The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is a competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie.[1] It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta.
The trophy for the competition was donated by Bill Carroll, whose daughter, Ann was one of the outstanding players of the first decade of the competition, winning Championships with both St Patrick’s, Glengoole and St Paul’s, Kilkenny.[2]
The competition was established in 1964, six years before the equivalent competitions in hurling and Gaelic football. Between 1971 and 1978 and since 2010, it was concluded in the spring following the county championships. On other years, it was concluded within the calendar year in November and December.
A junior club championship was introduced in 2004 and won by Crossmaglen (Armagh). The intermediate club championship was introduced in 2010, and the first two titles were won by Eoghan Rua from Coleraine in Derry.
The controversial replayed final of 1967, when members of the Camogie Association council decided extra time should be played at the end of the drawn final between Eoghan Rua and Oranmore. Oranmore refused to play and were granted a replay after an investigation into whether the respective team captains had been notified of the extra time arrangement in advance.
Ann Downey’s late goal to win the 1988 title for St Paul’s the year her sister was suspended after a controversial all Ireland semi-final between St Paul’s and Killeagh on October 23. Angela Downey and Breda Kelly of Killeagh were reported for striking in the match, although neither was sent off. It led to a six-month suspension for both. If the final with St Mary's, Glenamaddy had not been called off 24 hours before it was due to start, she would have collected a seventh club medal.
Emer Hardiman’s three goals for Mullagh in their 1991 demolition of Eglish, who had pulled off one of the shocks of the century in defeating Celtic of Dublin in the All Ireland semi-final, having earlier defeated Loughgiel Shamrocks in the Ulster final by 3-7 to 2-4.
Claire Grogan’s dramatic injury time equaliser for Cashel, followed by Carmel Hannon’s equally dramatic injury time winning point, and Patricia Burke’s goal line clearance at the end of the 2001 final.
^For the sake of consistency in this chart, champions are listed for the year in which the competition commenced, including those years 1970–78 when the closing stages of the competition were held over until the following spring. Hence the March 1978 champions Athenry are listed as champions for 1977 and the November 1978 champions Ballyagran are listed as champions for 1978.
^Timing of club championship brought forward to the spring after the qualifiers’ respective county championships
^ abcdefghSequence was changed in 1978 to bring camogie club championship within calendar year.
^Original match at Ballymacward on Nov 5 2000 was abandoned after 28 minutes due to worsening weather and ground conditions with Swatragh leading by 0-1 to no score, report in Irish Times and Irish Independent Nov 29 2000
Kilkenny
Galway
Wexford
Cork
Limerick
Dublin
Tipperary
Antrim
Tyrone