Leinster Leagues and Knockout Cups

What are the Leagues?

Games from live boards in leagues >> or tournaments

To locate a club for an away match see icu.ie/clubs or LCU/clubs.

2nd Team - in William Brennan Knockout Cup, Group B

Captain: Tomasz Florczak. Contact: 0871827377, 0871827377 Email: Tomasz Florczak
Vice-captain: Praveen Raju. Contact: 0899617663, Email: Praveen Raju

Tue 09 Jun 2026 - Sun 26 Jul 2026 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
60 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round will be in Elm Mount CC, Artane, Dublin..

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors. We play rounds 4 and 5 if we progress from the group.

Prizes

William Brennan Perpetual Trophy for winning team. Board prize from SCC for top scorer(s).

1st Team - in Killane Shield Knockout Cup

Captain: John Loughran. Contact: 086 374 5410, 01 8106776 Email: John Loughran
Vice-captain: Mark Allidine. Contact: 0858746725, Email: Mark Allidine

Tue 09 Jun 2026 - Sun 26 Jul 2026 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:15 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
75 mins + 30 sec/move. Final rounds will be in Elm Mount CC, Artane, Dublin.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors. We play rounds 4 and 5 if we progress from the group.

Prizes

Killane Shield for winning team. Board prize from SCC for top scorer(s).

Queen Maeve Cup or National Club Championships QMC or NCC Fri 24 Apr 2026 - Sun 26 Apr 2026
Division 6 N Bodley Cup Sat 01 Nov 2025 - Tue 24 Mar 2026
Division 5 N BEA Cup Sat 27 Sep 2025 - Sun 10 May 2026
Division 3 Ennis Shield Sat 20 Sep 2025 - Sun 10 May 2026
Killane Shield Knockout Cup Tue 10 Jun 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
William Brennan Knockout Cup, Group D Tue 10 Jun 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
William Brennan Knockout Cup, Group A Mon 09 Jun 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
National Club Championships and Queen Maeve Cup NCC or QMC Fri 07 Mar 2025 - Sun 09 Mar 2025
Division 6 N Bodley Cup Tue 08 Oct 2024 - Sat 05 Apr 2025
Division 6 N Bodley Cup Tue 08 Oct 2024 - Tue 08 Apr 2025
Division 5 N BEA Cup Sat 14 Sep 2024 - Sun 27 Apr 2025

1st Team - in Division 3 Ennis Shield

Captain: John Loughran. Contact: 086 374 5410, 01 8106776 Email: John Loughran

Sat 14 Sep 2024 - Sun 27 Apr 2025 , 11 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:15 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
90 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round will be in a Dublin venue..

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.




Team tournament for adults and strong juniors. Watch R7 boards 1 - 3 live on LiveChess and lichess

Prizes

Ennis Shield for winning team. Promotion for top two teams. Board prize from LCU for > 8.5 points, from SCC for top scorer(s).

Final Outcome

10th (3rd last) place - 25½/66 points - Narrowly avoided relegation by 1 point

Killane Shield Knockout Cup Wed 12 Jun 2024 - Sat 27 Jul 2024
William Brennan Knockout Cup Group B Wed 12 Jun 2024 - Sat 20 Jul 2024
William Brennan Knockout Cup Group C Wed 12 Jun 2024 - Sat 20 Jul 2024
Division 6N Bodley Cup Tue 19 Sep 2023 - Sun 12 May 2024
Division 4 O'Hanlon Cup Tue 19 Sep 2023 - Sun 12 May 2024
Division 3 Ennis Shield Sat 07 Oct 2023 - Sun 12 May 2024
William Brennan Knockout Cup Group A Tue 06 Jun 2023 - Sat 15 Jul 2023
William Brennan Knockout Cup Group B Tue 06 Jun 2023 - Sat 15 Jul 2023
Division 6 N Bodley Cup Sat 01 Oct 2022 - Sat 11 Mar 2023
Division 5 N BEA Cup Mon 26 Sep 2022 - Sat 20 May 2023
Division 3 Ennis Shield Thu 29 Sep 2022 - Sat 06 May 2023

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