Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

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Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Clubanna Iomána Uladh
Code Hurling
Founded2004;19 years ago (2004)
Region Ulster (GAA)
No. of teams9
Title holders Colours of Kerry.svg Castleblayney (4th title)
Most titles Colours of Kerry.svg Castleblayney (4 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
MottoThe toughest of them all
Official website Ulster GAA

The Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by third tier clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland.

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The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the winter months. Teams qualify for this competition by winning the Junior hurling championship in one of the counties of Ulster. The winners represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying team
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Antrim Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Armagh Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Cavan Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Derry Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up
Colours of Down.svg Down Down Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Fermanagh Reserve Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Tyrone Junior Hurling Championship Champions

Roll of Honour

#ClubWinsRunners-UpYears WonYears Runners-Up
1 Castleblayney Hurling Club 402005, 2014, 2018, 2023-
2 Setanta 222017, 2022 2007, 2008
Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 202015, 2019-
4Shane O'Neill's1120042022
Craobh Rua 1120212013
Clooney Gaels 102006-
Glen Rovers, Armoy102007-
Lisbellaw 102008-
Naomh Colum Cille102009-
Inniskeen 102010-
Burt 102011-
Bredagh 102012-
Creggan Kickhams 102013-
Lámh Dhearg 102016-
15 Na Magha 03-2012, 2014, 2017
Strabane Shamrocks02-2005, 2006
St Malachy's, Portadown01-2004
St Mary's, Rasharkin01-2009
St Brigid's, Cloughmills 01-2010
Creggan Kickhams 01-2011
Ballela01-2015
Sean MacCumhaills01-2016
Cushendun01-2018
Newry Shamrocks01-2019
Carrickmacross 01-2021
#CountyWinsRunners-UpTotalMost Recent Win
1 Antrim 55102016
2 Monaghan 4152018
3 Donegal 3362022
4 Derry 2352019
5 Tyrone 1232009
Down 1232012
Armagh 1232021
Fermanagh 1012008

List of Finals

YearWinnerCountyScoreOpponentCountyScore
2023 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 2-16 St. Eunan's Donegal 1-15
2022 Setanta Donegal 1-22Shane O'Neill's Antrim 0-15
2021 [1] Craobh Rua, Camlocha Armagh 1-15 Carrickmacross Monaghan 1-10
2020Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine Derry 1-16Newry Shamrocks Down 0-11
2018 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 1-14Cushendun Antrim 0-16
2017 [2] Setanta Donegal 2-17 Na Magha Derry 3-11
2016 [3] Lámh Dhearg Antrim 0-16Sean MacCumhaills Donegal 0-13
2015 [4] Eoghan Rua, Coleraine Derry 3-15Ballela Down 0-07
2014 [5] [6] Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 4-13 Na Magha Derry 1-07
2013 [7] Creggan Kickhams Antrim 0-13 Craobh Rua Armagh 1-07
2012 [8] Bredagh Down 4-18 Na Magha Derry 3-07
2011 Burt Donegal 2-10 Creggan Kickhams Antrim 0-13
2010 Inniskeen Monaghan 0-14 St Brigid's, Cloughmills Antrim 1-09
2009Naomh Colum Cille Tyrone 4-10St Mary's, Rasharkin Antrim 2-14
2008 Lisbellaw Fermanagh 5-14 Setanta Donegal 1-12
2007Glen Rovers, Armoy Antrim 1-09 Setanta Donegal 0-11
2006 Clooney Gaels Antrim Strabane Shamrocks Tyrone
2005 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan Strabane Shamrocks Tyrone
2004Shane O'Neill's Antrim St Malachy's, Portadown Armagh

See also

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