Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
Sports competition in Ireland

Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2025 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1905
Region Sligo (GAA)
No. of teams7
Title holders Easkey (8th title)
Most titles Craobh Rua (27 titles)

The Sligo Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Sligo GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Sligo. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Previously, the winners used to compete in the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship but were very unsuccessful at that level.

History

Teams

  • Today seven teams play in the competition - Calry/St. Josephs, Coolera/Standhill, Easkey, Naomh Eoin, Naomh Molaise Gaels, Tourlestrane and Western Gaels.

Format

2025 - Addressing an Imbalance of quality of teams

Club hurling has grown in recent years within Sligo, success in the Cuchulainn Leagues (cross-county competitions including Mayo, Roscommon, Longford and Leitrim) has demonstrated this. In 2025 in the Cuchulainn Leagues, Coolera/Standhill won division 2 and Tourlestrane won division 3. At division 1 level Easkey finished 2nd and Naomh Eoin 3rd in the table - noticeable competing competitively with Tuairín of Mayo, considered to be on the level of a Galway Intermediate Level Hurling team. To allow for a wide ranging standard Calry/St. Josephs, Coolera/Standhill, Naomh Molaise Gaels, Tourlestrane and Western Gaels played off to determine 2 spots in the Senior Championship proper along side Easkey and Naomh Eoin. In 2025, Coolera/Standhill and Western Gaels took the final two spots in the Senior Championship proper. Calry/St. Josephs, Naomh Molaise Gaels and Tourlestrane then proceeded to play in the Junior Championship.

Group stage

The 4 clubs play each once in the group stage. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record.

Final: The top two teams contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2025 Teams

The 7 teams competing in the 2025 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship are:

Club Location Colours Position in 2024 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Calry St. Joseph's Calry Blue and yellow Group stage ? 11 2017
Coolera-Strandhill Strandhill Red and white Semi-finals ? 1 2018
Easkey Easkey Blue and yellow Champions ? 7 2024
Naomh Eoin Sligo Black and red Runners-up ? 1 2019
Naomh Molaise Gaels Cliffoney, Drumcliffe, Maugherow Green and white Group stage 2024 0 —
Tourlestrane Toorlestraun Green and gold Group stage 2024 7 1991
Western Gaels Castleconnor Green and white Semi-finals 2007 1 2010

2025 Grades

Championship Club
Senior
Senior Coolera-Strandhill
Easkey
Naomh Eoin
Western Gaels
Junior (failed to qualify for senior) Calry St. Joseph's
Tourlestrane
Naomh Molaise Gaels
Junior (Clubs outside the county invited to play) Claremorris (Mayo)
Four Masters (Donegal)

Roll of honour

By club

Source:[1]

# Club Titles Runners-up Championship wins Championship runner-up
1 Craobh Rua 27 7 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1670, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 1969, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000
2 Tubbercurry 13 14 1969, 1977, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 1942, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2011
3 Calry St. Joseph's 11 4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
4 Easkey 8 2 1962, 1963, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 1984, 2019
5 Tourlestrane 7 6 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991 1977, 1978, 1982, 1993, 1994, 2001
6 Dromard 6 2 1906, 1907, 1911, 1934, 1935, 1942 1929, 1943
7 Naomh Eoin 1 14 2019 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Western Gaels 1 5 2010 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017
Coolera-Strandhill 1 4 2018 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
Curry 1 1 1936 1934
Sligo 1 0 1929 —
Sligo United 1 0 1919 —
Sligo Wanderers 1 0 1905 —
14 Ballymote 0 3 — 1949, 1950, 1954
St. Oliver's 0 1 — 1975
Grange 0 1 — 1962

