Founded 1927 | ||
Irish Craobh Idirmhéanach Iománaíochta Co. an Chláir Title holders St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (3rd title) Most titles Broadford & Whitegate (7 titles) | ||
The Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Clare in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Cusack Park. The championship includes a group stage which is followed by a knock-out phase for the top teams. There is also promotion involving the Clare Senior Hurling Championship and relegation involving the Clare Junior Hurling Championship.
The Intermediate Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Clare county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship.
In 2012 it was decided that from 2014 onwards the Clare Senior Hurling Championship would become a single sixteen team championship. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to Intermediate. However due to the overwhelming success of both the Clare Senior and Under-21 intercounty squads in 2013, the culling of the senior hurling championship was postponed for twelve months. 2014 saw the relegation of Broadford, Doora-Barefield, Ruan, Scarriff and Wolfe Tones down to Intermediate for the 2015 season.
Twelve clubs currently participate in the Intermediate Championship.