Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2025 Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship
Colours of Westmeath.svg
Irish Craobh Idirmheánach Iomána na hIarmhí
Code Hurling
Founded1985;40 years ago (1985)
Region Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath (GAA)
TrophyAdrian Murray Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Cavan.svg Brownstown (5th title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's (6 titles)
SponsorsSlevin's Coaches
Official website Westmeath GAA

The Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Slevin's Coaches Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Westmeath IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1985 for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Westmeath in Ireland.

Contents

In its current format, the Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at TEG Cusack Park.

St Oliver Plunkett's is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it six times. [1] Brownstown are the title holders after defeating Southern Gaels by 6–17 to 3–08 in the 2024 final. [2]

History

The Westmeath Intermediate Championship was founded in 1985 in an effort to bridge the standard of play between the Westmeath Senior Championship and the Westmeath Junior Championship. For 35 years, the Westmeath Intermediate Championship was the second tier championship in the Westmeath hurling championship system.

A review of Westmeath's hurling championships in 2019 proposed that the Westmeath SHC and Westmeath IHC be restructured. This resulted in the creation of the Westmeath Senior B Hurling Championship. Each of the three championships would consist of six teams. The first championship following the restructuring featured the five teams who didn't make 2019 final, as well as the 2019 Westmeath JAHC winners who gained automatic promotion. [3]

Format

Group stage

Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group games. 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 three teams qualify for the knockout stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round.

Final: The two semi-final winner contests the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2025 teams

The 6 teams competing in the 2025 Westmeath Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

TeamChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 1 2023
Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 12020
Colours of Cavan.svg Raharney 21988
Flag of Rome.svg Southern Gaels 11986
Colours of Antrim.svg St Brigid's 52014
Colours of Cork.svg Turin ——

Sponsorship

Slevin's Coaches had been providing sponsorship for a number of years before renewing their sponsorship of all Westmeath's hurling championships in July 2020. [4]

Trophy and medals

The Adrian Murray Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was commissioned to honour Adrian Murray, a member of the Crookedwood club who served in a number of administrative roles with the Westmeath County Board. [5] He died in November 2006, at the age of 59..

Roll of honour

#TeamWinsYears won
1 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's 61994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2016, 2021
2 Colours of Antrim.svg St Brigid's 51995, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2014
Colours of Cavan.svg Brownstown 51985, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2024
4 Colours of Kerry.svg Ringtown 41997, 2002, 2013, 2022
6 Colours of Westmeath.svg Cullion 31996, 1999, 2019
Colours of Offaly.svg Crookedwood 32005, 2012, 2018
8 Colours of Cavan.svg Raharney 21987, 1988
Colours of Westmeath.svg Delvin 22003, 2010
10 Flag of Rome.svg Southern Gaels 11986
Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 12007
Colours of Kerry.svg Fr Dalton's 12017
Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 12020
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 12023

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenue#
ClubScoreClubScore
2017 Colours of Kerry.svg Fr Dalton's 1-11 Colours of Kerry.svg Ringtown 1-07 TEG Cusack Park [6]
2018 Colours of Offaly.svg Crookedwood 0-16 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 2-08 TEG Cusack Park
2019 Colours of Westmeath.svg Cullion 1-13 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney 1-12 TEG Cusack Park
2020 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 1-13 Colours of Kerry.svg Ringtown 1-10 TEG Cusack Park
2021 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's 1-18 Colours of Kerry.svg Ringtown 1-11 TEG Cusack Park [7]
2022 Colours of Kerry.svg Ringtown 0-15 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney 1-09 TEG Cusack Park [8]
2023 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 3-14 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 2-15 TEG Cusack Park [9]
2024 Colours of Cavan.svg Brownstown 6-17 Flag of Rome.svg Southern Gaels 3-8 TEG Cusack Park

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Club Titles - Westmeath". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cork man scores 5-1 in Westmeath IHC final". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "New format agreed for Senior Hurling Championship". Topic Westmeath. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Championship games will be all-ticket affairs". Topic. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "A tribute to Adrian Murray RIP". Hogan Stand. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Martin cut short holiday to win Westmeath hurling medal". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Superior Plunkett's crowned Intermediate Hurling Champions after wonderful display". Topic. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cunningham points the way as Ringtown finally win intermediate title". Westmeath Examiner. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Buckley, Gerry (18 October 2023). "Lynch's second half goal clinches it for Castletown". Westmeath Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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