Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship

For the Gaelic football equivalent, see Wicklow Senior Football Championship.
Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Sinsearach Chill Mhantáin
CodeHurling
Founded1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Region Wicklow (GAA)
TrophyO'Donoghue Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Bray Emmets (10th title)
Most titles Carnew Emmets (19 titles)
SponsorsLightning Protection Ireland[1]
Official websiteWicklow GAA

The Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lightning Protection Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Wicklow SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Wicklow in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Wicklow hurling.

In its current format, the Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Echelon Park. The winner of the Wicklow Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the O'Donoghue Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 14 teams, 10 of which have won it more than once. Carnew Emmets is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 19 times. Bray Emmets are the reigning champions, having beaten Carnew Emmets by 0-23 to 4-08 in the 2024 final.[2]

  1. ^ "Lightning Protection Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Launch". Wicklow GAA website. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2024final was invoked but never defined (see the help page).