Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship

Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobhchomórtas Idirmhéanach Iomána Dhún na nGall
Code	Hurling
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Region	Donegal (GAA)
No. of teams	4
Title holders	Buncrana (1st title)
Official website	Donegal GAA

The Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship (abbreviated to the Donegal IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2022 for the second tier hurling teams in County Donegal in Ireland.

In its current format, the Donegal Intermediate Championship features the four teams who don't qualify for the second stage of the Donegal SHC. These four teams play each other in a round-robin system. The top two teams in the group proceed to the intermediate final at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny. The winner of the Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Championship.

Buncrana are the title holders after defeating Carndonagh by 0–15 to 1–10 in the 2024 final.[1]

Format

Group stage

Over the course of the group stage, each of the four teams plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The two top-ranking teams in the group qualify for the final.

Final

The two top-ranking teams in the group qualify for the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 4 teams qualified for the 2024 Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship are:

Club	Location	Colours	Championship titles	Last championship title
An Clochán Liath	Dungloe	Red and white	0	—
Aodh Ruadh	Ballyshannon	Green and white	0	—
Buncrana	Buncrana		1	2024
Carndonagh	Carndonagh		1	2023

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Donegal Intermediate Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Championships won	Championships runner-up
Carndonagh	1	2	2023	2022, 2024
Seán MacCumhaills	1	1	2022	2023
Buncrana	1	0	2024	—

List of finals

List of Donegal IHC finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up		Venue	#
	Club	Score	Club	Score
2024	Buncrana	0-15	Carndonagh	1-10	O'Donnell Park	[2]
2023	Carndonagh	2–12	Seán MacCumhaills	2-08	O'Donnell Park	[3]
2022	Seán MacCumhaills	0–17	Carndonagh	1–12	O'Donnell Park	[4]

See also

• Donegal Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• Donegal Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 3)

References

1. "Four Masters celebrate Donegal hurling title". Ocean FM website. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Buncrana come from behind to win first ever Intermediate Hurling Championship". Highland Radio. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. "Carndonagh edge out MacCumhaills to lift Intermediate Hurling Championship". Donegal Live. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
4. "Brilliant second half ensures IHC title for MacCumhaills against Carndonagh". Donegal Live. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

External link

• Official website