Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship
The Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Monaghan GAA clubs. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1909.
Castleblayney Hurling Club are the title holders, having defeated Inniskeen Grattans in the Final.
History
The trophy presented to the winners was the Blayney Shoe Company Cup and now the Mick Quigley Cup. The winners of the Monaghan Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster [Intermediate Club Hurling Championship] or Ulster [Junior Club Hurling Championship]. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship or All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.The Mick Hannon DHL is the Monaghan reserve hurling league. It was renamed in 2020, with Inniskeen being the first team to win the Mick Hannon Cup in 2021, defeating Carrickmacross in the final on a scoreline of 3-07 to 1-07.
Format
Group stage
Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five 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 four teams qualify for the knockout stageKnockout stage
Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round. 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.
Teams
2024 Teams
The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship are:| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
| Carrickmacross Hurling | Carrickmacross | Green and yellow | Semi-finals | 9 | 1975 |
| Castleblayney Hurling Club | Castleblayney | Green and gold | Champions | 34 | 2024 |
| Clontibret [O'Neills GAA|Clontibret O'Neills] | Clontibret | Saffron and white | Group stage | 17 | 2003 |
| Inniskeen Grattans | Inniskeen | Green, Red and White | Runners-up | 4 | 2023 |
| Monaghan Harps Hurling Club | Monaghan | Green and white | Semi-finals | 6 | 1998 |
| Truagh | Emyvale | Red and black | Group stage | 0 | — |
Qualification for subsequent competitions
Intermediate
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.Junior
At the end of the championship, the runners-up play the Junior champions and the winner will qualify to the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.List of finals
Legend
= replayList of Monaghan SHC finals
Roll of honour
By club
Monaghan Junior Hurling Championship
The Monaghan Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior clubs in the county of Monaghan in Ireland. It is the second tier in the Monaghan hurling championship system.Truagh are the title holders, defeating Monaghan Harps Hurling Club by 1-19 - 2-10 in the 2023 final.