Connacht Senior Hurling League

The Connacht Senior Hurling League is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2022 for second and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The competition runs each January.

The league provides an opportunity for the county teams to select their panel for the year and prepare for the National Hurling League (NHL).

Galway won the 2023 competition, defeating Roscommon by 1-25 to 1-20 in the final in January 2023.

New York are the title holders, defeating Mayo by 2-25 to 2-12 in the 2024 final.

History

Beginnings Established in 2022, the Connacht Senior Hurling League is a preseason competition for inter-county teams in the Connacht that compete in the lower tiers of the championship. The league is typically been used for preparation for the National Hurling League.

In the 2023 competition, Galway won the title with a 1-25 to 1-20 victory over Roscommon in the final. This marked Galway's inaugural success in the Connacht Senior League.

Participating teams The league's creation in 2022 offered developing counties a structured competition that is a level playing field. Teams that have participated in the league include Leitrim, Mayo, Longford, New York, Roscommon, Sligo and a Galway development team. The inclusion of New York, Galway development teams and Longford from Leinster increased the number of matches the competitiveness of the league.

Shield The Shield competition offers teams an additional opportunity to contend for honours. Leitrim and New York have won the shield.

Teams

2024 teams The teams which are due to contest the 2024 competition include: CountyProvinceIn league sinceLeague titlesMost recent title GalwayConnacht20231 2023 LeitrimConnacht20220 — MayoConnacht20220 — New York20231 2024 RoscommonConnacht202212022 SligoConnacht20220 —

List of finals YearWinnersRunners-upCountyScoreCountyScore2024New York2-25Mayo2-122023Galway1-25Roscommon1-202022Roscommon2-27Sligo1-21

Roll of honour

CountyTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears Runners-up Roscommon112022 2023 Galway10 2023 — New York10 2024 — Sligo01 —2022 Mayo01 — 2024

Shield

List of finals YearWinnersRunners-UpCountyScoreCountyScore2024Galway2-25Roscommon3-162023New York3-29Leitrim1-162022Leitrim2-24Mayo0-24

Roll of honour CountyTitlesRunners-upYears WonYears Runners-up Leitrim1120222023 New York102023 — Galway10 2024— Mayo01 —2022 Roscommon01 —2024

Team records and statistics

Team participation CountyProvinceChampionship (Lvl)ParticipationTitlesNo.First yearBest resultLeague titlesMost recent title GalwayConnachtAll-Ireland SHC (1)22023Winners12023 LeitrimConnachtLory Meagher Cup (5)32022Semi-Finals0— LongfordLeinsterLory Meagher Cup (5)12023Quarter-Finals0— MayoConnachtNicky Rackard Cup (4)32022Runners-up0— New YorkNorth AmericaN / A22023Winners12024 RoscommonConnachtNicky Rackard Cup (4)32022Winners12022 SligoConnachtChristy Ring Cup (3)32022Runners-Up0—

Connacht Senior Hurling League

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