List of finals

Legend

List of Sligo SHC finals

Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2025 Easkey Sea Blues 2-25 Naomh Eoin 1-15 [2]
2024 Easkey Sea Blues 0-15 Naomh Eoin 0-12 [3]
2023 Easkey Sea Blues 0-22 Naomh Eoin 1-15 [4]
2022 Easkey Sea Blues 3-18 Naomh Eoin 1-10 [5]
2021 Easkey Sea Blues 3-21 Naomh Eoin 0-10 [6]
2020 Easkey Sea Blues 1-17 Naomh Eoin 2-13 [7]
2019 Naomh Eoin 1-12 Easkey Sea Blues 0-12 [8]
2018 Coolera/Strandhill 2-25 Naomh Eoin 3-10 [9]
2017 Calry St. Joseph's 2-15 Western Gaels 3-10 [10]
2016 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-18 Coolera/Strandhill 0-04 [11]
2015 Calry/St. Joseph's 0-10 Western Gaels 0-09 [12]
2014 Calry/St. Joseph's 4-14 Western Gaels 0-03 [13]
2013 Calry/St. Joseph's 5-13 Coolera/Strandhill 0-06 [14]
2012 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-16 Coolera/Strandhill 1-11 [15]
2011 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-07 Tubbercurry 0-12
2010 Western Gaels 2-15 Coolera/Strandhill 2-08
2009 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-06 Western Gaels 1-06
2008 Calry/St. Joseph's 4-11 Western Gaels 1-08
2007 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-20 (AET) Tubbercurry 1-16 (AET)
2006 Tubbercurry 0-13 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-08
2005 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-11 Tubbercurry 2-06
2004 Tubbercurry 0-11 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-07
2003 Tubbercurry 3-13 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-11
2002 Tubbercurry 2-07 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-05
2001 Tubbercurry 0-10 Tourlestrane 1-04
2000 Tubbercurry 1-13 Craobh Rua 2-03
1999 Tubbercurry 1-13 Craobh Rua 1-06
1998 Tubbercurry 3-15 Craobh Rua 2-09
1997 Tubbercurry 1-11 Naomh Eoin 3-03
1996 Tubbercurry 3-09 Naomh Eoin 1-05
1995 Tubbercurry 0-17 Naomh Eoin 0-07
1994 Craobh Rua 4-04 Tourlestrane 1-08
1993 Craobh Rua 3-13 Tourlestrane 0-06
1992 Craobh Rua 5-07 Tubbercurry 1-10
1991 Tourlestrane 2-12 Craobh Rua 3-06
1990 Tourlestrane 0-10 Craobh Rua 0-08
1989 Craobh Rua 2-11 Naomh Eoin 3-02
1988 Tourlestrane 5-08 Naomh Eoin 3-11
1987 Craobh Rua 2-06 Tubbercurry 1-05
1986 Tourlestrane 5-03 Naomh Eoin 1-09
1985 Tourlestrane 2-05 Naomh Eoin 0-05
1984 Craobh Rua 2-06 Easkey 1-05
1983 Tourlestrane 3-10 Tubbercurry 4-04
1982 Craobh Rua 4-08 Tourlestrane 1-07
1981 Tourlestrane 0-10,

1-12 (R)

Craobh Rua 2-04,

4-01 (R)

1980 Craobh Rua 4-07 Tubbercurry 1-08
1979 Craobh Rua 6-04,

4-07 (R)

Tubbercurry 5-07,

2-07 (R)

1978 Craobh Rua Tourlestrane
1977 Tubbercurry 3-05

2-04 (R)

Tourlestrane 3-05

0-02 (R)

1976 Craobh Rua Tubbercurry
1975 Craobh Rua St Oliver's
1974 Craobh Rua
1973 Craobh Rua
1972 Craobh Rua Tubbercurry
1971 Craobh Rua 4-06 Tubbercurry 2-08
1970 Craobh Rua
1969 Tubbercurry Craobh Rua/Grange
1968 No Championship
1967 Craobh Rua/Grange 3-03 Tubbercurry 1-06
1966 Craobh Rua/Grange
1965 Craobh Rua/Grange Tubbercurry
1964 Craobh Rua/Grange
1963 Easkey Sea Blues
1962 Easkey Sea Blues 3-00 Grange 1-04
1961 No Championship
1960 No Championship
1959 No Championship
1958 No Championship
1957 No Championship
1956 No Championship
1955 Craobh Rua
1954 Craobh Rua 5-03 Ballymote 4-01
1953 No Championship
1952 No Championship
1951 No Championship
1950 Craobh Rua Ballymote
1949 Craobh Rua Ballymote
1948 No Championship
1947 No Championship
1946 No Championship
1945 Craobh Rua
1944 No Championship
1943 Craobh Rua 9-01 Dromard 2-02
1942 Dromard 7-01 Tubbercurry 3-01
1941 No Championship
1940 No Championship
1939 No Championship
1938 No Championship
1937 No Championship
1936 Curry
1935 Dromard
1934 Dromard 5-0 Curry 1-02
1933 No Championship
1932 No Championship
1931 No Championship
1930 No Championship
1929 Sligo 15-4 Dromard 0-01
1928 No Championship
1927 No Championship
1926 No Championship
1925 No Championship
1924 No Championship
1923 No Championship
1922 No Championship
1921 No Championship
1920 No Championship
1919 Sligo United
1918 No Championship
1917 No Championship
1916 No Championship
1915 No Championship
1914 No Championship
1913 No Championship
1912 No Championship
1911 Dromard O'Growney's
1910 No Championship
1909 No Championship
1908 No Championship
1907 Dromard O'Growney's
1906 Dromard O'Growney's
1905 Sligo Wanderers

