# National Camogie League

The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Camogie Leagues, is a competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability. It was first played in 1976 for a trophy donated by Allied Irish Banks when Tipperary beat Wexford in a replayed final. Division Two (originally the National Junior League) was inaugurated in 1979 and won by Kildare.
The first two National League competitions started in the autumn and finished in the spring of 1976–77 and 1977–78 respectively. Since then the competition has been completed within the calendar year. The 2001 final was not played until October because of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak earlier in the year. From 1980 to 2005 the National League was divided into two sections – Senior and Junior. Reserve teams from the leading counties were allowed enter the Junior League after 1982. The current structure with Divisions 1, 2, 3, 4 was introduced in 2006. A one-day blitz competition for fifth tier counties, Division 5, was organised in 2008 and 2009. The second division was known for a period as Division 1B and the third Division was Division 2, they have been reallocated for reasons of consistency in the records below.
The current holders are Tipperary who defeated Galway in the 2024 final.

## Roll of honour

| County | Wins | Years won | Runners-up | Years runners up |
| Cork | 16 | 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013 | 11 | 1977–78, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 |
| Kilkenny | 15 | 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 | 4 | 1991, 1997, 2010, 2019 |
| Galway | 7 | 1994, 2002, 2005, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023 | 8 | 1996, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2024 |
| Wexford | 4 | 1977–78, 2009, 2010, 2011 | 8 | 1976–77, 1983, 1990,1992, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 1976–77, 2004, 2024 | 7 | 1980, 1984, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009 |
| Dublin | 3 | 1979, 1981, 1983 | 5 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Limerick | 0 | | 3 | 1978, 1979, 2002 |
| Armagh | 0 | | 1 | 1995 |
| Clare | 0 | | 1 | 2014 |
* Tournament unfinished in 2020.

