Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1929.

Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Idirmhéanach Uíbh Fháilí
Founded1929
TrophyFr Carey Cup
Title holdersCarrig & Riverstown (3rd title)
First winnerTullamore
Most titlesCoolderry, Birr (5 titles)
SponsorsMolloy Environmental Systems

History

The intermediate championship dates back to 1929. It was the third hurling championship to be established in Ofaly, and was seen as a stepping stone between the senior and junior hurling championships.

Over the years the championship proved difficult to sustain. There were no finals in 1940 and 1941, while the 1949 decider was declared void. In 1959 the championship was suspended, however, it was revived in 1963, only to be suspended again until 1978. It has remained a staple of the hurling calendar since then, however, it has undergone some major changes. Originally played as a straight knock-out championship, the competition was eventually expanded to feature a group stage which provided more games.

Format

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams.

Eight clubs currently participate in the Intermediate Championship.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Carey Cup.[1]

There is promotion and relegation involving the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship and the Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship.

The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an integral part of the wider Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Offaly county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. They often do well there, mar shampla, Ballinamere won the 2013 Leinster title after winning the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.[2] While Shamrocks and Lusmagh were in Leinster finals in 2014 and 2016 respectively, after winning the 2014 and 2015 Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championships.[3][4]

List of finals
Year Winner [5] Score Opponent Score Venue
1929 Tullamore 5-03 Killoughey 0-00
1930 Rahan w/o Mt. Heaton Scr.
1931 Seir Kieran 5-07 Clara 2-05
1932 Shinrone Tullamore
1933 Tullamore Clara
1934 Clara Edenderry
1935 Edenderry Drumcullen
1936 Banagher Kilcolman
1937 Kilcolman Carrig & Riverstown
1938 Seir Kieran Birr
1939 Eglish Birr
1940 Final not played
1941 Final not played
1942 Killeigh
1943 Seir Kieran Clara
1944 Banagher Cloghan
1945 Ballinamere Eglish
1946 Cloghan Shinrone
1947 Seir Kieran Carrig & Riverstown
1948 Killoughey Shannon Rovers
1949 Final declared void
1950 Killeigh Rahan
1951 White Rovers Ballinamere
1952 Rahan Shinrone
1953 Ballinamere Belmont
1954 Edenderry Shinrone
1955 Killeigh Shinrone
1956 St Flannan's Ferbane
1957 Shinrone 6-06 Kilcormac 2-02
1958 Carrig & Riverstown 3-09 Belmont 1-00
1959 No competition
1960 No competition
1961 No competition
1962 No competition
1963 Edenderry 5-07 Ballinamere 3-06
1964 No competition
1965 No competition
1966 No competition
1967 No competition
1968 No competition
1969 No competition
1970 No competition
1971 No competition
1972 No competition
1973 No competition
1974 No competition
1975 No competition
1976 No competition
1977 No competition
1978 St Rynagh's 4-07 Drumcullen 3-06
1979 Ballyskenagh 1-13 Killoughey 1-08
1980 Killoughey 2-07 Kilcormac 2-05
1981 Killeigh 1-07 Kilcormac 0-07
1982 Kilcormac 1-14 St Rynagh's 0-04
1983 St Saran's 2-04 Killoughey 1-04
1984 Killoughey 1-15 St Rynagh's 0-06
1985 Coolderry St Rynagh's
1986 Coolderry 2-09 St. Carthrage's 0-06
1987 St Rynagh's 2-07 St. Carthrage's 1-09
1988 Coolderry 5-07 St. Carthrage's 1-06
1989 Tullamore 2-15 Kinnitty 0-08
1990 Ferbane Birr
1991 Shinrone 1-13 Kilcormac–Killoughey 0-11
1992 St Rynagh's 2-08 St. Carthrage's 1-06
1993 St Rynagh's 2-07 St. Carthrage's 1-07
1994 St. Carthrage's/Mucklagh 1-08 Ballinamere 0-09
1995 Ballyskenagh 2-11 Killeigh/Raheen 0-10
1996 Carrig & Riverstown 1-10 Ballinamere 1-09
1997 Birr 2-16 Ballinamere 1-09
1998 Birr 1-16 Ballinamere 0-06
1999 Birr 2-12 Shamrocks 1-07
2000 Shamrocks 0-09 Coolderry 2-01
2001 Coolderry 2-09 St Rynagh's 1-10
2002 Killavilla W/O Coolderry Scr.
2003 Clara 0-15 Coolderry 2-06
2004 Belmont 0-21 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-04
2005 Coolderry 3-04 St Rynagh's 0-07
2006 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-10 Birr 1-11
2007 Birr Ballinamere
2008[6] Ballyskenagh 0-12 Birr 0-09 Shinrone GAA Grounds
2009[7] Brosna Gaels 2-15 Birr 1-14 O'Connor Park
2010[8] Drumcullen 0-12 St Rynagh's 1-06 O'Connor Park
2011[1] Brosna Gaels 0-13 St Rynagh's 0-8 O'Connor Park
2012[9] Lusmagh 4-11 St Rynagh's 2-14 O'Connor Park
2013[10] Ballinamere 2-19 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-14 O'Connor Park
2014[11] Shamrocks 0-22 St Rynagh's 1-06 O'Connor Park
2015 Lusmagh Clodiagh Gaels
2016 Clodiagh Gaels 1-21 Carrig & Riverstown 1-09
2017 Ballinamere 0-16 Brosna Gaels 2-05
2018 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-16 St Rynagh's 0-11
2019 Clara Seir Kieran
2020 Shinrone 1-14 Coolderry 1-12 O'Connor Park
2021[12] Birr 0-16 Shamrocks 1-12
2022[13] Shamrocks 1–12,
4-24 (r)		 Seir Kieran 2-09,
0-09 (r)		 O'Connor Park,
St Brendan's Park (r)
2023[14] Carrig & Riverstown 1-20 Coolderry 2-11 O'Connor Park
  • 1949 Rahan defeated Drumcullen 4–05 to 5-02

