Galway Junior A Hurling Championship Explained

Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Currentlyrunning:2022 Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Irish:Craobh Iomána Shóisearach A na Gaillimhe
Code:Hurling
Region: Galway
Title Holders: Ballygar
Sponsors:Brooks
Website:Official website

The Galway Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Galway in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Galway hurling championship system.

Skehana/Mountbellew-Moylough are the title holders, beating Loughrea by 1-13 to 0-13 in the 2023 final.[1]

Roll of honour

ClubWinsYears won
Turloughmore51907, 1949, 1954, 1991, 1997
Ardrahan21934, 1979
St. Thomas'11972
Sarsfields11996
Athenry52019, 2011, 2004, 1993, 1957
Skehana/M-M12023

List of finals

Year! style="background:maroon;color:white"
WinnersScoreRunners-upScore
2006Tommy Larkins2-06Skehana0-08
2007Castlegar0-14Meelick-Eyrecourt0-13
2008Mullagh0-13Skehana0-07
2009Loughrea1-10Sarsfields1-05
2010Gort2-13Portumna1-10
2011Athenry2-08Ballygar0-07
2012Loughrea1-09Bearna-Na-Forbacha1-07
2013Craughwell2-07Annaghdown1-09
2014Annaghdown1-08An Spideal0-07
2015An Spideal 0-13Castlegar0-10
2016Meelick-Eyrecourt2-12Sarsfields0-14
2017Sylane3-18Tommy Larkins1-08
2018Turloughmore3-13Sarsfields1-16
2019Athenry 3-21Salthill-Knocknacarra0-14
2020Clarinbridge3-12Salthill-Knocknacarra2-06
2021Craughwell1-19Liam Mellows2-09
2022Ballygar1-17Skehana/M-M1-16Duggan Park
2023Skehana/M-M1-13Loughrea0-13Duggan Park

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ballygar hurlers promoted to Intermediate after epic final win. 25 February 2023. Galway Bay fm. 17 October 2022.