Records and statistics

Recent championships

2025 championship

Group stage

Group

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Easkey 3 3 0 0 84 38 46 6 Advance to Final
2 Naomh Eoin 3 2 0 1 82 61 21 4
3 Coolera-Strandhill 3 1 0 2 62 89 -27 2
4 Western Gaels 3 0 0 3 46 86 -40 0

Knockout stage

Final

Easkey 2-24 (30) v Naomh Eoin 1-15 (18)

2024 championship

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Easkey 3 3 0 0 121 21 +100 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Western Gaels 3 2 0 1 52 47 +5 4
3 Tourlestrane 3 1 0 2 44 59 -15 2
4 Naomh Molaise Gaels 3 0 0 3 15 105 -90 0

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Naomh Eoin 2 2 0 0 64 23 +41 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Coolera-Strandhill 2 1 0 1 36 46 -10 2
3 Calry-St Joseph's 2 0 0 2 24 55 -31 0

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

Naomh Eoin 2-17 (23) v Western Gaels 1-09 (12)

Easkey 4-16 (28) v Coolera-Strandhill 1-9 (12)

Final

Easkey 0-15 (15) v Naomh Eoin 0-12 (12)

2023 championship

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Easkey 4 4 0 0 74 31 +43 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 Naomh Eoin 4 3 0 1 83 59 +24 6
3 Calry-St Joseph's 4 2 0 2 38 47 -9 3
4 Western Gaels 4 1 0 3 48 96 -48 2
5 Coolera-Strandhill 4 0 0 4 51 61 -10 -1
  • Calry-St Joseph's and Coolera/Strandhill were deducted a point each for conceding their matches, both to Easkey.

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

Naomh Eoin 2-18 (24) v Calry-St Joseph's 1-10 (13)

Final

Easkey 0-22 (22) v Naomh Eoin 1-15 (18)

Sligo Junior Hurling Championship

Sligo Junior Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Region Sligo (GAA)
TrophyMartin Brennan Cup
No. of teams5 (2025)
Title holdersTourlestrane (5th title)

The Sligo Junior Hurling Championship (Abbreviated to the Sligo JHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior clubs in the county of Sligo in Ireland. It is the second tier in the Sligo hurling championship system.

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2025 Tourlestrane 2-13 Calry-St Joseph's 1-06
2024 Coolera/Strandhill 4–23 Western Gaels 5–12 [16]
2023 Tourlestrane 0–13 Naomh Molaise Gaels 0–11 [17]
2022 Western Gaels 5-17 Tourlestrane 1-6
2021
2020
2019 Easkey 3-14 Western Gaels 1-16
2018 Naomh Eoin 1-16 Calry-St Joseph's 0-8
2017
2016
2015
2014 Coolera/Strandhill Tourlestrane
2013 Tourlestrane 1-6 Western Gaels 1-5
2012 Tourlestrane
2011 Tubbercurry 1-09 Coolera/Strandhill 0-10
2010 Tourlestrane 5-6 Naomh Eoin 0-04
2006 Naomh Eoin 2-7 Calry-St Joseph's 0-6
2005 Tourlestrane Coolera/Strandhill

