The Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1907. The national media covers the competition.
History The junior championship dates back to 1907. It was the second hurling championship to be established in Offaly, and was originally seen as a second tier championship for teams that were too weak for the senior hurling championships.
Format The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at O'Connor Park in late autumn. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams.
Teams
2026 Teams The 10 teams competing in the 2026 Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship are: TeamLocationColoursChampionship titlesLast championship title Ballyskenagh KillavillaBallyskenaghRed and black3 (as Ballyskenagh)1994 (as Ballyskenagh)3 (as Killavilla)1991 (as Killavillla) BelmontBelmontGreen and white42019 Carrig & RiverstownBallaghgarBlue and white51995 Clodiagh GaelsKilleighBlue and white12016 CrinkillCrinkillGreen and white22013 EdenderryEdenderryRed and white52022 Kilcormac–KillougheyKilcormac and KillougheyGreen and yellow21999 ShamrocksMucklaghBlue, red and green0— St Rynagh'sCloghan and BanagherBlue and gold42011 TullamoreTullamoreBlue and white21930
Honours There is promotion involving the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship.
List of finals
List of Offaly JAHC finals Year Winners Runners-up Club Score Club Score 1907 Cadamstown 1908 Coolderry 1909 Coolderry 1910 Killoughey 1911 Kilcormac 1912 Seir Kieran 1913 Coolderry 1914 Coolderry 1915 Drumcullen 1916 Kinnitty 1917 Kinnitty 1918 Coolderry 1919 Shinrone 1920 Clara 1921 No records given 1922 No records given 1923 Seir Kieran 1924 Shinrone 1925 Tullamore 1926 Clara 1927 Mount Heaton 1928 Rahan 1929 Edenderry 1930 Tullamore 1931 Coolderry 1932 Drumcullen 1933 Lockeen 1934 Banagher 1935 Kilcoleman 1936 Gortnamona 1937 Seir Kieran 1938 Eglish 1939 Killeigh 1940 Banagher 1941 1942 Cloghan 1943 Drumcullen 1944 Ballinamere 1945 Brosna 1946 Carrig & Riverstown 1947 Kilcormac 1948 Rahan 1949 Killeigh 1950 Ballinamere 1951 Shinrone 1952 Belmont 1953 Edenderry 1954 St Columba's 1955 Carrig & Riverstown 1956 Killavilla 1957 Belmont 1958 Seir Kieran 1959 Ballinamere 1960 Kilcormac 1961 Ballyskenagh 1962 Edenderry 1963 St Rynagh's 1964 Killoughey 1965 St Carthage's 1966 Kinnitty 1967 Killeigh 1968 Shinrone 1969 Seir Kieran 1970 Killeigh 1971 Carrig & Riverstown 1972 Drumcullen 1973 Lusmagh 1974 Drumcullen 1975 St Rynagh's 1976 Shinrone 1977 Ballyskenagh 1978 St Saran's 1979 Carrig & Riverstown 1980 Ballinamere 1981 Kilcormac 1982 St Carthage's 1983 Clara 1984 Gracefield 1985 Birr 1986 Kinnitty 1987 Mucklagh 1988 Killavilla 1989 Ferbane 1990 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1991 Killavilla 1992 Gracefield 1993 Kinnitty 1994 Ballyskenagh 1995 Carrig & Riverstown 1996 Clara 1997 Belmont 1998 Edenderry Tullamore 1999 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2000 Kinnitty Shinrone 2001 Crinkill 2002 St Columba's 2003 Shinrone Edenderry 2004 St Rynagh's 2005 Drumcullen 2006 Seir Kieran St Rynagh's 2007 Brosna Gaels 2008 Killurin Ballinamere 2009 Shinrone St Rynagh's 2010 Ballinamere 2011 St Rynagh's 2012 Shinrone Ballinamere 2013 Crinkill 1-17 Edenderry 1-12 2014 Seir Kieran Ballinamere 2015 Clara Shinrone 2016 Clodiagh Gaels 2017 Ballinamere 2018 Shinrone Tullamore 2019 Belmont 2020 Kinnitty 2-15 Kilcormac–Killoughey 0-09 2021 Brosna Gaels 2022 Edenderry 3-14 Ballinamere 1-13 2023 Ballinamere 0-13 Brosna Gaels 0-07 2024 Belmont 1-13 Brosna Gaels 2-092025Brosna Gaels0-21Tullamore2-13
Roll of honour
By club # Club Titles Championship wins 1 Shinrone 9 1919, 1924, 1951, 1968, 1976, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2018 2 Seir Kieran 7 1912, 1923, 1937, 1958, 1969, 2006, 2014 Kinnitty 1916, 1917, 1966, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2020 Ballinamere 1944, 1950, 1959, 1980, 2010, 2017, 2023 3 Coolderry 6 1908, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1931 Drumcullen 1915, 1932, 1943, 1972, 1974, 2005 Clara 1920, 1926, 1941, 1983, 1996, 20154 Carrig & Riverstown 5 1946, 1955, 1971, 1979, 1995 Edenderry 1929, 1953, 1962, 1998, 2022 Belmont 1952, 1957, 1997, 2019, 2024 5 St Rynagh's 4 1963, 1975, 2004, 2011 Kilcormac 1911, 1947, 1960, 1981 Killeigh 1939, 1949, 1967, 1970 6 Killavilla 3 1956, 1988, 1991 Ballyskenagh 1961, 1977, 1994 Brosna Gaels 2007, 2021, 2025 7 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2 1990, 1999 Killoughey 1910, 1964 Tullamore 1925, 1930 Rahan 1928, 1948 Banagher 1934, 1940 St Carthage's 1965, 1982 Gracefield 1984, 1992 St Columba's 1954, 2002 Crinkill 2001, 2013 8 Mount Heaton 1 1927 Lockeen 1933 Kilcoleman 1935 Gortnamona 1936 Eglish 1938 Cloghan 1942 Brosna 1945 Lusmagh 1973 St Saran's 1978 Birr 1985 Mucklagh 1987 Ferbane 1989 Cadamstown 1907 Killurin 2008 Clodiagh Gaels 2016
See also
Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1) Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship (Tier 2) Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
References
External links Junior A Hurling Championship roll of honour