The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (or Kerry GAA), one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry, organises sports competitions for the county's clubs. Leagues and Championships are played. The competitions are organised from senior to under-age level. The following is a list of such competitions.
The Kerry Senior Football Championship is the top level football competition in Kerry. [1] The Kerry County Club Championship is a competition between the clubs (excluding divisions), who participate in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. [2]
The Kerry Intermediate Football Championship is the second level football competition in Kerry. [2]
The Kerry Premier Junior Football Championship is the third level football competition in Kerry. [3]
The Kerry Junior Football Championship is the fourth level football competition in Kerry. [3]
The Kerry Novice Football Championship is the fifth level football competition in Kerry. [3]
Novice finals
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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1994 | Na Gaeil 1:12 | Ballydonoghue 1:10 |
1995 | Firies. 2:07 | St Michaels/Foilmore 1:08 |
1996 | Finuge. 0:09 | Dromid Pearses. 0:07 |
1997 | Knocknagashel 1:10 | St Michaels/Foilmore 1:07 |
1998 | St Michaels/Foilmore 1:12 | Dromid Pearses 1:05 |
1999 | Dromid Pearses 3:13 | Listry 1:04 |
2000 | Keel 1:08 | Renard 0:05 |
2001 | Renard 0:15 | Tousist 0:11 |
2002 | Duagh 0:11 | Listry 0:05 |
2003 | Keel 1:08 | Beale 0:05 |
2004 | Glenbeigh/Glencar 2:05 | Churchill 1:06 |
2005 | Beale 1:13 | Tousist 0:15 |
2006 | Moyvane 2:13 | Na Gaeil 1:09 |
2007 | Cromane 0:11 | Ballydonghue 2:03 |
2008 | Tousist 1:06 | Scartaglin 0:07 |
2009 | Churchill 3:06 | Brosna 1:09 |
2010 | Na Gaeil 1:10 | Listry 0:09 |
2011 | Brosna 1:09 | Scartaglin 0:11 |
2012 | Scartaglin 1:09 | Lios Póil 0:05 |
2013 | Templenoe 2:15 | Listry 2:13 |
2014 | Listry 0:15 | Lios Póil 1:11 |
2015 | St Senans 1:10 | Lios Póil 1:09 |
2016 | Lios Póil | Tousist |
2017 | Cromane | Moyvane |
2018 | Kilgarvan | Asdee |
2019 | Scartaglin | Castlegregory |
2020 | Cromane | Asdee |
2021 | Moyvane | Sneem/Derrynane |
2022 | Kilgarvan | Beale |
2023 | Lispole 0-17 | Duagh 0-14 (AET) |
In 2016, The Kerry Club Championships were restructured, with immediate effects on the naming of several competitions. The Junior Championship was renamed the Premier Junior, Novice was renamed the Junior Championship and the Novice Shield became the Novice Championship. 2016 Fossa 2:12 Beale 0:08 2017 Listry 2:12 Castlegregory 2:11 2018 Lios Póil 1:11 Beale 1:08
This is the highest level competition for the under-21s.
This is the highest level competition for the under-18s.
The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship is the top level hurling competition in Kerry. [4]
The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second level hurling competition in Kerry. [5]
The Kerry Junior Hurling Championship is the third level hurling competition in Kerry
This is the highest level competition for the under-21s.
This is the highest level competition for the under-18s.
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kerry GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry, and for the Kerry county teams.
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