The Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship is an inter county competition between the Intermediate Hurling county teams in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council organizes the series of games.
The winners of the championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.
The championship was first played in 1961. The championship was abolished in 2017 and the counties now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the Christy Ring Cup.
The championship is currently suspended but 9 counties would be eligible for the championship
| County | Qualification | Location | Stadium | Province | Championship titles | Last championship title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Intermediate development team | Donnycarney | Parnell Park | Leinster | 4 | 1972 | |
| Kildare | Christy Ring Cup team | Newbridge | St Conleth's Park | Leinster | 1 | 1969 | |
| Kilkenny | Intermediate development team | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park | Leinster | 17 | 2017 | |
| Laois | Joe McDonagh Cup team | Portlaoise | O'Moore Park | Leinster | 0 | — | |
| Meath | Joe McDonagh Cup team | Navan | Páirc Tailteann | Leinster | 0 | — | |
| Offaly | Joe McDonagh Cup team | Tullamore | O'Connor Park | Leinster | 0 | — | |
| Westmeath | Joe McDonagh Cup team | Mullingar | Cusack Park | Leinster | 0 | — | |
| Wexford | Intermediate development team | Wexford | Chadwicks Wexford Park | Leinster | 9 | 2014 | |
| Wicklow | Christy Ring Cup team | Aughrim | Aughrim County Ground | Leinster | 1 | 1971 |
At the end of the championship, the winning team progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.
| County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | 17 | 7 | 1967, 1973, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 | 1962, 1963, 1964, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2014 | |
| Wexford | 9 | 14 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2014 | 1966, 1972, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Dublin | 4 | 3 | 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 | 1971, 2003, 2008 | |
| Carlow | 1 | 2 | 1962 | 1968, 1997 | |
| Wicklow | 1 | 2 | 1971 | 1969, 1970 | |
| Kildare | 1 | 1 | 1969 | 1967 | |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 2015 | — | |
| Antrim | 0 | 1 | — | 1963 | |
| Meath | 0 | 1 | — | 1973 | |
| Laois | 0 | 1 | — | 1999 |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | ||
| 2018– | No competition | ||||
| 2017[1] | Kilkenny | 1-26 | Wexford | 1-08 | |
| 2016 | Kilkenny | 3-14 | Wexford | 2-14 | |
| 2015[2] | Galway | 1-20 | Wexford | 0-11 | |
| 2014[3] | Wexford | 2-11 | Kilkenny | 0-14 | |
| 2013 | Kilkenny | Wexford | |||
| 2012[4] | Kilkenny | 3-20 | Wexford | 2-14 | |
| 2011[5] | Kilkenny | 2-19 | Wexford | 2-08 | |
| 2010 | Kilkenny | 2-16 | Wexford | 0-13 | |
| 2009 | Kilkenny | 0-12 | Wexford | 0-11 | |
| 2008 | Kilkenny | 4-26 | Dublin | 3-15 | |
| 2007 | Wexford | 2-11 | Kilkenny | 1-12 | |
| 2006 | Kilkenny | 2-20 | Wexford | 0-08 | |
| 2005 | Wexford | 0-14 | Kilkenny | 0-13 | |
| 2004 | Kilkenny | 3-17 | Wexford | 1-10 | |
| 2003 | Kilkenny | 4-20 | Dublin | 1-10 | |
| 2002 | Wexford | 2-16 | Kilkenny | 0-19 | |
| 2001 | Wexford | 5-13 | Laois | 1-09 | |
| 2000 | Kilkenny | 2-12 | Wexford | 1-13 | |
| 1999 | Kilkenny | 2-15 | Laois | 0-09 | |
| 1998 | Kilkenny | 3-13 | Wexford | 0-11 | |
| 1997 | Kilkenny | 5-15 | Carlow | 2-11 | |
| 1974–96 | No Competition | ||||
| 1973 | Kilkenny | 11-15 | Meath | 1-03 | |
| 1972 | Dublin | 3-13 | Wexford | 3-04 | |
| 1971 | Wicklow | 1-15 | Dublin | 2-09 | |
| 1970 | Dublin | 4-09 | Wicklow | 3-10 | |
| 1969 | Kildare | 3-16 | Wicklow | 4-06 | |
| 1968 | Dublin | 2-14 | Carlow | 2-12 | |
| 1967 | Kilkenny | 6-08 | Kildare | 2-08 | |
| 1966 | Dublin | 2-09 | Wexford | 1-08 | |
| 1965 | Wexford | 4-16 | Antrim | 3-08 | |
| 1964 | Wexford | 1-09 | Kilkenny | 2-05 | |
| 1963 | Wexford | 3-08 | Kilkenny | 3-06 | |
| 1962 | Carlow | 2-11 | Kilkenny | 2-03 | |
| 1961 | Wexford | 3-11 | Dublin | 2-10 | |
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| Year | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Noel Kinsella | Dublin | 3-05 | 14 | |
| Vinny Holden | Dublin | 1-11 | |||
| 1973 | Shem Muldowney | Kilkenny | 4-05 | 17 | |
| 1997 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 3-16 | 25 | |
| 1998 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 1-22 | 25 | |
| 1999 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 2-17 | 13 | |
| 2000 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 0-18 | 18 | |
| 2001 | Eddie Cullen | Wexford | 1-06 | 9 | |
| 2002 | Chris McGrath | Wexford | 3-16 | 25 | |
| 2003 | Des Mythen | Wexford | 2-07 | 13 | |
| 2004 | David Buggy | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | |
| 2005 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-05 | 5 | |
| 2006 | Eddie Walsh | Kilkenny | 1-02 | 5 | |
| Michael Murphy | Kilkenny | 0-05 | |||
| Eddie O'Donoghue | Kilkenny | 0-05 | |||
| 2007 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 0-19 | 19 | |
| 2008 | Noel Doherty | Kilkenny | 2-04 | 10 | |
| Cathal Dunne | Kilkenny | 1-07 | |||
| 2009 | Eoin Guinan | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Eoin Guinan | Kilkenny | 0-17 | 17 | |
| 2011 | Eoin Murphy | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | |
| 2012 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | |
| 2013 | No championship | ||||
| 2014 | Red Barry | Wexford | 0-05 | 5 | |
| Willie Phelan | Kilkenny | ||||
| 2015 | Shane Moloney | Galway | 1-14 | 17 | |
| 2016 | Tommy Dwyer | Wexford | 0-13 | 13 | |
| 2017 | Robbie Donnelly | ilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | |