North Kerry Senior Football Championship

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The North Kerry Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition for GAA clubs affiliated to the North Kerry Football Board, a division of Kerry GAA. The official name of the competition became The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship in 2000, in honour of the late Bernie O'Callaghan (Beale) who was Chairman of the North Kerry GAA Board for 25 years (1974 to 1998) and did a huge amount of work for North Kerry football.[1]

IrishCraobh Sinsear Peile Chiarraí Thuaidh
CodeGaelic football
Founded1925
Region North Kerry (GAA)
Quick facts The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial, Irish ...
The Bernard O'Callaghan Memorial
North Kerry Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Peile Chiarraí Thuaidh
CodeGaelic football
Founded1925
Region North Kerry (GAA)
TrophyÉamonn O'Donoghue Memorial Cup
No. of teams14
Title holders Listowel Emmets (18th title)
First winner Moyvane
Most titles Moyvane & Listowel Emmets (18 titles)
SponsorsMcMunn's Bar and Restaurant, Ballybunion
Official websitewww.northkerryfootball.com
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The Championship runs from October to December each year but has on occasion continued into the New Year due to replays and postponements. It is currently sponsored by McMunn's Bar and Restaurant, Ballybunion.[2] The current champions are Listowel Emmets, who defeated Knocknagoshel in the 2025 final, retaining their title and winning the competition for a record equalling 18th time.[3]

History

The first North Kerry Championship took place in 1925 and was won by Newtownsandes (Moyvane), who defeated Faha. Moyvane, along with Listowel Emmets have been the most successful teams in the Championship with 18 titles each.[4][3] In 1983, shortly after the death of Asdee native Éamonn O'Donoghue (who won 5 Championships with Ballylongford), Castleisland Desmonds and Ballylongford jointly presented a Cup in his honour to the North Kerry Football Board to be presented to the Championship winners each year.[5] As of 2025 fourteen different clubs have won the Championship.

Format

The Championship is played on a straight knock-out basis. First round games give home advantage to first drawn out in ties following an open draw, with all further round matches being played at neutral venues.

Current format

First round: 12 teams contest this round. The 6 winning teams advance directly to the quarter-final stage. The 6 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: The six first round winners and the two teams given a bye contest this round. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

All first round and quarter-final matches are decided on the day, with extra-time and penalties being used if necessary to decide the winner. The semi-finals and final will go to a replay if level at full-time.

Teams

Fourteen clubs compete in the North Kerry Senior Football Championship: five teams from Feale Rangers, three teams from St Kieran's and six teams from Shannon Rangers.[6]

More information Team, Home Ground ...
Team Home Ground Divisional Side Founded
Asdee Jack Walsh Park, Tullahennel[7] Shannon Rangers 1986[8]
Ballydonoghue Denis Dowling Park, Coolard[9] Shannon Rangers 1930s[10]
Ballyduff Ballyduff Sportsfield, Ballyduff[11] Shannon Rangers 1911[12]
Ballylongford O'Rahilly Park, Ballylongford[13] Shannon Rangers
Beale Bob Stack Park, Ballybunion[14] Shannon Rangers 1972[15]
Brosna Páirc na Féile, Brosna[16] St. Kieran's 1970s[16]
Castleisland Desmonds Moanmore, Castleisland[17] St. Kieran's 1885[18]
Duagh Duagh GAA Field, Duagh Feale Rangers 1891[19]
Finuge James O'Sullivan Park, Finuge[20] Feale Rangers 1961[21]
Knocknagoshel Willie Walsh Park, Knocknagoshel[22] St. Kieran's 1932[23]
Listowel Emmets Frank Sheehy Park, Listowel[24] Feale Rangers 1885[24]
Moyvane Con Brosnan Park, Moyvane[25] Feale Rangers 1900[26]
St Senan's Jackie Finnerty Park, Mountcoal[27] Feale Rangers 1934[28]
Tarbert Shannon Park, Tarbert[29] Shannon Rangers 1904[30]
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2025 Championship

13 teams entered the 2025 championship, with Asdee dropping out. The draw for the First Round and Quarter-finals took place on 2 October which resulted in 10 teams drawn to play in the first round with 3 teams receiving byes to the quarter-finals.

