Down Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish Craobhchomórtas Idirmhéanach Iomána an Dún
Code Hurling
Region Colours of Down.svg Down (GAA)
TrophyCharlie Keown Memorial Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh (th title)
SponsorsMorgan Fuels
Official website Down GAA

The Down Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morgan Fuels Down Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Down IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second tier hurling teams in County Down in Northern Ireland.

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In its current format, the Down Intermediate Championship begins with a group stage. The four group stage teams play each other in a round-robin system. The top two teams in the group proceed to the knockout stage, where they are joined by the bottom two teams from the Down SHC. The final is usually played at Páirc Esler in Newry. The winner of the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Championship.

Bredagh are the title holders after defeating Carryduff by 2-19 to 0-09 in the 2023 final. [1]

Format

Group stage

Over the course of the four-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. [2] 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 two teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The top teams from the group stage and the bottom two teams from the Down SHC group stage contest the semi-finals. [3]

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.

Teams

2023 teams

The following teams will potentially compete in the 2023 Down Intermediate Hurling Championship:

ClubLocationColoursChampionship titlesLast championship title
Intermediate clubs
Ballela Ballela 0—
Carryduff Carryduff 12020
Colours of Antrim.svg Clonduff Hilltown Yellow and white0—
Colours of Laois.svg St. Peter's Warrenpoint Blue and white0—
Senior clubs
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran RubaneBlack and amber0—
Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Ards Peninsula Green and white0—
Bredagh Ballynafeigh Maroon and white12023
Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Leitrim Green, white and yellow12022
Newry Shamrocks Newry 12021
Colours of Tipperary.png Portaferry Portaferry Blue and yellow0—

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Down Intermediate Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Trophy and medals

The Charlie Keown Memorial Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was commissioned to honour Liatroim Fontenoys clubman Charlie Keown who served in a number of administrative roles with the Down County Board, including a three-year term as chairman from 1985. [4] Pearse Óg McCrickard was the first recipient of the cup in 2022.

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2023 Bredagh 2-16 Carryduff 0-09 Páirc Esler
2022 Liatroim Fontenoys 0-24 Carryduff 2-15 Páirc Esler [5]
2021 Newry Shamrocks 2-12 Carryduff 1-13 Páirc Esler [6]
2020 Carryduff 2-15 Liatroim Fontenoys 1-12 Páirc Esler [7]

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Carryduff 1320202021, 2022, 2023
Liatroim Fontenoys 1120222020
Bredagh 102023—
Newry Shamrocks 102021—

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References

  1. ↑ "Gaelic Games: Bredagh defeat Carryduff to claim the Down IHC title". Belfast Media. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Championship Draws 2023: JHC, IHC and SHC". Down GAA website. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023 Down GAA Intermediate Hurling Championship". Down GAA website. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former county chairman Keown sought to improve Down GAA on and off the field". The Irish News. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Laitroim Win Intermediate Hurling Championship". Down GAA website. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Newry Shamrocks thrilled to become senior hurlers in 2022: Paul Sheehan". The Irish News. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Down 2020 Junior and Intermediate Hurling Finals". Down GAA website. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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