# Irish Amateur Championship (snooker)

The Irish Amateur Championship (occasionally known as the Irish National Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in Ireland and is the highest ranking amateur event in Ireland.

## History

The competition was first established back in 1927 which was won by T.H. Fayrey. The title is currently held by Brendan O'Donoghue, who has won the competition a record seven times in the modern era.
Many former champions have gone on to play on the world tour such as Colm Gilcreest, David Morris, Vincent Muldoon, Brendan O'Donoghue, Rodney Goggins and, most notably, twice winner Ken Doherty. He went on to become the only former Irish champion to win the World Snooker Championship in 1997, when he ended Stephen Hendry's run of five consecutive wins.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score |
| Amateur event ||||
| 1931 | J. Ayres | | |
| 1932: Not contested ||||
| 1933 | Seumas Fenning | | |
| 1934: Not contested ||||
| 1935 | Seumas Fenning | | |
| 1936: Not contested ||||
| 1937 | P. J. O'Connor | | |
| 1938–1939: Not contested ||||
| 1940 | Pete Merrigan | | |
| 1941: Not contested ||||
| 1942 | P. J. O'Connor | | |
| 1943: Not contested ||||
| 1944 | Seumas Fenning | | |
| 1945–1946: Not contested ||||
| 1947 | Charlie Downey | | |
| 1948 | Pete Merrigan | | |
| 1949 | Seumas Fenning | | |
| 1950–1951: Not contested ||||
| 1952 | W. Brown | | |
| 1953 | S. Brooks | | |
| 1954 | Seumas Fenning | | |
| 1955 | Seumas Fenning | | |
| 1956 | W. Brown | | |
| 1957 | J. Connolly | | |
| 1958 | G. Gibson | | |
| 1959–1960: Not contested ||||
| 1961 | W. Brown | | |
| 1962 | J. Weber | | |
| 1963 | J. Rogers | | |
| 1964 | J. Rogers | | |
| 1965 | W. Fields | | |
| 1966 | G. Hanway | | |
| 1967 | Paddy Morgan | Billy Kelly | |
| 1968 | G. Hanway | | |
| 1969 | D. Dally | | |
| 1970 | Dessie Sheehan | | |
| 1971 | Dessie Sheehan | | |
| 1972 | J. Rogers | | |
| 1973 | F. Murphy | | |
| 1974 | P. Burke | | |
| 1975 | F. Nathan | | |
| 1976 | P. Burke | | |
| 1977 | J. Clusker | | |
| 1978 | Eugene Hughes | | |
| 1979 | Eugene Hughes | | |
| 1980 | Dessie Sheehan | | |
| 1981 | A. Kearney | | |
| 1982 | Paddy Browne | | |
| 1983 | J. Long | | |
| 1984 | Paul Ennis | | |
| 1985 | Gay Burns | Ken Doherty | 11–6 |
| 1986 | Gay Burns | Damien McKiernan | 8–3 |
| 1987 | Ken Doherty | Richard Nolan | 8–7 |
| 1988 | John Buckley | Stephen Murphy | 8–7 |
| 1989 | Ken Doherty | Anthony O'Connor | 8–5 |
| 1990 | Stephen O'Connor | Richie McHugh | 8–7 |
| 1991 | Jason Watson | Joe Canny | 8–5 |
| 1992 | Jason Watson | Douglas Hogan | 8–3 |
| 1993 | Colm Gilcreest | Jason Watson | 8–7 |
| 1994 | Mick Kane | Tom Gleeson | 8–4 |
| 1995 | Tom Gleeson | Paul Ennis | 8–5 |
| 1996 | Joe Canny | Shay Clinton | 8–1 |
| 1997 | TJ Dowling | Garry Hardiman | 8–6 |
| 1998 | TJ Dowling | Douglas Hogan | 8–3 |
| 1999 | Joe Canny | Stanley Murphy | 8–3 |
| 2000 | Rodney Goggins | Garry Hardiman | 8–7 |
| 2001 | Martin McCrudden | Brendan O'Donoghue | 8–5 |
| 2002 | Jason Watson | Tom Gleeson | 8–2 |
| 2003 | Brendan O'Donoghue | Martin McCrudden | 8–5 |
| 2004 | David Morris | Rodney Goggins | 8–4 |
| 2005 | David Morris | Brendan O'Donoghue | 8–2 |
| 2006 | David Morris | Brendan O'Donoghue | 8–2 |
| 2007 | Vincent Muldoon | John Torpey | 8–2 |
| 2008 | Vincent Muldoon | Garry Hardiman | 8–4 |
| 2009 | Martin McCrudden | David Hogan | 8–6 |
| 2010 | Martin McCrudden | Vincent Muldoon | 8–6 |
| 2011 | Jason Devaney | David Hogan | 8–6 |
| 2012 | Vincent Muldoon | Martin McCrudden | 10–5 |
| 2013 | Michael Judge | Robert Redmond | 8–5 |
| 2014 | Martin McCrudden | Michael Judge | 7–3 |
| 2015 | Brendan O'Donoghue | Robert Murphy | 7–2 |
| 2016 | TJ Dowling | Jonathan Williams | 7–3 |
| 2017 | Brendan O'Donoghue | Rodney Goggins | 6–3 |
| 2018 | Michael Judge | Rodney Goggins | 6–5 |
| 2019 | David Morris | Josh Boileau | 7–3 |
| 2020 | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| 2021 | Brendan O'Donoghue | David Morris | 6–5 |
| 2022 | Brendan O'Donoghue | Ryan Cronin | 7–4 |
| 2023 | Brendan O'Donoghue | Ross Bulman | 7–5 |
| 2024 | Brendan O'Donoghue | Ross Bulman | 7–5 |