After victories over Brosna (1st Round), Castleisland Desmonds (Quarter-finals) and St Senan's (Semi-finals), Knocknagoshel played in their first ever North Kerry Championship Final.[31] Their opponents were reigning Champions Listowel Emmets who reached the final with wins over Beale (1st Round), Ballydonoghue (Quarter-finals) and Ballyduff (Semi-finals). They were looking to win a record equalling 18th title.[32]

The final was played on Sunday, 23 November at Páirc na Féile in Brosna and it ended in a draw.[33] The replay, played a week later in Ballylongford was won by Listowel Emmets.[34]

Round 1[35]

More information Finuge ...
18 October 2025 Round 1 Finuge 0–09 (9) – (15) 0–15 Castleisland Desmonds Finuge  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–07 - 0–06)


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More information Ballylongford ...
18 October 2025 Round 1 Ballylongford 0–07 (7) – (26) 3–17 Ballydonoghue Ballylongford  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–03 - 1–09)


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More information Knocknagoshel ...
18 October 2025 Round 1 Knocknagoshel 0–26 (26) – (23) 2–17
(a.e.t.)		 Brosna Knocknagoshel  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–11 - 1–09)
(FT: 0–18 - 2–12)


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More information Listowel ...
19 October 2025 Round 1 Listowel Emmets 1–13 (16) – (11) 0–11 Beale Listowel  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–06 - 0–10)


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More information Ballyduff ...
19 October 2025 Round 1 Ballyduff 2–19 (25) – (9) 0–09 Duagh Ballyduff  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 1–08 - 0–05)


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Byes: Moyvane, St. Senan's, Tarbert

Quarter-Finals

More information Brosna ...
25 October 2025 Quarter-Final Castleisland Desmonds 1–08 (11) – (17) 2–11 Knocknagoshel Brosna  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–04 - 2–04)


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More information Ballylongford ...
25 October 2025 Quarter-Final Ballyduff 4–13 (25) – (14) 2–08 Tarbert Ballylongford  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 2–09 - 0–03)


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More information Duagh ...
25 October 2025 Quarter-Final St. Senan's 2–19 (25) – (12) 2–06 Moyvane Duagh  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 2–07 - 1–01)


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More information Ballyduff ...
25 October 2025 Quarter-Final Listowel Emmets 1–13 (16) – (9) 0–09 Ballydonoghue Ballyduff  
18:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0–06 - 0–03)


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Semi-finals[36]

More information Duagh ...
8 November 2025 Semi-Final Knocknagoshel 0–17 (17) – (12) 1–09 St. Senan's Duagh  
14:00 WET (UTC+0) (HT: 0–12 - 1–04)

Pts: J Bell 7 (2tpf, 2tp, 1f), C Mangan 4 (1tp), C Cahill 2 (1f), M Walsh 2, J McElligott, J Walsh 1 each		 Report Gls: S O'Connell 1 (1p)
Pts: R O'Connell 3 (1tp), C Kennelly 3 (1f), D Behan 2 (1tp), S O'Connell 1 (1f)		 Referee: Stephen Mulvihill (Ballylongford)


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More information Ballybunion ...
9 November 2025 Semi-Final Ballyduff 2–06 (12) – (17) 0–17 Listowel Emmets Ballybunion  
14:00 WET (UTC+0) (HT: 0–06 - 0–08)
Gls: K Goulding, M Slattery 1 each
Pts: E Boyle 3 (1f), P Boyle 3		 Report
Pts: D Leahy 4 (1tp), S Tarrant 4 (1f), E Healy 3, JJ Grimes 1 (1'45), P Walsh, C Sweeney, J McVeigh, A Kennelly, D Lynch 1 each		 Referee: Brendan Griffin (Clounmacon)


