Gaelic Senior Hardball Singles
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The All-Ireland Senior Hardball Singles title 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 W. Aldridge. The current All-Ireland Senior Hardball champion is Eoin Kennedy
, who represents Dublin
and St Brigids.
Gaelic handball
Gaelic handball is a sport similar to Basque pelota, racquetball, squash and American handball . It is one of the four Gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
or senior softball singles
Gaelic Senior Softball Singles
The All-Ireland Senior Softball Singles title 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...
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The All-Ireland Senior Hardball Singles title is an all-Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
competition between all 32 counties of Ireland which first commenced in 1925. The first senior hardball singles title was won by W. Aldridge. The current All-Ireland Senior Hardball champion is Eoin Kennedy
Eoin Kennedy
Eoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.'Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title representing DCU...
, who represents Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
and St Brigids.
Top winners
| Team | Number of Wins | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin Dublin GAA Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams... |
15 | 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 2003, 2004, 2005. |
| 2 | Kilkenny Kilkenny GAA The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams... |
13 | 1932, 1936 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1986, 1992. |
| 3 | Louth Louth GAA The Louth County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Louth GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Louth. The county board is also responsible for the Louth inter-county teams.... |
12 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997. |
| 4 | Kildare Kildare GAA For more information see Kildare Senior Club Football Championship or Kildare Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Kildare GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kildare... |
10 | 1925, 1943, 1950, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990. |
| 4 | Mayo Mayo GAA The Mayo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Mayo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Mayo and the Mayo inter-county teams.-History:... |
10 | 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983. |
| 5 | Meath Meath GAA The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :... |
4 | 1933, 1935, 1998, 2001. |
| 5 | Wexford Wexford GAA The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in... |
4 | 1952, 1953,1956, 1957. |
| 5 | Kerry Kerry GAA The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry... |
4 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962. |
| 6 | Carlow Carlow GAA The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Carlow GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Carlow and the Carlow inter-county teams.-Gaelic football:... |
2 | 1934, 2002. |
| 6 | Tipperary Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names... |
2 | 1966, 1971 |
| 6 | Limerick Limerick GAA The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick... |
2 | 1979, 1980 |
| 7 | Roscommon Roscommon GAA For more details of Roscommon GAA see Roscommon Senior Club Football Championship or Roscommon Senior Club Hurling Championship.The Roscommon County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Roscommon GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games... |
1 | 1987. |
Previous winners
| Year | Player | County |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | W. Aldridge | Kildare |
| 1926-31 | T. Soye | Dublin Dublin GAA Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams... |
| 1932 | J. Lucas | Kilkenny Kilkenny GAA The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams... |
| 1933 | P. Bell | Meath Meath GAA The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :... |
| 1934 | P. Reid | Carlow |
| 1935 | S. Tormey | Meath |
| 1936-42 | J.J. Gilmartin | Kilkenny |
| 1943 | M. Dowling | Kildare |
| 1944 | A. Clarke | Dublin |
| 1945-47 | J.J. Gilmartin | Kilkenny |
| 1948-49 | A. Clarke | Dublin |
| 1950 | R. Grattan | Kildare |
| 1951 | A. Clarke | Dublin |
| 1952-53 | J. Ryan | Wexford |
| 1954-55 | A. Clarke | Dublin |
| 1956-57 | J. Ryan | Wexford |
| 1958-60 | P. Downey | Kerry |
| 1961 | J. Maher | Louth |
| 1962 | P. Downey | Kerry |
| 1963-64 | J. Maher | Louth |
| 1965 | P. McGee | Mayo |
| 1966 | P. Hickey | Tipperary |
| 1967 | P. McGee | Mayo |
| 1968-70 | J. Maher | Louth |
| 1971 | P. Hickey | Tipperary |
| 1972-77 | P. McGee | Mayo |
| 1978 | C. Winders | Kildare |
| 1979/80 | P. McGarry | Limerick |
| 1981 | P. Winders | Kildare |
| 1982-83 | P. McGee | Mayo |
| 1984 | P. Winders | Kildare |
| 1985 | T. O’Rourke | Kildare |
| 1986 | B. Bourke | Kilkenny |
| 1987 | M. Walsh | Roscommon |
| 1988-90 | T. O’Rourke | Kildare |
| 1991 | P. McAuley | Louth |
| 1992 | B. Bourke | Kilkenny |
| 1993-97 | P. McAuley | Louth |
| 1998 | W. O’Connor | Meath |
| 1999 | No Championship | |
| 2000 | No Championship | |
| 2001 | W O’Connor | Meath |
| 2002 | K Kane | Carlow |
| 2003 | E Kennedy | Dublin |
| 2004 | E Kennedy | Dublin |
| 2005 | E. Kennedy Eoin Kennedy Eoin Kennedy is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland.'Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles and a Collegiate title representing DCU... |
Dublin Dublin GAA Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams... |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 |