# Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

The Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship is a hurling competition that comprises the winners of the senior hurling competitions from Sligo and Leitrim along with the Galway champions who receive a bye to the final. The winners of this competition qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
The county champions of Mayo and Roscommon compete in the intermediate grade.
The current champions are Easkey Sea Blues of Sligo who defeated Ballinasloe of Galway in the 2024 final.

## Teams
### Qualification

| County | Championship | Qualifying Team |
| Galway | Galway Junior A Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Leitrim | Leitrim Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Sligo | Sligo Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |

### 2024 teams

27 clubs will compete in the 2024 Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship:
| County | No. | Clubs competing in county championship |
| Galway | 18 | An Spidéal, Ardrahan, Athenry, Ballinasloe, Ballinderreen, Bearna/Na Forbacha, Cappataggle, Castlegar, Liam Mellows, Loughrea, Meelick-Eyrecourt, Mícheál Breathnach, Oranmore-Maree, Salthill-Knocknacarra, Sarsfields, St. Thomas', Tommy Larkin's, Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry |
| Leitrim | 2 | Carrick Hurling, Cluainín Iomáint |
| Sligo | 7 | Calry St. Joseph's, Coolera-Strandhill, Easkey, Naomh Eoin, Naomh Molaise Gaels, Tourlestrane, Western Gaels |
Note: Bold indicates title-holders.

## Recent championships

2024
| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| Easkey Sea Blues | Easkey Sea Blues | 2-22 | | | |
| Carrick Hurling | Carrick Hurling | 2-06 | | | |
| Carrick Hurling | Carrick Hurling | 2-06 | Easkey Sea Blues | Easkey Sea Blues | 0-18 |
| | | | Ballinasloe | Ballinasloe | 1-11 |
2023
| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| Easkey Sea Blues | Easkey Sea Blues | 2-20 | | | |
| Carrick Hurling | Carrick Hurling | 1-09 | | | |
| Carrick Hurling | Carrick Hurling | 1-09 | Easkey Sea Blues | Easkey Sea Blues | 1-18 |
| | | | Ballinasloe | Ballinasloe | 2-12 |
2022
| Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final | Final |
| Easkey Sea Blues | Easkey Sea Blues | 3-25 | | | |
| Carrick Hurling | Carrick Hurling | 1-06 | | | |
| Carrick Hurling | Carrick Hurling | 1-06 | Easkey Sea Blues | Easkey Sea Blues | 0-05 |
| | | | Ballygar Hurling Club | Ballygar Hurling Club | 0-04 |

## List of Finals
### List of Connacht JHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | County | Club | Score | County | Club | Score |
| 2024 | SLI | Easkey Sea Blues | 0-18 | GAL | Ballinasloe | 1-11 |
| 2023 | SLI | Easkey Sea Blues | 1-18 | GAL | Ballinasloe | 2-12 |
| 2022 | SLI | Easkey Sea Blues | 0-05 | GAL | Ballygar | 0-04 |
| 2021 | GAL | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 1-16 | SLI | Easkey Sea Blues | 1-12 |
| 2020 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 2019 | GAL | Míchael Breathnach | 1-12 | SLI | Naomh Eoin | 0-08 |
| 2018 | LEI | Carrick Hurling | 2-11 | GAL | Ballygar | 2-09 |
| 2017 | GAL | Sylane | 0-21 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-05 |
| 2016 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 3-09 | GAL | Míchael Breathnach | 2-10 |
| 2015 | GAL | Sylane | 1-18 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-07 |
| 2014 | GAL | Annaghdown | 2-11 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 0-06 |
| 2013 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-12 | GAL | An Spidéal | 2-10 |
| 2012 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-12 | GAL | Skehana | 1-11 |
| 2011 | GAL | Ballygar | 2-13 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-06 |
| 2010 | GAL | Bearna/Na Forbacha | 1-12 | LEI | Carrick Hurling | 1-09 |
| 2009 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 1-09 | GAL | Skehana | 0-10 |
| 2008 | GAL | Skehana | 3-12 | SLI | Calry/St. Joseph's | 2-11 |
| 2007 | GAL | Sylane | 0-12 | ROS | Athleague | 1-05 |
| 2006 | GAL | Skehana | 1-10 | LEI | Carrick Hurling | 0-06 |
| 2005 | GAL | Skehana | | LEI | Carrick Hurling | |
| 2004 | ROS | Oran | | GAL | Skehana | |

## Roll of Honour
### By club

| # | Club | County | Titles | Runners-Up | Championships won | Championships runner-Up |
| 1 | Calry-St Joseph's | SLI | 4 | 5 | 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016 | 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| 2 | Skehana | GAL | 3 | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2008 | 2004, 2009, 2012 |
| 2 | Easkey | SLI | 3 | 1 | 2022, 2023, 2024 | 2021 |
| 2 | Sylane | GAL | 3 | 0 | 2007, 2015, 2017 | — |
| 5 | Carrick Hurling | LEI | 1 | 3 | 2018 | 2005, 2006, 2010 |
| 5 | Oran | ROS | 1 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 5 | Bearna/Na Forbacha | GAL | 1 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| 5 | Ballygar | GAL | 1 | 2 | 2011 | 2018, 2022 |
| 5 | Annaghdown | GAL | 1 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 5 | Míchael Breathnach | GAL | 1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| 5 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | GAL | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| 12 | Ballinasloe | GAL | 0 | 2 | — | 2023, 2024 |
| 12 | Athleague | ROS | 0 | 1 | — | 2007 |
| 12 | An Spidéal | GAL | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| 12 | Mícheál Breathnach | GAL | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
| 12 | Naomh Eoin | SLI | 0 | 1 | — | 2019 |

### By county

| County | Titles | Runners-up | Total | Most recent success |
| Galway | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2021 |
| Sligo | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2024 |
| Leitrim | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2018 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2004 |