All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship is an annual inter-county competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), ranking second only to the senior championship. It began in 2004-05, with a knockout format where losing teams are eliminated. The final is held on the third Saturday in January, and the winner receives a cup.

Historically, the intermediate championship emerged as a progression from the senior tier. Munster initiated provincial championships in 2003, followed by other provinces in 2004, leading to the first All-Ireland series. Kildangan of Tipperary won the inaugural title in 2005 against Carrickshock. In 2007, Robert Emmetts from London became the first non-Irish team to claim the title.

Kilkenny has been particularly successful, with eight different clubs winning the championship. No club has won more than once, and only Dicksboro and Carrickshock have reached two finals each.

Qualification involves 25 county champions from four provincial championships (Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Ulster), with their winners advancing to the All-Ireland stage. Before 2018, London teams competed at the quarter-final stage, but they now participate in the Connacht championship.