All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the youngest competitors (under-18) in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship.[1]

All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship
RegionIreland (GAA)
Number of teams7
Current championsMeath
WebsiteOfficial website

The series of games are played during the month of August with the All-Ireland final being played on the last Sunday of the month. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis open to teams from each of the four provinces of Ireland. Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship participate in the B championship.

The championship currently consists of several stages, beginning with quarter-finals and culminating in a final.

Seven teams currently participate in the championship.

List of All-Ireland finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue
1997 Kerry 4-13 Armagh 1-11
1998 Carlow 1-09 Westmeath 0-7
1999 Westmeath 2-12 Wicklow 2-06
2000 Kerry 4-12 Meath 2-13 Semple Stadium [2]
2001 Kerry 4-12 Carlow 3-07 Semple Stadium
2002 Carlow 2-07 Meath 1-07 Seán Treacy Park
2003 Carlow 2-05 Meath 0-10 Conneff Park
2004 Carlow 3-09 Kildare 1-08 [3]
2005 Carlow 4-16 Wicklow 0-04
2006 Kerry 1-09 Westmeath 0-10 O'Connor Park [4]
2007 Meath 3-19 Kildare 1-07 O'Connor Park [5]
2008 Kildare 2-12 Westmeath 1-09 Semple Stadium [6]
2009 Kerry 0-21 Westmeath 1-13 McDonagh Park [7]
2010 Westmeath 2-12 Kildare 1-12 Páirc Tailteann [8]
2011 Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-10 Páirc Mhaolbhuí [9]
2012 Kerry 4-17 Roscommon 1-07 Gaelic Grounds [10]
2013 Kerry 1-19 Meath 3-09 Nenagh [11]
2014 Kerry 3-18 Meath 2-15 Nenagh
2015 Kerry 6-17 Roscommon 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
2016 Kerry 4-17 Meath 3-11 Semple Stadium [12]
2017 Meath 3-20 Down 2-19 St Tiernach's Park, Clones [13]

References
  1. "ESB to power the All-Ireland Minor Championships". RTÉ Sport. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. "All-Ireland glory for minor hurlers". The Kerryman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. "Young hurlers claim an historic All-Ireland win". Carlow People. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. "Kerry crowned All-Ireland hurling champions". The Kingdom. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. "All-Ireland title for minor hurlers". Hogan Stand website. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  6. "Kildare defeat Westmeath to take All Ireland Minor 'B' Hurling title". Leinster Leader. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  7. "Sublime Boyle breaks Westmeath hearts to seal title for Kerry". Munster GAA website. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  8. "O'Brien leads the way as Westmeath minors claim All-Ireland B title". The Westmeath Independent. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  9. "Meath minor hurlers deliver an All-Ireland title at the Downs". The Meath Chronicle. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  10. "Heffernan hero for mighty Kerry". The Irish Examiner. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  11. "All-Ireland MHC titles for Kerry and Mayo". Hogan Stand. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  12. "Kerry make it five titles on the trot". Irish Examiner. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. "MHC 'B' final: Meath withstand Down fightback". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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