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Gaelic Senior Softball Singles

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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

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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 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
2020 R. McCarthy Westmeath
2021 No championship
2022 R. McCarthy Westmeath
2023

Winners by County

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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 16 1925, 1927, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1980, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019
3 Westmeath 9 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022
Wexford 9 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1978
5 Roscommon 8 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937
Louth 8 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973
7 Clare 4 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
8 Tipperary 3 1948, 1950, 1983
9 Kerry 2 1958, 1961
Monaghan 2 1966, 1967
Kildare 2 1979, 1984
Meath 2 1998, 2003
13 Mayo 1 1928
Galway 1 1940
Cork 1 1953

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland handball final a sell-out | Sport | BreakingNews.ie". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. ^ Hoganstand.com - GAA Football & Hurling
  3. ^ "King Kennedy takes 20th title - HoganStand".
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