The Irish Baseball League (IBL) is the men's league in Ireland. It started play in 1997. The season runs from March to October and are played on the weekends.
Club sides and fields
The O'Malley Fields at Corkagh Park in
Clondalkin
Clondalkin () is a suburban village in County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, approximately west of Dublin city centre. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin County Council, South Dublin.
Clondalkin is also the na ...
, West Dublin are the main home of Irish Baseball and current home field for the Dublin City Hurricanes and the Dublin Spartans. The Greystones Mariners play at Shanganagh Park in Shankill, County Dublin. The
Ashbourne Baseball Club
The Ashbourne Baseball Club is Ireland's largest baseball club. It is located in Ashbourne, County Meath, and draws players from the surrounding area, including Dublin. The club was created in 2009 as the Garristown Gruffalos. The club competes ...
plays at the
International Baseball Centre
The International Baseball Centre (IBC) is the home field of the Ashbourne Baseball Club and the Irish National Baseball Team. It opened in 2015. It is Ireland's only international standard baseball diamond.
The IBC is the host field for the I ...
in Ashbourne, County Meath. The Belfast Northstars and the Ulster Buccaneers currently play at
Hydebank. Comets play at the Peace Link in Clones, County Monaghan. The Cork Renegades play at
Brian Dillons GAA Montenotte, Cork. Portmarnock Red Rox play at the Red Rox Baseball Field
As of the 2025 season, the following teams were participating at the associated venues:
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Irish A League history
; Irish League Champions (1997–present)
* 2024 – Mariners Baseball
* 2023 – Mariners Baseball
* 2022 – Ashbourne Giants
* 2021 – Mariners Baseball
* 2020 – Mariners Baseball
* 2019 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2018 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2017 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2016 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2015 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2014 – Mariners Baseball
* 2013 – Spartans
* 2012 – Spartans
* 2011 – Spartans
* 2010 – Spartans
* 2009 – Spartans
* 2008 – Spartans
* 2007 – Spartans
* 2006 – Spartans
* 2005 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2004 – Spartans
* 2003 – Dublin City Hurricanes
* 2002 – Spartans
* 2001 – Panthers
* 2000 – Spartans
* 1999 – Spartans
* 1998 – Panthers
* 1997 – Panthers
Irish B League history
; Irish B League Champions (2020–present)
* 2024 – Dublin City Hurricanes B
* 2023 – Cork Renegades
* 2022 – Portmarnock Red Rox
* 2021 – Mariners Baseball B
* 2020 – Ashbourne Giants U21
See also
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Baseball in Ireland
The first baseball game in Ireland was held in Dublin in 1874, and it continues to be played by several teams including in the Irish Baseball League. Baseball Ireland is the governing body of baseball on the island of Ireland, covering both Nor ...
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References
External links
Baseball Ireland Official websiteBelfast Baseball Association
(archived 2007)
''The Emerald Diamond''
(archived 2019)
Register of Irish-born Major League Baseball players
{{Baseball leagues
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...
Baseball in Ireland
Sports leagues established in 1997
1997 establishments in Ireland
Professional sports leagues in Ireland