Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship
Colours of Galway.svg
Irish Craobh Iomána Idirmhéanach na Gaillimhe
Code Hurling
Founded1949;76 years ago (1949)
Region Colours of Galway.svg Galway (GAA)
TrophyMick Sylver Cup
Title holders Colours of Limerick.svg Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry (2nd title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg Mullagh (4 titles)
Colours of Sligo.svg Pádraig Pearses (4 titles)
Colours of Limerick.svg Killimordaly (4 titles)
Sponsorsbrooks
TV partner(s)beosport
Official website Official website

The Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Galmont Hotel Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking intermediate clubs in the county of Galway in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Galway hurling championship system.

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The Galway Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1949 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade.

In its current format, the Galway Intermediate Championship begins in April. The 14 participating teams are drawn into two groups of seven teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams in both groups proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Kenny Park in October. The winner of the Galway Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Mick Sylver Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Connacht Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 37 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Mullagh, Pádraig Pearses and Killimordaly are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it 4 times each. Killimor are the reigning champions, having beaten Meelick-Eyrecourt by 0-13 to 0-09 in the 2022 final in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, on 15 October 2022.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

The Galway IHC winners qualify for the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. It is the only team from County Galway to qualify for this competition. The Galway IHC winners enter the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship at the __ stage. For example, 2018 winner Oranmore-Maree won the Connacht IHC, [1] as did 2016 winner Ahascragh-Fohenagh, [2] and 2015 winner Abbeyknockmoy [3] 2014 winner Cappataggle also won, becoming the ninth Galway IHC club to do so. [4]

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

The Galway IHC winners — by winning the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, at which they would enter at the __ stage. For example, 2018 Galway IHC winner Oranmore-Maree (featuring Galway All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Gearóid McInerney (All Star) and Niall Burke) won the All-Ireland Championship title at Croke Park. [5]

Teams

2024 teams

TeamLocationPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Abbeyknockmoy Abbeyknockmoy Preliminary quarter-finals?32015
Annaghdown Annaghdown Group stage?0
Ballygar Ballygar Preliminary quarter-finals?0
Carnmore Carnmore Semi-finals?21988
Clarinbridge Clarinbridge Preliminary quarter-finals?21994
Craughwell Craughwell Preliminary quarter-finals?11986
KilbeacantyKilbeacantyRelegation playoff winners?11978
Killimor Killimor Quarter-finals202422022
Kiltormer Kiltormer Relegated?22001
Kinvara Kinvara Runners-up?22019
Meelick-Eyrecourt Eyrecourt Semi-finals?21997
Mountbellew–Moylough Mountbellew Group stage20240
Rahoon-Newcastle Moycullen Quarter-finals?11977
Sylane SylaunQuarter-finals?0
Turloughmore Turloughmore Quarter-finals?0
Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry Tynagh Champions?22024

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesChampionships won
1 Mullagh 41972, 1974, 1982, 2003
Pádraig Pearses 41979, 1991, 1995, 2010
Killimordaly 41951, 1963, 2006, 2012
4 Kilconieron 31911, 1993, 2020
Cappataggle 31962, 2008, 2014
Abbeyknockmoy 31971, 1985, 2015
Ballinderreen 32000, 2017, 2023
Moycullen 31964, 2011, 2021
8 Carnmore 21961, 1988
Killimor 21984, 2022
Clarinbridge 21983, 1994
Meelick-Eyrecourt 21973, 1997
Kiltormer 21975, 2001
Beagh 21980, 2002
St. Thomas' 21996, 2004
Tommy Larkins 22005, 2007
Kilnadeema-Leitrim 21999, 2013
Ballinderreen 22000, 2017
Oranmore-Maree 21990, 2018
Kinvara 21966, 2019
Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 22009, 2024
21Kilrickle11949
Oranmore 11950
Skehana11952
Maree 11953
Eyrecourt 11959
Newcastle 11960
Ardrahan 11965
Sarsfields 11976
Rahoon 11977
Kilbeacanty 11978
Loughrea 11981
Craughwell 11986
Tynagh 11987
Portumna 11992
Athenry 11998
Ahascragh-Fohenagh 12016

