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Leinster Inter-County Facts and Figures
Most Successful Counties
GENTS
Dublin 10 wins
Louth 6 wins
Meath 5 wins
Westmeath 2 wins
Kildare, Down, Wexford 1 win apiece
LADIES
Dublin 14 wins
Kildare 12 wins
UNDER 16
Louth, Meath 5 wins apiece
Dublin 4 wins
Westmeath 3 wins
Offaly 2 wins
Wexford 1 win
Most Runners-Up Spots
GENTS
Dublin 8
Louth 5
Meath 4
Westmeath 3
Kildare, Offaly, 2 apiece
Wexford, Down 1 apiece
LADIES
Kildare, Dublin 11 apiece
Meath 3
Westmeath 1
UNDER 16
Dublin 6
Meath, Westmeath 4 apiece
Offaly 3
Longford, Down, Louth, 1 apiece
Lowest Winning Team Scores (different formats have applied through the years)
GENTS 385,Meath at Gaeil Colmcille in 1995.
LADIES 407, Dublin at Bagenlstown in 1994.
UNDER 16 437, Meath at Portmarnock in 2007
Most Winsin a Row
GENTS 3- Louth2002-2004
LADIES 4 – Dublin 1999-2002
UNDER 16 3 – Dublin 2013- 2015
Largest Winning Margins
GENTS 14, Louth, at St. Patrick’s in 2003
LADIES 34, Dublinat Royal Meath in 2009
UNDER 16 38, Meath at Collinstown in 2017
Lowest Winning Margins
GENTS play-off, Dublinat R.G.S.C. in 1998 and Louth at Tullamore in 2004
LADIES 1,Dublinat Cement in 2002
UNDER 16 1, Dublin at Kilbeggan 2013
Longest Gaps between first and most recent winning appearance by an individual
GENTS
24 years –Anthony Malone (Dublin) 1994 - 2018
LADIES
24 years –Geraldine Ward (Dublin) 1994– 2018
Dublin players Anthony Malone and Derek Courtney have most wins for their county with eight.
Most gents wins by players not from Dublin is five – recorded by Ian Donnelly (Louth), Sean Downes (Meath), George Beardsley (Louth) and Wally Sheridan (Meath).
Geraldine Ward has played on fourteen winning Dublin teams, Sheelagh Elmes on thirteen, Maree O'Toole on ten while Stella Sheridan of the same county has seven wins.
Marian Byrne has been a member of twelve winning Kildare sides; Tara Dillon has been on eleven, while Chrissie Byrne has nine wins.
Two wins with different counties
Frank Ryan – with Dublin at McDonagh in 2007 and with Kildare at Tullamore in 2011
Wins in the Under 16 championship and in the adult championship
Patrick McBride (Meath), Shane Redmond (Louth), Declan Byrne (Louth).
Future Open champion on Under 16 runner-up team!
Shane Lowry (Offaly), 2000
Venue most often used
Gents/Ladies – Tullamore, 3 times
Under 16 – Portmarnock, Old County, twice each.
Gents championship was played from 1994 to 2019
Ladies championship was played from 1994 to 2019
Under 16 championship was played from 2000 to 2019
Gents Format
1994/95 – 4 person teams, all singles score to count
1996 to 2019– 6 person teams, foursomes and singles
Ladies Format
1994/95 – 4 person teams, all singles score to count
1996 to 2019– 6 person teams, foursomes and singles
Under 16 Format
2000 to 2019 – 6 person teams, foursomes and singles
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Graded Inter-County Championships Winners |
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Year |
Gents Inter |
Gents Junior |
Ladies Inter |
Ladies Junior |
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2014 |
Westmeath |
Wexford |
Kildare |
- |
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2015 |
Dublin |
Westmeath |
Offaly |
Offaly |
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2016 |
Kildare |
Wexford |
Dublin |
Kildare |
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2017 |
Westmeath |
Kilkenny |
Kildare |
Louth |
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2018 |
Meath |
Kilkenny |
Kildare |
Dublin |
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2019 |
Dublin |
Westmeath |
Meath |
Kildare |
Munster Inter-County Facts and Figures
Roll of Honour
GENTS
Cork 20 wins
Limerick 4 wins
Tipperary 3 wins
Kerry 2 wins
Clare 1 win
LADIES
Cork 23 wins
Tipperary 3 wins
Kerry, Clare 1 win apiece
UNDER 16
Cork 20 wins
Kerry 5 wins
Tipperary 4 wins
Waterford 2 wins
Runners-up slots
GENTS
Limerick 9
Tipperary, Cork 8 apiece
Clare, Waterford, 2 apiece
Kerry1
LADIES (no runner-up in 2018 and in 2019 due to change in format)
Tipperary12
Limerick 4
Cork, Kerry, Waterford ,3 apiece
Clare 1
UNDER 16
Cork 9
Kerry 8
Tipperary 6
Waterford 4
Limerick 2
Lowest Winning Team Scores (different formats have applied over the years)
GENTS 363, Kerry, Deerpark in 2001.
