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Dr Croke Cup

The All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Croke Cup, is an annual inter-schools hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is the highest inter-schools hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year, except on two occasions, since 1944.

All-Ireland PPS Croke Cup
Current season or competition:
2024 Croke Cup
IrishCraobh Iomána Iarbhunscoileanna na hÉireann
CodeHurling
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
RegionIreland (GAA)
TrophyDr Croke Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders St Kieran's College (25th title)
First winner St Flannan's College
Most titles St Kieran's College (25 titles)
SponsorsMasita
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websiteOfficial website

The All-Ireland final, usually held in March, serves as the culmination of a knockout series of games played in February and March. Currently, qualification for the All-Ireland series is limited to teams competing in Connacht, Leinster and Munster. Eligible players must be under the age of 19.

The title has been won at least once by 17 different schools, nine of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are St Kieran's College, who have won the competition 24 times.

St Kieran's College are the current champions, having beaten St. Raphael's College by 0-26 to 1-18 in the 2024 All-Ireland final.[1]

History

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St Kieran's College (left) and St Flannan's College (right) have won 38 All-Ireland titles between them.

Inter-colleges hurling competitions had been played since 1918, with the Leinster Championship and Dr Harty Cup both being formed that year.[2][3] A similar competition had been running in Connacht since 1938. Participation in these competitions was limited to voluntary secondary schools. Similarly, an annual inter-provincial competition between Conancht, Leinster and Munster had been taking place, with the best college players from the respective provinces being picked to form the teams. It wasn't until 1944 that the Leinster and Munster champions faced each other to decide the All-Ireland champions. St Flannan's College beat St Kieran's College by 5–05 to 3–03 to claim the inaugural title.[4][5][6] It was the first of a record-setting four successive All-Ireland titles for St Flannan's College.[7]

St Kieran's College became the second team to win the All-Ireland title, however, the championship was suspended following their victory over St Colman's College in 1948.[8][9] The championship was reintroduced in 1957, with representatives from the Connacht Championship being allowed to contest the All-Ireland series for the first time. Representatives from the Ulster Championship were allowed to contest the All-Ireland series for the first time in 1964, however, their participation was shortlived.[10][11]

The Croke Cup has seen a keen rivalry develop between St Flannan's College and St Kieran's College. By 1999, both colleges had won 13 All-Ireland titles. In spite of this, other colleges have enjoyed multiple successes at various times throughout the history of the competition. The North Monastery, St Finbarr's College and St Colman's College brought 10 All-Ireland titles to Cork between 1960 and 1977. St Peter's College, Wexford won four All-Ireland titles from six All-Ireland finals appearances between 1960 and 1973, while Limerick CBS claimed two victories from four consecutive finals appearances between 1964 and 1967.[12][13][14][15] Tipperary wrote their name into the All-Ireland roll of honour when Templemore CBS claimed the title in 1978, while St Brendan's Community School from Offaly won their sole Croke Cup in 1986.[16][17] The Leinster-Munster stranglehold on the competition was broken in 1995 when St. Raphael's College became the first college from County Galway to claim the All-Ireland title.[18][19]

The turn of the century has seen St Kieran's College dominate by winning 11 titles between 2000 and 2023. Amalgamated teams have also enjoyed successes during this period, with Dublin Colleges claiming the title in 2006 and Dungarvan Colleges winning in 2013.[20][21] Amalgamated teams were later precluded from participating in the All-Ireland series, however, vocational schools were permitted to field teams in the competition after a merger with the All-Ireland VS SAHC in 2014. By that stage, the championship had undergone a further expansion when the introduction of a "back door system" in 2005 allowed the defeated Leinster and Munster finalists entry into the All-Ireland series for the first time.[22] The "back door system" was extended to the Connacht runners-up in 2014. The Croke Cup was suspended mid-championship in 2020 and not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]

Current format

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Qualification

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ProvinceChampionshipTeams progressing
ConnachtConnacht GAA PPS Senior A Hurling ChampionshipChampions and runners-up
LeinsterLeinster GAA PPS Senior A Hurling ChampionshipChampions and runners-up
MunsterDr Harty CupChampions and runners-up

Championship

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The championship features six teams in a knockout series of games. Two teams receive byes to the All-Ireland semi-finals, while the other four teams play each other in two All-Ireland quarter-finals. This is organised on a strict rotational basis between the Connacht, Leinster and Munster teams. Teams who have met each other in the respective provincial championships are precluded from meeting each other until the All-Ireland final.

Sponsorship

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Masita became the title sponsor of the championship in 2013.[24][25] The competition was previously sponsored by Coca-Cola.[26]

Trophy and medals

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The Dr Croke Cup is the current prize for winning the All-Ireland final. It was commissioned to honour Thomas Croke (1824–1902), who was the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly and one of the first patrons of the Gaelic Athletic Association.[27][28]

Traditionally, the victory presentation takes place at a special rostrum in the main grandstand of the stadium. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup, which is held by the winning team until the following year's final. In accordance with GAA rules, a set of gold medals is awarded to the championship winners.

