Under 16
Liam Daly Memorial Perpetual Shield
- 1973 Ballyfermot (Dublin)
- 1974 Ballyfermot (Dublin)
- 1975 Ballyfermot (Dublin)
- 1976 Edenmore (Dublin)
- 1977 Malahide (Dublin)
- 1978 St. Laurence’s (Dublin)
- 1979 Malahide (Dublin)
- 1980 Malahide (Dublin)
- 1981 Malahide (Dublin)
- 1982 Castlebar (Mayo)
- 1983 Newcastle (Down)
- 1984 Ennis (Clare)
- 1985 Malahide (Dublin)
- 1988 St. Kieran’s, Ennis (Clare)
- 1989 Malahide (Dublin)
- 2002 Straffan (Kildare)
- 2003 Straffan (Kildare)
- 2004 Knocknacarra (Galway)
- 2005 Shannon (Clare)
- 2006 Shannon (Clare)
- 2007 Ballinasloe (Galway)
- 2008 Ballinasloe (Galway)
- 2009 Ballinasloe (Galway)
- 2010 Ballinasloe (Galway)
- 2011 Ballinasloe (Galway)
- 2012 Ballinasloe (Galway)
- 2013 Shannon (Clare)
- 2014 Claregalway / Lackagh (Galway)
- 2016 Castlebar (Mayo)
- 2018 St. John’s, Ennis (Clare)
- 2022 St. John’s, Ennis (Clare)
- 2023 St. John’s, Ennis (Clare)
Scores and Players:
- 1973 Ballyfermot
Brian Denny, David Spain, David Peckham, Kevin Denny, Eamonn Condon, F. O’Mara.
Final (Mosney, September 7-9, 1973): Ballyfermot 3–2 Cork (all games adjudicated: +2 =2 -1). Semi-final: Ballyfermot beat Connacht.
Leinster final (Arklow, August 1973): Ballyfermot 3–2 Arklow. - 1977 Malahide
Colm O’Flaherty, Ann Palmer, David Palmer, Suzanne Connolly, Timmy O’Mahony, Pat Hogan, David Whelan. - 1978 St.Laurence’s
Seán Coffey, Owen O’Mahony, Brendan Lyons, Dermot Kennan, David Lanigan. - 1980 Malahide
Colm Downey, Christy O’Sullivan, Paul O’Mahony, Michael O’Siocru, Diarmuid Connolly.
Final (Mosney, September 7-8, 1980): Malahide 3 – 2 Castlebar. Semi-finals: Malahide 4½ – ½ Cavan; Castlebar 3 – 2 Thurles. - 1982 Castlebar
Alan Millett, Fergus Walsh, Jarlath Dunford, Moling Moran, Fionán Ó Héalaí, Niall McDonnell.
Castlbar 5 – 0 Straffan.
Final (Mosney, September 5, 1982): Castlebar 2½ – 2½ Ennis. - 1983 Newcastle
Niall Campbell, Patrick Carton, Dara Carton, Philip Moclair, Niall Carton.
Finals: Newcastle 3 – 2 Straffan; Newcastle 4 – 1 Mayfield; Newcastle 3 – 2 Castlebar. - 1984 Ennis
1st Ennis; 2nd Portmarnock; 3rd Castlebar; 4th Cavan. - 1985
1st ?; 2nd Straffan; 3rd Castlebar; 4th Cavan. - 1988 St. Kieran’s, Ennis
1. St. Kieran’s, Ennis 12 2. Skerries 11½. - 1989 Malahide
1. Malahide 2. Ennis 3. Castlebar. - 2002 Straffan
Michael Devlin, Robbie Lunn, Eamon Keane, Dónal Spring, Andrew Brogan, Clive Ferris, Robert Kelly. - 2003 Straffan
Andrew Brogan, Clive Ferris, Niall Kiernan, Robbie Lunn, Eamon Keane, Naomi Scott-Hayward, Melissa Scott-Hayward. - 2005 Shannon
Catherine Danaher, Liam Normoyle, Steven Hanly, Eanna Ryan, Olivia Fitzmaurice. - 2007 Ballinasloe
Tony Deane, Robert McKenna, Eoin Moran, Jonathan Brooks, Conor Barrett, David Finnegan, Jacob Walshe.
