Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players under the age of 17 in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year – except for a three-year absence during the Emergency – since the 1928 championship. Despite the name, the competition also includes teams from Ulster and Connacht since 2023.

The final, usually held on the last Sunday in June, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during April, May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Hanrahan Cup. The championship was previously played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship, however, the championship has since incorporated a round-robin system.

The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the Munster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Leinster final enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final group stage.

11 teams currently participate in the Leinster Championship.

Trophy

At the end of the Leinster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The Hanrahan Cup is named after Walter Hanrahan (Wexford), the first Secretary of the Leinster Council.

General statistics

Performance by county County Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up 1 Kilkenny 61 20 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 1928, 1929, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1963. 1964, 1968, 1970, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2026 2 Dublin 16 24 1928, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1961, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017 3 Wexford 8 26 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1980, 1985, 2019 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021 4 Offaly 5 10 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2022 1948, 1950, 1957, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2020 5 Laois 4 12 1934, 1940, 1941, 1964 1930, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1953, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1990, 1991, 2013, 2022 6 Galway 2 2 2023, 2026 2024, 2025 7 Meath 1 1 1929 1931 8 Carlow 0 1 2006 Antrim 0 1 1979

Biggest Leinster final wins

The most one sided Leinster finals: 29 points – 1974: Kilkenny 8-19 (43) – (14) 3-5 Dublin 27 points – 1972: Kilkenny 7-10 (31) – (4) 0-4 Wexford 26 points – 2006: Kilkenny 4-22 (34) – (8) 1-5 Carlow 25 points – 1971: Kilkenny 7-18 (39) – (14) 3-5 Wexford 25 points – 1946: Dublin 7-5 (26) – (1) 0-1 Laois 25 points – 1935: Kilkenny 7-8 (29) – (4) 1-1 Laois

Miscellaneous

Kilkenny hold the record for the longest streak of success. For ten championship seasons between 1990 and 1999 the county failed to lose a game and won ten Leinster titles in-a-row. Kilkenny hold the record for the most consecutive appearances in Leinster finals. They played in twelve in a row between 1968 and 1979, with success coming on ten of those occasions. Four counties have completed the minor and senior double in the same year: Kilkenny in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 Dublin in 1928, 1938, 1952 Wexford in 1968, 1970, 2019 Offaly in 1989

