The Annual Jim McHugh Memorial Tournament continues for 2023! This year, 16 teams will compete for the Jim McHugh Memorial Cup, Memorial Shield, Memorial Plate and Memorial Trophy.

Last Updated : Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.

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The Annual Jim McHugh Memorial Tournament continues for 2022! This year, 16 teams will compete for the Jim McHugh Memorial Cup, Memorial Shield, Memorial Plate and Memorial Trophy.

Last Updated : Friday, October 14th, 2022.

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2019

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Tournament Finals:

Cup Final:        Garrycastle 5-12,  St. Manchan Gaels 2-10

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Shield Final:    The Downs 1-10, Coralstown/Kinnegad 0-09

Plate Final:      Maryland/Tang 2-06, Lilliput Gaels 6-08

Trophy Final:   Tubberclair 1-03, Athlone 1-10

Tournament Semi-Finals:

Week of Sept. 30th to Oct. 13th

Cup Semi-Finals: 

(1) Garrycastle 7-06, Shandonagh 2-07

(2) St. Manchan Gaels 1-09, Mullingar Shamrocks 1-07

Shield Semi-Finals:

(3) The Downs vs Clara (Clara forfeit the match)

(4) Millmore Gaels 0-02 , Coralstown/Kinnegad 8-15

Plate Semi-Finals:

(5) St. Marys Rochfortbridge 2-06, Maryland/Tang 3-12

(6) Milltownpass 3-09, Lilliput Gaels 8-09

Must give a special mention to Darragh Weblin from St. Mary's, who in an act of sportsmanship informed the referee that his shot had gone wide at a time when there was some uncertainty about whether it was wide or not, and at a time during  the game when there was little between the sides. Excellent sportsmanship, Darragh!

Trophy Semi-Finals:

(7) Moate All-Whites 2-07, Tubberclair 3-09

(8) Athlone 4-05, Caulry 1-11

Roll of Honour:

2018

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Tournament Finals:

Cup Final:  MONDAY October 8th

St. Mary's Rochfortbridge 2-10, Shandonagh 1-09

Player-of-the-Match award : Shane Cully from St. Mary's Rochfortbridge.

Shield Final:   THURSDAY October 4th

Athlone 4-12, Millmore Gaels 3-12

Player-of-the-Match award : Cathal Hardiman from Athlone.

Plate Final:  SATURDAY October 6th, at 6:30pm

St. Manchan Gaels 4-12,  The Downs 3-07

Player-of-the-Match award : Enda MacLaughlin from St. Manchans Gaels.

Trophy Final:   THURSDAY October 4th

Lilliput Gaels 4-13, Milltownpass 3-03 

Player-of-the-Match award : Philip Reynolds from Lilliput Gaels.

Tournament Semi-Finals:

To be completed by Sept. 21st

Cup Semi-Finals: 

(1) Garrycastle 4-11, Shandonagh 5-08, (Shandonagh win after Extra Time, and free kicks)

(2) Mullingar Shamrocks 3-13, St. Marys Rochfortbridge 4-12 

Shield Semi-Finals:

(3) St. Lomans 0-05, Athlone 2-11

(4) Millmore Gaels 2-07, Moate All-Whites 1-08

Plate Semi-Finals:

(5) Caulry 2-09, St. Manchan Gaels 3-08

(6) The Downs 5-09, Tubberclair 2-03

Trophy Semi-Finals:

(7) Cill Óige 1-01, Lilliput Gaels 3-08

(8) Milltownpass 5-07, Padraig Pearses 2-07  

2017

Finals:

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Monday, October 9th 8:15pm:            Millmore Gaels 1-10, Athlone 1-07

                                                        Player-of-the-Match award : Connor Lynn

Jim McHugh Memorial Shield:

Thursday, October 5th 8:15pm:          Ballycumber / Tubber 5-11, Caulry 3-03

                                                        Player-of-the-Match award : Conor Fox

Jim McHugh Memorial Plate:

Monday, October 9th 7:15pm:            Garrycastle 5-07, DER Gaels 1-03

                                                        Player-of-the-Match award : Diarmaid Murtagh

Jim McHugh Memorial Trophy:

Monday, October 9th 6:15pm:            Lilliput Gaels 4-08, Kilbeggan / St. Josephs 2-04

                                                        Player-of-the-Match award : Peter Jackson

Jim McHugh 'E' final:

Thursday, October 5th 7:15pm:          Tubberclair 5-06, Moate All-Whites 1-04

                                                        Player-of-the-Match award : Kealan Connell

Jim McHugh 'F' final:

Thursday, October 5th 6:15pm:          Rosemount 5-03, St. Marys Rochfortbridge 3-07

                                                        Player-of-the-Match award : David Loddick

Photos:

Some team photos from this years finals nights are available  here.

