The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual
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 contested by lower-tier
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board i ...
clubs.
Ballypickas are the title holders (2021) defeating near neighbours
Abbeyleix in the Final.
Ballypickas are both the current holders and joint most winners at this grade along with
Camross (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 comp ...
. They often do well there, with the likes of
Ballyfin
Ballyfin ( or alternatively "town of Fionn") is a small village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. Located in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, the village is in the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the R423 regional road midway between the ...
(2011) getting to a Leinster Final after winning the Laois Junior Hurling Championship but
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Kilkenny GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Cill Chainnigh) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kilkenny. The cou ...
club
St Patrick's beat them on their way to the All-Ireland title.
"All Ireland club JHC final: Ballyragget come out on top"
''Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country. ...
''. 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 per ...
.
List of finals
(r) = replay
Laois Junior B Hurling Championship
The Laois Junior B Hurling Championship is an annual 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 contested by fourth grade Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board i ...
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 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 contested by fifth grade Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board i ...
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
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Junior hurling county championships