CLÁR NA BLIANA 2008
Jan 5-6
Jan 12-13
Jan 19-20 40 x 20 Championships commence
Jan 26-27 Irish Nationals Qualifiers
Feb1- Feb3 Third Level Colleges 40 x 20 Singles Championships
40 x 20 SS, SD Preliminary Rounds
Feb 9-10 Kingscourt International Open
Feb 15-17 40 x 20 SS Round of 16
Feb 16 Gael Linn Mixed Doubles Tournament
Feb 23 Boys Colleges 40 x 20 semi-finals, finals.
Girls Colleges 40 x 20 semi-finals, finals
40 x 20 SD Round of 16
Feb 20-24 USHA Collegiates – Missouri
Feb 28- Mar1 USHA Tournament
Mar 1 Girls Interprovincial 40 x 20 Team Championship
Mar 7-9 40 x 20 SS Quarter-finals
Mar 9 Provincial 40 x 20 Championships (1) completed
MS, U21D, JBS, JD, ID, Masters Singles (all grades)
Ladies – MS, JBS, JD, ID
Mar 15-16 Irish Nationals
Mar 15 All Star Awards
Mar 22 40 x 20 SD Quarter-finals
Mar 23 Provincial 40 x 20 Championships (2) completed
MD, U21S, JBD, JS, IS, Masters Doubles (all grades)
Ladies – MD, JBD, JS, IS
Mar 23 Easter Sunday
Mar 29-30 All-Ireland 40 x 20 semi-finals (1)
MS, U21D, JBS, JD, ID, SS, Masters Singles (all grades)
Ladies – MS, JBS, JD, ID, SS
Mar 30 Congress - Roscomáin
Apr 5 Cumann na mBunscol National Day – Cailíní
Apr 5-6 All-Ireland 40 x 20 semi-finals (2)
MD, U21S, JBD, JS, IS, SD, Masters Doubles (all grades)
Ladies – MD, JBD, JS, IS, SD
Provincial Juvenile 40 x 20 Finals completed
Apr 11-12 GAA Congress
Apr 12 Cumann na mBunscol National Day – Buachaillí
Apr 12-13 All-Ireland 40 x 20 Finals (1)
MS, U21D, JBS, JD, ID, SS, Masters Singles (all grades)
Ladies – MS, JBS, JD, ID, SS
All-Ireland 40 x 20 Juvenile semi-finals
Apr 19-20 All-Ireland 40 x 20 Finals (2)
MD, U21S, JBD, JS, IS, SD, Masters Doubles (all grades)
Ladies – MD, JBD, JS, IS, SD
Apr 26-27 All-Ireland 40 x 20 Juvenile Finals – Garryhill & O’Loughlins
Apr 28-Jun 8 Hardball Championships – Junior, Masters, Senior grades
May 3-4 All-Ireland 40 x 20 Juvenile Team semi-finals, finals
May 10-11 Girls Team of Four 40 x 20 Club Championship
May 15-18 Canadian Nationals
May 31-Jun1 All-Ireland Hardball Finals
Jun 7-8 All-Ireland Hardball Finals
Jun 14-15 Provincial 60 x 30 Open
Jun 16-22 USHA Nationals – Overland Park, Kansas
Jun 20-21 Féile na nGael – Laois / Offaly venues
Jun 20-22 All-Ireland 60 x 30 SS and SD Championships commence
Minor Hardball Championships commence
Hospital 60 x 30 Invitational Tournament
Jun 28-29 One Wall Nationals – Sligo Venues
Jul 5-6 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Club semi-finals
Jul 12-13 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Club Finals
Jul 19-20
Jul 26-27
Aug 2-4 McGee 40 x 20 International Tournament
Aug 9-10
Aug 16-17
Aug 23-24 All-Ireland 60 x 30 semi-finals - MS, ID, SS
Aug 30-31 All-Ireland 60 x 30 semi-finals - MD, IS, SD
Sept 6 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Finals – MS, ID, SS
Sept 14 Provincial 60 x 30 Finals (1) completed
U21D, JBS, JD, Masters Singles (all grades)
Ladies – MD, JBD, JD, ID
Sept 20 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Finals – MD, IS, SD
Sept 21 Provincial 60 x 30 Finals (2) completed
U21S, JBD, JS, Masters Doubles (all grades)
Ladies – MS, JBS, JS, IS
Provincial 60 x 30 Juvenile Finals completed
Sept 27-28 All-Ireland 60 x 30 semi-finals (1)
U21D, JBS, JD, Masters Singles (all grades)
Ladies – MD, JBD, JD, ID, SD
All-Ireland 60 x 30 Juvenile semi-finals
Oct 4-5 All-Ireland 60 x 30 semi-finals (2)
U21S, JBD, JS, Masters Doubles (all grades)
Ladies – MS, JBS, JS, IS, SS
Girls 60 x 30 Interprovincial Team Championship
Oct 11-12 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Finals (1)
U21D, JBS, JD, Masters Singles (all grades)
Ladies – MD, JBD, JD, ID, SD
All-Ireland 60 x 30 Juvenile Finals
Provincial 60 x 30 Juvenile Team Championships completed
Oct 17-19 Third Level Colleges 60 x 30 Championships
All-Ireland 60 x 30 Juvenile Team semi-finals, finals
Oct 18 Girls 60 x 30 Team of Four Club Championship
Oct 18-19 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Finals (2)
U21S, JBD, JS, Masters Doubles (all grades)
Ladies – MS, JBS, JS, IS, SS
USHA Junior Trials
Oct 25-26 St Paul’s Golden Gloves Tournament
Nov 1-2 USHA Junior Trials
Nov 8 Boys Colleges 60 x 30 semi-finals, finals
Girls Colleges 60 x 30 semi-finals, finals
Nov 15 eircom 40 x 20 Tournament
Nov 16 Provincial 40 x 20 Club Finals completed
Nov 22-2 Third Level Colleges 40 x 20 Team Championship
All-Ireland 40 x 20 Club semi-finals
Nov 28-30 European One Wall Championships
Dec 6-7 All-Ireland 40 x 20 Club Finals
Dec 13-14
Dec 20-21
Dec 27-30 USHA Junior Nationals
NOTES ON VENUES
Adult semi-finals: Munster v Connacht, Ulster v Leinster
Home and away in various grades
40 x 20 MS, SS, LSS Finals: To be decided
40 x 20 MD, SD, LSD Finals: To be decided
Juvenile
semi-finals: First
named provinces have home venue
40
x 20 Munster v Connacht Ulster v Leinster
60
x 30 Connacht v Munster Leinster v Ulster
*Juvenile Finals:
40 x 20
Leinster Venue/s
60
x 30 Ulster Venue/s
* With the proviso that that finals not be
held in a province which has no
players in finals (Ard Chomhairle decision of 22.9.2007)