Wins listed by club
# Club Wins Years won
1 Birr
5
 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2021
Coolderry 1985, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2005
2 Killeigh
4
 1942, 1950, 1955, 1981
Seir Kieran 1931, 1938, 1943, 1947
St Rynagh's 1978, 1987, 1992, 1993
Ballinamere 1945, 1953, 2013, 2017
Shinrone 1932, 1957, 1991, 2020
3 Edenderry
3
 1935, 1954, 1963
Killoughey 1948, 1980, 1984
Tullamore 1929, 1933, 1989
Ballyskenagh 1979, 1995, 2008
Clara 1934, 2003, 2019
Shamrocks 2000, 2014, 2022
Carrig & Riverstown 1958, 1996, 2023
4 Brosna Gaels
2
 2009, 2011
Banagher 1936, 1944
Rahan 1930, 1952
Lusmagh 2012, 2015
Kilcormac–Killoughey 2006, 2018
5 Drumcullen
1
 2010
Cloghan 1946
Eglish 1939
Ferbane 1990
Kilcolman 1937
Kilcormac 1982
St Carthage's/Mucklagh 1994
St Flannan's 1956
St Saran's 1983
White Rovers 1951
Killavilla 2002
Belmont 2004
Clodiagh Gaels 2016

References
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  2. "Ballinamere claim historic victory". Irish Examiner. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. "Leinster Club JHC final: Bennettsbridge enjoy runaway success". Hogan Stand. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "Glenmore crowned kings of clubs". Irish Independent. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. "Intermediate Hurling Championship".
  6. "Ballyskenagh win Offaly Intermediate Hurling Final to return to Senior Championship". Offaly Express. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  7. "Brosna Gaels create history with Intermediate Hurling Final win". Offaly Express. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. "Drumcullen Crowned Intermediate Champions". Offaly GAA website. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  9. "Lusmagh beat St Rynaghs in a thriller at O'Connor Park". Offaly GAA website. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  10. "Intermediate Hurling Final 2013: Balliinamere 2-19 Kilcormac/Killoughey 1-14". Kilcormac/Killoughey GAA website. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  11. "Shamrocks are Molloy Environmental Intermediate Hurling Champions". 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  12. "Birr hold off late Shamrock onslaught to claim intermediate hurling title". Offaly Express. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. "Super Shamrocks blitz Seir Kieran in replay to claim third intermediate title". Offaly Express. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  14. "Super all round display gives Carrig-Riverstown deserved win". Offaly Express. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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