The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship (also known as the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, for short the All-Ireland Club IHC) is an annual Irish hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the intermediate-grade All-Ireland championship for clubs, and has been contested every year since the 2004–05 championship.

The All-Ireland series is contested by the four provincial champions from the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster intermediate club championships. The competition is played on a straight knockout basis.

The most successful county is Kilkenny, with eight titles, while no club has won the championship more than once.

History While the senior club championship had been running since the 1970–71 season, the creation of an All-Ireland series at intermediate level was a natural progression. The Munster Council were the first to organise a provincial intermediate championship in 2003. They were followed by the other three provincial councils in 2004, with the four champions contesting an All-Ireland series.

Kildangan of Tipperary were the first champions after defeating Carrickshock of Kilkenny.

In 2007, London club Robert Emmetts became the first team from outside Ireland to win an All-Ireland title.

Teams

Qualification The championship features four teams in the All-Ireland series. County champions (or the relevant intermediate-grade champions, depending on county structures) contest the four provincial intermediate club championships, with the four provincial champions qualifying for the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Prior to 2018 the London champions entered at the quarter-final stage, but later competed through the provincial pathway.

ProvinceChampionshipQualifying team Connacht Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions Leinster Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions Munster Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions Ulster Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Champions

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning captainRef.CountyClubScoreCountyClubScore2025–26 Tipperary Upperchurch-Drombane 4–20 Mayo Tooreen 2–24 Croke Park Keith Ryan 2024–25 Cork Watergrasshill 2–15 Galway Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry 0–18 Croke Park Seán Desmond 2023–24 Kilkenny Thomastown 2–23 Cork Castlelyons 0–13 Croke Park Stephen Donnelly 2022–23 Limerick Monaleen 1–17 Mayo Tooreen 1–15 Croke Park Lorcan Lyons2021–22 Kildare Naas 0–16 Kerry Kilmoyley 1–11 Croke Park Brian Byrne2020–21No championship2019–20 Kilkenny Tullaroan 3–19 Cork Fr. O'Neill's 5–12 Croke Park Shane Walsh2018–19 Galway Oranmore-Maree 2–18 Cork Charleville 1–15 Croke Park Gearóid McInerney & Niall Burke2017–18 Cork Kanturk 1–18 Kilkenny St. Patrick's Ballyragget 1–17 Croke Park Lorcan O'Neill 2016–17 Kilkenny Carrickshock 2–15 Galway Ahascragh-Fohenagh 0–06 Croke Park John Tennyson 2015–16 Kilkenny Bennettsbridge 1–17 Galway Abbeyknockmoy 1–14 Croke Park Enda Morrissey 2014–15 Antrim O'Donovan Rossa 1–09 London Kilburn Gaels 2–03 Croke Park Christopher McGuinness 2013–14 Kilkenny Rower-Inistioge 1–16 Galway Kilnadeema-Leitrim 1–09 Croke Park Michael Grace 2012–13 Kilkenny Clara 1–16 London St. Gabriel's 0–13 Croke Park David Langton 2011–12 Carlow Mount Leinster Rangers 1–13 Armagh Middletown Na Fianna 1–11 Croke Park Karol Lawlor 2010–11 Cork Ballymartle 3–15 Kilkenny Dicksboro 1–20 Croke Park Patrick Dwyer 2009–10 Kilkenny St. Lachtain's 3–17 Antrim St. Gall's 0–10 Croke Park Eoin Guinan 2008–09 Cork Blarney 2–14 Galway Cappataggle 1–12 Croke Park James Hughes 2007–08 Westmeath Clonkill 4–15 Galway Tommy Larkin's 3–14 Croke Park Paddy Dowdall 2006–07 London Robert Emmetts 1–14 Galway Killimordaly 0–08 Croke Park Fergus McMahon 2005–06 Kilkenny Dicksboro 2–13 Cork Ballinhassig 1–13 Croke Park David Carroll 2004–05 Tipperary Kildangan 2–13 Kilkenny Carrickshock 1–13 Semple Stadium Gerry Slattery

Roll of honour

Performances by county CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal finals Kilkenny8311 Cork448 Tipperary202 Galway178 London123 Antrim112 Carlow101 Kildare101 Westmeath101 Limerick101 Mayo022 Armagh011 Kerry011

Performances by province ProvinceTitlesRunners-upTotal finals Leinster11314 Munster7512 Connacht1910 Britain123 Ulster112

See also Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

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