All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second highest inter-county club hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year since the 2004-05 championship.

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship
Current season or competition:
2022–23 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmhéanach Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann
CodeHurling
Founded2004-05
RegionIreland (GAA)
No. of teams5
Title holders Monaleen (1st title)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks (AIB)
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websiteOfficial GAA website

The final, currently held on the third Saturday in January, is the culmination of a series of games played between October and January with the winners receiving the cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Currently qualification is limited to teams competing in the Connacht Championship, the Leinster Championship, the Munster Championship and the Ulster Championship.

Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland semi-finals. The most successful teams are from Kilkenny – seven different Kilkenny clubs have won the All-Ireland title on seven separate occasions.

The title has been won by 16 different clubs, none of whom have won the title more than once. Naas are the current holders after overcoming Kilmoyley on a 0-16 to 1-11 scoreline in the 2021–22 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship final.

History

While the senior championship had been running since the 1970-71 season, the creation of an All-Ireland series at intermediate level was a natural progression. The Munster Council were the first to organize a provincial championship in the intermediate grade in 2003. They were followed by the other three provincial councils in 2004, with the four champions contesting an All-Ireland series. Kildangan of Tipperary were the first All-Ireland champions after defeating Carrickshock of Kilkenny.

The championship has been dominated by Kilkenny clubs, with Dicksboro, St. Lachtain's, Clara, Rower-Inistioge and Bennettsbridge claiming All-Ireland titles. Dicksboro are the only team to have qualified for two All-Ireland finals. In 2007, London club Robert Emmetts became the first team from outside of Ireland to claim an All-Ireland title.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship features four teams in the final tournament. 25 county champions contest the four provincial intermediate club championships with the four respective champions qualifying for the All-Ireland series. Prior to 2018 the London champions entered the competition at the quarter-final stage, but now compete in the Connacht championship.

Province Championship Qualifying Team
Connacht Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions
Leinster Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions
Munster Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions
Ulster Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions

List of Finals
Year Winners Runners-up Venue Winning Captain
County Club Score County Club Score
2022-23 LIM Monaleen 1-17 MAY Tooreen 1-15 Croke Park Lorcan Lyons
2021-22 KIL Naas 0-16 KER Kilmoyley 1-11 Croke Park Brian Byrne
2020-21 No Championship
2019-20 KIL Tullaroan 3-19 COR Fr. O'Neill's 5-12 Croke Park Shane Walsh
2018-19 GAL Oranmore-Maree 2-18 COR Charleville 1-15 Croke Park Gearoid McInerney and Niall Burke
2017-18 COR Kanturk 1-18 KIL St. Patrick's Ballyragget 1-17 Croke Park Lorcan O'Neill [1]
2016-17 KIL Carrickshock 2-15 GAL Ahascragh-Fohenagh 0-06 Croke Park John Tennyson [2]
2015-16 KIL Bennettsbridge 1-17 GAL Abbeyknockmoy 1-14 Croke Park Enda Morrissey [3]
2014-15 ANT O'Donovan Rossa 1-09 LON Kilburn Gaels 2-03 Croke Park Christopher McGuinness [4]
2013-14 KIL Rower-Inistioge 1-16 GAL Kilnadeema-Leitrim 1-09 Croke Park Michael Grace [5]
2012-13 KIL Clara 1-16 LON St. Gabriel's 0-13 Croke Park David Langton [6]
2011-12 CAR Mount Leinster Rangers 1-13 ARM Middletown Na Fianna 1-11 Croke Park Karol Lawlor [7]
2010-11 COR Ballymartle 3-15 KIL Dicksboro 1-20 Croke Park Patrick Dwyer [8]
2009-10 KIL St. Lachtain's 3-17 ANT St. Gall's 0-10 Croke Park Eoin Guinan [9]
2008-09 COR Blarney 2-14 GAL Cappataggle 1-12 Croke Park James Hughes [10]
2007-08 WES Clonkill 4-15 GAL Tommy Larkin's 3-14 Croke Park Paddy Dowdall [11]
2006-07 LON Robert Emmetts 1-14 GAL Killimordaly 0-08 Croke Park Fergus McMahon [12]
2005-06 KIL Dicksboro 2-13 COR Ballinhassig 1-13 Croke Park David Carroll [13]
2004-05 TIP Kildangan 2-13 KIL Carrickshock 1-13 Semple Stadium Gerry Slattery [14]

Roll of Honour

Performances by club
Club County Wins Runners-up Years won Years Runners-up
Dicksboro Kilkenny 1 1 2006 2011
Carrickshock Kilkenny 1 1 2017 2005
Kildangan Tipperary 1 0 2005 -
Robert Emmetts London 1 0 2007 -
Clonkill Westmeath 1 0 2008 -
Blarney Cork 1 0 2009 -
St. Lachtain's Kilkenny 1 0 2010 -
Ballymartle Cork 1 0 2011 -
Mount Leinster Rangers Carlow 1 0 2012 -
Clara Kilkenny 1 0 2013 -
Rower-Inistioge Kilkenny 1 0 2014 -
O'Donovan Rossa Antrim 1 0 2015 -
Bennettsbridge Kilkenny 1 0 2016 -
Kanturk Cork 1 0 2018 -
Oranmore-Maree Galway 1 0 2019 -
Tullaroan Kilkenny 1 0 2020 -
Naas Kildare 1 0 2022 -
Monaleen Limerick 1 0 2023 -
Ballinhassig Cork 0 1 - 2006
Killimordaly Galway 0 1 - 2007
Tommy Larkin's Galway 0 1 - 2008
Cappataggle Galway 0 1 - 2009
St. Gall's Antrim 0 1 - 2010
Middletown Na Fianna Armagh 0 1 - 2012
St. Gabriel's London 0 1 - 2013
Kilnadeema-Leitrim Galway 0 1 - 2014
Kilburn Gaels London 0 1 - 2015
Abbeyknockmoy Galway 0 1 - 2016
Ahascragh-Fohenagh Galway 0 1 - 2017
St. Patrick's Ballyragget Kilkenny 0 1 - 2018
Charleville Cork 0 1 - 2019
Fr. O'Neill's Cork 0 1 - 2020
Kilmoyley Kerry 0 1 - 2022
Tooreen Mayo 0 1 - 2023

Performances by county
County Titles Runners-up Total
Kilkenny 7 3 10
Cork 3 3 6
Galway 1 6 7
London 1 2 3
Antrim 1 1 2
Carlow 1 0 1
Kildare 1 0 1
Tipperary 1 0 1
Westmeath 1 0 1
Limerick 1 0 1
Armagh 0 1 1
Kerry 0 1 1
Mayo 0 1 1

Performances by province
Province Titles Runners-up Total
Leinster 10 3 13
Munster 5 4 9
Connacht 1 7 8
Britain 1 2 3
Ulster 1 2 3

See also

References
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