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Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Clubanna Iomána Shóisir Uladh
CodeHurling
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
RegionUlster (GAA)
No. of teams9
Title holdersBorder Castleblayney (4th title)
Most titlesBorder Castleblayney (4 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks
MottoThe toughest of them all
Official websiteUlster GAA

The Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by third tier clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland.

The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the winter months. Teams qualify for this competition by winning the Junior hurling championship in one of the counties of Ulster. The winners represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

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Qualification

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County Championship Qualifying team
Antrim Antrim Junior A Hurling Championship Champions
Armagh Armagh Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Cavan Cavan Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Derry Derry Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Donegal Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Down Down Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Fermanagh Fermanagh Reserve Hurling Championship Champions
Monaghan Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up
Tyrone Tyrone Junior Hurling Championship Champions

Roll of Honour

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# Club Wins Runners-Up Years Won Years Runners-Up
1 Castleblayney Hurling Club 4 0 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023 -
2 Setanta 2 2 2017, 2022 2007, 2008
Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 2 0 2015, 2019 -
4 Shane O'Neill's 1 1 2004 2022
Craobh Rua 1 1 2021 2013
Clooney Gaels 1 0 2006 -
Glen Rovers, Armoy 1 0 2007 -
Lisbellaw 1 0 2008 -
Naomh Colum Cille 1 0 2009 -
Inniskeen 1 0 2010 -
Burt 1 0 2011 -
Bredagh 1 0 2012 -
Creggan Kickhams 1 0 2013 -
Lámh Dhearg 1 0 2016 -
15 Na Magha 0 3 - 2012, 2014, 2017
Strabane Shamrocks 0 2 - 2005, 2006
St Malachy's, Portadown 0 1 - 2004
St Mary's Rasharkin 0 1 - 2009
St Brigid's, Cloughmills 0 1 - 2010
Creggan Kickhams 0 1 - 2011
Ballela 0 1 - 2015
Sean MacCumhaills 0 1 - 2016
Cushendun 0 1 - 2018
Newry Shamrocks 0 1 - 2019
Carrickmacross 0 1 - 2021
# County Wins Runners-Up Total Most Recent Win
1 Antrim 5 5 10 2016
2 Monaghan 4 1 5 2018
3 Donegal 3 3 6 2022
4 Derry 2 3 5 2019
5 Tyrone 1 2 3 2009
Down 1 2 3 2012
Armagh 1 2 3 2021
Fermanagh 1 0 1 2008

List of Finals

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List of Ulster JHC finals

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Year Winners Runners-up
Club County Score Club County Score
2024
2023 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 2-16 St. Eunan's Donegal 1-15
2022 Setanta Donegal 1-22 Shane O'Neill's Antrim 0-15
2021[1] Craobh Rua, Camlocha Armagh 1-15 Carrickmacross Monaghan 1-10
2020 Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine Derry 1-16 Newry Shamrocks Down 0-11
2018 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 1-14 Cushendun Antrim 0-16
2017[2] Setanta Donegal 2-17 Na Magha Derry 3-11
2016[3] Lámh Dhearg Antrim 0-16 Sean MacCumhaills Donegal 0-13
2015[4] Eoghan Rua, Coleraine Derry 3-15 Ballela Down 0-07
2014 [5][6] Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 4-13 Na Magha Derry 1-07
2013[7] Creggan Kickhams Antrim 0-13 Craobh Rua Armagh 1-07
2012[8] Bredagh Down 4-18 Na Magha Derry 3-07
2011 Burt Donegal 2-10 Creggan Kickhams Antrim 0-13
2010 Inniskeen Monaghan 0-14 St Brigid's, Cloughmills Antrim 1-09
2009 Naomh Colum Cille Tyrone 4-10 St Mary's Rasharkin Antrim 2-14
2008 Lisbellaw Fermanagh 5-14 Setanta Donegal 1-12
2007 Glen Rovers, Armoy Antrim 1-09 Setanta Donegal 0-11
2006 Clooney Gaels Antrim Strabane Shamrocks Tyrone
2005 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan Strabane Shamrocks Tyrone
2004 Shane O'Neill's Antrim St Malachy's, Portadown Armagh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Craobh Rua manager sets sights on All-Ireland challenge after clinching Ulster junior title". 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Coulter's strike drives Setanta to glory". Irish Independent. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Ugly scenes at end of Ulster Junior Hurling final". Donegal Democrat. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Eoghan Rua secure title in style". Irish Independent. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Blayney take advantage of numbers game". Belfast Telegraph. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Forde brace punishes 13-man Na Magha". Irish Independent. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. ^ "McCann kicks Kickhams to title". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Scullin on double for Bredagh as Down champions finally deliver". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.