Galway Premier Junior Hurling Championship gets underway this weekend
CLUB hurling championship action returns to Galway this weekend as the Galway Premier Junior Hurling Championship gets underway.
Galway GAA have restructured their Intermediate and Junior Hurling Championships for this season, introducing the Premier Intermediate and Junior Hurling Championship formats.
Sylane, Abbeyknockmoy, Annaghdown and Kilbeacanty have dropped down from last year's Intermediate Hurling Championship and will compete in the Premier Junior Hurling Championship alongside the six clubs that featured in last season's Junior grade.
The new Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship will comprise Mullagh, who were relegated from the Senior Hurling Championship, the seven teams that competed in Senior B last year, and the top eight finishers from the group stages in the 2025 Intermediate Hurling Championship.
The Premier Junior Hurling Championships consists of two groups with five teams in each group. The top four teams in each group advance directly into the quarter-finals. In group one, Division Three League champions Sylane face Abbeyknockmoy on Sunday afternoon at 12pm., Kiltormer play Mícheál Breathnach on Sunday at 12pm in Kenny Park in the other game in group one. Ballinasloe have a bye this weekend in group one.