Roll of honour

# Club Titles Runners-up Championship wins Championship runner-up
1 Tourlestrane 6 2 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2023, 2025 2022, 2014
2 Coolera/Strandhill 2 2 2014, 2024 2011, 2005
Naomh Eoin 2 1 2006, 2018 2010
3 Western Gaels 1 3 2022 2013, 2019, 2024
Tubbercurry 1 0 2011 —
Easkey 1 0 2019 —
4 Naomh Molaise Gaels 0 1 — 2023
Calry-St Joseph's 0 3 — 2006, 2018, 2025

Dermot Molloy League

Sligo Junior Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1972
Region Sligo (GAA)
TrophyDermot Molloy
No. of teams7 (2025)
Title holdersNaomh Eoin (6th title)

The Dermot Molloy League is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Sligo GAA among all the hurling clubs in County Sligo.

List of finals

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2025[18] Naomh Eoin 4-17 Easkey 2-23
(Naomh Eoin won 8-7 in sudden death penalty pucks)
2024[19] Naomh Eoin 2-37 Western Gaels 1-06
2023[20] Naomh Eoin 0-14 Western Gaels 1-04
2022[21] Easkey 1-23 Naomh Eoin 1-15
2021[22] Naomh Eoin 2-26 Carrick Hurling 1-06
2020
2019[23] Easkey 3-18 Calry-St Joseph's 3-14
2018 Easkey Coolera/Strandhill
2017 Calry-St Joseph's w/o Tooreen (Mayo) src
2016 Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 0-14 Calry-St Joseph's 1-10
2015 Tourlestrane 4-7 Coolera/Strandhill 3-9
2014 Tourlestrane 2-10 Calry-St Joseph's 0-11
2013 Calry-St Joseph's Coolera/Strandhill
2012[24] Coolera/Strandhill 3-09 Calry-St Joseph's 0-16
2011[25] Western Gaels 2-10 Calry-St Joseph's 1-10
2010[26] Calry-St Joseph's Coolera/Strandhill
2009[27] Western Gaels 1-11 Tourlestrane 2-1
2008 Calry-St Joseph's Coolera/Strandhill
2007 Calry-St Joseph's
2006 Calry-St Joseph's Tourlestrane
2005 Calry-St Joseph's Tourlestrane
2004 Calry-St Joseph's Tubbercurry
2003[28] Calry-St Joseph's Tourlestrane
2002 Calry-St Joseph's 3-11 Tourlestrane 1-09
2001[29] Calry-St Joseph's 2-06 Tourlestrane 0-11
2000
1999
1998
1997 Craobh Rua 1-14 Naomh Eoin 1-08
1996 Tubbercurry Naomh Eoin
1995 Craobh Rua
1994 Craobh Rua Naomh Eoin
1993 Craobh Rua
1992 Craobh Rua
1991 Craobh Rua 4-4 Tourlestrane 3-5
1990 Naomh Eoin
1989 Craobh Rua Naomh Eoin
1988 Craobh Rua St. Annes
1987 Naomh Eoin
1986 Craobh Rua Tourlestrane
1985 Tourlestrane Tubbercurry
1984 Tourlestrane Craobh Rua
1983 Tourlestrane Craobh Rua
1982 Tourlestrane Craobh Rua
1981 Tourlestrane 4-5 Tubbercurry 4-2
1980 Craobh Rua Tubbercurry
1979 Craobh Rua Tourlestrane
1978
1977 Craobh Rua
1976
1975 Tourlestrane Easkey
1974
1973 Tubbercurry 5-9 Easkey 4-6
1972 Tubbercurry

Roll of honour

# Club Wins Years won Last final lost
1 Craobh Rua 12 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 1984
2 Calry-St Joseph's 11 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017 2019
3 Tourlestrane 8 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2014, 2015 2009
4 Naomh Eoin 6 1987, 1990, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 2022
5 Easkey 3 2018, 2019, 2022 2025
Tubbercurry 3 1972, 1973, 1996 2004
7 Western Gaels 2 2009, 2011 2024
8 Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 1 2016 —
Coolera/Strandhill 1 2012 2018
9 Carrick Hurling 0 — 2021
Tooreen (Mayo) 0 — 2017
St. Annes 0 — 1988

See also

References

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