List of Leinster Finals All-Ireland championsAll-Ireland runners-up

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScoreVenueWinning Captain 19281Dublin w/o Kilkennyscr. 1929Meath 10-01 (31) Kilkenny 6-01 (19) O'Connor Park 1930Kilkenny 6-03 (21) Laois 3-05 (14) Nowlan Park 1931Kilkenny 4-09 (21) Meath 0-03 (3) Croke Park John Shortall 1932Kilkenny 9-06 (33) Dublin 6-01 (19) Croke Park 1933 Kilkenny 5-08 (23) Dublin 2-06 (12) Wexford Park 1934Laois 8-04 (28) Dublin 2-00 (6) O'Moore Park 1935Kilkenny 7-08 (29) Laois 1-01 (4) Nowlan Park Paddy Grace 1936Kilkenny 3-13 (22) Dublin 1-01 (4) Nowlan Park Éamonn Tallent 1937Kilkenny 6-12 (30) Dublin 2-04 (10) Dr. Cullen Park 1938Dublin 5-04 (19) Laois 1-03 (6) O'Moore Park 1939Kilkenny 3-08 (17) Dublin 2-02 (8) O'Moore Park 19402 Dublin 10-05 (35) Laois 3-03 (12) Nowlan Park 1941 Laois 3-05 (14) Kilkenny 2-04 (10) Nowlan Park 1942 Kilkenny 3-10 (19) Dublin 0-04 (4) Croke Park 1943-1944Championship suspended due to the Emergency 1945Dublin 5-04 (19) Kilkenny 3-01 (10) Croke Park Des Healy 1946Dublin 7-05 (26) Laois 0-01 (1) Croke Park Geoff Sutton 1947(R) Dublin 1-05 (8)3-02 (11) Kilkenny 2-02 (8)2-04 (10) O'Moore ParkCroke Park 1948Kilkenny 5-02 (17) Offaly 3-06 (15) O'Connor Park 1949Kilkenny 4-06 (18) Dublin 0-04 (4) Nowlan Park 1950Kilkenny 4-02 (14) Offaly 3-02 (11) Nowlan Park Pat Lennon 1951 Kilkenny 5-11 (26) Dublin 2-02 (8) Nowlan Park 1952Kilkenny 4-07 (19) Carlow 0-01 (1) Sports Grounds 1953Dublin 2-06 (12) Laois 1-04 (7) O'Moore Park 1954Dublin 4-12 (24) Kilkenny 4-07 (19) Nowlan Park Bernie Boothman 1955(R) Kilkenny 3-10 (19)0-11 (11) Wexford 5-04 (19)0-8 (8) Croke Park 1956Kilkenny 4-07 (19) Wexford 3-07 (16) Croke Park 1957Kilkenny 5-10 (25) Offaly 4-02 (14) Croke Park 1958 Kilkenny 5-11 (26) Laois 1-07 (10) Wexford Park 1959Kilkenny 7-09 (30) Wexford 3-04 (13) Croke Park 1960Kilkenny 6-14 (32) Wexford 5-05 (20) Croke Park Billy Grace 1961Kilkenny 4-12 (24) Dublin 0-07 (7) Croke Park Joe Dunphy 1962Kilkenny 5-07 (22) Wexford 5-04 (19) Croke Park Joe Dunphy 1963Wexford 6-10 (28) Kilkenny 6-08 (26) Croke Park Willie Bernie 1964Laois 4-09 (21) Kilkenny 3-08 (17) Croke Park 1965Dublin 4-07 (19) Wexford 1-06 (9) Croke Park Liam Martin 1966Wexford 7-06 (27) Laois 1-07 (10) Croke Park Pat Bernie 1967Wexford 6-07 (25) Dublin 2-03 (9) Croke Park 1968Wexford 4-11 (23) Kilkenny 4-04 (16) Croke Park Tom Byrne 1969Kilkenny 3-09 (18) Dublin 2-07 (13) Croke Park 1970Wexford 3-10 (19) Kilkenny 1-10 (13) Dr. Cullen Park 1971Kilkenny 7-18 (39) Wexford 3-05 (14) Croke Park 1972Kilkenny 7-10 (31) Wexford 0-04 (4) Croke Park Brian Cody 1973Kilkenny 3-10 (19) Wexford 2-09 (15) Croke Park Kevin Robinson 1974Kilkenny 8-19 (43) Dublin 3-05 (14) Croke Park 1975Kilkenny 2-18 (24) Dublin 3-04 (13) Croke Park Harry Ryan 1976Kilkenny 2-14 (20) Wexford 1-08 (11) Croke Park 1977Kilkenny 5-10 (25) Wexford 3-06 (15) Croke Park Seán Fennelly 1978Kilkenny 4-19 (31) Laois 2-06 (12) Croke Park 1979Kilkenny 5-13 (28) Antrim 1-09 (12) Croke Park 1980Wexford 1-10 (13) Dublin 2-06 (12) Croke Park 1981Kilkenny 3-10 (19) Wexford 3-09 (18) Croke Park Eddie Kennedy 1982 Kilkenny 3-16 (25) Offaly 3-04 (13) Croke Park 1983Dublin 5-14 (29) Wexford 4-12 (24) Croke Park 1984Kilkenny 2-10 (16) Wexford 1-11 (14) Croke Park 1985Wexford 0-12 (12) Kilkenny 0-08 (8) Croke Park 1986Offaly 4-07 (19) Wexford 1-12 (15) Croke Park Michael Hogan 1987Offaly 2-13 (19) Kilkenny 0-12 (12) Croke Park Tomás Moylan 1988Kilkenny 2-16 (22) Offaly 0-06 (6) Croke Park Patsy Brophy 1989(R)Offaly 0-14 (14)4-13 (25) Kilkenny 0-14 (14)0-13 (13) Croke ParkO'Moore Park Brian Whelahan 1990Kilkenny 3-15 (24) Laois 0-15 (15) Croke Park James McDermott 1991Kilkenny 1-20 (23) Laois 0-04 (4) Croke Park Dan O'Neill 1992 Kilkenny 1-09 (12) Wexford 0-11 (11) Croke Park 1993Kilkenny 4-14 (26) Dublin 0-11 (11) Croke Park Shane Doyle 1994 Kilkenny 2-13 (19) Offaly 3-06 (15) Croke Park 1995Kilkenny 4-16 (28) Offaly 2-06 (12) Croke Park 1996 Kilkenny 1-16 (19) Dublin 1-11 (14) Croke Park Michael Hoyne 1997 Kilkenny 3-16 (25) Offaly 1-10 (13) Croke Park Michael Hoyne 1998(R)Kilkenny 1-11 (14)2-15 (21) Wexford 1-11 (14)0-6 (6) Croke ParkDr. Cullen Park Paul Shefflin 1999(R) Kilkenny 0-13 (13)2-13 (19) Wexford 0-13 (13)1-11 (14) Croke ParkDr. Cullen Park 2000 Offaly 0-13 (13) Dublin 0-08 (8) Croke Park 2001 Kilkenny 3-16 (25) Wexford 1-09 (12) Croke Park 2002Kilkenny 2-15 (21) Wexford 2-08 (14) Croke Park Michael Rice 2003Kilkenny 0-18 (18) Offaly 0-13 (13) Croke Park Richie Power 2004Kilkenny 1-15 (18) Dublin 1-04 (7) Croke Park Matthew Ruth 2005 Dublin 0-17 (17) Wexford 0-12 (12) Croke Park John McCaffrey 2006 Kilkenny 4-22 (34) Carlow 1-05 (8) Croke Park Colin McGrath 2007 Dublin 2-14 (20) Kilkenny 1-10 (13) Croke Park Barry O'Rouke 2008Kilkenny 1-19 (23) Wexford 0-12 (12) Croke Park Thomas Breen 2009Kilkenny 1-19 (22) Wexford 0-11 (11) Croke Park Canice Maher 2010Kilkenny 1-20 (23) Dublin 0-10 (10) Croke Park Cillian Buckley 2011Dublin 1-14 (17) Kilkenny 1-11 (14) Croke Park Chris Crummey 2012 Dublin 2-15 (21) Wexford 1-14 (17) Croke Park 2013 Kilkenny 1-18 (21) Laois 0-08 (8) Croke Park 2014Kilkenny 2-19 (25) Dublin 2-10 (16) Croke Park 2015 Kilkenny 1-17 (20) Dublin 1-15 (18) Croke Park 2016 Dublin 2-12 (18) Wexford 0-12 (12) Croke Park 2017 Kilkenny 3-15 (24) Dublin 1-17 (20) Croke Park Adrian Mullen 2018 Dublin 6-19 (37)Kilkenny 7-12 (33) O'Moore Park Donal Leavy 2019 Wexford 3-14 (23)Kilkenny 3-10 (19) Croke Park Richie Lawlor 2020Kilkenny 2-21 (27) Offaly 3-09 (18) MW Hire O'Moore Park Timmy Clifford 2021 Kilkenny 1-15 (18) Wexford 2-10 (16) Dr. Cullen Park Harry Shine 2022Offaly 0-21 (21) Laois 0-13 (13) MW Hire O'Moore Park Dan Ravenhill 2023Galway 2-20 (26) Kilkenny 0-14 (14) MW Hire O'Moore Park 2024Kilkenny 1-13 (16) Galway 1-09 (12) MW Hire O'Moore Park 2025 Kilkenny 4-11 (23) Galway 1-08 (11) MW Hire O'Moore Park 2026Galway 3-20 (29) AET Kilkenny 3-19 (28) MW Hire O'Moore Park Gus Lohan