Finals (Mosney, all-play-all): Ballinasloe 3–2 Bruff (Limerick); Ballinasloe 3–2 Drumlish (Longford); Ballinasloe 5–0 Bundoran (Donegal). - 2008 Ballinasloe
Robert McKenna, Eoin Moran, Conor Barrett, Jacob Walshe, Ruairi McKenna-Carroll, Oisín Murphy, Eanna Watters.
Finals (Mosney, all-play-all, May 2008). Ballinasloe 5–0 St.Patrick’s (Cavan); Ballinasloe 3–2 Drumlish (Longford); Ballinasloe 4–1 Annascaul (Kerry). Runners-up: Drumlish (Brian Collum, Anthony Keane, Mark Breslin, Francis Mollaghan, Diarmuid Cooney, Paul Hughes, Gavin Heaney). - 2009 Ballinasloe
Robert McKenna, Eoin Moran, Conor Barrett, Ruairi McKenna-Carroll, Jack McKenna, Shane Bleahene, Conor Bleahene.
Final (Athlone Institute of Technology): Ballinasloe 4–1 Shannon. Semi-final: Ballinasloe 3½–1½ Drumlish (Longford). - 2010 Ballinasloe
Eoin Moran, Conor Barrett, Ruairi McKenna-Carroll, Billy McKenna, Jack McKenna, Shane Bleahene, Conor Bleahene. - 2011 Ballinasloe
Ruairi McKenna-Carroll, Billy McKenna, Jack McKenna, Shane Bleahene, Daniel McMorrow, Luke Moran, Conor Kelly. - 2012 Ballinasloe
Billy McKenna, Jack McKenna, Shane Bleahene, Daniel McMorrow, Luke Moran, Conor Kelly, Conor Bleahene. - 2013 Shannon
Kevin Singapurwala, David Hanley, Robbie Meaney, Joseph Cesar, Darragh Danaher, Hazel Meaney.
Final (Athlone, 26 May 2013): Shannon Juniors 2½–2½ Malahide. Replay: Shannon Juniors 3–2 Malahide. - 2014 Claregalway / Lackagh
Oisín Noone, Kieran Spellman, Thomas McStay, Adam Healy, Harry Fleming, Conor McDonogh, Aoife Ryan. - 2016 Castlebar
Daire Horkan, Dara Ludden, Evan Doyle, Diarmuid McGrath, Cillian Loftus, Joe Towey.
Finals (August 12-13, 2016, Athlone IT): Foxrock 4 – 1 Kilfinane; Foxrock 2 – 3 Castlebar; Kilfinane 0 – 5 Castlebar. - 2018 St. John’s, Ennis
Cian Pyne, Diarmuid Kilroy, Rónán Marren, Sam Montwill, Dylan Murphy, Brendan O’Connor.
1. Ennis; 2. Manorhamilton; 3. AMG, Longford; 4. Carrickmacross-Corduff. - 2022 St. John’s, Ennis
Darragh Crowley, Misha Hudkov, Jack McAuliffe, Conall McCarthy, James Rochford, Dylan Rush, Stanislaw Ulbrych.
1. Ennis; 2. Sligo; 3 or 4. Monaghan - 2023 St. John’s, Ennis
Jack McAuliffe, Misha Hudkov, James Rochford, Mick Wyse, Darragh Crowley, Dylan Rushe, Najib Haq
- Sources:
- Irish Times, August 29, 1973 p. 5 (re Leinster final 1973).
- David Denny, Flickr page (re national finals, 1973).
- Irish Times, July 9, 1977 p. 6 (re Dublin final).
- Sunday Independent, September 28, 1980 p. 16 (Jack Killane) (re 1980 results; indirectly re 1979 results)
- Fionán Ó Héalaí comment, this page, March 2, 2020 (re 1982 results and team)
- Irish Independent, September 6, 1982 p. 3 (re 1982 teams).
- Connaught Telegraph, September 22, 1982 p. 13 (re 1982 winners, score in final, team).
- Evening Echo, September 13, 1983 p. 13 (Jim Olney) (re 1983 winners, results, winning team).
- Chess champs bring cup to North, UCU web pages, citing Irish News, October 1984 (should be 1983?) (re 1983 winners).
- Anglo-Celt, September 7, 1984 p. 16 (re 1984 results).
- Tom O’Sullivan comment, this page, August 22, 2014 (re 1985 and 1989 winners).
- Cork Examiner, August 30, 1988 p. 13 (re 1988 top two teams and scores).
- Irish Independent, August 29, 1989 (re top three teams in 1989) (via David McAlister comment, this page, December 19, 2014).
- John McKenna, comment, IRLchess, June 1, 2013 (re 2006-2012 winners).
- Galway C.C. web pages, August 19, 2007 (via the Wayback Machine) (re 2007 U12 and u16 winners).
- Connacht Tribune, July 18, 2008 p. 33 (re 2007 winners; feature on Ballinasloe teams).
- 2008/09 in Summary, Ballinasloe C.C. web pages (accessed June 3, 2013) (re 2007, 2008, 2009).
- John McKenna comment, this page, June 23, 2013 (re Ballinasloe 2008-2012).
- Chess Results, Community Games web pages, May 21, 2012 (dead link as of October 13, 2016).
- County Chess 2013, Clare Community Games web pages.
- Shannon win gold at Community Games, Ennis C.C. blog, May 28, 2013.
- Stephen Danaher comment, this page, July 25, 2013 (re winners 2002-2006, plus winning team in 2005).
- Stephen Danaher, via email, July 31, 2013 (re Straffan teams of 2002, 2003).
Drumlish Local News, June 6, Longford Leader, June 6, 2008 (re 2008). - ICU web site, Community Games, August 22, 2014 (re 2014).
- Tom O’Sullivan comment, this page, August 22, 2014 (re winners 1974-75, 1979-80-81).
- Evelyn Fanning, Victory for Community Games Chess Team, claregalway.info web site, June 3, 2014 (re 2014).
- U16s win Community Games Dublin finals, Irish Junior Champs soon, Skerries C.C. web pages, 22 March 2015.
- Community Games 2016 National Finals – Tournament Report, Desmond Beatty, ICU web site, August 13, 2016 onwards (re 2016 results, winning team).
- “results_may_2018_cg%20_%20community%20games.pdf”, Community Games web pages, May 2018 (re 2018 teams and places).
- Chess 2022, Clare Community Games web pages, ca. June 2022 (St. John’s (Ennis) team, as of Clare games 2022)
- Ennis U16s win gold, Rory Quinn, Ennis Chess blog, September 2, 2022 (2022 summary All-Ireland results).
- Post, Ennis Community Games Facebook page, September 11, 2023 (with photo of 2023 winning team with coach John Cassidy)
- Ennis win gold at Community Games, Rory Quinn, Ennis C.C. web site, September 13, 2023.
- Chess, Community Games web pages (rules as of September 13, 2023)
- Email from John Crowley, September 25, 2023 (re Ennis 2023 team)
Last updated February 11, 2024.
Sean
More info
Ballinasloe 2008 Robert McKenna Eoin Moran Conor Barrett Jacob Walshe Ruairi McKenna-Carroll Oisin Murphy Eanna Watters
Ballinasloe 2009 Robert McKenna Eoin Moran Conor Barrett Ruairi McKenna-Carroll Jack McKenna Shane Bleahene Conor Bleahene
Ballinalsoe 2010 Eoin Moran Conor Barrett Ruairi McKenna-Carroll Billy McKenna Jack McKenna Shane Bleahene Conor Bleahene
Ballinaloe 2011 Ruairi McKenna-Carroll Billy McKenna Jack McKenna Shane Bleahene Daniel McMorrow Luke Moran Conor Kelly
Ballinasloe 2012 Billy McKenna Jack McKenna Shane Bleahene Daniel McMorrow Luke Moran Conor Kelly Conor Bleahene
Cheers
John
Sean,
I just this evening collected the under 16 chess shield, its full title is The Liam Daly Memorial Perpetual shield. Straffan won it in 2002 and 2003, Knocknacarra in 2004, Shannon in 2005 and 2006. You have the rest of the results. The Shannon 2005 team were Catherine Danaher, Liam Normoyle, Steven Hanly, Eanna Ryan and Olivia Fitzmaurice. I am searching for the 2006 programme and will fill in the team when I find it.
Regards,
stephen
For what it’s worth, I have a bronze medal at home from the 1991 games. I was a bit lucky – I was an unused sub; I remember Fergus Gaines calling into the house with my medal one Saturday. I hadn’t even been aware the Games had been on that day! The qualifiers had held been in Clonkeen College, and I think the team was a Dean’s Grange team. I’m fairly sure Mark Quinn was our board 1 – he had been exempted from qualifying, as I recall; I have a silver medal from that! Other than that, I’ve no info unfortunately.
