All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship

All Ireland Junior Camogie Championship
IrishCraobh Soisir na hÉireann
Founded1968; 58 years ago (1968)
TrophyKay Mills Cup (formerly New Ireland Cup)
Title holdersArmagh (3rd title)
Most titlesCork, Galway (7 titles)
SponsorsRTÉ Sport

The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is a competition for third-tier county teams in the women's field sport of camogie and previously for second-string teams of first-tier counties. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group.

In 2026 the following teams are participating:

Premier Junior Championship Position in 2025
Kildare Relegated from Intermediate Championship
Tyrone
Roscommon Semi-Finalist
Armagh Runners-up
Cavan
Wicklow Semi-Finalist
Junior Championship
Donegal
Louth
Mayo
Monaghan

History

The competition was established in 1969 for the New Ireland Cup. The name was changed to the Kay Mills Cup, in honour of former player Kathleen Mills, in 2010.

In 2006, the second teams of the first-tier camogie counties were removed from the competition. Since 2010 the competition has been officially, though not popularly, known as the Premier Junior Ireland championship. It is the third-tier camogie competition after the O'Duffy Cup for the Senior Championship and the Jack McGrath Cup for the Intermediate Championship. The series of games, organised by the Camogie Association, are played during the summer months with the finals of the three competitions taking place on the second Sunday in September in Croke Park, Dublin.

Kay Mills Cup Camogie Finals

The first figure is the number of goals scored (equal to 3 points each) and the second total is the number of points scored, the figures are combined to determine the winner of a match in Gaelic Games

