Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Galmont Hotel Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking intermediate clubs in the county of Galway in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Galway hurling championship system.

The Galway Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1949 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade.

In its current format, the Galway Intermediate Championship begins in April. The 14 participating teams are drawn into two groups of seven teams and play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams in both groups proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Kenny Park in October. The winner of the Galway Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Mick Sylver Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Connacht Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 37 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Mullagh, Pádraig Pearses and Killimordaly are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it 4 times each. Killimor are the reigning champions, having beaten Meelick-Eyrecourt by 0-13 to 0-09 in the 2022 final in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe, on 15 October 2022.

Qualification for subsequent competitions Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Galway IHC winners qualify for the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. It is the only team from County Galway to qualify for this competition. The Galway IHC winners enter the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship at the __ stage. For example, 2018 winner Oranmore-Maree won the Connacht IHC, as did 2016 winner Ahascragh-Fohenagh, and 2015 winner Abbeyknockmoy 2014 winner Cappataggle also won, becoming the ninth Galway IHC club to do so.

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Galway IHC winners — by winning the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, at which they would enter at the __ stage. For example, 2018 Galway IHC winner Oranmore-Maree (featuring Galway All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Gearóid McInerney (All Star) and Niall Burke) won the All-Ireland Championship title at Croke Park.

Teams

2024 teams Team LocationPosition in 2024In championship since Championship titles Last championship titleAbbeyknockmoyAbbeyknockmoyPreliminary quarter-finals?32015AnnaghdownAnnaghdownGroup stage?0—BallygarBallygarPreliminary quarter-finals?0—CarnmoreCarnmoreSemi-finals?21988ClarinbridgeClarinbridgePreliminary quarter-finals?21994CraughwellCraughwellPreliminary quarter-finals?11986KilbeacantyKilbeacantyRelegation playoff winners?11978KillimorKillimorQuarter-finals202422022KiltormerKiltormerRelegated?22001KinvaraKinvaraRunners-up?22019Meelick-EyrecourtEyrecourtSemi-finals?21997Mountbellew–MoyloughMountbellewGroup stage20240—Rahoon-NewcastleMoycullenQuarter-finals?11977SylaneSylaunQuarter-finals?0—TurloughmoreTurloughmoreQuarter-finals?0—Tynagh-Abbey/DuniryTynaghChampions?22024

Roll of honour

By club # Club Titles Championships won1 Mullagh 4 1972, 1974, 1982, 2003 Pádraig Pearses 4 1979, 1991, 1995, 2010 Killimordaly 4 1951, 1963, 2006, 2012 4 Kilconieron 3 1911, 1993, 2020 Cappataggle 3 1962, 2008, 2014 Abbeyknockmoy 3 1971, 1985, 2015 Ballinderreen 3 2000, 2017, 2023 Moycullen 3 1964, 2011, 2021 Meelick-Eyrecourt 3 1973, 1997, 2025 9 Carnmore 2 1961, 1988 Killimor 2 1984, 2022 Clarinbridge 2 1983, 1994 Kiltormer 2 1975, 2001 Beagh 2 1980, 2002 St. Thomas' 2 1996, 2004 Tommy Larkins 2 2005, 2007 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 2 1999, 2013 Ballinderreen 2 2000, 2017 Oranmore-Maree 2 1990, 2018 Kinvara 2 1966, 2019 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 2 2009, 2024 21 Kilrickle 1 1949 Oranmore 1 1950 Skehana 1 1952 Maree 1 1953 Eyrecourt 1 1959 Newcastle 1 1960 Ardrahan 1 1965 Sarsfields 1 1976 Rahoon 1 1977 Kilbeacanty 1 1978 Loughrea 1 1981 Craughwell 1 1986 Tynagh 1 1987 Portumna 1 1992 Athenry 1 1998 Ahascragh-Fohenagh 1 2016

List of finals

Legend – All-Ireland intermediate club champions – All-Ireland intermediate club runners-up

