Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

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The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this competition qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

The county champions of Mayo and Roscommon compete in the intermediate grade.

The current champions are Easkey Sea Blues of Sligo who defeated Ballinasloe of Galway in the 2023 final.[1]

Qualification[edit]

County Championship Qualifying Team
Galway Galway Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Leitrim Leitrim Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Sligo Sligo Senior Hurling Championship Champions

Recent championships[edit]

2023

Semi-final Final
      
Easkey Sea Blues 2-20
Carrick Hurling 1-09
Easkey Sea Blues 1-18
Ballinasloe 2-12

2022

Semi-final Final
      
Easkey Sea Blues 3-25
Carrick Hurling 1-06
Easkey Sea Blues 0-05
Ballygar Hurling Club 0-04


List of Finals[edit]

Year Winners Runners-up
County Club Score County Club Score
2023 SLI Easkey Sea Blues 1-18 GAL Ballinasloe 2-12
2022[2] SLI Easkey Sea Blues 0-05 GAL Ballygar 0-04
2021 GAL Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-16 SLI Easkey Sea Blues 1-12
2020 No Championship
2019[3] GAL Míchael Breathnach 1-12 SLI Naomh Eoin 0-08
2018[4] LEI Carrick Hurling 2-11 GAL Ballygar 2-09
2017[5] GAL Sylane 0-21 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 0-05
2016 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 3-09 GAL Míchael Breathnach 2-10
2015 GAL Sylane 1-18 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 2-07
2014[6] GAL Annaghdown 2-11 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 0-06
2013[7] SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 2-12 GAL An Spidéal 2-10
2012[8] SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 1-12 GAL Skehana 1-11
2011[9] GAL Ballygar 2-13 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 1-06
2010[10] GAL Bearna/Na Forbacha 1-12 LEI Carrick Hurling 1-09
2009 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 1-09 GAL Skehana 0-10
2008 GAL Skehana 3-12 SLI Calry/St. Joseph's 2-11
2007 GAL Sylane 0-12 ROS Athleague 1-05
2006 GAL Skehana 1-10 LEI Carrick Hurling 0-06
2005 GAL Skehana LEI Carrick Hurling
2004 ROS Oran GAL Skehana

Roll of Honour[edit]

By club[edit]

# Club County Titles Runners-Up Years Won Years Runners-Up
1 Calry-St Joseph's SLI 4 5 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017
2 Skehana GAL 3 3 2005, 2006, 2008 2004, 2009, 2012
Sylane GAL 3 0 2007, 2015, 2017
4 Easkey SLI 2 1 2022, 2023 2021
5 Carrick Hurling LEI 1 3 2018 2005, 2006, 2010
Oran ROS 1 0 2004
Bearna/Na Forbacha GAL 1 0 2010
Ballygar GAL 1 2 2011 2018, 2022
Annaghdown GAL 1 0 2014
Míchael Breathnach GAL 1 0 2019
Salthill-Knocknacarra GAL 1 0 2021
12 Athleague ROS 0 1 2007
An Spidéal GAL 0 1 2013
Míchael Breathnach GAL 0 1 2016
Naomh Eoin SLI 0 1 2019
Ballinasloe GAL 0 1 2023

By county[edit]

County Titles Runners-up Total
Galway 11 8 19
Sligo 6 7 13
Leitrim 1 3 4
Roscommon 1 1 2

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "West Sligo's Easkey win club's first ever Provincial hurling title". independent. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "West Sligo's Easkey win club's first ever Provincial hurling title". independent. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Connacht Club JHC final: Micheal Breathnach claim the spoils". Hogan Stand. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Connacht Club JHC: Carrick create history". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Slyane turn charge for title into a stroll". Irish Independent. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Connacht Club JHC: Annaghdown claim silverware". Hogan Stand. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Connacht club JHC: Calry-St Joseph's retain title". Hogan Stand. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Investigation likely after referee struck in hurling final". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Ballygar Hurling Club Notes". Hogan Stand. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  10. ^ "AIB Connacht Junior Club Hurling Final 2010". Connacht GAA. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.