This site – http://www.clarecommunitygames.ie/National/national-winners-1991.html – seems to suggest that Ennis St Kieran’s pipped us to the silver, with Rory Quinn on board 3.
Winners in 1974 & 1975 were Ballyfermot and 1979-80-81 – Malahide
Tom,
Great to hear from you! I hope all goes well.
(For the benefit of everyone else I should mention that Tom was controller for the Dublin Community Games throughout the 1970’s, and Malahide team manager also.)
All the best,
Sean
Hi Seán
Where are you nowadays? Good to hear from you.
Further up-dates- Malahide won in 1985 and again in 1989 (our last time- we have been silver for the last 2 years
1989:
1. Malahide
2. Ennis
3. Castlebar
(Irish Independent, 29 August 1989)
Further- I notice that the Malahide team shown for 1977 is incorrect- Team Suzanne Connolly was not on the team. Jimmy (O’Mahony) should read Timmy. Others were Pat Hogan and David Whelan.
I have also come across a photo of the 1989 team- Simon Iwasaki, Richard Casey, Aidan McSweeney, Ger Curran, Niall MacGiollabhuí and Conor Toolan.
Some players on the 1979 team were David Palmer, Colm Downey, Timmy O’Mahony Paul O’Mahony, Diarmuid Connolly. Peter Bonner
The 1980 team saw Timmy overage and Christy O’Sullivan join the panel.
1981- Christy O’Sullivan, Paul O’Mahony, Peter Bonner, Colm Downey, Diarmuid Connolly
Some members of the 1985 Malahide team were Andy O’Sullivan, Paul Beausang, Richard Casey, Shane Bissett, Simon Iwasaki
Hi Tom,
I’m in San Francisco these days. I moved to the US in 1985 and hadn’t touched a piece until about 5 years ago when I took my son (now 12) to play in a kid’s tournament. I played a 5-minute game against one of the other parents and was hooked again.
Fantastic information, thanks! Those events were among the most enjoyable I ever played in. I had a separate post about our (St. Laurence’s) experience in 1978: http://www.irlchess.com/2013/05/30/denis-irwin/.
Re 1977, could Suzanne have played at an earlier stage that year? I took the team from an Irish Times column (July 9, 1977, p. 6) on the 1977 Dublin final, Malahide v. St. Laurence’s: “Colm O’Flaherty v. Oliver Dunne, drawn; Ann Palmer lost to Sean Coffey; David Palmer beat Sean Quigley; Suzanne Connolly beat Owen O’Mahony; Timmy [misprint in Irish Times here] O’Mahony beat Niall Doherty”. (3½-1½.) I think Suzanne is around the same age as me also.
I’ll update the page in a little while. One thing that has puzzled me is why the national winners are all Dublin up to a point, and never Dublin afterwards. I wonder what changed?
Straffan became very strong when Jack Hennigan became headmaster in the local N.S. I understand that he had chess included as part of the school curriculum. Throughout the 90s and noughties they participate in international events.
In addition, the level of interest in chess in Dublin began to wane. The number of participating teams dropped to below 10. Malahide did not participate generally in the CG for a number of years though they came back in in 1993 and our chess team won Dublin in 1993 and 1994 but were well outplayed by Straffan. I am sure that Straffan won most A-Irelands during th 90s.
Hi again, Seán
I gave you the names of the 1989 Malahide team but omitted to mention that we were All Ireland champions that year.
I stand (or rather, sit) corrected re Suzanne.
We won out in Dublin in 1985 but were walloped by Straffan.
Good to have heard from you and glad to hear that you are making a comeback. You have brought back memories of the Danish international event in which you performed well. Suzanne was on that Irish team. Slán Tom
Hi Tom,
I well remember that event! Four years ago or so I went searching for any information on it. I was delighted to track down the full set of games from the event, which I got from Jesper Nørgaard, board 1 for Denmark B. I sent them to OlimpBase along with a writeup, and you can see all games at http://www.olimpbase.org/1979vm/1979in.html.
Suzanne indeed played, and I think was the only female player.
I remembered that John Kennedy was our top scorer (4/7) but didn’t realise until going through the games that he had a winning position at one time or another in all 7 games.
Castlebar won in 1982.
I think the team was Niall McDonnell, Alan Millett, Fergus Walsh, Jarlath Dunford, Moling Moran & Fionán O’Héalaí. I’m not sure of the order. That team also won the Irish Life U16 Inter-Provincial that year.