JJ Kavanagh and Sons Carlow Junior Hurling Championship 2026

What to Expect

The JJ Kavanagh and Sons Junior Hurling Championship is the entry grade for adult club hurling in County Carlow, and it is the competition that keeps the smaller hurling clubs and the second teams of the bigger ones playing competitive games through August. Carlow GAA runs it in blocks of simultaneous fixtures at club grounds, so several games throw in at once and each has its own parish crowd rather than a shared audience.

Three games start at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12 August 2026: Naomh Eoin v Carlow Town Hurling Club in Myshall, Setanta Ceatharlach v Burren Rangers at Presentation College, and Mount Leinster Rangers v Ballinkillen at the Mount Leinster Rangers grounds. Naomh Brid host Naomh Moling on Thursday 13 August at 7.30pm. The round closes with four games all at 12.30pm on Sunday 16 August: Burren Rangers v Carlow Town at Kilbride, Mount Leinster Rangers v Naomh Moling at their own ground, Setanta Ceatharlach v Naomh Brid at Presentation College, and Ballinkillen v Naomh Eoin at Ballinkillen. The Sunday programme is the easier one for spectators, with daylight throw-ins and no evening travel.

Good to Know

• Next fixtures: Wednesday 12 August 2026, three games at 7.30pm
• Sunday 16 August 2026 has four games, all at 12.30pm
• Grounds in use: Myshall, Presentation College, Mount Leinster Rangers, Naomh Brid, Kilbride and Ballinkillen
• Admission varies by club; junior hurling games are usually a gate donation
• Grounds are rural with no covered seating, so bring a coat
• Check carlowgaa.ie on the morning of the game for refixtures

Getting There

Myshall is a village in south-east Carlow at the foot of the Blackstairs, about 20km from Carlow town via the R724 and local roads. Mount Leinster Rangers play near Borris in the same corner of the county, Ballinkillen sits between Bagenalstown and Borris, and Kilbride is in the north. Presentation College is in Carlow town itself, walkable from the centre. Everything outside Carlow town needs a car, and parking at the club grounds is on site or along the approach road.