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Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship - Wikipedia

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Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2024 Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship

Irish	Craobh Iomána Idirmhéanach na Gaillimhe
Code	Hurling
Founded	1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Region	Galway (GAA)
Trophy	Mick Sylver Cup
Title holders	Ballinderreen (2nd title)
Most titles	Mullagh (4 titles) Pádraig Pearses (4 titles) Killimordaly (4 titles)
Sponsors	brooks
TV partner(s)	beosport
Official website	Official website

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 October 15, 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,^[1] as did 2016 winner Ahascragh-Fohenagh,^[2] and 2015 winner Abbeyknockmoy^[3] 2014 winner Cappataggle also won, becoming the ninth Galway IHC club to do so.^[4]

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.^[5]

Teams

2024 teams

Team	Location	Championship titles	Last championship title
Abbeyknockmoy	Abbeyknockmoy	3	2015
Annaghdown	Annaghdown	0	—
Ballygar	Ballygar	0	—
Carnmore	Carnmore	2	1988
Clarinbridge	Clarinbridge	2	1994
Craughwell	Craughwell	1	1986
Kilbeacanty	Kilbeacanty	1	1978
Killimor	Killimor	2	2022
Kiltormer	Kiltormer	2	2001
Kinvara	Kinvara	2	2019
Meelick-Eyrecourt	Eyrecourt	2	1997
Mountbellew–Moylough	Mountbellew	0	—
Rahoon-Newcastle	Moycullen	1	1977
Sylane	Sylaun	0	—
Turloughmore	Turloughmore	0	—
Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	Tynagh	1	2009

Roll of honour

#	Club	Wins	Years won
1	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
8	Carnmore	2	1961, 1988
	Killimor	2	1984, 2022
	Clarinbridge	2	1983, 1994
	Meelick-Eyrecourt	2	1973, 1997
	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
20	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
	Abbey-Duniry	2	2009, 2024
	Portumna	1	1992
	Athenry	1	1998
	Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry	1	2009
	Ahascragh-Fohenagh	1	2016

List of finals

List of Galway IHC finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up
Year	Club	Score	Club	Score
2024
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^[6]	Ahascragh/Fohenagh	2-15	Ballinderreen	0-08
2015^[7]	Abbeyknockmoy	1-16	Moycullen	0-13
2014^[8]	Cappataggle	0-11; 0-19	Ahascragh/Fohenagh	0-11; 1-08
2013	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	2-14	Cappataggle	1-04
2012^[9]	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