| Paddy Browne Cup 2026 |
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| League | Clare GAA |
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| Sport | Hurling |
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| Duration | 23 July - 25 October 2026 |
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| Number of games | 26 |
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| Number of teams | 10
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| Sponsor | TUS Midlands Midwest |
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| Changes From 2025 |
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| Promoted | O'Callaghan's Mills |
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| Relegated | [Killanena] |
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| Changes For 2027 |
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| Promoted | N/A |
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| Relegated | N/A |
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| County Championship |
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| Finals venue | Cusack Park |
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The 2026 TUS Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship is the second staging of the competition, competing for the Paddy Browne Cup, which was previously awarded to the Intermediate champions in Clare. It is the 2nd tier of hurling in the county.
The draws for the 2026 Clare club championship group stages took place on 21 April 2026. The championship was contested by 10 teams. The group stage was in a round-robin format, with each team playing each team in their group once.[1][not specific enough to verify]
The quarter-finals were played between the 2nd placed team in Group 1 vs 3rd placed team in Group 2, and vice versa. The group winners went straight through to the semi finals, for an open draw. The relegation final were played between the last-place teams of each group, with the losers of this to determine the relegated team.
The final is scheduled for 25 October 2026.[2][not in citation given]
Premier Intermediate Championship Fixtures
Group stage
- 2 groups of 5
- 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 progresses straight to the semi finals.
- 2nd and 3rd place progress to the quarter finals
- The bottom-placed team from each group contest the Relegation Playoffs
Group 1
Semi-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Relegation Final
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| Parteen-Meelick
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| Sixmilebridge
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| Corofin
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| Whitegate
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Corofin v Tubber
| Round 1 | Corofin | v | Tubber | Clarecastle |
| Friday July 24th - 7pm |
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Referee: Brendan Hannon |
Whitegate v Sixmilebridge
| Round 1 | Whitegate | v | Sixmilebridge | Bodyke |
| Sunday July 26th - 1pm |
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Referee: Jarlath Donnellan |
Parteen-Meelick v Sixmilebridge
| Round 2 | Parteen-Meelick | v | Sixmilebridge | Shannon |
| Friday Aug 7th - 7pm |
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Referee: Niall Donovan |
Whitegate v Tubber
| Round 2 | Whitegate | v | Tubber | Gurteen |
| Sunday Aug 9th - 4pm |
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Referee: Joe Mullins |
Tubber v Sixmilebridge
| Round 3 | Tubber | v | Sixmilebridge | Clooney |
| Sat Aug 22nd - 6pm |
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Corofin v Parteen-Meelick
| Round 3 | Corofin | v | Parteen-Meelick | Newmarket-on-Fergus |
| Sunday Aug 23rd - 1pm |
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Whitegate v Parteen-Meelick
| Round 4 | Whitegate | v | Parteen-Meelick | Tulla |
| Sunday Sep 6th - 1pm |
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Corofin v Sixmilebridge
| Round 4 | Corofin | v | Sixmilebridge | Gurteen |
| Sunday Sep 6th - 1pm |
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Parteen-Meelick v Tubber
| Round 5 | Parteen-Meelick | v | Tubber | Shannon |
| Sunday Sep 13th - 1pm |
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Whitegate v Corofin
| Round 5 | Whitegate | v | Corofin | Sixmilebridge |
| Sunday Sep 13th - 1pm |
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Group 2
Semi-Finalist
Quarter-Finalist
Relegation Final
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| Ruan
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Clarecastle v Tulla
| Round 1 | Clarecastle | v | Tulla | Gurteen |
| Thursday July 23rd - 7.45pm |
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Referee: Gus Callaghan |
Ruan v Smith O'Briens
| Round 1 | Ruan | v | Smith O'Briens | Meelick |
| Sunday July 26th - 1pm |
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Referee: Kieran Liddane |
Bodyke v Tulla
| Round 2 | Bodyke | v | Tulla | Clonlara |
| Saturday Aug 8th - 2pm |
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Clarecastle v Smith O'Briens
| Round 2 | Clarecastle | v | Smith O'Briens | Broadford |
| Sat Aug 8th - 6pm |
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Referee: Kevin Corry |
Ruan v Bodyke
| Round 3 | Ruan | v | Bodyke | Clooney |
| Sunday Aug 23rd - 2pm |
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Smith O'Briens v Tulla
| Round 3 | Smith O'Briens | v | Tulla | Whitegate |
| Sunday Aug 23rd - 4pm |
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Ruan v Tulla
| Round 4 | Ruan | v | Tulla | Newmarket |
| Sunday Sep 6th - 3.30pm |
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Clarecastle v Bodyke
| Round 4 | Clarecastle | v | Bodyke | Cratloe |
| Sunday Sep 6th - 3.30pm |
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Bodyke v Smith O'Briens
| Round 5 | Bodyke | v | Smith O'Briens | Broadford |
| Sunday Sep 13th - 3pm |
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Clarecastle v Ruan
| Round 5 | Clarecastle | v | Ruan | Inagh |
| Sunday Sep 13th - 3pm |
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Quarter-finals
- Played by the 2nd placed team vs 3rd placed team in each group
Semi-finals
Open Draw between all qualified teams
County Final
Relegation Playoffs
- Played by the bottom placed teams from Groups 1 and 2
References
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