List of Galway IHC finals Year Winners Runners-up Club Score Club Score 2025 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-16 Kinvara 0-16 2024 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 2-16 Kinvara 0-17 2023 Ballinderreen 3-18 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 2-18 2022 Killimor 0-13 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-09 2021 Moycullen 2-11 Killimor 1-12 2020 Kilconieron 2-27 Moycullen 0-10 2019 Kinvara 1-10 Kilconieron 0-12 2018 Oranmore-Maree 3-19 Kilconieron 1-11 2017 Ballinderreen 1-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-13 2016 Ahascragh/Fohenagh 2-15 Ballinderreen 0-08 2015 Abbeyknockmoy 1-16 Moycullen 0-13 2014 Cappataggle 0-11; 0-19 Ahascragh/Fohenagh 0-11; 1-08 2013 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 2-14 Cappataggle 1-04 2012 Killimordaly 0-17 Ahascragh/Fohenagh 0-14 2011 Moycullen 2-10 Killimordaly 0-13 2010 Pádraig Pearse's 1-10 Killimor 1-08 2009 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 1-20 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-16 2008 Cappataggle 1-10 Killimordaly 0-11 2007 Tommy Larkins 0-13 Pádraig Pearse's 0-10 2006 Killimordaly 3-11 Kiltormer 1-12 2005 Tommy Larkins 1-14 Beagh 0-08 2004 St. Thomas' 2-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-08 2003 Mullagh 0-12; 1-13 Liam Mellows 2-06; 0-10 2002 Beagh 1-13; 1-12 Mullagh 2-10; 1-10 2001 Kiltormer 0-09 Oranmore-Maree 0-08 2000 Ballinderreen 1-08 Kiltormer 0-04 1999 Kilnadeema-Leitrim 2-09 Kiltormer 1-09 1998 Athenry 0-17 Craughwell 2-09 1997 Meelick-Eyrecourt 0-11 Kiltormer 0-08 1996 St. Thomas' 2-10 Craughwell 1-08 1995 Pádraig Pearse's 0-14 Meelick-Eyrecourt 1-08 1994 Clarinbridge 3-15 Tommy Larkins 1-07 1993 Kilconieron 0-13 Beagh 2-05 1992 Portumna 0-14; 6-08 Kilconieron 1-11; 1-05 1991 Pádraig Pearse's 0-08; 2-06 Killimor 1-05; 1-05 1990 Oranmore-Maree 0-12 Portumna 2-05 1989 Abbey-Duniry 1-11; 3-07 Portumna 0-14; 2-05 1988 Carnmore 1-09 Pádraig Pearse's 0-04 1987 Tynagh 1-11 Pádraig Pearse's 2-7 1986 Craughwell 1-09 Carnmore 0-06 1985 Abbeyknockmoy 1-09 Craughwell 0-06 1984 Killimor 3-07 Tynagh 0-09 1983 Clarinbridge 1-09 Oranmore-Maree 1-03 1982 Mullagh 3-13 Tynagh 1-03 1981 Loughrea 3-08 Killimor 2-07 1980 Beagh 4-13 Mullagh 3-11 1979 Pádraig Pearse's 2-07 Killimor 2-05 1978 Kilbeacanty 0-17 St. Thomas' 2-04 1977 Rahoon 3-12 Pádraig Pearse's 1-12 1976 Sarsfields 3-04 Killimor 0-04 1975 Kiltormer 0-12; 5-07 Killimor 1-09; 3-04 1974 Mullagh 3-07 Kiltormer 1-09 1973 Meelick-Eyrecourt 3-08 Craughwell 4-03 1972 Mullagh 1-10 Ahascragh 0-05 1971 Abbeyknockmoy Kiltormer 1970 No Championship 1969 No Championship 1968 No Championship 1967 No Championship 1966 Kinvara 1-09 Oranmore 2-00 1965 Ardrahan 5-04 Tynagh 0-07 1964 Moycullen 7-13 Cappataggle 5-02 1963 Killimordaly 3-12 Cussane 4-07 1962 Cappataggle 5-12 Ardrahan 4-05 1961 Carnmore 4-05 Loughrea 4-01 1960 Newcastle 2-04 Ballindereen 2-03 1959 Eyrecourt 1-05 Newcastle 0-04 1958 No Championship 1957 No Championship 1956 No Championship 1955 No Championship 1954 No Championship 1953 Maree 6-01 Craughwell 4-01 1952 Skehana 3-05 Craughwell 3-3 1951 Killimordaly 6-07 Clarinbridge 3-02 1950 Oranmore 3-05 Killimor 3-01 1949 Kilrickle

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