Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
| Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: File:Current event clock.svg 2025 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | |
| Irish | Craobh Iomána Idirmhéanach Chill Chainnigh |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Region | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (GAA) |
| Trophy | Hanrahan Cup |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Title holders | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Danesfort (4th title) |
| Most titles | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Conahy Shamrocks (4 titles) File:Colours of Sligo.svg Mullinavat (4 titles) File:Colours of Galway.svg Clara (4 titles) |
| Sponsors | Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai |
| Official website | Official website |
The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by intermediate clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Kilkenny hurling championship system.
The Kilkenny Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1929 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. The championship was suspended for over 30 years until the 1970s when it was reinstated.[citation needed]
In its current format, the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Intermediate League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Four rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at UPMC Nowlan Park in October. The winner of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Hanrahan Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship and gains automatic entry into the following year's Kilkenny Senior Championship.[citation needed]
The competition has been won by 30 teams. Clara, Conahy Shamrocks, Danesfort and Mullinavat and are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it four times each. Danesfort are the reigning champions, having beaten James Stephens by 2–20 to 1–16 in the 2025 final.
Teams
[edit | edit source]2024 Teams
[edit | edit source]The 12 teams competing in the 2024 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship are:
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | In championship since | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacks and Whites | Skeoughvosteen | Black and white | Quarter-finals | 2023 | 0 | — |
| Carrickshock | Hugginstown | Green and gold | Relegation playoff winners | 2019 | 2 | 2016 |
| Conahy Shamrocks | Conahy | Black and yellow | Relegated | 2021 | 4 | 1986 |
| Danesfort | Danesfort | Black and amber | Semi-finals | 2024 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dunnamaggin | Dunnamaggin | Green and gold | First round | 2019 | 2 | 2000 |
| Fenians Johnstown | Johnstown | Blue and white | First round | 2017 | 0 | — |
| Lisdowney | Lisdowney | Blue and white | Champions | 2023 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mooncoin | Mooncoin | Green and white | Semi-finals | 2022 | 2 | 1994 |
| Rower–Inistioge | Inistioge | Green and red | Quarter-finals | 2022 | 1 | 2013 |
| St Martin's | Fassadinin | Red and green | Quarter-finals | 2018 | 1 | 2002 |
| Tullogher–Rosbercon | Rosbercon | Black and amber | Quarter-finals | 2024 | 0 | — |
| Young Irelands | Gowran | Red and white | Runners-up | ? | 1 | 1992 |
Qualification for subsequent competitions
[edit | edit source]At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Roll of honour
[edit | edit source]By club
[edit | edit source]| # | Club | Titles | Championships won | Lost | Championships Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conahy Shamrocks | 4 | 1930, 1932, 1977, 1986 | 1 | 1992 |
| Danesfort | 4 | 1931, 2011, 2022, 2025 | 1 | 2008 | |
| Clara | 4 | 1982, 1998, 2007, 2012 | 3 | 1991, 2004, 2006 | |
| Mullinavat | 4 | 1989, 2001, 2006, 2014 | 2 | 1999, 2010 | |
| 2 | John Locke's | 3 | 1935, 1993, 1999 | 0 | |
| Graignamanagh | 3 | 1976, 1980, 1985 | 6 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1996, 1997 | |
| Dicksboro | 3 | 1991, 2005, 2010 | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2009 | |
| 3 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2 | 1974, 1997 | 0 | |
| O'Loughlin Gaels | 2 | 1978, 1996 | 2 | 1983, 1987 | |
| St Patrick's | 2 | 1979, 2017 | 3 | 2012, 2014, 2015 | |
| Glenmore | 2 | 1981, 2021 | 0 | ||
| Thomastown | 2 | 1983, 2023 | 6 | 1980, 1990, 1993, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |
| St Lachtain's | 2 | 1984, 2009 | 2 | 2007, 2021 | |
| Graigue-Ballycallan | 2 | 1987, 2018 | 1 | 2017 | |
| Tullaroan | 2 | 1988, 2019 | 1 | 2018 | |
| Mooncoin | 2 | 1990, 1994 | 5 | 1930, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2023 | |
| Dunnamaggin | 2 | 1995, 2000 | 0 | ||
| Erin's Own | 2 | 2003, 2008 | 0 | ||
| Carrickshock | 2 | 2004, 2016 | 3 | 1982, 2002, 2003 | |
| Lisdowney | 2 | 2020, 2024 | 1 | 1978 | |
| 4 | Urlingford | 1 | 1929 | 0 | |
| St Fiacre's | 1 | 1934 | 0 | ||
| Slieverue | 1 | 1936 | 1 | 1931 | |
| Éire Óg | 1 | 1937 | 0 | ||
| Coon | 1 | 1973 | 0 | ||
| Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | 1 | 1975 | 0 | ||
| Young Ireland's | 1 | 1992 | 3 | 1989, 1991, 2024 | |
| St Martin's | 1 | 2002 | 1 | 2000 | |
| Rower-Inistioge | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 2011 | |
| Bennettsbridge | 1 | 2015 | 2 | 1936, 1995 | |
| 5 | Piltown | 0 | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1988 | |
| Kilmacow | 0 | 1 | 1929 | ||
| Emeralds | 0 | 1 | 2013 | ||
| James Stephens | 0 | 1 | 2025 |
List of finals
[edit | edit source]Legend
[edit | edit source]- Gold – All-Ireland intermediate club champions
- Silver – All-Ireland intermediate club runners-up
List of Kilkenny IHC finals
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- 2020: Lisdowney won on penalties
- 2022: Danesfort won AET
See also
[edit | edit source]- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
- Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
- Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Kilkenny GAA Bible Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