List of finals

Legend

List of Galway IHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 [6] Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 2-16 Kinvara 0-17
2023 Ballinderreen 3-18 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 2-18
2022 Killimor 0-13 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-09
2021 Moycullen 2-11 Killimor 1-12
2020 Kilconieron 2-27 Moycullen 0-10
2019 Kinvara 1-10 Kilconieron 0-12
2018 Oranmore-Maree 3-19 Kilconieron 1-11
2017 Ballinderreen 1-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-13
2016 [7] Ahascragh/Fohenagh 2-15 Ballinderreen 0-08
2015 [8] Abbeyknockmoy 1-16 Moycullen 0-13
2014 [9] Cappataggle 0-11; 0-19 Ahascragh/Fohenagh 0-11; 1-08
2013 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 2-14 Cappataggle 1-04
2012 [10] Killimordaly 0-17 Ahascragh/Fohenagh 0-14
2011 Moycullen 2-10 Killimordaly 0-13
2010 Pádraig Pearse's 1-10 Killimor 1-08
2009 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 1-20 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-16
2008 Cappataggle 1-10 Killimordaly 0-11
2007 Tommy Larkins 0-13 Pádraig Pearse's 0-10
2006 Killimordaly 3-11 Kiltormer 1-12
2005 Tommy Larkins 1-14 Beagh 0-08
2004 St. Thomas' 2-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-08
2003 Mullagh 0-12; 1-13 Liam Mellows 2-06; 0-10
2002 Beagh 1-13; 1-12 Mullagh 2-10; 1-10
2001 Kiltormer 0-09 Oranmore-Maree 0-08
2000 Ballinderreen 1-08 Kiltormer 0-04
1999 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 2-09 Kiltormer 1-09
1998 Athenry 0-17 Craughwell 2-09
1997 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-11 Kiltormer 0-08
1996 St. Thomas' 2-10 Craughwell 1-08
1995 Pádraig Pearse's 0-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-08
1994 Clarinbridge 3-15 Tommy Larkins 1-07
1993 Kilconieron 0-13 Beagh 2-05
1992 Portumna 0-14; 6-08 Kilconieron 1-11; 1-05
1991 Pádraig Pearse's 0-08; 2-06 Killimor 1-05; 1-05
1990 Oranmore-Maree 0-12 Portumna 2-05
1989 Abbey-Duniry 1-11; 3-07 Portumna 0-14; 2-05
1988 Carnmore 1-09 Pádraig Pearse's 0-04
1987 Tynagh 1-11 Pádraig Pearse's 2-7
1986 Craughwell 1-09 Carnmore 0-06
1985 Abbeyknockmoy 1-09 Craughwell 0-06
1984 Killimor 3-07 Tynagh 0-09
1983 Clarinbridge 1-09 Oranmore-Maree 1-03
1982 Mullagh 3-13 Tynagh 1-03
1981 Loughrea 3-08 Killimor 2-07
1980 Beagh 4-13 Mullagh 3-11
1979   Pádraig Pearse's 2-07 Killimor 2-05
1978 Kilbeacanty 0-17 St. Thomas' 2-04
1977 Rahoon 3-12 Pádraig Pearse's 1-12
1976 Sarsfields 3-04 Killimor 0-04
1975 Kiltormer 0-12; 5-07 Killimor 1-09; 3-04
1974 Mullagh 3-07 Kiltormer 1-09
1973 Meelick-Eyrecourt 3-08 Craughwell 4-03
1972 Mullagh 1-10 Ahascragh 0-05
1971 Abbeyknockmoy Kiltormer
1970No Championship
1969No Championship
1968No Championship
1967No Championship
1966   Kinvara 1-09 Oranmore 2-00
1965 Ardrahan 5-04 Tynagh 0-07
1964 Moycullen 7-13 Cappataggle 5-02
1963 Killimordaly 3-12Cussane4-07
1962 Cappataggle 5-12 Ardrahan 4-05
1961 Carnmore 4-05 Loughrea 4-01
1960 Newcastle 2-04 Ballindereen 2-03
1959 Eyrecourt 1-05 Newcastle 0-04
1958No Championship
1957No Championship
1956No Championship
1955No Championship
1954No Championship
1953 Maree 6-01 Craughwell 4-01
1952Skehana3-05 Craughwell 3-3
1951 Killimordaly 6-07 Clarinbridge 3-02
1950 Oranmore 3-05 Killimor 3-01
1949Kilrickle

See also

References

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  2. "Connacht club IHC final replay: Mannion's the man". Hogan Stand . 14 November 2016.
  3. McIntyre, John (12 November 2015). "Abbeyknockmoy hang on for provincial glory". Connacht Tribune .
  4. "No end to Galway's dominance in Connacht IHC final". Irish Independent . 9 November 2014.
  5. O'Brien, Brendan (10 February 2019). "Oranmore-Maree deny Charleville with superb second-half". Irish Examiner .
  6. Sport, Sunday (3 November 2024). "Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry Wins County Intermediate Hurling Title". GalwayBayFM. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. "Ahascragh/Fohenagh finally make the breakthrough". Connacht Tribune . Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. McIntyre, John (5 November 2015). "Flaherty brothers inspire Abbeyknockmoy to intermediate glory". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. "Cappataggle make no mistake in final replay". Connacht Tribune . Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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