Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

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

Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2024 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Idirmhéanach Chill Chainnigh
Code	Hurling
Founded	1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Region	Kilkenny (GAA)
Trophy	Hanrahan Cup
No. of teams	12
Title holders	Glenmore (2nd title)
Most titles	Conahy Shamrocks (4 titles) Mullinavat (4 titles) Clara (4 titles)
Sponsors	Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai
Official website	Official website

The Kilkenny Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1929 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. The championship was suspended for over 30 years until the 1970s when it was reinstated.^{[citation needed]}

In its current format, the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Intermediate League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Four rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at UPMC Nowlan Park in October. The winner of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Hanrahan Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship and gains automatic entry into the following year's Kilkenny Senior Championship.^{[citation needed]}

The competition has been won by 29 teams. Conahy Shamrocks, Mullinavat and Clara are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it four times each. Glenmore are the reigning champions, having beaten St Lachtain's by 3–19 to 2–09 in the 2021 final.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 12 teams competing in the 2024 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

Team	Location	Colours	Position in 2024	In championship since	Championship titles	Last championship title
Blacks and Whites	Skeoughvosteen	Black and white	Quarter-finals	2023	0	—
Carrickshock	Hugginstown	Green and gold	Relegation playoff winners	2019	2	2016
Conahy Shamrocks	Conahy	Black and yellow	Relegated	2021	4	1986
Danesfort	Danesfort	Black and amber	Semi-finals	2024	3	2022
Dunnamaggin	Dunnamaggin	Green and gold	First round	2019	2	2000
Fenians Johnstown	Johnstown	Blue and white	First round	2017	0	—
Lisdowney	Lisdowney	Blue and white	Champions	2023	2	2024
Mooncoin	Mooncoin	Green and white	Semi-finals	2022	2	1994
Rower–Inistioge	Inistioge	Green and red	Quarter-finals	2022	1	2013
St Martin's	Fassadinin	Red and green	Quarter-finals	2018	1	2002
Tullogher–Rosbercon	Rosbercon	Black and amber	Quarter-finals	2024	0	—
Young Irelands	Gowran	Red and white	Runners-up	?	1	1991

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

#	Club	Titles	Championships won
1	Conahy Shamrocks	4	1930, 1932, 1977, 1986
	Clara	4	1982, 1998, 2007, 2012
	Mullinavat	4	1989, 2001, 2006, 2014
4	John Locke's	3	1935, 1993, 1999
	Graignamanagh	3	1976, 1980, 1985
	Dicksboro	3	1991, 2005, 2010
	Danesfort	3	1931, 2011, 2022
8	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2	1974, 1997
	O'Loughlin Gaels	2	1978, 1996
	St Patrick's	2	1979, 2017
	St Lachtain's	2	1984, 2009
	Graigue-Ballycallan	2	1987, 2018
	Tullaroan	2	1988, 2019
	Mooncoin	2	1990, 1994
	Dunnamaggin	2	1995, 2000
	Erin's Own	2	2003, 2008
	Carrickshock	2	2004, 2016
	Glenmore	2	1981, 2021
	Thomastown	2	1983, 2023
	Lisdowney	2	2020, 2024
21	Urlingford	1	1929
	St Fiacre's	1	1934
	Slieverue	1	1936
	Éire Óg	1	1937
	Coon	1	1973
	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	1	1975
	Young Ireland's	1	1991
	St Martin's	1	2002
	Rower-Inistioge	1	2013
	Bennettsbridge	1	2015

List of finals

Legend

• Gold – All-Ireland intermediate club champions
• Silver – All-Ireland intermediate club runners-up

List of Kilkenny IHC finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up
	Club	Score	Club	Score
2024	Lisdowney	2-12	Young Irelands	0-15
2023*	Thomastown	1-29	Mooncoin	0-17
2022*	Danesfort	1-36	Thomastown	4-25
2021	Glenmore	3-19	St Lachtain's	2-09
2020*	Lisdowney	1-23	Thomastown	1-23
2019[1]	Tullaroan	3-18	Thomastown	0-21
2018	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-16	Tullaroan	2-13
2017	St Patrick's	1-19	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-10
2016[2]	Carrickshock	0-13	Tullogher-Rosbercon	0-06
2015	Bennettsbridge	1-16 (0-20)	St Patrick's	1-14 (3-11)
2014	Mullinavat	0-17	St Patrick's	0-14
2013[3]	Rower-Inistioge	2-13	Emeralds	2-11
2012	Clara	1-07	St Patrick's	0-04
2011	Danesfort	2-11	Rower-Inistioge	0-11
2010	Dicksboro	2-12	Mullinavat	2-11
2009	St Lachtain's	0-16	Dicksboro	1-11
2008	Erin's Own	2-10	Danesfort	1-10
2007	Clara	1-15	St Lachtain's	0-12
2006	Mullinavat	1-21	Clara	2-11
2005	Dicksboro	0-09	Mooncoin	0-07
2004	Carrickshock	0-14	Mooncoin	1-10
2003	Erin's Own	2-12	Carrickshock	1-14
2002	St Martin's	1-14	Carrickshock	0-13
2001	Mullinavat	2-10 (1-05)	Clara	2-07 (1-05)
2000	Dunnamaggin	5-09	St Martin's	1-06
1999	John Locke's	0-15	Mullinavat	1-09
1998	Clara	0-12	Mooncoin	0-10
1997	Ballyhale Shamrocks	4-12	Graignamanagh	3-07
1996	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-13	Graignamanagh	2-08
1995	Dunnamaggin	2-21	Bennettsbridge	1-09
1994	Mooncoin	2-14	Clara	1-09
1993	John Locke's	3-11	Thomastown	2-12
1992	Young Irelands	2-12	Conahy Shamrocks	1-07
1991	Dicksboro	4-09	Young Irelands	1-08
1990	Mooncoin	4-09	Thomastown	1-09
1989	Mullinavat	2-13	Young Irelands	0-14
1988	Tullaroan	4-13	Piltown	2-12
1987	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-05 (2-08)	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-08 (2-08)
1986	Conahy Shamrocks	1-10	Piltown	1-07
1985	Graignamanagh	4-11	Piltown	2-10
1984	St Lachtain's	2-14	Graignamanagh	1-06
1983	Thomastown	2-08	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-03
1982	Clara	0-13	Carrickshock	0-09
1981	Glenmore	1-11	Dicksboro	2-06
1980	Graignamanagh	4-12	Thomastown	1-16
1979	St Patrick's	1-18	Dicksboro	0-07
1978	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-21	Lisdowney	4-07
1977	Conahy Shamrocks	3-09	Dicksboro	1-14
1976	Graignamanagh	0-11	Dicksboro	1-06
1975	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	4-11	Graignamanagh	1-09
1974	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-09	Graignamanagh	2-06
1973	Coon	4-08	Graignamanagh	3-06
1938–1972	No Championship
1937	Eire Og	8-04	Moonroe	1-02
1936	Slieve Rua	8-04	Bennettsbridge	2-03
1935	John Locke's	1-04	St Kieran's, Johnstown	2-00
1934	St Fiacre's	3-02	Gren & Whites (The Rower)	2-03
1933	No Championship
1932	Conahy Shamrocks	5-02 (3-02) (4-02)	Crowraddy	4-03 (3-02) (4-02)
1931	Danesfort	4-06	Sliabh Ruadh	4-01
1930	Conahy Shamrocks	6-01	Mooncoin	1-01
1929	Urlingford	6-00	Kilmacow	2-01

Notes

• 2020: Lisdowney won on penalties
• 2022: Danesfort won AET

See also

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
• Kilkenny Intermediate Football Championship