The 2017 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the

Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Michael Lyng Motors Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board ...

since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in

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. The championship began on 16 September 2017 and ended on 22 October 2017. On 22 October 2017, St. Patrick's Ballyragget won the championship after a 1–19 to 2–10 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at

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. It was their second championship overall and their first title since

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. St. Patrick's Ballyragget's Kevin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 4-27.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship The J. J. Kavanagh & Sons Premier Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1905 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Kilkenny in I ...

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Relegated from the

Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of ...

* Fenians

From Championship

Promoted to the

* Carrickshock Relegated to the

* Conahy Shamrocks

Results

First round

Relegation playoff

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

References

External links

2018 Kilkenny IHC results
{{Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship