With the 2012 now put to bed, the Pen Competitions league structure for 2013 can be published. The provisional divisions are listed below, and with eight new teams, there have been a good few changes. New teams have been welcomed from across the province, with the full list being Longford 1, Slieve Bloom 1, Lucan 1, Swords 2, Greystones Cricket 2, Greystones Cricket 3, Adamstown 3, Clonee 3.
The ins and outs for each divisions are listed, along with any notes to explain anything that may be outside the regular "two up, two" down scenario.
Any comments you may have can be added to the article below, or emailed to Paul Reynolds or Kevin Gallagher.
The opportunities to make any changes to this are limited, but if there are any major changes such as a club entering less teams, please get in touch immediately. The draws for the full and mid-week cup competitions will be made during the next month.
A full FAQ on the promotion and relegation procedure was prepared by Michael Sharp in 2012, and can be read here
Division 1. Leinster 1, YMCA 1, Merrion 1, Railway Union 1, The Hills 1, North County 1, Pembroke 1, Phoenix 1
Promoted from Division 2 - Pembroke 1 & Phoenix 1
Other ins and outs - none
Division 2. Clontarf 1, Terenure 1, Dublin University 1, Rush 1, Leinster 2, Malahide 1, Merrion 2, Balbriggan 1
Relegated from Division 1 - Clontarf 1 & Terenure 1
Promoted from Division 3 - Merrion 2 & Balbriggan 1
Other ins and outs - none
Division 3. Old Belvedere 1, Cork County 1, North County 2, Pembroke 2, The Hills 2, YMCA 2, Laois 1, Malahide 2
Relegated from Division 2 - Old Belvedere 1 & Cork County 1
Promoted from Division 4 - Laois 1 & Malahide 2
Other ins and outs - none
Division 4. Clontarf 2, Civil Service 1, Railway Union 2, North Kildare 1, Pembroke 3, Phoenix 2, Mullingar 1, Dundrum 1
Relegated from Division 3 - Clontarf 2 & Civil Service 1
Promoted from Division 5 - Dundrum 1 (Clontarf 3 not promoted as Clontarf 2 already in Division 4)
Other ins and outs - none
Division 5. Oakhill 1, Clontarf 3, Merrion 3, Laois 2, North County 3, Malahide 3, YMCA 3, Sandyford 1
Relegated from Division 4 - Oakhill 1 (Mullingar 1 not relegated as Clontarf 3 could not be promoted)
Promoted from Division 6 - YMCA 3 & Sandyford 1
Other ins and outs - none
Division 6. Leinster 3, Railway Union 3, Merrion 4, Terenure 2, Phoenix 3, Rush 2, Clonee 1, North Kildare 2, Longford 1
Relegated from Division 5 - Leinster 3 & Railway Union 3
Promoted from Division 7 - North Kildare 2 (Leinster 4 & Merrion 5 not promoted as Leinster 3 & Merrion 4 already in Division 6)
Other ins and outs - Longford 1 enter the league to fill the gap
Division 7. Leinster 4, Merrion 5, Old Belvedere 2, Knockharley 1, Pembroke 4, Bagenalstown 1, Clontarf 4, Balbriggan 2, Greystones Cricket 1
Relegated from Division 6 - Old Belvedere 2 (Clonee 1 not relegated as division now has nine teams)
Promoted from Division 8 - Clontarf 4 & Balbriggan 2
Other ins and outs - Greystones Cricket 1 were promoted from Division 12 after their convincing performances in 2012
Division 8. Wexford Wanderers 1, The Hills 3, Dundrum 2, Leinster 5, Halverstown 1, Malahide 4, Adamstown 1, Dundalk 1, Civil Service 2
Relegated from Division 7 - Wexford Wanderers 1 & The Hills 3
Promoted from Division 9 - Adamstown 1, Dundalk 1 & Civil Service 2
Other ins and outs - In order to make Division 8 a nine team division, Civil Service 2 were also promoted from Division 9
Division 9. Wicklow County 2, Swords 1, North County 4, Mullingar 2, Dublin University 2, Leinster 6, Sandyford 2, Terenure 3, YMCA 4
Relegated from Division 8 - Wicklow County 2 (Merrion have requested that their Division 9 team was withdrawn)
Promoted from Division 10 - Leinster 6, Sandyford 2 & Swords 1
Other ins and outs - In order to maintain a nine team division, Swords 1 were also promoted from Division 10, and Terenure 3 and YMCA 4 were not relegated.
Division 10. Merrion 6, Laois 3, Ring Commons 1, Malahide 5, Phoenix 4, Pembroke 5, Rush 3, Knockharley 2, Railway Union 4
Relegated from Division 9 - none
Promoted from Division 11 - Knockharley 2, Railway Union 4 & Laois 3
Others ins and outs - Ring Commons 1 are promoted from Division 13 after their convincing performances in 2012. In order to maintain a nine team division, Laois 3 were also promoted from Division 11. Similarly, Rush 3 were not relegated. Merrion 6 are re-positioned in Division 10 at the request of the club
Division 11. Cabinteely 1, Civil Service 3, Clontarf 5, The Hills 4, North County 5, Bagenalstown 2, Clonee 2, Wexford Wanderers 2, Slieve Bloom 1
Relegated from Division 10 - Cabinteely 1 (Only one team relegated to preserve a nine team division)
Promoted from Division 12 - Wexford Wanderers 2 (Greystones Cricket 1 have already been promoted to Division 7)
Other ins and outs - Slieve Bloom 1 enter the league. Clonee 2 are promoted from Division 14 to accomodate Clonee 3 entering the league. Bagenalstown 2 are not relegated from Division 11 to preserve none team division.
Division 12. Old Belvedere 3, Phoenix 5, Clontarf 6, Halverstown 2, Leinster 7, Dundalk 2, Pembroke 6, Greystones Cricket 2, Adamstown 2
Relegated from Division 11 - none
Promoted from Division 13 - Leinster 7, Halverstown 2 & Adamstown 2
Other ins and outs - Greystones Cricket 2 newly entered in league. Dundalk 2 and Pembroke 6 not relegated and Halverstown 2 and Adamstown 2 to preserve nine team division.
Division 13. North Kildare 3, Swords 2, Lucan 1, Sandyford 3, Dublin University 3, Rush 4, Dundrum 3, Railway Union 5, Knockharley 3
Relegated from Division 12 - none. North Kildare 3 were relegated from Division 11 at the request of the club
Promoted from Division 14 - Dundrum 3 (Clonee 2 were promoted to Division 11 to accommodate Clonee 3)
Other ins and outs - Swords 2 and Lucan 1 are newly entered in the league. Railway Union 5 and Knockharley 3 were not relegated to preserve a nine team division
Division 14. Civil Service 4, Mullingar 3, Leinster 8, Merrion 7, Clontarf 7, Balbriggan 3, Wicklow County 3, Greystones Cricket 3, Clonee 3, Adamstown 3
Relegated from Division 13 - none
Other ins and outs - Greystones Cricket 3, Clonee 3 and Adamsotwn 3 are all newly entered in league. Currently this is a ten team division