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Final

23 November 2025
14:00 WET (UTC+0)
Final
More information Knocknagoshel, 1–15 (18) – (18) 3–09 ...
Knocknagoshel 1–15 (18) – (18) 3–09 Listowel Emmets
(HT: 0–05 - 0–03)
Gls: C Cahill 1
Pts: C Cahill 4 (2fs), J Bell 4 (1f, 1tp), J McElligott 3 (1tp), J Brosnan 2, S O'Connell, C McElligott 1 each		 Gls: C Sweeney 2, D Lynch 1
Pts: D Lynch 4 (4fs), C Sweeney, P Walsh, E Healy, JJ Grimes, B Sweeney 1 each
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Páirc na Féile, Brosna
Referee: Patrick Dowling (Ballylongford)


30 November 2025
14:00 WET (UTC+0)
Final Replay
More information Knocknagoshel, 2–07 (13) – (24) 2–18 ...
Knocknagoshel 2–07 (13) – (24) 2–18 Listowel Emmets
(HT: 0–06 - 1–08)
Gls: S O'Connell, J Bell 1 each
Pts: J Walsh 3 (1tp), M Walsh 2, J Bell 1 (1f), C Cahill 1 each		 Gls: P Walsh, A Kennelly 1 each
Pts: D Lynch 8 (1tp, 1f), E Healy 4 (1tp), S Tarrant 3 (1tpf), N Collins, A Kennelly, B Sweeney 1 each
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O'Rahilly Park, Ballylongford
Referee: Éamonn Moran (Ballydonoghue)

Roll of honour

By club

More information #, Team ...
# Team Titles Runners-Up Winning years Losing years
1 Moyvane 18 14 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003 1926, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1960, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996
Listowel Emmets 18 11 1926, 1931, 1933, 1957, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2024, 2025 1927, 1928, 1946, 1962, 1985, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2014
3 Ballylongford 13 14 1940, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1953, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1993, 2000 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1950, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1983
4 Ballydonoghue 10 7 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1992, 2016, 2017, 2023 1944, 1951, 1953, 1961, 1994, 2018, 2020
5 Beale 8 4 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2014 1988, 1997, 2011, 2012
6 Tarbert 7 13 1942, 1948, 1969, 1973, 1985, 1990, 2010 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999
7 Castleisland Desmonds 6 7 1980, 1988, 2002, 2007, 2020, 2021 1986, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2022, 2024
Duagh 6 5 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 2012 1947, 1949, 1952, 2002, 2008
9 Finuge 5 6 1967, 1987, 1996, 2001, 2011 1945, 1972, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2009
10 Ballyduff 3 6 1994, 2005, 2006 1948, 1963, 1968, 1993, 2017, 2021
11 St. Senan's 2 4 2018, 2019 1980, 2000, 2016, 2023
12 Clounmacon 1 2 1954 1955, 1957
Craughdarrig 1 0 1934 —
An tArm 1 0 1944 —
15 Brosna 0 2 — 2015, 2019
Faha 0 1 — 1925
Knocknagoshel 0 1 — 2025
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List of finals

