TheLeinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game ofHurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland.[1] The series of games are organized by theLeinster Council.
The winners of the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win theAll-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.
Generally, the strong hurling counties have fielded their second team in this competition. In recent years though, they have participated in theLeinster Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. Since 2005, the competition has been suspended, with the counties participating in theChristy Ring Cup orNicky Rackard Cup instead.
The championship was suspended after the completion of the2004 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship. Five counties competed in the championship.
| County | 2004 position | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kildare | Semi-finalists | 5 | 1966 |
 Kilkenny | Quarter-finalists | 25 | 1996 |
 Longford | Runners-up | 0 | — |
 Louth | Semi-finalists | 3 | 1973 |
 Meath | Champions | 10 | 2004 |
The championship is currently suspended but 12 counties would be eligible for the championship
| County | Qualification | Location | Stadium | Province | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlow | Intermediate development team | Carlow | Dr Cullen Park | Leinster | 2 | 1960 |
 Dublin | Junior development team | Donnycarney | Parnell Park | Leinster | 8 | 1955 |
| Kildare | Intermediate development team | Newbridge | St Conleth's Park | Leinster | 5 | 1966 |
| Kilkenny | Junior development team | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park | Leinster | 25 | 1996 |
 Laois | Intermediate development team | Portlaoise | O'Moore Park | Leinster | 3 | 1933 |
| Longford | Lory Meagher Cup team | Longford | Pearse Park | Leinster | 0 | — |
| Louth | Nicky Rackard Cup team | Drogheda | Drogheda Park | Leinster | 3 | 1973 |
| Meath | Intermediate development team | Navan | Páirc Tailteann | Leinster | 10 | 2004 |
 Offaly | Intermediate development team | Tullamore | O'Connor Park | Leinster | 7 | 1953 |
 Westmeath | Intermediate development team | Mullingar | Cusack Park | Leinster | 3 | 1963 |
 Wexford | Junior development team | Wexford | Chadwicks Wexford Park | Leinster | 7 | 1992 |
| Wicklow | Intermediate development team | Aughrim | Aughrim County Ground | Leinster | 5 | 1971 |
At the end of the championship, the winning team progresses to theAll-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.
| County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | 25 | 9 | 1909, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 | 1922, 1925, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955 |
| Meath | 10 | 8 | 1927, 1948, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 | 1906, 1907, 1910, 1915, 1947, 1958, 1967, 1973 |
| Dublin | 8 | 14 | 1908, 1925, 1932, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955 | 1909, 1911, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1985, 1987 |
| Wexford | 7 | 11 | 1926, 1940, 1957, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992 | 1913, 1941, 1960, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Offaly | 7 | 4 | 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1953 | 1908, 1912, 1937, 1959 |
| Kildare | 5 | 9 | 1905, 1906, 1934, 1962, 1966 | 1914, 1932, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 2002 |
| Wicklow | 5 | 6 | 1954, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971 | 1952, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970 |
| Laois | 3 | 7 | 1910, 1914, 1933 | 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936, 1956, 1992 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 5 | 1912, 1936, 1963 | 1905, 1916, 1954, 1986, 1989 |
| Louth | 3 | 0 | 1968, 1969, 1973 | — |
| Carlow | 2 | 1 | 1907, 1960 | 1988 |
| Longford | 0 | 2 | — | 2003, 2004 |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | |
