Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Kerry GAA clubs.

The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship trophy commemorates the late Tony Murphy (1935-2005), a former Kerry and Kenmare Shamrocks hurler and a member of the 1961 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship winning team.

Extra-time can be used to determine the winners of games.

Dr Crokes are the title holders, defeating St Brendan's in the 2026 final.

History The winners play in the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship and if successful there, can represent the province in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Unlike in other counties, the winning team is not always automatically promoted to the senior grade after winning. Since Kerry has very few hurling clubs, many of the competing teams are second teams of clubs competing in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship.

Format

Group stage Clubs are drawn into 3 groups. With currently 10 teams. 1 group of 4 and 2 groups of 3 are formed. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed two group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The 1st placed team in the group of 4 and one of the groups of 3 qualify directly to the semi-finals. The remaining group winner and the 3 2nd placed teams face in the quarter-final.

Knockout stage Quarter-finals: A group winner of a group with 3 teams and the 2nd placed teams face each other with the winner qualifying for the semi-finals

Semi-finals: The remaining 2 group winners face the winner of the quarter-finals. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and are promoted to the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship.

Qualification At the end of the championship, the winning club qualify to the subsequent Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2026 Teams The 9 teams competing in the 2026 Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship are: TeamLocationColoursDivisionPosition in 2026In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title AbbeydorneyAbbeydorneyBlack and amberNorth Kerry—0— BallyheigueBallyheigueOrange and blackNorth Kerry—11975 Dr CrokesKillarneyBlack and amberSouth KerryChampions202542026 Kenmare ShamrocksKenmareBlack and redSouth Kerry—72025 KilgarvanKilgarvanRed and whiteSouth Kerry—122024 KilmoyleyKilmoyleyGreen and goldNorth Kerry202592015 Ladys WalkBallyduffGreen and whiteNorth Kerry202552008 LixnawLixnawGreen and goldNorth Kerry—21974 RathmoreRathmoreRed and whiteEast KerryNot played20260— St Brendan'sArdfertBlue and whiteNorth KerryRunners-up—72017

Roll of honour

By club # Team Titles Runners-Up Championships won Championships runner-up1 Kilgarvan128 1972, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2022, 20241971, 1977, 1980, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2017, 20212 Kilmoyley97 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2011, 20151979, 1983, 1989, 1997, 2006, 2013, 20163 St Brendan's791978, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1998, 20171973, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1992, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 Kenmare Shamrocks74 1980, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014, 20252008, 2009, 2010, 20195 Ladys Walk5 91976, 1996, 1997, 2002, 20081982, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012, 20256 Causeway471977, 2013, 2016, 20211976, 1978, 1981, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2018 Dr Crokes45 1999, 2001, 2020, 20261991, 1995, 2004, 2014, 20158 Lixnaw211973, 19741972 St Patrick's East Kerry21 1983, 1990198610 Banna101971— Ballyheigue12 19751984, 1988 St. Mary’s10 1993— Tralee Parnells11 2023202014 Abbeydorney01—1985 Kerins O'Rahilly's01—1990 By division DivisionTitlesRunners-UpTotalNorth Kerry293665South Kerry272047

