# Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

The Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by third tier clubs in the province of Ulster in Ireland.
The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the winter months. Teams qualify for this competition by winning the Junior hurling championship in one of the counties of Ulster. The winners represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
Ballinascreen are the title holders, defeating East Cavan Gaels by 1–25 to 3–09 in the 2024 final.

## Teams
### Qualification

| County | Championship | Qualifying team |
| Antrim | Antrim Junior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Armagh | Armagh Junior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Cavan | Cavan Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Derry | Derry Junior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Donegal | Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Down | Down Junior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Fermanagh | Fermanagh Reserve Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Monaghan | Monaghan Senior Hurling Championship | Runners-Up |
| Tyrone | Tyrone Junior Hurling Championship | Champions |

### 2024 teams

45 clubs will compete in the 2024 Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship:
| County | No. | Clubs competing in county championship |
| Antrim | 7 | All Saints, Ciceam Ard Eoin, CLG MacDaibhéid, Glen Rovers, Gort na Móna, Lámh Dhearg, St Mary's Rasharkin |
| Armagh | 4 | Cúchulainn's, Middletown, Seán Treacy's, St Malachy's |
| Cavan | 3 | Cootehill Celtic, East Cavan Gaels, Mullahoran |
| Derry | 8 | Ballinascreen, Banagher, Eoghan Rua, Kevin Lynch's, Lavey, Na Magha, Slaughtneil, Swatragh |
| Donegal | 8 | An Clochán Liath, Aodh Ruadh, Buncrana, Burt, Carndonagh, Seán MacCumhaills, Setanta, St Eunan's |
| Down | 4 | Ballela, Ballyvarley, Castlewellan, East Belfast |
| Fermanagh | 2 | Erne Gaels, Lisbellaw St Patrick's |
| Monaghan | 7 | Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clontibret O'Neills, Inniskeen Grattans, Latton O'Rahilly, Monaghan Harps, Truagh |
| Tyrone | 2 | Naomh Colum Cille, Omagh St Enda's |
Note: Bold indicates county representatives.

## Roll of Honour
### By club

| # | Club | Titles | Runners-Up | Championships won | Championships runner-Up |
| 1 | Castleblayney Hurling Club | 4 | 0 | 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023 | — |
| 2 | Setanta | 2 | 2 | 2017, 2022 | 2007, 2008 |
| 2 | Eoghan Rua, Coleraine | 2 | 0 | 2015, 2019 | — |
| 4 | Shane O'Neill's | 1 | 1 | 2004 | 2022 |
| 4 | Craobh Rua | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2013 |
| 4 | Clooney Gaels | 1 | 0 | 2006 | — |
| 4 | Glen Rovers, Armoy | 1 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 4 | Lisbellaw | 1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
| 4 | Naomh Colum Cille | 1 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| 4 | Inniskeen | 1 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| 4 | Burt | 1 | 0 | 2011 | — |
| 4 | Bredagh | 1 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 4 | Creggan Kickhams | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 4 | Lámh Dhearg | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| 4 | Ballinascreen | 1 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 16 | Na Magha | 0 | 3 | — | 2012, 2014, 2017 |
| 16 | Strabane Shamrocks | 0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2006 |
| 16 | St Malachy's, Portadown | 0 | 1 | — | 2004 |
| 16 | St Mary's Rasharkin | 0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
| 16 | St Brigid's, Cloughmills | 0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
| 16 | Creggan Kickhams | 0 | 1 | — | 2011 |
| 16 | Ballela | 0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
| 16 | Sean MacCumhaills | 0 | 1 | — | 2016 |
| 16 | Cushendun | 0 | 1 | — | 2018 |
| 16 | Newry Shamrocks | 0 | 1 | — | 2019 |
| 16 | Carrickmacross | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
| 16 | East Cavan Gaels | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |

### By county

| # | County | Titles | Runners-Up | Total | Most Recent Win |
| 1 | Antrim | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2016 |
| 2 | Monaghan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2023 |
| 3 | Donegal | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2022 |
| 3 | Derry | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2024 |
| 5 | Tyrone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2009 |
| 5 | Down | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2012 |
| 5 | Armagh | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2021 |
| 5 | Fermanagh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
| 9 | Cavan | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |

## List of Finals
### List of Ulster JHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | County | Club | Score | County | Club | Score |
| 2024 | DER | Ballinascreen | 1–25 | CAV | East Cavan Gaels | 3–09 |
| 2023 | MON | Castleblayney Hurling Club | 2–16 | DON | St Eunan's | 1–15 |
| 2022 | DON | Setanta | 1–22 | ANT | Shane O'Neill's | 0–15 |
| 2021 | ARM | Craobh Rua | 1–15 | MON | Carrickmacross | 1–10 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games |
| 2019 | DER | Eoghan Rua | 1–16 | DOW | Newry Shamrocks | 0–11 |
| 2018 | MON | Castleblayney Hurling Club | 1–14 | ANT | Rovers Emmets | 0–16 |
| 2017 | DON | Setanta | 2–17 | DER | Na Magha | 3–11 |
| 2016 | ANT | Lámh Dhearg | 0–16 | DON | Sean MacCumhaills | 0–13 |
| 2015 | DER | Eoghan Rua | 3–15 | DOW | Ballela | 0–07 |
| 2014 | MON | Castleblayney Hurling Club | 4–13 | DER | Na Magha | 1–07 |
| 2013 | ANT | Creggan Kickhams | 0–13 | ARM | Craobh Rua | 1–07 |
| 2012 | DOW | Bredagh | 4–18 | DER | Na Magha | 3–07 |
| 2011 | DON | Burt | 2–10 | ANT | Creggan Kickhams | 0–13 |
| 2010 | MON | Inniskeen | 0–14 | ANT | St Brigid's | 1–09 |
| 2009 | TYR | Naomh Colum Cille | 4–10 | ANT | St Mary's Rasharkin | 2–14 |
| 2008 | FER | Lisbellaw St Patrick's | 5–14 | DON | Setanta | 1–12 |
| 2007 | ANT | Glen Rovers | 1–09 | DON | Setanta | 0–11 |
| 2006 | ANT | Clooney Gaels | | TYR | Strabane Shamrocks | |
| 2005 | MON | Castleblayney Hurling Club | | TYR | Strabane Shamrocks | |
| 2004 | ANT | Shane O'Neill's | | ARM | St Malachy's | |