{{Short description, Chess league in Ireland O'Hanlon Cup is a chess league in Ireland, it is the fourth division of the

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ir ...

Leagues, run by the ''Leinster Chess Union''. Originally it was the third division, but since the establishment in 1970 of the

Heidenfeld Trophy The Heidenfeld Trophy is chess league competition in Leinster, Ireland, it is the second division of the Leinster Chess Union. Founded in 1971 with the restructuring of the division one Armstrong Cup it was named after the famous German born chess p ...

as the second tier, the O'Hanlon became the fourth division. The trophy is named after the nine times Irish Chess Champion, John O'Hanlon and the trophy was used before the setting up of the league as a prize for chess in Connaught by the

Irish Chess Union The Irish Chess Union (ICU; ), is the governing body for chess in Ireland since its formation in 1912. ICU is a member of FIDE since 1933 and the European Chess Union. The ICU promotes chess in Ireland and maintains the chess rating for player ...

. The top teams each year get promoted to the

Ennis Shield The Ennis Shield is the third division of the Leinster Chess Leagues run by the Leinster Chess Union. Founded in 1926, it was originally the second division of the Leinster leagues with its top teams promoted to the Armstrong Cup, in 1971 another le ...

and the bottom teams get demoted to the ''BEA Cup''.

Winners

* 1960 - Dun Laoghaire * 1961 - O'Hanlon Chess Club (the blind club) * 1969 - Rathmines * 1972 - Kevin Barry (divided into 2 sections Kevin Barry won play off with Kilkenny) * 1979 - Bray/Greystones * 1991 - Tallaght * 1992 - Curragh * 1997 - St. Benildus * 1998 - Public Service * 2000 - Aer Lingus * 2002 - Dublin University * 2004 - Jobstown * 2005 - Inchicore * 2006 - Aer Lingus * 2007 - Kilkenny * 2008 - Royal Lopez * 2009 - Finglas * 2010 - Rathmines * 2011 - Naomh Barróg A * 2012 - Cavan * 2013 - Drogheda * 2014 - Ballinasloe * 2015 - Round TowerOHanlon Cup
Leinster Chess Union website * 2016 - Gonzaga * 2017 - St. Benildus A * 2018 - Dublin University * 2019 - Gonzaga

References

Chess in Ireland Chess competitions