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34-824: The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship , known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship , is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players between the ages of 17 and 20 in the province of Munster . The championship was contested as the Munster Under-21 Championship between 1964 and 2018 before changing to an under-20 age category from 2019 . It

68-401: A 22-year gap in 2016. In 2008 a motion was brought before a special Congress in an effort to combat player burnout. It was proposed to merge the existing under-21 and minor championships to create a new Munster Under-19 Hurling Championship based on the provincial system. This motion was defeated by 115 votes to 58. A similar motion was later introduced in an effort to lower the age and create

102-559: A further three titles in succession between 1983 and 1985. Waterford were the only team beside Cork and Tipperary to win the championship, with their lone title being claimed in 1974. Limerick broke the Cork-Tipperary dominance in 1986 and 1987 by claiming back-to-back championship titles. Waterford made the breakthrough by claiming championship wins in 1992 and 1994, however, the rest of the decade belonged to Cork and Tipperary once again. The new century saw further breakthroughs as

136-556: A lone quarter-final with the winner joining the other three teams at the semi-final stage. As of the 2018 championship qualification for the All-Ireland Championship has changed due to the introduction of a "back door" for defeated finalists. Both the champions and runners-up qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals. The following five teams will compete during the 2022 championship . In spite of contesting

170-548: A new Munster Under-20 Championship based on the provincial system, however, this motion was also defeated. At the GAA Congress on 24 February 2018, the age limit of the championship was changed to twenty, following a successful motion by the Offaly County Board . In contrast to Gaelic football , under-20 hurlers are eligible to play both under-20 and senior hurling for their county. The Munster Championship

204-458: A substitute and scored a critical goal. Kerry fumbled the counterattack which allowed Offaly to win by one single point with a score of 1–15 to 0–17. The Offaly vocational schools' team have made it to six All-Ireland finals but lost all six, including the first final when they were beaten by the Cork City team in 1961. Nine Offaly camogie clubs were organised in the 1930s and Offaly entered

238-482: Is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time , however, if the sides still remain level a replay is required. There are five teams in the Munster Championship. An open draw is made in which three of the five teams automatically qualify for the semi-final stage of the competition. Two other teams play in

272-413: Is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. The under-20 team manager also works closely with the senior team manager due to an overlap of players on both teams. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman. The Corn na Cásca (Easter Cup)

306-617: Is available for students going on a J-1 visa , which allows a temporary transfer to Canada , New York or North America . Inter-county travel is movement from one county to another. It became a feature during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland when restrictions (including a travel ban) were imposed. Offaly GAA The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( Irish : Bord Contae Uíbh Fhailí de Chumann Lúthchleas Gael ) or Offaly GAA

340-652: Is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland , and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly . Separate county boards are also responsible for the Offaly county teams. The county hurling team won All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) titles during the 1980s and 1990s. The county football team won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) titles during the 1970s and 1980s. Clubs contest

374-433: Is presented with the cup. The cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match. The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before

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408-468: Is sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy . The final, currently held in May, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during a six-week period, and the results determine which team receives the J. J. Kenneally Perpetual Memorial Cup.. The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship . The winners of the Munster Championship, like their counterparts in

442-556: The Leinster Championship , advance to the All-Ireland Under 20 Hurling Final. Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Tipperary and Cork are the most successful teams with 22 titles each. Seven teams have competed since the inception of the Munster Championship in 1964. The title has been won at least once by five teams, all of whom have won the title more than once. Tipperary are

476-778: The National Hurling League , though Fingal (part of Dublin) recently did. London also competes in the hurling and Gaelic football championships and leagues, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship once in 1901, Warwickshire competes in the hurling championship only, while New York competes in the Men's Football Championship; in the past they also competed in the Hurling Championship. The British Provincial Council organises inter-county competitions for

510-576: The Offaly Senior Football Championship . That competition's most successful club is Rhode , with 30 titles. Perhaps the most famous moment in football history came in the 1982 All-Ireland Final when Offaly played Kerry . The match was a repeat of the previous year's final; however, not only that but a win for Kerry would give them an unprecedented fifth consecutive All-Ireland SFC title. Kerry were winning by two points with two minutes to go when Séamus Darby came on as

544-744: The Offaly Senior Hurling Championship . That competition's most successful club is Coolderry , with 31 titles. After a scheme developed by the Gaelic Athletic Association in the 1970s to encourage the playing of hurling in non-traditional counties, Offaly was one of the first teams to benefit. As a result, the county won six Leinster Senior Hurling Championship titles in the 1980s, as well as its first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1981. The county team has since gone on to win three other All-Irelands. Perhaps Offaly's most famous win came in

578-517: The current champions . The Munster Championship began in 1964 in response to a Congress motion put forward by the Kerry County Board for the introduction of a new championship grade. It was the fifth championship to be created after the senior , junior , minor and intermediate grades. The inaugural Munster Championship featured Clare , Cork , Galway , Kerry , Limerick , Tipperary and Waterford . Galway and Kerry contested

612-533: The All-Ireland Final of 1994 in what has come to be remembered as the "five minute final." Limerick looked set to win their first All-Ireland title since 1973 until Offaly staged one of the greatest comebacks of all time, scoring two goals and five points in the last five minutes. They defeated Limerick by 3–16 to 2–13. The Vocational Schools team has made it to 12 All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship finals but have never won one. Clubs contest

