Galway Junior A Hurling Championship

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Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg2022 Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Shóisearach A na Gaillimhe
Code Hurling
Region Colours of Galway.svg Galway (GAA)
Title holders Colours of Dublin.svg Ballygar (th title)
SponsorsBrooks
Official website Official website

The Galway Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Galway in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Galway hurling championship system.

Contents

Skehana/Mountbellew-Moylough are the title holders, beating Loughrea by 1-13 to 0-13 in the 2023 final. [1]

Roll of honour

#ClubWinsYears won
Turloughmore 51907, 1949, 1954, 1991, 1997
Ardrahan 21934, 1979
St. Thomas' 11972
Sarsfields 11996
Athenry 52019, 2011, 2004, 1993, 1957
Skehana/M-M 12023

List of finals

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScore
2006 Tommy Larkins 2-06Skehana0-08
2007 Castlegar 0-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-13
2008 Mullagh 0-13Skehana0-07
2009 Loughrea 1-10 Sarsfields 1-05
2010 Gort 2-13 Portumna 1-10
2011 Athenry 2-08Ballygar0-07
2012 Loughrea 1-09 Bearna-Na-Forbacha 1-07
2013 Craughwell 2-07 Annaghdown 1-09
2014 Annaghdown 1-08An Spideal0-07
2015An Spideal0-13 Castlegar 0-10
2016 Meelick-Eyrecourt 2-12 Sarsfields 0-14
2017 Sylane 3-18 Tommy Larkins 1-08
2018 Turloughmore 3-13 Sarsfields 1-16
2019Athenry3-21 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-14
2020 Clarinbridge 3-12 Salthill-Knocknacarra 2-06
2021 Craughwell 1-19 Liam Mellows 2-09
2022Ballygar1-17 Skehana/M-M 1-16 Duggan Park
2023 Skehana/M-M 1-13 Loughrea 0-13 Duggan Park

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References

  1. "Ballygar hurlers promoted to Intermediate after epic final win". Galway Bay fm. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.