2026 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
| Canon Hamilton Cup 2026 | |
|---|---|
| League | Clare GAA |
| Sport | Hurling |
| Duration | 24 July - October 2026 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Sponsor | TUS Midlands Midwest |
| Changes From 2025 | |
| Promoted | O'Callaghan's Mills |
| Relegated | Corofin |
| Changes For 2027 | |
| County Championship | |
The 2026 TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship is the 131st staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
The draws for the group stage took place on 12 April 2026.[1] The championship is contested by 16 teams. The group stage is in a round-robin format, with each team playing each team in their group once.[2]
The quarter-finals are played between the winners of each group versus the runners up of each group. The relegation playoffs are played between the last-place teams of each group, with the losers of these entering a relegation final to determine the relegated team.
Éire Óg are the defending champion after defeating Clooney-Quin; it was Éire Óg's first senior hurling championship win in 35 years.[3][4]
O'Callaghan's Mills returns to the championship after one year in the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.[5]
Senior Championship Fixtures
Group stage
- Four groups of four.
- Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
- In cases where two or more teams are on equal points, only the matches between the relevant teams are used to calculate the score difference when determining placement in the group.
- The top two teams in each group advance to the Quarter-Finals
- The bottom-placed team from each group contest the Relegation Playoffs
Group 1
Quarter-Finalist Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Inagh-Kilnamona |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 51 | 23 | 5 |
 Clonlara |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 4 |
 Ballyea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 80 | -1 | 3 |
 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 87 | -26 | 0 |
Group 1 games
| 24 July Round 1 | Ballyea | 0-19 - 0-29 | Inagh-Kilnamona | |
| Report |
| 25 July Round 1 | Clonlara | 0-22 - 0-18 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield |
| 8 August Round 2 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-25 - 0-12 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | |
| Report |
| 22 August Round 3 | Ballyea | 5-25 - 5-16 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield |
| 22 August Round 3 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-20 - 0-20 | Clonlara |
Group 2
Quarter-Finalist Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Éire Óg Inis |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 65 | 23 | 6 |
 Scariff |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 2 |
 Broadford |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 77 | -5 | 2 |
| Crusheen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 85 | -24 | 2 |
Group 2 games
| 25 July Round 1 | Éire Óg Inis | 4-18 - 0-18 | Crusheen | |
| Report |
| 8 August Round 2 | Éire Óg Inis | 2-20 - 1-21 | Scariff |
| 23 August Round 3 | Éire Óg Inis | 4-20 - 0-23 | Broadford |
Group 3
Quarter-Finalist Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clooney-Quin |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 5 |
 Cratloe |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 1 | 4 |
| Feakle |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 71 | -7 | 2 |
| O'Callaghan's Mills |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 79 | -22 | 1 |
Group 3 games
| 25 July Round 1 | Feakle | 0-28 - 0-18 | O'Callaghan's Mills | |
| Report |
| 25 July Round 1 | Clooney-Quin | 0-21 - 1-18 | Cratloe |
| 8 August Round 2 | Cratloe | 4-15 - 1-24 | O'Callaghan's Mills |
| 9 August Round 2 | Clooney-Quin | 4-17 - 0-13 | Feakle | |
| Report |
| 22 August Round 3 | Clooney-Quin | 1-21 - 0-12 | O'Callaghan's Mills |
Group 4
Quarter-Finalist Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmaley |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 56 | 23 | 6 |
| Wolfe Tones, Shannon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 79 | -14 | 2 |
 Sixmilebridge |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 74 | -4 | 2 |
 Newmarket-on-Fergus |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 72 | -5 | 2 |
Note: Place 2 to 4 are determined without considering the games against Kilmaley. As all teams have a scoring difference of 0 the points for decide in favor of Wolfe Tones.[6]
| Team | F | A | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe Tones, Shannon |
50 | 50 | 0 |
| Sixmilebridge |
49 | 49 | 0 |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus |
47 | 47 | 0 |
Group 4 games
| 24 July Round 1 | Kilmaley | 1-22 - 1-17 | Newmarket-on-Fergus |
| 25 July Round 1 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | 2-21 - 3-16 | Sixmilebridge | |
| Report |
| 8 August Round 2 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2-16 - 1-21 | Sixmilebridge |
| 8 August Round 2 | Kilmaley | 3-20 - 0-15 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | |
| Report |
| 23 August Round 3 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-22 - 2-17 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon |
| 23 August Round 3 | Kilmaley | 0-25 - 1-18 | Sixmilebridge |
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
- Played by the top 2 teams from Groups 1–4
- The first-place team from each group is drawn to play a second-place team each group
| 12/13 September 2026 Quarter-final | Éire Óg Inis | v | Wolfe Tones, Shannon |
| 12/13 September 2026 Quarter-final | Clooney-Quin | v | Scariff |
| 12/13 September 2026 Quarter-final | Inagh-Kilnamona | v | Cratloe |
Semi-finals
| Semi-final | v |
| Semi-final | v |
County Final
| Final | v |
Relegation Playoffs
- Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups 1–4
- The loser of each playoff enters the relegation final.
- The loser of the relegation final is relegated to the Premier Intermediate Championship for the 2026 season
| Playoff | O'Callaghan's Mills | v | Crusheen |
| Relegation final | v |
References
- ↑ GAA, Assistant PRO Clare (12 April 2026). "Clare Club Hurling & Football Championship Draws 2026". Clare GAA. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Fixtures & Results". Clare GAA.
- ↑ "Éire Óg bridge 35-year gap to take Clare hurling title and set up shot at potential double". The Irish Times. 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Éire Óg end 35 years of hurt in Clare". RTE Sport. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ McMahon, Páraic (19 October 2025). "Mighty Mills seal senior return to keep Magpies at intermediate". Clare Echo. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Brennan, Eoin (23 August 2026). "Wolfe Tones squeeze into Clare SHC quarter-finals on scores-for tiebreaker". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 August 2026.