Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
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The Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Roscommon GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. Since 2008, the champions qualify to the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. Before 2008, the Roscommon champions qualified for the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Four Roads are the title holders, defeating Oran by 2-18 to 0-15 in the 2025 final.
History
Four Roads lead the Roll of Honour with 37 titles, followed by Roscommon Gaels with 24 titles (last won in 1970). In the past Roscommon Gaels competed as St Coman's and Roscommon Town, while St Dominic's previously competed as St Patrick's.
Ballygar (County Galway) participated in the championship from the 1920s, winning two titles in 1930 and 1985, before transferring back to Galway in 1994.
Castlefrench (County Galway) participated in the championship in the 1930's, winning one title in 1934. Castlefrench is part of Caltra parish but is very close to the village of Ballyforan
Since 1998, seven clubs compete in the championship, namely Athleague, Four Roads, Oran, Pádraig Pearse's, Roscommon Gaels, St Dominic's and Tremane.
Format
Group stage
The 7 clubs start in one group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays four matches other teams in the group resulting in not every team plays each other in the group. 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. The top two teams qualify for the semi-finals and the next four teams qualify for the quarter-finals.
Knockout stage
Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-6) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The two top-ranking teams receive byes to separate semi-finals.
Quarter-finals: Teams designated 3-6 contest this round. Third place plays sixth place and fourth place plays fifth place The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and teams designated 1-2 contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Relegation
There is no relegation to the Roscommon Junior Hurling Championship, currently in place.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Teams
2026 Teams
The 7 teams competing in the 2026 Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship are:
| Team | Location | Position in 2024 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athleague | Athleague | Quarter-Finals | 20 | 2021 |
| Four Roads | Four Roads | Champions | 37 | 2024 |
| Oran | Oran | Runners-Up | 6 | 2016 |
| Pádraig Pearse's | Woodmount | Semi-Finals | 4 | 2020 |
| Roscommon Gaels | Roscommon | Quarter-Finals | 24 | 1970 |
| St Dominic's | Knockcroghery | Semi-Finals | 3 | 1999 |
| Tremane | Knockadangan | Group Stage | 11 | 1995 |
Hurling Grades
| Championship | Club |
|---|---|
| Senior | |
| Senior | Athleague |
| Four Roads | |
| Oran | |
| Pádraig Pearse's | |
| Roscommon Gaels | |
| St Dominic's | |
| Tremane | |
| Junior | |
| Junior | Athleague |
| Four Roads | |
| Oran | |
| Pádraig Pearse's | |
| Roscommon Gaels | |
| St Dominic's | |
| Tremane |
Roll of honour
By club
| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championships won | Championships runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Roads | 38 | 21 | 1905, 1906, 1907, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Roscommon Gaels | 24 | 2 | 1902, 1903, 1904, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970 | 1962, 1972 |
| 3 | Athleague | 20 | 17 | 1908, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1975, 1978, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2021 | 1938, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1965, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| 4 | Tremane | 11 | 11 | 1956, 1960, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1995 | 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2021 |
| 5 | Oran | 6 | 7 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2016 | 1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2025 |
| 6 | Pádraig Pearse's | 4 | 9 | 1984, 1987, 2017, 2020 | 1988, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022 |
| 7 | St Dominic's | 3 | 5 | 1967, 1994, 1999 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2024 |
| 8 | Ballygar | 2 | 2 | 1930, 1985 | 1982, 1983 |
| 9 | Elphin | 1 | 0 | 1926 | — |
| Boyle (Military) | 1 | 0 | 1927 | — | |
| Castlefrench | 1 | 0 | 1934 | — | |
| 12 | St Patrick’s | 0 | 3 | — | 1966, 1971, 1974 |
| Castlerea | 0 | 1 | — | 1934 | |
| Military (Athlone) | 0 | 1 | — | 1935 | |
| St Coman's | 0 | 1 | — | 1945 |
Notes
- Runners-up unknown: 1902–10, 1913–16, 1923–33, 1936–37, 1944, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1960
List of finals
- Bold indicates Connacht championship winners.