Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship Explained

Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
Currentlyrunning:2024 Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish:Craobh Iomána Idirmhéanach Chiarraí
Code:Hurling
Founded:1971
Trophy:Corn Antóin Ó Murchú
Teams:7
Title Holders: Kilgarvan
Currentordinal:12
Mostordinal:12
Sponsors:Kerry Petroleum
Website:https://www.kerrygaa.ie/

The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Kerry GAA clubs.

The Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship trophy commemorates the late Tony Murphy (1935-2005), a former Kerry and Kenmare Shamrocks hurler and a member of the 1961 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship winning team.

Extra-time can be used to determine the winners of games.[1]

Kilgarvan are the title holders, defeating St Brendan's by 5-11 to 1-09 in the 2024 final.

History

The winners play in the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship, such as Kilgarvan in 2018,[2] [3] and if successful there, can represent the province in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Unlike in other counties, the winning team is not always automatically promoted to the senior grade after winning. Since Kerry has very few hurling clubs, many of the competing teams are second teams of clubs competing in the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship.

Format

Group stage

The 7 clubs are divided into a group of four and a group of three. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed two group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The 2 group winners and 2 group runners-up contest this round. A group winner will play a group runner-up of another group. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and are promoted to the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship.

Relegation

There is no direct relegation to the Kerry Junior Hurling Championship.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning club qualify to the subsequent Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams (7)

TeamLocationColoursNorth/SouthIn championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
AbbeydorneyAbbeydorneyBlack and amberNorth Kerry0
BallyheigueBallyheigueOrange and blackNorth Kerry11975
Kenmare ShamrocksKenmareBlack and redSouth Kerry62014
KilgarvanKilgarvanRed and whiteSouth Kerry122024
LixnawLixnawGreen and goldNorth Kerry21974
RathmoreRathmoreRed and whiteSouth Kerry202442021
St Brendan'sArdfertBlue and whiteNorth Kerry72017

Roll of honour

By club

TeamTitlesRunners-UpWinning yearsLosing years
1 Kilgarvan1281972, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2022, 20241971, 1977, 1980, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2021
2 Kilmoyley971985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2011, 20151979, 1983, 1989, 1997, 2006, 2013, 2016
3 St Brendan's781978, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1998, 20171973, 1974, 1975, 1987, 1992, 2022, 2023, 2024
4 Kenmare Shamrocks641980, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2012, 20142008, 2009, 2010, 2019
5 Ladys Walk5 81976, 1996, 1997, 2002, 20081982, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2012
6 Causeway471977, 2013, 2016, 20211976, 1978, 1981, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2018
7 Dr Crokes351999, 2001, 20201991, 1995, 2004, 2014, 2015
8 Lixnaw211973, 19741972
St Patrick's East Kerry211983, 19901986
10 Ballyheigue1219751984, 1988
Tralee Parnells1120232020
Banna101971
St. Mary’s101993
14 Abbeydorney011985
Kerins O'Rahilly's011990