Roll of honour

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#TeamCountyWonYears won
1 St Kieran's CollegeKilkenny251948, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
2 St Flannan's CollegeClare141944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2005
3 North MonasteryCork51960, 1970, 1980, 1985, 1994
St Finbarr's CollegeCork51963, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1984
5 St Peter's CollegeWexford41962, 1967, 1968, 1973
St Colman's CollegeCork41977, 1997, 2001, 2002
7 Limerick CBSLimerick21964, 1966
DLS College WaterfordWaterford22007, 2008
9 Templemore CBSTipperary11978
Kilkenny CBSKilkenny11981
St Brendan's CSOffaly11986
St Raphael's CollegeGalway11995
Dublin CollegesDublin12006
Thurles CBSTipperary12009
Nenagh CBSTipperary12012
Dungarvan CollegesWaterford12013
Our Lady's SSTipperary12017
Ardscoil RísLimerick12022

List of finals

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YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScore
1944St Flannan's College5-05St Kieran's College3-03
1945St Flannan's College7-10St Joseph's CBS2-03
1946St Flannan's College5-07O'Connell School5-02
1947St Flannan's College6-08Cistercian College3-01
1948St Kieran's College2-12St Colman's College2-02
1949No competition
1950No competition
1951No competition
1952No competition
1953No competition
1954No competition
1955No competition
1956No competition
1957St Kieran's College4-02St Flannan's College2-07
1958St Flannan's College3-10St Kieran's College0-02
1959St Kieran's College2-13Tipperary CBS4-02
1960North Monastery1-09St Peter's College1-04
1961St Kieran's College8-08North Monastery1-04
1962St Peter's College4-11Rice College2-04
1963St Finbarr's College4-08Patrician College3-04
1964Limerick CBS6-07St Peter's College4-05
1965St Kieran's College6-09Limerick CBS6-01
1966Limerick CBS8-09St Mary's College2-02
1967St Peter's College5-11Limerick CBS3-06
1968St Peter's College5-10Coláiste Chríost Rí4-05
1969St Finbarr's College5-15St Kieran's College2-01
1970North Monastery2-13Kilkenny CBS2-08
1971St Kieran's College8-06St Finbarr's College5-08
1972St Finbarr's College3-07St Kieran's College2-05
1973St Peter's College4-15Our Lady's College, Gort1-05
1974St Finbarr's College2-11St Kieran's College1-12
1975St Kieran's College6-09Colaiste Iognaid Ris, Cork2-03
1976St Flannan's College3-09Presentation College, Athenry1-07
1977St Colman's College2-13St Kieran's College1-09
1978Templemore CBS2-11St Peter's College1-04
1979St Flannan's College3-15Presentation College, Birr2-03
1980North Monastery5-11St Brendan's Community School3-07
1981Kilkenny CBS3-05North Monastery1-08
1982St Flannan's College2-09St Peter's College0-10
1983St Flannan's College0-16Kilkenny CBS2-04
1984St Finbarr's College1-15St Kieran's College0-08
1985North Monastery4-11Birr Community School1-05
1986Birr Community School5-08North Monastery1-08
1987St Flannan's College4-11St Kieran's College1-07
1988St Kieran's College3-10Midleton CBS2-07
1989St Kieran's College3-05St Flannan's College1-09
1990St Kieran's College2-10St Flannan's College0-07
1991St Flannan's College1-15St Kieran's College1-09
1992St Kieran's College1-07St Colman's College0-08
1993St Kieran's College3-15Our Lady's, Gort1-10
1994North Monastery1-10St Mary's College1-06
1995St Raphael's College3-10Midleton CBS3-05
1996St Kieran's College1-14St Colman's College2-06
1997St Colman's College4-20Good Counsel College0-09
1998St Flannan's College2-16St Raphael's College1-11
1999St Flannan's College2-15St Kieran's College2-10[29]
2000St Kieran's College1-10St Flannan's College0-09[30]
2001St Colman's College2-10Gort Community School2-07[31]
2002St Colman's College0-11St Kieran's College2-04[32]
2003St Kieran's College1-15St Colman's College1-04[33]
2004St Kieran's College3-20St Raphael's College1-06[34]
2005St Flannan's College2-15St Kieran's College2-12[35]
2006Dublin Colleges1-11St Flannan's College0-11[36]
2007De La Salle College, Waterford0-13Kilkenny CBS1-09[37]
2008De La Salle College, Waterford2-12, 2-09 (R)Thurles CBS1-15, 2-08 (R)[38]
2009Thurles CBS1-17Good Counsel College1-15[39]
2010St Kieran's College2-11Ardscoil Rís2-08[40]
2011St Kieran's College2-10Ardscoil Rís1-11[41]
2012Nenagh CBS3-10Kilkenny CBS2-11[42]
2013Dungarvan Colleges1-12Kilkenny CBS1-07[43]
2014St Kieran's College2-16Kilkenny CBS0-13[44]
2015St Kieran's College1-15Thurles CBS1-12[45]
2016St Kieran's College1-15Ardscoil Rís1-13[46]
2017Our Lady's SS3-13St Kieran's College3-11[47]
2018St Kieran's College5-19Presentation College, Athenry3-16[48]
2019St Kieran's College1-15Presentation College, Athenry1-12[49]
2020No competition due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
2021No competition due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
2022Ardscoil Rís1-17St Kieran's College0-15[50]
2023St Kieran's College3-13Presentation College, Athenry0-12[51]
2024St Kieran's College0-26St Raphael's College1-18[52]

Records and statistics

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Final

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Teams

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By decade

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The most successful college of each decade, judged by number of championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

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Longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

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All time

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As of 2023 Croke Cup
#NameTeam(s)GoalsPointsTotal
1Adrian MullenSt Kieran's College43749
2Stephen PowerDLS College43648
3Harry ShineSt Kieran's College42436

In finals

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#PlayerTeamFinalScoreTotal
1Bernie McMahonSt Flannan's College19474-0214
Frank O'BrienSt Finbarr's College19694-0214
Andrew O'ShaughnessySt Colman's College20012-0814
Tony O'SullivanNorth Monastery19802-0814
5Joe RyanSt Kieran's College19714-0012
D. J. CareySt Kieran's College19893-0312
Richard GraceLimerick CBS19672-0612
Richie PowerSt Kieran's College20041-0912
Mark KennedyPresentation College20181-0912
Pádraig KennedySt Flannan's College19581-0912

See also

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References

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