The Kevin Mullen Shield is an annual subsidiary league competition organised by Louth GAA for Junior grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth.
History The competition was launched in 1978 as a junior special league, with Westerns being the inaugural winners. Local company Drogheda and Dundalk Dairies Ltd. donated a trophy to the county board for the league. In 1989 the competition gained a new sponsor in Avonmore Dairies and the Avonmore Shield was presented to that year's winners - Dowdallshill. After the 2000 death of former Seán O'Mahony's Chairman Kevin Mullen, the County Board awarded a new trophy for the league winners named in his honour.
Format Participating teams are split into groups, with the best performing sides qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition.
Roll of honour # Team Wins Years won 1 Glen Emmets 5 1995, 1996, 2007, 2011, 2022 2 Lann Léire 4 1981, 2009, 2012, 2015 3 Dundalk Gaels 3 1983, 1984, 1985 Glyde Rangers 3 1986, 2017, 2025 O'Connells 3 1993, 1994, 2024 O'Raghallaighs 3 1988, 1998, 2001 Seán McDermott's 3 2000, 2005, 2013 St Mochta's 3 1990, 1991, 2004 9 Dowdallshill 2 1989, 2003 Na Piarsaigh 2 2019, 2021 St Kevin's 2 1987, 2018 Westerns 2 1978, 2006 13 Dreadnots 1 1999 John Mitchels 1 2002 Naomh Fionnbarra 1 2014 Naomh Máirtín 1 1980 Naomh Malachi 1 1979 Oliver Plunketts 1 2023 Roche Emmets 1 2016 Seán O'Mahony's 1 1982 St Bride's 1 1997 St Fechin's 1 2010 St Nicholas 1 1992 Stabannon Parnells 1 2008 Wolfe Tones 1 2026
List of finals
(R) = Replay
(AET) = After Extra-Time
Year Winner Score Opponent Score 1978 Westerns 2-04 Lann Léire 0-071979 Naomh Malachi 2–12 Westerns 1-031980 Naomh Máirtín 2-07 Stabannon Parnells 0-061981 Lann Léire 1–11 Oliver Plunketts 0-071982 Seán O'Mahony's 2-09 (R) O'Raghallaighs 0-03 (R)1983 Dundalk Gaels 2-07 John Mitchels 2-041984 Dundalk Gaels 1-06 (R) Hunterstown Rovers 0-02 (R)1985 Dundalk Gaels 1–11 Lann Léire 0-041986 Glyde Rangers - Roche Emmets -1987 St Kevin's 1-06 Seán O'Mahony's 0-031988 O'Raghallaighs 1-09 Glyde Rangers 2-051989 Dowdallshill 0–11 St Kevin's 0-061990 St Mochta's 1-05 O'Raghallaighs 0-041991 St Mochta's 2-12 (R) St Nicholas 1-09 (R)1992 St Nicholas 3-09 Na Piarsaigh 0-031993 O'Connells 1-08 Glyde Rangers 0-081994 O'Connells 0-08 Glyde Rangers 1-041995 Glen Emmets 2-06 St Bride's 1-081996 Glen Emmets 0–10 Glyde Rangers 0-051997 St Bride's 0–11 Westerns 1-061998 O'Raghallaighs - (R) John Mitchels - (R)1999 Dreadnots - Seán McDermott's -2000 Seán McDermott's 1-06 O'Raghallaighs 0-072001 O'Raghallaighs 2–11 Westerns 1–112002 John Mitchels 1–19 Na Piarsaigh 1–122003 Dowdallshill 2–12 Glen Emmets 0-072004 St Mochta's 0-08 St Kevin's 0-072005 Seán McDermott's 0–14 Dowdallshill 0-052006 Westerns 4–10 St Fechin's 3-072007 Glen Emmets 1–10 Dowdallshill 0-092008 Stabannon Parnells 2-05 Glen Emmets 1-062009 Lann Léire 1-11 (R) Naomh Fionnbarra 1-06 (R)2010 St Fechin's 3-08 (R) Seán McDermott's 1-05 (R)2011 Glen Emmets 2–13 Naomh Fionnbarra 1-092012 Lann Léire 2-05 Seán McDermott's 0-082013 Seán McDermott's 5-05 Roche Emmets 1–112014 Naomh Fionnbarra 2–13 Glen Emmets 0-082015 Lann Léire 2–12 Glen Emmets 0-052016 Roche Emmets 4-20 Glen Emmets 0-062017 Glyde Rangers W/O Roche Emmets scr.2018 St Kevin's 2–13 Naomh Malachi 2–112019 Na Piarsaigh 3-08 Glen Emmets 1-032020 Cancelled (COVID-19)2021 Na Piarsaigh 1–13 Glen Emmets 1-032022 Glen Emmets 3-09 Na Piarsaigh 0-072023 Oliver Plunketts 3-08 Seán McDermott's 1-092024 O'Connells 2-14 (AET) Naomh Fionnbarra 1-17 (AET)2025 Glyde Rangers 3–11 Wolfe Tones 2–112026 Wolfe Tones 1–16 Clan na Gael 2–12
A penalty shoot-out took place after the conclusion of extra-time. O'Connells won 5-3.
References
External links Louth GAA official website