LADIES 331, Cork at Tramore in 2016.
UNDER 16 306, Kerry at Hillview in 2019
Most Wins in a Row
GENTS 7, Cork 2011-2017
LADIES 12, Cork 2002-2013
UNDER 16 8, Cork 2005-2012
Largest Winning Margins
GENTS 34, Cork at Castlelyons in 1982
LADIES 63, Cork at Castlelyons in 1982
UNDER 16 96, Cork at Rocklodge in 2015
Lowest Winning Margins
GENTS play-off, Cork at Bruff in 2011 and fifth card, Cork at Lakeside in 2004
LADIES 4, Cork at Tramore in 2016
UNDER 16 play-off, Kerry at Castleisland in 2017, play-off, Waterford at Tralee in 1984
Longest Gaps between first and most recent winning appearance by an individual
GENTS
22 years – Pacelli Darcy (Clare/Limerick) 1986 - 2008
20 years - Ray Murphy (Cork) 1997 - 2017
LADIES
33 years - Eleanor Walsh (Cork) 1983– 2016
21 years – Linda O’Donovan-Murphy (Cork) 1997 – 2018.
Wins in the Under 16 championship and in the adult championship
Chris Scannell (Cork), Declan Freeman (Cork), Eleanor Walsh (Cork), Kieran Dunscombe (Cork), Eoin Shannon (Cork), Jamie Blake (Kerry), Daniel Keohane (Cork), Shane Murphy (Cork), Darren Goodall (Kerry).
Cork player Ray Murphy has most wins for his county with 16. John Walsh has 11 wins. John Cahill has 7 wins for Cork.
Pacelli Darcy has won with both Clare and Limerick. Pacelli boasts three wins in all – the same as Liam O’Donovan.
Vera McCarthy has played on thirteen winning Cork ladies teams, Siobhan Scannell on ten and Claire Murphy-O'Flynnon six.
Record of most ladies wins by a non-Cork player is held by Bridget Shelley (Tipperary) with two.
Venue most often used
Gents/Ladies – Lakeside, 3 times
Under 16–Fermoy, 3 times
Gents championship was played between 1982 and 1986 and from 1995 to 2019
Ladies championship was played between 1982 and 1986 and from 1995 to 2019 (but it was not held in 2015 or 2017 due to poor entry).
Under 16 championship was played between 1978 and 1986 and from 1998 to 2019
Gents Format
1982 – 8 person teams, all singles scores to count
1983/84 – 8 person teams, 6 singles scores to count
1985/86 – 5 person teams, 4 singles scores to count
1995/2004 - 5 person teams, 4 singles scores to count
2005 to 2019 – 6 person teams, singles and foursomes
Ladies Format
1982 – 8 person teams, all singles scores to count
1983/84 – 8 person teams, 6 singles scores to count
1985/86 – 5 person teams, 4 singles scores to count
1995/2004 - 5 person teams, 4 singles scores to count
2005/14 – 6 person teams, singles and foursomes
2015 to 2019 – 4 person teams, singles and foursomes
Under 16 Format
1978/84 - 8 person teams, 6 singles scores to count
1985/86 – 5 person teams, 4 singles scores to count
1998/2004 - 5 person teams, 4 singles scores to count
2005/2017 – 6 person teams, singles and foursomes
2018/2019 - 4 person teams, singles and foursomes
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Graded Inter-County Championships Winners |
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Year |
Gents Inter |
Gents Junior |
Ladies Inter |
Ladies Junior |
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2014 |
Kerry |
Cork |
Cork |
Tipperary |
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2015 |
Cork |
Cork |
Tipperary |
Tipperary |
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2016 |
Cork |
Cork |
Tipperary |
Tipperary |
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2017 |
Cork |
Kerry |
Cork |
Tipperary |
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2018 |
Kerry |
Limerick |
- |
- |
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2019 |
Cork |
Tipperary |
- |
- |
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