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2016

Finals:

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Wednesday, October 12th 8:15pm:            Athlone 1-03, Moate All-Whites 4-06

                                                           Player-of-the-Match award : Toby Cuntac

Jim McHugh Memorial Shield:

Wednesday, October 12th 7:10pm:            Ballycumber / Tubber 8-11, Kilbeggan / St. Josephs 1-05

                                                           Player-of-the-Match award : Donal Shirley

Jim McHugh Memorial Plate:

Wednesday, October 12th 6:00pm:            Garrycastle 2-03, Millmore Gaels 0-04

                                                           Player-of-the-Match award : Brian Mulvihill

Jim McHugh 'F' final:

Monday, October 10th 6:00pm:                 Tubberclair 4-04, Shandonagh 2-05

                                                           Player-of-the-Match award : Adam O'Neill

Jim McHugh 'E' final:

Monday, October 10th 7:10pm:                 Doon 2-03, Caulry 5-08

                                                           Player-of-the-Match award : Alan Lynam

Jim McHugh 'D' final:

Saturday, October 22nd:                          St. Marys Rochfortbridge 1-09, Rosemount 3-21

                                                           Player-of-the-Match award : Oran Lawlor

Semi-Final fixtures:

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Saturday, October 8th:            Ballycumber / Tubber 1-09, Athlone 3-07

Saturday, October 8th:            Kilbeggan / St. Josephs 2-04,  Moate All-Whites 3-11

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2015

Finals:

Jim McHugh Memorial Plate:

Sunday, October 25th, 4:30pm:         Shandonagh 3-07, St. Marys Rochfortbridge 1-08

Jim McHugh Memorial Shield:

Sunday, October 25th, 6:00pm:         Tubber 3-07, Athlone 2-09

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Sunday, October 25th, 7:15pm:         Moate All-Whites 1-10, Caulry 1-03

The finals of this years Jim McHugh Memorial Tournament were held in Garrycastle on Sunday evening, October 25th. 

In the Plate final, Shandonagh triumphed over St. Marys Rochfortbridge, after a very close match, which saw the Shandonagh team adapt better to the strong swirling wind. The plate was presented to the Shandonagh captain Daniel Scahill by Garrycastle club co-founder, Seamus Nugent. The player-of-the-match award went to Donal Mulvihill, also from Shandonagh.

The Shield final was very much a game of two halves. Playing with the strong wind in the first half, Tubber went in at half-time with a seemingly unassailable lead. However, Athlone were a different team in the second half, and brought the game back to a couple of points. The last five minutes saw Tubber mount a desperate rearguard defence, and they, and the crossbar, denied Athlone a winning score. Tubber emerged victorious, and for the Tubber captain Ava Cornally, it was a double celebration, as she also took the player-of-the-match award, presented by Tom McHugh.

In the Cup final, Moate All-Whites were determined to repeat their win of two years ago, and playing with the wind got a great start with an early goal. Caulry battled hard to stay in the game, limiting the Moate chances,and at half time, it looked as if the momentum would switch to Caulry. In the second half, however, Caulry kicked too many wides when they had possession, and the Moate lads were more clinical in their finishing, and took a deserved win. Tom McHugh presented the Jim McHugh memorial cup to the Moate All-Whites captain, Harry Niall, who lifted to the cup to great cheers from his teammates. Harry received the player-of-the-match trophy also after a great individual display.

Overall, a great night of football was provided by all 6 teams who took part, and all the teams, players and mentors, are commended for playing their parts in a great sporting occasion. 

