Gaelic Senior Softball Singles
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The All-Ireland Senior Softball Singles title (M Donnelly 60 x 30 Singles) is an all-Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association competition between all 32 counties of Ireland which first commenced in 1925. The first senior hardball singles title was won by M. Joyce of Dublin, a player from Urlingford, County Kilkenny. Kilkenny have won the most titles, with a total of 22.
The 2007 final will was contested by Michael 'Ducksy' Walsh of Kilkenny and Eoin Kennedy of Dublin.[1] Eoin won the final in two straight games by winning 21-20 and 21-6 to retain his title.[2] Eoin then went on to win it in 2008 and 2009, which means he has now won the title six times in a row.[3]
Champions
| Year | Champion | County |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | M Joyce | Dublin |
| 1926 | T Behan | Kilkenny |
| 1927 | W McGuire | Dublin |
| 1928 | J McNally | Mayo |
| 1929 | D Brennan | Kilkenny |
| 1930 | P Perry | Roscommon |
| 1931 | P Perry | Roscommon |
| 1932 | P Perry | Roscommon |
| 1933 | PPerry | Roscommon |
| 1934 | PPerry | Roscommon |
| 1935 | PPerry | Roscommon |
| 1936 | PPerry | Roscommon |
| 1937 | PPerry | Roscommon |
| 1938 | JJ Gilmartin | Kilkenny |
| 1939 | JJGilmartin | Kilkenny |
| 1940 | MWalsh | Galway |
| 1941 | JDunne | Kilkenny |
| 1946 | JJGilmartin | Kilkenny |
| 1947 | LRowe | Dublin |
| 1948 | JBergin | Tipperary |
| 1949 | LRowe | Dublin |
| 1950 | JBergin | Tipperary |
| 1951 | LRowe | Dublin |
| 1952 | JRyan | Wexford |
| 1953 | MGriffin | Cork |
| 1954 | JRyan | Wexford |
| 1955 | JRyan | Wexford |
| 1956 | JRyan | Wexford |
| 1957 | JRyan | Wexford |
| 1958 | PDowney | Kerry |
| 1959 | FConfrey | Louth |
| 1960 | FConfrey | Louth |
| 1961 | PDowney | Kerry |
| 1962 | JDelaney | Kilkenny |
| 1963 | JMaher | Louth |
| 1964 | JMaher | Louth |
| 1965 | RLyng | Wexford |
| 1966 | SMcCabe | Monaghan |
| 1967 | SMcCabe | Monaghan |
| 1968 | JMaher | Louth |
| 1969 | JMaher | Louth |
| 1970 | JMaher | Louth |
| 1971 | RLyng | Wexford |
| 1972 | PMurphy | Wexford |
| 1973 | JMaher | Louth |
| 1974 | PKirby | Clare |
| 1975 | PKirby | Clare |
| 1976 | PKirby | Clare |
| 1977 | PKirby | Clare |
| 1978 | RLyng | Wexford |
| 1979 | TO'Rourke | Kildare |
| 1980 | PRyan | Dublin |
| 1981 | PReilly | Kilkenny |
| 1982 | O Harold | Kilkenny |
| 1983 | ARyan | Tipperary |
| 1984 | T O'Rourke | Kildare |
| 1985 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1986 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1987 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1988 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1989 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1990 | M Walsh | Kilkenny |
| 1991 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1992 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1993 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1994 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1995 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1996 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1997 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 1998 | WO'Connor | Meath |
| 1999 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 2000 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 2001 | MWalsh | Kilkenny |
| 2002 | EKennedy | Dublin |
| 2003 | TSheridan | Meath |
| 2004 | EKennedy | Dublin |
| 2005 | EKennedy | Dublin |
| 2006 | EKennedy | Dublin |
| 2007 | EKennedy | Dublin |
| 2008 | EKennedy | Dublin |
| 2009 | EKennedy | Dublin |
Winners by County
| Team | Number of Wins | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilkenny | 25 | 1926, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001. |
| 2 | Dublin | 13 | 1925, 1927, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1980, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. |
| 2 | Wexford | 9 | 1952, 1954-57, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1978. |
| 3 | Roscommon | 8 | 1930-37. |
| 3 | Louth | 8 | 1959-60, 1963-64, 1968-70, 1973. |
| 4 | Clare | 4 | 1974-77. |
| 5 | Tipperary | 3 | 1948, 1950, 1983. |
| 6 | Kerry | 2 | 1958, 1961. |
| 6 | Monaghan | 2 | 1966-67 |
| 6 | Kildare | 2 | 1979, 1984. |
| 6 | Meath | 2 | 1998, 2003 |
| 7 | Mayo | 1 | 1928. |
| 7 | Galway | 1 | 1940. |
| 7 | Cork | 1 | 1953. |