All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2002-03 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their county club championships.

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior Club Championship
Current season or competition: 2019–20 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Shóisireach Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann
Code	Hurling
Founded	2002-03
Region	Ireland (GAA)
No. of teams	5
Title holders	Conahy Shamrocks (2nd title)
Sponsors	Allied Irish Banks (AIB)
TV partner(s)	TG4

The final, usually held in early February, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the winter months, and the results determine which county's team receives the cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in October with provincial championships held in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster, with the four respective champions contesting the subsequent All-Ireland series with the British champions.

No team has ever won the championship on more than one occasion. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories (7 wins), followed by Cork (5 wins). The championship has been won by 12 different clubs. As of January 2020, champions are Conahy Shamrocks, who secured the title after defeating Cork's Russell Rovers in the 2020 final.[1]

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior Club Championship features five teams in the final tournament. A number of teams contest the four provincial junior club championships with the four respective champions, and the British champions, automatically qualifying for the All-Ireland series.

Province	Championship
Connacht GAA	Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship
Leinster GAA	Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
British GAA	British Junior Club Hurling Championship
Munster GAA	Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Ulster GAA	Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

List of finals

Year	Winners	County	Score	Runners-up	County	Score	Venue	Winning Captain	Winning Team
2003	Ballinhassig	Cork	4-15	Blacks and Whites	Kilkenny	1-06	Walsh Park		M Coleman; D Healy, B O'Sullivan, S McCarthy; J Holland, B Lombard, J Ahern; J O'Sullivan, P Lombard; J Mullaney, D O'Sullivan, D Dinneen; T Coleman, M Ahern, D Duggan. Subs: F O'Leary, B Coleman, D Lombard, C Coughlan.	[2]
2004
2005	Galmoy	Kilkenny	2-18	Oran	Roscommon	0-09	Semple Stadium		L Drennan; P Doyle, B Lonergan, C Doherty; P Delaney, M Brennan, Niall Doherty; B Doherty, D Doyle; D Gray, M Phelan, Noel Doherty; P Russell, K Lonergan, A Gray. Subs: P Brennan, D Delaney for, G Doherty, B Delaney, L Doherty.	[3]
2006	Fr. O'Neill's	Cork	2-16	Erin's Own	Carlow	2-10	Croke Park	Jer Holland
2007	Danesfort	Kilkenny	2-16	Clooney Gaels	Antrim	2-08	Croke Park	Tony Woodcock		[4]
2008	Conahy Shamrocks	Kilkenny	0-19	Moyle Rovers	Tipperary	1-09	Croke Park	Eoin Murphy	Conahy Shamrocks Panel – Eoin Murphy (Capt.); Seamus Óg Brennan, Paul Buggy, Tom Nolan, David Healy, Denis Kelly, Brian Healy, John Wallace, Martin Fitzpatrick, Kieran Mooney, Declan Buggy, Padraic Nolan, Micheál Lawler, Alan Healy, Gavin Nolan, Andy O’Keeffe, Michael Bergin, Eoin Fitzpatrick, Canice Brennan, Tomás Lawless, Damien Webster, Ciarán Muldowney, Ian Kavanagh, Conor Brennan, Fionnán Brennan, Peter Dollard, Gary Kavanagh, Padraig Conway, Eoin Byrne, Tom O’Shea, Daire Connery, Colm Healy, Peter Harding. The Management Team – Martin Fitzpatrick (Manager & Selector), Dermot Healy (Coach & Selector), Paul Byrne & Eamonn Delaney.[5]
2009	Dripsey	Cork	2-15	Tullogher-Rosbercon	Kilkenny	0-18	Croke Park	Diarmuid O'Riordan		[6]
2010	Blackrock	Limerick	1-18	Naomh Colum Cille	Tyrone	0-09	Croke Park	Brendan Hennessy		[7]
