewed 22 April 2013)
- Irish Independent 7 March 2011, p. 43
- http://www.locallotto.ie/newsrec.asp?LL_ID=273&ID=10069; http://www.sportsmanager.ie/cake/gaa2/lucansarsfield/news/108699/ads.sportsmanager.ie/delivery/ck.php?n=af86e903&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE (last viewed 22 April 2013)
- http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=162879 (last viewed 11 March 2013); Irish Examiner 27 February 2012, by Cian O'Connell
- http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=186606; http://www.itb.ie/newsevents/newsdetail.asp?Item=1644 (last viewed 11 March 2013)
- Irish Examiner 25 February 2013, by Kevin Egan
- Sunday Independent 23 February 2014, Sport pg 15; Irish Independent 24 February 2014, Sport pg 34
- Irish Examiner, 20 February 2017, McConville proud of players as Cup retained, Sports, page 11
- Results from The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Press, Sunday Independent, Irish Examiner,Connacht Sentinel, Connacht Tribune, Connaught Telegraph, Donegal News, Kerryman, Limerick Leader, Munster Express, Nenagh Guardian, Southern Star, Ulster Herald
- The Irish Times, 25 May 1979, p. 4; Irish Independent 23 May 1979, p. 17
- Irish Independent, 30 May 1979; the Higher Education GAA Council decided that the Trench Cup final must be decided on or before the Sigerson weekend
- Irish Times, 19 March 1982, p. 14; Irish Independent 24 March 1982, p. 14
- Sunday Independent 13 May 1984, p. S26
- The match had been due to be played on 25 April 1987 but was postponed at the request of the colleges due to holidays; Irish Press 24 April 1987, p. 22
- NB: Irish Times, 7 Mar 1988, p.4 reported score as Thomond College 2-10 Athlone RTC 2-06
- Sligo RTC were beaten by Galway RTC in a semi-final at Dundalk on 10 March 1990. However, following objections, a meeting of officers of the Higher Education GAA Board threw Galway RTC out of the competition on the grounds that two of their players were not properly registered and awarded the match to Sligo RTC to play in the final against Athlone IT, winners of the other semi-final over Carlow RTC. City Tribune, 6 March 1990, p. 20; Anglo-Celt, 22 March 1990, p.16, Athlone RTC described as being "narrowly beaten" by Sligo RTC in Trench Cup final
- Irish Independent February, 1994, p. 28
- Western People, 15 March 1995, p. 20
- Irish Independent 4 March 1996, p. 26; Irish Times 4 March 1996, p. A4; Connaught Telegraph 6 March 1996, p. 11; Tuam Herald, 9 March 1996, p. 17
- Connacht Tribune 14 March 2003, p. 6
- Irish Times 10 March 2008, p. A11
- Donegal News 2 March 2009, p. 29; Irish Independent 2 March 2009, p. Sport 14
- Irish Independent 1 March 2010, p. 53
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (last viewed 13 March 2013)
- Roscommon's Compton the scoring star as Garda College win Trench Cup against St Pat's,The 42", 22 February 2015, http://www.the42.ie/garda-college-trench-cup-1952144-Feb2015/
- Garda College Football Team http://www.straphaelscu.ie/news/garda-college-football-team/
- Trench Cup: Compton leads Garda College to Glory, Hoganstand.com, http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=232317
- History for Dundalk IT as they win first ever Trench Cup, Talk of the Town, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Dundalk IT claim 'massive' first Trench success". Irish Examiner. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- Dundalk Democrat, 19 February 2019, Sport, p. 62