Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Príomh Idirmhéanach Iomána an Chláir
Founded	2025
Trophy	Paddy Browne Cup
No. of teams	10
Title holders	O'Callaghan's Mills (6th title)
Most titles	Broadford (8 titles)
Sponsors	TUS Midlands Midwest

Last updated November 02, 2025

The Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Clare PIHC) is an annual GAA club competition organised by the Clare County Board for hurling clubs below senior level. It is contested by the top-ranking intermediate hurling clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the second-tier adult competition of the Clare hurling pyramid.

In 2025 the Clare County Board introduced three new levels to the Clare hurling pyramid – Premier Intermediate, Premier Junior B and Premier Junior C . Every level below the sixteen-team senior level was now a new or updated ten-team level, with the respective champions promoted up one level, and the losers of a relegation play-off dropping down a level for the following year.

From 1927 to 2024 the Clare IHC was the second-tier of the Clare hurling pyramid. However, since the introduction of premier intermediate in 2025, it is effectively a new competition with a new trophy on offer for the winners. The Pappy O'Callaghan Cup was commissioned for the intermediate champions from 2025 onwards^[1], and the previous intermediate trophy, the Paddy Browne Cup, is now awarded to the premier intermediate champions.

The winners of the Clare PIHC are presented with the Paddy Browne Cup, and are promoted to the Clare Senior Hurling Championship.

The current (2025) champions are O'Callaghan's Mills who defeated Clarecastle by 2-19 to 1-16, to win their sixth title at this level.

Munster club qualification

Prior to the creation of the Clare PIHC in 2025, the winners of the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship qualified to represent Clare in the Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. From 2025, the winners of the Clare PIHC have this honour. However, if a second-, third-, or fourth-string team wins the Clare PIFC, the highest finishing first-string team qualifies instead.

Three Clare clubs have won the Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship:

Clooney-Quin won the 2006 Munster intermediate club title, beating Bishopstown (Cork) in the final.
Clonlara won the 2007 Munster intermediate club title, beating Dromin-Athlacca (Limerick) in the final.
Wolfe Tones won the 2015 Munster intermediate club title, beating Newcestown (Cork) in the final. They later lost to Bennettsbridge (Kilkenny) in the All-Ireland intermediate club semi-final.

Four more Clare clubs have reached the Munster intermediate club final:

Broadford lost the 2008 final to Blarney (Cork).
Kilmaley lost the 2017 final to Kanturk (Cork).
Feakle lost the 2018 final to Charleville (Cork).
Corofin lost the 2023 final to Castlelyons (Cork).

No Clare club has won the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

2026 Premier Intermediate clubs

The ten teams competing in the 2026 Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

Club	Location	Colours	Titles	Last title
Bodyke	Bodyke	Black & Amber	5	1996
Clarecastle	Clarecastle	Black & White	1	1931
Corofin	Corofin	Red & White	3	2023
Parteen-Meelick	Parteen / Meelick	Blue & Red	1	1956
Ruan	Ruan	Saffron & Blue	5	2012
Sixmilebridge	Sixmilebridge	Saffron & Blue	5	1990
Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe	Killaloe	Scarlet & Amber	2	2021
Tubber	Tubber	Black & Amber	2	1976
Tulla	Tulla	Claret & Gold	1	1979
Whitegate	Whitegate	Red & Black	7	2013

Second-String Team Old Intermediate Title (1927–2024)

Roll of honour

#	Club	Wins	Years won	Years old intermediate won
1.	Broadford	8		1941, 1947, 1974, 1981, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2019
2.	Whitegate	7		1939 (as Mountshannon), 1942 (as Mountshannon), 1959, 1984, 1992, 2009, 2013
3.	O'Callaghan's Mills	6	2025	1929 (as Kilkishen), 1933, 1935 (as Kilkishen), 1968, 1977
4.	Bodyke	5		1932, 1936, 1946, 1969, 1996
	Clonlara			1928, 1975, 1989, 1999, 2007
	Ruan			1940, 1948, 1950 (with Dysart), 1978, 2012
	Sixmilebridge			1951, 1957 (as Cappagh), 1971, 1988, 1990
8.	Cratloe	4		1937, 1943, 1970, 1994
	Éire Óg, Ennis			1927 (as Ennis Rovers), 1945 (as Ennis Faughs), 1958 (as St. John's), 2011
	Feakle			1930, 1973, 2014, 2018
	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield			1985, 1993, 2016, 2022
12.	Clooney-Quin	3		1934 (as Clooney), 1986 (as Clooney), 2006
	Corofin			1991, 2002, 2023
	Crusheen			1960, 1987, 2000
	Scariff			1938, 1982, 2020
	Wolfe Tones, Shannon			1983, 2015, 2024
17.	Ballyea	2		1944, 2001
	Inagh-Kilnamona			1998 (as Kilnamona), 2005 (as Inagh)
	Kilmaley			1980, 2017
	Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe			2004, 2021
	Tubber			1972, 1976
22.	Clarecastle	1		1931
	Killanena			2010
	Newmarket-on-Fergus			1967
	Ogonnelloe			1995
	Our Lady's Mental Hospital, Ennis			1952
	Parteen-Meelick			1956 (as Parteen)
	Tulla			1979