2011	Meelin	Cork	0-12	John Locke's	Kilkenny	1-05	Croke Park	Jerry Forrest		[8]
2012	St. Patrick's, Ballyraggett	Kilkenny	1-13	Charleville	Cork	1-12	Croke Park	Kieran Delaney		[9]
2013	Thomastown	Kilkenny	2-17	Fullen Gaels	Lancashire	2-14	Croke Park	Jonjo Farrell		[10]
2014	Kickhams Creggan	Antrim	1-11 (2-21)	Ballysaggart	Waterford	1-07 (5-12)	Cusack Park	Stephen Colgan	B Prenter; B Maguire, A Maguire, D Carey; F McCauley, T McCann, M Johnson; R McCann, A McKeown; K Rice, O McCann, J Carey; C Small, S Maguire, C McCann. Subs: M Nelson, D McCann.	[11]
2015	Bennettsbridge	Kilkenny	3-19	Fullen Gaels	Lancashire	1-08	Croke Park	Robert Lennon	E Cleere; J Moran, R Lennon, S Wemyss; J Cleere, E Morrissey, A Cleere; D Wafer, K Blanchfield; N Cleere, S Morrissey, C Wafer; L Blanchfield, B Lannon, H O’Neill. Subs: Paul O’Neill, M Shiel, Patrick O’Neill, W Murphy, E Fitzgerald. Report	[12]
2016	Glenmore	Kilkenny	2-08	Eoghan Rua	Derry	0-12	Croke Park	Philip Roche	D Aylward; S Duggan, F Freyne, S Doherty; P Roche, R Mullally, M Phelan; S Murphy, D Aylward; J Cody, E Murphy, E Vereker; A Murphy, M Phelan, M Aylward. Subs: L Hennessy, B Doherty, D Croke. Report	[13]
2017	Mayfield	Cork	2-16	Mooncoin	Kilkenny	1-18	Croke Park	Shane O' Donovan	R O’Keefe; K Brosnan, D Lucey, B O’Leary; G Lehane, S O’Donovan, G Looney; K Punch, D Hayes; D O’Neill, N Kelly, D Malone; S Duggan, S Kelly, P Duggan. Subs: I Looney, C O’Sullivan, K Walsh. Report	[14]
2018	Ardmore	Waterford	3-11	St. Mogues, Fethard	Wexford	0-18	Croke Park		J Walsh; D Power, D Prendergast, N Hennessy; G Williams, Seamus Keating, R Hennessy; K Murphy, W Hennessy; S Barron, D Gartland, M Cronin; J Flavin, S Prendergast, J Gartland. Subs: J Kennedy for Cronin, K Conway for Power, Stephen Keating for W Hennessy, M Cronin for Kennedy, W Hennessy for Williams	[15]
2019	Dunnamaggin	Kilkenny	1-17	Castleblayney	Monaghan	1-13	Croke Park		Seaghan O’Neill; Mark Heffernan, Noel Hickey, Victor Costello; Michael Cody, William Phelan, Andrew Fitzpatrick; Darren Fitzpatrick, Eoghan Kearney; Thomas Maher, John Fitzpatrick, Darragh O’Keefe; Ronan Coffey, Ray Cody, Adam Fitzpatrick. Subs: Jack Brett, Ian Walsh	[16]
2020	Conahy Shamrocks	Kilkenny	0-22	Russell Rovers	Cork	0-15	Croke Park		Conahy Shamrocks Panel - Padraic Delaney, Simon Callinan, Davy Healy, Liam Cass, Darren Cuddihy, Brian Healy, Eoin Carroll, Donal Brennan, Eddie Delaney, Tom Phelan, John Mullan, Eoin Cahill, James Bergin (Capt.), Kieran Mooney, Bill Murphy, Karl Downey, Alan Healy, Tom Rice, Tom Nolan, Sean Brennan, Michael Bergin, Dara Dooley, Padraig Gunner, Frank Gunner, Cian Harding, Justin Brophy, Donal Cass, Kieran Delaney, Andy O’Keeffe, Geoffrey O’Shea. The Management Team - Paul Buggy (Manager & Selector), Brian Rossiter, Kevin Healy and Diarmuid Healy (Selectors). [1]

Top winners

	County	Wins	Years won	Runners up
1	Kilkenny	9	2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020	2003, 2009, 2011, 2017
2	Cork	5	2003, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2017	2012, 2020
3	Limerick	1	2010
	Antrim	1	2014	2007
	Waterford	1	2018	2014
4	Lancashire	0		2013, 2015
	Carlow	0		2006
	Tipperary	0		2008
	Derry	0		2016
	Tyrone	0		2010
	Roscommon	0		2005
	Wexford	0		2018
	Monaghan	0		2019

See also

• Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship
• Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship
• Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship
• Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

External links

• Complete Roll of Honour Available Here
• 2009 Final
• Photograph from 2008 Final
• 2011 Final report

References

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