## National Camogie League Finals

| Year | Date | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Captain |
| 1976–77 | Mar 3 | Tipperary | 2-01 | Wexford | 2-01 | Rathnure | Monica Butler |
| Replay | Apr 10 | Tipperary | 4-02 | Wexford | 1-03 | Thurles | Monica Butler |
| 1977–78 | Mar 5 | Wexford | 6-04 | Cork | 1-02 | Castleboro | |
| 1978 | Nov 12 | Kilkenny | 2-04 | Limerick | 1-05 | Adare | Mary Fennelly |
| 1979 | Nov 18 | Dublin | 0-06 | Limerick | 0-00 | Russell Park | Anne O'Brien |
| 1980 | June 29 | Kilkenny | 3-08 | Tipperary | 1-03 | Roscrea | Bridie McGarry |
| 1981 | June 21 | Dublin | 1-07 | Cork | 1-04 | Russell Park | Síle Wallace |
| 1982 | May 24 | Kilkenny | 2-05 | Cork | 1-04 | St Johns Park, Kilkenny | Teresa O'Neill |
| 1983 | May 22 | Dubin | 4-08 | Wexford | 1-06 | Russell Park | Barbara Redmond |
| 1984 | June 17 | Cork | 1-08 | Dublin | 0-04 | Ballinlough | Sandie Fitzgibbon |
| 1985 | June 2 | Kilkenny | 4-07 | Dublin | 2-13 | Parnell Park | |
| Replay | June 23 | Kilkenny | 4-07 | Dublin | 3-06 | Nowlan Park | Bridie McGarry |
| 1986 | May 18 | Cork | 3-08 | Dublin | 1-10 | O'Toole Park | Marion McCarthy |
| 1987 | June 7 | Kilkenny | 4-08 | Dublin | 1-06 | Nowlan Park | Bridie McGarry |
| 1988 | June 12 | Kilkenny | 3-10 | Dublin | 2-04 | O'Toole Park | Angela Downey |
| 1989 | June 18 | Kilkenny | 6-07 | Cork | 1-11 | Nowlan Park | Ann Downey |
| 1990 | June 10 | Kilkenny | 1-10 | Wexford | 2-04 | Enniscorthy | Breda Holmes |
| 1991 | June 30 | Cork | 2-13 | Kilkenny | 2-08 | Ballinlough | Therése O'Callaghan |
| 1992 | June 14 | Cork | 2-17 | Wexford | 0-11 | Enniscorthy | Sandie Fitzgibbon |
| 1993 | June 6 | Kilkenny | 4-07 | Cork | 1-13 | Ballyragget | Marina Downey |
| 1994 | June 12 | Galway | 1-13 | Tipperary | 1-08 | Ballinasloe | Deirdre Costello |
| 1995 | June 21 | Cork | 5-16 | Armagh | 3-04 | St Finbarrs | Denise Cronin |
| 1996 | June 2 | Cork | 3-16 | Galway | 1-07 | Páirc Uí Rinn | Therése O'Callaghan |
| 1997 | June 8 | Cork | 4-12 | Kilkenny | 0-09 | Páirc Uí Rinn | Linda Mellerick |
| 1998 | June 1 | Cork | 1-16 | Galway | 2-09 | Ballinasloe | Eithne Duggan |
| 1999 | May 22 | Cork | 9-19 | Tipperary | 2-04 | Thurles | Vivienne Harris |
| 2000 | May 20 | Cork | 3-07 | Tipperary | 1-10 | Tullamore | Vivienne Harris |
| 2001 | Oct 27 | Cork | 6-09 | Galway | 0-11 | Nenagh | Vivienne Harris |
| 2002 | May 24 | Galway | 4-09 | Limerick | 1-09 | Tullamore | Louise Curry |
| 2003 | May 11 | Cork | 3-10 | Tipperary | 1-12 | Páirc Uí Rinn | Stephanie Dunlea |
| 2004 | May 22 | Tipperary | 3-10 | Wexford | 2-09 | Nowlan Park | Joanne Ryan |
| 2005 | May 29 | Galway | 1-06 | Cork | 0-06 | Thurles | Therese Maher |
| 2006 | May 14 | Cork | 2-07 | Tipperary | 2-05 | Thurles | Joanne O'Callaghan |
| 2007 | May 6 | Cork | 3-08 | Wexford | 2-10 | Nowlan Park | Gemma O'Connor |
| 2008 | Apr 26 | Kilkenny | 3-11 | Galway | 0-17 | Nowlan Park | Marie O'Connor |
| 2009 | Apr 25 | Wexford | 2-12 | Tipperary | 0-11 | Parnell Park | Aoife O'Connor |
| 2010 | Apr 24 | Wexford | 1-07 | Kilkenny | 1-06 | Thurles | Una Leacy |
| 2011 | Apr 17 | Wexford | 3-10 | Galway | 0-10 | Thurles | Ursula Jacob |
| 2012 | May 6 | Cork | 1-08 | Wexford | 0-09 | Thurles | Julia White |
| 2013 | May 5 | Cork | 0-12 | Wexford | 1-07 | Nowlan Park | Anna Geary |
| 2014 | May 4 | Kilkenny | 1-15 | Clare | 0-04 | Thurles | Leann Fennelly |
| 2015 | May 3 | Galway | 2-15 | Cork | 2-12 | Thurles | Niamh Kilkenny |
| 2016 | May 1 | Kilkenny | 2-07 | Galway | 0-07 | Thurles | Michelle Quilty |
| 2017 | April 23 | Kilkenny | 2-07 | Cork | 0-10 | Limerick | Meighan Farrell |
| 2018 | April 8 | Kilkenny | 0-15 | Cork | 1-11 | Kilkenny | Shelly Farrell |
| 2019 | March 31 | Galway | 0-16 | Kilkenny | 2-08 | Croke Park | Sarah Dervan |
| 2020 | | Unfinished due to COVID-19 | | | | |
| 2021 | June 20 | Kilkenny | 1-18 | Galway | 1-15 | Croke Park | Meighan Farrell |
| 2022 | April 9 | Galway | 2-14 | Cork | 1-13 | Croke Park | Sarah Dervan |
| 2023 | April 16 | Galway | 2-13 | Cork | 1-12 | Croke Park | Shauna Healy |
| 2024 | April 14 | Tipperary | 1-13 | Galway | 0-15 | Croke Park | Karen Kennedy |

