# Galway Junior A Hurling Championship

The Galway Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Galway JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking junior clubs in the county of Galway in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Galway hurling championship system.
Skehana/Mountbellew-Moylough are the title holders, beating Loughrea by 1-13 to 0-13 in the 2023 final.

## Teams
### 2024 teams

The 18 teams competing in the 2024 Galway Junior A Hurling Championship are:
| Club | Location | Colours |
| An Spidéal | Spiddal | |
| Ardrahan | Ardrahan | Blue and white |
| Athenry | Athenry | Maroon and white |
| Ballinasloe | Ballinasloe | Black and amber |
| Ballinderreen | Ballinaderreen | Green and white |
| Bearna/Na Forbacha | Barna and Furbo | Saffron and blue |
| Cappataggle | Cappataggle | Red and black |
| Castlegar | Castlegar | Green and white |
| Liam Mellows | Renmore | Green and white |
| Loughrea | Loughrea | Blue and gold |
| Meelick-Eyrecourt | Meelick and Eyrecourt | Blue and white |
| Mícheál Breathnach | Connemara | Blue and white |
| Oranmore-Maree | Oranmore and Maree | Sky blue and navy |
| Salthill-Knocknacarra | Salthill and Knocknacarra | Blue, navy and yellow |
| Sarsfields | Bullaun, New Inn and Woodlawn | White and green |
| St. Thomas' | Kilchreest and Peterswell | Red and blue |
| Tommy Larkin's | Ballinakill and Woodford | Red and black |
| Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | Tynagh | Blue and green |

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

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

## Roll of honour
### Roll of honour

| # | Club | Titles | Championships won |
| 1 | Athenry | 10 | 2024, 2019, 2011, 2008, 2004, 1993, 1957, 1929, 1916, 1909 |
| 2 | Turloughmore | 6 | 1907, 1949, 1954, 1991, 1997, 2018 |
| 3 | Ardrahan | 2 | 1934, 1979 |
| 3 | Loughrea | 2 | 2012, 2009 |
| 3 | Craughwell | 2 | 2021, 2013 |
| 6 | St. Thomas' | 1 | 1972 |
| 6 | Sarsfields | 1 | 1996 |
| 6 | Tommy Larkins | 1 | 2006 |
| 6 | Castlegar | 1 | 2007 |
| 6 | Mullagh | 1 | 2008 |
| 6 | Gort | 1 | 2010 |
| 6 | Annaghdown | 1 | 2014 |
| 6 | An Spideal | 1 | 2015 |
| 6 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 1 | 2016 |
| 6 | Sylane | 1 | 2017 |
| 6 | Clarinbridge | 1 | 2020 |
| 6 | Skehana/Mountbellew–Moylough | 1 | 2023 |
| 6 | Ballygar | 1 | 2024 |

## List of finals
### List of Galway JAHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Venue |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score | Venue |
| 2024 | Athenry | 2-15 | Loughrea | 1-12 | |
| 2023 | Skehana/Mountbellew–Moylough | 1-13 | Loughrea | 0-13 | Duggan Park |
| 2022 | Ballygar | 1-17 | Skehana/Mountbellew–Moylough | 1-16 | Duggan Park |
| 2021 | Craughwell | 1-19 | Liam Mellows | 2-09 | |
| 2020 | Clarinbridge | 3-12 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 2-06 | |
| 2019 | Athenry | 3-21 | Salthill-Knocknacarra | 0-14 | |
| 2018 | Turloughmore | 3-13 | Sarsfields | 1-16 | |
| 2017 | Sylane | 3-18 | Tommy Larkins | 1-08 | |
| 2016 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 2-12 | Sarsfields | 0-14 | |
| 2015 | An Spideal | 0-13 | Castlegar | 0-10 | |
| 2014 | Annaghdown | 1-08 | An Spideal | 0-07 | |
| 2013 | Craughwell | 2-07 | Annaghdown | 1-09 | |
| 2012 | Loughrea | 1-09 | Bearna/Na Forbacha | 1-07 | |
| 2011 | Athenry | 2-08 | Ballygar | 0-07 | |
| 2010 | Gort | 2-13 | Portumna | 1-10 | |
| 2009 | Loughrea | 1-10 | Sarsfields | 1-05 | |
| 2008 | Mullagh | 0-13 | Skehana | 0-07 | |
| 2007 | Castlegar | 0-14 | Meelick-Eyrecourt | 0-13 | |
| 2006 | Tommy Larkins | 2-06 | Skehana | 0-08 | |
| 2005 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 2004 | Athenry | | | | |
| 2003 | | | | | |
| 2002 | | | | | |
| 2001 | | | | | |
| 2000 | | | | | |
| 1998–1999 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1997 | Turloughmore | | | | |
| 1996 | Sarsfields | | | | |
| 1994–1995 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1993 | Athenry | | | | |
| 1992 | | | | | |
| 1991 | Turloughmore | | | | |
| 1980–1990 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1979 | Ardrahan | | | | |
| 1973–1978 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1972 | St. Thomas' | | | | |
| 1958–1971 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1957 | Athenry | | | | |
| 1955–1956 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1954 | Turloughmore | | | | |
| 1950–1953 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1949 | Turloughmore | | | | |
| 1935–1948 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1934 | Ardrahan | | | | |
| 1908–1933 | No record | No record | No record | No record | No record |
| 1907 | Turloughmore | | | | |