Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Region Limerick (GAA)
TrophyMichael Fox Memorial Cup
No. of teams8
Title holdersNewcastle West (2nd title)
First winner Bruff
SponsorsLyons of Limerick
Official websiteOfficial website

The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking intermediate clubs in the county of Limerick in Ireland. It is the second tier overall in the entire Limerick hurling championship system.

The Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship was introduced in 2014 following a split in the existing Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship.[1] It was the fourth adult county championship to come into existence in Limerick.

In its present format, the Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship uses a round-robin format with each team playing 7 matches (playing all 7 other teams once). Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The two top-ranking teams proceed to the final match at the LIT Gaelic Grounds. The winner of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Championship, as well as gaining automatic promotion to the Limerick Senior Championship, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship. In 2020, the intended format was disrupted and slightly amended due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The competition has been won by 8 teams, none of which have won the tournament more than once. Mungret/St. Paul's are the reigning champions, having beaten Cappamore by 4-17 to 1-12 in the 2021 final.[2]

  1. ^ "Limerick club hurling championship draws made". Limerick Leader. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ Keogh, John (24 October 2021). "Limerick Premier IHC: Mungret power their way back to senior ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 October 2021.