All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the youngest competitors (under-18) in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor B Championship.[1]

All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship
RegionIreland (GAA)
Number of teams7
Current championsMeath
WebsiteOfficial website

The series of games are played during the month of August with the All-Ireland final being played on the last Sunday of the month. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis open to teams from each of the four provinces of Ireland. Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship participate in the B championship.

The championship currently consists of several stages, beginning with quarter-finals and culminating in a final.

Seven teams currently participate in the championship.

List of All-Ireland finals

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Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue
1997 Kerry 4-13 Armagh 1-11
1998 Carlow 1-09 Westmeath 0-7
1999 Westmeath 2-12 Wicklow 2-06
2000 Kerry 4-12 Meath 2-13 Semple Stadium [2]
2001 Kerry 4-12 Carlow 3-07 Semple Stadium
2002 Carlow 2-07 Meath 1-07 Seán Treacy Park
2003 Carlow 2-05 Meath 0-10 Conneff Park
2004 Carlow 3-09 Kildare 1-08 [3]
2005 Carlow 4-16 Wicklow 0-04
2006 Kerry 1-09 Westmeath 0-10 O'Connor Park [4]
2007 Meath 3-19 Kildare 1-07 O'Connor Park [5]
2008 Kildare 2-12 Westmeath 1-09 Semple Stadium [6]
2009 Kerry 0-21 Westmeath 1-13 McDonagh Park [7]
2010 Westmeath 2-12 Kildare 1-12 Páirc Tailteann [8]
2011 Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-10 Páirc Mhaolbhuí [9]
2012 Kerry 4-17 Roscommon 1-07 Gaelic Grounds [10]
2013 Kerry 1-19 Meath 3-09 Nenagh [11]
2014 Kerry 3-18 Meath 2-15 Nenagh
2015 Kerry 6-17 Roscommon 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
2016 Kerry 4-17 Meath 3-11 Semple Stadium [12]
2017 Meath 3-20 Down 2-19 St Tiernach's Park, Clones [13]

References

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  1. ^ "ESB to power the All-Ireland Minor Championships". RTÉ Sport. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland glory for minor hurlers". The Kerryman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Young hurlers claim an historic All-Ireland win". Carlow People. 6 January 2005. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Kerry crowned All-Ireland hurling champions". The Kingdom. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "All-Ireland title for minor hurlers". Hogan Stand website. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Kildare defeat Westmeath to take All Ireland Minor 'B' Hurling title". Leinster Leader. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Sublime Boyle breaks Westmeath hearts to seal title for Kerry". Munster GAA website. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  8. ^ "O'Brien leads the way as Westmeath minors claim All-Ireland B title". The Westmeath Independent. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Meath minor hurlers deliver an All-Ireland title at the Downs". The Meath Chronicle. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Heffernan hero for mighty Kerry". The Irish Examiner. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  11. ^ "All-Ireland MHC titles for Kerry and Mayo". Hogan Stand. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Kerry make it five titles on the trot". Irish Examiner. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. ^ "MHC 'B' final: Meath withstand Down fightback". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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