Huge thanks as always to Mark Redmond for the excellent organisation of the overall tournament; everything runs so smoothly because of all the planning and effort he puts in beforehand.

Thanks also to the referees, linesmen, umpires, pitch co-ordinators, shop helpers, and everyone else who helped out in any way on the day.

Semi-Final results:

Jim McHugh Memorial Plate:

Tuesday, October 6th:             Shandonagh 4-09, Millmore Gaels 3-01

Tuesday, October 13th:           St. Marys Rochfortbridge (W/O), Ballynacargy (--)

Jim McHugh Memorial Shield:

Tuesday, October 6th:            Tubber 5-13, Garrycastle 5-05

Monday, October 12th:           Athlone 8-08, Maryland/Tang 5-09

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Monday, October 12th:           Tubberclair 1-10, Caulry 3-09

Wednesday, October 14th:      Rosemount 3-08, Moate All-Whites 3-14

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2014

The launch of the 2014 Jim McHugh Memorial Under-12 tournament was held on Thursday evening, August 28th, in Garrycastle GAA Club. This year a total of 12 teams are competing for the Jim McHugh Memorial Cup, Memorial Shield and Memorial Plate.

Tables / Results last updated : Saturday October 25th.

Team photos from the finals and semi-finals days are now available on the Photos page.

Finals:

Jim McHugh Memorial Plate:

Saturday, October 25th, 5:30pm:         Millmore Gaels 6-06, St. Malachys/Ballinagore 1-07

Jim McHugh Memorial Shield:

Saturday, October 25th, 7:00pm:         Caulry 4-16, Garrycastle 2-06

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Saturday, October 25th, 8:00pm:         Tang 4-13, Moate All-Whites 1-04

The finals of this years Jim McHugh Memorial Tournament were held in Garrycastle on Saturday evening, October 25th. 

In the Plate final, Millmore Gaels emerged victorious after a great tussle with St. Malachys/Ballinagore. The plate was presented to captain Ryan Greenwood by Garrycastle senior player Doron Harte. The man-of-the-match was Ben McGurran, also from Millmore Gaels.

The Shield final was won by Caulry, who overcame Garrycastle in the final. The Shield was presented to the winning captain, Luke Buckley, by Mrs. Nuala McHugh, widow of the late Jim McHugh, in whose honour the tournament is held. The Man-of-the-match award was presented to Roan Sweeney, from the Caulry club, by Jim McHugh jnr., son of the late Jim McHugh,

In the Cup final, Tang dethroned last years champions, Moate All-Whites, after an excellent game of football as conditions worsened, and the rain came down heavily. It was a double celebration for the captain of the Tang team, Philip Temple, as not alone did he get to raise the Jim McHugh Memorial Cup, presented by Mrs. Nuala McHugh, but also took the man-of-the-match award, presented by Garrycastle senior player Tom McHugh, also a son of the late Jim McHugh. 

Overall, a great night of football was provided by all 6 teams who took part, and all the teams, players and mentors, are commended for playing their parts in a great sporting occasion. 

Huge thanks as always to Mark Redmond for the excellent organisation of the overall tournament; everything runs so smoothly because of all the planning and effort he puts in beforehand.

Thanks also to the referees, linesmen, umpires, pitch co-ordinators, shop helpers, and everyone else who helped out in any way on the day.

Semi-Final results:

Jim McHugh Memorial Plate:

Wednesday, October 15th:     Millmore Gaels 16-22, Maryland 1-03

Saturday, October 18th:         St. Marys Rochfortbridge 5-10, St. Malachys/Ballinagore 7-06

Jim McHugh Memorial Shield:

Wednesday, October 15th:     Caulry 8-07, Kilbeggan/St.Josephs 1-06

Saturday, October 18th:         Garrycastle 1-07, Tubberclair 1-06 (AET)

Jim McHugh Memorial Cup:

Wednesday, October 15th:     Tang 5-10, Rosemount 3-05

Saturday, October 18th:         Moate All-Whites 3-10, Tyrellspass 0-09

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2013

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Launch Night 2013:

The launch of the 2013 Jim McHugh Memorial Under-12 tournament was held on Monday evening, September 2nd, in Garrycastle GAA Club.