Leinster Senior Club Camogie Championship

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Leinster Senior Club Camogie Championship
Irish Craobh Laighean
Code Camogie
Founded1964;60 years ago (1964)
RegionLeinster (GAA)
Title holders Colours of Monaghan.svg St Vincents (4th title)
First winner Colours of New York.svg Celtic
Most titles Colours of Antrim.svg St Paul's (13 titles)
Official website Official website

The Leinster Senior Club Camogie Championship is an annual camogie competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Camogie Association and contested by the champion senior clubs in the province of Leinster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Leinster camogie.

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The winner of the Leinster championship contests the semi-final of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship.

The championship was first contested in 1964. [1]

The competition has been won by 17 teams, 11 of which have won it more than once. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 26 wins. St Paul's of Kilkenny is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 13 times.

No club from counties other than Dublin, Kilkenny, and Wexford has ever won the championship. The last time a final was contested by a club from another county was in 1997, when Camross of Laois were defeated by Lisdowney of Kilkenny.

St Vincents are the reigning champions, having beaten Piltown by 2-12 to 1-13 in the 2024 final. [2]

Titles listed by club

#ClubCountyWinsRunners UpYears wonYears runners up
1 St Paul's Kilkenny 1371966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 19901967, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982
2 Buffers Alley Wexford 851975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 19841977, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994
Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 842009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 20212003, 2005, 2007, 2022
4 St Lachtain's Kilkenny 641999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 20071998, 2000, 2001, 2009
5 Rathnure Wexford 441992, 1995, 1996, 20001989, 1991, 1999, 2008
St Vincents Dublin 431998, 2019, 2022, 20242015, 2016, 2023
7 Lisdowney Kilkenny 321993, 1994, 19971992, 1996
St Ibars Wexford 321965, 2001, 20021966, 2013
9 Thomastown Kilkenny 232016, 20172014, 2018, 2020
Celtic Dublin 231964, 19911973, 1976, 1979
Austin Stacks Dublin 221971, 19721970, 1974
12 Ballyboden St Enda's Dublin 1420082006, 2010, 2011, 2012
St Martin's Wexford 1220182017, 2019
Dicksboro Kilkenny 1120232021
Crumlin Dublin 1119851986
Eoghan Ruadh Dublin 1119671969
Mullinavat Kilkenny 102013
18Myshall Carlow 021983, 1995
Marino Dublin 021990, 1993
Piltown Kilkenny 012024
Good Counsel Dublin 012004
Camross Laois 011997
Avoca Wicklow 011984
Prosperous Kildare 011975
Ardclough Kildare 011968
St. Colman's Offaly 011964

Titles by county

CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 261945
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 241741
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 111728
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 022
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 022
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 011
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 011
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 011

