 LIT failed to bend under the weight of history and recorded a comprehensive 2–13 to 3–4 victory to claim the title for the very first time.After surrendering their title to the Waterford Institute of Technology the following year, LIT were back in the decider again in 2007.Joe Canning top scored with 1–8, and Tyrrell collected a second Fitzgibbon Cup medal following a 2–15 to 0–13 defeat of the National University of Ireland, Galway.