Year Date Winner Score Runner-up Score Venue Captain Referee
1968 Sept 15 Down 2-03 Cork 1-01 Croke Park Phyllis Breslin (Dublin)
1969 Sept 21 Derry 4-02 Cork 2-04 Croke Park Anne Ashton (Dublin)
1970 Sept 20 Dublin 4-02 Armagh 3-03 Croke Park Vera Mannion (Mayo)
1971 Sept 19 Dublin 2-02 Cork 1-02 Croke Park Patricia Morrissey Nancy Murray (Antrim
1972 Sept 17 Galway 3-06 Wexford 2-01 Croke Park Lil O'Grady (Cork)
1973 Sept 16 Cork 4-04 Galway 1-04 Croke Park Nancy O'Driscoll Teresa Byrne (Wicklow)
1974 Sept 15 Clare 3-02 Dublin 3-00 Croke Park Margaret O'Toole Mary Lynch (Monaghan)
1975 Sept 21 Dublin 5-00 Down 0-03 Croke Park Brigid Kennedy Eithne Neville (Limerick)
1976 Sept 19 Down 3-04 Wexford 3-03 Croke Park Phyllis Breslin (Dublin)
1977 Sept 18 Limerick 2-07 Wexford 3-01 Croke Park Carrie Clancy Miriam Higgins (Cork)
1978 Sept 17 Derry 3-04 Cork 1-04 Croke Park Brigid McLaughlin Phyllis Breslin (Dublin)
1979 Sept 9 Galway 4-03 Cork 3-02 Croke Park Carrie Clancy (Limerick)
1980 Sept 14 Cork 4-04 Tyrone 1-04 Croke Park Kathleen Quinn (Galway)
1981 Sept 13 Clare 3-02 Antrim 0-07 Croke Park Clare Jones Belle O'Loughlin (Down)
1982 Sept 26 Louth 1-07 Cork 1-06 Croke Park Kathleen Quinn (Galway)
1983 Sept 25 Cork 2-05 Dublin 1-03 Croke Park Bríd Stokes (Limerick)
1984 Sept 9 Cork 5-08 Cavan 2-02 Croke Park Rita Whyte (Dublin)
1985 Sept 15 Galway 8-07 Armagh 3-07 Croke Park Síle Wallace (Dublin)
1986 Sept 14 Clare 1–13 Kildare 3-04 Croke Park Maura McNicholas Rose Ryan (Dublin)
1987 Sept 27 Kildare 2–10 Armagh 0-07 Croke Park Kitty McNicholas (Clare)
1988 Sept 25 Galway 3-04 Limerick 1-05 Croke Park Rose Merriman (Kildare)
1989 Sept 24 Kildare 3–11 Galway 1-03 Croke Park Áine Derham (Dublin)
1990 Sept 23 Kildare 2–14 Tipperary 3-07 Croke Park Miriam O'Callaghan (Offaly)
1991 Sept 22 Down 3–13 Tipperary 2–14 Croke Park Mary Connor (Louth)
1992 Sept 27 Tipperary 6–13 Galway 2-07 Croke Park Maria Pollard (Waterford)
1993 Sept 26 Armagh 3-09 Galway 3-09 Croke Park Biddy Phillips (Tipperary)
Replay Oct 10 Armagh 2–10 Galway 0-06 Croke Park Biddy Phillips (Tipperary)
1994 Sept 25 Galway 2–10 Limerick 1–11 Croke Park Catherine McAllister (Antrim)
1995 Sept 24 Limerick 6-05 Roscommon 2-07 Croke Park Maria Pollard (Waterford)
1996 Sept 22 Cork 4-08 Roscommon 2-07 Croke Park Fiona McKenna (Antrim
1997 Sept 7 Antrim 7–11 Cork 2–10 Croke Park Mary Connor (Louth)
1998 Sept 6 Galway 3–11 Tipperary 2–10 Croke Park Ann Dolan Catherine McAllister (Antrim)
1999 Sept 5 Cork 1–13 Derry 2-09 Croke Park John Morrissey (Tipperary)
2000 Sept 3 Derry 3–15 'Cork'[clarification needed] 1–13 Croke Park John Pender (Kildare)
2001 Sept 16 Tipperary 4–16 Offaly 1-07 Croke Park Aoife Woods (Armagh)
2002 Sept 15 Kilkenny 2–11 Tipperary 2-08 Croke Park Úna Kearney (Armagh)
2003 Sept 21 Galway 1–12 Clare 2-05 Croke Park Eamonn Browne (Tipperary)
2004 Sept 19 Cork 4-05 Down 2-04 Croke Park Aileen Lawlor (Westmeath)
2005 Sept 18 Dublin 1-07 Clare 1-07 Croke Park Úna Kearney (Armagh)
Replay Oct 8 Dublin 2-09 Clare 1-04 Birr Úna Kearney (Armagh)
2006 Aug 19 Dublin 0–12 Derry 1-07 Tullamore Cathal Egan (Cork)
2007 Sept 9 Derry 3–12 Clare 2–14 Croke Park Cathal Egan (Cork)
2008 Sept 14 Clare 2-08 Offaly 1–10 Croke Park Úna Kearney (Armagh)
2009 Sept 13 Offaly 3–14 Waterford 2-08 Croke Park Marian Crean Pat Walsh (Armagh)
2010 Sept 12 Antrim 1-09 Waterford 1-09 Croke Park Donal Leahy (Tipperary)
Replay Oct 3 Antrim 2–10 Waterford 0–12 Ashbourne Jane Adams Killian Looney (Cork)
2011 Sept 11 Waterford 2–11 Down 1–13 Croke Park Lisa McCrickard Walter Cole (Cork)
2012 Meath 1–11 Down 1-09 Croke Park
2013 Sept 15 Kildare 2–11 Laois 1-05 Croke Park Clodagh Flanagan D. Ryan (Dublin)
2014 Sept 14 Down 1–12 Laois 1-08 Croke Park Liz Dempsey (Kilkenny)
2015 Sept 13 Laois 2–12 Roscommon 1-06 Croke Park G Coulter (Down)
2016 Sep 11 Carlow 4–10 Armagh 2-07 Croke Park Teresa Meaney A Larkin (Cork)
2017 Sep 10 Westmeath 1–10 Dublin 1–06 Croke Park P. McDonald (Cavan)
2018 Sep 9 Dublin 1–12 Kerry 0–06 Croke Park Emer Keenan Alan Doheny (Laois)
2019 Sep 8 Kerry 0–11 Limerick 0-08 Croke Park Gavin Donegan (Dublin)
2020 Dec 5 Armagh 0–19 Cavan 3-07 Breffni Park Mike Ryan (Tipperary)
2021 Sep 12 Wexford 1–14 Armagh 1–11 Croke Park Ciara Donohue Kevin O'Brien (Limerick)
2022 Aug 7 Antrim 5-05 Armagh 0–13 Croke Park Mike Ryan Tipperary)
2023 August 6 Clare 3-07 Tipperary 1-09 Croke Park Sinead O'Keeffe & Sinead Hogg Bernard Heaney (Meath)
2024 August 11 Tipperary 0-12 Laois 1-08 Croke Park Karol Collins (Galway)
2025 August 10 Laois 2-15 Armagh 0-12 Croke Park Enda Loughnane (Galway)
2026 August 9 Armagh 0–17 Cavan 0–15 Croke Park Rachael Trainor S. Foley (Carlow)

