Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

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Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2025 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Sinsir Aontroma
Code Hurling
Founded1901;124 years ago (1901)
Region Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim (GAA)
TrophyVolunteer Cup
No. of teams8
Title holders Colours of Laois.svg St John's (8th title)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (20 titles)
SponsorsBathshack
TV partner TG4
Official website Antrim GAA

The Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bathshack.com Antrim Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Antrim SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Antrim, Northern Ireland, with the winners decided through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Antrim hurling.

Contents

In its present format, the eight teams are drawn into two groups of four teams and play each other in a single round-robin system. The two group winners proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Antrim Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Volunteer Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 19 teams, 15 of which have won it more than once. Loughgiel Shamrocks is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 20 times. RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall are the reigning champions, having beaten Cúchulains Dunloy by 1-16 to 2–12 in the 2024 final. [1]

Commonly the final takes place at Antrim's county stadium, Casement Park. However, on account of the ground's ongoing redevelopment the 2013 and 2014 finals were held at Páirc Mac Uílín in Ballycastle. The 2015 final was held at Dunloy's Pearse Park, due to McQuillan Ballycastle's appearance in the decider.

Format

Group stage

The 8 teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top three teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams from each group receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Quarter-finals: Teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the group stage contest this round. The two 2nd placed teams play the 3rd placed teams from the opposite group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the two group winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

At the end of the championship, two 4th-placed teams from the group stage take play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Qualification

The winners of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship progress to the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship. [2]

The Volunteer Cup

The Association of Pre-Truce Old I.R.A. in Belfast was wound up in the late 1950’s. They had approximately £1300 in funds. Their Commanding Officer in charge at the time was Jimmy McCreaely who although a qualified teacher was never permitted to teach officially in the Six Counties as he refused to take the Oath of Allegiance.

He worked a lifetime in Belfast with Torney Brothers—Fruit Importers in charge of what was known as “The Banana House.” He did however help the Christian Brothers on occasions. At his instigation it was decided to use the £1300 to purchase a Memorial Cup for presentation to Belfast schools as a trophy for inter-schools competition in hurling.

The Cup was made in Limerick of pure Irish silver and had a fragment of the Treaty Stone embedded in it. It was contained in a glass and mahogany show case. Called the Volunteer Cup it is now irreplaceable as Irish Silver is no longer produced.

The Cup was first played for in 1961 when St. Mary’s opposed St. Malachy’s for the Under 15 Championship. St. Malachy’s gained victory by a margin of one point. Playing on that St. Mary’s team were Oliver Kelly, the present Antrim County Chairman; Eamonn Hamill of Rossa and Joe McCallion of Ardoyne while P. J. Hill of Carey Faughs was a member of the St. Malachy’s team. In 1967 the Belfast Schools Committee decided to present the Cup to Brian Moore of the Antrim County Board as a hurling trophy.

The Volunteer Cup was then played for at Senior Club level in 1968 when Loughgiel met and defeated Rossa at Casement Park. The Cup was presented to Loughgiel’s Captain, Neil McMullan by Mr. John Cullen, Secretary of the Third Northern Division Pre-Truce I.R.A. (1916–’23).

Teams

2025 teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2025 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship are:

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2024 In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs Ballyvoy Green and whiteChampions (Antrim IHC)202531923
Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy Dunloy Green and yellowRunners-up?16 2022
Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Loughguile Red and whiteSemi-finals?20 2016
Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Ballycastle Black and amberQuarter-finals?171986
Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Belfast Royal Blue, Saffron and WhiteGroup stage?152004
Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg Cushendall Maroon and whiteChampions?16 2024
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Enda's Glengormley Amber and blackQuarter-finals?0—
Colours of Laois.svg St John's Belfast Blue and whiteSemi-finals?8 2025

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Antrim Senior Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 20191920, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1938, 1943, 1956, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 1954, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1883, 1985, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2025
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle 17181913, 1914, 1933, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986 1909, 1910, 1912, 1915, 1932, 1934, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998
3 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg 1613 1981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy 168 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 1911, 1930, 1939, 1963, 1976, 1999, 2012, 2024
5 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa 1581918, 1919, 1921, 1946, 1949, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1988, 2004 1953, 1956, 1968, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1997, 2021
6O'Connells911927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 19451931
7 Colours of Laois.svg St John's 861934, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1973, 2025 1972, 1978, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994
8Seagan An Diomais321908, 1910, 19151913, 1933
Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs 321906, 1916, 19231959, 1961
Colours of Kerry.svg Mitchels321911, 1912, 19471944, 1967
Colours of Laois.svg Tír na nÓg, Randalstown301922, 1926, 1939—
12 Colours of Offaly.svg Ossians221935, 19371966, 1971
O’Neill Crowley's211903, 19071906
Tír na nÓg, Belfast201904, 1905—
Brian Oge201901, 1909—
16Emmets1119312000
Flag green black 5x3.svg Patrick Sarsfields 11 1974 1975
Colours of Tyrone.svg Lámh Dhearg 101902—
James Stephens101917—
20 Colours of Laois.svg St Gall's01—2014