Kilkenny were disqualified from the championship due to their registration not being in order. Laois were awarded the title following an objection.

Records and statistics By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Minor Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

1930s: 8 for Kilkenny (1930-31-32-33-35-36-37-39) 1940s: 3 each for Kilkenny (1942-48-49) and Dublin (1945-46-47) 1950s: 7 for Kilkenny (1950-51-55-56-57-58-59) 1960s: 4 each for Kilkenny (1960-61-62-69) and Wexford (1963-66-67-68) 1970s: 9 for Kilkenny (1971-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79) 1980s: 4 for Kilkenny (1981-82-84-88) 1990s: 10 for Kilkenny (1990-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99) 2000s: 7 for Kilkenny (2001-02-03-04-06-08-09) 2010s: 5 for Kilkenny (2010-13-14-15-17) 2020s: 4 for Kilkenny (2020-21-24-25)

Top scorers

Overall

+ YearNameTeamScoreTotal Offaly 1-18 21 Dublin 1-29 32 Kilkenny 5-32 47 Wexford 2-30 36 Wexford 3-37 46 Westmeath 3-21 30 Westmeath 1-26 29 Laois 1-23 26 Dublin 3-29 38 Kilkenny 4-35 47 Kilkenny 3-29 38 Laois 3-23 32 Wexford 3-33 42 Kilkenny 3-38 47 Kilkenny 2-57 63 Kildare 8-37 61 Offaly 1-42 45 Kildare 0-29 29 Laois 3-48 57

Finals

+ YearNameTeamScoreTotal Kilkenny 0-07 7 Kilkenny 0-11 11 Kilkenny 0-08 8 Dublin 1-02 5 Dublin 1-05 8 Kilkenny 0-10 10 Kilkenny 2-03 9 Dublin 0-10 10 Dublin 1-03 6 Kilkenny 1-09 12 Dublin 2-08 14 Wexford 1-11 14 Kilkenny 0-13 13 Wexford 0-07 7Offaly0-1010Laois

References

External links All-time roll of honour 2012 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship fixtures Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible