Brian Gilmore goes back to 1971 when Malahide beat Merrion over three days and nights to win the Intermediate Cup.

Cork County make a long-awaited return to the top tier of Leinster club cricket in 2025, marking their first Premier League campaign since 2017.

Railway Union are back in the top tier of Leinster cricket after they finished second behind Rush in the Championship, and are quietly confident they can acquit themselves well in the top flight.

There hasn't been much change for the Villagers over the close season and have been handed a further boost by having Graham Ford once again as Coach.

JOSH LITTLE could return to domestic action this season for the first time since 2022 after being named in an ultra-strong Leinster Lightning list under new captain Lorcan Tucker.

Eddie Richardson takes over the captaincy armband and he will have a new overseas player plus three ins - two of whom are very familiar to the Balrothery side having played there previously.

Rush enjoyed a very productive 2024 winning the Championship and National Cup with a series of impressive displays.

After a tough campaign last time out, Balbriggan go into the new season full of optimism, and could well once again be challenging at the very top for major honours.

It hasn't been the most productive era in terms of trophies at The Hills in recent times and the Milverton side have rejigged their squad in an attempt to reverse their fortunes.

It's been a very successful few seasons for Leinster who followed up their Irish Senior Cup success in 2023 with the capture of the Alan Murray T20 cup in 2024.

Clontarf have a new captain in David Delany, while Seamus Lynch arrives from Terenure and Patrick Xie is their new overseas player.

It was a memorable year for Phoenix as they won a thrilling decider in the Irish Senior Cup final to clinch the trophy for the second time.

The defending champions have an incredible depth of talent available at Sydney Parade and despite the loss of the hugely influential Nick Stapleton look to have secured a quality replacement as overseas professional in Blake MacDonald.

The season in the province starts in mid-April, and Cricket Leinster are marking the occasion with a unique Bollywood night of celebration in the celebrated Krystle night club on April 4th.

Clontarf have confirmed the signing of Nicky Kenny as their new Head Coach.

Phoenix have signed Australian batsman Eknoor Singh as their overseas professional for the 2025 campaign.

Railway Union have announced the signing of South African Lolit Sesele as their Director of Youth Cricket, and also confirmed that Irish youth international Gethin Kelleher is joining from Terenure.

The Hills Cricket Club have announced Kevin Heuvel as the club’s head coach for the upcoming season.

Merrion have been busy behind the scenes in recent times with a strengthening and restructuring of their coaching set-up.

Anthony Morrissey lays claim to the title of the worst cricketer to play the game, but one who enjoyed it the most.

There was sad news this week with the passing of Mrs Maureen Byrne at the age of 102.

There's a magnificent new indoor centre at Balbriggan which will benefit the cricket community in Dublin and beyond.

Stephen Doheny's Kensington side were beaten by 60 runs in the final of the T20 cup in Adelaide on Sunday.

Pembroke's Gavin Hoey signed off his time with University of New South Wales with a fine 97 in their Premier League clash with Randwick Petersham in Sydney.

The Hills have announced that Head Coach Jeremy Bray is stepping down at the end of the month, but will continue to have a role at Milverton.

Every club goes through different stages. In the beginning a group of enthusiasts come together and the seeds of an association germinate and a club is formed.  

Merrion have confirmed South African Muhammad Manack as their overseas professional for the 2025 season.