| Teams | 12 | ||
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| Sponsor | Vale Oil | ||
| Champions | Paul Cleere (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Jim O'Driscoll (captain) | ||
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The 1996 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 32nd staging of the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1929. [1]
The final was played on 20 October 1996 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between O'Loughlin Gaels and Graignamanagh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [2] O'Loughlin Gaels won the match by 2–13 to 2–08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first championship title in 18 years. [3]
| 20 October 1996Final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-13 - 2-08 | Graignamanagh | Nowlan Park |
| J Daly 2-3, P Cleere 0-8, S Dowling 0-1, B Kelly 0-1. | J Carroll 1-7, J Prendergast 1-0, J Whelan 0-1. |