Wins listed by team

Team Wins Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Cork 7 8 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1996, 1999, 2004 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1997, 2000
Galway 7 4 1972, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2003 1973, 1989, 1992, 1993
Dublin 6 3 1970, 1971, 1975, 2005, 2006, 2018 1974, 1983, 2017
Clare 5 3 1974, 1981, 1986, 2008, 2023 2003, 2005, 2007
Down 4 4 1968, 1976, 1991, 2014 1975, 2004, 2011, 2012
Derry 4 2 1969, 1978, 2000, 2007 1999, 2006
Kildare 4 1 1987, 1989, 1990, 2013 1986
Tipperary 3 5 1992, 2001, 2024 1990, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2023
Antrim 3 1 1997, 2010, 2022 1981
Armagh 3 7 1993, 2020, 2026 1970, 1985, 1987, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2025
Limerick 2 3 1977, 1995 1988, 1994, 2019
Laois 2 3 2015, 2025 2013, 2014, 2024
Wexford 1 3 2021 1972, 1976, 1977
Offaly 1 2 2009 2001, 2008
Waterford 1 2 2011 2009, 2010
Louth 1 0 1982
Kilkenny 1 0 2002
Meath 1 0 2012
Carlow 1 0 2016
Westmeath 1 0 2017
Kerry 1 1 2019 2018
Roscommon 0 3 1995, 1996, 2015
Cavan 0 3 1984, 2020, 2026
Tyrone 0 1 1980

Highlights

Nancy Murray Cup

The Junior A championship was introduced under new competition structures in 2006. It's format and whether second-string teams of stronger counties are allowed changed several times. In 2026, it was reestablished as a number of counties returned to or debuted competitive senior camogie.

It is the fourth tier for inter-county teams.

The trophy is named after Nancy Murray who was President of the Camogie Association from 1973 to 1975. A member of the Deirdre club in Belfast, Murray won three All-Ireland senior medals with Antrim, coached her county to All-Ireland success in 1956 and 1967 and refereed four All-Ireland senior finals.

Nancy Murray Cup Wins Listed by Teams

Team Wins Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Armagh 2 2 2006, 2011 2009, 2010
Tyrone 1 2 2022 2020, 2021
Mayo 1 2 2021 2023, 2026
Laois 1 1 2007 2006
Meath 1 1 2008 2007
Roscommon 1 1 2009 2008
Westmeath 1 1 2012 2011
Dublin 1 1 2013 2012
Carlow 1 1 2015 2014
Wicklow 1 1 2023 2022
Kildare 1 0 2010
Limerick 1 0 2014
Cavan 1 0 2020
Monaghan 1 0 2026
Offaly 0 1 2013
Kerry 0 1 2015

Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup

The Junior B championship was introduced under new competition structures in 2006 for the fifth tier of inter-county teams. The trophy is named for Máire Ní Chinnéide, first president of the Camogie Association and one of the founders of the game in the Craobh a’ Chéitinnigh branch of Conradh na Gaeilge.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ 2004 final Cork 4-5 Down 2-4 report in Irish Independent[link removed]
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