Clare Junior Football Championship

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Clare Junior A Football Championship
Irish Craobh Soisear A Peile an Chláir
Founded1922
No. of teams10
Title holders Colours of Kerry.svg Killimer (2nd title)
Most titles Éire Óg & Kilmurry-Ibrickane (7 titles)
SponsorsMartin Murphy Building & Civil Contractors Ltd.

The Clare Junior A Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare JAFC) is an annual GAA club competition organised by the Clare County Board for gaelic football clubs below the Intermediate and Senior grades. It is contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the third-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid.

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The Clare JAFC was introduced in 1922 as a county-wide competition for gaelic football clubs deemed not eligible for the Senior grade, and was also opened in later years to the second-, third-, or fourth-string teams from higher-ranked clubs.

In 2025 the Clare County Board introduced the Premier Junior B grade to the Clare football pyramid, with every grade below the twelve-team Senior and Intermediate grades becoming a new or updated competition.

The winners of the Clare JAFC are promoted to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.

The current (2025) champions are Killimer who defeated Lissycasey by 0-17 to 1-13, to win their first title since 2023, and second overall at this grade.

Munster club qualification

The winners of the Clare JAFC also qualify to represent Clare in the Munster Junior Club Football Championship. However, if a second-, third-, or fourth-string team wins the Clare JFC, the highest finishing first-string team qualifies instead.

Three Clare clubs have reached the Munster junior club final:

No Clare club has progressed to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

Roll of honour

#ClubWinsYears won
1. Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 71927 (as Ennis Dals), 1943 (as Ennis Dals), 1968, 1975, 2001, 2013 [2] , 2018 [3]
Colours of Mayo.svg Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933 (as Quilty), 1950 (as Mullagh), 1994, 2006, 2012
3. Colours of Kilkenny.svg Coolmeen 61922, 1958, 1964, 1983, 1999, 2015
Colours of Cork.svg Naomh Eoin, Cross 1948 (as Carrigaholt), 1991, 1997, 2005, 2014, 2017 [4]
5. Colours of Dublin.svg Kildysart 51945, 1953, 1966, 1984, 2008
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilfenora 1931, 1934, 1947, 1977, 2010
Colours of Laois.svg St. Senan's, Kilkee 1926, 1970, 1974, 1990, 1996
8. Colours of Down.svg Clondegad 41942 (as Ballycorick), 1963 (as Moohane), 1969, 2000
Colours of Galway.svg Lissycasey 1938 (as Caherea), 1971, 1981, 1992
Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Michael Cusack's, Carron 1946 (as Belharbour), 1962, 1980, 2019, 2024
11. Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 31936, 1982, 2012
Colours of Dublin.svg Cooraclare 1965, 1988, 1998
White Black GAA Flag.png Ennistymon 1973, 1987, 2021 [5]
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilmihil 1937, 1955, 1956 (as Cahermurphy)
Colours of Limerick.svg Kilrush Shamrocks 1944, 1951 (as Ballykett), 1954 (as Ballykett)
Yellow Green GAA Flag.png O'Curry's, Doonaha 1940, 1961, 1995
Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 1923, 1924, 1949
18. Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 22004, 2009
Colours of Sligo.svg Doonbeg 1928, 1939
Colours of Kerry.svg Killimer 2023, 2025 [6]
Colours of Galway.svg Liscannor 1985, 2022
Blue Red GAA Flag.png Parteen-Meelick 2011 (as Meelick), 2016 (as Meelick)
Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff 1952, 1960
Colours of Cork.svg Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1941, 1959
Colours of Galway.svg St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 1935 (as Doolin), 1979
Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1989, 1993
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1967, 1972
28. Orange Black GAA Flag.png Ballyvaughan-Fanore 12003 (as Ballyvaughan)
Colours of Cork.svg Corofin 1978
Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 2002
Colours of Limerick.svg Moy 1986
Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 2007
Shannon Rangers1957
St Cronan's, Ennis1976
Colours of Clare.svg The Banner 2020 [7]
Official Result of 1925 to be Confirmed

See also

References

  1. "Temple Of Doom For Coolmeen As Templenoe Inflict Hammering". Irish Examiner .
  2. "Éire Óg Capture Junior A Title". Clare FM .
  3. "Junior A Football Final 2018". Clare GAA .
  4. "Naomh Eoin Take Clare Junior Football Honours". Clare FM .
  5. "Ennistymon Crowned Junior Champions". The Clare Echo.
  6. "Junior Glory Springs Killimer Back To Intermediate grade". The Clare Echo.
  7. "Banner's Great Day Was A Long Time Coming". The Clare Echo.