Gaelic Senior Softball 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 and Saint Brigid's GAA.[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, 2009 and 2010, which means he has now won the title seven times in a row.[3] Since then, he has won three more titles, while Robbie McCarthy of Westmeath and Mullingar Handball Club won seven titles.
Champions
Year | Champion | County |
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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 | P. Perry | Roscommon ![]() |
1934 | P. Perry | Roscommon ![]() |
1935 | P. Perry | Roscommon ![]() |
1936 | P. Perry | Roscommon ![]() |
1937 | P. Perry | Roscommon ![]() |
1938 | J.J. Gilmartin | Kilkenny ![]() |
1939 | J.J. Gilmartin | Kilkenny ![]() |
1940 | M. Walsh | Galway ![]() |
1941 | J. Dunne | Kilkenny ![]() |
1942 | No championship | |
1943 | No championship | |
1944 | No championship | |
1945 | No championship | |
1946 | J.J. Gilmartin | Kilkenny ![]() |
1947 | L. Rowe | Dublin ![]() |
1948 | J. Bergin | Tipperary ![]() |
1949 | L. Rowe | Dublin ![]() |
1950 | J. Bergin | Tipperary ![]() |
1951 | L. Rowe | Dublin ![]() |
1952 | J. Ryan | Wexford ![]() |
1953 | M. Griffin | Cork ![]() |
1954 | J. Ryan | Wexford ![]() |
1955 | J. Ryan | Wexford ![]() |
1956 | J. Ryan | Wexford ![]() |
1957 | J. Ryan | Wexford ![]() |
1958 | P. Downey | Kerry ![]() |
1959 | F. Confrey | Louth ![]() |
1960 | F. Confrey | Louth ![]() |
1961 | P. Downey | Kerry ![]() |
1962 | J.Delaney | Kilkenny ![]() |
1963 | J. Maher | Louth ![]() |
1964 | J. Maher | Louth ![]() |
1965 | R. Lyng | Wexford ![]() |
1966 | S. McCabe | Monaghan ![]() |
1967 | S. McCabe | Monaghan ![]() |
1968 | J. Maher | Louth ![]() |
1969 | J. Maher | Louth ![]() |
1970 | J. Maher | Louth ![]() |
1971 | R. Lyng | Wexford ![]() |
1972 | P. Murphy | Wexford ![]() |
1973 | J. Maher | Louth ![]() |
1974 | P. Kirby | Clare ![]() |
1975 | P. Kirby | Clare ![]() |
1976 | P. Kirby | Clare ![]() |
1977 | P. Kirby | Clare ![]() |
1978 | R. Lyng | Wexford ![]() |
1979 | T. O'Rourke | Kildare ![]() |
1980 | P. Ryan | Dublin ![]() |
1981 | P. Reilly | Kilkenny ![]() |
1982 | O. Harold | Kilkenny ![]() |
1983 | A. Ryan | Tipperary ![]() |
1984 | T. O'Rourke | Kildare ![]() |
1985 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1986 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1987 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1988 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1989 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1990 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1991 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1992 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1993 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1994 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1995 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1996 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1997 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
1998 | W. O'Connor | Meath ![]() |
1999 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
2000 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
2001 | M. Walsh | Kilkenny ![]() |
2002 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2003 | T. Sheridan | Meath ![]() |
2004 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2005 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2006 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2007 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2008 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2009 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2010 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2011 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2012 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2013 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2014 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
2015 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2016 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2017 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2018 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath ![]() |
2019 | E. Kennedy | Dublin ![]() |
Winners by County
Team | Number of Wins | Winning Years | |
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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 ![]() | 16 | 1925, 1927, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1980, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019 |
3 | Wexford ![]() | 9 | 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1978 |
4 | Roscommon ![]() | 8 | 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 |
4 | Louth ![]() | 8 | 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 |
5 | Westmeath ![]() | 7 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
6 | Clare ![]() | 4 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
7 | Tipperary ![]() | 3 | 1948, 1950, 1983 |
8 | Kerry ![]() | 2 | 1958, 1961 |
8 | Monaghan ![]() | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
8 | Kildare ![]() | 2 | 1979, 1984 |
8 | Meath ![]() | 2 | 1998, 2003 |
9 | Mayo ![]() | 1 | 1928 |
9 | Galway ![]() | 1 | 1940 |
9 | Cork ![]() | 1 | 1953 |
See also
References
External links
- Softball Roll of Honour
- Official GAA Handball Website
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- All-Ireland Senior Softball Singles
- All-Ireland Senior 4-Wall Singles
- All-Ireland Senior 4-Wall Doubles
- Irish Wallball Nationals
- Irish 4-Wall Nationals
- All-Ireland Senior Hardball Singles