| 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]
The 18 teams competing in the 2024 Galway Junior A Hurling Championship are:
| Club | Location | Colours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Spidéal | Spiddal | ||
| Ardrahan | Ardrahan | Blue and white | |
| Athenry | Athenry | Maroon and white | |
| Ballinasloe | Ballinasloe | Black and amber | |
| Ballinderreen | Ballinaderreen | Green and white | |
| Bearna/Na Forbacha | Barna and Furbo | Saffron and blue | |
| Cappataggle | Cappataggle | Red and black | |
| Castlegar | Castlegar | Green and white | |
| Liam Mellows | Renmore | Green and white | |
| Loughrea | Loughrea | Blue and gold | |
| Meelick-Eyrecourt | Meelick and Eyrecourt | Blue and white | |
| Mícheál Breathnach | Connemara | Blue and white | |
| Oranmore-Maree | Oranmore and Maree | Sky blue and navy | |
| Salthill-Knocknacarra | Salthill and Knocknacarra | Blue, navy and yellow | |
| Sarsfields | Bullaun, New Inn and Woodlawn | White and green | |
| St. Thomas' | Kilchreest and Peterswell | Red and blue | |
| Tommy Larkin's | Ballinakill and Woodford | Red and black | |
| Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | Tynagh | Blue and green |
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
| Club | Wins | Years won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turloughmore | 6 | 1907, 1949, 1954, 1991, 1997, 2018 | ||
| Athenry | 10 | 2024, 2019, 2011, 2008, 2004, 1993, 1957, 1929, 1916, 1909 | ||
| Ardrahan | 2 | 1934, 1979 | ||
| Craughwell | 2 | 2021, 2013 | ||
| Loughrea | 2 | 2012, 2009 | ||
| St. Thomas' | 1 | 1972 | ||
| Sarsfields | 1 | 1996 | ||
| Skehana/M-M | 1 | 2023 | ||
| Ballygar | 1 | 2024 | ||
| Clarinbridge | 1 | 2020 | ||
| Sylane | 1 | 2017 | ||
| Meelick Eyrecourt | 1 | 2016 | ||
| An Spideal | 1 | 2015 | ||
| Annaghdown | 1 | 2014 | ||
| Gort | 1 | 2010 | ||
| Mullagh | 1 | 2008 | ||
| Castlegar | 1 | 2007 | ||
| Tommy Larkins | 1 | 2006 |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |||
| 2024 | Athenry | 2-15 | Loughrea | 1-12 | ||
| 2023 | Skehana/M-M | 1-13 | Loughrea | 0-13 | Duggan Park | |
| 2022 | Ballygar | 1-17 | Skehana/M-M | 1-16 | Duggan Park | |
| 2021 | Craughwell | 1-19 | Liam Mellows | 2-09 | ||
| 2020 | Clarinbridge | 3-12 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 2-06 | ||
| 2019 | Athenry | 3-21 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 0-14 | ||
| 2018 | Turloughmore | 3-13 | Sarsfields | 1-16 | ||
| 2017 | Sylane | 3-18 | Tommy Larkins | 1-08 | ||
| 2016 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 2-12 | Sarsfields | 0-14 | ||
| 2015 | An Spideal | 0-13 | Castlegar | 0-10 | ||
| 2014 | Annaghdown | 1-08 | An Spideal | 0-07 | ||
| 2013 | Craughwell | 2-07 | Annaghdown | 1-09 | ||
| 2012 | Loughrea | 1-09 | Bearna-Na-Forbacha | 1-07 | ||
| 2011 | Athenry | 2-08 | Ballygar | 0-07 | ||
| 2010 | Gort | 2-13 | Portumna | 1-10 | ||
| 2009 | Loughrea | 1-10 | Sarsfields | 1-05 | ||
| 2008 | Mullagh | 0-13 | Skehana | 0-07 | ||
| 2007 | Castlegar | 0-14 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 0-13 | ||
| 2006 | Tommy Larkins | 2-06 | Skehana | 0-08 | ||
| 2005 | No record | |||||
| 2004 | Athenry | |||||
| 2003 | ||||||
| 2002 | ||||||
| 2001 | ||||||
| 2000 | ||||||
| 1998–1999 | No record | |||||
| 1997 | Turloughmore | |||||
| 1996 | Sarsfields | |||||
| 1994–1995 | No record | |||||
| 1993 | Athenry | |||||
| 1992 | ||||||
| 1991 | Turloughmore | |||||
| 1980–1990 | No record | |||||
| 1979 | Ardrahan | |||||
| 1973–1978 | No record | |||||
| 1972 | St. Thomas' | |||||
| 1958–1971 | No record | |||||
| 1957 | Athenry | |||||
| 1955–1956 | No record | |||||
| 1954 | Turloughmore | |||||
| 1950–1953 | No record | |||||
| 1949 | Turloughmore | |||||
| 1935–1948 | No record | |||||
| 1934 | Ardrahan | |||||
| 1908–1933 | No record | |||||
| 1907 | Turloughmore | |||||