Notes

List of finals

Legend

List of Antrim SHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenue
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-16 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 2-12 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2023 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-20 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-19 Corrigan Park , Belfast
2022 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-20 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-11 Corrigan Park, Belfast
2021 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 3-23 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa 1-14 Corrigan Park, Belfast
2020 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 2-20 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-13 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2019 [3] Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 3-16 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-15 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2018 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-12 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-15 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2017 [4] Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 2-15 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-09 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2016 [5] Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-15 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-12 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2015 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-16 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle 1-15 Pearse Park, Dunloy
2014 [6] Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-15 Colours of Laois.svg St Gall's 1-05 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2013 [7] Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-14 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-06 Páirc MacUílín, Ballycastle
2012 [8] Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-11 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-07 Casement Park, Belfast
2011 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-14 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-14 Casement Park, Belfast
2010 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-09 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-11 Casement Park, Belfast
2009 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 3-14 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-13 Casement Park, Belfast
2008 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-15 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-06 Casement Park, Belfast
2007 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-16 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-16 Casement Park, Belfast
2006 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-14 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-07 Casement Park, Belfast
2005 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-10 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-15 Casement Park, Belfast
2004 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa 1-14 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-04 Casement Park, Belfast
2003 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 1-16 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-12 Casement Park, Belfast
2002 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 3-12 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-08 Casement Park, Belfast
2001 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy 3-15 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle 1-17 Casement Park, Belfast
2000 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy Flag green black 5x3.svg Emmets, Cushendun Casement Park, Belfast
1999 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy
1998 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1997 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1996 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1995 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1994 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1993 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1992 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1991 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1990 Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1989 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1988 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
1987 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1986 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1985 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1984 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
1983 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle 1-14 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-10
1982 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1981 Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1980 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
1979 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
1978 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1977 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1976 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy
1975 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Flag green black 5x3.svg Patrick Sarsfields
1974 Flag green black 5x3.svg Patrick Sarsfields Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1973 Colours of Laois.svg St John's 4-10 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle 3-12
1972 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1971 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Offaly.svg Glenariffe Oisín
1970 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1969 Colours of Laois.svg St John's Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1968 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1967 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Kerry.svg Mitchel's
1966 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Offaly.svg Glenariffe Oisín
1965 Colours of Laois.svg St John's Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1964 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1963 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy
1962 Colours of Laois.svg St John's Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1961 Colours of Laois.svg St John's Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs
1960 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1959 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs
1958 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1957 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1956 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1955 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1954 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1953 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1952 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1951 Colours of Laois.svg St John's
1950 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1949 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1948 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1947 Colours of Kerry.svg Mitchel's
1946 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1945O'Connell's
1944 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Kerry.svg Mitchel's
1943 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1942O'Connell's
1941O'Connell's
1940O'Connell's
1939 Colours of Laois.svg Tír na nÓg, Randalstown Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy
1938 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1937 Colours of Offaly.svg Glenariffe Oisín
1936O'Connell's
1935 Colours of Offaly.svg Glenariffe Oisín
1934 Colours of Laois.svg St John's Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1933 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Seagan an Doimis
1932O'Connell's Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1931Emmets, CushendunO'Connell's
1930O'Connell's Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy
1929 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1928O'Connell's
1927O'Connell's
1926 Colours of Laois.svg Tír na nÓg, Randalstown
1925 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1924 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1923 Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs
1922 Colours of Laois.svg Tír na nÓg, Randalstown
1921 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1920 Colours of Derry.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
1919 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1918 Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa
1917James Stephens
1916 Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs
1915Seagan an Doimis Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1914 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1913 Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Seagan an Doimis
1912 Colours of Kerry.svg Mitchel's Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1911 Colours of Kerry.svg Mitchel's Colours of Kerry.svg Cuchullians, Dunloy
1910Seagan an Doimis Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1909Brian Óg Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle
1908Seagan an Doimis
1907O'Neill Crowleys
1906 Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs O'Neill Crowleys
1905Tír na nÓg
1904Tír na nÓg
1903O'Neill Crowleys
1902 Colours of Tyrone.svg Lámh Dhearg
1901Brian Óg

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Antrim SHC titles, is as follows:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mohan, David (20 October 2024). "Cushendall edge Dunloy to retain Antrim hurling title". BBC. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Hurlers of Ruairí Óg's, St Gall's and Castleblayney Faughs advance to All-Ireland series after Ulster finals". The Irish News . The Irish News Ltd. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018. St Gall's became Ulster Intermediate Hurling champions for the second time with this seven-point win over Armagh side Keady Lámh Dhearg. The Belfast side celebrated their first provincial intermediate success for the first time since 2009, when they went on to reach the All-Ireland final the following spring.
  3. ↑ "Antrim SHC final: Elliott on the double as Dunloy dethrone Dall". Hogan Stand . 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Antrim SHC final: Dunloy make it a dozen". Hogan Stand . 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Casey fires Loughgiel to Antrim glory". Irish Independent . 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "McManus leads Cushendall to twelfth Antrim crown". Irish Independent . 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Antrim SHC final: Shamrocks make it four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand . 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Loughgiel again the kings". Irish Examiner . 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
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