More information Year, Winners ...
Year Winners Runners-up Venue
Club Score Club Score
2025[37][38] Listowel Emmets (3-09) 2-18 (R) Knocknagoshel (1-15) 2-07 (R) (Brosna), Ballylongford (R)
2024[39] Listowel Emmets 1-11 Castleisland Desmonds 0-08 Moyvane
2023 [40] Ballydonoghue 2-06 St. Senan's 1-06 Ballyduff
2022 [41] Listowel Emmets 0-13 Castleisland Desmonds 0-07 Ballylongford
2021 [42][43] Castleisland Desmonds (1-11) 3-14 (R) Ballyduff (1-11) 1-05 (R) (Moyvane), Listowel (R)
2020 [44] Castleisland Desmonds 1-14 Ballydonoghue 1-07 Brosna
2019 [45] St. Senan's 2-06 Brosna 0-06 Ballylongford
2018 [46] St. Senan's 1-12 Ballydonoghue 1-06 Moyvane
2017 [47] Ballydonoghue 1-13 Ballyduff 1-04 Listowel
2016 [48] Ballydonoghue 5-09 St. Senan's 0-08 Listowel
2015 [49][50] Listowel Emmets (0-09) 0-09 (R) Brosna (1-06) 0-06 (R) (Moyvane), Ballybunion (R)
2014 [51] Beale 0-11 Listowel Emmets 0-10 Ballylongford
2013 [52] Listowel Emmets 1-08 Castleisland Desmonds 0-10 Tarbert
2012 [53][54] Duagh (0-07) 0-09 (R) Beale (1-04) 0-06 (R) Listowel
2011 [55] Finuge 1-09 Beale 0-11 Ballylongford
2010 [56][57] Tarbert (2-04) 2-12 (R) Listowel Emmets (1-07) 1-14 (R) (Ballybunion), Moyvane (R)
2009[58] Listowel Emmets 0-12 Finuge 0-11 Ballybunion
2008[59] Listowel Emmets 0-10 Duagh 0-07 Moyvane
2007[60] Castleisland Desmonds 1-13 Finuge 1-06 Ballylongford
2006[61] Ballyduff 1-12 Listowel Emmets 0-14 Moyvane
2005[62] Ballyduff 2-06 Listowel Emmets 0-07 Moyvane
2004[63] Listowel Emmets 0-12 Finuge 0-05 Ballybunion
2003[64] Moyvane 0-10 Castleisland Desmonds 0-08 Ballylongford
2002[65] Castleisland Desmonds 0-10 Duagh 0-06 Ballybunion
2001 Finuge 1-09 Castleisland Desmonds 1-07
2000[66] Ballylongford 4-09 St. Senan's 1-09 Tarbert
1999[67] Moyvane 0-10 Tarbert 0-06 Ballybunion
1998 Listowel Emmets 3-12 Finuge 2-08 Tarbert
1997 Listowel Emmets 1-09 Beale 0-09 Ballylongford
1996 Finuge 1-07 (R) Moyvane 0-04 (R) Listowel (R)
1995 Moyvane 1-11 Listowel Emmets 0-06 Finuge
1994 Ballyduff 0-05 Ballydonoghue 1-01 Ballybunion
1993 Ballylongford 1-08 Ballyduff 1-04 Ballybunion
1992[68] Ballydonoghue 0-08 Listowel Emmets 0-03 Ballybunion
1991 Listowel Emmets 0-09 Castleisland Desmonds 0-04 Ballybunion
1990 Tarbert 3-04 Moyvane 1-07 Finuge
1989 Beale (2-03) 0-06 (R) Moyvane (1-06) 0-05 (R) Ballylongford (R)
1988 Castleisland Desmonds (1-07) 1-05 (R) Beale (1-07) 0-05 (R) Listowel (R)
1987 Finuge 1-07 Moyvane 1-06 Ballybunion
1986 Ballylongford 0-09 Castleisland Desmonds 2-02 Listowel
1985 Tarbert 1-04 Listowel Emmets 0-04 Moyvane
1984 Beale 2-10 Moyvane 2-08 Tarbert
1983 Moyvane 0-08 Ballylongford 0-04 Ballybunion
1982 Beale 0-09 Ballylongford 1-05 Listowel
1981 Beale 2-11 Moyvane 2-10 Listowel
1980 Castleisland Desmonds 3-10 St. Senan's 1-04 Finuge
1979 Beale 4-08 Moyvane 2-03 Ballylongford
1978 Beale 1-09 Moyvane 0-07 Finuge
1977 Beale 1-11 Ballylongford 0-07 Ballylongford
1976 Listowel Emmets 2-09 Tarbert 0-09 Ballylongford
