Irish Amateur Championship
Tournament information
VenueIvy Room
LocationCarlow
CountryIreland
Established1927 (1927)
Organisation(s)Snooker & Billiards Ireland (formerly RIBSA)
FormatAmateur event
Recent edition2023
Current championRepublic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue

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 six times in the modern era.[1]

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

[2][3]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score
Amateur event
1931 Republic of Ireland J. Ayres[4]
1932: Not contested[4]
1933 Republic of Ireland Seumas Fenning[4]
1934: Not contested[4]
1935 Republic of Ireland Seumas Fenning[4]
1936: Not contested[4]
1937 Republic of Ireland P. J. O'Connor[4]
1938–1939: Not contested[4]
1940 Republic of Ireland Pete Merrigan[4]
1941: Not contested[4]
1942 Republic of Ireland P. J. O'Connor[4]
1943: Not contested[4]
1944 Republic of Ireland Seumas Fenning[4]
1945–1946: Not contested[4]
1947 Republic of Ireland Charlie Downey[4]
1948 Republic of Ireland Pete Merrigan[4]
1949 Republic of Ireland Seumas Fenning[4]
1950–1951: Not contested[4]
1952 Republic of Ireland W. Brown[4]
1953 Republic of Ireland S. Brooks[4]
1954 Republic of Ireland Seumas Fenning[4]
1955 Republic of Ireland Seumas Fenning[4]
1956 Republic of Ireland W. Brown[4]
1957 Republic of Ireland J. Connolly[4]
1958 Republic of Ireland G. Gibson[4]
1959–1960: Not contested[4]
1961 Republic of Ireland W. Brown[4]
1962 Republic of Ireland J. Weber[4]
1963 Republic of Ireland J. Rogers[4]
1964 Republic of Ireland J. Rogers[4]
1965 Republic of Ireland W. Fields[4]
1966 Republic of Ireland G. Hanway[4]
1967 Australia Paddy Morgan[4] Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly
1968 Republic of Ireland G. Hanway[4]
1969 Republic of Ireland D. Dally[4]
1970 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan[4]
1971 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan[4]
1972 Republic of Ireland J. Rogers[4]
1973 Republic of Ireland F. Murphy[4]
1974 Republic of Ireland P. Burke[4]
1975 Republic of Ireland F. Nathan[4]
1976 Republic of Ireland P. Burke[4]
1977 Republic of Ireland J. Clusker[4]
1978 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes[4]
1979 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes[4]
1980 Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan[4]
1981 Republic of Ireland A. Kearney[4]
1982 Republic of Ireland Paddy Browne[4]
1983 Republic of Ireland J. Long[4]
1984 Republic of Ireland Paul Ennis[4]
1985 Republic of Ireland Gay Burns Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 11–6
1986 Republic of Ireland Gay Burns Republic of Ireland Damien McKiernan 8–3
1987 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Republic of Ireland Richard Nolan 8–7
1988 Republic of Ireland John Buckley Republic of Ireland Stephen Murphy 8–7
1989 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 8–5
1990 Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor Republic of Ireland Richie McHugh 8–7
1991 Republic of Ireland Jason Watson Republic of Ireland Joe Canny 8–5
1992 Republic of Ireland Jason Watson Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan 8–3
1993 Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest Republic of Ireland Jason Watson 8–7
1994 Republic of Ireland Mick Kane Republic of Ireland Tom Gleeson 8–4
1995 Republic of Ireland Tom Gleeson Republic of Ireland Paul Ennis 8–5
1996 Republic of Ireland Joe Canny Republic of Ireland Shay Clinton 8–1
1997 Republic of Ireland TJ Dowling Republic of Ireland Garry Hardiman 8–6
1998 Republic of Ireland TJ Dowling Republic of Ireland Douglas Hogan 8–3
1999 Republic of Ireland Joe Canny Republic of Ireland Stanley Murphy 8–3
2000 Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins Republic of Ireland Garry Hardiman 8–7
2001[5] Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 8–5
2002 Republic of Ireland Jason Watson Republic of Ireland Tom Gleeson 8–2
2003 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden 8–5
2004 Republic of Ireland David Morris Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 8–4
2005 Republic of Ireland David Morris Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 8–2
2006 Republic of Ireland David Morris Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue 8–2
2007 Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon Republic of Ireland John Torpey 8–2
2008 Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon Republic of Ireland Garry Hardiman 8–4
2009 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden Republic of Ireland David Hogan 8–6
2010 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon 8–6
2011[6] Republic of Ireland Jason Devaney Republic of Ireland David Hogan 8–6
2012[7] Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden 10–5
2013[8] Republic of Ireland Michael Judge Republic of Ireland Robert Redmond 8–5
2014[9] Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 7–3
2015[10] Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Republic of Ireland Robert Murphy 7–2
2016[11] Republic of Ireland TJ Dowling Republic of Ireland Jonathan Williams 7–3
2017[12] Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 6–3
2018 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 6–5
2019 Republic of Ireland David Morris Republic of Ireland Josh Boileau 7–3
2020 Tournament Not Held
2021 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Republic of Ireland David Morris 6–5
2022 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Republic of Ireland Ryan Cronin 7–4
2023 Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue Republic of Ireland Ross Bulman 7–5

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