Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Idirmheánach Iomáint Laoise
CodeHurling
Founded1908; 118 years ago (1908)
RegionFile:Colours of Laois.svg Laois (GAA)
TrophyHetherington Cup
No. of teams8
Title holdersFile:Colours of Kerry.svg Clonad (1st title)
Most titlesFile:Colours of Cork.svg Clonaslee (8 titles)
SponsorsLaois Shopping Centre
Official websitehttp://www.laoisgaa.ie

The Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Laois IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Laois in Ireland.

In its current format, the Laois Intermediate Championship begins with a group stage in mid-summer. The eight participating teams are divided into two groups of four and play each other in a round-robin system. The three top-ranking teams in each group proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at O'Moore Park.

The title has been won by 36 different clubs, 26 of which have won the title more than once.[1] Clonaslee is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it eight times. Clonad are the title holders after defeating Mountrath by 1-18 to 1-13 in the 2025 final.[2]

Format

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Group stage

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The eight teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three 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 two teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.

Knockout stage

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Following the completion of the group stage, the top three teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. The two top-ranking teams receive byes to separate semi-finals.

  • Quarter-finals: The second and third-ranked teams in each group contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.
  • Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top-ranked teams contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.
  • Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Promotion and relegation

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At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Laois Premier Intermediate Championship for the following season. The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage take part in a playoff, with the losing team being relegated to the Laois Junior Championship.

Teams

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2025 teams

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Borris-in-Ossory-Kilcotton 2024 Junior finalists

2nd team

Clonad
Ballypickas 2024 Junior winners
Slieve Bloom
St Fintan's, Mountrath
The Harps 2nd team
Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe
Trumera

2024 teams

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Abbeyleix 2nd team

2024 finalists

Clonad
Mountmellick 2024 winners
Slieve Bloom 1st year after

relegation

St Fintan's, Mountrath
The Harps 2nd team
Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe 2023 Junior

winners

Trumera 2023 finalists

Note: For 2024 Championships both the winners and finalists were promoted due to Championship restructure.[3][4]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Sponsorship

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Laois Shopping Centre is the title sponsor of the championship.[5]

Roll of honour

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# Club Wins Years won
1 Clonaslee 8 1936, 1943, 1955, 1962, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1997
2 Camross 6 1938, 1958, 1983, 2000, 2010, 2019
3 Mountrath 5 1941, 1949, 1990, 1996, 2001
4 Abbeyleix 4 1908, 1966, 1978, 2007
Cullohill 4 1909, 1946, 1954, 1973
Borris-in-Ossory 4 1940, 1953, 1988, 2009
Colt 4 1965, 1971, 1979, 2008
Ballyfin 4 1970, 1985, 2006, 2011
Castletown 4 1975, 1980, 1986, 1993
Trumera 4 2004, 2015, 2017, 2021
11 Ballacolla 3 1910, 1938, 1972,
Durrow 3 1944, 1959, 1976
Kilcotton 3 1963, 1992, 2002
Rosenallis 3 1989, 1999, 2016
Clough–Ballacolla 3 1991, 1998, 2022
16 Portlaoise 2 1935, 1942
Ballypickas 2 1937, 1964
Rovers 2 1945, 1948
Shanahoe 2 1951, 2013
St Canice's 2 1952, 1957
Ballinakill 2 1974, 1995
Ratheniska 2 1961, 1977
Rathdowney 2 1960, 2003
Rathdowney–Errill 2 2005, 2020
Mountmellick 2 1967, 2024
Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton 2 2012, 2014
27 Ballygeehan 1 1913
Kyle 1 1947
Castlemore 1 1950
Cuddagh 1 1956
St Conleth's 1 1968
Errill 1 1981
Park–Ratheniska 1 1984
Slieve Bloom 1 2018
Colt–Shanahoe 1 2023

List of finals

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Year Winners Runners-up Venue #
Club Score Club Score
2017 Trumera 0-15 Rathdowney–Errill 0-14 MW Hire O'Moore Park [6]
2018 Slieve Bloom 3-11 Camross 1-12 MW Hire O'Moore Park [7]
2019 Camross 3-18 Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton 0-13 MW Hire O'Moore Park [8]
2020 Rathdowney–Errill 2-26 Trumera 0-13 MW Hire O'Moore Park [9]
2021 Trumera 1-19 Clough–Ballacolla 1-16 MW Hire O'Moore Park [10]
2022 Clough–Ballacolla 2-14 Mountmellick 2-09 MW Hire O'Moore Park [11]
2023 Colt–Shanahoe 4-15 Trumera 0-14 Laois Hire O'Moore Park [12]
2024 Mountmellick 4-17 Abbeyleix 1-16 Laois Hire O'Moore Park [13] Note: both teams promoted due to Championship restructure[14]

See also

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References

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