Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship


The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by intermediate clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Kilkenny hurling championship system.
The Kilkenny Intermediate Championship was introduced in 1929 as a competition that would bridge the gap between the senior grade and the junior grade. The championship was suspended for over 30 years until the 1970s when it was reinstated.
In its current format, the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Intermediate League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Four rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at UPMC Nowlan Park in October. The winner of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship, as well as being presented with the Hanrahan Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship and gains automatic entry into the following year's Kilkenny Senior Championship.
The competition has been won by 30 teams. Clara, Conahy Shamrocks, Danesfort and Mullinavat and are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it four times each. Danesfort are the reigning champions, having beaten James Stephens by 2–20 to 1–16 in the 2025 final.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 12 teams competing in the 2024 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship are:
TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Blacks and WhitesSkeoughvosteenBlack and whiteQuarter-finals20230—
CarrickshockHugginstownGreen and goldRelegation playoff winners201922016
Conahy ShamrocksConahyBlack and yellowRelegated202141986
DanesfortDanesfortBlack and amberSemi-finals202432022
DunnamagginDunnamagginGreen and goldFirst round201922000
Fenians JohnstownJohnstownBlue and whiteFirst round20170—
LisdowneyLisdowneyBlue and whiteChampions202322024
MooncoinMooncoinGreen and whiteSemi-finals202221994
Rower–InistiogeInistiogeGreen and redQuarter-finals202212013
St Martin'sFassadininRed and greenQuarter-finals201812002
Tullogher–RosberconRosberconBlack and amberQuarter-finals20240—
Young IrelandsGowranRed and whiteRunners-up?11992

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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

List of finals

Legend