| 2005— | No Championship | |||
| 2004 | Meath | 4–14 | Longford | 2–07 |
| 2003 | Meath | 0–11 | Longford | 0–09 |
| 2002 | Meath | 2–10 | Kildare | 1–07 |
| 1997–2001 | No Championship | |||
| 1996 | Kilkenny | 1–13 | Wexford | 1–06 |
| 1995 | Kilkenny | 2–14 | Wexford | 4–05 |
| 1994 | Kilkenny | 2–18 | Wexford | 3–08 |
| 1993 | Kilkenny | 1–15 | Wexford | 0–10 |
| 1992 | Wexford | 2–11 | Laois | 1–12 |
| 1991 | Kilkenny | 3–12 | Wexford | 2–06 |
| 1990 | Kilkenny | 1–09, 3–10 (R) | Wexford | 0–12, 1–10 (R) |
| 1989 | Kilkenny | 5–12 | Westmeath | 0–09 |
| 1988 | Kilkenny | 4–06 | Carlow | 3–03 |
| 1987 | Wexford | 6–15 | Dublin | 0–09 |
| 1986 | Kilkenny | 2–18 | Westmeath | 0–06 |
| 1985 | Wexford | 4–14 | Dublin | 2–06 |
| 1984 | Kilkenny | 2–13 | Wexford | 0–07 |
| 1983 | Kilkenny | 3–13 | Wexford | 1–07 |
| 1974–1982 | No Championship | |||
| 1973 | Louth | 8–07 | Meath | 6–05 |
| 1972 | Meath | 6–09 | Kildare | 4–11 |
| 1971 | Wicklow | 3–12 | Kildare | 0–07 |
| 1970 | Meath | 6–13 | Wicklow | 5–09 |
| 1969 | Louth | 5–08 | Kildare | 2–05 |
| 1968 | Louth | 4–12 | Kildare | 5–08 |
| 1967 | Wicklow | 4–13 | Meath | 0–08 |
| 1966 | Kildare | 4–10 | Wicklow | 4–06 |
| 1965 | Wicklow | 3–14, 4–05 (R) | Kildare | 5–08, 2–08 (R) |
| 1964 | Wicklow | 4–08 | Kildare | 2–06 |
| 1963 | Westmeath | 4–10 | Wicklow | 4–07 |
| 1962 | Kildare | 4–10 | Wicklow | 2–08 |
| 1961 | Meath | 1–11 | Wicklow | 3–03 |
| 1960 | Carlow | 6–08 | Wexford | 3–08 |
| 1959 | Wexford | 6–10 | Offaly | 0–01 |
| 1958 | Kilkenny | 2–10 | Meath | 1–05 |
| 1957 | Wexford | 3–11 | Dublin | 3–04 |
| 1956 | Kilkenny | 6–11 | Laois | 1–08 |
| 1955 | Dublin | 4–12 | Kilkenny | 4–09 |
| 1954 | Wicklow | 4–15 | Westmeath | 1–03 |
| 1953 | Offaly | 3–07 | Kilkenny | 2–02 |
| 1952 | Dublin | 4–05 | Wicklow | 2–07 |
| 1951 | Kilkenny | 2–11 | Dublin | 2–06 |
| 1950 | Dublin | 3–07 | Kilkenny | 3–03 |
| 1949 | Kilkenny | 4–03 | Dublin | 3–02 |
| 1948 | Meath | 2–10 | Kilkenny | 3–05 |
| 1947 | Dublin | 5–05 | Meath | 1–05 |
| 1946 | Kilkenny | 4–05 | Dublin | 1–01 |
| 1942–1945 | No Championship | |||
| 1941 | Kilkenny | 6–03 | Wexford | 2–02 |
| 1940 | Wexford | 4–06 | Dublin | 2–07 |
| 1939 | Kilkenny | 6–09 | Dublin | 4–03 |
| 1938 | Offaly | 3–08 | Kilkenny | 1–08 |
| 1937 | Dublin | 11–08 | Offaly | 5–04 |
| 1936 | Westmeath | 4–08 | Laois | 5–02 |
| 1935 | Kilkenny | 5–05 | Dublin | 1–05 |
| 1934 | Kildare | 3–07, 1–08 (R) | Kilkenny | 3–07, 1–07 (R) |
| 1933 | Laois | 3–08 | Kilkenny | 4–02 |
| 1932 | Dublin | 6–02 | Kildare | 4–05 |
| 1931 | Declared null and void * | |||
| 1930 | Kilkenny | 7–03 | Laois | 2–02 |
| 1929 | Offaly | 7–03 | Dublin | 1–05 |
| 1928 | Kilkenny | 3–02 | Laois | 0–02 |
| 1927 | Meath | 3–04, 4–06 (R) | Dublin | 3–04, 2–02 (R) |
| 1926 | Wexford | 4–01 | Laois | 3–01 |
| 1925 | Dublin | 4–04, 4–04 (R) | Kilkenny | 4–04, 4–02 (R) |
| 1924 | Offaly | 7–04 | Dublin | 5–05 |
| 1923 | Offaly | 4–01 | Laois | 3–02 |
| 1922 | Offaly | 4–03 | Kilkenny | 3–03 |
| 1917–1921 | No Championship | |||
| 1916 | Kilkenny | 12–02 | Westmeath | 1–01 |
| 1915 | Offaly | 6–02 | Meath | 3–05 |
| 1914 | Laois | 16–04 | Kildare | 0–00 |
| 1913 | Kilkenny | 7–03 | Wexford | 3–03 |
| 1912 | Westmeath | 4–03 | Offaly | 2–01 |
| 1911 | Kilkenny | 5–01, 3–02 (R) | Dublin | 5–01, 1–03 (R) |
| 1910 | Laois | 12–02 | Meath | 2–01 |
| 1909 | Kilkenny | 4–07 | Dublin | 3–03 |
| 1908 | Dublin | 1–07 * | Offaly | 1–03 |
| 1907 | Carlow | 2–09 | Meath | 0–09 |
| 1906 | Kildare | 2–06 | Meath | 1–08 |
| 1905 | Kildare | 3–08 | Westmeath | 3–05 |
| County | Most recent year in championship | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | — | 2 | 1960 |
| Dublin | — | 8 | 1955 |
| Kildare | 2004 | 5 | 1966 |
| Kilkenny | 2004 | 25 | 1996 |
| Laois | — | 3 | 1933 |
| Longford | 2004 | 0 | — |
| Louth | 2004 | 3 | 1973 |
| Meath | 2004 | 10 | 2004 |
| Offaly | — | 7 | 1953 |
| Westmeath | — | 3 | 1963 |
| Wexford | — | 7 | 1992 |
| Wicklow | — | 5 | 1971 |