Gaelic Senior Softball Singles

For more information on handball see handball or senior hardball singles.

The All-Ireland Senior Softball Singles title (M Donnelly 60 x 30 Singles) is an all-Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association competition between all 32 counties of Ireland which first commenced in 1925. The first senior hardball singles title was won by M. Joyce of Dublin, a player from Urlingford, County Kilkenny. Kilkenny have won the most titles, with a total of 22.

The 2007 final will was contested by Michael 'Ducksy' Walsh of Kilkenny and Eoin Kennedy of Dublin.[1] Eoin won the final in two straight games by winning 21-20 and 21-6 to retain his title.[2] Eoin then went on to win it in 2008 and 2009, which means he has now won the title six times in a row.[3]

Champions

Year Champion County
1925 M Joyce Dublin
1926 T Behan Kilkenny
1927 W McGuire Dublin
1928 J McNally Mayo
1929 D Brennan Kilkenny
1930 P Perry Roscommon
1931 P Perry Roscommon
1932 P Perry Roscommon
1933 PPerry Roscommon
1934 PPerry Roscommon
1935 PPerry Roscommon
1936 PPerry Roscommon
1937 PPerry Roscommon
1938 JJ Gilmartin Kilkenny
1939 JJGilmartin Kilkenny
1940 MWalsh Galway
1941 JDunne Kilkenny
1946 JJGilmartin Kilkenny
1947 LRowe Dublin
1948 JBergin Tipperary
1949 LRowe Dublin
1950 JBergin Tipperary
1951 LRowe Dublin
1952 JRyan Wexford
1953 MGriffin Cork
1954 JRyan Wexford
1955 JRyan Wexford
1956 JRyan Wexford
1957 JRyan Wexford
1958 PDowney Kerry
1959 FConfrey Louth
1960 FConfrey Louth
1961 PDowney Kerry
1962 JDelaney Kilkenny
1963 JMaher Louth
1964 JMaher Louth
1965 RLyng Wexford
1966 SMcCabe Monaghan
1967 SMcCabe Monaghan
1968 JMaher Louth
1969 JMaher Louth
1970 JMaher Louth
1971 RLyng Wexford
1972 PMurphy Wexford
1973 JMaher Louth
1974 PKirby Clare
1975 PKirby Clare
1976 PKirby Clare
1977 PKirby Clare
1978 RLyng Wexford
1979 TO'Rourke Kildare
1980 PRyan Dublin
1981 PReilly Kilkenny
1982 O Harold Kilkenny
1983 ARyan Tipperary
1984 T O'Rourke Kildare
1985 MWalsh Kilkenny
1986 MWalsh Kilkenny
1987 MWalsh Kilkenny
1988 MWalsh Kilkenny
1989 MWalsh Kilkenny
1990 M Walsh Kilkenny
1991 MWalsh Kilkenny
1992 MWalsh Kilkenny
1993 MWalsh Kilkenny
1994 MWalsh Kilkenny
1995 MWalsh Kilkenny
1996 MWalsh Kilkenny
1997 MWalsh Kilkenny
1998 WO'Connor Meath
1999 MWalsh Kilkenny
2000 MWalsh Kilkenny
2001 MWalsh Kilkenny
2002 EKennedy Dublin
2003 TSheridan Meath
2004 EKennedy Dublin
2005 EKennedy Dublin
2006 EKennedy Dublin
2007 EKennedy Dublin
2008 EKennedy Dublin
2009 EKennedy Dublin

Winners by County

Team Number of Wins Winning Years
1 Kilkenny 25 1926, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001.
2 Dublin 13 1925, 1927, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1980, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
2 Wexford 9 1952, 1954-57, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1978.
3 Roscommon 8 1930-37.
3 Louth 8 1959-60, 1963-64, 1968-70, 1973.
4 Clare 4 1974-77.
5 Tipperary 3 1948, 1950, 1983.
6 Kerry 2 1958, 1961.
6 Monaghan 2 1966-67
6 Kildare 2 1979, 1984.
6 Meath 2 1998, 2003
7 Mayo 1 1928.
7 Galway 1 1940.
7 Cork 1 1953.

References

  1. ↑ All-Ireland handball final a sell-out | Sport | BreakingNews.ie
  2. ↑ Hoganstand.com - GAA Football & Hurling
  3. ↑

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