The Ulster Hurling Minor Championship is an annual

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competition organised by the Ulster Council of the

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since 1930 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of

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in Ireland. It is sponsored by the

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and therefore officially known as the ESB Ulster GAA Hurling Minor Championship. Dormant since 2017, the competition was reborn in 2023. The series of games are played during the summer months with the Ulster final currently being played on the last Sunday of June. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Minor Hurling Cup. The Ulster Championship does not feed directly into the

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

. Instead, the top teams in Ulster, at the conclusion of the Ulster Minor Hurling Championship, join the

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, along with

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from Connacht. Only a handful of teams currently participate in the Ulster Championship, due to dominance of

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in the province. Antrim are by far the dominant county, reflecting their unique position as a hurling county in Ulster. Their nearest rivals are

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, a predominantly footballing county that nevertheless maintains a hurling stronghold on the

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, and

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which boasts a small but important number of 'dual' clubs that play both codes.

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briefly took part in the 2010s.

Roll of honour

List of finals

References

External links

Roll of Honour on gaainfo.com

Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible
{{Ulster Council 5 Minor-level hurling Recurring sporting events established in 1930 1930 establishments in Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship