The Antrim Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bathshack.com Antrim Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Antrim SHC) is an annual club
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
competition organised by the
Antrim County Board of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
. It is contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the
county of Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...
,
Northern Ireland
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, with the winners decided through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Antrim hurling.
In its present format, the eight teams are drawn into two groups of four teams and play each other in a
single round-robin system. The two group winners proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Antrim Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Volunteer Cup, qualifies for the subsequent
Ulster Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 19 teams, 15 of which have won it more than once.
Loughgiel Shamrocks
Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Loughgiel/ Loughguile in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champion ...
is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 20 times.
Dunloy
Dunloy () is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located north of Ballymena and north-west is Ballymoney. It is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Finvoy, in the former Barony (Ireland), baro ...
are the reigning champions, having beaten Cushenall by 1-20 to 2–11 in the 2022 final.
Commonly the final takes place at
Antrim's county stadium,
Casement Park
Casement Park ( ga, Páirc Mhic Asmaint) is the principal Gaelic games stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and serves as the home ground of the Antrim football and hurling teams. It is located in Andersonstown Road in the west of the city, a ...
. However, on account of the ground's ongoing redevelopment the 2013 and 2014 finals were held at
Páirc Mac Uílín in
Ballycastle. The 2015 final was held at
Dunloy
Dunloy () is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located north of Ballymena and north-west is Ballymoney. It is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Finvoy, in the former Barony (Ireland), baro ...
's Pearse Park, due to
McQuillan Ballycastle's appearance in the decider.
Wins listed by club
Finals listed by year
Records and statistics
Teams
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Antrim SHC titles, is as follows:
* 1970s: 3 each for
O'Donovan Rossa
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( ga, Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa; baptised 4 September 1831, died 29 June 1915)Con O'Callaghan Reenascreena Community Online (dead link archived at archive.org, 29 September 2014) was an Irish Fenian leader and member ...
(1972-76-77) and
McQuillans Ballycastle (1975-78-79)
* 1980s: 4 for
McQuillans Ballycastle (1980-83-84-86)
* 1990s: 5 each for
Dunloy
Dunloy () is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located north of Ballymena and north-west is Ballymoney. It is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Finvoy, in the former Barony (Ireland), baro ...
(1990-94-95-97-98) and
Ruairí Óg (1991-92-93-96-99)
* 2000s: 6 for
Dunloy
Dunloy () is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located north of Ballymena and north-west is Ballymoney. It is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Finvoy, in the former Barony (Ireland), baro ...
(2000-01-02-03-07-09)
* 2010s: 5 for
Loughgiel Shamrocks
Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Loughgiel/ Loughguile in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. They are currently the only club in Ulster to have won an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champion ...
(2010-11-12-13-16)
References
External links
Official Antrim GAA Website
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Hurling competitions in County Antrim
Hurling competitions in Northern Ireland
Hurling competitions in Ulster
Senior hurling county championships