By division

DivisionTitlesRunners-UpTotal
North Kerry293463
South Kerry252045

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upDate
ClubScoreClubScore
2024Kilgarvan5-11St Brendan's B1-0931/7/2024
2023Tralee Parnells0-19St Brendan's B1-0626/7/2023
2022[4] [5] Kilgarvan3-13St Brendan's B0-113/8/2022
2021[6] [7] Causeway3-08Kilgarvan1-093/10/2021
2020[8] [9] Dr Crokes2-14Tralee Parnells0-1420/9/2020
2019[10] Kilgarvan1-18Kenmare Shamrocks1-12
2018Kilgarvan[11] 1-19Causeway1-13
2017St Brendan's5-17Kilgarvan2-15
2016Causeway1-11Kilmoyley B1-087/8/2016
2015Kilmoyley B2-14Dr Crokes1-13
20140-25Dr Crokes1-05
2013Causeway2-13Kilmoyley B1-11
20122-15Ladys Walk1-0513/7/2012
2011Kilmoyley B1-06Ladys Walk0-08
2010Kilgarvan1-16Kenmare Shamrocks0-13
2009Kilgarvan3-13Kenmare Shamrocks1-16
2008Ladys Walk1-12Kenmare Shamrocks1-08
2007Kilgarvan2-15Ladys Walk1-13
2006Kilgarvan1-16Kilmoyley B1-06
2005Kenmare Shamrocks1-12Kilgarvan1-07
2004Kenmare Shamrocks2-12Dr Crokes1-07
2003Kilmoyley B3-13Causeway2-03
2002Ladys Walk2-13Kilgarvan3-05
2001Dr Crokes2-10Kilgarvan0-11
2000Kenmare Shamrocks1-113-02
1999Dr Crokes1-04Ladys Walk0-06
19983-06Ladys Walk0-09
1997Ladys Walk4-10Kilmoyley B1-05
1996Ladys Walk2-17Causeway2-10
1995St Brendan's1-09Dr Crokes1-058/10/1995
1994Kilmoyley B2-08Causeway2-036/11/1994
1993St. Mary’s1-07Ladys Walk0-0820/11/1993
1992Kilmoyley B1-07St Brendan's0-0122/11/1992
1991St Brendan's1-15Dr Crokes4-0328/9/1991
1990St Patrick's East Kerry4-10Kerins O'Rahillys0-077/10/1990
1989St Brendan's2-04Kilmoyley B0-0115/10/1989
1988Kilmoyley B3-05Ballyheigue1-069/10/1988
1987Kilmoyley B3-06St Brendan's1-0415/11/1987
1986Kilmoyley B1-11St Patrick's East Kerry3-0412/10/1986
1985Kilmoyley B4-05Abbeydorney1-01
1984Kilgarvan3-07Ballyheigue1-04
1983St Patrick's East Kerry2-10Kilmoyley B1-02
1982Kilgarvan2-07Ladys Walk2-06
1981Kilgarvan5-12Causeway2-02
1980Kenmare Shamrocks3-11Kilgarvan1-05
1979St Brendan'sKilmoyley B2/12/1979
1978St Brendan's3-05Causeway1-05
1977Causeway2-10Kilgarvan0-06
1976Ladys Walk4-12Causeway3-01
1975BallyheigueSt Brendan's21/9/1975
1974Lixnaw4-10St Brendan's1-01
1973Lixnaw4-05St Brendan's0-0118/11/1973
1972Kilgarvan5-06Lixnaw4-05
1971Banna4-03Kilgarvan2-0428/11/1971

Team records and statistics

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Where to catch this weekend's hurling action. 13 August 2020. 13 August 2020. Donal. Barry.
  2. Web site: Victory for Kildare duo and disappointment for Mayo star Barrett on busy day of GAA club action . Journal Media Ltd . the42.ie . 10 November 2018 . 10 November 2018 . Sinead. Farrell.
  3. Web site: Provincial club championships in full swing. Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 7 November 2018. 7 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Kilgarvan make light work of St Brendans in County Intermediate Hurling Final. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 4 August 2022. 4 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Tralee Parnells help bring football rivals together for good of Kerry hurling. Irish Examiner. Linn Dubh. 6 August 2022. 6 August 2022. TJ. Galvin.
  6. Web site: Causeway class gets them over line against unlucky Kilgarvan in IHC final. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 3 October 2021. 3 October 2021. Damian. Stack.
  7. Web site: Kilgarvan's senior ambitions to be put to the test by Causeway B. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 2 October 2021. 2 October 2021. Damian. Stack.
  8. Web site: Crokes Crowned County Intermediate Hurling Champions. 20 September 2020. 20 September 2020. Mike. O'Halloran.
  9. Web site: Goodbye to a difficult year. 8 January 2021. 8 January 2021. Eamonn. Fitzgerald. it was encouraging to see Dr Crokes win the Kerry IHC title versus Tralee Parnells..
  10. Web site: Causeway class gets them over line against unlucky Kilgarvan in IHC final. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 31 August 2019. 31 August 2019. Timmy. Sheehan.
  11. Web site: Kilgarvan toasts a victorious 2018. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 12 January 2019. 12 January 2019. Tadhg. Evans.