The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual

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competition contested by lower-tier

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clubs. Ballypickas are the title holders (2021) defeating near neighbours

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in the Final. Ballypickas are both the current holders and joint most winners at this grade along with

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(8).

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Phelan Cup. The winners of the Laois Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the

Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship ''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Junior Club Championship) is an annual hurling com ...

. They often do well there, with the likes of

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(2011) getting to a Leinster Final after winning the Laois Junior Hurling Championship but

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club St Patrick's beat them on their way to the All-Ireland title."All Ireland club JHC final: Ballyragget come out on top"
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''. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the

All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2002-03 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their pe ...

List of finals

(r) = replay

Laois Junior B Hurling Championship

The Laois Junior B Hurling Championship is an annual

competition contested by fourth grade

clubs. ? are the title holders (2022) defeating ? in the Final. The trophy presented to the winners is the Eamon MacCluskey Cup.

List of finals

(r) = replay

Laois Junior C Hurling Championship

The Laois Junior C Hurling Championship is an annual

competition contested by fifth grade

clubs. The Harps are the title holders (2022) defeating Park–Ratheniska–Timahoe in the Final.

List of finals

References

External links

Official Laois GAA WebsiteLaois on HoganstandRoll of Honour
{{Laois GAA, state=expanded 3 Junior hurling county championships