Galway Junior A Hurling Championship

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Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2022 Galway Junior A Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Shóisearach A na Gaillimhe
Code	Hurling
Region	Galway (GAA)
Title holders	Ballygar (th title)
Sponsors	Brooks
Official website	Official website

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

#	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
	Loughrea	2	2012, 2009
	Craughwell	2	2021, 2013
6	St. Thomas'	1	1972
	Sarsfields	1	1996
	Tommy Larkins	1	2006
	Castlegar	1	2007
	Mullagh	1	2008
	Gort	1	2010
	Annaghdown	1	2014
	An Spideal	1	2015
	Meelick-Eyrecourt	1	2016
	Sylane	1	2017
	Clarinbridge	1	2020
	Skehana/Mountbellew–Moylough	1	2023
	Ballygar	1	2024

List of finals

List of Galway JAHC finals

Year	Winners		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
2004	Athenry
2003
2002
2001
2000
1998–1999	No record
1997	Turloughmore
1996	Sarsfields
1994–1995	No record
1993	Athenry
1992
1991	Turloughmore
1980–1990	No record
1979	Ardrahan
1973–1978	No record
1972	St. Thomas'
1958–1971	No record
1957	Athenry
1955–1956	No record
1954	Turloughmore
1950–1953	No record
1949	Turloughmore
1935–1948	No record
1934	Ardrahan
1908–1933	No record
1907	Turloughmore