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GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024–25 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Shinsearaí Iomána Chlub na hÉireann |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1970–71 |
Region | Ireland (GAA) |
Trophy | Tommy Moore Cup |
No. of teams | 4 |
Title holders | St. Thomas' (2nd title) |
Most titles | Ballyhale Shamrocks (9 titles) |
Sponsors | Allied Irish Banks |
TV partner(s) | TG4 |
Motto | The toughest of them all |
Official website | Official GAA website |
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year since the 1970–71 championship (except for 2020-21, due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
The final, currently held on the third Sunday in January, is the culmination of a series of games played between October and February with the winners receiving the Tommy Moore Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Currently qualification is limited to teams competing in the Galway Championship, the Leinster Championship, the Munster Championship and the Ulster Championship.
Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland semi-finals. The most successful teams are from County Galway – seven Galway clubs have won the All-Ireland title on 14 separate occasions.
The title has been won by 26 clubs, 10 of whom have won the title more than once. The current holders and all-time record-holders are Ballyhale Shamrocks, who have won the championship on 9 occasions.
St Thomas' are the title holders, defeating O'Loughlin Gaels by 0-18 to 0-17 in the 2024 final.