List of Clare PIHC finals

Munster Intermediate Club Champions Munster Intermediate Club Finalists Old Intermediate Title (1927–2024)

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Score
2025^[2]	O'Callaghan's Mills	2-19	Clarecastle	1-16
2024^[3]	Wolfe Tones, Shannon	1-17	Tubber	0-19
2023^[4]	Corofin	0-18	Sixmilebridge	0-14
2022^[5]	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield		Tulla
2021^[6]	Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe		St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
2020^[7]	Scariff		Tubber
2019^[8]	Broadford		St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
2018^[9]	Feakle		Tubber
2017	Kilmaley		Tubber
2016	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield		Broadford
2015	Wolfe Tones, Shannon		Broadford
2014	Feakle		Parteen
2013	Whitegate		Feakle
2012	Ruan		Crusheen
2011	Éire Óg, Ennis		Ruan
2010	Killanena		Ruan
2009	Whitegate		Feakle
2008	Broadford		Sixmilebridge
2007	Clonlara		Killanena
2006	Clooney-Quin		Killanena
2005	Inagh		Bodyke
2004	Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe		Clooney-Quin
2003	Broadford		Feakle
2002	Corofin		Clooney-Quin
2001	Ballyea		Sixmilebridge
2000	Crusheen		Clooney
1999	Clonlara		Crusheen
1998	Kilnamona		Inagh
1997	Broadford		Sixmilebridge
1996	Bodyke		Clonlara
1995	Ogonnelloe		Crusheen
1994	Cratloe		Ogonnelloe
1993	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield		Scariff
1992	Whitegate		Ogonnelloe
1991	Corofin		St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
1990	Sixmilebridge		Cratloe
1989	Clonlara		Bodyke
1988	Sixmilebridge		Corofin
1987	Crusheen		Clarecastle
1986	Clooney		Corofin
1985	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield		Clooney
1984	Whitegate		St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
1983	Wolfe Tones, Shannon		Killanena
1982	Scariff		Killanena
1981	Broadford		Scariff
1980	Kilmaley		Cratloe
1979	Tulla		Cratloe
1978	Ruan		Clonlara
1977	O'Callaghan's Mills		Kilmaley
1976	Tubber		Scariff
1975	Clonlara		Wolfe Tones, Shannon
1974	Broadford		O'Callaghan's Mills
1973	Feakle		Broadford
1972	Tubber		Feakle
1971	Sixmilebridge		Tubber
1970	Cratloe		Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe
1969	Bodyke		Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe
1968	O'Callaghan's Mills		Cratloe
1967	Newmarket-on-Fergus		Bodyke
1966	No Championship
1965	No Championship
1964	No Championship
1963	No Championship
1962	No Championship
1961	No Championship
1960	Crusheen		O'Callaghan's Mills
1959	Whitegate		Clooney
1958	St. John's, Ennis		Scariff
1957	Cappagh		Sixmilebridge
1956	Parteen		Turnpike, Ennis
1955	No Championship
1954	No Championship
1953	Competition Unfinished
1952	Our Lady's Mental Hospital, Ennis		O'Callaghan's Mills
1951	Sixmilebridge		Turnpike, Ennis
1950	Dysart / Ruan
1949	No Championship
1948	Ruan		Whitegate
1947	Broadford		Ardnacrusha
1946	Bodyke		Ruan
1945	Ennis Faughs (Ennis Dals / Barefield)		Broadford
1944	Ballyea		Broadford
1943	Cratloe		Broadford
1942	Mountshannon		Sixmilebridge
1941	Broadford		Scariff
1940	Ruan		Sixmilebridge
1939	Mountshannon		Sixmilebridge
1938	Scariff		Ennis Rovers
1937	Cratloe		Scariff
1936	Bodyke		Ruan
1935	Kilkishen		Bodyke
1934	Clooney		Kilkishen
1933	O'Callaghan's Mills		Feakle
1932	Bodyke		O'Callaghan's Mills
1931	Clarecastle		O'Callaghan's Mills
1930	Feakle		Bodyke
1929	Kilkishen		Kilbane / Ogonnelloe
1928	Clonlara		Ennis Dalcassians
1927	Ennis Rovers		Kilmore

In late 1943, Ennis Dalcassians offered an opportunity to any players from their neighbours and fellow junior club, Doora-Barefield, to join with them and compete for titles at a higher level in both codes. Ennis Faughs won the 1945 intermediate hurling final against Broadford.
In early 1974, Éire Óg took complete control over the organisation of gaelic games in Ennis when it merged with Ennis Rovers, St. John's and Turnpike to form one combined club for the town. Ennis Rovers won the 1927 intermediate hurling final against Kilmore, and lost the 1938 intermediate hurling final to Scariff. Turnpike lost the 1951 and 1956 intermediate hurling finals to Sixmilebridge and Parteen respectively. St. John's won the 1958 intermediate hurling final against Scariff.

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