List of finals Year Winners Runners-up Final Date Final Location Club Score Club Score2026Dr Crokes4-15 aetSt Brendan's2-15 aet30/07/2026Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney2025Kenmare Shamrocks1–12Ladys Walk1–1022/07/2025Austin Stack Park, Tralee2024Kilgarvan5-11St Brendan's1-0931/7/2024Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 2023 Tralee Parnells 0-19 St Brendan's1-0626/7/2023Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2022 Kilgarvan 3-13 St Brendan's 0-113/8/2022Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 2021 Causeway 3-08 Kilgarvan 1-093/10/2021Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 2020 Dr Crokes 2-14 Tralee Parnells 0-1420/9/2020Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2019 Kilgarvan 1-18 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-1224/8/2019Lewis Road, Killarney 2018 Kilgarvan 1-19 Causeway 1-1318/8/2018Lewis Road, Killarney 2017 St Brendan's 5-17 Kilgarvan 2-159/9/2017Lewis Road, Killarney 2016Causeway1-11Kilmoyley1-087/8/2016Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2015 Kilmoyley2-14 Dr Crokes1-1318/10/2015Abbeydorney 2014 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-25 Dr Crokes 1-0528/9/2015Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2013 Causeway2-13Kilmoyley1-1113/10/2013Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2012 Kenmare Shamrocks 2-15Ladys Walk1-0513/7/2012Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 2011 Kilmoyley 1-06 Ladys Walk 0-0828/7/2011Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2010 Kilgarvan 1-16 Kenmare Shamrocks 0-1322/8/2010Kilgarvan 2009 Kilgarvan 3-13 aet Kenmare Shamrocks 1-16 aet18/10/2009Fr Breen Park, Kenmare 2008 Ladys Walk 1-12 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-0817/9/2008Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2007 Kilgarvan 2-15 Ladys Walk 1-1313/10/2007Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 2006 Kilgarvan 1-16 Kilmoyley 1-0610/9/2006Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2005 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-12 Kilgarvan 1-072/10/2005Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2004 Kenmare Shamrocks 2-12 Dr Crokes 1-076/11/2004Fr Breen Park, Kenmare 2003 Kilmoyley 3-13 Causeway 2-0321/9/2003Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2002 Ladys Walk 2-13 Kilgarvan 3-0529/09/2002Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2001 Dr Crokes 2-10 Kilgarvan 0-1129/09/2001Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 2000 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-10 Ladys Walk 3-0114/10/2000Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 1999 Dr Crokes 1-04 Ladys Walk 0-0630/10/1999Ballyheigue 1998 St Brendan's 3-06 Ladys Walk 0-0926/10/1998Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1997 Ladys Walk4-10Kilmoyley1-055/10/1997Ballyheigue 1996Ladys Walk2-17 aetCauseway2-10 aet22/9/1996Ballyheigue 1995St Brendan's1-09Dr Crokes1-058/10/1995Farranfore 1994 Kilmoyley2-08Causeway2-036/11/1994Ballyheigue 1993 St. Mary’s 1-07 Ladys Walk 0-0820/11/1993Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1992 Kilmoyley1-07St Brendan's0-0122/11/1992Ballyheigue 1991St Brendan's1-15Dr Crokes4-0328/9/1991Farranfore 1990 St Patrick's East Kerry4-10Kerins O'Rahillys0-077/10/1990Beaufort 1989St Brendan's2-04Kilmoyley0-0115/10/1989Causeway 1988 Kilmoyley3-05Ballyheigue1-069/10/1988Ardfert 1987 Kilmoyley3-06St Brendan's1-0415/11/1987Ballyheigue 1986 Kilmoyley1-11St Patrick's East Kerry3-0412/10/1986Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1985 Kilmoyley4-05Abbeydorney1-011/12/1985Ballyheigue 1984 Kilgarvan3-07Ballyheigue0-049/9/1984Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1983 St Patrick's East Kerry2-10Kilmoyley1-026/11/1983Milltown 1982 Kilgarvan2-08Ladys Walk2-0624/10/1982Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1981 Kilgarvan5-12Causeway2-024/10/1981Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney 1980Kenmare Shamrocks3-11Kilgarvan1-0511/7/1980Fr Breen Park, Kenmare 1979St Brendan'sbt.Kilmoyley2/12/1979Ardfert 1978St Brendan's3-05Causeway1-0517/09/1978Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1977 Causeway2-10Kilgarvan0-0611/9/1977Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1976Ladys Walk4-12Causeway3-0112/9/1976Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1975 Ballyheiguebt.St Brendan's14/9/1975Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1974Lixnaw4-10St Brendan's1-0122/9/1974Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1973Lixnaw4-05St Brendan's0-0118/11/1973Austin Stack Park, Tralee 1972 Kilgarvan5-06Lixnaw4-0508/10/1972Austin Stack Park, Tralee1971Banna4-03Kilgarvan2-0428/11/1971Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Team records and statistics

By decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

1970s: 2 for Lixnaw (1973, 1974) and St Brendan's (1978, 1979) 1980s: 4 for Kilmoyley (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988) 1990s: 3 for St Brendan's (1991, 1995, 1998) 2000s: 3 for Kenmare Shamrocks (2000, 2004, 2005) and Kilgarvan (2006, 2007, 2009) 2010s: 3 for Kilgarvan (2010, 2018, 2019) 2020s: 2 for Kilgarvan (2022, 2024) and Dr Crokes (2020, 2026)

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