Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by intermediate clubs in the county of Kildare in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Kildare hurling championship system.

In its current format, the Kildare Intermediate Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. This is followed by a knockout phase that culminates with the final match at St Conleth's Park.

Naas are the title holders after defeating Maynooth by 2–18 to 0–14 in the 2025 final.

Format Group stage

Over the course of the six-team group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five 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 four teams from the group stage proceed to the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round (1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd). The two winners advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final.

Promotion and relegation At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Kildare Senior Championship for the following season. The bottom-placed team from the group stage is automatically relegated to the Kildare Junior Championship.

Teams

2026 teams In 2026 the Senior B Championship was discontinued. Its teams were transferred in the Intermediate Championship and the teams from the Intermediate Championship in 2025 to the 2026 Junior Championship.

The 6 teams competing in the 2026 Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship are: TeamLocationColoursIn championship sinceChampionship titles (since 2013)Last championship title BroadfordAllenwoodMaroon and white202612022 MoorefieldNewbridge, County KildareGreen and White20260— Maynooth 2MaynoothBlack and white?32021LeixlipLeixlipMaroon and white20260— Naas 2NaasBlue and white202672024St Laurence'sNarraghmoreAmber and red20260—

List of finals

List of Kildare IHC finals (2013–present) Year Winners Runners-up Venue # Club Score Club Score2025Naas2-18Maynooth1-142024Naas1–18St Laurence's0–08 2023 Naas 0–21 Maynooth 1–17 Manguard Park 2022 Broadford 0–21 Maynooth 0–10 Conneff Park 2021 Maynooth 3–19 Naas 1–07 Conneff Park 2020 Maynooth 2–15 Naas 0–18 St Conleth's Park 2019 Naas 3–13 Maynooth 1–13 St Conleth's Park 2018 Naas 0–15 Maynooth 1–10 St Conleth's Park 2017 Naas 1–19 Maynooth 1–09 St Conleth's Park 2016 Maynooth 2–13 Naas 1–09 Hawkfield Centre 2015 Naas 3–14 Moorefield 2–10 Hawkfield Centre 2014 Naas 2–11 Moorefield 1–10 St Conleth's Park 2013 Celbridge 0–16 Sarsfields 1–08 St Conleth's Park

Roll of honour

Roll of honour (2013–present) # Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up1 Naas832014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024,20252016, 2020, 20212 Maynooth352016, 2020, 20212017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 20253 Celbridge102013— Broadford102022—5 Moorefield02—2014, 2015 Sarsfields01—2013 St Laurence's01—2024

Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship

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