Galway Senior Hurling Championship
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The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Galway in Ireland.
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Galway Senior Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2023 Galway Senior Hurling Championship | |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1887; 137 years ago (1887) |
Region | Galway (GAA) |
Trophy | Tom Callinan Cup[1] |
No. of teams | 24 (16 Senior A, 8 Senior B) |
Title holders | St. Thomas' (8th title) |
Most titles | Castlegar (17 titles) |
Sponsors | Brooks |
TV partner(s) | TG4, RTÉ2 |
Official website | Official website |
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Pearse Stadium in November. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently consists of a group stage followed by a knock-out series of games.
The Galway County Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Galway county final automatically represent Connacht and join the champions of the other three provinces to contest the All-Ireland Championship.
Twenty-four teams currently participate in the Galway County Championship. The title has been won at least once by 29 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Castlegar, who have won a total of 17 titles.
St. Thomas' are the title-holders, defeating Turloughmore by 2-12 to 1-13 in the 2023 final to win their sixth consecutive Galway County Championship, equalling the record held by Turloughmore, who won the title in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966.