Armagh Senior Hurling Championship


The Armagh Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. Hurling has always been more popular in the north and west of the county. Camlough and Bessbrook are the only south Armagh clubs to have won the Senior Championship.
Middletown Na Fianna are the title holders defeating Keady Lámh Dhearg in the Final.

History

The trophy presented to the winners is the Jimmy Carlisle Cup. The winner qualifies to represent their county in either the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship or the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, depending on the winner's recent record when competing at provincial level. Following their 2013 success, Cúchulainn's represented Armagh in the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, leaving Armagh without representation in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship for that year. Keady became the first Ulster Intermediate Champions from Armagh in 2007 and to date they are the first and only representatives from the county to reach the Ulster Senior Final, doing so in 2010.

Format

Group stage

The 5 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four 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 the group qualify for the final.

Knockout stage

Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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

Teams

2025 teams

The 7 teams competing in the 2025 Armagh Senior Hurling Championship are:
ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2024Championship titlesLast championship title
Craobh RuaBessbrookRed and whiteSemi-finals0
Cúchulainn'sArmaghYellow and whiteGroup stage242013
DerrynooseDerrynooseBlue and whiteSemi-finals0
Keady Lámh DheargKeadyBlue and goldRunners-up252018
Killeavy St Moninna'sKilleanGreen and blackGroup stage0
MiddletownMiddletownBlack and whiteChampions202024
Seán Treacy'sLurganMaroon and whiteJunior champions0

List of finals

Legend

Armagh Junior Hurling Championship

The Armagh Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior clubs in the county of Armagh in Ireland. It is the second tier in the Armagh hurling championship system.
Killeavy St Moninna's are the title holders, defeating Seán Treacy's by 2–17 to 2–12 in the 2023 final.

Format

Group stage: The 6 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four 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 the group qualify for the final.
Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and promoted to the Armagh Senior Hurling Championship.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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