Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1929.

History The intermediate championship dates back to 1929. It was the third hurling championship to be established in Offaly, and was seen as a stepping stone between the senior and junior hurling championships.

Over the years the championship proved difficult to sustain. There were no finals in 1940 and 1941, while the 1949 decider was declared void. In 1959 the championship was suspended, however, it was revived in 1963, only to be suspended again until 1978. It has remained a staple of the hurling calendar since then, however, it has undergone some major changes. Originally played as a straight knock-out championship, the competition was eventually expanded to feature a group stage which provided more games.

Format The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams.

Eight clubs currently participate in the Intermediate Championship.

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

Teams

2026 Teams The 8 teams competing in the 2026 Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship are: TeamLocationColoursChampionship titlesLast championship title BallinamereBallykimurrayGreen and yellow42017 BirrBirrGreen and red52021 Brosna GaelsBallycumberBlue, white and gold22011 CoolderryCoolderryGreen and white62024 Seir KieranClareenBlack and amber41947 ShamrocksMucklaghBlue, red and green32022 ShinroneShinroneRed and white42020 St Rynagh'sCloghan and BanagherBlue and gold41993

Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Carey Cup.

There is promotion and relegation involving the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship and the Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship.

The Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship is an integral part of the wider Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Offaly county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. They often do well there, mar shampla, Ballinamere won the 2013 Leinster title after winning the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship. While Shamrocks and Lusmagh were in Leinster finals in 2014 and 2016 respectively, after winning the 2014 and 2015 Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championships.

List of finals

List of Offaly IHC finals Year Winners Runners-up Venue Club Score Club Score2026Shamrocks3-25Seir Kieran2-09St Brendan's Park2025Drumcullen0-16 2-18 (r)Birr1-13 0-14 (r) 2024 Coolderry 3-12 Drumcullen 1-12 2023 Carrig & Riverstown 1-20 Coolderry 2-11 O'Connor Park 2022 Shamrocks 1–12,4-24 (r) Seir Kieran 2-09,0-09 (r) O'Connor Park,St Brendan's Park (r) 2021 Birr 0-16 Shamrocks 1-12 2020 Shinrone 1-14 Coolderry 1-12 O'Connor Park 2019 Clara Seir Kieran 2018 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-16 St Rynagh's 0-11 2017 Ballinamere 0-16 Brosna Gaels 2-05 2016 Clodiagh Gaels 1-21 Carrig & Riverstown 1-09 2015 Lusmagh Clodiagh Gaels 2014 Shamrocks 0-22 St Rynagh's 1-06 O'Connor Park 2013 Ballinamere 2-19 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-14 O'Connor Park 2012 Lusmagh 4-11 St Rynagh's 2-14 O'Connor Park 2011 Brosna Gaels 0-13 St Rynagh's 0-8 O'Connor Park 2010 Drumcullen 0-12 St Rynagh's 1-06 O'Connor Park 2009 Brosna Gaels 2-15 Birr 1-14 O'Connor Park 2008 Ballyskenagh 0-12 Birr 0-09 Shinrone GAA Grounds 2007 Birr Ballinamere 2006 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-10 Birr 1-11 2005 Coolderry 3-04 St Rynagh's 0-07 2004 Belmont 0-21 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-04 2003 Clara 0-15 Coolderry 2-06 2002 Killavilla W/O Coolderry Scr. 2001 Coolderry 2-09 St Rynagh's 1-10 2000 Shamrocks 0-09 Coolderry 2-01 1999 Birr 2-12 Shamrocks 1-07 1998 Birr 1-16 Ballinamere 0-06 1997 Birr 2-16 Ballinamere 1-09 1996 Carrig & Riverstown 1-10 Ballinamere 1-09 1995 Ballyskenagh 2-11 Killeigh/Raheen 0-10 1994 St. Carthrage's/Mucklagh 1-08 Ballinamere 0-09 1993 St Rynagh's 2-07 St. Carthrage's 1-07 1992 St Rynagh's 2-08 St. Carthrage's 1-06 1991 Shinrone 1-13 Kilcormac–Killoughey 0-11 1990 Ferbane Birr 1989 Tullamore 2-15 Kinnitty 0-08 Kilcormac 1988 Coolderry 5-07 St. Carthrage's 1-06 1987 St Rynagh's 2-07 St. Carthrage's 1-09 1986 Coolderry 2-09 St. Carthrage's 0-06 1985 Coolderry St Rynagh's 1984 Killoughey 1-15 St Rynagh's 0-06 1983 St Saran's 2-04 Killoughey 1-04 1982 Kilcormac 1-14 St Rynagh's 0-04 1981 Killeigh 1-07 Kilcormac 0-07 1980 Killoughey 2-07 Kilcormac 2-05 1979 Ballyskenagh 1-13 Killoughey 1-08 1978 St Rynagh's 4-07 Drumcullen 3-06 1964–1977 No competition 1963 Edenderry 5-07 Ballinamere 3-06 1959–1962 No competition 1958 Carrig & Riverstown 3-09 Belmont 1-00 1957 Shinrone 6-06 Kilcormac 2-02 1956 St Flannan's Ferbane 1955 Killeigh Shinrone 1954 Edenderry Shinrone 1953 Ballinamere Belmont 1952 Rahan Shinrone 1951 White Rovers Ballinamere 1950 Killeigh Rahan 1949 Final declared void 1948 Killoughey Shannon Rovers 1947 Seir Kieran Carrig & Riverstown 1946 Cloghan Shinrone 1945 Ballinamere Eglish 1944 Banagher Cloghan 1943 Seir Kieran Clara 1942 Killeigh 1941 Final not played 1940 Final not played 1939 Eglish Birr 1938 Seir Kieran Birr 1937 Kilcolman Carrig & Riverstown 1936 Banagher Kilcolman 1935 Edenderry Drumcullen 1934 Clara Edenderry 1933 Tullamore Clara 1932 Shinrone Tullamore 1931 Seir Kieran 5-07 Clara 2-05 1930 Rahan w/o Mt. Heaton Scr. 1929 Tullamore 5-03 Killoughey 0-00

Notes 1949 Rahan defeated Drumcullen 4–05 to 5-02

Championships

By club # Club Titles Championship wins1 Coolderry6 1985, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2005, 2024 2 Birr 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 20213 Seir Kieran4 1931, 1938, 1943, 1947 Killeigh 4 1942, 1950, 1955, 1981 St Rynagh's4 1978, 1987, 1992, 1993 Ballinamere4 1945, 1953, 2013, 2017 Shinrone4 1932, 1957, 1991, 2020 Shamrocks4 2000, 2014, 2022, 20269 Edenderry 3 1935, 1954, 1963 Killoughey3 1948, 1980, 1984 Tullamore3 1929, 1933, 1989 Ballyskenagh3 1979, 1995, 2008 Clara3 1934, 2003, 2019 Carrig & Riverstown3 1958, 1996, 202315 Banagher2 1936, 1944 Rahan2 1930, 1952 Brosna Gaels 2 2009, 2011 Lusmagh2 2012, 2015 Kilcormac–Killoughey2 2006, 2018 Drumcullen 2 2010, 202521 Kilcolman1 1937 Eglish1 1939Cloghan1 1946 White Rovers1 1951 St Flannan's1 1956 Kilcormac1 1982 St Saran's1 1983 Ferbane1 1990 St Carthage's/Mucklagh1 1994 Killavilla1 2002 Belmont1 2004 Clodiagh Gaels1 2016

Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship

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