University of Limerick claim first ever Sigerson Cup title with win over UCC

Eva Osborne

The University of Limerick (UL) has claimed its first-ever Sigerson Cup title after beating University College Cork (UCC) in Croke Park on Wednesday evening.

The final score was UL 0-17 to UCC's 1-11 (14). Mayo intercounty footballer Cian McHugh scored five points for UL.

🏆The winners of the 2026 @ElectricIreland @HigherEdGAA Sigerson Cup are University of Limerick! @ul_gaa 🎉#FirstClassRivals pic.twitter.com/QEhJWZ9InE

— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 11, 2026

UL had gone extremely close to Sigerson glory before, losing deciders in 2022 and 2023, including the latter against their Wednesday opponents UCC.

With 24 Sigerson victories, UCC are second in the roll of honour, behind the bluebloods, UCD, who have claimed 34 titles.