Finals Listed By Year

YearWinner [1] CountyScoreOpponentCountyScore
2024 [2] St Vincents Dublin 2-12 Piltown Kilkenny 1-13
2023 [3] Dicksboro Kilkenny 0-12 St Vincents Dublin 1-7
2022 [4] St Vincents Dublin 1-9 Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 0-11
2021 [5] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 1-13 Dicksboro Kilkenny 3-5
2020 [6] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 1-11 Thomastown Kilkenny 1-7
2019 [7] St Vincents Dublin 2-11 St Martin's Wexford 2-9
2018 [8] St Martin's Wexford 2-10 Thomastown Kilkenny 1-6
2017 [9] Thomastown Kilkenny 0-16 St Martin's Wexford 3-6
2016 [10] Thomastown Kilkenny 1-7 St Vincents Dublin 0-8
2015 [11] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 0-12 St Vincents Dublin 2-5
2014 [12] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 3-9 Thomastown Kilkenny 1-5
2013 [13] Mullinavat Kilkenny 3-12St Ibars Wexford 3-10
2012 [14] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 3-6 Ballyboden St Enda's Dublin 1-4
2011 [15] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 2-12 Ballyboden St Enda's Dublin 1-4
2010 [16] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 2-9 Ballyboden St Enda's Dublin 1-9
2009 [17] Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 3-14 St Lachtain's Kilkenny 1-6
2008 [18] Ballyboden St Enda's Dublin 3-3 Rathnure Wexford 1-7
2007 [19] St Lachtain's Kilkenny 2-6 Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 0-10
2006 [20] St Lachtain's Kilkenny 1-9 Ballyboden St Enda's Dublin 1-6
2005 [21] St Lachtain's Kilkenny 3-11 Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 0-8
2004 [22] St Lachtain's Kilkenny 4-14 Good Counsel Dublin 0-2
2003 [23] St Lachtain's Kilkenny 3-5 Oulart–The Ballagh Wexford 0-8
2002 [24] St Ibars Wexford 4-10 St Brigid's (Ballycallan) Kilkenny 1-7
2001St Ibars Wexford St Lachtain's Kilkenny
2000 [25] Rathnure Wexford 1-5 St Lachtain's Kilkenny 0-7
1999 St Lachtain's Kilkenny Rathnure Wexford
1998 [26] St Vincents Dublin 1-14 St Lachtain's Kilkenny 2-8
1997 [27] Lisdowney Kilkenny 4-17 Camross Laois 2-7
1996 [28] Rathnure Wexford 6-11 Lisdowney Kilkenny 2-10
1995 [29] Rathnure Wexford 5-18Myshall Carlow 2-3
1994 [30] Lisdowney Kilkenny 4-12 Buffers Alley Wexford 2-5
1993 [31] Lisdowney Kilkenny 6-6Marino Dublin 4-8
1992 [32] Rathnure Wexford 2-8 Lisdowney Kilkenny 0-8
1991 [33] Celtic Dublin 5-8 Rathnure Wexford 1-4
1990 [34] St Paul's Kilkenny 5-8Marino Dublin 3-4
1989 [35] St Paul's Kilkenny 4-16 Rathnure Wexford 2-10
1988 St Paul's Kilkenny Buffers Alley Wexford
1987 [36] St Paul's Kilkenny 6-11 Buffers Alley Wexford 1-6
1986 [37] St Paul's Kilkenny 3-6 Crumlin Dublin 1-7
1985 [38] Crumlin Dublin 4-7 Buffers Alley Wexford 1-0
1984 [39] Buffers Alley Wexford 4-2Avoca Wicklow 1-0
1983 [40] Buffers Alley Wexford 4-4Myshall Carlow 0-3
1982 [41] Buffers Alley Wexford w/o St Paul's Kilkenny scr
1981 [42] Buffers Alley Wexford 4-4 St Paul's Kilkenny 1-4
1980 [43] Buffers Alley Wexford 1-4 St Paul's Kilkenny 0-4
1979 [44] Buffers Alley Wexford 4-7 Celtic Dublin 3-2
1978 [45] Buffers Alley Wexford 1-3 St Paul's Kilkenny 1-2
1977 [46] St Paul's Kilkenny 5-1 Buffers Alley Wexford 2-4
1976 [47] St Paul's Kilkenny 3-6 Celtic Dublin 2-1
1975 [48] Buffers Alley Wexford 4-10 Prosperous Kildare 0-1
1974 [49] St Paul's Kilkenny 3-8 Austin Stacks Dublin 1-3
1973 [50] St Paul's Kilkenny 3-3 Celtic Dublin 2-0
1972 [51] Austin Stacks Dublin 4-3 St Paul's Kilkenny 2-2
1971 [52] Austin Stacks Dublin 4-2 St Paul's Kilkenny 4-1
1970 [53] St Paul's Kilkenny 4-0 Austin Stacks Dublin 1-3
1969 [54] St Paul's Kilkenny 8-3 Eoghan Ruadh Dublin 2-2
1968 [55] St Paul's Kilkenny 13-2 Ardclough Kildare 0-1
1967 [56] Eoghan Ruadh Dublin 2-5 St Paul's Kilkenny 2-2
1966 [57] St Paul's Kilkenny 4-5St Ibars Wexford 4-1
1965St Ibars Wexford
1964 [58] Celtic Dublin 3-6St Colman's Offaly 0-0

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