646-736: The All-Ireland finals are the most watched. and the All-Ireland Football Final is the most watched event in Ireland's sporting calendar. Usually each of the 32 GAA counties in Ireland participates in the inter-county leagues and in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ; Kilkenny does not compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , and Cavan does not currently compete in

680-468: The Cork-Tipperary hegemony was broken up. Limerick have become the most successful team of the 21st century. After claiming three successive championship titles between 2000 and 2002, they won further titles in 2011, 2015 and 2017. After losing twelve Munster finals between 1972 and 2008, Clare finally claimed their first championship in 2009. They went on to claim three successive championships between 2012 and 2014. Waterford won their fourth championship after

714-570: The J. J. Kenneally Perpetual Memorial Cup, the trophy commemorates the memory of one of Limerick city's most well-known jewellers and businessmen. The Kenneally family have supplied Munster GAA with medals and trophies for many years and they have donated this trophy in memory of J. J. Kenneally, a former president of the St. Patrick's club in Limerick. At the end of the Munster final, the winning team

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748-692: The Leinster championships of 1935 and 1936, but the game declined amid the Camogie Association disputes of the 1940s and had to be revived by Clare-born Mary O’Brien in 1973, and a county board re-formed in 1979. Offaly won their first major national titles in 2002 when they won the second division of the National Camogie League and in 2009 when they defeated Waterford in the All Ireland junior final. Drumcullen reached

782-592: The best players from the clubs within the county, a practice which began in 1892. Before 1892 the winner of each counties club championship would represent the county in the All-Ireland championships. The inter-county season begins in January with each province 's warm-up competition and ends in September with the All-Ireland final. The GAA's inter county competitions are the organisation's most attended competitions and are Ireland's most attended sporting events, while

816-464: The capabilities of their stadiums. Cork and Tipperary, Limerick and Cork and Limerick and Tipperary were the first teams to develop home and away agreements whereby every second meeting between teams was played at the home venue of one of them. All of the current teams have home and away agreements. Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for the Munster Council and for

850-409: The championship's sponsorship name. The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of championship titles, is as follows: Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles: Notes: Inter county The first inter-county competitions the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship took place in 1887. County teams select

884-524: The final of the All Ireland club junior championship in 2003. Kinnity won the Division 3 shield at Féile na nGael in 1997, Drumcullen won the Coiste Chontae an Chláir Shield in 1997. Notable players include soaring star award winners Karen Brady , Elaine Dermody , Audrey Kennedy , Michaela Morkan , Fiona Stephens , and Arlene Watkins . Miriam O'Callaghan served as president of

918-499: The history of the championship when Tipperary defeated Galway in Ballinasloe , County Galway . The attendance at the 2018 Munster final was 6,732. Managers in the Munster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. The manager

952-578: The inaugural Munster Championship in 1964, Kerry had always been known as a county that was dominated by Gaelic football . Because of this the inter-county hurling team went into a sharp decline. Kerry's championship appearances were sporadic, while the team also suffered a number of heavy defeats before regrading to the All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship . Due to a lack of meaningful competition in Connacht , Galway competed in

986-441: The presentation. 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. In accordance with GAA rules, the Munster Council awards up to twenty-four gold medals to the winners of the Munster final. Since 2003, the Munster Championship has been sponsored. The sponsor has usually been able to determine

1020-453: The senior, intermediate and minor championships in Munster since 1959. Following the introduction of the under-21 grade, Galway played in the Munster Championship from 1964 until 1969. During that time they contested two finals. Munster Championship matches were traditionally played at neutral venues or at a location that was deemed to be halfway between the two participants; however, teams eventually came to home and away agreements depending on

1054-503: The seven counties under its control on the island of Britain . The British Provincial Council is the only area outside Ireland to organise regular inter-county matches. Changing clubs between counties is known as an inter-county transfer and is regulated by the Provincial council if the clubs are in the same province, or by the central council of the GAA when the transferring between clubs in different provinces. A special transfer

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1088-464: The teams involved. For the 2017 championship , average attendances were 6,138 with a total aggregate attendance figure of 24,554. The venue for the final also comes under the terms of the individual home and away agreements between the teams involved. Semple Stadium in Thurles has hosted more finals than any other venue. In 1965 the final was held outside the province of Munster for the only time in

1122-545: The very first match on Sunday 31 May 1964. Tipperary won the inaugural championship. Since the beginning the championship has been dominated by Cork and Tipperary. They won all bar one of the available championship titles between 1964 and 1985 and have won a combined total of 39 championship titles. Cork also have the distinction of becoming the first team to win four championships in-a-row between 1968 and 1971. Tipperary equalled this record with their own four-in-a-row between 1978 and 1981 and, after defeat in 1982, came back to win

1156-496: Was first presented in 1966 to commemorate the golden jubilee of the 1916 Easter Rising . The cup was retired in 2018 when Shane Kingston of Cork was the last person to captain a team to the Munster Under-21 Championship title. On 23 July 2019, a new cup for Munster Under-20 Championship was presented by the family of the late J. J. Kenneally by members of the Kenneally family to Munster GAA Chairman Liam Lenihan. Known as

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