Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Clubanna Iomána Uladh
Code Hurling
Founded 2004
Region Ulster (GAA)
No. of teams 9
Title holders Border Castleblayney (4th title)
Most titles Border Castleblayney (4 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
Motto The toughest of them all
Official website Ulster GAA

The Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by third tier clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland.

The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the winter months. Teams qualify for this competition by winning the Junior hurling championship in one of the counties of Ulster. The winners represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

Qualification

County Championship Qualifying team
Antrim Antrim Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Armagh Armagh Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Cavan Cavan Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Derry Derry Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Donegal Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up
Down Down Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Fermanagh Fermanagh Reserve Hurling Championship Champions
Monaghan Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship Runners-Up
Tyrone Tyrone Junior Hurling Championship Champions

Roll of Honour

# Club Wins Runners-Up Years Won Years Runners-Up
1 Castleblayney Hurling Club 4 0 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023 -
2 Setanta 2 2 2017, 2022 2007, 2008
Eoghan Rua, Coleraine 2 0 2015, 2019 -
4 Shane O'Neill's 1 1 2004 2022
Craobh Rua 1 1 2021 2013
Clooney Gaels 1 0 2006 -
Glen Rovers, Armoy 1 0 2007 -
Lisbellaw 1 0 2008 -
Naomh Colum Cille 1 0 2009 -
Inniskeen 1 0 2010 -
Burt 1 0 2011 -
Bredagh 1 0 2012 -
Creggan Kickhams 1 0 2013 -
Lámh Dhearg 1 0 2016 -
15 Na Magha 0 3 - 2012, 2014, 2017
Strabane Shamrocks 0 2 - 2005, 2006
St Malachy's, Portadown 0 1 - 2004
St Mary's, Rasharkin 0 1 - 2009
St Brigid's, Cloughmills 0 1 - 2010
Creggan Kickhams 0 1 - 2011
Ballela 0 1 - 2015
Sean MacCumhaills 0 1 - 2016
Cushendun 0 1 - 2018
Newry Shamrocks 0 1 - 2019
Carrickmacross 0 1 - 2021
# County Wins Runners-Up Total Most Recent Win
1 Antrim 5 5 10 2016
2 Monaghan 4 1 5 2018
3 Donegal 3 3 6 2022
4 Derry 2 3 5 2019
5 Tyrone 1 2 3 2009
Down 1 2 3 2012
Armagh 1 2 3 2021
Fermanagh 1 0 1 2008

List of Finals

Year Winner County Score Opponent County Score
2023 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 2-16 St. Eunan's Donegal 1-15
2022 Setanta Donegal 1-22 Shane O'Neill's Antrim 0-15
2021 Craobh Rua, Camlocha Armagh 1-15 Carrickmacross Monaghan 1-10
2020 Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine Derry 1-16 Newry Shamrocks Down 0-11
2018 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 1-14 Cushendun Antrim 0-16
2017 Setanta Donegal 2-17 Na Magha Derry 3-11
2016 Lámh Dhearg Antrim 0-16 Sean MacCumhaills Donegal 0-13
2015 Eoghan Rua, Coleraine Derry 3-15 Ballela Down 0-07
2014 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan 4-13 Na Magha Derry 1-07
2013 Creggan Kickhams Antrim 0-13 Craobh Rua Armagh 1-07
2012 Bredagh Down 4-18 Na Magha Derry 3-07
2011 Burt Donegal 2-10 Creggan Kickhams Antrim 0-13
2010 Inniskeen Monaghan 0-14 St Brigid's, Cloughmills Antrim 1-09
2009 Naomh Colum Cille Tyrone 4-10 St Mary's, Rasharkin Antrim 2-14
2008 Lisbellaw Fermanagh 5-14 Setanta Donegal 1-12
2007 Glen Rovers, Armoy Antrim 1-09 Setanta Donegal 0-11
2006 Clooney Gaels Antrim Strabane Shamrocks Tyrone
2005 Castleblayney Hurling Club Monaghan Strabane Shamrocks Tyrone
2004 Shane O'Neill's Antrim St Malachy's, Portadown Armagh

See also