OPEN SENIOR CUP AND SENIOR 2 CUP DRAWS (2025)

The Draws for the LHW Financial Planning Leinster Senior Cup and Senior 2 Cup competitions took place on Saturday morning, 14th December 2024 at Clontarf CC.

Both Draws were broadcast live on NEAR FM as part of Fergus Carroll’s weekly sports programme and via CL social media.

The Draws took place in the company of Alan Lewis (Managing Director, LHW Financial Planning), Meena Baskarasubramanian (CL President, 2025), Siobhan McBennett (CL President for 2024), Jim Bennett (CL President for 2022), Micky Lowe (Chair OCC), Andy Hirst (Secretary OCC) and Olag Sivanantham (Chair Grounds & Accreditation).

There were also some leading club players in attendance including David Delany (Clontarf CC), Paul Lawson (Pembroke CC) and Peter Forkin (Merrion CC).

LHW FINANCIAL PLANNING SENIOR CUP (2025)

The Open Senior Cup competition dates back 89 years to 1935 and was initially played for by eight clubs - Leinster, Civil Service, Clontarf, Merrion, Dublin University, Pembroke, Phoenix and YMCA.

The competition has been played in various formats over the decades. The 2025 iteration will, once again, be played as a white-ball (coloured kit) knock-out competition. Dublin University will be participating in the competition again in 2025 having last won the Senior Cup trophy in 1963 (as the third year of a treble success in the competition). Pembroke are the holders having won the 2024 competition defeating Phoenix in the Senior Cup Final at Sydney Parade last August.

LHW FINANCIAL PLANNING SENIOR CUP - FIRST ROUND DRAW (provisionally set for Saturday 10th May 2025)

Dublin University vs North Kildare (College Park)
Railway Union vs Rush (Park Avenue)
Merrion vs Clontarf (Anglesea Road)
Civil Service vs Phoenix (Civil Service)
Adamstown vs Pembroke (Airlie Park)
The Hills vs Leinster (The Vineyard)
North County vs Terenure (Inch)
Malahide vs Balbriggan (The Village)

LHW FINANCIAL PLANNING SENIOR 2 CUP (2025)

This competition is also played as a 50-over knock-out competition (coloured clothing & white ball). There will be 16 teams competing in 2025 which includes the top 13 second teams in the province and the first teams of Knockharley, Sandyford and Wexford Wanderers.

Merrion 2s are the holders having won the 2024 competition defeating Civil Service 2 in the Final which was hosted at Anglesea Road.

LHW FINANCIAL PLANNING SENIOR 2 CUP - FIRST ROUND DRAW (provisionally set for Sunday 11th May 2025)

Phoenix 2 vs Balbriggan 2 (Phoenix Park)
Sandyford vs North County 2 (Marlay Park)
Merrion 2 vs Wexford Wanderers (Anglesea Road)
Malahide 2 vs Terenure 2 (The Village)
The Hills 2 vs Pembroke 2 (The Vineyard)
Railway Union 2 vs Clontarf 2 (Park Avenue)
Civil Service 2 vs Leinster 2 (Civil Service)
Knockharley vs North Kildare 2 (Kentstown)

The 2025 LHW Financial Planning Senior Cup Final is scheduled for Pembroke’s Ground at Sydney Parade on Saturday 2nd August and will be live-streamed throughout the day via the CL YouTube channel. As part of the day, there will also be the annual CL Patron’s Lunch.

The historic trophy will be presented to the captain of the winning team by Alan Lewis, Managing Director, LHW Financial Planning.