Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
| Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: File:Current event clock.svg 2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship | |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Region | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick (GAA) |
| Trophy | Michael Fox Memorial Cup |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Title holders | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Newcastle West (1st title) |
| First winner | File:Colours of Cork.svg Bruff |
| Most titles | File:Colours of Cork.svg Monaleen (2 titles) |
| Sponsors | Lyons of Limerick |
| Official website | Official website |
The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking intermediate clubs in the county of Limerick in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Limerick hurling championship system.
The Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship was introduced in 2014 following a split in the existing Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship.[1] It was the fourth adult county championship to come into existence in Limerick.
In its present format, the Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship uses a round-robin format with each team playing 7 matches (playing all 7 other teams once). Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The two top-ranking teams proceed to the final match at the LIT Gaelic Grounds. The winner of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship, as well as gaining automatic promotion to the Limerick Senior Championship, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship. In 2020, the intended format was disrupted and slightly amended due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition has been won by 9 teams, one of which have won the tournament more than once.final.[2]
Newcastle West are the title holders, winning the 2024 final.
History
[edit | edit source]The Limerick Intermediate Championship was founded in 1910 in an effort to bridge the standard of play between the Limerick Senior Championship and the Limerick Junior Championship. Three separate hurling championships proved difficult to sustain, particularly due to a lack of competitive clubs, and the championship was discontinued and reinstated on a number of occasions before being reinstated permanently in 1988.
At a Special Convention of the Limerick County Board in February 2013 it was decided by 115 votes to 108 to introduce radical new changes for the 2014 championship season. While the structure of the 2013 senior and intermediate hurling championships remained unchanged, the final placings were used to ‘grade’ clubs for the new structures the following season. The changes meant that the 2014 Senior Championship was reduced from 16 to 12 teams, with the four relegated teams forming half of the new eight-team Premier Intermediate Championship for 2014. The remaining four teams for this new tier of championship were the four semi-finalists from the 2013 Intermediate Championship.[3]
The eight teams in the inaugural championship were: Blackrock, Bruff, Bruree, Croom, Dromin-Athlacca, Garryspillane, Hospital-Herbertstown and Knockaderry. The very first match took place on 18 April 2014, with Bruff claiming a 2-19 to 2-13 victory over Bruree in the first round of group games. Bruff went on to win the very first championship after a 2-14 to 0-16 defeat of Croom in the 2014 final.
Teams
[edit | edit source]2025 teams
[edit | edit source]The 8 teams competing in the 2025 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship are:
| Team | Location | Division | Colours | Position in 2024 | In championship since | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Blackrock | Kilfinane | South | Green and white | Group stage | 2023 | 1 | 2019 |
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Bruff | Bruff | South | Red and white | Semi-finals | 2018 | 1 | 2014 |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Croagh-Kilfinny | Croagh | West | Blue and white | IHC Champions | 2025 | 0 | — |
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Effin | Effin | South | Green and white | Semi-finals | 2022 | 0 | — |
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Garryspillane | Knocklong | South | Black and amber | Runners-up | 2024 | 1 | 2018 |
| File:StFinbarrs.png Glenroe | Ballyhoura Mountains | South | Green and black | Group stage | 2020 | 0 | — |
| File:StFinbarrs.png Granagh-Ballingarry | Ballingarry | West | Green and black | Group stage | 2024 | 0 | — |
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg South Liberties | Roxboro | East | Green and gold | Relegated from SHC | 2025 | 0 | — |
Qualification for subsequent competitions
[edit | edit source]The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
List of finals
[edit | edit source]List of Limerick PIHC finals
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |||
| 2025 | Garryspillane | 4-19 (3 penalties) | Effin | 2-25 (0 penalties) | TUS Gaelic Grounds | |
| 2024 | Newcastle West | 2-12 | Garryspillane | 1-11 | TUS Gaelic Grounds | |
| 2023 | Dromin/Athlacca | 2-20 | Blackrock | 3-16 | FitzGerald Park | |
| 2022 | Monaleen | 2-16 | Bruff | 0-16 | ||
| 2021 | Mungret/St. Paul's | 4-17 | Cappamore | 1-12 | TUS Gaelic Grounds | |
| 2020 | Kildimo-Pallaskenry | 0-22 | Mungret/St. Paul's | 1-13 | LIT Gaelic Grounds | [4] |
| 2019 | Blackrock | 1-18 | Kildimo-Pallaskenry | 0-16 | LIT Gaelic Grounds | [5] |
| 2018 | Garryspillane | 2-12 | Bruff | 0-12 | FitzGerald Park | [6] |
| 2017 | Murroe / Boher | 1-21 | Garryspillane | 1-15 | Gaelic Grounds | [7] |
| 2016 | Monaleen | 1-17 | Cappamore | 2-11 | FitzGerald Park | |
| 2015 | Bruree | 3-07 | Knockainey | 0-13 | FitzGerald Park | [8] |
| 2014 | Bruff | 2-14 | Croom | 0-16 | FitzGerald Park | |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- 2019: The first match ended in a draw. Blackrock 0-18 - 0-18 Kildimo-Pallaskenry.
Roll of honour
[edit | edit source]By club
[edit | edit source]| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Colours of Cork.svg Monaleen | 2 | 0 | 2016, 2022 | — |
| 2 | File:Colours of Cork.svg Bruff | 1 | 2 | 2014 | 2018, 2022 |
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Garryspillane | 1 | 2 | 2018 | 2017, 2024 | |
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Blackrock | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2023 | |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Kildimo-Pallaskenry | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Mungret/St. Paul's | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Bruree | 1 | 0 | 2015 | — | |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Murroe / Boher | 1 | 0 | 2017 | — | |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Dromin/Athlacca | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — | |
| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Newcastle West | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — | |
| 11 | File:Colours of Kerry.svg Cappamore | 0 | 2 | — | 2016, 2021 |
| File:Colours of Laois.svg Croom | 0 | 1 | — | 2014 | |
| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Knockainey | 0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
- Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
- Limerick Premier Junior A Hurling Championship (Tier 4)
- Limerick Junior A Hurling Championship (Tier 5)
External links
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