Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition, organised by Antrim GAA.

The championship forms the second-tier of Hurling in Antrim. It is contested by the eleven clubs ranked 9–19 in the Antrim championship system. Each year, the champions are promoted to the Senior Championship and lowest finishing team is relegated to the Junior A Championship.

Glenariffe Oisín are the title holders, defeating Tír na nÓg in the 2025 final.

Format

Group stage The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least four 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 top three teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage.

Knockout stage Following the completion of the group stage, the top two teams from each group receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Quarter-finals: Teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the group stage contest this round. The two 2nd placed teams play the 3rd placed teams from the opposite group. The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the two group winners contest this round. 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.

Promotion The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are promoted to the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship.

Relegation At the end of the championship, two 5th-placed teams from the group stage take play-off, with the losing team being relegated to the Antrim Junior A Hurling Championship.

Qualification The winners of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship progress to the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

History Sambo won the title in 2019. He was in charge of Naomh Éanna at the time.

Teams

2026 teams The 11 teams competing in the 2026 Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship are: Club Location Colours Position in 2025 Championship titles Last championship title Carey FaughsBallyvoyGreen and whiteRelegated from senior42024 Clooney GaelsAhoghillRed and blackSemi-finals22022 Con Magee'sGlenravelGreen and whiteJunior champion12001 Creggan KickhamsCregganGreen and goldSemi-finals22023 St Mary's RasharkinRasharkinBlue and saffronGroup stage0— Robert EmmetsCushendunBlack and greenGroup stage32007 Shane O'Neill'sGlenarmBlue and navyGroup stage0— St Brigid's CloughmillsCloughmillsOrange and blackGroup stage22016 St Gall'sMilltownBlue, white and yellowGroup stage32018 St. Paul'sBelfastRed and whiteGroup stage0— Tír na nÓgRandalstownBlue and whiteRunners-up12020

Qualification for subsequent competitions The Antrim Intermediate Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Sponsorship Andersonstown Social Club have been the title sponsor of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Since 2026 McKeever Hotel Group is the official sponsor of the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up1 Carey Faughs 4 8 1990, 2002, 2021, 2024 1984 2000 2006 2010 2013 2015 2017, 2019 Gort na Móna 4 0 1989, 1996, 2006, 2008—3 Robert Emmets 3 1 1973, 1992, 2007 2022 St Gall's 3 0 1997, 2009, 2018—5 Kickham's Creggan 2 2 2015, 2023 2018, 2021 St Brigids Cloughmills 2 1 2012, 2016 2011 Clooney Gaels 2 1 2013, 2022 2020 Éire Óg Derriaghy 2 0 1937, 1952— Patrick Sarsfields 2 1 1972, 2017 202310 Naomh Éanna 1 1 2019 2016 Tír na nÓg 1 1 20202025 Glenariffe Oisín 1 12025 2024 Con Magees Glenravel 1 0 2001— St John's 1 0 2010— Lámh Dhearg 1 0 2011— O'Donovan Rossa 1 0 2014—17 St Paul's 0 1— 2012 Cuchulainns 0 1— 2013

List of finals

List of Antrim IHC finals Year Winners Runners-up# Club Score Club Score 2025 Glenariffe Oisín 2-18 Tír na nÓg 0-10 2024 Carey Faughs 1–19 Glenariffe Oisín 0–15 2023 Kickhams Creggan 1–16 Patrick Sarsfields 0–14 2022 Clooney Gaels 1–19 Robert Emmets 1–15 2021 Carey Faughs 3–17 Kickham's Creggan 1–15 2020 Tír na nÓg 1–19 Clooney Gaels 0–17 2019 Naomh Éanna 3–14 Carey Faughs 1–17 2018 St Gall's 1–16 Kickham's Creggan 0–17 2017 Patrick Sarsfields 0–16 Carey Faughs 0–07 2016 St Brigids Cloughmills 2–17 Naomh Éanna 1–16 2015 Kickhams Creggan Carey Faughs 2014 O'Donovan Rossa Glen Rovers Armoy 2013 Clooney Gaels 1–16 Carey Faughs 1–14 2012 St Brigid's Cloughmills 1–12 St Paul's 1–11 2011 Lámh Dhearg 2–09 St Brigid's Cloughmills 1–09 2010 St John's Carey Faughs 2009 St Gall's 2008 Gort na Móna 2007 Robert Emmets 2006 Gort na Móna 2003–06 2002 Carey Faughs 2001 Con Magees Glenravel 1998–2000 1997 St Gall's 1996 Gort na Móna Carey Faughs 1993–1996 1992 Robert Emmets 1991 1990 Carey Faughs 1989 Gort na Móna 1974–1989 1973 Robert Emmets 1972 Patrick Sarsfields 1953–1971 1952 Éire Óg Derriaghy 1938–1951 1937 Éire Óg Derriaghy

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Antrim IHC titles, is as follows:

2010s: 2 for St Brigid's Cloughmills (2012-16) 2020s: 2 for Carey Faughs (2021-24)

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