1975 Ballylongford 1-08 Tarbert 1-05 Listowel
1974 Ballylongford 2-05 Tarbert 1-07 Ballylongford
1973 Tarbert 3-07 Ballylongford 2-03 Ballylongford
1972 Listowel Emmets 1-07 Finuge 1-05 Ballylongford
1971 Ballylongford 0-13 Moyvane 2-01 Ballylongford
1970 Ballylongford 3-16 Tarbert 3-05 Moyvane
1969 Tarbert 1-07 Ballylongford 0-08 Listowel
1968 Ballylongford 2-12 Ballyduff 0-03 Listowel
1967 Finuge 1-08 Ballylongford 0-08 Listowel
1966 Moyvane 3-06 Ballylongford 1-05 Ballybunion
1965 Listowel Emmets 0-12 Ballylongford 1-08 Ballybunion
1964 Moyvane 1-10 Tarbert 0-05 Listowel
1963 Moyvane Ballyduff Listowel
1962 Duagh 0-07 Listowel Emmets 1-00 Listowel
1961 Moyvane Ballydonoghue Listowel
1960 Duagh 4-07 Moyvane 1-04 Ballybunion
1959 Ballydonoghue 3-06 Tarbert 1-02 Ballylongford
1958 Moyvane 2-03 Tarbert 0-06 Ballylongford
1957 Listowel Emmets 2-03 Clounmacon 0-06 Listowel
1956 Duagh1 No final played
1955 Duagh Clounmacon Ballybunion
1954 Clounmacon Tarbert Ballybunion
1953 Ballylongford 2-09 Ballydonoghue 0-02
1952 Ballydonoghue2 2-01 Duagh 0-07
1951 Duagh 3-01 Ballydonoghue 0-01 Ballybunion
1950 Ballydonoghue 3-04 Ballylongford 2-05 Moyvane
1949 Ballydonoghue 2-05 Duagh 0-03
1948 Tarbert 4-02 Ballyduff 1-04
1947 Ballylongford 2-00 Duagh 1-02 Listowel
1946 Ballydonoghue 0-09 Listowel Emmets 1-05 Ballylongford
1945 Ballydonoghue 1-08 Finuge 0-02 Listowel
1944 An tArm (Fort Shannon) 1-06 Ballydonoghue 1-01 Ballylongford
1943 Ballylongford3 Championship unfinished
1942 Tarbert 5-03 Moyvane 1-03 Ballylongford
1941 Ballylongford 2-05 Moyvane 0-05
1940 Ballylongford 0-03 Moyvane 0-02
1939 Moyvane 2-05 Ballylongford 0-04
1938 Moyvane 3-05 Tarbert 0-08
1937 Moyvane Ballylongford
1936 Moyvane 3-04 Ballylongford 1-03
1935 No Final played
1934 Craughdarrig Ballylongford
1933 Listowel Emmets 2-08 Ballylongford 1-05
1932 Moyvane (Newtownsandes) 2-08 Tarbert 0-03
1931 Listowel Emmets 2-04 Tarbert 1-03 Moyvane
1930 Moyvane (Newtownsandes) 5-04 Tarbert 3-03
1929 No Championship held
1928 Moyvane (Newtownsandes)4 2-03 Listowel Emmets 0-01 Moyvane
1927 Moyvane (Newtownsandes) 1-08 Listowel Emmets 1-01
1926 Listowel Emmets 2-05 Moyvane (Newtownsandes) 0-03
1925 Moyvane (Newtownsandes) 2-05 Faha 1-02 Listowel
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Notes

Source:[69]

1 Duagh awarded title as the only team to reach the final. The second semi-final was abandoned and never replayed.
2 Ballydonoghue awarded title without replay being played.
3 Championship unfinished, Ballylongford awarded title.[70]
4 Match was semi-final but the last match to be played in Championship so Moyvane were awarded title.[71]

Records

Most titles (Team)

Most titles (Individual)

Most Consecutive titles

Most Final appearances

Biggest final winning margin

Longest gaps between titles

Longest time since last title (Current Championship teams)

See also

References

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