## Lower division finals
### Junior National League / Division 2

Dublin All-Ireland medal-holder, Eileen Bourke presented Corn de Búrca for the Junior National League in memory of her sister, Joan who served as secretary of Leinster Colleges Council.
* 1980 Armagh 2-05 Kildare 2-03
* 1981 Cavan 2-04 Louth 1-07
* Replay Cavan 0-04 Louth 0-02
* 1982 Dublin 6-09 Tyrone 0-02
* 1983 Dublin 3-09 Westmeath 2-05
* 1984 Dublin 2-04 Armagh 1-03
* 1985 Galway 3-10 Kildare 3-03
* 1986 Kildare 2-03 Dublin 1-04
* 1987 Dublin 6-04 Kildare 1-07
* 1988 Armagh 1-09 Down 0-06
* 1989 Kildare 2-14 Armagh 3-08
* 1990 Kildare 2-13 Kilkenny 1-03
* 1991 Limerick 3-13 Roscommon 3-04
* 1992 Limerick 4-13 Down 2-06
* 1993 Armagh 3-08 Dublin 2-01
* 1994 Armagh 1-18 Cork 1-02
* 1995 Galway 4-13 Down 2-09
* 1996 Limerick 5-10 Down 3-07
* 1997 Antrim 5-12 Down 3-16
* 1998 Down 0-20 Cork 0-12
* 1999 Derry 3-07 Wexford 0-07
* 2000 Cork 3-09 Laois 1-05
* 2001 Cork 3-14 Derry 4-03
* 2002 Offaly 3-18 Laois 2-6
* 2003 Galway 2-10 Armagh 1-08
* 2004 Kildare 2-11 Laois 2-06
* 2005 Cork 2-10 Galway 2-07
* 2006 Kilkenny 2-08 Dublin 2-07
* 2007 Limerick 1-14 Cork 0-05
* 2008 Clare 4-08 Derry 3-09
* 2009 Wexford 2-09 Antrim 0-11
* 2010 Wexford 2-09 Offaly 1-09
* 2011 Waterford 0-16 Antrim 2-09
* 2012 Derry 2-11 Meath 0-06
* 2013 Limerick 3-14 Kildare 0-10
* 2014 Cork 2-12 Down 2-06
* 2015 Waterford 3-10 Laois 2-05
* 2016 Meath 1-10 Galway 2-03
* 2017 Cork "B" 2-16 Derry 1-05
* 2018 Cork "B" 0-08 Westmeath 1-04
* 2019Tipperary 0-14 Kilkenny 0-08
* 2020 Abandoned
* 2021 Down 3-08 Antrim 1-11
* 2022Wexford 3-12 Antrim 0-14
* 2023Kerry 0-14 Meath 0-13
* 2024Westmeath 4-08 Derry 0-16

### Division 3

* 2006 Clare 1-14 Derry 3-07
* 2007 Waterford 1-18 Down 2-13
* 2008 Antrim 1-10 Offaly 1-10
* Replay Antrim 6-11 Offaly 3-07
* 2009 Down 0-15 Laois 2-08
* 2010 Laois 2-10 Meath 2-05
* 2011 Meath 3-09 Kildare 2-11
* 2012 Kildare 1-08 Armagh 0-10
* 2013 Laois 0-09 Dublin 0-07
* 2014 Westmeath beat Dublin
* 2015 Carlow 0-12 Dublin 1-07
* 2016Armagh 3-11 Roscommon 2-09
* 2017 Dublin "B" 0-12 Roscommon 0-07
* 2018Kerry 2-08 Roscommon 0-04
* 2019 Kildare 2-09 Limerick 0-11
* 2020 Abandoned
* 2021 Wexford 0-13 Armagh 1-08
* 2022 Cavan 2-05 Wexford 0-09
* 2023 Carlow 0-08 Armagh 0-07
* 2024 Armagh 0-14 Laois 2-07

### Division 4

* 2008 Meath 5-07 Roscommon 1-05
* 2009 Kildare 3-07 Westmeath 1-10
* 2010 Tyrone 3-12 Westmeath 1-09
* 2011 Westmeath 4-06 Cavan 2-07
* 2012 Dublin 1-06 Carlow 0-05
* 2013 Carlow 2-06 Tyrone 2-04
* 2014 Limerick
* 2015Kerry 1-12 Meath 1-04
* 2021 Cavan 3-16 Roscommon 0-07
* 2022 Mayo 2-14 Wicklow 1-06
* 2023 Tyrone 0-18 Mayo 2-09
* 2024 Tyrone 3-16 Wicklow 0-10

### Division 5

Division 5 was run as a one-day blitz competition. It was discontinued in 2010 with the introduction of a championship structure for the All Ireland Junior B grade (Máire Ní Chinnéide Cup).
* 2006 Monaghan
* 2007 Monaghan
* 2008 Tyrone 2-04 Cavan 1-03
* 2009 Wicklow 2-07 Monaghan 1-01