Leinster Club Championship launched
October 20, 2015
The Leinster Club Championships are launched at Barretstown
The 2015 Leinster GAA Club Championship was launched today at Barretstown Castle in Co Kildare, the home of Leinster GAA's official charity partners.
At a gathering of players and coaches from county champions across the province, Leinster GAA Chairman John Horan said he expects another high profile and high quality campaign.
He said: "The AIB Leinster GAA Club Championships have gone to new levels in recent times and quality is never in doubt.
"We have an excellent record of producing provincial champions who go on to land All-Ireland Club honours and that is a testament to the quality of the AIB Leinster Senior Club Championships and I feel our football and hurling games live up to the excellent AIB ad campaign of being 'tough' to win.
"I want to congratulate all of the teams who have been successful in their senior county finals to date.
"To win a county title is special and creates heroes and memories to last a lifetime. But, to be capable of standing tall as the best in your province when the depth of the field is so great in Leinster is a prize really worth fighting for, and I wish all of the entrants in this year's AIB Leinster Senior Club Championships the very best, and look forward to seeing games and players that portray all that is good about our great games."
In hurling, there will be new winners in 2015 with last year's AIB Leinster and All-Ireland champs Ballyhale Shamrocks having been defeated in the Kilkenny semi-finals.
In football, back to back holders St Vincent's are in a Dublin semi-final and still in the hunt for more glory.
The first games in the AIB Leinster Senior Club Football Championship take place this Sunday.
Leinster Club SFC
October 25 - preliminary round
Palatine (Carlow) v Portlaoise/Emo (Laois)
Emmet Og, Killoe (Longford) v St James's (Wexford)
Edenderry (Offaly) v Rathnew (Wicklow)
November 8 - quarter-finals
Palatine (Carlow) / Portlaoise/Emo (Laois) v Sarsfields (Kildare)
Emmet Og, Killoe (Longford) / St James's (Wexford) v Navan O'Mahony's/Na Fianna (Meath)
Edenderry (Offaly) / Rathnew (Wicklow) v St Loman's (Westmeath)
St Patrick's (Louth) v Dublin champions
November 22 - semi-finals
December 6 - final
Leinster Club SHC
November 1 - quarter-finals
St Mullins (Carlow) v Clonkill (Westmeath)
Clough Ballacolla (Laois) v Wexford champions
November 8 - quarter-final
Coolderry (Offaly) v Dublin champions
November 15 - semi-finals
Coolderry/Dublin v Kilkenny champions
St Mullins / Clonkill v Clough Ballacolla / Wexford champions
November 29 - final
AIB Leinster Senior Club Football Championship Roll of Honour
7 Titles
Portlaoise (Laois) 1971, 76, 82, 85, 87, 2004, 09
6 Titles
St Vincent's (Dublin) 1972, 75, 84, 2007, 13, 14
5 Titles
Eire Óg (Carlow) 1992, 93, 95, 96, 98
4 Titles
Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 1994, 2005, 08, 10
2 Titles
Thomas Davis (Dublin) 1990, 91
Walterstown (Meath) 1980, 83
Walsh Island (Offaly) 1978, 79
UCD (Dublin) 1973, 74
1 Title
Gracefield (Offaly) 1970
Ballymun/Kickhams (Dublin) 2012
Summerhill (Meath) 1977
St Brigid's (Dublin) 2003
Baltinglass (Wicklow) 1989
Parnells (Dublin) 1988
Ferbane (Offaly) 1986
Rathnew (Wicklow) 2001
Dunshaughlin (Meath) 2002
O'Hanrahan's (Carlow) 2000
Na Fianna (Dublin) 1999
Erin's Isle (Dublin) 1997
Moorefield (Kildare) 2006
Raheens (Kildare) 1981
Garrycastle (Westmeath) 2011
AIB Leinster Club Hurling Championship - Roll of Honour
8 Titles
Ballyhale Shamrocks 1978, 80, 83, 89, 2006, 08, 09, 14
7 Titles
Birr 1991, 94, 97, 99, 2001, 02, 07
6 Titles
Rathnure 1971, 73, 77, 86, 87, 98
4 Titles
St Rynagh's 1970, 72, 82, 93
James Stephen's 1975, 81, 04, 05
3 Titles
Buffers Alley 1985, 88, 92
2 Titles
Camross 1976, 96
Glenmore 1990, 95
O'Loughlin Gaels 2003, 10
1 Title
Graigue Ballycallan 2000
St Martin's 1984
Crumlin 1979
The Fenians 1974
Coolderry 2011
Kilcormac/Killoughey 2012
Mount Leinster Rangers 2013
Leinster Club Football Championship by County
Dublin clubs 19 Leinster titles - last winners St Vincent's 2014
Laois clubs 7 Leinster titles - last winners Portlaoise 2009
Carlow clubs 6 Leinster titles - last winners O'Hanrahan's 2000
Meath clubs 4 Leinster titles - last winners Dunshaughlin 2002
Offaly clubs 4 Leinster titles - last winners Ferbane 1986
Wicklow clubs 2 Leinster titles - last winners Rathnew 2001
Kildare clubs 2 Leinster titles - last winners Moorefield 2006
Westmeath clubs 1 Leinster title - last winners Garrycastle 2011
No club from Louth, Longford, Wexford or Kilkenny has won a Leinster Senior Club football title
Leinster Club Hurling Championship by County
Kilkenny clubs 19 Leinster titles - last winners Ballyhale Shamrocks 2014
Offaly clubs 13 Leinster titles - last winners Kilcormac/Killoughey 2012
Wexford clubs 9 Leinster titles - last winners Rathnure 1998
Laois clubs 2 Leinster titles - last winners Camross 1996
Dublin clubs 1 Leinster title - last winners Crumlin 1979
Carlow clubs 1 Leinster title - last winners Mount Leinster Rangers 2013
No club from Kildare, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath or Wicklow has ever won a Leinster Senior Club Hurling title
About Barretstown
Barretstown was founded by Hollywood actor Paul Newman in 1994 and modelled on his renowned Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut, USA. It serves children affected by serious illnesses - primarily cancer and serious blood diseases and their families. Barretstown's mission is to rebuild the lives of these children and their families. We believe that every child with a serious illness should enjoy their childhood. The services provided to all of the children and families who come to Barretstown are entirely free of charge, so donations and fundraising efforts are vital for the charity to help more sick children experience the magic of Barretstown each year. Barretstown is supported by donations and the fundraising efforts of corporate supporters, individuals and community groups. For more information see www.barretstown.org
